# 2020–21 JS Saoura season

In the 2020–21 season, JS Saoura is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 9th season, and the League Cup. It is their 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 15 November 2020. 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 24) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 13 | GK | Aymen Mouyet | (1999-05-17)17 May 1999 (aged 21) | ES Sétif |
| 16 | GK | Zakaria Haouli | (1997-04-28)28 April 1997 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | CB | Riyane Akacem | (1999-02-13)13 February 1999 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 3 | | Abdelkadir Bensalah | (1993-09-04)4 September 1993 (aged 27) | Unattached |
| 4 | | Abdelkrim Allaoui | (1999-09-15)15 September 1999 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 12 | | Oussama Kaddour | (1997-05-12)12 May 1997 (aged 23) | CR Témouchent |
| 14 | RB | Oussama Meddahi | (1991-02-14)14 February 1991 (aged 29) | DRB Tadjenanet |
| 15 | CB | Fateh Talah | (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 27) | CA Batna |
| 17 | CB | Mohamed Amrane | (1994-01-27)27 January 1994 (aged 26) | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj |
| 22 | CB | Imadeddine Boubekeur | (1995-07-10)10 July 1995 (aged 25) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 53 | LB | Marwane Khelif | (2000-02-08)8 February 2000 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | AM | Abderrazak Khelifi | (1999-04-01)1 April 1999 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 7 | AM | Abdeldjalil Taki Eddine Saâd | (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 (aged 28) | MC Saida |
| 18 | | Mohamed Daoud | (1991-12-27)27 December 1991 (aged 29) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 20 | | Walid Belhamri | (1990-11-19)19 November 1990 (aged 30) | WA Tlemcen |
| 21 | AM | Belaid Hamidi | (1996-05-07)7 May 1996 (aged 24) | MC Saida |
| 25 | DM | Adel Bouchiba | (1988-11-10)10 November 1988 (aged 32) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 26 | AM | Mohamed El Amine Hammia | (1991-12-21)21 December 1991 (aged 29) | USM Blida |
| Forwards ||||||
| 5 | | Farouk Slimani | (1999-07-01)1 July 1999 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 8 | RW | Sid Ali Yahia-Chérif | (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 35) | CR Belouizdad |
| 9 | ST | Billel Messaoudi | (1997-12-21)21 December 1997 (aged 23) | WA Tlemcen |
| 10 | LW | Abdelmehdi Droueche | (1995-05-20)20 May 1995 (aged 25) | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj |
| 11 | LW | Aimen Lahmeri | (1996-05-28)28 May 1996 (aged 24) | GC Mascara |
| 19 | LW | Hamza Zaidi | (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 30) | MSP Batna |
| 24 | | Mohamed Lamine Boutouala | (1999-11-27)27 November 1999 (aged 21) | Youth system |

## 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 | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 052.63 | — | 3rd | 28 November 2020 | 24 August 2021 |
| League Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 050.00 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | 8 May 2021 | 4 June 2021 |
| Total | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 052.50 |
Updated to match played 24 August 2021 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | CR Belouizdad (C) | 38 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 69 | 27 | +42 | 79 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | ES Sétif | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 69 | 32 | +37 | 71 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 69 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 4 | USM Alger | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 65 | |
| 5 | JS Kabylie | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 61 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
* ↑ On May 16, 2021 after not respecting Covid-19 tests regulation before RC Relizane match, ES Sétif Lost the match 2–0.
* ↑ On March 13, 2021 after the participation of a penalized player Oussama Meddahi against Paradou AC, JS Saoura Lost the match 3–0.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 24 August 2021. 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Result | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

### Matches

On 22 October 2020, the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fixtures were announced.

## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG | Zakaria Saidi | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ALG | Aymen Mouyet | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Zakaria Haouli | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ALG | Abdelkadir Bensalah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Abdelkrim Allaoui | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ALG | Oussama Kaddour | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ALG | Oussama Meddahi | 35 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ALG | Fateh Talah | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Amrane | 21 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ALG | Imadeddine Boubekeur | 35 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ALG | Adel Bouchiba | 38 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Merwane Khelif | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ALG | Abderrazak Khelifi | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ALG | Abdeldjalil Taki Eddine Saâd | 24 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Daoud | 36 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | ALG | Walid Belhamri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ALG | Belaid Hamidi | 36 | 10 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | ALG | Mohamed El Amine Hammia | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 5 | FW | ALG | Farouk Slimani | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ALG | Sid Ali Yahia-Chérif | 28 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Billel Messaoudi | 24 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | ALG | Mehdi Droueche | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Aimen Lahmeri | 24 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | ALG | Hamza Zaidi | 27 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Lamine Boutouala | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Riyane Akacem | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
Last updated: 24 August 2021 Source: fr.soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 6 September 2020 | FW | Mehdi Derrouache | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Free transfer | |
| 16 September 2020 | DF | Mohamed Amrane | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Free transfer | |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 8 October 2020 | MF | Khalil Semahi | USM Bel Abbès | Free transfer | |