2018–19 ES Sétif season

In the 2018–19 season, ES Sétif is competing in Ligue 1 for the 49th season. It is their 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They will be competing in Ligue 1, the Champions League, Club Championship and the Algerian Cup.

ES Sétif
2018–19 season
ChairmanHassan Hammar
Head coachRachid Taoussi
(from 1 June 2018)[1]
(until 23 November 2018)[2]
Noureddine Zekri
(from 24 November 2018)[3]
(from 5 February 2019)[4]
Nabil Neghiz
(from 7 February 2019)[5]
StadiumStade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif
Ligue 15th
Algerian CupSemi-final
Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Club ChampionshipSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Habib Bouguelmouna (9)

All:
Habib Bouguelmouna (14)

Mid-season

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 30 13 6 11 34 24 +10 043.33 N/A 5th 11 August 2018 26 May 2019
Algerian Cup 7 5 0 2 11 5 +6 071.43 Round of 64 Semi-final 19 December 2018 25 April 2019
Champions League 8 4 3 1 10 12 −2 050.00 Group stage Semi-final 17 July 2018 23 October 2018
Club Championship 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 025.00 First round Second round 31 July 2018 4 December 2018
Total 49 23 10 16 58 45 +13 046.94

Updated to match played 26 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Paradou AC 30 14 6 10 38 24 +14 48 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 JS Saoura 30 13 8 9 33 22 +11 47 Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup
5 ES Sétif 30 13 6 11 34 24 +10 45
6 MC Alger 30 11 10 9 35 36 1 43 Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup
7 CS Constantine 30 10 10 10 30 24 +6 40
Source: DZFoot
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 13 6 11 34 24  +10 45 9 3 3 25 9  +16 4 3 8 9 15  −6

Last updated: 28 May 2019.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLDWWDDLWWWLWLLLWLWLLWLWDDDWLW
Position167523454333233335377675655455
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2019. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 August 2018 Round 1 ES Sétif 3–0 USM Bel Abbès Sétif
20:00 Rebiai  29'
Ghacha  48'
Djabou  57'
Soccerway report Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Redouane Necib
25 August 2018 Round 2 AS Ain M'lila 1–0 ES Sétif Batna
17:00 Benchaira  44' Soccerway report Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Missoum Benabdellah
1 September 2018 Round 4 MC Alger 0–1 ES Sétif Algiers
21:00 Soccerway report Djahnit  51' Stadium: July 5, 1962 Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Bessiri
4 September 2018 Round 3 ES Sétif 1–1 Paradou AC Sétif
21:00 Bouguelmouna  88' (pen.) Soccerway report Naidji  60' Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Said Aouina
10 September 2018 Round 5 ES Sétif 3–2 CR Belouizdad Sétif
19:00 Lakroum  10' (pen.)
Bouguelmouna  84' (pen.), 90+6'
Soccerway report Bourenane  28', 43' Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Ahmed Bouzrar
17 September 2018 Round 6 ES Sétif 1–1 DRB Tadjenanet Sétif
19:00 Bakir  68' Soccerway report Hammouche  74' Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Hamza Bouslimani
27 September 2018 Round 8 ES Sétif 0–1 JS Kabylie Sétif
19:00 Soccerway report Benyoucef  76' Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef
7 October 2018 Round 9 MC Oran 0–1 ES Sétif Oran
17:00 Soccerway report Chibane  84' (o.g.) Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium
Referee: Lyés Bekouassa
11 October 2018 Round 10 ES Sétif 2–0 CS Constantine Sétif
17:45 Rebiai  48', 61' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Mustapha Bessiri
15 October 2018 Round 7 Olympique de Médéa 2–2 ES Sétif Médéa
15:00 Sameur  22'
Khaldi  88'
Soccerway report Aiboud  28' (pen.)
Lakroum  70'
Stadium: Stade Imam Lyes de Médéa
Referee: Mohamed Saïdi
5 November 2018 Round 13 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 1–2 ES Sétif Bordj Bou Arréridj
16:00 Athmani  41' Soccerway report Djahnit  74' (pen.)
Lakroum  88'
Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Lyés Bekouassa
10 November 2018 Round 14 ES Sétif 0–1 JS Saoura Sétif
17:00 Soccerway report Hammia  32' Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Ahmed Bouzrar
16 November 2018 Round 12 ES Sétif 0–1 NA Hussein Dey Sétif
18:00 Soccerway report Alati  15' Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Redouane Necib
22 November 2018 Round 15 MO Béjaïa 1–0 ES Sétif Béjaïa
18:00 Aibout  62' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine
Referee: Hamza Bouslimani
29 November 2018 Round 11 USM Alger 0–1 ES Sétif Bologhine
17:45 Soccerway report Bedrane  15' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Bessiri
4 January 2019 Round 16 USM Bel Abbès 2–0 ES Sétif Sidi Bel Abbès
16:00 Benayad  22', 45' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956
Referee: Farouk Mial
11 January 2019[note 1] Round 17 ES Sétif AS Ain M'lila Sétif
16:00 Soccerway report Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Mustapha Bessiri
18 January 2019 Round 18 Paradou AC 1–1 ES Sétif Bologhine
17:45 Naidji  77' Soccerway report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Bessiri
26 January 2019[note 2] Round 19 ES Sétif MC Alger Sétif
16:00 Soccerway report Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Farouk Mial
30 January 2019 Round 17 ES Sétif 4–0 AS Ain M'lila Sétif
16:00 Djabou  17', 33', 84'
Bouguelmouna  81'
Soccerway report Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Merzoug Brahimi
5 February 2019 Round 20 CR Belouizdad 1–0 ES Sétif Belouizdad
15:00 Bouchar  43' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Referee: Abderrezzak Arab
9 February 2019 Round 21 DRB Tadjenanet 2–0 ES Sétif Tadjenanet
17:45 Bensaha  26'
Ounnas  30'
Soccerway report Stadium: Lahoua Smaïl Stadium
Referee: Lyés Bekouassa
13 February 2019 Round 22 ES Sétif 1–0 Olympique de Médéa Sétif
17:00 Bouguelmouna  9' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Ali Nader
2 March 2019 Round 23 JS Kabylie 1–0 ES Sétif Tizi Ouzou
17:45 Abdul Razak  59' Soccerway report Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium
Referee: Said Aouina
9 March 2019 Round 19 ES Sétif 2–0 MC Alger Sétif
17:45 Bouguelmouna  30' (pen.), 83' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Farouk Mial
17 March 2019 Round 24 ES Sétif 4–1 MC Oran Sétif
17:45 Djahnit  28'
Bouguelmouna  42', 59'
Radouani  79'
Soccerway report Mahammedi  48' Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Hamza Bouslimani
2 April 2019 Round 25 CS Constantine 1–1 ES Sétif Constantine
17:00 Djabout  64' Soccerway report Bakir  80' Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui
Referee: Mustapha Bessiri
21 April 2019 Round 26 ES Sétif 1–1 USM Alger Sétif
16:00 Radouani  74' Soccerway report
Live TV:
Canal Algérie
Ellafi  42' Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Mohamed Saïdi
11 May 2019 Round 27 NA Hussein Dey 0–0 ES Sétif Belouizdad
16:00 Soccerway report Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
16 May 2019 Round 28 ES Sétif 1–0 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj Sétif
22:30 Deghmoum  83' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Missoum Benabdellah
21 May 2019 Round 29 JS Saoura 2–1 ES Sétif Béchar
22:30 Zaidi  15'
Hammia  45+2'
Soccerway report Bakir  45+1' (pen.) Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Referee: Lyés Bekouassa
26 May 2019 Round 30 ES Sétif 2–0 MO Béjaïa Sétif
22:30 Aiboud  55'
Draoui  82'
Soccerway report Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa

Algerian Cup

19 December 2018 Round of 64 ES Sétif 1–0 Olympique de Médéa Sétif
18:00 Banouh  10' Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Lyés Bekouassa
15 January 2019 Round of 32 A Bou Saâda 0–1 ES Sétif Bou Saâda
14:00 Bedrane  7' Stadium: Mokhtar Abdellatif Stadium
Referee: Abderrezzak Arab
22 January 2019 Round of 16 ES Sétif 3–1 USM Alger Sétif
17:00 Bedrane  3'
Ferhani  51'
Djabou  79'

Live TV:
EPTV Terrestre
Cherifi  48' (pen.) Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Redouane Necib
19 February 2019 QF 1st leg USM Annaba 2–0 ES Sétif Annaba
15:00 Sahbi  18'
Rebiai  58' (pen.)
Stadium: May 19, 1956 Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Saidi
27 February 2019 QF 2nd leg ES Sétif 4–0 USM Annaba Sétif
17:00 Bouguelmouna  30', 71'
Bakir  73'
Ghacha  90+3'
Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
16 April 2019 SF 1st leg ES Sétif 1–2 JSM Béjaïa Sétif
17:00 Djahnit  60' Niati  70'
Baiteche  89'
Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa
25 April 2019 SF 2nd leg JSM Béjaïa 0–1 ES Sétif Béjaïa
17:00 Samir Aiboud  14' Stadium: Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Hamza Bouslimani

Champions League

Group stage

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TPM ESS DHJ MCA
1 TP Mazembe 6 3 3 0 10 4 +6 12 Quarter-finals 4–1 1–1 1–0
2 ES Sétif 6 2 2 2 7 9 2 8 1–1 2–1 0–1
3 Difaâ El Jadidi 6 1 3 2 6 7 1 6 0–2 1–1 2–0
4 MC Alger 6 1 2 3 4 7 3 5 1–1 1–2 1–1
Source: CAF
17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) 3 ES Sétif 2–1 Difaâ El Jadidi Sétif
20:00 UTC+1 Bouguelmouna  21'
Ghacha  89'
Report Bamaamar  4' Stadium: Stade du 8-Mai-1945
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
27 July 2018 (2018-07-27) 4 Difaâ El Jadidi 1–1 ES Sétif El Jadida
20:00 UTC+1 Msuva  23' Report Bouguelmouna  32' (pen.) Stadium: Stade El Abdi
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
17 August 2018 (2018-08-17) 5 ES Sétif 1–1 TP Mazembe Sétif
20:00 UTC+1 Bakir  59' Report Chongo  76' Stadium: Stade du 8-Mai-1945
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) 6 MC Alger 1–2 ES Sétif Algiers
14:00 UTC+1 Derrardja  41' Report Djahnit  5'
Bouguelmouna  27'
Stadium: Stade du 5-Juillet-1962
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

14 September 2018 (2018-09-14) First leg ES Sétif 1–0 Wydad Casablanca Sétif
20:00 UTC+1 Diomande  16' Report Stadium: Stade du 8-Mai-1945
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
21 September 2018 (2018-09-21) Second leg Wydad Casablanca 0–0 ES Sétif Casablanca
20:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Semi-finals

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) First leg Al-Ahly 2–0 ES Sétif Cairo
21:00 UTC+2 Soliman  23'
Mohareb  41'
Report Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) Second leg ES Sétif 2–1 Al-Ahly Sétif
20:00 UTC+1 Bakir  67'
Ghacha  72'
Report Soliman  61' Stadium: Stade du 8-Mai-1945
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Club Championship Cup

First round

31 July 2018 First leg Al-Ain 1–2 ES Sétif Zagreb
17:00 CEST Diaky  21' (pen.) Report Djabou  40', 81' Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Referee: Turki Al-Khudair (Saudi Arabia)
4 August 2018 Second leg ES Sétif 0–1 Al-Ain Zagreb
19:00 CEST Diaky  45' Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Second round

28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) First leg ES Sétif 0–1 Al-Ahli Jeddah Sétif
20:00 UTC+2 DZfoot report
Live TV:
Abu Dhabi Sports
Ghareeb  56' Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) Second leg Al-Ahli Jeddah 1–1 ES Sétif Jeddah
19:30 UTC+3 Al-Mowalad  49' DZfoot report
Live TV:
Abu Dhabi Sports
Banouh  17' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 6,130
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Squad information

Playing statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLigue 1Algerian CupChampions LeagueClub Championship
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Moustapha Zeghba 360200507040
30 GK Abderrahmane Boultif 130100201000
GK Salem Herrada 1010000000
Defenders
4 DF Anes Saâd 11050105000
25 DF Miloud Rebiai 423233708040
8 DF Houari Ferhani 441260618040
13 DF Abdelkrim Nemdil 280220500010
15 DF Abdelkader Bedrane 374202528040
17 DF Saâdi Radouani 412242508040
DF Abbés Aïchoune 2010100000
DF Abderraouf Seddik Boussoualim 1010000000
Midfielders
10 MF Abdelmoumene Djabou 347164718032
6 MF Ilyes Sidhoum 240120308010
7 MF Akram Djahnit 405253417140
11 MF Mohamed Islam Bakir 456293617230
24 MF Amir Karaoui 250190300030
17 MF Zakaria Draoui 391281700040
21 MF Samir Aiboud 413232618040
26 MF Mustapha Boussif 7020004010
29 DF Youcef Laouafi 210180200010
MF Ahmed Kendouci 5050000000
MF Ibrahim Hachoud 2020000000
Forwards
9 FW Habib Bouguelmouna 2514129428310
29 FW Houssam Ghacha 404261716210
18 FW Hamza Banouh 322170616031
20 FW Chouaib Debbih 10060400000
FW Khier-Anes Belaïd 1010000000
FW Abderrahim Deghmoum 9181100000
FW Abdallah Salaheddine Rahba 1010000000
Players transferred out during the season
20 MF Isla Daoudi Diomande 11040005020
23 FW Sid Ali Lakroum 143123000020

Last updated: 11 June 2018
Source: fr.soccerway.com

Squad list

As of August 11, 2018. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ALG Moustapha Zeghba
5 MF  GAB Franck Obambou
6 MF  ALG Ilyes Sidhoum
7 MF  ALG Akram Djahnit
8 DF  ALG Houari Ferhani
9 FW  ALG Habib Bouguelmouna
10 FW  ALG Abdelmoumene Djabou
11 MF  ALG Mohamed Islam Bakir
13 DF  ALG Abdelkrim Nemdil
14 MF  ALG Amir Karaoui
15 DF  ALG Abdelkader Bedrane
16 GK  ALG Hocine Nasri
17 MF  ALG Zakaria Draoui
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  ALG Hamza Banouh
19 DF  ALG Saâdi Radouani
20 FW  ALG Chouaib Debbih
21 MF  ALG Samir Aiboud
23 FW  ALG Ali Lakroum
24 DF  ALG Anes Saad
25 DF  ALG Miloud Rebiai
26 MF  ALG Mustapha Boussif
27 FW  ALG Houssam Ghacha
28 MF  CIV Isla Daoudi Diomande
29 DF  ALG Youcef Laouafi
30 GK  ALG Abderrahmane Boultif

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
27 May 2018DF Houari FerhaniJS KabylieFree transfer[8]
27 May 2018MF Zakaria DraouiCR BelouizdadFree transfer[8]
28 May 2018FW Sid Ali LakroumCR BelouizdadFree transfer[9]
29 May 2018DF Saâdi RadouaniJS KabylieFree transfer[10]
2 June 2018MF Chouaib DebbihAS Ain M'lilaFree transfer[11]
3 June 2018DF Houssemeddine GuechaUSM BlidaFree transfer[12]
4 June 2018FW Habib BouguelmounaUSM Bel AbbèsFree transfer[13]
4 June 2018MF Benamar MellelUSM El HarrachFree transfer[14]
4 June 2018GK Abderrahmane BoultifJS KabylieFree transfer
5 June 2018MF Sabri BoumaizaRC KoubaFree transfer[15]
5 July 2018MF Amir KaraouiMC AlgerFree transfer[16]
10 July 2018DF Isla Daoudi Diomandé SO CholetFree transfer[17]
7 August 2018FW Youssef LaoufiMC El EulmaFree transfer[18]
14 January 2019FW Ifeanyi Ifeanyi Akwa UnitedFree transfer[19]

Out

Date Pos Player To club Transfer fee Source
25 May 2018MF Zakaria HaddoucheMC AlgerFree transfer[20]
6 June 2018MF Hamza Aït OuamarMC OranFree transfer[21]
8 June 2018FW Abdelhakim AmokraneMO BéjaïaFree transfer (Released)[22]
9 June 2018MF Sid Ahmed AouedjJS SaouraFree transfer (Released)[23]
19 June 2018FW Mourad BenayadUSM Bel AbbèsFree transfer (Released)[24]
2 July 2018DF Mohamed Khoutir ZitiCA Bordj Bou ArreridjFree transfer[25]
9 July 2018DF Djamel IbouzidèneAS Ain M'lilaFree transfer
18 December 2018MF Isla Daoudi DiomandéCA Bordj Bou ArreridjFree transfer
15 January 2019FW Ali Lakroum Al-QaisumahFree transfer[26]

Notes

  1. The match was originally to be played on 11 January 2019, 16:00, but it was postponed due to heavy snowfall.[6]
  2. The match was originally to be played on 26 January 2019, 16:00, but it was postponed due to heavy snowfall.[7]

References

  1. "ESS : Taoussi et Boultif ont signé". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. "ES Sétif : Taoussi n'est plus entraîneur". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. "ES Sétif : Zekri, nouvel entraîneur du club". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. "ESS : Zekri démissionne, Hammar négocie avec Neghiz". elmoudjahid.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. "Officiel : Nabil Neghiz nouvel entraîneur de l'ES Sétif". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  6. "Ligue 1 (J17) : ES Sétif - AS Ain M'lila reporté". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  7. "L1 (J19) : Le match ESS-MCA reporté aussi". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  8. "ESS : Ferhani et Draoui signent". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  9. "Mercato : Lakroum officiellement à l'ESS". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  10. "ESS : Radouani signe, Rebiaï prolonge". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  11. "ESS : Chouaib Debbih signe pour 2 saisons". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  12. "ESS : Guecha s'engage en faveur de l'Entente". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  13. "ESS : El Habib Bouguelmouna 8e recrue !". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  14. "ESS : Benamar Mellel a signé deux saisons". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  15. "ES Sétif : Trois nouvelles recrues débarquent". footalgerien.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  16. "ESS : Retour d'Amir Karaoui officialisé". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  17. "ESS : Signature d'un arrière droit étranger". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  18. "ESS : Laoufi, 12e recrue sétifienne". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  19. "ESS : Ifeanyi Ifeanyi s'engage en faveur de l'Entente". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  20. "MCA : Zakaria Haddouche signe pour 2 ans". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  21. "MC Oran : Ait Ouameur sixième recrue". footalgerien.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  22. "Transferts : Deux joueurs signent au MOB". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  23. "JSS : Aouedj et Bouchiba signent à Saoura". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  24. "USMBA : Mourad Benayad signe deux ans". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  25. "CABBA : Ziti s'engage pour deux saisons". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  26. "Arabie S. : Larkoum et Chibane signent à Al Qaisouma". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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