2014–15 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season

In the 2014–15 season, Espérance Sportive de Tunis competed in the Ligue 1 for the 60th season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It was their 60th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They competed in Ligue 1, the Champions League, the Confederation Cup and the Tunisian Cup.

Espérance Sportive de Tunis
2014–15 season
PresidentHamdi Meddeb
Head coachSébastien Desabre
(until 17 August 2014)
Khaled Ben Yahia
(from 17 August 2014)[1]
(until 8 February 2015)[2]
José Morais
(from 8 February 2015)[2]
StadiumStade de Radès
Ligue 13rd
Tunisian CupRound of 32
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Confederation CupPlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ahmed Akaichi (10 goals)
All:
Ahmed Akaichi (14 goals)

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 15 November 2014.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Position Name Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 GK Moez Ben Cherifia (1991-06-24)24 June 1991 (aged 23) Youth system
16 GK Ali Jmal (1990-06-09)9 June 1990 (aged 24) Youth system
32 GK Sami Hlel (1988-10-19)19 October 1988 (aged 26) Stade Gabèsien
Defenders
3 Larbi Jabeur (1985-05-25)25 May 1985 (aged 29) CA Bizertin
5 Chamseddine Dhaouadi (1987-01-16)16 January 1987 (aged 27) Étoile Sportive du Sahel
17 Sameh Derbali (1986-11-23)23 November 1986 (aged 28) Youth system
20 Mohamed Ben Mansour (1988-07-19)19 July 1988 (aged 26) Youth system
21 Mohamed Ali Yacoubi (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 24) Club Africain
24 Iheb Mbarki (1992-02-14)14 February 1992 (aged 22) Thonon Évian
28 Mohamed Amine Nefzi (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 22) CS Hammam-Lif
29 Ahmed Brahim Naili (1993-07-06)6 July 1993 (aged 21) Youth system
2 Ali Abdi (1993-12-20)20 December 1993 (aged 21) Stade Tunisien
Midfielders
4 Hocine Ragued (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 31) Kardemir Karabükspor
10 Oussama Darragi (1987-04-03)3 April 1987 (aged 27) FC Sion
18 Khaled Gharsellaoui (1990-07-29)29 July 1990 (aged 24) EGS Gafsa
Moez Abboud (1996-07-18)18 July 1996 (aged 18) Youth system
26 Harrison Afful (1986-06-24)24 June 1986 (aged 28) West African Football Academy
23 Chamseddine Samti (1996-05-12)12 May 1996 (aged 18) Youth system
Wassim Naghmouchi (1996-04-17)17 April 1996 (aged 18) Youth system
27 Safouane Ben Salem (1992-02-26)26 February 1992 (aged 22) Youth system
Fousseny Coulibaly (1989-08-10)10 August 1989 (aged 25) US Monastir
Forwards
7 Mohamed Ali Mhadhbi (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 24) CA Bizertin
8 Idriss Mhirsi (1994-02-21)21 February 1994 (aged 20) Youth system
9 Ahmed Akaichi (1989-02-23)23 February 1989 (aged 25) FC Ingolstadt 04
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) FC Sion
25 Daouda Camara (1994-03-12)12 March 1994 (aged 20) Hafia FC
Emem Eduok (1994-01-31)31 January 1994 (aged 20) Dolphins
Ghailene Chaalali (1994-02-28)28 February 1994 (aged 20) Youth system
Magno Cruz (1988-05-20)20 May 1988 (aged 26) Red Bull Bragantino
Hassen Harbaoui (1987-10-03)3 October 1987 (aged 27) CA Bizertin

Competitions

Overview
Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 30 17 9 4 52 21 +31 056.67 N/A 3rd 14 August 2014 31 May 2015
Tunisian Cup 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00 Round of 32 21 February 2015
2014 Champions League 3 1 1 1 3 3 +0 033.33 Group stage 26 July 2014 24 August 2014
2015 Champions League 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 075.00 First round Second round 15 March 2015 3 May 2015
Confederation Cup 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 050.00 Play-off round 17 May 2015 6 June 2015
Total 40 23 11 6 69 29 +40 057.50

Updated to match played 3 June 2019
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1
Main article: 2014–15 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Club Africain 30 20 5 5 50 18 +32 65 Qualification to the 2016 CAF Champions League
2 Étoile du Sahel 30 19 7 4 47 17 +30 63[lower-alpha 1]
3 Espérance de Tunis 30 17 9 4 52 21 +31 60 Qualification to the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup
4 CS Sfaxien 30 11 14 5 35 21 +14 47
5 ES Zarzis 30 11 12 7 35 25 +10 45
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 point was deducted from Étoile du Sahel for refusing to play the Round 20 game against CS Hammam-Lif.[3][4]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 17 9 4 52 21  +31 60 12 2 1 39 10  +29 5 7 3 13 11  +2

Last updated: 22 April 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDDWWLDWDWWWDDDWWWWLWWWWDWDWLW
Position1212111058656443444443232222222233
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

14 August 2014 Round 1 Espérance de Tunis 0–1 CS Hammam-Lif Tunis
17:00 Soccerway report Diakité 89' Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Anis Ben Hassen
19 August 2014 Round 2 JS Kairouan 1–1 Espérance de Tunis Kairouan
16:30 Aouichi 59' Soccerway report Darragi 17' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Hamda Laouani
Referee: Haythem Kossai
27 August 2014 Round 3 Espérance de Tunis 0–0 US Monastir Tunis
16:30 Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Khaled Guizani
31 August 2014 Round 4 CA Bizertin 1–3 Espérance de Tunis Bizerte
16:00 Darragi 28' Soccerway report Mbarki 67'
Afful 70', 74'		 Stadium: Stade 15 Octobre
Referee: Khaled Guizani
27 August 2014 Round 5 Espérance de Tunis 7–1 AS Gabès Tunis
15:30 Darragi 29', 36'
Dhaouadi 32', 78'
Akaichi 46', 63'
Jouini 80'		 Soccerway report Cheikh Touré 49' Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Ameur Chouchane
21 September 2014 Round 6 AS Marsa 1–0 Espérance de Tunis Tunis
15:30 Yahia 1' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Abdelaziz Chtioui
Referee: Nasrallah Jaouadi
3 October 2014 Round 7 ES Zarzis 0–0 Espérance de Tunis Zarzis
15:00 Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Jlidi
Referee: Haythem Kossai
19 October 2014 Round 8 Espérance de Tunis 1–0 ES Métlaoui Tunis
14:30 Jabeur 11' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Referee: Anis Ben Hassen
31 October 2014 Round 9 Stade Tunisien 2–2 Espérance de Tunis Tunis
14:30 Marzouki 71'
Aouadhi 78' (pen.)		 Soccerway report Coulibaly 62'
Harbaoui 82' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Referee: Slim Jedidi
9 November 2014 Round 10 Espérance de Tunis 1–0 Étoile Sportive du Sahel Tunis
14:00 Chaalali 71' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Sadok Selmi
30 November 2014 Round 11 AS Djerba 0–1 Espérance de Tunis Djerba
14:00 Soccerway report N'Djeng 73' Stadium: Stade de Houmt Souk
Referee: Ameur Chouchane
7 December 2014 Round 12 Espérance de Tunis 2–1 CS Sfaxien Tunis
14:00 Akaichi 23', 78' Soccerway report Maâloul 15' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Nasrallah Jaouadi
15 December 2014 Round 13 Stade Gabèsien 1–1 Espérance de Tunis Gabès
14:00 Abdi 53' (pen.) Soccerway report Akaichi 28' Stadium: Stade Municipal de Gabès
Referee: Khaled Guizani
24 December 2014 Round 14 Espérance de Tunis 2–2 Club Africain Tunis
14:00 N'Djeng 80', 88' Soccerway report Djabou 15'
Belaïd 57'		 Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Haythem Guirat
28 December 2014 Round 15 EGS Gafsa 0–0 Espérance de Tunis Gafsa
14:00 Soccerway report Stadium: Stade du 7 Novembre de Gafsa
Referee: Mohamed Saïd Kordi
14 February 2015 Round 16 CS Hammam-Lif 0–1 Espérance de Tunis Tunis
14:00 Soccerway report Mhirsi 51' Stadium: Stade Bou Kornine
Referee: Amir Loussaief
18 February 2015 Round 17 Espérance de Tunis 1–0 JS Kairouan Tunis
14:00 Eduok 78' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Said Kordi
28 February 2015 Round 18 US Monastir 1–2 Espérance de Tunis Monastir
14:00 Ben Amor 90+1' Soccerway report Akaichi 49'
N'Djeng 90+4'		 Stadium: Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet
Referee: Mohamed Ben Hassana
4 March 2015 Round 19 Espérance de Tunis 1–0 CA Bizertin Tunis
14:00 Akaichi 29' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Haythem Kossai
8 March 2015 Round 20 AS Gabès 2–0 Espérance de Tunis Gabès
14:00 Hemizi 22'
N'dior 26'		 Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Municipal de Gabès
Referee: Youssef Srari
19 March 2015 Round 21 Espérance de Tunis 3–1 AS Marsa Tunis
14:00 Eduok 45+3', 90+3'
Akaichi 90'		 Soccerway report 15' Laabidi Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Haythem Guirat
22 March 2015 Round 22 Espérance de Tunis 2–1 ES Zarzis Tunis
14:00 Magno Cruz 4'
Akaichi 67'		 Soccerway report Rguiî 17' Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Yacine Harrouch
8 April 2015 Round 23 ES Métlaoui 0–1 Espérance de Tunis Métlaoui
14:30 Soccerway report 45+3' Jouini Stadium: Stade municipal de Métlaoui
Referee: Amir Loussaief
12 April 2015 Round 24 Espérance de Tunis 4–1 Stade Tunisien Tunis
14:30 Yacoubi 37'
Darragi 70'
Chaalali 80'
N'Djeng 90'		 Soccerway report Alex Somian 21' Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Maher Harrabi
23 April 2015 Round 25 Étoile Sportive du Sahel 1–1 Espérance de Tunis Sousse
14:30 Mouihbi 26' (pen.) Soccerway report Jouini 46' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Olympique de Sousse
Referee: Slim Belkhouas
26 April 2015 Round 26 Espérance de Tunis 5–0 AS Djerba Tunis
15:00 Jabeur 5'
Yacoubi 55'
Akaichi 73'
Darragi 76', 90'		 Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Mohamed Chaabane
6 May 2015 Round 27 CS Sfaxien 0–0 Espérance de Tunis Sfax
16:00 Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Taïeb Mhiri
Referee: Haythem Kossai
9 May 2015 Round 28 Espérance de Tunis 6–1 Stade Gabèsien Tunis
16:00 N'Djeng 2' (pen.)
Jouini 13'
Eduok 27', 71', 74'
Ragued 51'		 Soccerway report 76' Fouzaï Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Mohamed Ben Hassana
12 May 2015 Round 29 Club Africain 1–0 Espérance de Tunis Tunis
16:00 Miniaoui 42' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Yacine Harrouch
31 May 2015 Round 30 Espérance de Tunis 4–1 EGS Gafsa Tunis
16:00 Mhirsi 31' (pen.)
Harbaoui 65'
Eduok 75'
Khemiri 84'		 Soccerway report Nafti 78' (pen.) Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Referee: Walid Badri

Tunisian Cup
Main article: 2014–15 Tunisian Cup
21 February 2015 Round of 32 CS Menzel Bouzelfa 1–3 Espérance de Tunis Tunis
14:00 Rhaimi 88' Report Akaichi 45+1', 89'
Aboud 58'		 Stadium: Stade Chedly Zouiten
Referee: Rochdi Guezguez

2014 CAF Champions League
Main article: 2014 CAF Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2014 CAF Champions League group stage § Group B

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CSS ESS EST AHB
1 CS Sfaxien 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 Semi-finals — 1–1 1–0 3–1
2 ES Sétif 6 2 4 0 9 6 +3 10 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 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
26 July 2014 Matchday 4 CS Sfaxien 1–0 Espérance de Tunis Sfax
22:00 UTC+1 Moncer 77' Report Stadium: Stade Taïeb Mhiri
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
9 August 2014 Matchday 5 ES Sétif 2–2 Espérance de Tunis Sétif
20:30 UTC+1 Djahnit 29' (pen.), 50' Report Akaïchi 7', 72' Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
24 August 2014 Matchday 6 Espérance de Tunis 1–0 Al-Ahly Benghazi Tunis
19:00 UTC+1 Jerbi 70' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

2015 CAF Champions League
Main article: 2015 CAF Champions League

First round
15 March 2015 First leg Cosmos de Bafia 0–1 Espérance de Tunis Douala
15:30 UTC+1 Report Afful 89' Stadium: Stade de la Réunification
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
5 April 2015 Second leg Espérance de Tunis 3–1 Cosmos de Bafia Tunis
17:00 UTC+1 N'Djeng 32' (pen.), 44' (pen.)
Chaalali 67'		 Report Chaalali 28' (o.g.) Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Second round
18 April 2015 First leg Al-Merrikh 1–0 Espérance de Tunis Omdurman
20:00 UTC+3 Yousif 24' (pen.) Report Stadium: Al-Merrikh Stadium
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
3 May 2015 Second leg Espérance de Tunis 2–1 Al-Merrikh Tunis
16:00 UTC+1 N'Djeng 69'
Jabeur 90+1'		 Report Abdalla 14' Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

CAF Confederation Cup
Main article: 2015 CAF Confederation Cup

Play-off round
17 May 2015 First leg Espérance de Tunis 4–0 Hearts of Oak Tunis
18:00 UTC+1 Eduok 12', 58'
Afful 74'
Chaalali 80'		 Report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
6 June 2015 Second leg Hearts of Oak 1–1 Espérance de Tunis Accra
15:00 UTC±0 Mensah 3' Report Naghmouchi 89' Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Squad information

Playing statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLigue 1Tunisian CupChampions LeagueConfederation Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  TUN Moez Ben Cherifia 270270000000
16 GK  TUN Ali Jmal 1010000000
32 GK  TUN Sami Helal 5050000000
Defenders
3 DF  TUN Larbi Jabeur 202202000000
5 DF  TUN Chamseddine Dhaouadi 172172000000
17 DF  TUN Sameh Derbali 180180000000
20 DF  TUN Mohamed Ben Mansour 6060000000
21 DF  TUN Mohamed Ali Yacoubi 222222000000
24 DF  TUN Iheb Mbarki 131131000000
28 DF  TUN Mohamed Amine Nefzi 4040000000
29 DF  TUN Ahmed Brahim Naili 0000000000
2 DF  TUN Ali Abdi 110110000000
DF  TUN Hatem Bejaoui 130130000000
Midfielders
4 MF  TUN Hocine Ragued 291291000000
7 MF  TUN Mohamed Ali Mhadhebi 4040000000
10 MF  TUN Oussama Darragi 146146000000
18 MF  TUN Khaled Gharsellaoui 5050000000
MF  TUN Moez Abboud 8080000000
26 MF  GHA Harrison Afful 232232000000
23 MF  TUN Chamseddine Samti 3030000000
MF  TUN Wassim Naghmouchi 0000000000
27 MF  TUN Safouane Ben Salem 0000000000
MF  CIV Fousseny Coulibaly 101101000000
MF  TUN Mohamed Ali Ben Hamouda 6060000000
MF  TUN Seifeddine Akremi 3030000000
Forwards
8 FW  TUN Idriss Mhirsi 252252000000
9 FW  TUN Ahmed Akaichi 25102510000000
14 FW  TUN Haythem Jouini 204204000000
15 FW  CMR Yannick N'Djeng 226226000000
25 FW  GUI Daouda Camara 1010000000
FW  NGA Emem Eduok 137137000000
FW  TUN Ghailene Chaalali 202202000000
FW  BRA Magno Cruz 101101000000
FW  TUN Hassen Harbaoui 122122000000
FW  TUN Jemaïl Khemir 1111000000
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 8 June 2019
Source: fr.soccerway.com

    Goalscorers

    Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

    No. Nat. Player Pos. L 1 TC CL 1 CC 3 TOTAL
    9Ahmed AkaichiFW1022014
    Emem EduokFW70029
    15Yannick N'DjengFW60309
    10Oussama DarragiMF60006
    14Haythem JouiniFW40004
    26Harrison AffulMF20114
    Ghailene ChaalaliFW20114
    3Larbi JabeurDF20103
    5Chamseddine DhaouadiDF20002
    21Mohamed Ali YacoubiDF20002
    Hassen HarbaouiFW20002
    8Idriss MhirsiFW20002
    24Iheb MbarkiDF10001
    Fousseny CoulibalyMF10001
    Magno CruzFW10001
    4Hocine RaguedMF10001
    Youssef Khemiri10001
    Moez AboudMF01001
    Wassim NaghmouchiMF00011
    Seif Jerbi00101
    Own Goals00000
    Totals5239569

    Transfers

    In
    Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
    1 July 2014FW Moussa Marega Amiens SCFree transfer
    11 July 2014DF Mohamed Ali YacoubiClub AfricainFree transfer[5]
    16 July 2014MF Fousseny CoulibalyUS MonastirFree transfer
    12 September 2014FW Hassen HarbaouiCA BizertinFree transfer[6]
    15 December 2014AM Magno Cruz Red Bull BragantinoFree transfer[7]
    22 December 2014MF Chedly GhrabStade GabèsienFree transfer
    22 December 2014LB Hatem BejaouiStade TunisienFree transfer[8]
    22 December 2014FW Emem Eduok DolphinsFree transfer

    Out
    Date Pos Player To club Transfer fee Source
    12 June 2014LW Youcef Belaïli USM AlgerFree transfer[9]
    5 July 2014GK Wassim NaouaraCA BizertinFree transfer
    20 August 2014LB Khalil Chemmam Vitória de GuimarãesFree transfer[10]
    20 September 2014AM Iheb Msakni Al AhedFree transfer[11]
    22 December 2014MF Seifeddine JerbiStade TunisienFree transfer
    13 January 2015FW Mohamed Ali Ben HammoudaAS MarsaFree transfer
    15 January 2015LB Seifeddine AkremiStade TunisienFree transfer
    31 January 2015FW Moussa Marega MarítimoFree transfer[12]

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