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.[1] 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, 20 August Stadium in Béchar, has a capacity of 20,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
The club formed on June 10, 1968, following the merger of the JSB (Jeunesse Sportive Bécharienne) and the ESD (Étoile du Sud de Debdaba) The club was re-established in September 2008 in the municipality of Méridja and was called as Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura, was born JS Saoura with 4 disciplines Football - Tennis - Volley ball and judo. During the 2008–09 season, JS Saoura played in the Bechar Regional League, where it finished in first place and won the promotion to Inter-regions. The following season, JS Saoura won the West group of the Inter-region division. During the 2010–11 season, JS Saoura finished first in the Center-West Group of the Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur. This allows him to access Ligue 2. On April 17, 2012, the JSS defeated SA Mohammadia 3–1, to end the season in second place in Ligue 2. The club therefore moved up to Ligue 1 and joined for the first time in its history the elite of Algerian football. The club achieved promotion four times in a row to reach in the 2012–13 season to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 as the first club from the southwest, and with financing from Entreprise Nationale de Forage (ENAFOR) a firm of the petroleum company Sonatrach with 75% of the shares, the rest is held by the Amateur Sports Club.[2]
Ligue 1 for the first time
In the first season the goal was to ensure survival in the Ligue 1 and gain experience. In the ninth round in a match against USM El Harrach in Bechar, 45 people, including 32 policemen, were injured in accidents among fans.[3] These incidents occurred in the stands, and after the stadium was stormed by USM El Harrach fans in the 65th minute, and in the face of these floods, the referee was forced to stop the match for security reasons as determined.[4] On December 20, 2013, the club signed French coach Alain Michel to become the first foreign coach to lead the club. At the end of the season the star of the team Kaddour Beldjilali, moved to Étoile du Sahel for 360,000 euros, after a great struggle from several clubs.[5][6] On February 24, 2015, Mustapha Kouici was appointed as the club's general manager for a period of 18 months, Kouici has pledged to put his experience and knowledge at the disposal of the team for the sole purpose of putting it on the right track.[7][8] Only six months later Kouici was dismissed from his position, and the team's spokesman Mohamed Zerouati said that the new president of the club was the one who took this decision and the contract signed between the two sides allows that.[9] JS Saoura started to impose itself to achieve in the 2015–16 season the runner-up of the Ligue Professionnelle 1, either in the Algerian Cup and after three eliminations from the Round of 64, JSS managed to break the knot and despite that, they was eliminated from the Round of 32 against NA Hussein Dey. The club achieved a record in non-defeat in its stadium, reaching 58 matches from 2015 to September 15, 2018 against CA Bordj Bou Arreridj. and Two seasons after that JS Saoura finished runners–up in the Ligue Professionnelle 1 for the second time, three points ahead of the champion CS Constantine.[10]
On January 21, 2021, JS Saoura president Mohamed Zerouati was suspended for a year due to his behavior towards the match officials against MC Alger. Zerouati was accused of using pressure with threats against the match official (COVID manager), Zerouati said he was so upset with the COVID manager that a verbal argument broke out between him and the official match doctor.[11][12] Zerouati in an interview said that the clubs who say that they put pressure on the referees are the same ones who say that they are hospitable when they win, but when they lose, they say the opposite. He said, “Every day of Ligue 1 we take long trips that can reach 3000 km. As for the rest of the clubs, they move only once to Béchar in a season”.[13]
Crest
Former logo
Shirt sponsor & kit manufacturer
ENAFOR is the club's general sponsor from 2012
Since the rise of JS Saoura to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 in the 2012–13 season, the petroleum company Sonatrach subsidiary Entreprise Nationale de Forage (ENAFOR) has become the owner of the majority of the shares with 75%.[2] JS Saoura it was also sponsor by a subsidiary of Groupe Télécom Algérie Mobilis, exactly from November 13, 2013 for one season with four other clubs.[14]
JS Saoura whose team has regularly taken part in Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions. Qualification for Algerian clubs is determined by a team's performance in its domestic league and cup competitions, JS Saoura is the first club from the south of Algeria to participate in a continental competition, and that was in 2017 in the CAF Champions League as the runner-up of the Ligue Professionnelle 1 and they eliminated in the preliminary round against Enugu Rangers and the first continental goal scored by Abderrahmane Bourdim.[15] Two years later, JS Saoura returned to participate in the same competition, where they qualified for the group stage with Al-Ahly, AS Vita Club and Simba of Tanzania.[16] The first match was against Enugu Rangers and ended with a draw 1–1.
Algerian teams are limited to two foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;
Current squad
As of 25 August 2022.[17]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura 12 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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^"Championnat -ligue 1 : 45 blessées à la suite de la rencontre JS Saoura-USM El Harrach". djazairess.com. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^"JSS 1 - USMH 2 (Partie arrêtée à la 67') : El Harrach vainqueur dans un enfer". djazairess.com. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^Toufik O. (July 8, 2014). "Kadour Beldjilali file à l'ES Sahel" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
^KM (July 8, 2014). "Beldjilali dribble le Mouloudia et opte pour l'Etoile du Sahel" (in French). Le Buteur. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
^"Kouici : «Je suis le manager de la JS Saoura pour 18 mois»". competition.dz. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^"Mustapha Kouici nouveau manager général". depechedekabylie.com. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^"إدارة الساورة تقرر رفع دعوى قضائية ضــد كويسي بتهمة القــذف". ennaharonline.com. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^"Ligue 1 : La fête à Hamlaoui pour le titre du CSC". dzfoot.com. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
^"JS Saoura : Une année de suspension pour Mohamed Zerouati". dzfoot.com. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^"Mohamed Zerouati, Président de la JS Saoura : «Mes propos ne visaient le MCA particulièrement»". elmoudjahid.dz. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^"Ligue 1/Le président de la JS Saoura pense que son club mérite la 2e place rien que pour ses longs déplacements : Zerouati et l'indice kilométrage". reporters.dz. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^"Ligue 1 : Mobilis sponsor de quatre clubs, en attendant le Real..." dzfoot.com. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^"Le dur apprentissage des Bécharis". djazairess.com. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^"Une première pour la JS Saoura". elwatan.com. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
saoura, jeunesse, sportive, saoura, arabic, الشبيبة, الرياضية, للساورة, known, simply, short, algerian, football, club, founded, town, méridja, béchar, province, they, take, their, name, from, saoura, valley, southwestern, algeria, club, founded, 2008, colours. 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 Meridja in the Bechar Province 1 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 20 August Stadium in Bechar has a capacity of 20 000 spectators The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 JS SaouraFull nameJeunesse Sportive de la SaouraNickname s The EaglesFoundedSeptember 2008 in MeridjaGround20 August StadiumCapacity20 000OwnerEntreprise Nationale de ForagePresidentMohamed ZerouatiHead CoachMoustapha DjallitLeagueLigue Professionnelle 12021 22Ligue Professionnelle 1 3rdHome coloursAway coloursThird coloursCurrent season Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1 2 Ligue 1 for the first time 2 Crest 3 Shirt sponsor amp kit manufacturer 4 Honours 4 1 Domestic Competitions 5 Performance in CAF competitions 6 Players 6 1 Current squad 6 2 Reserve Squad 7 Personnel 7 1 Current technical staff 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditEarly years Edit The club formed on June 10 1968 following the merger of the JSB Jeunesse Sportive Becharienne and the ESD Etoile du Sud de Debdaba The club was re established in September 2008 in the municipality of Meridja and was called as Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura was born JS Saoura with 4 disciplines Football Tennis Volley ball and judo During the 2008 09 season JS Saoura played in the Bechar Regional League where it finished in first place and won the promotion to Inter regions The following season JS Saoura won the West group of the Inter region division During the 2010 11 season JS Saoura finished first in the Center West Group of the Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur This allows him to access Ligue 2 On April 17 2012 the JSS defeated SA Mohammadia 3 1 to end the season in second place in Ligue 2 The club therefore moved up to Ligue 1 and joined for the first time in its history the elite of Algerian football The club achieved promotion four times in a row to reach in the 2012 13 season to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 as the first club from the southwest and with financing from Entreprise Nationale de Forage ENAFOR a firm of the petroleum company Sonatrach with 75 of the shares the rest is held by the Amateur Sports Club 2 Ligue 1 for the first time Edit In the first season the goal was to ensure survival in the Ligue 1 and gain experience In the ninth round in a match against USM El Harrach in Bechar 45 people including 32 policemen were injured in accidents among fans 3 These incidents occurred in the stands and after the stadium was stormed by USM El Harrach fans in the 65th minute and in the face of these floods the referee was forced to stop the match for security reasons as determined 4 On December 20 2013 the club signed French coach Alain Michel to become the first foreign coach to lead the club At the end of the season the star of the team Kaddour Beldjilali moved to Etoile du Sahel for 360 000 euros after a great struggle from several clubs 5 6 On February 24 2015 Mustapha Kouici was appointed as the club s general manager for a period of 18 months Kouici has pledged to put his experience and knowledge at the disposal of the team for the sole purpose of putting it on the right track 7 8 Only six months later Kouici was dismissed from his position and the team s spokesman Mohamed Zerouati said that the new president of the club was the one who took this decision and the contract signed between the two sides allows that 9 JS Saoura started to impose itself to achieve in the 2015 16 season the runner up of the Ligue Professionnelle 1 either in the Algerian Cup and after three eliminations from the Round of 64 JSS managed to break the knot and despite that they was eliminated from the Round of 32 against NA Hussein Dey The club achieved a record in non defeat in its stadium reaching 58 matches from 2015 to September 15 2018 against CA Bordj Bou Arreridj and Two seasons after that JS Saoura finished runners up in the Ligue Professionnelle 1 for the second time three points ahead of the champion CS Constantine 10 On January 21 2021 JS Saoura president Mohamed Zerouati was suspended for a year due to his behavior towards the match officials against MC Alger Zerouati was accused of using pressure with threats against the match official COVID manager Zerouati said he was so upset with the COVID manager that a verbal argument broke out between him and the official match doctor 11 12 Zerouati in an interview said that the clubs who say that they put pressure on the referees are the same ones who say that they are hospitable when they win but when they lose they say the opposite He said Every day of Ligue 1 we take long trips that can reach 3000 km As for the rest of the clubs they move only once to Bechar in a season 13 Crest Edit Former logoShirt sponsor amp kit manufacturer Edit ENAFOR is the club s general sponsor from 2012 Since the rise of JS Saoura to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 in the 2012 13 season the petroleum company Sonatrach subsidiary Entreprise Nationale de Forage ENAFOR has become the owner of the majority of the shares with 75 2 JS Saoura it was also sponsor by a subsidiary of Groupe Telecom Algerie Mobilis exactly from November 13 2013 for one season with four other clubs 14 Honours EditDomestic Competitions Edit Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1Runner up 2 2015 16 2017 18 dd Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2Runner up 1 2011 12 dd Ligue Nationale Groupe Centre Ouest Winners 1 2010 11 dd Ligue Inter Regions Groupe Ouest Winners 1 2009 10 dd Ligue Regional I Groupe Bechar Winners 1 2008 09 dd Performance in CAF competitions EditJS Saoura whose team has regularly taken part in Confederation of African Football CAF competitions Qualification for Algerian clubs is determined by a team s performance in its domestic league and cup competitions JS Saoura is the first club from the south of Algeria to participate in a continental competition and that was in 2017 in the CAF Champions League as the runner up of the Ligue Professionnelle 1 and they eliminated in the preliminary round against Enugu Rangers and the first continental goal scored by Abderrahmane Bourdim 15 Two years later JS Saoura returned to participate in the same competition where they qualified for the group stage with Al Ahly AS Vita Club and Simba of Tanzania 16 The first match was against Enugu Rangers and ended with a draw 1 1 CAF Champions League 2 appearances2017 Preliminary round 2018 19 Group stage dd CAF Confederation Cup 2 appearance2021 22 Group stage 2022 23 In progress dd Players EditAlgerian teams are limited to two foreign players The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player Current squad Edit As of 25 August 2022 17 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK ALG Zakaria Saidi2 DF ALG Riyane Akacem3 DF ALG Merwane Khelif4 MF ALG Faycal Mebarki5 DF ALG Oussama Bouziani6 DF ALG Idir Mokeddem7 MF ALG Abdeldjalil Taki Eddine Saad8 MF ALG Benamar Mellal9 FW GUI Alkhaly Bangoura10 FW ALG Oussama Bellatreche11 FW ALG Aimen Lahmeri12 DF ALG Islam Eddine Kaidi13 GK ALG Aymen Mouyet No Pos Nation Player14 MF ALG Khathir Baaziz15 FW ALG Ismail Saadi16 GK ALG Omar Hadji17 DF ALG Mohamed Amrane18 DF ALG Zakaria Zaitri19 FW ALG Dhiyaeddine Benyahia20 MF ALG Houssem Bayoud21 FW ALG Mohamed Amine Ouis22 FW ALG Lyes Doucene23 MF ALG Karm Benkouider24 FW ALG Mohamed Lamine Boutouala25 DF ALG Adel Bouchiba captain 26 MF ALG Mohamed El Amine HammiaReserve Squad Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player No Pos Nation PlayerPersonnel EditCurrent technical staff Edit Position StaffHead coach Moustapha DjallitAssistant coachGoalkeeping coach Hacene BelahdjiFitness coach Abdellah MansouriReferences Edit Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura Archived 12 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine a b Sonatrach et ses filieres reprendront le MCA le MCO le CSC et la JSS Algerie1 com Abbes Zineb August 18 2012 Championnat ligue 1 45 blessees a la suite de la rencontre JS Saoura USM El Harrach djazairess com 4 November 2012 Retrieved 19 October 2021 JSS 1 USMH 2 Partie arretee a la 67 El Harrach vainqueur dans un enfer djazairess com 4 November 2012 Retrieved 19 October 2021 Toufik O July 8 2014 Kadour Beldjilali file a l ES Sahel in French DZfoot Retrieved July 28 2014 KM July 8 2014 Beldjilali dribble le Mouloudia et opte pour l Etoile du Sahel in French Le Buteur Retrieved July 28 2014 Kouici Je suis le manager de la JS Saoura pour 18 mois competition dz 25 February 2015 Retrieved 1 August 2022 Mustapha Kouici nouveau manager general depechedekabylie com 26 February 2015 Retrieved 1 August 2022 إدارة الساورة تقرر رفع دعوى قضائية ضــد كويسي بتهمة القــذف ennaharonline com 11 October 2015 Retrieved 1 August 2022 Ligue 1 La fete a Hamlaoui pour le titre du CSC dzfoot com 19 May 2018 Retrieved 3 November 2021 JS Saoura Une annee de suspension pour Mohamed Zerouati dzfoot com 21 January 2021 Retrieved 3 August 2022 Mohamed Zerouati President de la JS Saoura Mes propos ne visaient le MCA particulierement elmoudjahid dz 3 February 2021 Retrieved 3 August 2022 Ligue 1 Le president de la JS Saoura pense que son club merite la 2e place rien que pour ses longs deplacements Zerouati et l indice kilometrage reporters dz 1 August 2021 Retrieved 8 August 2022 Ligue 1 Mobilis sponsor de quatre clubs en attendant le Real dzfoot com 13 November 2013 Retrieved 8 August 2022 Le dur apprentissage des Becharis djazairess com 10 February 2017 Retrieved 18 October 2021 Une premiere pour la JS Saoura elwatan com 25 December 2018 Retrieved 18 October 2021 FICHE DU CLUB JS SAOURA External links EditJS Saoura on Facebook JS Saoura on Instagram JS Saoura on Twitter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title JS Saoura amp oldid 1127467126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
