JS Saoura

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JS Saoura
JS Saoura (logo).png
Full nameJeunesse Sportive de la Saoura
Nickname(s)JSS
The Eagles
FoundedSeptember 2008 in Méridja
GroundStade 20 Août 1955
Capacity20,000
President
Head CoachKais Yakoubi[1]
LeagueLigue Professionnelle 1
2020–21Ligue Professionnelle 1, 3rd
Current season

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.

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 promoted 1 - - - - - - - - -
2009–10 Inter-Régions promoted 1 28 17 7 4 39 20 58 - - Promoted to LNF Amateur
2010–11 LNF Amateur promoted 1 24 15 6 3 46 23 51 Round of 64 - Promoted to Ligue 2
2011–12 Ligue 2 promoted 2 30 17 5 8 48 26 56 Round of 16 - Promoted to Ligue 1
2012–13 Ligue 1 9 30 10 8 12 28 26 38 Round of 64 -
2013–14 Ligue 1 9 30 13 6 11 38 36 45 Round of 64 -
2014–15 Ligue 1 11 30 10 9 11 26 29 39 Round of 64 -
2015–16 Ligue 1 2 30 12 12 6 39 25 48 Round of 32 - Qualification for the CAF CL
2016–17 Ligue 1 5 30 12 9 9 34 30 +4 Round of 16 Preliminary round
2017–18 Ligue 1 2 30 16 6 8 38 27 +11 Quarter-finals - Qualification for the CAF CL
2018–19 Ligue 1

Honours[]

Domestic Competitions[]

Runner-up (2) : 2015–16, 2017–18
  • Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2:
Runner-up (1) : 2011–12
Winner (1) : 2010–11
Winner (1) : 2009–10
Winner (1) :

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: 0–6 (against ASO Chlef (February 20, 2021)
    • 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: 9 (from 22.02.2020 to 8.01.2021)
    • 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 16 September 2021.[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 Algeria ALG
2 DF Algeria ALG
3 DF Algeria ALG
4 DF Algeria ALG
5 FW Algeria ALG
6 MF Algeria ALG
7 MF Algeria ALG
10 FW Algeria ALG
11 FW Algeria ALG
12 DF Algeria ALG
13 GK Algeria ALG
14 DF Algeria ALG
15 DF Algeria ALG
16 GK Algeria ALG
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Algeria ALG
18 MF Algeria ALG
19 FW Algeria ALG Hamza Zaidi
21 MF Algeria ALG
22 DF Algeria ALG
24 DF Algeria ALG
25 DF Algeria ALG
26 MF Algeria ALG
- FW Algeria ALG
- FW Algeria ALG
- FW Algeria ALG
- FW Algeria ALG
- GK Algeria ALG

Personnel[]

Current technical staff[]

Position Staff
Head coach Kais Yakoubi
Assistant coach Moustapha Djallit
Goalkeeping coach Salah Laouti
Fitness coach Larbi Morsli

Managers[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kaïs Yaâcoubi entraîneur de la Jeunesse sportive Saoura".
  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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