JS Saoura
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| Full name | Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura | ||
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| Nickname(s) | JSS The Eagles | ||
| Founded | September 2008 in Méridja | ||
| Ground | Stade 20 Août 1955 | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| President | Mohamed Zerouati | ||
| Head Coach | Meziane Ighil[1] | ||
| League | Ligue Professionnelle 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue Professionnelle 1, 6th | ||
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Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura (Arabic: الشبيبة الرياضية للساورة), known simply as JS Saoura or JSS for short, is an Algerian football club based 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, 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
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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 |
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| 2008–09 | Ligue Régional I | ↑ 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2009–10 | Inter-Régions | ↑ 1 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 58 | - | - | Promoted to LNF Amateur |
| 2010–11 | LNF Amateur | ↑ 1 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 51 | Round of 64 | - | Promoted to Ligue 2 |
| 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | ↑ 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 (1) : 2011–12
- Winner (1) : 2010–11
- Winner (1) : 2009–10
- Winner (1) : 2008–09
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League: 2 appearances
Records since 2012
- Players
- Most appearances: Nabil Bousmaha – 172 (2012–);
- Most goals: Moustapha Djallit – 32 (2015–);
- Most assists: Saïd Sayah and Kaddour Beldjilali – 19;
- 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 22 January, 2020.[7] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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
- ^ "Ligue 1 : JS Saoura : Meziane Ighil, 4ème entraineur de la saison".
- ^ Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura Archived 12 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Inter-région : JS Saoura, WAB et ABS champions". Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ DNA : La JS Saoura rejoint le MO Bejaia en Ligue 2 Archived 25 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sonatrach et ses filières reprendront le MCA, le MCO, le CSC et la JSS". Algérie1.com. Abbès Zineb. August 18, 2012.
- ^ "FICHE DU CLUB: JS SAOURA".