# 2022–23 JS Saoura season

The 2022–23 season, was JS Saoura's 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, JS Saoura participated in the Algerian Cup, the Confederation Cup and the Arab Cup.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 February 2023. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Position | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | GK | Zakaria Saidi | (1996-08-05)5 August 1996 (aged 26) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 13 | GK | Aymen Mouyet | (1999-05-17)17 May 1999 (aged 23) | ES Sétif |
| 16 | GK | Omar Hadji | (1991-11-09)9 November 1991 (aged 31) | Paradou AC |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | CB | Riyane Akacem | (1999-02-13)13 February 1999 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| 3 | LB | Marwane Khelif | (2000-02-08)8 February 2000 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 4 | RB | Fayçal Mebarki | (2000-08-31)31 August 2000 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 5 | LB | Oussama Bouziani | (2000-09-08)8 September 2000 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 17 | CB | Mohamed Amrane | (1994-01-27)27 January 1994 (aged 28) | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj |
| 18 | RB | Zakaria Zaitri | (1998-07-18)18 July 1998 (aged 24) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| 24 | RB | Mohamed Lamine Boutouala | (1999-11-27)27 November 1999 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| 27 | CB | Merzak Abaziz | (1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 27) | NC Magra |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 7 | MF | Abdeldjalil Taki Eddine Saâd | (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 (aged 30) | MC Saida |
| 8 | MF | Benamar Mellal | (1993-08-09)9 August 1993 (aged 29) | MC Oran |
| 12 | MF | Islam Eddine Kaidi | (2000-08-03)3 August 2000 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 14 | MF | Khathir Baaziz | (1995-01-17)17 January 1995 (aged 27) | ASO Chlef |
| 20 | MF | Houssem Bayoud | (1998-10-21)21 October 1998 (aged 24) | NA Hussein Dey |
| 23 | MF | Karm Benkouider | (1999-03-31)31 March 1999 (aged 23) | NC Magra |
| 25 | MF | Adel Bouchiba | (1988-11-10)10 November 1988 (aged 34) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 26 | MF | Mohamed El Amine Hammia | (1991-12-21)21 December 1991 (aged 31) | USM Blida |
| Forwards ||||||
| 10 | FW | Oussama Bellatreche | (1995-07-03)3 July 1995 (aged 27) | WA Tlemcen |
| 11 | FW | Aimen Lahmeri | (1996-05-28)28 May 1996 (aged 26) | GC Mascara |
| 15 | FW | Ismaïl Saadi | (1997-04-04)4 April 1997 (aged 25) | ES Sétif |
| 19 | FW | Dhiyaeddine Benyahia | (2000-07-13)13 July 2000 (aged 22) | USM Annaba |
| 21 | FW | Mohamed Amine Ouis | (1992-12-06)6 December 1992 (aged 30) | ASO Chlef |
| 22 | FW | Lyes Doucene | (1994-07-26)26 July 1994 (aged 28) | MC El Eulma |

## Transfers
### In
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 28 June 2022 | MF | Karm Benkouider | NC Magra | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2022 | FW | Alkhaly Bangoura | CA Bizertin | Free transfer |
| 11 July 2022 | MF | Khathir Baaziz | ASO Chlef | Free transfer |
| 21 July 2022 | FW | Van-Dave Harmon | KF Laçi | Free transfer |
| 7 August 2022 | MF | Houssem Bayoud | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
| 7 August 2022 | FW | Diaaeddine Benyahia | USM Annaba | Free transfer |
| 13 August 2022 | RB | Zakaria Zaitri | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Free transfer |
| 16 August 2022 | FW | Lyes Doucene | MC El Eulma | Free transfer |
| 20 August 2022 | CB | Idir Mokeddem | RC Arbaâ | Free transfer |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 5 February 2023 | CB | Merzak Abaziz | NC Magra | Free transfer | |

### Out
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 3 July 2022 | MF | Abdelkrim Allaoui | MC El Bayadh | Free transfer |
| 24 July 2022 | MF | Belaid Hamidi | CR Belouizdad | 35,000,000 DA |
| 7 August 2022 | CB | Imadeddine Boubekeur | Wydad AC | Free transfer |
| 17 August 2022 | MF | Mohamed Daoud | NC Magra | Free transfer |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 29 December 2022 | FW | Alkhaly Bangoura | CS Chebba | Free transfer | |
| 5 February 2023 | CB | Idir Mokeddem | Paradou AC | Free transfer | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | 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 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 036.67 | — | 5th | 27 August 2022 | 15 July 2023 |
| Algerian Cup | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 080.00 | Round of 64 | Semi-finals | 17 December 2022 | 26 May 2023 |
| Confederation Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 | Second round | Second round | 8 October 2022 | 15 October 2022 |
| Arab Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 | First round | First round | 15 March 2023 | 21 March 2023 |
| Total | 39 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 038.46 |
Updated to match played 15 July 2023 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | MC Alger | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 47 | |
| 4 | MC El Bayadh | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 46 | |
| 5 | JS Saoura | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 42 | |
| 6 | ES Sétif | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 42 | |
| 7 | ASO Chlef | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 42 | Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup |
* ↑ ASO Chlef qualified for the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup by winning the 2022–23 Algerian Cup.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 July 2023. 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | D |
| Position | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 19 July 2022.

### Confederation Cup
#### Qualifying rounds

In the qualifying rounds, each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score will be tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).

##### Second round
### Arab Club Champions Cup
#### First round
## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Confederation Cup | Confederation Cup | Arab Cup | Arab Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG | Zakaria Saidi | 31 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ALG | Aymen Mouyet | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Omar Hadji | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | ALG | Mohamed Achraf Kaddouri | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Riyane Akacem | 32 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Marwane Khelif | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Fayçal Mebarki | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Oussama Bouziani | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Amrane | 37 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ALG | Zakaria Zaitri | 26 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Lamine Boutouala | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ALG | Merzak Abaziz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | ALG | Abdeldjalil Taki Eddine Saâd | 28 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ALG | Benamar Mellal | 30 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ALG | Islam Eddine Kaidi | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ALG | Khathir Baaziz | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ALG | Houssem Bayoud | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ALG | Karm Benkouider | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ALG | Adel Bouchiba | 35 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | ALG | Oussama Bellatreche | 29 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Aimen Lahmeri | 22 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ALG | Ismaïl Saâdi | 35 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ALG | Diaaeddine Benyahia | 30 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Amine Ouis | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ALG | Lyes Doucene | 29 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | FW | ALG | Mohamed El Amine Hammia | 30 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ALG | Islam Benyazli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | ALG | Idir Mokeddem | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GUI | Alkhaly Bangoura | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 15 July 2023 Source: soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

    As of 15 July 2023
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L 1 | AC | CC 3 | ACC | TOTAL |
| 10 | | Oussama Bellatreche | FW | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 26 | | Mohamed El Amine Hammia | MF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 22 | | Lyes Doucene | FW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | | Benamar Mellal | MF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | | Aimen Lahmeri | FW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | | Abdeldjalil Taki Eddine Saâd | MF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | | Dhiyaeddine Benyahia | FW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | | Ismaïl Saadi | FW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | | Islam Benyazli | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | | Mohamed Amrane | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | | Riyane Akacem | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | | Zakaria Zaitri | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 32 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 45 |