# 2018–19 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season

In the 2018–19 season, Espérance Sportive de Tunis competed in the Ligue 1 for the 64th season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It was their 65th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They competed in Ligue 1, the Champions League, Super Cup, the Arab Club Champions Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup, the CAF Super Cup and the Tunisian Cup.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Ligue 1 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 065.38 | — | Winners | 22 August 2018 | 15 June 2019 |
| Tunisian Cup | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 050.00 | Round of 64 | Semi-finals | 29 January 2019 | 6 June 2019 |
| Super Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | Final | Winners | 1 April 2019 | 1 April 2019 |
| CAF Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 | Final | Runners–up | 29 March 2019 | 29 March 2019 |
| Champions League | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 060.00 | Group stage | Winners | 17 July 2018 | 9 November 2018 |
| Champions League | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 063.64 | Group stage | Winners | 11 January 2019 | 31 May 2019 |
| Club Champions Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 000.00 | First round | First round | 9 August 2018 | 2 September 2018 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 000.00 | Second round | Fifth place | 15 December 2018 | 18 December 2018 |
| Total | 57 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 82 | 44 | +38 | 057.89 |
Updated to match played 3 June 2019 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Espérance de Tunis (C) | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 56 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | Étoile du Sahel | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 54 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 3 | Club Sfaxien | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 52 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Union de Ben Guerdane | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 38 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 5 | Club Africain | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 37 | |
* ↑ Étoile du Sahel and CS Sfaxien are Tunisian Cup finalists.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 22 April 2018. Source: Competitive matches

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

## 2018 Champions League
### Group stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | EST | KCC | ROL |
| 1 | Al Ahly | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | Quarter-finals | — | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Espérance de Tunis | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | Quarter-finals | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 |
| 3 | KCCA | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Township Rollers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 4 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — |

### knockout stage
#### Final
## 2019 Champions League
### Group stage
#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EST | HOR | ORL | PLA |
| 1 | Espérance de Tunis | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 14 | Quarter-finals | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Horoya | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 10 | Quarter-finals | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | FC Platinum | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |

### knockout stage
#### Final

Espérance de Tunis were initially declared winners following a refusal by Wydad Casablanca to resume play following an issue with VAR, though CAF later ruled the second leg must be replayed in a neutral venue to decide the champions. However, the decision to order a replay was thrown out by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), who told the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to refer the case to its proper disciplinary structures for a decision, and on 7 August 2019, Espérance de Tunis were declared winners for a second time.

## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Tunisian Cup | Tunisian Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Championship Cup | Championship Cup | Other | Other |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | TUN | Moez Ben Cherifia | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | TUN | Rami Jridi | 27 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | TUN | Ali Jemal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | TUN | Ali Machani | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | TUN | Aymen Mahmoud | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | TUN | Chamseddine Dhaouadi | 28 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | TUN | Mohamed Ali Yacoubi | 21 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | TUN | Khalil Chemmam | 24 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | TUN | Raed Fedaa | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | TUN | Ayman Ben Mohamed | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | TUN | Sameh Derbali | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | TUN | Iheb Mbarki | 22 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | TUN | Houcine Rabii | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | MF | CIV | Fousseny Coulibaly | 36 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | TUN | Maher Ben Sghaïer | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | TUN | Saad Bguir | 30 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | TUN | Ghailene Chaalali | 29 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | TUN | Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | TUN | Mohamed Amine Meskini | 27 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | CMR | Franck Kom | 33 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | TUN | Youssef Mosrati | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | TUN | Adem Rejaibi | 13 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | TUN | Anice Badri | 32 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | TUN | Bilel Mejri | 22 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ALG | Youcef Belaïli | 29 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | TUN | Taha Yassine Khenissi | 32 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | TUN | Haythem Jouini | 30 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | TUN | Zied Berrima | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | LBY | Hamdou Elhouni | 18 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ALG | Tayeb Meziani | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | NGA | Junior Lokosa | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||||
| | FW | TUN | Mohamed Ali Moncer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: fr.soccerway.com
* ↑ Includes the Tunisian Super Cup, CAF Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Ligue 1 | Cup | Super Cup | CCL 1 | ACL 4 | CAF Super Cup | Club World Cup | TOTAL |
| | | Taha Yassine Khenissi | FW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| | | Anice Badri | MF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| | | Saad Bguir | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| | | Youcef Belaïli | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| | | Haythem Jouini | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| | | Edem Rjaïbi | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| | | Franck Kom | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| | | Hamdou Elhouni | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| | | Fousseny Coulibaly | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| | | Bilel Mejri | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| | | Chamseddine Dhaouadi | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | | Mohamed Ali Yaakoubi | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | | Raed Fedaa | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | | Junior Lokosa | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | | Iheb Mbarki | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Sameh Derbali | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Mohamed Larbi | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Mohamed Amine Meskini | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 37 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 82 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 13 June 2018 | GK | Rami Jridi | CS Sfaxien | Free transfer |
| 13 June 2018 | DF | Aymen Mahmoud | Stade Gabèsien | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2018 | DF | Mohamed Ali Yacoubi | US Quevilly-Rouen | Free transfer |
| 14 August 2018 | FW | Mohamed Larbi | Tours FC | Free transfer |
| 9 December 2018 | FW | Tayeb Meziani | Paradou AC | Free transfer |
| 14 January 2019 | FW | Junior Lokosa | Kano Pillars | Free transfer |
| 15 January 2019 | FW | Hamdou Elhouni | Aves | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | Montassar Talbi | Çaykur Rizespor | Free transfer |
| 13 July 2018 | MF | Mondher Guesmi | US Ben Guerdane | Loan for one year |
| 1 August 2018 | MF | Saber Hammami | Stade Gabèsien | Loan for one year |
| 1 August 2018 | MF | Khemaïes Maaouani | Stade Gabèsien | Loan for one year |
| 1 August 2018 | MF | Malek Charfi | Stade Gabèsien | Loan for one year |
| 1 August 2018 | MF | Chamssi Deen Chaona | Stade Gabèsien | Loan for one year |
| 15 September 2018 | FW | Aziz Chtioui | US Monastir | Loan for one year |
| 15 September 2018 | FW | Mohamed Ali Moncer | CS Sfaxien | Free transfer |