# 2013–14 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season

The 2013–14 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season was the 95th season in existence and the club's 59th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. In addition to the domestic league, Espérance de Tunis are participated in the Tunisian Cup and the CAF Champions League for 2013 and 2014 editions.

## Squad list

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Moez Ben Cherifia | (1991-06-24)24 June 1991 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 16 | Ali Jemal | (1990-06-09)9 June 1990 (aged 24) | Youth system |
| 22 | Wassim Nouara | (1986-01-26)26 January 1986 (aged 28) | CS Korba |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Seifeddine Akremi | (1990-04-02)2 April 1990 (aged 24) | US Monastir |
| 3 | Arbi Jabeur | (1985-05-25)25 May 1985 (aged 29) | CA Bizertin |
| 5 | Chamseddine Dhaouadi | (1987-01-16)16 January 1987 (aged 27) | Étoile du Sahel |
| 6 | Aminou Bouba | (1991-01-28)28 January 1991 (aged 23) | Coton Sport |
| 12 | Khalil Chemmam (C) | (1987-07-24)24 July 1987 (aged 26) | Youth system |
| 17 | Sameh Derbali | (1986-11-23)23 November 1986 (aged 27) | Youth system |
| 20 | Mohamed Ben Mansour | (1988-07-19)19 July 1988 (aged 25) | Youth system |
| 24 | Iheb Mbarki | (1992-02-14)14 February 1992 (aged 22) | Evian |
| 26 | Harrison Afful | (1986-07-24)24 July 1986 (aged 27) | Feyenoord Ghana |
| 28 | Mohamed Amine Nefzi | (1988-07-19)19 July 1988 (aged 25) | CS Hammam-Lif |
| Midfielders |||||
| 4 | Hocine Ragued | (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 31) | Kardemir Karabükspor |
| 8 | Idriss Mhirsi | (1994-02-21)21 February 1994 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| 10 | Oussama Darragi | (1987-04-03)3 April 1987 (aged 27) | Sion |
| 13 | Thierry Makon Nloga | (1993-10-09)9 October 1993 (aged 20) | New Star |
| 19 | Khaled Mouelhi | (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 33) | Lillestrøm |
| 21 | Mejdi Traoui | (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 30) | Salzburg |
| 23 | Mouez Aboud | (1996-07-18)18 July 1996 (aged 17) | Youth system |
| 30 | Iheb Msakni | (1988-07-13)13 July 1988 (aged 25) | Stade Tunisien |
| Forwards |||||
| 7 | Mohamed Ali Mhadhebi | (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 23) | CA Bizertin |
| 9 | Ahmed Akaïchi | (1989-02-23)23 February 1989 (aged 25) | Ingolstadt |
| 11 | Youcef Belaïli | (1992-03-14)14 March 1992 (aged 22) | MC Oran |
| 14 | Haythem Jouini | (1993-05-07)7 May 1993 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 15 | Yannick N'Djeng | (1990-03-11)11 March 1990 (aged 24) | Sion |
| 18 | Khaled Gharsellaoui | (1990-07-29)29 July 1990 (aged 23) | EGS Gafsa |
| 25 | Daouda Camara | (1994-03-12)12 March 1994 (aged 20) | Youth system |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Starting round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Starting round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Ligue 1 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 063.33 | — | Winners | 26 September 2013 | 11 May 2014 |
| Tunisian Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 066.67 | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 20 April 2014 | 15 June 2014 |
| Champions League 2013 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 062.50 | Group stage | Semi-finals | 21 July 2013 | 19 October 2013 |
| Champions League 2014 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 057.14 | First round | Group stage | 1 March 2014 | 8 June 2014 |
| Total | 48 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 82 | 33 | +49 | 062.50 | | | 21 July 2013 | 15 June 2014 |
Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Espérance de Tunis | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 66 | Qualification to the 2015 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | CS Sfaxien | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 57 | Qualification to the 2015 CAF Champions League |
| 3 | Étoile du Sahel | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 56 | Qualification to the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Club Africain | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 54 | Qualification to the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 5 | AS Marsa | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 42 | |
* ↑ Club Africain qualified to CAF Confederation Cup since the winners of the Tunisian Cup and the runners-up already qualified to African competitions after finishing in the 3rd and 2nd position respectively.

#### 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | D |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Competitive matches

### 2013 CAF Champions League
#### Group stage

Group B
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EST | COT | SEW | LIB |
| 1 | Espérance de Tunis | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Coton Sport | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Séwé Sport | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Recreativo do Libolo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |
* 1 2 Séwé Sport are ranked ahead of Recreativo do Libolo on head-to-head record.

#### Knock-out stage
##### Semi-finals
### 2014 CAF Champions League
#### Group stage

Group B
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | CSS | ESS | EST | AHB |
| 1 | CS Sfaxien | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | ES Sétif | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Espérance de Tunis | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Al-Ahly Benghazi | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — |