# 2024–25 JS Saoura season

The 2024–25 season, is JS Saoura's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, JS Saoura are participating in the Algerian Cup. On June 27, 2024, The federal office approved the calendar for the 2024–25 Ligue 1 season with the aim of ending on May 31, 2025. The first round is scheduled for September 14, this delay is motivated both by an extended end of the 2023–24 season but also by the holding of early presidential elections which will take place on September 7, 2024. However, the Ligue de Football Professionnel decided to postpone the start of the Ligue 1 by a week, on September 21.
On August 8, 2024, the Minister of Housing, Urban Planning and the City, accompanied by the Minister of Youth and Sports Abderrahmane Hammad, gave the official start to the construction works of the new complex in Bechar, which will be allocated to JS Saoura. This project, which covers an area of 40 hectares, includes an indoor football stadium with a capacity of 25,000 seats, an athletics stadium with 6,500 seats, an Olympic swimming pool with 1,200 seats, and a multi-purpose hall with 400 seats, as well as a car park, according to the project's technical sheet.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 14 June 2024. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| | Walid Ouabdi | GK | (1995-06-12)12 June 1995 (aged 29) | US Biskra |
| | Abdennasser Djoudar | GK | (2001-03-11)11 March 2001 (aged 23) | MCB Oued Sly |
| | Mohamed Zakaria Haouli | GK | (1997-04-28)28 April 1997 (aged 27) | CR Temouchent |
| Defenders ||||||
| | Mohamed Amrane | CB | (1994-01-27)27 January 1994 (aged 30) | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj |
| | Riyane Akacem | CB | (1999-02-13)13 February 1999 (aged 25) | Reserve team |
| | Ilyes Faical Haddouche | CB | (1998-07-01)1 July 1998 (aged 26) | ES Ben Aknoun |
| | Fayçal Mebarki | CB | (2000-08-31)31 August 2000 (aged 24) | Reserve team |
| | Moncef Merouani | LB | (2000-10-19)19 October 2000 (aged 23) | NC Magra |
| | Aymen Belaribi | LB | (2000-10-21)21 October 2000 (aged 23) | ASM Oran |
| | Abdenour Barkat | RB | (2003-07-26)26 July 2003 (aged 21) | Reserve team |
| | Mohamed Azzedine Berriah | RB | (1999-07-16)16 July 1999 (aged 25) | MC El Bayadh |
| Midfielders ||||||
| | Abdelkader Boutiche | DM | (1996-10-26)26 October 1996 (aged 27) | ES Ben Aknoun |
| | Adel Bouchiba | DM | (1988-11-10)10 November 1988 (aged 35) | Olympique de Médéa |
| | Abdeldjalil Ould Ammar | CM | (2003-10-12)12 October 2003 (aged 20) | CR Belouizdad U21 |
| | Mohamed Taib | AM | (1994-04-20)20 April 1994 (aged 30) | RC Arbaâ |
| | Yacine Medane | AM | (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 31) | US Biskra |
| Forwards ||||||
| | Ismail Saadi | LW | (1997-04-04)4 April 1997 (aged 27) | ES Sétif |
| | Mohamed El Amine Hammia | LW | (1991-12-21)21 December 1991 (aged 32) | USM Blida |
| | Kamel Belmiloud | RW | (1995-07-23)23 July 1995 (aged 29) | MC El Bayadh |
| | Nour El Islam Fettouhi | RW | (1999-08-28)28 August 1999 (aged 25) | USM Alger |
| | Aymene Rahmani | RW | (2001-05-16)16 May 2001 (aged 23) | CR Belouizdad |
| | Oussama Bentaleb | RW | (2001-10-12)12 October 2001 (aged 22) | JS Ghir Abadla |
| | Mohamed Souibaâh | ST | (1991-12-25)25 December 1991 (aged 32) | ASO Chlef |
| | Abbas Hamek | ST | | Unknown |
| | Mohamed Ayoub Belhachemi | ST | (2003-03-10)10 March 2003 (aged 21) | Reserve team |

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

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving from | Fee |
| 24 July 2024 | FW | Kamel Belmiloud | MC El Bayadh | Free transfer |
| 24 July 2024 | CB | Azzedine Berriah | MC El Bayadh | Free transfer |
| 24 July 2024 | CB | Ilyes Haddouche | ES Ben Aknoun | Free transfer |
| 24 July 2024 | MF | Yacine Medane | US Biskra | Free transfer |
| 24 July 2024 | FW | Hamek Abbes | Olympique Akbou | Free transfer |
| 24 July 2024 | FW | Oussama Bentaleb | JS Ghir Abadla | Free transfer |
| 24 July 2024 | FW | Aymene Rahmani | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer |
| 25 July 2024 | MF | Abdelkader Boutiche | ES Ben Aknoun | Free transfer |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving from | Fee |
| 9 January 2025 | CB | Yacouba Doumbia | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 10 January 2025 | CM | Juba Oukaci | Olympique Akbou | Free transfer |
| 24 January 2025 | GK | Abdelkader Morcely | Paradou AC | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2025 | MF | Sid Ahmed Maatallah | JS Kabylie | Loan |
| 1 February 2025 | CB | Nasreddine Zaalani | Al-Khaldiya SC | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2025 | ST | Guy Stéphane Bédi | FC San Pédro | Free transfer |

### Out
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving to | Fee |
| 10 July 2024 | FW | Aimen Abdelaziz Lahmeri | JS Kabylie | Undisclosed |
| 22 July 2024 | GK | Aymen Mouyet | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 22 July 2024 | CB | Amine Benmiloud | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 22 July 2024 | FW | Abdelhak Abdelhafid | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 22 July 2024 | FW | Cheikh Amieur | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 22 July 2024 | CB | Benali Benamar | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 24 July 2024 | MF | Ilyes Atallah | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 24 July 2024 | FW | Mohamed Amine Ouis | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 27 July 2024 | MF | Abdeljalil Saâd | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 4 August 2024 | LB | Marwane Khelif | MC Alger | 80,000,000 DA |
* ↑ Benamar joined ES Mostaganem on 10 August 2024.

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | — | To be confirmed | In Progress | In Progress |
| Algerian Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | To be confirmed | To be confirmed | In Progress | In Progress |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
Updated to match played 23 May 2024 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | ASO Chlef | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 27 |
| 6 | Paradou AC | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 26 |
| 7 | JS Saoura | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 25 |
| 8 | MC El Bayadh | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 25 |
| 9 | CS Constantine | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 26 |
* 1 2 3 Ranked on head-to-head points: JS Saoura (9); MC El Bayadh (6); CS Constantine (3); ES Sétif (3) → CS Constantine (3); ES Sétif (0).

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 23 May 2024. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 11 July 2024.
All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).
Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Algerian Cup
## Squad information
### Appearances and goals

    As of 18 June 2024
| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | App | St | G | App | St | G | App | St | G |
| Goalkeepers |
| | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |
| | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |
| | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |
| | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 23 May 2024 Source: soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

    As of 18 June 2024
Includes all competitive matches.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L1 | AC | TOTAL |
| | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 18 June 2024