2015–16 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season explained

In the 2015–16 season, Espérance Sportive de Tunis competed in the Ligue 1 for the 61st season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It was their 61st consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They competed in Ligue 1, the Confederation Cup and the Tunisian Cup.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 16 September 2015.
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
		GK	Moez Ben Cherifia	September 16, 2015	Youth system
		GK	Ali Jemal	September 16, 2015	US Ben Guerdane
Defenders
		CB	Ali Machani	September 16, 2015	CA Bizerte
		CB	Chamseddine Dhaouadi	September 16, 2015	Étoile Sportive du Sahel
		CB	Khalil Chemmam	September 16, 2015	Vitória de Guimarães
		RB	Iheb Mbarki	September 16, 2015	Thonon Évian
		LB	Houcine Rabii	September 16, 2015	ES Zarzis
Midfielders
			Fousseny Coulibaly	September 16, 2015	Stade Tunisien
			Saad Bguir	September 16, 2015	Stade Gabèsien
			Ghailene Chaalali	September 16, 2015	Youth system
Forwards
			Taha Yassine Khenissi	September 16, 2015	CS Sfaxien
			Fakhreddine Ben Youssef	September 16, 2015	CS Sfaxien

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1		Runners–up	16 September 2015	12 June 2016
2015 Tunisian Cup	Round of 16	Quarter-finals	5 August 2015	16 August 2015
2016 Tunisian Cup	Round of 32	Round of 16	30 January 2016	7 February 2016
2015 Confederation Cup	Group stage		28 June 2015	12 September 2015
2016 Confederation Cup	First round	Play-off round	12 March 2016	17 May 2016
Total Ligue 1 See main article: 2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1. League table Matches 2015 Tunisian Cup See main article: 2014–15 Tunisian Cup. 2016 Tunisian Cup See main article: 2015–16 Tunisian Cup. 2015 Confederation Cup See main article: 2015 CAF Confederation Cup. Group stage See main article: 2015 CAF Confederation Cup group stage. Group A 2016 Confederation Cup See main article: 2016 CAF Confederation Cup. First round See main article: 2016 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds. Play-off round Squad information Playing statistics
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Players transferred out during the season Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. width=10 No. width=10 Nat. width=140 Player width=10 Pos. width=40 width=40 width=40 width=10 TOTAL 29 FW 12 1 2 15 14 FW 6 3 4 13 18 MF 12 0 1 13 11 FW 8 1 2 11 8 MF 5 2 1 8 19 MF 7 0 0 7 10 Elyès Jlassi MF 1 1 2 4 24 DF 2 1 0 3 21 FW 0 1 1 2 7 FW 2 0 0 2 30 DF 1 1 0 2 25 MF 0 0 2 2 5 DF 1 0 0 1 4 MF 1 0 0 1 13 DF 1 0 0 1 Own Goals 0 0 0 0 Totals 60 11 15 86 Transfers In Date Player From club Transfer fee Source 2 April 2015 FW Free transfer [3] 5 June 2015 MF Free transfer [4] 22 June 2015 MF Free transfer [5] 1 July 2015 MF Free transfer 1 July 2015 DF Free transfer 1 July 2015 DF Free transfer 4 July 2015 DF Free transfer [6] 4 July 2015 MF Free transfer 11 July 2015 FW Free transfer [7] 5 August 2015 FW Free transfer 17 August 2015 MF Free transfer [8] 18 August 2015 MF Free transfer [9] 15 September 2015 FW Free transfer [10] 13 January 2016 GK Free transfer [11] 15 January 2016 MF Free transfer [12] 15 January 2016 MF Free transfer Out Date Player To club Transfer fee Source 12 June 2015 GK Free transfer [13] 28 June 2015 FW Free transfer [14] 7 July 2015 MF Free transfer 7 July 2015 MF Free transfer 15 July 2015 MF Free transfer 24 July 2015 DF Free transfer [15] 30 July 2015 DF Free transfer [16] 30 July 2015 MF Free transfer [17] 13 August 2015 DF Free transfer [18] 13 August 2015 MF Free transfer 15 August 2015 MF Free transfer 17 August 2015 FW Free transfer 15 September 2015 MF Free transfer References

Notes and References

1. Web site: José Anigo déjà limogé par l'Espérance de Tunis? . lequipe.fr . 18 August 2015 . 1 September 2020.
2. Web site: Espérance de Tunis : Deux ans pour Souayah ! Kasri adjoint . news.gnet.tn . 26 August 2015 . 1 September 2020.
3. Web site: BERNARD BULBWA: LA PÉPITE NIGÉRIANE SIGNE À L’ESPÉRANCE DE TUNIS . africatopsports.com . 2 April 2015 . 31 August 2020.
4. Web site: Espérance de Tunis: Chaker Reguii a signé . africatopsports.com . 5 June 2015 . 31 August 2020.
5. Web site: Elyes Jelassi a signé 3 ans à l’Espérance de Tunis . directinfo.webmanagercenter.com . 22 June 2015 . 31 August 2020.
6. Web site: Adam Rejaibi et Ali Machani à l’Espérance Sportive de Tunis . directinfo.webmanagercenter.com . 5 July 2015 . 31 August 2020.
7. Web site: Officiel : Ben Youssef « Sang et Or » pour 3 ans . espacemanager.com . 11 July 2015 . 31 August 2020.
8. Web site: ES Tunis : Abd.Sissoko a signé . sport365.fr . 18 August 2015 . 31 August 2020.
9. Web site: Saad Bguir rejoint l'Espérance Sportive de Tunis . kawarji.com . 18 August 2015 . 31 August 2020.
10. Web site: Saliou Guindo, une belle surprise . e-s-tunis.com . 14 September 2015 . 31 August 2020.
11. Web site: Espérance de Tunis : Ali Jemal signe pour 3 ans et demi . news.gnet.tn . 13 January 2016 . 31 August 2020.
12. Web site: Mondher Guesmi s'engage finalement avec l'Espérance de Tunis . kapitalis.com . 15 January 2016 . 31 August 2020.
13. Web site: Jemal vers l'US Ben Guerdane ? . e-s-tunis.com . 2 July 2015 . 1 September 2020.
14. Web site: Darragi à Al Raed Saoudien . e-s-tunis.com . 28 June 2015 . 1 September 2020.
15. Web site: Officiel - Sahraoui signe à Metz et est prêté en Belgique . madeinfoot.com . 24 July 2015 . 1 September 2020.
16. Web site: Crew SC signs defender Harrison Afful. 7 August 2015. 23 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210248/http://www.columbuscrewsc.com/news/2015/07/crew-sc-signs-defender-harrison-afful. dead.
17. Web site: Cerezo Osaka sign Brazilian duo Edmilson & Magno Cruz . goal.com . 30 July 2015 . 1 September 2020.
18. Web site: ARBI JABEUR ET KHALED GHARSELLAOUI OFFICIELLEMENT ? OMAN . kawarji.com . 14 August 2015 . 1 September 2020.