JS Saoura

Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura (Arabic: الشبيبة الرياضية للساورة‎), known simply as JS Saoura or JSS for short, is an Algerian football club founded in the town of Méridja in the Béchar Province.[2] They take their name from the Saoura valley of southwestern Algeria. The club was founded in 2008 and its colours are green and yellow. Their home stadium, Stade 20 Août 1955 in Béchar, has a capacity of 20,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

JS Saoura
Full nameJeunesse Sportive de la Saoura
Nickname(s)JSS
The Eagles
FoundedSeptember 2008 in Méridja
GroundStade 20 Août 1955
Capacity20,000
PresidentMohamed Zerouati
Head CoachMeziane Ighil[1]
LeagueLigue Professionnelle 1
2019–20Ligue Professionnelle 1, 6th

History

In the 2009–2010 season, JS Saoura won the West division of the 2009–10 Inter-Régions Division.[3] The previous season, JS Saoura was playing in the Regional Béchar League, where it also finished first and won promotion to the Inter-Régions Division.

In the 2010–2011 season, JS Saoura finished first in the Centre-Ouest division of the Championnat National de Football Amateur to win promotion to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 for the first time in its history.[4]

On April 17, 2012, JS Saoura beat SA Mohammadia 3–1 in their week 28 match up of the 2011-12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 to guarantee promotion to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.[5]

A new professional era
Logo of ENAFOR

In 2012 the Entreprise Nationale de Forage (ENAFOR), a firm of the petroleum company Sonatrach decided to sponsor the club.[6]

By season
Season Division Pos. G W D L GS GA P National Cup African Cup Notes
2008–09 Ligue Régional I 1 ---- --- --
2009–10 Inter-Régions 1 281774 392058 -- Promoted to LNF Amateur
2010–11 LNF Amateur 1 241563 462351 Round of 64- Promoted to Ligue 2
2011–12 Ligue 2 2 301758 482656 Round of 16- Promoted to Ligue 1
2012–13 Ligue 1 9 3010812 282638 Round of 64-
2013–14 Ligue 1 9 3013611 383645 Round of 64-
2014–15 Ligue 1 11 3010911 262939 Round of 64-
2015–16 Ligue 1 2 3012126 392548 Round of 32- Qualification for the CAF CL
2016–17 Ligue 1 5 301299 3430+4 Round of 16Preliminary round
2017–18 Ligue 1 2 301668 3827+11 Quarter-finals- Qualification for the CAF CL
2018–19 Ligue 1

Honours

Domestic Competitions
Runner-up (2) : 2015–16, 2017–18
Runner-up (1) : 2011–12
Winner (1) : 2010–11
Winner (1) : 2009–10
Winner (1) : 2008–09

Performance in CAF competitions
2017 – Preliminary round
2018–19 – Group stage

Records since 2012
  • Players
  • Club
    • First match:
    • First Ligue 1 match: JS Saoura 0-1 CR Belouizdad (2012–13 Ligue 1, 8 September 2012);
    • First Algerian Cup match:
    • First match in international club competitions: JS Saoura 1-1 Enugu Rangers (2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, 10 February 2017);
    • First goal in international competitions: Abderrahmane Bourdim (2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, 10 February 2017);
    • Biggest win:
    • Biggest Ligue 1 win: 4–0 (against CA Bordj Bou Arreridj (May 24, 2014), ASM Oran (Dec 25, 2015), NA Hussein Dey (Feb 12, 2016), Ligue 1);
    • Biggest Ligue 1 defeat: 2–5 (against USM Alger, Ligue 1, Jun 14, 2017);
    • Most consecutive League wins in a season: 6 (from 06.04.2018 to 19.05.2018)
    • Most consecutive League Undefeated in a season: 8 (from 06.04.2018 to 17.08.2018)
    • Most consecutive home league wins in a season: 10 (from 13.05.2017 to 15.12.2017)
    • Most consecutive home matches without defeats: 58 (from 6.02.2015 to 15.09.2018)

Players

Algerian teams are limited to two foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;

Current squad

As of 27 October, 2020.[7] 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 Zakaria Saidi
2 DF  ALG Riyane Akacem
3 DF  ALG Abdelkadir Bensalah
4 DF  ALG Abdelkrim Allaoui
5 FW  ALG Farouk Slimani
6 MF  ALG Abderrazak Khelifi
7 MF  ALG Abdeldjalil Taki Eddine Saâd
8 FW  ALG Sid Ali Yahia-Chérif (captain)
9 FW  ALG Billel Messaoudi
10 FW  ALG Mehdi Droueche
11 FW  ALG Aimen Lahmeri
12 DF  ALG Oussama Kaddour
13 GK  ALG Aymen Mouyet
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  ALG Oussama Meddahi
15 DF  ALG Fateh Talah
16 GK  ALG Zakaria Haouli
17 DF  ALG Mohamed Amrane
18 MF  ALG Mohamed Daoud
19 FW  ALG Hamza Zaidi
20 MF  ALG Walid Belhamri
21 MF  ALG Belaid Hamidi
22 DF  ALG Imadeddine Boubekeur
24 DF  ALG Mohamed Lamine Boutouala
25 DF  ALG Adel Bouchiba
26 MF  ALG Mohamed El Amine Hammia

Personnel

Current technical staff
Position Staff
Head coachMeziane Ighil
Assistant coach
Goalkeeping coachSalah Laouti
Fitness coach

Managers
  • Mohamed Belhafiane (Aug 1, 2008–June 30, 2011)
  • Abdellah Mecheri (July 1, 2011–Aug 28, 2011)
  • Mohamed Belhafiane (Sept 1, 2011–June 30, 2012)
  • Chérif Hadjar (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013)
  • Abdelkader Amrani (July 1, 2013–Aug 27, 2013)
  • Ali Mechiche (Aug 29, 2013–Dec 8, 2013)
  • Alain Michel (Dec 20, 2013–Sept 3, 2014)
  • El Hadi Khezzar (Sept 4, 2014–Nov 15, 2014)
  • Denis Goavec (Nov 17, 2013–Feb 3, 2015)
  • Mohamed Belhafiane (Feb 4, 2015–Feb 25, 2015)
  • Mohamed Henkouche (Feb 26, 2015–June 30, 2015)
  • Bernard Simondi (July 1, 2015–Oct 3, 2015)
  • Karim Khouda (Oct 4, 2015–Apr 4, 2016)
  • Abdelkader Gourari (Apr 5, 2016–Jun 30, 2016)
  • Sébastien Desabre (Jul 1, 2016–Aug 31, 2016)
  • Salem Laoufi (Sep 1, 2016–Sep 26, 2016)
  • Karim Khouda (Sep 27, 2016–May 30, 2017)
  • Walid Bouzerag (Jun 1, 2017–Jun 30, 2017)
  • Fouad Bouali (Jul 7, 2017–Jan 28, 2018)
  • Karim Khouda (Jan 29, 2018–Mar 5, 2018)
  • Nabil Neghiz (Mar 8, 2018–Jan 19, 2019)
  • Karim Zaoui Jan 20, 2019–May 26, 2019)
  • Moez Bouakaz (Jul 2, 2019–Aug 6, 2019)
  • Moustapha Djallit (Aug 13, 2019–Sep 13, 2019)
  • Lyamine Bougherara (Sep 13, 2019–Dec 24, 2019)
  • Meziane Ighil (Jan 2, 2020–)

References
  1. "Ligue 1 : JS Saoura : Meziane Ighil, 4ème entraineur de la saison".
  2. Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura Archived 12 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Inter-région : JS Saoura, WAB et ABS champions". Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  4. DNA : La JS Saoura rejoint le MO Bejaia en Ligue 2 Archived 25 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "La JS Saoura accède à la ligue 1 !" (in French). DZFoot. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  6. "Sonatrach et ses filières reprendront le MCA, le MCO, le CSC et la JSS". Algérie1.com. Abbès Zineb. August 18, 2012.
  7. "FICHE DU CLUB: JS SAOURA".
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