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JS Saoura in African football

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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

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.

History

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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

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

Non-CAF competitions

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Non-CAF competition record
Season Competition Round Opposition Score
2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup Preliminary round Comoros Volcan Club 5–0 (Stade Municipal de Berrechid, Berrechid)
Djibouti ASAS Djibouti Télécom 1–0 (Stade Municipal de Berrechid, Berrechid)
Tunisia CA Bizertin 1–0 (Stade Municipal de Berrechid, Berrechid)
First round Saudi Arabia 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 Kuwait SC 1–0 (Al-Kuwait Sports Club Stadium], Kuwait City)
1–1 (Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran)

Statistics

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By season

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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

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In Africa

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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

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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

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

CAF competitions

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

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

African competitions goals

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

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

Two goals one match

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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

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

List of all-time appearances

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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 Algeria Mohamed El Amine Hammia AM 14 7 21 10 Feb 2017 Enugu Rangers
2 Algeria Adel Bouchiba DM 9 11 20 27 Nov 2018 SC Gagnoa
3 Algeria Imadeddine Boubekeur CB 3 9 12 5 Dec 2018 SC Gagnoa
4 Algeria Aimen Lahmeri LW 3 11 13 12 Jan 2019 Simba
5 Algeria Oussama Bellatreche RW 12 12 16 Oct 2021 ASAC Concorde
6 Algeria Messala Merbah AM 11 11 10 Feb 2017 Enugu Rangers 16 Mar 2019 Al-Ahly
7 Algeria Hamza Zaidi LW 10 10 10 Feb 2017 Enugu Rangers 16 Mar 2019 Al-Ahly
8 Algeria Abdeldjalil Saâd AM 11 11 16 Oct 2021 ASAC Concorde
9 Algeria Ibrahim Bekakchi CB 10 10 27 Nov 2018 SC Gagnoa 16 Mar 2019 Al-Ahly

African opponents by cities

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Notes

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  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

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  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.