Espérance's series of 85 matches unbeaten in the Tunisian league

season  round date      h/a  opponent                 score

1997/98  9    19/10/97  home Club Africain             1-2
        10    29/10/97  away CA Bizertin               2-0
        11     2/11/97  home AS Marsa                  2-0
        12     9/11/97  away Olympique Kef             3-0
        13    30/11/97  home Etoile du Sahel (Sousse)  2-0
        14     7/12/97  away CS Hamam Lif              3-0
        15    14/12/97  home CO Médenine               2-0
        16    27/12/97  home Stade Tunisien            3-1
        17    10/ 1/98  away Olympique Béja            3-0
        18    13/ 1/98  home ES Zarzis                 2-0
        19    18/ 1/98  away JS Kairouan               3-1
        20     7/ 3/98  home CS Sfaxien                0-0
        21    11/ 3/98  away CO Transports             3-1
        22    25/ 3/98  away Club Africain             1-1
        23    29/ 3/98  home CA Bizertin               3-0
        24     9/ 4/98  away AS Marsa                  2-0
        25    12/ 4/98  home Olympique Kef             5-0 
        26    19/ 4/98  away Etoile du Sahel (Sousse)  1-0

1998/99  1    15/ 8/98  home CA Bizertin               4-2
Group A  2    22/ 8/98  away Stade Tunisien            2-0
         3    29/ 8/98  home CO Transports             1-1
         4    12/ 9/98  away Etoile du Sahel (Sousse)  2-0
         5    23/ 9/98  home US Monastir               3-1
         6    14/10/98  away Olympique Béja            1-1
         7    17/10/98  home CO Médenine               4-0
         8    24/10/98  away CA Bizertin               0-0
         9    31/10/98  home Stade Tunisien            2-1
        10    14/11/98  away CO Transports             2-1
        11    28/11/98  home Etoile du Sahel (Sousse)  1-1
        12    16/12/98  away US Monastir               2-2
        13    20/12/98  home Olympique Béja            2-2
        14    27/12/98  away CO Médenine               3-0
Final
Round    1    31/ 1/99  home AS Marsa                  2-0
         2     7/ 2/99  away CS Sfaxien                0-0
         3    14/ 2/99  home US Monastir               2-1
         4    16/ 3/99  away ES Zarzis                 1-0
         5    21/ 3/99  home Etoile du Sahel (Sousse)  2-1
         6     1/ 4/99  away Club Africain             1-0
         7    17/ 4/99  home CA Bizertin               4-1
         8    21/ 4/99  away AS Marsa                  2-0
         9    25/ 4/99  home CS Sfaxien                2-1
        10     5/ 5/99  away US Monastir               4-2
        11     9/ 5/99  home ES Zarzis                 5-0
        12    19/ 5/99  away Etoile du Sahel (Sousse)  1-1
        13    23/ 5/99  home Club Africain             4-0
        14    28/ 5/99  away CA Bizertin               1-1

1999/00  1    15/ 8/99  away CO Transports             2-0
         2    25/ 8/99  home JS Kairouan               4-0
         3    29/ 8/99  away ES Zarzis                 2-1
         4     9/ 9/99  home CS Sfaxien                2-0
         5    13/ 9/99  home Olympique Béja            2-0
         6    22/ 9/99  home US Monastir               2-0
         7    26/ 9/99  away CA Bizertin               2-0
         8     3/10/99  home Etoile du Sahel (Sousse)  3-1
         9     5/12/99  away Stade Tunisien            4-1
        10    18/12/99  home Club Africain             4-0
        11    22/12/99  away ES Zarzis                 1-0
        12    26/12/99  home CO Transports             2-0
        13    28/12/99  away JS Kairouan               0-0
        14     1/ 3/00  home AS Marsa                  5-0
        15     5/ 3/00  away CS Sfaxien                4-0
        16    22/ 3/00  away Olympique Béja            3-2
        17    26/ 4/00  away US Monastir               4-0
        18    30/ 4/00  home CA Bizertin               1-0
        19    11/ 5/00  away Etoile du Sahel (Sousse)  0-0
        20    14/ 5/00  home Stade Tunisien            1-0
        21    20/ 5/00  away Club Africain             2-1
        22     3/ 6/00  home ES Zarzis                 1-1

2000/01  1    12/ 8/00  away CS Hamam Lif              1-0
         2    23/ 8/00  home Olympique Béja            2-0
         3    27/ 8/00  away Stade Tunisien            1-0
         4    17/ 9/00  away CS Sfaxien                0-0
         5    30/ 9/00  home CA Bizertin               3-0
         6    21/10/00  away Etoile du Sahel (Sousse)  0-0
         8     4/11/00  away AS Djerba                 1-0
         9    18/11/00  home Club Africain             2-0
         7    22/11/00  home JS Kairouan               4-0
        11     9/12/00  home ES Zarzis                 4-0
        10    24/12/00  away US Monastir               2-1
        12     6/ 1/01  home CS Hamam Lif              4-1
        14    11/ 2/01  home Stade Tunisien            1-0
        15    13/ 2/01  home CS Sfaxien                2-0
        13    16/ 2/01  away Olympique Béja            1-0
        16     3/ 3/01  away CA Bizertin               1-0
        17    10/ 3/01  home Etoile du Sahel (Sousse)  2-1
        18    16/ 3/01  away JS Kairouan               2-0
        19     4/ 4/01  home AS Djerba                 0-2  [awarded; originally 6-0]

        20     7/ 4/01  away Club Africain             1-1
        21    22/ 4/01  home US Monastir               2-1
        22    25/ 4/01  away ES Zarzis                 2-1

NB: Espérance won their match versus Djerba 6-0 but later (after playing Club
    Africain in round 20, which at the time extended their series to 87 matches)
    had it awarded 0-2 against them, presumably for fielding an ineligible player. 

2001/02  1    26/ 9/01  away ES Zarzis                 1-1
         2    30/ 9/01  away Olympique Béja            2-0
         3    13/10/01  home CS Hamam Lif              2-2
         4    28/10/01  home Stade Tunisien            3-1
         5    11/11/01  away CA Bizertin               1-2

    Disregarding the award of the match against Djerba above, Espérance had 
    an unbeaten series of 93 matches on the pitch.


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Last updated: 17 Nov 2001

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