Rugby team
ES Zarzis
Club · Tunisia · Ligue 1
«The Blood and Gold»
Ligue 1 has ES Zarzis back for the 2026–27 season, a return the club has had to earn twice in the past decade and a half. Relegation and promotion have followed each other closely enough that down at the end of 2012–13, back up through the Ligue 2 play-off in 2014, down again in 2021–22 after losing a play-off to ES Métlaoui on penalties. President Aly Oueryemmi spoke publicly that year about match-fixing allegations tied to the relegation.
The club carries the name Espérance Sportive de Zarzis, founded in 1934 by Haj Ali Bouchhioua, and its supporters know it as The Blood and Gold for the yellow and red in the colours. Ghariani, a product of the club itself, played on until 2015. The cup put Zarzis into the CAF Confederation Cup the following year, where they got past US Ouagadougou of Burkina Faso before Morocco's OC Khouribga ended the run with a 6–1 aggregate score.
Latest results
All matches| 5 Sep | Ligue 1 |
US Monastirienne
H
|
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| 4 Sep | CAF Confederation Cup |
Diambars
H
|
3:1 | W |
| 29 Aug | Ligue 1 |
CS Sfaxien
A
|
1:2 | L |
| 23 Aug | Ligue 1 |
Olympique Béja
H
|
1:0 | W |
| 31 May | Cup |
ES Tunis
H
|
0:1 | L |
| 24 May | Cup |
CS Sfaxien
A
|
1:0 | W |
Standing
Ligue 1| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |
 Jeunesse Sportive Omrane
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4:4 | 4 |
| 9 |
 US Ben Guerdane
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
| 10 |
ES Zarzis
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 3 |
| 11 |
 ES Metlaoui
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2:3 | 3 |
| 12 |
 Stade Tunisien
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | 1 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 163| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 163 | 79 | 84 |
| Scored | 206 | 111 | 95 |
| Conceded | 137 | 50 | 87 |
| Scored per game | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Conceded per game | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Difference | +69 | +61 | +8 |
Fixtures of ES Zarzis
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12 Sep · 16:30
Club Africain
A
Ligue 1
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12 Sep · 18:00
Diambars
A
CAF Confederation Cup
-
5 Sep
US Monastirienne
H
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4 Sep
Diambars
H
3:1
W
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29 Aug
CS Sfaxien
A
1:2
L
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23 Aug
Olympique Béja
H
1:0
W
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31 May
ES Tunis
H
0:1
L
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24 May
CS Sfaxien
A
1:0
W
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20 May
Club Athlétique Bizertin
H
2:0
W
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13 May
Club Athlétique Bizertin
A
2:0
W
Honours of ES Zarzis
- Tunisian Cup 2005 1
Transfers
TransfersArrivals
- Halil Genisi Esperance 24/25
- Fallou Formose Mendy Forte Virtus 24/25
- Ashraf Jabri Esperance 23/24
- Nidhal Laif EO Sidi Bouzid 21/22
- Rafik Kabou CS Sfaxien 13/14
- Issam Jebali ES Sahel 12/13 €20.00K
Departures
- Halil Genisi Esperance 25/26
- Ashraf Jabri Esperance 25/26
- Fallou Formose Mendy AS FAR Rabat 24/25 €193.00K
- Nidhal Laif Stade Tunisien 22/23
- Rafik Kabou CS Sfaxien 13/14
- Issam Jebali ES Sahel 12/13