2024–25 ES Sétif season

ES Sétif
2024–25 season
OwnerSonelgaz
PresidentAbdelhamid Rais
Head coachRédha Bendris
(from 10 July 2024)[1]
(until 21 January 2025)[2]
Nabil Kouki
(from 21 January 2025)[2]
Stadium8 May 1945 Stadium
Ligue 16th
Algerian CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Six players (3 goals)

All:
Six players (3 goals)

The 2024–25 season, is ES Sétif's 54th and the club's 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, ES Sétif are participating in the Algerian Cup. On June 27, 2024 The federal office approved the calendar for the 2024–25 Ligue 1 season with the aim of ending on May 31, 2025. The first round is scheduled for September 14, this delay is motivated both by an extended end of the 2023–24 season but also by the holding of early presidential elections which will take place on September 7, 2024.[3][4] However, the Ligue de Football Professionnel decided to postpone the start of the Ligue 1 by a week, on September 21.[5]

Review

Background

On July 9, 2024 ES Setif announced in a press release that it was parting ways with its coach Ammar Souayah. Following this termination of contract, ESS sports director Abdelkarim Bira wanted to honor the Tunisian coach who took over at the head of the club last February.[6] The next day, ES Setif signed a contract with the former coach of ES Mostaganem, Reda Bendriss.[1] His arrival was announced a long time ago, Where Bendriss signed for two seasons. It's just a return home for the Setif native who was a player for ten years at ES Setif before spending a spell as assistant coach and then interim at the helm of ES Setif in 2021–22.[1] On July 19, after a disagreement with the general manager Abdelkrim Bira, Malik Zorgane and Mourad Delhoum leave the administrative staff of ES Sétif.[7] The latter have visibly given in to public pressure, which is demanding big names in this summer transfer window.[7] All their proposals to strengthen the squad of the first team were rejected by the club's management, in particular the Nigerian attackers Tosin, Mrezigue and Ghacha. Not wanting their names to be associated with a failed casting, the two men preferred to withdraw.[7]

On January 2, 2025, Abdelkrim Bira, technical and sports director, presented his resignation after eight tumultuous months at the head of the club. A decision that comes in a context of increased tensions and recurring obstacles. In a statement to the press, Bira explained the reasons for his departure, citing unbearable pressure, threats to his physical safety, as well as an attack on his dignity. The club's owner Sonelgaz, has accepted the resignation and is planning a meeting to appoint his successor.[8]

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 February 2025.[9][10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Position Name Date of birth (age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Tarek Bousseder GK (2000-11-28)28 November 2000 (aged 23) ES Ben Aknoun
23 Ala Eddine Bouaoune GK (2002-11-10)10 November 2002 (aged 21) Reserve team
25 Zakaria Saidi GK (1996-08-05)5 August 1996 (aged 28) JS Saoura
Defenders
2 Drice Chaabi (C.) CB (1997-09-20)20 September 1997 (aged 26) Francs Borains
3 Abdelmoumen Chikhi LB (1996-02-29)29 February 1996 (aged 28) CR Belouizdad
5 Youcef Douar CB (1997-09-15)15 September 1997 (aged 27) Paradou AC
6 Houari Ferhani LB (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 31) Olympic Safi
16 Moriba Diarra CB (1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 28) Stade Malien
20 Imad Reguieg RB (2002-06-02)2 June 2002 (aged 22) MC Oran
22 Oussama Gattal RB (1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 27) JS Kabylie
27 Imadeddine Boubekeur CB (1995-07-10)10 July 1995 (aged 29) Al-Arabi SC
43 Abderrazak Mohra CB (2004-01-05)5 January 2004 (aged 20) Reserve team
Midfielders
7 Salah Bouchama AM (2001-10-22)22 October 2001 (aged 22) Reserve team
8 Akram Djahnit AM (1991-04-03)3 April 1991 (aged 33) USM Alger
10 Clément Pitroipa AM (1993-11-23)23 November 1993 (aged 30) AS Douanes
12 Augustine Oladapo AM (1995-07-27)27 July 1995 (aged 29) TP Mazembe
14 Rodrigue Kossi Fiogbé DM (1999-12-31)31 December 1999 (aged 24) Al-Taraji Club
18 Taher Benkhelifa DM (1994-06-10)10 June 1994 (aged 30) USM Alger
24 Amir Nouri CM (1994-07-10)10 July 1994 (aged 30) Unattached
Forwards
11 Mohamed Messaoud Salem LW (2003-07-03)3 July 2003 (aged 21) Reserve team
15 Karim Bouhmidi LW (1998-05-26)26 May 1998 (aged 26) Swift Hesperange
17 Mohamed Boukerma RW (2001-08-05)5 August 2001 (aged 23) Paradou AC
19 Kingsley Eduwo ST (1996-06-19)19 June 1996 (aged 28) Club Africain
21 Abderrahmane Bacha SS (1999-12-21)21 December 1999 (aged 24) USM Alger

Transfers

In

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
1 July 2024 GK Tarek Bousseder ES Ben Aknoun Free transfer [11]
1 July 2024 CB Youcef Douar Paradou AC Free transfer [12][11]
11 July 2024 ST Abdel-Touab Ali Hadji ES Mostaganem Free transfer [13][11]
21 July 2024 MF Akram Djahnit USM Alger Free transfer [14][11]
23 July 2024 RB Oussama Gatal JS Kabylie Free transfer [11]
1 August 2024 LB Houari Ferhani Olympic Safi Free transfer [11]
4 August 2024 AM Augustine Oladapo TP Mazembe Free transfer [15][11]
3 September 2024 FW Abderrahmane Bacha USM Alger Free transfer [16][11]
10 September 2024 CB Imadeddine Boubekeur Al-Arabi SC Free transfer [17][11]
10 September 2024 DM Rodrigue Kossi Fiogbé Al-Taraji Club Free transfer [18][11]
10 September 2024 RW Mohamed Boukerma Paradou AC Free transfer [11]

Winter

Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
21 January 2025 ST Karim Bouhmidi Swift Hesperange Undisclosed [19]
25 January 2025 ST Kingsley Eduwo Club Africain Undisclosed [20][19]
26 January 2025 AM Clément Pitroipa AS Douanes Undisclosed [21][19]

Out

Summer

Winter

Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
14 January 2025 ST Abdouel Ali Hadji Unattached Free transfer (Released) [22]
16 January 2025 AM Salam Jiddou Unattached Free transfer (Released) [22]

Pre-season and friendlies

23 August 2024 Friendly USM Alger 1–1 ES Sétif Tabarka, Tunisia
17:30 UTC+1
  • Belkacemi 39' (pen.)
Report[23] Stadium: La Cigale Tabarka Sport

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 30 11 8 11 21 24 −3 036.67 6th 19 September 2024 20 June 2025
Algerian Cup 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 075.00 Round of 64 Quarter-finals 3 January 2025 27 March 2025
Total 34 14 8 12 25 25 +0 041.18

Updated to match played 20 June 2025
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 JS Saoura 30 12 7 11 34 36 −2 43
5 Paradou AC 30 11 8 11 41 39 +2 41
6 ES Sétif 30 11 8 11 21 24 −3 41
7 USM Alger 30 10 10 10 26 26 0 40 Qualification for Confederation Cup[a]
8 MC Oran 30 12 4 14 32 33 −1 40
Source: the-sports.org
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. ^ USMA Alger qualified for the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup by winning the 2024–25 Algerian 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
30 11 8 11 21 24  −3 41 8 4 3 12 7  +5 3 4 8 9 17  −8

Last updated: 20 June 2025.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWDDLWLWLLWDWDDDLWDWLLWWDWLLLLW
Position6568687711996677877579644456786
Updated to match(es) played on 20 June 2025. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 11 July 2024.[24]

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

19 September 2024 Round 1 ES Sétif 1–0 MC El Bayadh Sétif
18:00
Report Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Anes Azrine
VAR: Lahlou Benbraham
27 September 2024 Round 2 CR Belouizdad 0–0 ES Sétif Algiers
16:00 Report Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Houssam Benyahia
4 October 2024 Round 3 ES Sétif 0–0 NC Magra Sétif
18:00 Report Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Youcef Gamouh
VAR: Lotfi Bekouassa
11 October 2024 Round 4 JS Saoura 3–2 ES Sétif Béchar
16:00
Report
  • Chaabi 38' (pen.), 66'
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Youcef Taieb Bouderbal
18 October 2024 Round 5 ES Sétif 1–0 ES Mostaganem Sétif
18:00
Report Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Rafik Aouina
25 October 2024 Round 6 CS Constantine 2–1 ES Sétif Constantine
16:00 Report
Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
2 November 2024 Round 7 ES Sétif 1–0 ASO Chlef Sétif
17:45
  • Boubekeur 17'
Report Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal
7 November 2024 Round 8 MC Oran 1–0 ES Sétif Bir El Djir
19:30
  • Aguieb 61'
Report Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium
Referee: Mehdi Oukil
VAR: Anes Azrine
23 November 2024 Round 10 Olympique Akbou 0–1 ES Sétif Béjaïa
15:00 Report
Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Referee: Anes Azrine
VAR: Akram Mechairia
1 December 2024 Round 11 ES Sétif 0–0 MC Alger Sétif
17:30 Report Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Bilel Soltani
VAR: Lahlou Benbraham
7 December 2024 Round 12 USM Khenchela 2–3 ES Sétif Khenchela
15:00
Report
  • Boubekeur 55'
  • Chaabi 77'
  • Gattal 90+2'
Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium
Referee: Houssam Benyahia
13 December 2024 Round 13 ES Sétif 2–2 JS Kabylie Sétif
17:00
  • Diarra 45+1'
  • Chaabi 69'
Report
Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Akram Mechairia
VAR: Fateh Harkat
17 December 2024 Round 9 ES Sétif 1–2 Paradou AC Sétif
17:30
Report
Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Yahia Dehar
21 December 2024 Round 14 ES Sétif 1–1 USM Alger Sétif
17:00
  • Bouchama 90+10'
Report
Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
VAR: Lahlou Benbraham
27 December 2024 Round 15 US Biskra 0–0 ES Sétif Biskra
16:00 Report Stadium: 18 February Stadium
Referee: Youcef Taieb Bouderbal
VAR: Fateh Harkat
11 February 2025 Round 16 MC El Bayadh 1–0 ES Sétif El Bayadh
15:00
  • Benamrane 90+5'
Report Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Mehdi Oukil
20 February 2025 Round 17 ES Sétif 1–0 CR Belouizdad Sétif
16:45
Report Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal
VAR: Alaa Bouab
26 February 2025 Round 18 NC Magra 0–0 ES Sétif Magra
15:30 Report Stadium: Boucheligue Brothers Stadium
Referee: Alaa Bouab
7 March 2025 Round 19 ES Sétif 1–0 JS Saoura Sétif
22:00
Report Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Fateh Harkat
VAR: Mehdi Oukil
14 March 2025 Round 20 ES Mostaganem 1–0 ES Sétif Mostaganem
22:00
  • Hitala 52'
Report Stadium: Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Mehdi Oukil
11 April 2025 Round 22 ASO Chlef 0–1 ES Sétif Chlef
16:00 Report
Stadium: Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
VAR: Rafik Aouina
18 April 2025 Round 23 ES Sétif 1–0 MC Oran Sétif
18:00
Report Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Alaa Bouab
VAR: Redouane Allou
24 April 2025 Round 24 Paradou AC 0–0 ES Sétif Baraki
18:00 Report Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium
Referee: Akram Mechairia
VAR: Youcef Taieb Bouderbal
11 May 2025 Round 25 ES Sétif 1–0 Olympique Akbou Sétif
17:00
  • Boukerma 60'
Report Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Haitham Ghouti
VAR: afik Aouina
15 May 2025 Round 21 ES Sétif 0–1 CS Constantine Sétif
18:00 Report Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Anes Azrine
VAR: Redouane Allou
19 May 2025 Round 26 MC Alger 4–1 ES Sétif Algiers
17:00
Report
  • Bouchama 49'
Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Yahia Dehar
VAR: Lotfi Bekouassa
25 May 2025 Round 27 ES Sétif 0–1 USM Khenchela Sétif
17:00 Report
  • Oukil 6'
Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal
VAR: Anes Azrine
12 June 2025 Round 28 JS Kabylie 2–0 ES Sétif Tizi Ouzou
21:00 Report Stadium: Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium
Referee: Rafik Aouina
VAR: Redouane Allou
16 June 2025 Round 29 USM Alger 1–0 ES Sétif Algiers
21:00
Report Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Akram Mechairia
VAR: Haitham Ghouti
20 June 2025 Round 30 ES Sétif 1–0 US Biskra Sétif
17:00
Report Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Yahia Dehar
VAR: Anes Azrine

Algerian Cup

3 January 2025 Round of 64 MC El Eulma 0–2 ES Sétif El Eulma
16:00 Report
  • Boukerma 34' (pen.)
  • Bouguerri 89'
Stadium: Messaoud Zeghar Stadium
Referee: Said Aouina
10 January 2025 Round of 32 ES Sétif 1–0 JS Djijel Sétif
16:00
  • Boukerma 90+7' (pen.)
Report Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Ayoub Belhachemi
6 February 2025 Round of 16 A El Eulma 0–1 ES Sétif El Eulma
17:00 Report
  • Bouhmidi 42'
Stadium: Messaoud Zeghar Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Bouteraa
27 March 2025 Quarter-finals MC El Bayadh 1–0 (a.e.t.) ES Sétif Baraki
22:00 Report Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium
Referee: Anes Azrine
VAR: Redouane Allou

Squad information

Appearances and goals

As of 20 June 2025
No. Pos Player Nat Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Total
App St G App St G App St G
Goalkeepers
1 GK Tarek Bousseder 27 27 0 4 4 0 31 31 0
23 GK Ala Eddine Bouaoune 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK Zakaria Saidi 4 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 0
Defenders
2 CB Drice Chaabi 25 25 3 4 3 0 29 28 3
3 LB Abdelmoumen Chikhi 19 13 0 4 4 0 23 17 0
5 CB Youcef Douar 19 18 0 3 3 0 22 21 0
6 LB Houari Ferhani 25 18 0 2 2 0 27 20 0
16 CB Moriba Diarra 22 21 1 4 1 0 26 22 1
20 RB Imad Reguieg 11 4 0 2 1 0 13 5 0
22 RB Oussama Gatal 20 19 1 3 3 0 23 22 1
27 CB Imadeddine Boubekeur 27 24 3 3 2 0 30 26 3
43 CB Abderrazak Mohra 12 4 0 0 0 0 12 4 0
Midfielders
7 AM Salah Bouchama 25 17 3 3 3 0 28 20 3
8 AM Akram Djahnit 12 8 3 0 0 0 12 8 3
10 AM Clément Pitroipa 15 11 0 2 1 0 17 12 0
12 AM Augustine Oladapo 26 25 0 4 4 0 30 29 0
14 DM Rodrigue Kossi Fiogbé 19 10 0 4 3 0 23 13 0
18 DM Taher Benkhelifa 18 16 0 2 2 0 20 18 0
24 CM Amir Nouri 5 3 0 0 0 0 5 3 0
32 DM Bassem Mechaar 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Forwards
9 ST Kingsley Eduwo 13 9 3 2 1 0 15 10 3
11 LW Mohamed Messaoud Salem 16 8 0 3 2 0 19 10 0
15 ST Karim Bouhmidi 12 6 0 2 1 1 14 7 1
17 RW Mohamed Boukerma 20 14 0 3 2 2 23 16 2
21 SS Abderrahmane Bacha 21 11 3 3 2 0 24 13 3
Players transferred out during the season
10 AM Salam Jiddou 7 1 0 1 0 0 8 1 0
19 ST Abdouel Ali Hadji 7 5 0 0 0 0 7 5 0
26 RW Abdelaziz Moulay 12 9 1 1 1 0 13 10 1
88 LW Youcef Aouissi 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Total 30 21 4 4 34 25

Last updated: 20 June 2025
Source: mondefootball.fr

Goalscorers

As of 20 June 2025

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat. Player Pos. L1 AC TOTAL
8 Akram Djahnit AM 3 0 3
9 Kingsley Eduwo ST 3 0 3
2 Drice Chaabi CB 3 0 3
27 Imadeddine Boubekeur CB 3 0 3
7 Salah Bouchama AM 3 0 3
21 Abderrahmane Bacha SS 3 0 3
17 Mohamed Boukerma RW 0 2 2
15 Karim Bouhmidi ST 0 1 1
26 Abdelaziz Moulay RW 1 0 1
16 Moriba Diarra CB 1 0 1
22 Oussama Gatal RB 1 0 1
Boukri 0 1 1
Own Goals 0 0 0
Totals 21 4 25

Clean sheets

As of 20 June 2025
Clean sheets
No. Nat Name GP GA L 1 AC Total
1 Tarek Bousseder 31 24 13 3 16
23 Ala Eddine Bouaoune 0 0 0 0 0
25 Zakaria Saidi 4 1 3 0 3
TOTALS 25 16 3 19

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