JS Saoura in African football

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JS Saoura in African football
Club JS Saoura
Most appearancesMohamed El Amine Hammia 21
Top scorerMohamed El Amine Hammia 5
First entry 2017 CAF Champions League
Latest entry 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup

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.

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History

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

JS Saoura results in CAF competition
SeasonCompetitionRoundOppositionHomeAway Aggregate
2017 [3] Champions League Preliminary Round Flag of Nigeria.svg Enugu Rangers 1–10–01–1 (a)
2018–19 [4] Champions League Preliminary Round Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg SC Gagnoa 2–00–02–0
First round Flag of Morocco.svg Ittihad Tanger 2–00–12–1
Group stage Flag of Tanzania.svg Simba 2–00–33rd place
Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly 1–10–3
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club 1–02–2
2021–22 [5] Confederation Cup Second round Flag of Mauritania.svg ASAC Concorde 1–12–13–2
Play-off round Flag of Ghana.svg Hearts of Oak 4–00–24–2
Group stage [note 1] Flag of South Africa.svg Orlando Pirates 0–20–23rd place
Flag of Eswatini.svg Royal Leopards 2–02–0
Flag of Libya.svg Al Ittihad 1–01–1
2022–23 Confederation Cup Second round Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Gagnoa 0–00–10–1

Non-CAF competitions

Non-CAF competition record
SeasonCompetitionRoundOppositionScore
2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup Preliminary round Flag of the Comoros.svg Volcan Club 5–0 (Stade Municipal de Berrechid, Berrechid)
Flag of Djibouti.svg ASAS Djibouti Télécom 1–0 (Stade Municipal de Berrechid, Berrechid)
Flag of Tunisia.svg CA Bizertin 1–0 (Stade Municipal de Berrechid, Berrechid)
First round Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Shabab 1–3 (Stade 20 Août 1955, Béchar)
2–0 (Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh)
2023 Arab Club Champions Cup First round Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait SC 1–0 (Al-Kuwait Sports Club Stadium], Kuwait City)
1–1 (Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran)

Statistics

By season

Information correct as of 15 October 2022.
Key
JS Saoura record in African football by season
SeasonCompetitionPldWDLGFGAGDRound
2017 CAF Champions League 202011+0PR
2018–19 CAF Champions League 104331010+0Grp
2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup 10523139+4Grp
2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup 201101−1R2
Total249872421+3

By competition

In Africa

As of 15 October 2022:

CAF competitions
CompetitionSeasonsPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstLast season played
Champions League 2124531111 2018–19
CAF Confederation Cup 2125341310 2022–23
Total4249872421

Non-CAF competitions

As of 21 March 2023:

Non-CAF competitions
CompetitionSeasonsPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstLast season played
Arab Champions League 2731397 2023
Total2731397

Statistics by country

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

CAF competitions

CountryClub P W D L GF GA GD
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast SC Gagnoa 412121+1
Subtotal412121+1
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Ittihad Tanger 210121+1
Subtotal210121+1
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Simba 210123−1
Subtotal210123−1
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Al-Ahly 201114−3
Subtotal201114−3
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Hearts of Oak 210142+2
Subtotal210142+2
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo AS Vita Club 211032+1
Subtotal211032+1
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Enugu Rangers 202011+0
Subtotal202011+0
Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania ASAC Concorde 211032+1
Subtotal211032+1
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Orlando Pirates 200204−4
Subtotal200204−4
Flag of Libya.svg Libya Al Ittihad 211021+1
Subtotal211021+1
Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini Royal Leopards 220040+4
Subtotal220040+4
Total249872421+3

Non-CAF competitions

Result summary by country
CountryPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia200215−4
Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros110050+5
Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti110010+1
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait201112−1
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia110010+1
Total731397+2

African competitions goals

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

PositionPlayerTOTAL CL1 CCC
1 Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed El Amine Hammia541
2 Flag of Algeria.svg Aimen Lahmeri44
= Flag of Algeria.svg Oussama Bellatreche44
4 Flag of Algeria.svg Sid Ali Yahia-Chérif 33
5 Flag of Algeria.svg Abdeldjalil Saâd11
= Flag of Algeria.svg Abderrahmane Bourdim 11
= Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed Boulaouidet 11
= Flag of Algeria.svg Ziri Hammar 11
= Flag of Algeria.svg Belaid Hamidi11
= Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed Amine Ouis11
= Flag of Algeria.svg Ismaïl Saâdi11
= Flag of Senegal.svg El Hadji Youssoupha Konaté11
Totals241113

Two goals one match

N DatePlayerMatchScore
116 October 2021Aimen LahmeriASAC Concorde – JS Saoura1–2
25 December 2021Oussama BellatrecheJS Saoura – Hearts of Oak4–0

Non-CAF competitions goals

P PlayerGoals
1 Flag of Algeria.svg Billel Messaoudi 3
2 Flag of Algeria.svg Oussama Meddahi1
= Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed El Amine Hammia1
= Flag of Algeria.svg Fateh Talah1
= Flag of Algeria.svg Nacereddine Khoualed 1
= Flag of Algeria.svg Sid Ali Yahia-Chérif 1

List of all-time appearances

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]

#NamePosition CL1 CCC SC TOTALDate of first capDebut againstDate of last capFinal match against
1 Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed El Amine HammiaAM1472110 Feb 2017 Enugu Rangers
2 Flag of Algeria.svg Adel BouchibaDM9112027 Nov 2018 SC Gagnoa
3 Flag of Algeria.svg Imadeddine BoubekeurCB39125 Dec 2018 SC Gagnoa
4 Flag of Algeria.svg Aimen LahmeriLW3111312 Jan 2019 Simba
5 Flag of Algeria.svg Oussama BellatrecheRW121216 Oct 2021 ASAC Concorde
6 Flag of Algeria.svg Messala Merbah AM111110 Feb 2017 Enugu Rangers 16 Mar 2019 Al-Ahly
7 Flag of Algeria.svg Hamza Zaidi LW101010 Feb 2017 Enugu Rangers 16 Mar 2019 Al-Ahly
8 Flag of Algeria.svg Abdeldjalil SaâdAM111116 Oct 2021 ASAC Concorde
9 Flag of Algeria.svg Ibrahim Bekakchi CB101027 Nov 2018 SC Gagnoa 16 Mar 2019 Al-Ahly

African opponents by cities

Notes

  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

  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. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. "2017 CAF Champions League". RSSSF .
  4. "2018–19 CAF Champions League". RSSSF .
  5. "2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup". RSSSF .