Espérance de Tunis–Étoile du Sahel rivalry
Football rivalry in Tunisia
The Tunisian Classico is the name given to matches between Espérance de Tunis and Étoile du Sahel football clubs from Tunis and Sousse , Tunisia .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
History
Called in Tunisia Clasico on the model of the Spanish El Clásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona . It is one of the most important rivalries in Tunisian football. They are considered the most crowned titles in Tunisia, with a total of 102 titles, 17 of which are continental titles. The two teams met for the first time in the 1944–45. Their first match ended in a 0–0 draw. Since then, they have played their matches regularly, with the exception of the 1961–62 season, when Étoile du Sahel was disbanded. The two teams met in the Tunisian Cup final five times. The first was in 1957 and ended with the victory of Espérance de Tunis , For the first time two teams from Tunisia have met in a continental competition in the group stage of the 2005 CAF Champions League and in both matches they ended in a draw, the two teams were both champions and runners-up in the same season seventeen times, including five consecutive times between 1999–2000 and 2003–04 .
All-time head-to-head results
As of 13 May 2024
GP : Games Played
ETV : Espérance de Tunis Victory
D : Draw
ESV : Étoile du Sahel Victory
All-Time Top Scorers
Honours
League matches
#
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Goals (home)
Goals (away)
1
7 November 1982
Espérance de Tunis
1 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
Lassaad 68'
—
1
6 March 1983
Étoile du Sahel
2 – 1
Espérance de Tunis
Hsoumi 75' (pen. ) , Ben Fattoum 88'
Dhiab 89' (pen. )
85
3 October 1999
Espérance de Tunis
3 – 1
Étoile du Sahel
86
11 May 2000
Étoile du Sahel
0 – 0
Espérance de Tunis
—
—
87
14 October 2000
Étoile du Sahel
0 – 0
Espérance de Tunis
—
—
88
10 March 2001
Espérance de Tunis
2 – 1
Étoile du Sahel
89
23 December 2001
Étoile du Sahel
2 – 0
Espérance de Tunis
—
90
20 April 2002
Espérance de Tunis
3 – 2
Étoile du Sahel
Traoré 40' , Melki 42' , 63'
Jaziri 44' , Sané 90'
91
28 September 2002
Espérance de Tunis
2 – 1
Étoile du Sahel
92
23 February 2003
Étoile du Sahel
0 – 0
Espérance de Tunis
—
—
93
23 November 2003
Espérance de Tunis
1 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
—
94
12 June 2004
Étoile du Sahel
2 – 1
Espérance de Tunis
95
2 October 2004
Espérance de Tunis
0 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
—
—
96
20 February 2005
Étoile du Sahel
0 – 0
Espérance de Tunis
—
—
97
27 November 2005
Espérance de Tunis
1 – 2
Étoile du Sahel
98
16 April 2006
Étoile du Sahel
2 – 1
Espérance de Tunis
99
18 October 2006
Espérance de Tunis
1 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
—
100
31 March 2007
Étoile du Sahel
3 – 1
Espérance de Tunis
Ben Frej 2' , Ogunbiyi 39' , Gelson Silva 61'
Zaiem 83'
101
9 March 2008
Espérance de Tunis
0 – 2
Étoile du Sahel
—
102
22 May 2008
Étoile du Sahel
1 – 0
Espérance de Tunis
—
103
20 December 2008
Étoile du Sahel
0 – 1
Espérance de Tunis
—
Eneramo 46'
104
13 May 2009
Espérance de Tunis
4 – 1
Étoile du Sahel
Darragi 23' , Eneramo 42' , 48' , Ntsama 75'
Bukari 71'
105
27 September 2009
Étoile du Sahel
0 – 1
Espérance de Tunis
—
Chemmam 18'
106
13 March 2010
Espérance de Tunis
0 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
—
—
107
23 July 2010
Espérance de Tunis
0 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
—
—
108
9 January 2011
Étoile du Sahel
5 – 1
Espérance de Tunis
Bueno 12' , Santos 45' , Jaziri 54' , Abdennour 79' , Diarra 85'
Ayari 54'
109
7 March 2012
Espérance de Tunis
1 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
N'Djeng 45+3'
—
110
24 June 2012
Étoile du Sahel
0 – 2
Espérance de Tunis
—
Chemmam 73' , Aouadhi 88'
111
15 May 2013
Étoile du Sahel
1 – 0
Espérance de Tunis
Belakhal 90+7'
—
112
29 May 2013
Espérance de Tunis
2 – 1
Étoile du Sahel
Belaïli 46' , Derbali 75'
Dramé 5'
113
29 September 2013
Espérance de Tunis
2 – 2
Étoile du Sahel
Msakni 65' , Akaichi 86'
Brigui 23' , Dramé 31'
114
5 February 2014
Étoile du Sahel
0 – 0
Espérance de Tunis
—
—
115
9 November 2014
Espérance de Tunis
1 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
Chaalali 71'
—
116
23 April 2015
Étoile du Sahel
1 – 1
Espérance de Tunis
Mouihbi 26' (pen. )
Jouini 46' (pen. )
117
24 December 2015
Étoile du Sahel
3 – 0
Espérance de Tunis
Lahmar 30' (pen. ) , 35' , Akaichi 53'
—
118
25 May 2016
Espérance de Tunis
2 – 2
Étoile du Sahel
Bguir 30' , Khenissi 52'
Lahmar 55' (pen. ) , 78'
119
9 April 2017
Étoile du Sahel
1 – 1
Espérance de Tunis
Diogo Acosta 68'
Khenissi 59'
120
18 May 2017
Espérance de Tunis
3 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
Chaalali 13' , Machani 30' , Khenissi 49'
—
121
26 November 2017
Étoile du Sahel
0 – 0
Espérance de Tunis
—
—
122
15 February 2018
Espérance de Tunis
3 – 2
Étoile du Sahel
Belaïli 17' , Khenissi 85' (pen. ) , Jouini 90+11'
Talbi 36' (o.g. ) , Bangoura 44'
123
28 November 2018
Espérance de Tunis
0 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
—
—
124
18 May 2019
Étoile du Sahel
0 – 0
Espérance de Tunis
—
—
125
15 January 2020
Espérance de Tunis
1 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
Elhouni 32'
—
126
15 August 2020
Étoile du Sahel
1 – 1
Espérance de Tunis
Aribi 19'
Khenissi 90+3'
127
1 January 2021
Espérance de Tunis
2 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
Marzouki 28' , Chaalali 90+3'
—
128
13 March 2021
Étoile du Sahel
2 – 0
Espérance de Tunis
Sfaxi 4' , Ben Ouanes 51'
—
129
15 May 2022
Espérance de Tunis
1 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
Bouazra 12' (o.g. )
—
130
23 June 2022
Étoile du Sahel
1 – 1
Espérance de Tunis
Benayada 75' (pen. )
Ben Hammouda 23'
131
12 January 2023
Espérance de Tunis
2 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
Ben Romdhane 8' , 90'
—
132
30 January 2023
Étoile du Sahel
1 – 2
Espérance de Tunis
Jaziri 79'
Badri 42' , Ouahabi 86'
133
25 April 2023
Espérance de Tunis
1 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
Benayad 59'
—
134
10 June 2023
Étoile du Sahel
0 – 0
Espérance de Tunis
—
—
135
8 March 2024
Étoile du Sahel
0 – 1
Espérance de Tunis
—
Rodrigues 80'
136
12 May 2024
Espérance de Tunis
3 – 2
Étoile du Sahel
Rodrigues 18' , Ghacha 59' , Meriah 85' (pen. )
Aouani 13' , Barhoumi 68'
Tunisian Cup results
#
Date
Round
Home team
Score
Away team
Goals (home)
Goals (away)
1
31 March 1957
Final
Espérance de Tunis
2 – 1
Étoile du Sahel
2
1958
Quarter-finals
Étoile du Sahel
2 – 0
Espérance de Tunis
—
3
1 May 1959
Final
Étoile du Sahel
2 – 2
Espérance de Tunis
4
31 May 1959
Replay
Étoile du Sahel
3 – 2
Espérance de Tunis
5
8 January 1960
Round of 32
Étoile du Sahel
2 – 1
Espérance de Tunis
6
1961
Quarter-finals
Espérance de Tunis
2 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
—
7
9 December 1962
Round of 32
Étoile du Sahel
1 – 0
Espérance de Tunis
—
8
16 May 1971
Semi-finals
Espérance de Tunis
0 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
—
—
9
21 May 1971
Replay
Étoile du Sahel
1 – 1
Espérance de Tunis
10
1974
SF 1st leg
Espérance de Tunis
1 – 1
Étoile du Sahel
11
1974
SF 2nd leg
Étoile du Sahel
4 – 2
Espérance de Tunis
12
19 January 1975
Round of 16
Étoile du Sahel
2 – 0
Espérance de Tunis
—
13
19 January 1986
Round of 32
Étoile du Sahel
0 – 2
Espérance de Tunis
—
14
10 December 1989
Semi-finals
Étoile du Sahel
0 – 1
Espérance de Tunis
—
15
8 December 1991
Final
Espérance de Tunis
2 – 1
Étoile du Sahel
Ali Ben Neji 27' (pen. ) , Khalil Berbeche 66'
Riadh Amara 16'
16
19 June 1994
Semi-finals
Étoile du Sahel
1 – 0
Espérance de Tunis
—
17
30 June 1996
Semi-finals
Étoile du Sahel
2 – 0
Espérance de Tunis
—
18
20 June 2001
Semi-finals
Étoile du Sahel
1 – 1 (pen. 7–6)
Espérance de Tunis
19
2 March 2003
Quarter-finals
Espérance de Tunis
1 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
—
20
5 November 2004
Semi-finals
Espérance de Tunis
0 – 0 (pen. 4–3)
Étoile du Sahel
—
—
21
27 February 2005
Round of 16
Espérance de Tunis
1 – 1 (pen. 4–3)
Étoile du Sahel
22
6 July 2008
Final
Espérance de Tunis
2 – 1
Étoile du Sahel
Aboucherouane 12' , 79'
Meriah 17'
23
15 April 2009
Quarter-finals
Espérance de Tunis
1 – 0
Étoile du Sahel
Bouazzi 45+1'
—
24
25 July 2011
Final
Étoile du Sahel
0 – 1
Espérance de Tunis
—
Darragi 43'
25
16 August 2016
Quarter-finals
Étoile du Sahel
0 – 1
Espérance de Tunis
—
Khenissi 63'
26
26 May 2021
Round of 16
Espérance de Tunis
0 – 1
Étoile du Sahel
—
Mbé 35'
Tunisian Super Cup results
#
Date
Round
Home team
Score
Away team
Goals (home)
Goals (away)
1
1986
Final
Étoile du Sahel
1 – 1 (pen. 5–4)
Espérance de Tunis
International results
Shared player history
Players who have played for both clubs
Imed Ben Younes (Étoile du Sahel 1995–98, Espérance de Tunis 2003)
Chamseddine Dhaouadi (Étoile du Sahel 2011–12, Espérance de Tunis 2013–20)
Mejdi Traoui (Étoile du Sahel 2002–08, Espérance de Tunis 2010–14)
Franck Kom (Étoile du Sahel 2011–16, Espérance de Tunis 2017–19)
José Clayton (Étoile du Sahel 1995–98, Espérance de Tunis 2001–05)
Kandia Traoré (Espérance de Tunis 2001, Étoile du Sahel 2002, 2004–05)
Amine Ltaïef (Espérance de Tunis 2000–02 & 2005–09, Étoile du Sahel 2011–13)
Karim Aouadhi (Espérance de Tunis 2012–14, Étoile du Sahel 2018–19)
Riadh Jelassi (Étoile du Sahel 1995–2000, Espérance de Tunis 2001–04)
Hamdi Nagguez (Étoile du Sahel 2013–18, Espérance de Tunis 2020–21)
Mootez Zaddem (Étoile du Sahel 2021–22, Espérance de Tunis 2022–present )
Youssef Abdelli (Espérance de Tunis 2020 & 2024–present , Étoile du Sahel 2023–24)
Hamza Jelassi (Étoile du Sahel 2023–24, Espérance de Tunis 2024–present )
Fedi Ben Choug (Espérance de Tunis 2019–22, Étoile du Sahel 2024–present )
Houssem Dagdoug (Espérance de Tunis 2022–23, Étoile du Sahel 2024–present )
Coaches who managed both clubs
Roger Lemerre (Espérance de Tunis 1983–84, Étoile du Sahel 2013–14 & 2018–19 & 2021–2022)
Michel Decastel (Espérance de Tunis 2001–03, Étoile du Sahel 2008)
Faouzi Benzarti (Étoile du Sahel 1986–87, 1991–92, 2006–07, 2012, 2014–17, 2019 & 2023, Espérance de Tunis 1993–94, 2003, 2007, 2008–10, 2017)
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 results
The tables list the place each team took in each of the seasons.
Season
55–56
56–57
57–58
58–59
59–60
60–61
61–62
62–63
63–64
64–65
65–66
66–67
67–68
68–69
69–70
70–71
71–72
72–73
73–74
74–75
75–76
76–77
77–78
78–79
EST
4
2
2
1
1
2
3
10
2
6
5
2
7
6
1
x
9
3
2
1
1
7
6
4
ESS
2
3
1
2
7
x
x
1
6
3
1
2
4
5
3
4
1
2
3
3
2
5
3
3
Season
79–80
80–81
81–82
82–83
83–84
84–85
85–86
86–87
87–88
88–89
89–90
90–91
91–92
92–93
93–94
94–95
95–96
96–97
97–98
98–99
99–00
00–01
01–02
02–03
EST
2
3
1
3
5
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
ESS
3
4
3
6
3
4
1
1
5
3
4
3
5
9
2
3
2
1
3
4
2
2
2
2
Season
03–04
04–05
05–06
06–07
07–08
08–09
09–10
10–11
11–12
12–13
13–14
14–15
15–16
16–17
17–18
18–19
19–20
20–21
21–22
22–23
23–24
EST
1
4
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
ESS
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
4
2
5
1
5
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