# 2022–23 ES Sétif season

In the 2022–23 season, ES Sétif are competing in the Ligue 1 for the 53rd season and the Algerian Cup. It is their 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They are competing in Ligue 1.

## Season summary

On March 6, 2023 the general manager of the company ESS Black Eagles Brahim El Arbaoui indicated that the administration of the club, represented by the chairman of the board of directors Abdelhakim Serrar, will officially enter into negotiations with the Sonelgaz on the possible takeover by this group of the majority of the club's shares. On May 29, 2023 The CEO of Sonelgaz traveled to Setif to meet with the Wali of Setif and the directors of the ES Setif, in order to complete the agreement and buy the majority of the shares in ES Setif.

## 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 | Mohamed Lotfi Anis Osmani | (1996-06-27)27 June 1996 (aged 26) | Unattached |
| 16 | GK | Zakaria Bouhalfaya | (1997-08-11)11 August 1997 (aged 25) | NC Magra |
| 23 | GK | Mokhtar Ferrahi | (1996-01-24)24 January 1996 (aged 26) | Paradou AC |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | CB | Drice Chaabi | (1997-09-20)20 September 1997 (aged 25) | Francs Borains |
| 3 | LB | Tarek Belouchat | (1997-04-16)16 April 1997 (aged 25) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 4 | CB | Ibrahim Hachoud | (2000-03-05)5 March 2000 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 5 | RB | Mohamed Khoutir Ziti | (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 33) | Nasr Benghazi |
| 12 | CB | Hamza Salem | (1998-01-10)10 January 1998 (aged 24) | US Biskra |
| 13 | CB | Islem Chebbour | (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 26) | Paradou AC |
| 22 | LB | Belkacem Brahimi | (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 28) | MC Alger |
| 25 | RB | Kheireddine Benamrane | (1994-07-08)8 July 1994 (aged 28) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | MF | Saïd Arab | (2000-07-23)23 July 2000 (aged 22) | Unattached |
| 8 | MF | Larbi Tabti | (1993-04-23)23 April 1993 (aged 29) | CR Belouizdad |
| 10 | MF | Abdelmoumene Djabou | (1987-01-31)31 January 1987 (aged 35) | MC Alger |
| 14 | MF | Nassim Yattou | (1992-03-27)27 March 1992 (aged 30) | Unattached |
| 15 | MF | Sami Guediri | (1997-08-18)18 August 1997 (aged 25) | Unattached |
| 17 | MF | Houssem Ouassni | (1999-10-24)24 October 1999 (aged 23) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| 18 | MF | Bassem Chaouti | (1991-05-21)May 21, 1991 (aged 31) | MC Oran |
| 19 | MF | Youcef Dali | (1999-02-26)26 February 1999 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| 20 | MF | Youcef Serraoui | (2000-03-30)30 March 2000 (aged 22) | MC Saïda |
| 21 | MF | Fouad Ghanem | (1997-11-16)16 November 1997 (aged 25) | NC Magra |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | FW | Zerroug Boucif | (2000-09-20)20 September 2000 (aged 22) | Paradou AC |
| 9 | FW | Mohamed Aimen Akziz | (2000-02-01)1 February 2000 (aged 22) | NA Hussein Dey |
| 11 | FW | Abdelhak Askar | (1997-12-15)15 December 1997 (aged 25) | RC Kouba |
| 24 | FW | Nkembe Enow | (1999-11-11)11 November 1999 (aged 23) | Cancún F.C. |
| 26 | FW | Ghiles Guenaoui | (1998-08-02)2 August 1998 (aged 24) | Paradou AC |
| 27 | FW | Walid Zamoum | (1997-06-10)10 June 1997 (aged 25) | JSM Béjaïa |

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

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 27 July 2022 | MF | Andre Ulrich Zanga | PWD Bamenda | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2022 | MF | Ayoub Tazouti | FC Sportist Svoge | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2022 | CB | Ilias Hassani | Al-Shahania SC | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2022 | LB | Mohamed Riad Hmida | JS Bordj Ménaïel | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2022 | MF | Larbi Tabti | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2022 | FW | Zerroug Boucif | Paradou AC | Loan |
| 28 July 2022 | CB | Mohamed Amar Boudouh | ASM Oran | Free transfer |
| 28 July 2022 | FW | Ghiles Guenaoui | Paradou AC | Free transfer |
| 28 July 2022 | MF | Chahreddine Boukholda | Mafra | Free transfer |
| 29 July 2022 | GK | Mohamed Lotfi Anis Osmani | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2022 | FW | Abdelhak Haskar | RC Kouba | Free transfer |
| 8 August 2022 | CB | Islem Chebbour | Paradou AC | Free transfer |
| 10 August 2022 | RB | Kheireddine Benamrane | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Free transfer |
| 13 August 2022 | CB | Drice Chaabi | Francs Borains | Free transfer |
| 13 August 2022 | MF | Youcef Serraoui | MC Saïda | Free transfer |
| 16 August 2022 | FW | Mohamed Aimen Akziz | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
| 17 August 2022 | CB | Hamza Salem | US Biskra | Free transfer |
| 17 August 2022 | FW | Walid Zamoum | JSM Béjaïa | Free transfer |
| 17 August 2022 | CB | Kousseila Temericht | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
| 18 August 2022 | MF | Bassam Chaouti | MC Oran | Free transfer |
| 18 August 2022 | LB | Tarek Belouchat | Olympique de Médéa | Free transfer |
| 19 August 2022 | FW | Alassane Razak Keita | SC Gjilani | Free transfer |
| 24 August 2022 | MF | Duval Wapiwo | Al-Madina SC | Free transfer |
| 25 August 2022 | MF | Nassim Yettou | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 25 August 2022 | FW | Godwin Chika | Al-Shorta SC | Free transfer |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 31 January 2023 | MF | Saïd Arab | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2023 | MF | Sami Guediri | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2023 | MF | Fouad Ghanem | NC Magra | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2023 | MF | Houssem Eddine Ouassini | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2023 | FW | Nkembe Enow | Cancún F.C. | Free transfer |

### Out
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 19 June 2022 | LB | Houari Ferhani | MC Alger | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | FW | Riad Benayad | Paradou AC | Loan return |
| 17 July 2022 | RB | Abdelhak Debbari | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 20 July 2022 | FW | Monsef Bakrar | NK Istra | Free transfer |
| 23 July 2022 | GK | Sofiane Khedairia | Al-Shoulla FC | Free transfer |
| 25 July 2022 | CB | Hocine Laribi | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2022 | FW | Khalil Darfalou | USM Alger | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2022 | RB | Abdelkrim Nemdil | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 7 August 2022 | CB | Ilias Hassani | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 7 August 2022 | MF | Ayoub Tazouti | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 7 August 2022 | LB | Mohamed Riad Hmida | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 7 August 2022 | CB | Mohamed Amar Boudouh | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 15 August 2022 | MF | Abdelkader Boutiche | US Monastir | Free transfer |
| 16 August 2022 | FW | Ibrahim Bodabous | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 17 August 2022 | LB | Younes Abdelhak Ouassaa | MC El Bayadh | Free transfer |
| 17 August 2022 | MF | Chahreddine Boukholda | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 19 August 2022 | MF | Ibrahim Farhi Benhalima | MC Oujda | Free transfer |
| 22 August 2022 | MF | Akram Djahnit | USM Alger | Free transfer |
| 24 August 2022 | MF | Andre Ulrich Zanga | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 24 August 2022 | MF | Alassane Razak Keita | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 24 August 2022 | FW | Zoubir Motrani | MC Oran | Free transfer |
| 25 August 2022 | MF | Abderrahim Deghmoum | Al Masry SC | 275,000 $ |
| 25 August 2022 | MF | Amir Karaoui | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Free transfer |
| 25 August 2022 | MF | Amine Benbelaid | CR Témouchent | Free transfer |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 18 December 2022 | FW | Godwin Chika | Unattached | Released |
| 28 January 2023 | MF | Ahmed Kendouci | Al Ahly SC | 1,100,000 $ |
| 31 January 2023 | MF | Duval Wapiwo | Unattached | Released |
| 6 February 2023 | CB | Kousseila Temericht | Unattached | Released |

## 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 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 036.67 | — | 6th | 27 August 2022 | 15 July 2023 |
| Algerian Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 050.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 20 December 2022 | 14 February 2023 |
| Total | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 037.50 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 8 | USM Khenchela | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 42 | |
* ↑ Debbari joined HB Chelghoum Laïd on 25 August 2022.
* ↑ Laribi joined Al-Shoulla FC on 29 July 2022.
* ↑ 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 | 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 | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | D | L | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | D | D |
| Position | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 19 July 2022.

### Algerian Cup
## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| 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 |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Mohamed Lotfi Anis Osmani | | 4 | 4 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −4 |
| 16 | GK | Zakaria Bouhalfaya | | 20 | 20 | −22 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 22 | 22 | −23 |
| 23 | GK | Mokhtar Ferrahi | | 6 | 6 | −6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −6 |
| Defenders |||||||||||||
| 2 | CB | Drice Chaabi | | 27 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| 3 | LB | Tarek Belouchat | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | CB | Ibrahim Hachoud | | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 5 | RB | Mohamed Khoutir Ziti | | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 0 |
| 12 | CB | Hamza Salem | | 22 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 1 |
| 13 | CB | Islem Chebbour | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | LB | Belkacem Brahimi | | 24 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 2 |
| 21 | DF | Kousseila Temericht | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | LB | Kheireddine Benamrane | | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||
| 6 | CM | Saïd Arab | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | AM | Larbi Tabti | | 20 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 1 |
| 10 | RW | Abdelmoumene Djabou | | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | DM | Nassim Yattou | | 26 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 26 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | Sami Guediri | | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Houssem Eddine Ouassini | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | CM | Bassam Chaouti | | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Youcef Dali | | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Youcef Serraoui | | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Fouad Ghanem | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Bassem Mechaar | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | AM | Salah Bouchama | | 21 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 0 |
| 68 | MF | Rachid Boumessous | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | CM | Ahmed Kendouci | | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| 24 | DM | Duval Wapiwo | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||||
| 7 | LW | Zerroug Boucif | | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | CF | Mohamed Aimen Akziz | | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Abdelhak Askar | | 22 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 3 |
| 24 | CF | Nkembe Enow | | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
| 26 | LW | Ghiles Guenaoui | | 21 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 8 |
| 27 | LW | Walid Zamoum | | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 3 |
| 42 | CF | Youcef Fellahi | | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | FW | Mohamed Messaoud Salem | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | FW | Youcef Aouissi | | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 90 | FW | Rafik Douib | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | CF | Godwin Chika | | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 30 | 30 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 44 |
* 1 2 3 4 Player transferred out during the season

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L 1 | AC | TOTAL |
| 6 | | Ahmed Kendouci | MF | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 26 | | Ghiles Guenaoui | FW | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 24 | | Nkembe Enow | FW | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | | Walid Zamoum | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | | Abdelhak Askar | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | | Zerroug Boucif | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | | Godwin Chika | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 90 | | Rafik Douib | FW | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | | Belkacem Brahimi | DF | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | | Nassim Yattou | MF | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | | Mohamed Aimen Akziz | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | Larbi Tabti | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 88 | | Youcef Aouissi | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | | Hamza Salem | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | | Drice Chaabi | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | | Salah Bouchama | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 38 | 6 | 44 |