# 2018–19 JS Saoura season

In the 2018–19 season, the Algerian football club JS Saoura competed in Ligue 1 (the top league in Algeria) for the seventh season in a row. The club won 13 out of 30 league games (losing 9 and drawing the remaining 8) and finished 4th out of 16 teams, resulting in qualification for the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup. The club also took part in the Algerian Cup, but were knocked out by IB Lakhdaria in their first match, and the CAF Champions League, where they reached the group stage. The midfielder Adel Bouchiba had the most appearances for the season (at 39), and top goalscorer was Mohamed El Amine Hammia (who scored 9 goals for the club: 5 in Ligue 1 and 4 in the Champions League). The club's head coach at the start of the season was Nabil Neghiz; he was replaced by Karim Zaoui in January 2019.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2010. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
* No.
* Goalkeepers |||||
* Defenders |||||
* Midfielders |||||
* Forwards |||||

## 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 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 043.33 | — | 4th | 11 August 2018 | 26 May 2019 |
| Algerian Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 27 December 2018 | 27 December 2018 |
| Champions League | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 040.00 | Preliminary round | Group stage | 27 November 2018 | 16 March 2019 |
| Total | 41 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 041.46 |
Updated to match played 28 May 2019 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | JS Kabylie | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 52 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 3 | Paradou AC | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 48 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 4 | JS Saoura | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 47 | Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup |
| 5 | ES Sétif | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 45 | |
| 6 | MC Alger | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 43 | Qualification for Arab Club Champions 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: 28 May 2019. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |

### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

## Champions League
### Preliminary round
### Group stage
#### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | SIM | JSS | VIT |
| 1 | Al-Ahly | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | Quarter-finals | — | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Simba | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 9 | Quarter-finals | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | AS Vita Club | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 | | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | — |

## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG | Abderaouf Natèche | 32 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ALG | Khaled Boukacem | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Mohamed El Amine Barka | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Ibrahim Bekakchi | 34 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ALG | Fateh Talah | 30 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ALG | Nacereddine Khoualed | 25 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ALG | Imadeddine Boubekeur | 18 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Tiboutine | 27 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | SEN | El Hadji Youssoupha Konaté | 25 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ALG | Younes Koulkheir | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ALG | Abdeldjalil Taki Eddine Saâd | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ALG | Mohamed El Amine Hammia | 35 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| 27 | MF | ALG | Ibrahim Farhi | 26 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ALG | Adel Bouchiba | 39 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ALG | Messala Merbah | 30 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | ALG | Ziri Hammar | 16 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| | MF | ALG | Ilias Medafai | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | ALG | Sid Ali Yahia-Chérif | 29 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Boulaouidet | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | ALG | Moustapha Djallit | 17 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ALG | Hamza Zaidi | 34 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ALG | Aimen Lahmeri | 20 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | TAN | Thomas Ulimwengu | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ALG | Rafik Boukbouka | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Mohamed Lamine Boutouala | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Abderrazak Khelifi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||
| 13 | MF | ALG | Nabil Bousmaha | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | MLI | Saïdouba Bissiri Camara | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Sid Ahmed Aouedj | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ALG | Ahmida Zenasni | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 9 June 2019 Source: fr.soccerway.com

### Goalscorers
## Squad list

As of August 11, 2018.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ALG | Abderaouf Natèche |
| 2 | DF | ALG | Mohamed El Amine Barka |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Ibrahim Bekakchi |
| 6 | MF | ALG | Younes Koulkheir |
| 7 | MF | ALG | Abdeldjalil Taki Eddine Saâd |
| 8 | FW | ALG | Sid Ali Yahia-Chérif |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Sid Ahmed Aouedj |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Boulaouidet |
| 13 | MF | ALG | Nabil Bousmaha |
| 14 | MF | GUI | Saïdouba Bissiri Camara |
| 15 | DF | ALG | Fateh Talah |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Mohamed Zakaria Haouli |
| 17 | FW | ALG | Moustapha Djallit (captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | ALG | Messala Merbah |
| 19 | FW | ALG | Hamza Zaidi |
| 20 | DF | ALG | Nacereddine Khoualed |
| 21 | DF | ALG | Ahmida Zenasni |
| 22 | MF | ALG | Imadeddine Boubekeur |
| 24 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Tiboutine |
| 25 | DF | ALG | Adel Bouchiba |
| 26 | MF | ALG | Mohamed El Amine Hammia |
| 27 | MF | ALG | Ibrahim Farhi Benhalima |
| 28 | FW | ALG | Aimen Lahmeri |
| 29 | DF | SEN | El Hadji Youssoupha Konaté |
| 30 | GK | ALG | Khaled Boukacem |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 25 May 2018 | GK | Abderaouf Natèche | MC Oran | Free transfer |
| 9 June 2018 | MF | Sid Ahmed Aouedj | ES Sétif | Free transfer |
| 9 June 2018 | MF | Adel Bouchiba | Olympique de Médéa | Free transfer |
| 13 June 2018 | FW | Mohamed Boulaouidet | Ohod Club | Free transfer |
| 5 July 2018 | MF | Younes Koulkheir | Olympique de Médéa | Free transfer |
| 19 July 2018 | MF | Seydouba Bissiri Camara | AS Kaloum Star | Free transfer |
| 25 December 2018 | FW | Thomas Ulimwengu | Al-Hilal Club | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 13 June 2018 | MF | Abderrahmane Bourdim | MC Alger | Undisclosed | |