Tunis derby

Tunis Derby

Other names	Neighbors meeting
Sport	Football
Location	Tunis, Tunisia
Teams	Espérance de Tunis Club Africain
First meeting	CA 3–0 EST Tunisian League (23 March 1924)
Latest meeting	CA 1–2 EST Tunisian League (2 June 2024)
Broadcasters	Watania 1 Al Kass Channels[1]
Stadiums	Stade Chedly Zouiten (1923–67) Stade El Menzah (1967–01) Stade Hammadi Agrebi (2001–present) Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet (2019)
Statistics
Most player appearances	Wissem Ben Yahia (30)
Top scorer	Hassen Bayou (9)
All-time record	Espérance de Tunis: 66 Drawn: 55 Club Africain: 42
Largest victory	CA 5–1 EST Tunisian League (1985)
Longest unbeaten streak	EST (17 Matches) (1998–2007)

In Tunisian football, the Tunis derby is the local derby between the two major clubs in the city of Tunis, Tunisia – Club Africain and Espérance de Tunis. The derby is played in Tunis in the Hammadi Agrebi stadium due to its larger capacity of 60,000 seats.^[2] Before the construction of this stadium, the derby used to be played in the 45,000 seat-capacity Stade El Menzah.

The derbies between the Club Africain (CA) and Espérance de Tunis (EST) start during the season 1923–1924, when the African Club joins the EST in second series (promotion 1): the first official derby, which takes place on March 23, 1924, at the Ariana on behalf of the fifth day of the championship of the second series, is won by the African Club (3-0). Tunisia's first Cup derby, which takes place on October 10, 1926, at the Vélodrome on the occasion of the round of 32, is won by the African Club (1-0). In the context of the Tunisian Cup competitions, six derbys opposed the two teams before independence: one is won by the African Club in 1926, one ends with a draw and four by a victory of the Espérance sportive de Tunis, including two in the semifinals, in 1939 and 1947–1948.

The two teams entered into direct competition in the spring of 1933 and are now playing in the same division, with the exception of one season, sporting competition and competition between them taking over any desire to merge. It is at this period that, competition compels, are forged images truncated or at least oriented or manipulated of a city club and aristocrat for the African Club, solidly anchored in his stronghold of Bab Jedid, in opposition to his opponent being more popular and going to settle in Bab Souika. If this vision develops from the profiles of the leaders of the two clubs, the clubs certainly have more beldis among their ranks, no basis either supports or confirms this difference. On the contrary, the players of the African Club have, from time immemorial, of diverse social and geographical origins and it is the same for their supporters. The African Club and the EST play together in the elite from the 1937–1938 season, the EST having secured its accession to the first series at the end of the 1935–1936 season, the African Club l having joined a year later. The first derby in Ligue I took place on September 26, 1937, during the second day of the 1937–1938 season, and ended with a draw (1-1).

On November 13, 1955, clubman Mounir Kebaili scored in the 65th minute the first goal in the history of the derby since the independence of the country, his teammate Ridha Meddeb doubling the lead in the 71st and allowing his club to win on the score of 2 to 0 against Espérance sportive de Tunis. In 1969, the two clubs meet for the first time in the final of the Tunisian Cup: the African Club won on a score of 2 to 0 thanks to goals scored by Abderrahmane Rahmouni and Tahar Chaibi. The following year, while the African Club leads 1–0 at half-time, the players Esperance Sports Tunis decide not to return to the field for the second half following a corner disputed by the referee in the 41st minute; the FTF decides to replay the game which sees the African Club win on the score of 1 to 0.

On May 5, 1985, the African club won the match 5–1, causing their opponent his second biggest loss in a derby after the 1978 which ended in a score of 5 to 2. In 1995, while Esperance sportive de Tunis lead on a score of 4–0 in the 70th minute, the referee expels the fourth club player and stops the match. In 2006, after a long struggle of 120 minutes, Espérance sportive de Tunis won on penalties in the final of the Tunisian Cup. On January 27, 2007, after nine years without a win, the African Club won with a goal at the 87th Moussa Pokong. On May 1, 2010, for the first time in the league, a derby is played behind closed doors. The longest undefeated period for the African Club takes place between the seasons 1937-1938 and 1947-1948 (seven seasons played in eleven years, four seasons having been canceled due to World War II); EST is experiencing such a period between the 1998–1999 season and the first leg of the 2006–2007 season (8.5 seasons).

During the 2014–2015 season, the derby of the return phase of the championship, decisive for separating the two clubs of the capital on the one hand and the Etoile Sportive du Sahel on the other hand, is held on May 12, 2015. Designated « derby of the century "by some Tunisian media, the match ends with the victory of the club players, future champions of this season by a goal to zero. On January 6, 2019, for the first time in derby history, he plays outside the capital in Monastir due to the closure of the Rades Stadium due to maintenance. Esperance won 2-1

The Chedly-Zouiten Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الشاذلي زويتن), formerly called Geo-André Stadium, is a Tunisian stadium located in the Belvedere district of Tunis. It is a multi-purpose stadium of 18,000 spectators1, which hosted the 1965 African Cup of Nations. It is being renovated to host two matches of the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations. Long capital stadium of the capital, it was supplanted by the Olympic stadium of El Menzah in 1967 and then by the Olympic stadium of Radès in 2001, both larger and more modern. The Tunisian Stadium, the third club of the capital, elected home until 2011, the year of the inauguration of its own stadium, the Hedi-Enneifer stadium.

956/5000 It bears the name of Geo Andre, a French sportsman killed during the campaign in Tunisia, before taking that of Chedly Zouiten, a figure of Tunisian football. The Tunis municipality closed it on November 17, 2006, to carry out renovations estimated at 3.4 million dinars2 and initially caused by defects in the rainwater drainage channels. This cost includes the renovation of the stormwater drainage and drainage system, the renovation of the tribune of honor, the press gallery, lawn terraces, changing rooms, electrical installations; the works are launched on January 2, 2009, for a period of ten months2. It was not until May 20, 2012, that the stadium was finally reopened3. In search of a stadium specific to the football team of his club, Slim Riahi, president of the Club Africain, proposes in February 2013 an official offer to the Tunisian State concerning the acquisition of the stadium5. :

Stade Olympique El Menzah (Arabic: الملعب الأولمبي المنزه‎) is a multi-purpose stadium, located in the north of Tunis, Tunisia. It is built to host the 1967 Mediterranean Games at the same time as the Olympic swimming pool and gymnasium. Since then, it is an integral part of Tunisia's main sports complex. Tunisia's three major football teams, ES Tunis, Club Africain and Stade Tunisien played their games there. The stadium is completely renovated for the 1994 African Cup of Nations. It has a capacity of 39,858 seats. The VIP section consists of a grandstand and 2 salons that can accommodate 300 people in a "cocktail" configuration. The stadium hosted the matches of Tunisia national football team until the inauguration of the Stade 7 November in Radès in 2001. Sometimes the Stade El Menzah hosts entertainment events. Popstar Michael Jackson performed his first and only concert in Tunisia, at this stadium during his HIStory World Tour on October 7, 1996, in front of 90.000 fans. Sting performed at the stadium during his Brand New Day Tour on April 28, 2001. Mariah Carey kicked off The Adventures of Mimi Tour at the stadium on July 22 and 24, 2006.

Stade Olympique de Radès (Arabic: الملعب الأولمبي برادس‎) is a multi-purpose stadium in Rades, Tunisia about 10 kilometers south-east of the city center of Tunis, in the center of the Olympic City. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has facilities for athletics. The stadium holds 65,000 and was built in 2001 for the 2001 Mediterranean Games and is considered to be one of the best stadiums in Africa. Built for the 2001 Mediterranean Games, the 65,000-seat covered area covers 13,000 m2 and consists of a central area, 3 adjoining grounds, 2 warm-up rooms, 2 paintings and an official stand of 7,000 seats. The press gallery is equipped with 300 desks. It was inaugurated in July 2001 for the final of the Tunisian Cup between CS Hammam-Lif and Étoile du Sahel (1-0). Club Africain and Espérance de Tunis play their major league matches here. Before the construction of this stadium, the Tunis derby used to be played in the 45,000 seat-capacity Stade El Menzah. It is also the stadium of Tunisia national football team since 2001. This stadium has hosted matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations which was won by the Tunisian team. Ligue de Football Professionnel, which wants to relocate the Trophée des Champions opposing the Olympique de Marseille (OM) to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), announces that the 2010 edition takes place at the stadium on 28 July 2010; It ended in a draw (0-0) in the presence of 57,000 spectators.

Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet (Arabic: ملعب مصطفى بن جنات‎) is a multi-use stadium in Monastir, Tunisia. It is currently used by football team US Monastir, and was used for the 2004 African Cup of Nations. The stadium holds 20,000 people and is sometimes used as a home for the Tunisia national football team. The stadium is named after Mustapha Ben Jannet, a nationalist militant executed by the French guards and having gathered the footballers of Monastir around a football team: US Monastir. The stadium is integrated into the sports complex of the city of Monastir, Tunisia, located a few hundred meters from the city center, which extends over 11 hectares and includes a sports hall, an indoor swimming pool, a tennis complex and various golf courses, training. It hosts the matches of the resident team: US Monastir.

Inaugurated in 1958, this stadium has suspended tiers, enabled by "cantilevered ball joint" technique implemented by the architect Olivier-Clément Cacoub. The facility initially offered a capacity of 3,000 places. Over time, several expansion works were carried out: its capacity was increased in the late 1990s to more than 10,000. On the occasion of the organization of the 2004 African Cup of Nations, new works allowed the capacity to reach 20,000 spectators.

  Espérance de Tunis win   Draw   Club Africain win

#	Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Goals (home)	Goals (away)	Venue
77	20 November 1994	Espérance de Tunis	4 – 0	Club Africain	Berkhissa 11', 53', Hamrouni 45', Thabet 65'	—	Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
78	1995	Club Africain	1 – 1	Espérance de Tunis			Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
79	1995	Espérance de Tunis	1 – 1	Club Africain			Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
80	1996	Club Africain	0 – 0	Espérance de Tunis	—	—	Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
81	1996	Espérance de Tunis	1 – 0	Club Africain		—	Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
82	13 April 1997	Club Africain	0 – 2	Espérance de Tunis	—	Jaïdi 48', Laaroussi 74'	Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
83	1997	Club Africain	1 – 1	Espérance de Tunis			Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
84	1998	Espérance de Tunis	1 – 2	Club Africain			Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
85	1998	Club Africain	0 – 1	Espérance de Tunis	—		Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
86	23 May 1999	Espérance de Tunis	4 – 0	Club Africain	Agoye 19', ?', Thabet ?', Zitouni 67'	—	Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
87	1999	Espérance de Tunis	4 – 0	Club Africain		—	Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
88	20 May 2000	Club Africain	1 – 2	Espérance de Tunis	Zitoun 27'	Badra 46', Zitouni 90'	Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
89	2000	Espérance de Tunis	2 – 0	Club Africain		—	Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
90	2001	Club Africain	1 – 1	Espérance de Tunis			Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
91	25 November 2001	Espérance de Tunis	3 – 0	Club Africain	Traoré 18', 66', Reinaldo Aleluia 57' (pen.)	—	Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
92	17 March 2002	Club Africain	1 – 2	Espérance de Tunis	Badara 15'	Melki 23', Zaâlani 47' (o.g.)	Stade Olympique de Radès
93	15 December 2002	Espérance de Tunis	2 – 0	Club Africain	Traoré ?', ?'	—	Stade Olympique de Radès
94	2003	Club Africain	0 – 1	Espérance de Tunis	—		Stade Olympique de Radès
95	2003	Espérance de Tunis	0 – 0	Club Africain	—	—	Stade Olympique de Radès
96	2004	Club Africain	1 – 1	Espérance de Tunis			Stade Olympique de Radès
97	2004	Espérance de Tunis	1 – 1	Club Africain			Stade Olympique de Radès
98	17 April 2005	Club Africain	2 – 2	Espérance de Tunis	Traoré 31', Chaâbani 87'	Chaâbani 23' (o.g.), Kasdaoui 45'	Stade Olympique de Radès
99	25 September 2005	Espérance de Tunis	2 – 0	Club Africain	Jabeur 49', Ltaïef 83'	—	Stade Olympique de Radès
100	2006	Club Africain	1 – 2	Espérance de Tunis			Stade Olympique de Radès
101	2006	Espérance de Tunis	1 – 1	Club Africain			Stade Olympique de Radès
102	20 January 2007	Club Africain	1 – 0	Espérance de Tunis	Pokong 89'	—	Stade Olympique de Radès
103	2007	Club Africain	1 – 0	Espérance de Tunis		—	Stade Olympique de Radès
104	2008	Espérance de Tunis	0 – 1	Club Africain	—		Stade Olympique de Radès
105	9 November 2008	Espérance de Tunis	2 – 2	Club Africain	Eneramo 22' (pen.), Darragi 28'	Tchalla 15', 18'	Stade Olympique de Radès
106	1 March 2009	Club Africain	3 – 0	Espérance de Tunis	Z. Dhaouadi 27', Sellami 53' (pen.), 59'	—	Stade Olympique de Radès
107	5 December 2009	Espérance de Tunis	1 – 1	Club Africain	Bienvenu 24'	Amri 59'	Stade Olympique de Radès
108	1 May 2010	Club Africain	0 – 0	Espérance de Tunis	—	—	Stade Olympique de Radès
109	21 November 2010	Club Africain	2 – 2	Espérance de Tunis	Z. Dhaouadi 29', Aouadhi 84'	Eneramo 24' (pen.), Hichri 89'	Stade Olympique de Radès
110	26 June 2011	Espérance de Tunis	2 – 1	Club Africain	Darragi 1', Msakni 73'	Ben Yahia 58'	Stade Olympique de Radès
111	11 April 2012	Club Africain	1 – 2	Espérance de Tunis	N'Douassel 41'	Msakni 71', Aouadhi 80'	Stade Olympique de Radès
112	26 September 2012	Espérance de Tunis	3 – 2	Club Africain	Msakni 11', 39', N'Djeng 57'	Zitouni 14', Jaziri 90+4'	Stade Olympique de Radès
113	15 December 2012	Club Africain	2 – 1	Espérance de Tunis	Hedhli 45+3', Djabou 47'	N'Djeng 77'	Stade Olympique de Radès
114	31 March 2013	Espérance de Tunis	3 – 1	Club Africain	Afful 8', C. Dhaouadi 39', Belaïli 48'	Ifa 16' (pen.)	Stade Olympique de Radès
115	12 May 2013	Espérance de Tunis	1 – 0	Club Africain	Aouadhi 64'	—	Stade Olympique de Radès
116	26 May 2013	Club Africain	0 – 1	Espérance de Tunis	—	Ragued 82'	Stade Olympique de Radès
117	30 November 2013	Club Africain	2 – 0	Espérance de Tunis	Z. Dhaouadi 25', 84'	—	Stade Olympique de Radès
118	16 March 2014	Espérance de Tunis	2 – 0	Club Africain	C. Dhaouadi 15', Jouini 65'	—	Stade Olympique de Radès
119	24 December 2014	Espérance de Tunis	2 – 2	Club Africain	N'Djeng 80', 88'	Djabou 15', Belaïd 57'	Stade Olympique de Radès
120	12 May 2015	Club Africain	1 – 0	Espérance de Tunis	Miniaoui 42'	—	Stade Olympique de Radès
121	14 October 2015	Club Africain	0 – 2	Espérance de Tunis	—	Ben Youssef 78', Mhirsi 89'	Stade Olympique de Radès
122	3 April 2016	Espérance de Tunis	2 – 1	Club Africain	C. Dhaouadi 45', Jouini 79'	Ayadi 35'	Stade Olympique de Radès
123	30 October 2016	Espérance de Tunis	1 – 1	Club Africain	Badri 3'	Chenihi 20'	Stade Olympique de Radès
124	9 February 2017	Club Africain	1 – 0	Espérance de Tunis	Khalifa 90'	—	Stade Olympique de Radès
125	1 March 2017	Espérance de Tunis	2 – 1	Club Africain	Bguir 22', Badri 66'	Chenihi 71'	Stade Olympique de Radès
126	30 April 2017	Club Africain	0 – 2	Espérance de Tunis	—	Khenissi 8', Ben Youssef 40'	Stade Olympique de Radès
127	3 December 2017	Espérance de Tunis	1 – 0	Club Africain	Sassi 41' (pen.)	—	Stade Olympique de Radès
128	18 February 2018	Club Africain	2 – 1	Espérance de Tunis	Ben Yahia 45', Belaïd 66'	Ben-Hatira 6'	Stade Olympique de Radès
129	6 January 2019	Espérance de Tunis	2 – 1	Club Africain	Khenissi 16', 56'	Chamakhi 27'	Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet
130	9 June 2019	Club Africain	2 – 1	Espérance de Tunis	Chamakhi 30', Haddad 56'	Bguir 44'	Stade Olympique de Radès
131	19 January 2020	Espérance de Tunis	2 – 1	Club Africain	Khenissi 29' (pen.), Coulibaly 82'	Jaziri 42'	Stade Olympique de Radès
132	26 August 2020	Club Africain	0 – 0	Espérance de Tunis	—	—	Stade Hammadi Agrebi
133	31 January 2021	Espérance de Tunis	1 – 0	Club Africain	Badri 76'	—	Stade Hammadi Agrebi
134	5 May 2021	Club Africain	1 – 1	Espérance de Tunis	Chamakhi 83'	Ben Romdhane 89' (pen.)	Stade Hammadi Agrebi
135	8 May 2022	Club Africain	0 – 0	Espérance de Tunis	—	—	Stade Hammadi Agrebi
136	19 June 2022	Espérance de Tunis	3 – 1	Club Africain	Tougai 20', Coulibaly 44', Elhouni 90+2'	Dhaouadi 34' (pen.)	Stade Hammadi Agrebi
137	7 May 2023	Club Africain	1 – 0	Espérance de Tunis	H. Labidi 81'	—	Stade Hammadi Agrebi
138	27 June 2023	Espérance de Tunis	0 – 0	Club Africain	—	—	Stade Hammadi Agrebi
139	16 March 2024	Espérance de Tunis	1 – 0	Club Africain	Rodrigues 8'	—	Stade Hammadi Agrebi
140	2 June 2024	Club Africain	1 – 2	Espérance de Tunis	Eduwo 90+11'	Sasse 3', Rodrigues 26'	Stade Hammadi Agrebi
141	28–29 December 2024	Espérance de Tunis	v	Club Africain	—	—	Stade Hammadi Agrebi
142	3–4 May 2025	Club Africain	v	Espérance de Tunis	—	—	Stade Hammadi Agrebi

1. Hassen Bayou (Club Africain): 9 goals
2. Chedly Laaouini and Abdeljabar Machouche (Espérance de Tunis): 7 goals
3. Hedi Bayari and Zouheir Dhaouadi (Club Africain): 6 goals
4. Mohamed Salah Jedidi (Club Africain) and Ayadi Hamrouni (Espérance de Tunis): 5 goals

1. Wissem Ben Yahia (Club Africain): 30 derbies
2. Tarak Dhiab (Espérance de Tunis): 29 derbies
3. Sadok Sassi (Club Africain) and Khaled Ben Yahia (Espérance de Tunis): 27 derbies
4. Nabil Maâloul (ES Tunis Club Africain): 26 derbies (24 with Espérance de Tunis and 2 with Club Africain)
5. Chokri El Ouaer (Espérance de Tunis): 24 derbies

Due to intense rivalry between the two clubs, few players have dared to play for both the African Club and Esperance Tunis during their career. Apart from Mohamed Bachtobji, Mohamed Ali Yaakoubi and Ali Abdi, all the others have passed through other clubs, whether in Tunisia or abroad, before playing with the Club Africain or Espérance sportive de Tunis.

• Ahmed Akaichi
• Mohamed Bachtobji
• Borhene Ghannem
• Walid Hichri
• Dramane Traore
• Khaled Mouelhi
• Karim Aouadhi
• Riadh Jelassi
• Seifeddine Akremi
• Mohamed Ali Yacoubi
• Hicham Belkaroui
• Farouk Ben Mustapha
• Rached Arfaoui
• Larry Azouni

• Slama Kasdaoui
• Anis Amri
• Khaled Korbi
• Nabil Maâloul
• Mohamed Torkhani
• Skander Sheikh
• Foued Slama
• Saber Khalifa
• Ali Abdi
• Oussama Darragi
• Rached Arfaoui
• Kingsley Eduwo
• Tayeb Meziani
• Oussama Shili

Fathi Bouseta is the most governing referee for Derby with six meetings.

In 1995, after the referee took out four red cards, the match was halted in the 70th minute by Esperance (4-0).

• Tunisian refereeing crew: 88 matches
• Foreign referee: 32 matches

The Tunis derby has a huge fan base in Tunisia, especially in the capital and the Greater Tunis region. The derby match has been under preparation for several weeks in order to prepare flags and inputs, which are represented in giant calligraphic images.

Before the Tunisian revolution, derby matches were supported by the fans of the two teams during the revolution. 2016 Both fans were invited to the match and it was one of the greatest derby matches in Tunisian football history.