2025–26 JS Saoura season

JS Saoura
2025–26 season
OwnerENAFOR
Head coachLotfi Boudraa
(from 19 July 2025)[1]
(until 11 November 2025)[2]
Abdelkader Amrani
(from 30 December 2025)[3]
Stadium20 August 1955 Stadium
Ligue 12nd
Algerian CupQuarter-finals

The 2025–26 season, is JS Saoura's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, USM Alger are participating in this season's editions of the Algerian Cup. The Algerian Professional Football League (LFP) officially released the calendar for the 2025–26 Ligue 1 Mobilis season on July 10, 2025. The Ligue 1 will kick off on Thursday, August 21, 2025, and conclude with the 30th and final matchday on May 16, 2026. As in recent years, league matches will be held every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, offering better scheduling balance and improved logistical conditions for clubs and broadcasters.[4]

Review

Background

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2026.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Name Position Date of birth (age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Abdelkader Salhi GK (1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 32) MC El Bayadh
16 Zakaria Seggari GK (2004-06-26)26 June 2004 (aged 21) Reserve team
30 Mohamed Merhab GK (2005-02-01)1 February 2005 (aged 20) Reserve team
Defenders
2 Riyane Akacem CB (1999-02-13)13 February 1999 (aged 26) Reserve team
4 Fayçal Mebarki CB (2000-08-31)31 August 2000 (aged 24) Reserve team
6 Hamza Mouali LB (1998-01-16)16 January 1998 (aged 27) JS Kabylie
13 Nasreddine Zaalani CB (1992-07-26)26 July 1992 (aged 33) Al-Khaldiya SC
14 Ilyes Haddouche CB (1998-07-01)1 July 1998 (aged 27) ES Ben Aknoun
15 Issameddine Tahouri CB (2006-10-11)11 October 2006 (aged 18) Reserve team
24 Abdenour Barkat RB (2003-07-26)26 July 2003 (aged 22) Reserve team
Midfielders
5 Abdelkader Boutiche DM (1996-10-26)26 October 1996 (aged 28) ES Ben Aknoun
8 Abdelhak Khoumani AM (2004-03-11)11 March 2004 (aged 21) Reserve team
17 Mohamed Goumaidi AM (2005-04-15)15 April 2005 (aged 20) RA Aïn Defla
19 Constant Wayou AM (1996-12-20)20 December 1996 (aged 28) FC San Pédro
20 Sid Ahmed Matallah DM (1996-01-14)14 January 1996 (aged 29) JS Kabylie
22 Housseyn Selmi DM (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 32) CR Belouizdad
23 Khaled Allaoui DM (2004-07-24)24 July 2004 (aged 21) Reserve team
25 Adel Bouchiba DM (1988-11-10)10 November 1988 (aged 36) Olympique de Médéa
27 Mostapha Badaoui DM (2006-10-17)17 October 2006 (aged 18) Reserve team
Forwards
7 Laid Ayad ST (2006-09-21)21 September 2006 (aged 18) Reserve team
9 Stéphane Bédi ST (1995-12-20)20 December 1995 (aged 29) FC San Pédro
10 Nour El Islam Fettouhi RW (1999-08-28)28 August 1999 (aged 25) USM Alger
11 Ismail Saadi LW (1997-04-04)4 April 1997 (aged 28) ES Sétif
21 Oussama Bentaleb RW (2001-10-12)12 October 2001 (aged 23) JS Guir
26 Anas Yusuf LW (2004-02-01)1 February 2004 (aged 21) Nasarawa United
29 Sikiru Alimi ST (1996-03-23)23 March 1996 (aged 29) Remo Stars

Transfers

In

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
19 July 2025 AM Constant Wayou FC San Pédro Free transfer [6][7]
28 August 2025 DM Semelo Gueï Unattached Free transfer [8]

Winter

Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
24 January 2026 AM Mohamed Goumaidi RA Aïn Defla Free transfer [9]
27 January 2026 LB Hamza Mouali JS Kabylie Loan [10]
31 January 2026 GK Abdelkader Salhi MC El Bayadh Undisclosed [11]
31 January 2026 LW Anas Yusuf Nasarawa United Undisclosed [12]
31 January 2026 DM Housseyn Selmi Unattached Free transfer [13]

Out

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
14 July 2025 GK Abdelkader Morcely USM Khenchela Free transfer [14]
28 July 2025 ST Mohamed Souibaâh ES Ben Aknoun Free transfer [15]

Winter

Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
14 January 2026 RW Farouk Laoufi Olympique Akbou Free transfer [16]
29 January 2026 GK Abdennasser Djoudar Unattached Free transfer (Released) [17]
29 January 2026 DM Semelo Gueï Unattached Free transfer (Released) [17]
29 January 2026 CM Juba Oukaci Unattached Free transfer (Released) [17]
31 January 2026 LW Mohamed El Amine Hammia Unattached Free transfer (Released) [18]
31 January 2026 LB Rafik Brahimi ES Ben Aknoun Free transfer [19]

Pre-season and friendlies

30 July 2025 Friendly Algeria A' 0–1 JS Saoura Blida
19:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
5 August 2025 Friendly RC Kouba 0–0 JS Saoura Kouba
20:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Mohamed Benhaddad Stadium
7 August 2025 Friendly JS Saoura 1–0 MC Oran Ben Aknoun
17:30 UTC+1
  • Boutiche
Report Stadium: Stade El Mokrani
12 August 2025 Friendly JS Saoura 0–0 Olympique Akbou Oran
18:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 23 12 4 7 27 23 +4 052.17 N/a To be confirmed 21 August 2025 In Progress
Algerian Cup 4 3 0 1 5 1 +4 075.00 Round of 64 Quarter-finals 6 December 2025 4 March 2026
Total 27 15 4 8 32 24 +8 055.56

Updated to match played 18 March 2026
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 MC Alger 20 14 4 2 27 9 +18 46 Qualification for CAF Champions League
2 JS Saoura 23 12 4 7 27 23 +4 40
3 Olympique Akbou 22 11 6 5 29 23 +6 39 Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup[a]
4 CS Constantine 24 10 8 6 25 17 +8 38
5 MC Oran 23 10 6 7 27 21 +6 36
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2026. Source: lfp.dz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.
Notes:
  1. ^ The winners of the 2025–26 Algerian Cup will be the second representative team for the 2026–27 CAF Confederation Cup

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
23 12 4 7 27 23  +4 40 8 1 2 18 11  +7 4 3 5 9 12  −3

Last updated: 18 March 2026.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultLDWWWDWDDLLLWWLLWWWWLWW
Position14141043322378986810
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2026. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 July 2025.[20]

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

21 August 2025 Round 1 JS Saoura 1–2 MB Rouissat Béchar
20:00
Soccerway
LFP
  • Benkheira 48'
  • Rahmani 89'
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Ismail Hamlat
29 August 2025 Round 2 ES Sétif 1–1 JS Saoura Sétif
19:00 Soccerway
LFP
  • Wayou 65'
Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Akram Mechairia
5 September 2025 Round 3 JS Saoura 1–0 ASO Chlef Béchar
20:00
  • Hammia 22'
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Youcef Taieb Bouderbal
13 September 2025 Round 4 CR Belouizdad 1–2 JS Saoura Constantine[note 1]
19:00 Soccerway
LFP
  • Boutiche 27'
  • Akacem 85'
Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
20 September 2025 Round 5 JS Saoura 1–0 USM Alger Béchar
17:30
  • Hammia 7'
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Ayoub Belhachemi
27 September 2025 Round 6 ES Ben Aknoun 1–1 JS Saoura Belouizdad
16:00
Soccerway
LFP
  • Boutiche 26'
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Fateh Harkat
VAR: Akram Mechairia
4 October 2025 Round 7 JS Saoura 3–2 Olympique Akbou Béchar
17:00
Soccerway
LFP
  • Gherbi 45'
  • Sediri 47'
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Houssam Benyahia
18 October 2025 Round 8 MC Oran 1–1 JS Saoura Bir El Djir
18:00
Soccerway
LFP
  • Boutiche 90+13' (pen.)
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium
Referee: Rafiq Aouina
29 October 2025 Round 9 JS Saoura 2–2 JS Kabylie Béchar
16:00
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Yahia Dahar
3 November 2025 Round 10 MC Alger 1–0 JS Saoura Douéra
20:00 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
Referee: Youcef Gamouh
9 November 2025 Round 11 JS Saoura 1–2 Paradou AC Béchar
18:00
  • Bentaleb 55'
Soccerway
LFP
  • Ramdaoui 2'
  • Kermiche 39'
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Ayoub Belhachemi
22 November 2025 Round 12 USM Khenchela 3–0 JS Saoura Khenchela
14:00
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium
Referee: Tahar Boudjemaa
20 December 2025 Round 13 JS Saoura 3–2 ES Mostaganem Béchar
15:00
  • Bentaleb 5'
  • Boualleg 31' (o.g.)
  • Boutiche 45+1' (pen.)
Soccerway
LFP
  • Motrani 58'
  • Boulkaboul 85'
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Haitham Ghouti
26 December 2025 Round 14 JS Saoura 2–1 MC El Bayadh Béchar
15:00
  • Mebarki 8'
  • Akacem 30'
Soccerway
LFP
  • Keniche 57'
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Anes Azrine
9 January 2026 Round 15 CS Constantine 1–0 JS Saoura Constantine
16:00
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Referee: Tahar Boudjemaa
24 January 2026 Round 16 MB Rouissat 1–0 JS Saoura Ouargla
14:00 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 18 February Stadium
Referee: Rafik Aouina
4 February 2026 Round 17 JS Saoura 1–0 ES Sétif Béchar
16:00
  • Boutiche 76' (pen.)
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Chaoubi
8 February 2026 Round 18 ASO Chlef 0–1 JS Saoura Chlef
16:00 Soccerway
LFP
  • Bentaleb 30'
Stadium: Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium
Referee: Akram Mechairia
21 February 2026 Round 20 USM Alger 1–2 JS Saoura Algiers
22:00
Soccerway
LFP
  • Bentaleb 8', 39'
Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Tayeb Benyabka
27 February 2026 Round 21 JS Saoura 1–0 ES Ben Aknoun Béchar
22:00 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Abdellali Ibrir
8 March 2026 Round 22 Olympique Akbou 1–0 JS Saoura Béjaïa
15:00
  • Mehdaoui 22'
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Referee: Alaa Bouab
13 March 2026 Round 23 JS Saoura 2–0 MC Oran Béchar
22:00
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Mehdi Oukil
18 March 2026 Round 24 JS Kabylie 0–1 JS Saoura Tizi Ouzou
22:00 Soccerway
LFP
  • Saadi 38'
Stadium: Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal
3 April 2026 Round 25 JS Saoura MC Alger Béchar
: Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
10 April 2026 Round 26 Paradou AC JS Saoura Dar El Beïda
: Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium
17 April 2026 Round 27 JS Saoura USM Khenchela Béchar
: Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
28 April 2026 Round 19 JS Saoura CR Belouizdad Béchar
: Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
9 May 2026 Round 28 ES Mostaganem JS Saoura Mostaganem
: Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium
15 May 2026 Round 29 MC El Bayadh JS Saoura El Bayadh
: Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
22 May 2026 Round 30 JS Saoura CS Constantine Béchar
: Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium

Algerian Cup

6 December 2025 Round of 64 NRB Bethioua 0–1 JS Saoura Bethioua
14:00 Report
  • Boutiche 37'
Stadium: Mohamed Cerra Cheraka Stadium
Referee: Oussama Mekfoudji
13 December 2025 Round of 32 JS Saoura 2–0 AS Khroub Béchar
15:00
  • Bentaleb 85', 88'
Report Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Beloufa
15 January 2026 Round of 16 ES Mostaganem 0–2 JS Saoura Chlef
16:00 Report
  • Akacem 37'
  • Allaoui 30'
Stadium: Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Chaoubi
4 March 2026 Quarter-finals USM Alger 1–0 JS Saoura Algiers
22:00 Report Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Akram Mechairia
VAR: Yahia Dahar

Squad information

Appearances and goals

As of 4 March 2026
No. Pos Player Nat Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Total
App St G App St G App St G
Goalkeepers
1 GK Abdelkader Salhi 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
16 GK Zakaria Seggari 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
30 GK Mohamed Merhab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 CB Riyane Akacem 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0
4 CB Fayçal Mebarki 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
6 LB Hamza Mouali 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
13 CB Nasreddine Zaalani 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
14 CB Ilyes Haddouche 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
15 CB Issameddine Tahouri 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 RB Abdenour Barkat 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 DM Abdelkader Boutiche 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0
8 AM Abdelhak Khoumani 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
17 AM Mohamed Goumaidi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 AM Constant Wayou 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
20 DM Sid Ahmed Matallah 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
22 DM Housseyn Selmi 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
23 DM Khaled Allaoui 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
25 DM Adel Bouchiba 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 DM Mostapha Badaoui 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 ST Laid Ayad 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
9 ST Stéphane Bédi 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
10 RW Nour El Islam Fettouhi 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
11 LW Ismail Saadi 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
21 RW Oussama Bentaleb 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0
26 LW Anas Yusuf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
29 ST Sikiru Alimi 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
1 GK Abdennasser Djoudar 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 0
12 DM Semelo Gueï 9 1 0 3 0 0 12 1 0
17 RW Farouk Laoufi 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
18 CM Juba Oukaci 8 3 0 0 0 0 8 3 0
26 LW Mohamed El Amine Hammia 13 9 2 1 0 0 14 9 2
6 LB Rafik Brahimi 9 8 0 2 2 0 11 10 0
Total 0 0 3 5 0 0

Last updated: 4 March 2026
Source: soccerway.com

Goalscorers

As of 18 March 2026

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat. Player Pos. L1 AC TOTAL
5 Abdelkader Boutiche DM 7 1 8
21 Oussama Bentaleb RW 6 2 8
2 Riyane Akacem CB 2 1 3
29 Sikiru Alimi ST 2 0 2
10 Nour El Islam Fettouhi RW 2 0 2
19 Constant Wayou AM 1 0 1
4 Fayçal Mebarki CB 1 0 1
23 Khaled Allaoui DM 0 1 1
26 Anas Yusuf ST 1 0 1
11 Ismail Saadi LW 1 0 1
Players transferred out during the season
26 Mohamed El Amine Hammia LW 2 0 2
Own Goals 2 0 2
Totals 27 5 32

Clean sheets

As of 18 March 2026

Includes all competitive matches.

Clean sheets
No. Nat Name GP GA L 1 AC Total
1 Abdelkader Salhi 5 2 3 0 3
16 Zakaria Seggari 18 17 4 2 6
30 Mohamed Merhab 2 1 0 1 1
Players transferred out during the season
1 Abdennasser Djoudar 2 4 0 0 0
TOTALS 24 7 3 10

Notes

  1. ^ CR Belouizdad host JS Saoura at the Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium in Constantine, due to the closure of the Stade du 5 Juillet and Nelson Mandela Stadium for renovations.[21]

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