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| Other names | Neighbors meeting |
|---|---|
| Sport | Football |
| Location | Tunis,Tunisia |
| Teams | |
| First meeting | CA 3–0 EST Tunisian League (23 March 1924) |
| Latest meeting | CA 0–0 EST Tunisian League (9 November 2025) |
| 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 | |
| Meetings total | 206 |
| Most player appearances | Wissem Ben Yahia (30) |
| Top scorer | Hassen Bayou (9) |
| All-time record | Espérance de Tunis: 87 Drawn: 66 Club Africain: 53 |
| Largest victory | CA 5–1 EST Tunisian League (1985) |
| Longest unbeaten streak | EST (17 Matches) (1998–2007) |
InTunisian football, theTunis derby is thelocal derby between the two major clubs in the city ofTunis,Tunisia –Club Africain andEspérance de Tunis. The derby is played inTunis in theHammadi Agrebi stadium due to its larger capacity of 60,000 seats.[2] Before the construction of this stadium, the derby was played in the 45,000-seat-capacityStade 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.
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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
Espérance de Tunis win Draw Club Africain win
| # | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (home) | Goals (away) | Venue |
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| 77 | 20 November1994 | 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 April1997 | 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 May1999 | 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 May2000 | 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 November2001 | Espérance de Tunis | 3–0 | Club Africain | Traoré 18',66',Reinaldo Aleluia 57' (pen.) | — | Stade Olympique d'El Menzah |
| 92 | 17 March2002 | Club Africain | 1–2 | Espérance de Tunis | Badara 15' | Melki 23',Zaâlani 47' (o.g.) | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 93 | 15 December2002 | 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 April2005 | Club Africain | 2–2 | Espérance de Tunis | Traoré 31',Chaâbani 87' | Chaâbani 23' (o.g.),Kasdaoui 45' | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 99 | 25 September2005 | 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 January2007 | 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 November2008 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–2 | Club Africain | Eneramo 22' (pen.),Darragi 28' | Tchalla 15',18' | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 106 | 1 March2009 | Club Africain | 3–0 | Espérance de Tunis | Z. Dhaouadi 27',Sellami 53' (pen.),59' | — | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 107 | 5 December2009 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–1 | Club Africain | Bienvenu 24' | Amri 59' | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 108 | 1 May2010 | Club Africain | 0–0 | Espérance de Tunis | — | — | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 109 | 21 November2010 | Club Africain | 2–2 | Espérance de Tunis | Z. Dhaouadi 29',Aouadhi 84' | Eneramo 24' (pen.),Hichri 89' | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 110 | 26 June2011 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–1 | Club Africain | Darragi 1',Msakni 73' | Ben Yahia 58' | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 111 | 11 April2012 | Club Africain | 1–2 | Espérance de Tunis | N'Douassel 41' | Msakni 71',Aouadhi 80' | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 112 | 26 September2012 | Espérance de Tunis | 3–2 | Club Africain | Msakni 11',39',N'Djeng 57' | Zitouni 14',Jaziri 90+4' | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 113 | 15 December2012 | Club Africain | 2–1 | Espérance de Tunis | Hedhli 45+3',Djabou 47' | N'Djeng 77' | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 114 | 31 March2013 | Espérance de Tunis | 3–1 | Club Africain | Afful 8',C. Dhaouadi 39',Belaïli 48' | Ifa 16' (pen.) | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 115 | 12 May2013 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | Club Africain | Aouadhi 64' | — | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 116 | 26 May2013 | Club Africain | 0–1 | Espérance de Tunis | — | Ragued 82' | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 117 | 30 November2013 | Club Africain | 2–0 | Espérance de Tunis | Z. Dhaouadi 25',84' | — | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 118 | 16 March2014 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–0 | Club Africain | C. Dhaouadi 15',Jouini 65' | — | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 119 | 24 December2014 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–2 | Club Africain | N'Djeng 80',88' | Djabou 15',Belaïd 57' | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 120 | 12 May2015 | Club Africain | 1–0 | Espérance de Tunis | Miniaoui 42' | — | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 121 | 14 October2015 | Club Africain | 0–2 | Espérance de Tunis | — | Ben Youssef 78',Mhirsi 89' | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 122 | 3 April2016 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–1 | Club Africain | C. Dhaouadi 45',Jouini 79' | Ayadi 35' | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 123 | 30 October2016 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–1 | Club Africain | Badri 3' | Chenihi 20' | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 124 | 9 February2017 | Club Africain | 1–0 | Espérance de Tunis | Khalifa 90' | — | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 125 | 1 March2017 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–1 | Club Africain | Bguir 22',Badri 66' | Chenihi 71' | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 126 | 30 April2017 | Club Africain | 0–2 | Espérance de Tunis | — | Khenissi 8',Ben Youssef 40' | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 127 | 3 December2017 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | Club Africain | Sassi 41' (pen.) | — | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 128 | 18 February2018 | Club Africain | 2–1 | Espérance de Tunis | Ben Yahia 45',Belaïd 66' | Ben-Hatira 6' | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 129 | 6 January2019 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–1 | Club Africain | Khenissi 16',56' | Chamakhi 27' | Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet |
| 130 | 9 June2019 | Club Africain | 2–1 | Espérance de Tunis | Chamakhi 30',Haddad 56' | Bguir 44' | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 131 | 19 January2020 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–1 | Club Africain | Khenissi 29' (pen.),Coulibaly 82' | Jaziri 42' | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| 132 | 26 August2020 | Club Africain | 0–0 | Espérance de Tunis | — | — | Stade Hammadi Agrebi |
| 133 | 31 January2021 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | Club Africain | Badri 76' | — | Stade Hammadi Agrebi |
| 134 | 5 May2021 | Club Africain | 1–1 | Espérance de Tunis | Chamakhi 83' | Ben Romdhane 89' (pen.) | Stade Hammadi Agrebi |
| 135 | 8 May2022 | Club Africain | 0–0 | Espérance de Tunis | — | — | Stade Hammadi Agrebi |
| 136 | 19 June2022 | Espérance de Tunis | 3–1 | Club Africain | Tougai 20',Coulibaly 44',Elhouni 90+2' | Dhaouadi 34' (pen.) | Stade Hammadi Agrebi |
| 137 | 7 May2023 | Club Africain | 1–0 | Espérance de Tunis | H. Labidi 81' | — | Stade Hammadi Agrebi |
| 138 | 27 June2023 | Espérance de Tunis | 0–0 | Club Africain | — | — | Stade Hammadi Agrebi |
| 139 | 16 March2024 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | Club Africain | Rodrigues 8' | — | Stade Hammadi Agrebi |
| 140 | 2 June2024 | Club Africain | 1–2 | Espérance de Tunis | Eduwo 90+11' | Sasse 3',Rodrigues 26' | Stade Hammadi Agrebi |
| 141 | 22 December2024 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–2 | Club Africain | Sasse 38',Tougai 44' | Youssef 8',Bouabid 82' | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium |
| 142 | 20 April2025 | Club Africain | 1–3 | Espérance de Tunis | Labidi 45+2' (pen.) | Jelassi 12',Rodrigues 85' (pen.),Jabri 90+2' | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium |
| 143 | 9 November2025 | Club Africain | 0–0 | Espérance de Tunis | — | — | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium |
| 144 | 2026 | Espérance de Tunis | v | Club Africain | — | — | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium |
| Season | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Club Africain | 1–2 | ES Tunis | Stade de Radès |
| 2007 | Club Africain | 0–2 | ES Tunis | Stade de Radès |
| Season | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Club Africain | 1–0 | ES Tunis | Stade El Menzah |
| 1979 | Club Africain | 1–0 | ES Tunis | Stade El Menzah |
As of 9 November 2025[update]
| Competition | Matches | Wins | Draws | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espérance de Tunis | Club Africain | Espérance de Tunis | Club Africain | |||
| Before 1956 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 38 |
| Ligue 1 | 143 | 58 | 33 | 52 | 174 | 130 |
| Tunisian Cup | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 21 |
| Tunisian League Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Tunisian Super Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 206 | 87 | 53 | 66 | 252 | 192 |
| 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 |
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| EST | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| CA | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| CA | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | 24–25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EST | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| CA | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
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.
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).
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.
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| 1 | CAF Champions League | 4 | Yes |
| – | FIFA Club World Cup | – | Yes |
| – | CAF Confederation Cup | – | Yes |
| – | CAF Super Cup | 1 | Yes |
| – | CAF Cup (Defunct) | 1 | Yes |
| – | African Cup Winners' Cup (Defunct) | 1 | Yes |
| 1 | Afro-Asian Club Championship (Defunct) | 1 | Yes |
| 2 | Aggregate | 8 | |
| Domestic (Official) | |||
| 13 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 34 | Yes |
| 13 | Tunisian Cup | 16 | Yes |
| 3 | Tunisian Super Cup | 8 | Yes |
| – | League Cup (Defunct) | – | Yes |
| 29 | Aggregate | 57 | |
| International (Defunct and Non-official) | |||
| 3 | Maghreb Champions Cup (Defunct) | – | No |
| 1 | Maghreb Cup Winners Cup (Defunct) | – | No |
| 4 | Aggregate | 0 | |
| International (Non-official) | |||
| 1 | Arab Champions League | 3 | No |
| 1 | Arab Cup Winners' Cup (Defunct) | – | No |
| – | Arab Super Cup (Defunct) | 1 | No |
| 2 | Aggregate | 4 | |
| 37 | Total Aggregate | 69 | |
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