2017–18 JS Saoura season

JS Saoura
2017–18 season
Owner	Entreprise Nationale de Forage
President	Mohamed Zerouati
Head coach	Fouad Bouali; (from July 2017); (until January 2018); Karim Khouda; (from January 2018); (until March 2018); Nabil Neghiz; (from 8 March 2018)
Stadium	Stade 20 Août 1955
Ligue 1	Runners–up
Algerian Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: ; Moustapha Djallit (12); All: ; Moustapha Djallit (12); Sid Ali Yahia-Chérif (12)
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

In the 2017–18 season, JS Saoura competed in the Ligue 1 for the 6th season, as well as the Algerian Cup.

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1	30	16	6	8	38	27	+11	053.33	N/A	Runners–up	26 August 2017	19 May 2018
Algerian Cup	4	3	0	1	5	3	+2	075.00	Round of 64	Quarter-final	30 December 2017	3 March 2018
Total	34	19	6	9	43	30	+13	055.88

Updated to match played 19 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	CS Constantine (C)	30	16	9	5	36	26	+10	57	Qualification for the 2018–19 Champions League
2	JS Saoura	30	16	6	8	38	27	+11	54	Qualification for the 2018–19 Champions League
3	NA Hussein Dey	30	11	16	3	36	24	+12	49	Qualification for the 2018–19 Confederation Cup
4	MC Oran	30	12	9	9	40	37	+3	45	Qualification for the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup
5	MC Alger	30	12	8	10	41	32	+9	44

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2018. 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.
(C) Champion

Results summary[]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	16	6	8	38	27	+11	54	12	3	0	24	6	+18	4	3	8	14	21	−7

Last updated: 19 May 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	7	2	2	5	3	5	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	6	6	7	5	7	6	4	3	3	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2018. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Win Draw Loss

26 August 2017 Round 1	JS Kabylie	1–1	JS Saoura	Tizi Ouzou
19:00	36' (pen.)	Soccerway report Live TV: None	22' Yahia-Chérif	Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham

9 September 2017 Round 2	JS Saoura	2–0	US Biskra	Béchar
20:45	Djemaouni 17' (pen.) Bourdim 74'	Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Amine Hansal

15 September 2017 Round 3	JS Saoura	2–0	USM Blida	Béchar
20:00	Yahia-Chérif 39' Laïfaoui 58' (o.g.)	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Mustapha Bessiri

23 September 2017 Round 4	ES Sétif	2–0	JS Saoura	Sétif
17:00	Djabou 28' Amokrane 44'	Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3 / Canal Algérie		Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Referee: Mohamed Saïdi

29 September 2017 Round 5	JS Saoura	2–0	Paradou AC	Béchar
19:00	Djallit 30' Yahia-Chérif 55'	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Missoum Benabdellah

13 October 2017 Round 6	CR Belouizdad	1–1	JS Saoura	Belouizdad
16:00	18'	Soccerway report Live TV: EPTV Terrestre / Algérie 3	22' Djallit	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Said Aouina

17 October 2017 Round 7	JS Saoura	1–0	NA Hussein Dey	Béchar
19:00	Djallit 10'	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Merzoug Brahimi

21 October 2017 Round 8	Olympique de Médéa	2–0	JS Saoura	Médéa
16:00	36', 54'	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade Imam Lyes de Médéa Referee: Abderrezzak Arab

28 October 2017 Round 9	JS Saoura	4–2	DRB Tadjenanet	Béchar
18:00	Djallit 8' (pen.), 28' (pen.), 51' Bourdim 84'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	3' 90' (o.g.) Madani	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal

4 November 2017 Round 10	CS Constantine	4–2	JS Saoura	Constantine
16:00	Abid 15', 21' Madani 23' (o.g.) Lamri 29'	Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3	52' 76' Yahia-Chérif	Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa

11 November 2017 Round 11	JS Saoura	1–0	USM Bel-Abbès	Béchar
18:00	Djallit 30'	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Mohamed Saïdi

16 November 2017 Round 12	USM Alger	0–2	JS Saoura	Bologhine
17:00		Soccerway report Live TV: None	45' Bekakchi 90+3' Yahia-Chérif	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Said Aouina

1 December 2017 Round 13	JS Saoura	1–0	USM El Harrach	Béchar
18:00	Djallit 61'	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Amine Hansal

8 December 2017 Round 14	MC Oran	1–0	JS Saoura	Oran
16:00	25'	Soccerway report Live TV: EPTV Terrestre / Algérie 3		Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium Referee: Lyés Bekouassa

15 December 2017 Round 15	JS Saoura	1–1	MC Alger	Béchar
18:00	14'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	64' El Moudene	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Rafik Achouri

5 January 2018 Round 16	JS Saoura	2–0	JS Kabylie	Béchar
18:00	Djallit 61', 81'	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Abderrezzak Arab

19 January 2018 Round 17	US Biskra	1–0	JS Saoura	Biskra
15:00	20'	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: El Alia Sports Complex Referee: Ahmed Bouzrar

26 January 2018 Round 18	USM Blida	1–0	JS Saoura	Blida
15:00	Frioui 90+1'	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Merzoug Brahimi

6 February 2018 Round 19	JS Saoura	0–0	ES Sétif	Béchar
17:00		Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Mustapha Bessiri

17 February 2018 Round 20	Paradou AC	3–0	JS Saoura	Bologhine
16:00	Naidji 47' El Mellali 83', 86'	Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3		Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal

24 February 2018 Round 21	JS Saoura	1–1	CR Belouizdad	Béchar
16:00	25'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	37' Draoui	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Oukil

10 March 2018 Round 22	NA Hussein Dey	0–0	JS Saoura	Belouizdad
16:00		Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3 / Canal Algérie		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Abderrezzak Arab

17 March 2018 Round 23	JS Saoura	2–0	Olympique de Médéa	Béchar
17:00	Yahia-Chérif 24' Djallit 32' (pen.)	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Redouane Necib

30 March 2018 Round 24	DRB Tadjenanet	2–0	JS Saoura	Tadjenanet
16:00	26' 90+1'	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Lahoua Smaïl Stadium Referee: Abderrazek Hallalchi

6 April 2018 Round 25	JS Saoura	1–0	CS Constantine	Béchar
16:00	Bourdim 71' (pen.)	Soccerway report Live TV: EPTV Terrestre / Canal Algérie		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Merzoug Brahimi

20 April 2018 Round 26	USM Bel-Abbès	0–1	JS Saoura	Sidi Bel Abbès
16:00		Soccerway report Live TV: EPTV Terrestre	85' (pen.) Yahia-Chérif	Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Farouk Mial

24 April 2018 Round 27	JS Saoura	3–2	USM Alger	Béchar
16:00	Bourdim 21', 81' (pen.) Cherifi 53' (o.g.)	Soccerway report Live TV: None	58' (o.g.) 90+1' (pen.) Benmoussa	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Mohamed Saïdi

4 May 2018 Round 28	USM El Harrach	2–3	JS Saoura	Algiers
16:00	Belarbi 32' Mazari 68'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	19' Bekakchi 24' (pen.) Djallit 85' (pen.) Bourdim	Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954 Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Said Aouina

12 May 2018 Round 29	JS Saoura	1–0	MC Oran	Béchar
16:00	Bourdim 90' (pen.)	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Amine Sekhraoui

19 May 2018 Round 30	MC Alger	1–4	JS Saoura	Algiers
16:00	Bendebka 24'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	26', 61', 83' Yahia-Chérif 64' Bourdim	Stadium: July 5, 1962 Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Merzoug Brahimi

Algerian Cup[]

30 December 2017 Round of 64	SA Mohammadia	1–2	JS Saoura	Sidi Bel Abbès
14:00	Yachdir Faycal 88' (pen.)	Report Live TV: None	42' Bourdim 66' Zaidi	Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Abderrazek Hallalchi

15 January 2018 Round of 32	JS Saoura	1–0	ES Sétif	Béchar
17:00	Bourdim 90+1' (pen.)	Report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Lahlou Benbraham

2 February 2018 Round of 16	JS Saoura	1–0	USM Alger	Béchar
17:00	Yahia-Chérif 81'	Report Live TV: EPTV Terrestre / TV Tamazight 4		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Farouk Mial

3 March 2018 Quarter-finals	USM Bel-Abbès	2–1	JS Saoura	Sidi Bel Abbès
16:00	Seguer 61' Belahouel 86'	Report Live TV: Algérie 3	28' Yahia-Chérif	Stadium: February 24, 1956 Stadium Referee: Said Aouina

Squad information[]

Playing statistics[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ligue 1		Algerian Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
30	GK	ALG	Khaled Boukacem	29	0	29	0	0	0
	GK	ALG		1	0	1	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ALG	Mohamed El Amine Barka	21	0	21	0	0	0
4	DF	ALG	Ibrahim Bekakchi	26	2	26	2	0	0
12	DF	ALG		6	0	6	0	0	0
	DF	SEN		12	0	12	0	0	0
5	DF	ALG	Mohamed Amine Madani	19	0	19	0	0	0
15	DF	ALG		14	0	14	0	0	0
24	DF	ALG	Mohamed Tiboutine	24	0	24	0	0	0
	DF	ALG		5	0	5	0	0	0
Midfielders
22	MF	ALG	Djamel Belalem	24	0	24	0	0	0
25	MF	ALG		9	0	9	0	0	0
10	MF	ALG	Abderrahmane Bourdim	26	8	26	8	0	0
13	MF	ALG	Nabil Bousmaha	28	0	28	0	0	0
26	MF	ALG		23	2	23	2	0	0
18	MF	ALG	Messala Merbah	27	0	27	0	0	0
	MF	ALG	Billel Messaoudi	3	0	3	0	0	0
7	MF	ALG		17	1	17	1	0	0
	MF	ALG		1	0	1	0	0	0
Forwards
	FW	LBY	Mohamed Al Ghanodi	8	0	8	0	0	0
17	FW	ALG	Moustapha Djallit	27	12	27	12	0	0
9	FW	ALG	Antar Djemaouni	5	1	5	1	0	0
8	FW	ALG	Sid Ali Yahia-Chérif	27	10	27	10	0	0
19	FW	ALG	Hamza Zaidi	23	0	23	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 12 June 2018
Source: fr.soccerway.com

Goalscorers[]

Squad list[]

As of August 25, 2017. 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	Houari Djemili
2	DF	ALG	Mohamed El Amine Barka
4	DF	ALG	Ibrahim Bekakchi
5	DF	ALG
7	MF	ALG
8	FW	ALG	Sid Ali Yahia-Chérif
9	FW	ALG	Antar Djemaouni
10	MF	ALG	Abderrahmane Bourdim
11	FW	ALG
12	DF	ALG
13	MF	ALG	Nabil Bousmaha
15	DF	ALG
16	GK	ALG


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	ALG	Moustapha Djallit (captain)
18	DF	ALG	Messala Merbah
19	FW	ALG	Hamza Zaidi
20	MF	ALG
22	MF	ALG	Djamel Belalem
23	DF	CMR
24	DF	ALG	Mohamed Tiboutine
25	DF	ALG
26	MF	ALG
30	GK	ALG	Khaled Boukacem
-	FW	ALG
-	MF	ALG

Transfers[]

In[]

Date	Pos	Player	From club	Transfer fee	Source
2 July 2017	DF		ASM Oran	Free transfer	^[1]
2 July 2017	MF		US Biskra	Free transfer	^[1]
5 July 2017	DF		MO Béjaïa	Free transfer	^[2]
7 July 2017	MF		US Biskra	Free transfer	^[3]
19 July 2017	FW	Antar Djemaouni	MC Alger	Free transfer	^[4]
19 July 2017			MC El Eulma	Free transfer	^[4]
26 July 2017	FW	Sid Ali Yahia-Chérif	CR Belouizdad	Free transfer	^[5]
30 July 2017	CB	Mohamed Amine Madani	USM Alger	Undisclosed	^[6]
24 December 2017	GK		USM El Harrach	Free transfer (Released)	^[7]
11 January 2018	FW	Mohamed Al Ghanodi	Al Ahli Tripoli	Free transfer	^[8]

Out[]

Date	Pos	Player	To club	Transfer fee	Source
21 July 2017	MF	Said Sayah	CR Belouizdad	Free transfer	^[9]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Barka et Benkouider signent à la JSSaoura". sport.observalgerie.com. Retrieved 23 July 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Bencherifa Zakaria Seyf El Hak signe à la JSSaoura". sport.observalgerie.com. Retrieved 23 July 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Mohamed Amine Kabari signe à la JSSaoura". sport.observalgerie.com. Retrieved 23 July 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Ligue 1 Mobilis: Djemaouni (MC Alger) et Bourahla (MC El Eulma) rejoignent la JS Saoura". aps.dz. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
^ "Yahia Cherif signe pour 2 ans à la JSS". sport.observalgerie.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
^ "JS Saoura : Mohamed Amine Madani s'engage pour trois saisons". footalgerien.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
^ "USM Harrach : Le gardien Mohamed Seddik Mokrani file à la JS Saoura". footalgerien.com. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
^ "Transferts : La JS Saoura attire Al Ghanodi". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^ "Sayah Said signe 3 ans au CRBelouizdad". sport.observalgerie.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.

[renouvellent1-1] "Barka et Benkouider signent à la JSSaoura". sport.observalgerie.com. Retrieved 23 July 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Bencherifa Zakaria Seyf El Hak signe à la JSSaoura". sport.observalgerie.com. Retrieved 23 July 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Mohamed Amine Kabari signe à la JSSaoura". sport.observalgerie.com. Retrieved 23 July 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[renouvellent-4] "Ligue 1 Mobilis: Djemaouni (MC Alger) et Bourahla (MC El Eulma) rejoignent la JS Saoura". aps.dz. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

[5] "Yahia Cherif signe pour 2 ans à la JSS". sport.observalgerie.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

[6] "JS Saoura : Mohamed Amine Madani s'engage pour trois saisons". footalgerien.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[7] "USM Harrach : Le gardien Mohamed Seddik Mokrani file à la JS Saoura". footalgerien.com. Retrieved 26 December 2017.

[8] "Transferts : La JS Saoura attire Al Ghanodi". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[9] "Sayah Said signe 3 ans au CRBelouizdad". sport.observalgerie.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.

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