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JS Saoura in African football

JS Saoura, an Algerian professional association football club, has gained entry to Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions on several occasions. They have represented Algeria in the Champions League on two occasions and the Confederation Cup on one occasion.

JS Saoura in African football
ClubJS Saoura
Most appearancesMohamed El Amine Hammia 21
Top scorerMohamed El Amine Hammia 5
First entry2017 CAF Champions League
Latest entry2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup

History edit

JS Saoura whose team has regularly taken part in Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions. Qualification for Algerian clubs is determined by a team's performance in its domestic league and cup competitions, JS Saoura is the first club from the south of Algeria to participate in a continental competition, and that was in 2017 in the CAF Champions League as the runner-up of the Ligue Professionnelle 1 and they eliminated in the preliminary round against Enugu Rangers and the first continental goal scored by Abderrahmane Bourdim.[1] Two years later, JS Saoura returned to participate in the same competition, where they qualified for the group stage with Al-Ahly, AS Vita Club and Simba of Tanzania.[2] In the first round, JS Saoura was defeated by Simba 3-0. away from home, then achieved two draws against AS Vita Club and Vita Club, then two victories against Vita Club and Simba, and in the last round, it was defeated against AS Vita Club, ending the group stage in third place with 8 points.

CAF competitions edit

JS Saoura results in CAF competition
Season Competition Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate
2017[3] Champions League Preliminary Round   Enugu Rangers 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
2018–19[4] Champions League Preliminary Round   SC Gagnoa 2–0 0–0 2–0
First round   Ittihad Tanger 2–0 0–1 2–1
Group stage   Simba 2–0 0–3 3rd place
  Al-Ahly 1–1 0–3
  AS Vita Club 1–0 2–2
2021–22[5] Confederation Cup Second round   ASAC Concorde 1–1 2–1 3–2
Play-off round   Hearts of Oak 4–0 0–2 4–2
Group stage[note 1]   Orlando Pirates 0–2 0–2 3rd place
  Royal Leopards 2–0 2–0
  Al Ittihad 1–0 1–1
2022–23 Confederation Cup Second round   Gagnoa 0–0 0–1 0–1

Non-CAF competitions edit

Non-CAF competition record
Season Competition Round Opposition Score
2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup Preliminary round   Volcan Club 5–0 (Stade Municipal de Berrechid, Berrechid)
  ASAS Djibouti Télécom 1–0 (Stade Municipal de Berrechid, Berrechid)
  CA Bizertin 1–0 (Stade Municipal de Berrechid, Berrechid)
First round   Al-Shabab 1–3 (Stade 20 Août 1955, Béchar)
2–0 (Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh)
2023 Arab Club Champions Cup First round   Kuwait SC 1–0 (Al-Kuwait Sports Club Stadium], Kuwait City)
1–1 (Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran)

Statistics edit

By season edit

Information correct as of 15 October 2022.
Key
JS Saoura record in African football by season
Season Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Round
2017 CAF Champions League 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0 PR
2018–19 CAF Champions League 10 4 3 3 10 10 +0 Grp
2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup 10 5 2 3 13 9 +4 Grp
2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 R2
Total 24 9 8 7 24 21 +3

By competition edit

In Africa edit

As of 15 October 2022:

CAF competitions
Competition Seasons Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Last season played
Champions League 2 12 4 5 3 11 11 2018–19
CAF Confederation Cup 2 12 5 3 4 13 10 2022–23
Total 4 24 9 8 7 24 21

Non-CAF competitions edit

As of 21 March 2023:

Non-CAF competitions
Competition Seasons Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Last season played
Arab Champions League 2 7 3 1 3 9 7 2023
Total 2 7 3 1 3 9 7

Statistics by country edit

Statistics correct as of game against SC Gagnoa on October 15, 2022

CAF competitions edit

Country Club P W D L GF GA GD
  Ivory Coast SC Gagnoa 4 1 2 1 2 1 +1
Subtotal 4 1 2 1 2 1 +1
  Morocco Ittihad Tanger 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
  Tanzania Simba 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1
  Egypt Al-Ahly 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3
Subtotal 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3
  Ghana Hearts of Oak 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
  DR Congo AS Vita Club 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
  Nigeria Enugu Rangers 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0
Subtotal 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0
  Mauritania ASAC Concorde 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
  South Africa Orlando Pirates 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4
Subtotal 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4
  Libya Al Ittihad 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
  Eswatini Royal Leopards 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
Total 24 9 8 7 24 21 +3

Non-CAF competitions edit

Result summary by country
Country Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Saudi Arabia 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4
  Comoros 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5
  Djibouti 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
  Kuwait 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1
  Tunisia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
Total 7 3 1 3 9 7 +2

African competitions goals edit

Statistics correct as of game against SC Gagnoa on October 15, 2022

Position Player TOTAL CL1 CCC
1   Mohamed El Amine Hammia 5 4 1
2   Aimen Lahmeri 4 – 4
=   Oussama Bellatreche 4 – 4
4   Sid Ali Yahia-Chérif 3 3 –
5   Abdeldjalil Saâd 1 – 1
=   Abderrahmane Bourdim 1 1 –
=   Mohamed Boulaouidet 1 1 –
=   Ziri Hammar 1 1 –
=   Belaid Hamidi 1 – 1
=   Mohamed Amine Ouis 1 – 1
=   Ismaïl Saâdi 1 – 1
=   El Hadji Youssoupha Konaté 1 1 –
Totals 24 11 13

Two goals one match edit

N Date Player Match Score
1 16 October 2021 Aimen Lahmeri ASAC Concorde – JS Saoura 1–2
2 5 December 2021 Oussama Bellatreche JS Saoura – Hearts of Oak 4–0

Non-CAF competitions goals edit

P Player Goals
1   Billel Messaoudi 3
2   Oussama Meddahi 1
=   Mohamed El Amine Hammia 1
=   Fateh Talah 1
=   Nacereddine Khoualed 1
=   Sid Ali Yahia-Chérif 1

List of all-time appearances edit

This list of all-time appearances for JS Saoura in African competitions contains football players who have played for JS Saoura in African football competitions and have managed to accrue 10 or more appearances.

Gold Still playing competitive football in JS Saoura.[note 2]

# Name Position CL1 CCC SC TOTAL Date of first cap Debut against Date of last cap Final match against
1   Mohamed El Amine Hammia AM 14 7 – 21 10 Feb 2017 Enugu Rangers — —
2   Adel Bouchiba DM 9 11 – 20 27 Nov 2018 SC Gagnoa — —
3   Imadeddine Boubekeur CB 3 9 – 12 5 Dec 2018 SC Gagnoa — —
4   Aimen Lahmeri LW 3 11 – 13 12 Jan 2019 Simba — —
5   Oussama Bellatreche RW – 12 – 12 16 Oct 2021 ASAC Concorde — —
6   Messala Merbah AM 11 – – 11 10 Feb 2017 Enugu Rangers 16 Mar 2019 Al-Ahly
7   Hamza Zaidi LW 10 – – 10 10 Feb 2017 Enugu Rangers 16 Mar 2019 Al-Ahly
8   Abdeldjalil Saâd AM – 11 – 11 16 Oct 2021 ASAC Concorde — —
9   Ibrahim Bekakchi CB 10 – – 10 27 Nov 2018 SC Gagnoa 16 Mar 2019 Al-Ahly

African opponents by cities edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ JS Saoura play their group stage home matches at Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, instead of their regular home stadium Stade 20 Août 1955, Béchar, which did not meet CAF requirements.
  2. ^ Statistics correct as of game against Gagnoa on October 15, 2022.

References edit

  1. ^ "Le dur apprentissage des Bécharis". djazairess.com. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Une première pour la JS Saoura". elwatan.com. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ "2017 CAF Champions League". RSSSF.
  4. ^ "2018–19 CAF Champions League". RSSSF.
  5. ^ "2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup". RSSSF.
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