2025–26 ES Sétif season

ES Sétif
2025–26 season
OwnerSonelgaz
Head coachAntoine Hey
(from 14 July 2025)[1]
(until 2 October 2025)[2]
Taoufik Rouabah
(from 2 October 2025)[3]
(until 30 October 2025)[4]
Milutin Sredojević
(from 18 November 2025)[5]
Stadium8 May 1945 Stadium
Ligue 111th
Algerian CupRound of 16

The 2025–26 season, is ES Sétif's 55th and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, ES Sétif are participating in 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.[6]

Review

Background

On June 30, 2025, ES Sétif appointed Azzedine Arab as their new sporting director. A medical doctor by training, Arab previously led the club in 2020 and served as interim president of the Algerian Football Federation in 2023. His return follows the departures of Abdelkrim Bira and Abdelmoumene Djabou. Arab is tasked with restoring stability to a struggling sports department since the club’s acquisition by Sonelgaz.[7]

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 August 2025.[8]
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 Tarek Bousseder GK (2000-11-28)28 November 2000 (aged 24) ES Ben Aknoun
16 Zakaria Saidi GK (1996-08-05)5 August 1996 (aged 29) JS Saoura
30 Ala Eddine Bouaoune GK (2002-11-10)10 November 2002 (aged 22) Reserve team
Defenders
3 Issam Naim CB (2005-12-21)21 December 2005 (aged 19) CR Belouizdad
4 Imadeddine Boubekeur CB (1995-07-10)10 July 1995 (aged 30) Al-Arabi SC
5 Youcef Douar CB (1997-09-15)15 September 1997 (aged 27) Paradou AC
8 Houari Ferhani LB (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 32) Olympic Safi
12 Adda Derder RB (1998-03-28)28 March 1998 (aged 27) RC Kouba
15 Lahcene Bouziane CB (1996-09-26)26 September 1996 (aged 28) USM El Harrach
22 Ibrahim Bekakchi CB (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 33) NC Magra
26 Aïssa Boudechicha LB (2000-04-13)13 April 2000 (aged 25) MC El Bayadh
27 Kamel Hamidi RB (1996-05-01)1 May 1996 (aged 29) MC Alger
Midfielders
6 Oussama Daibeche DM (1999-01-28)28 January 1999 (aged 26) CR Belouizdad
7 Salah Bouchama AM (2001-10-22)22 October 2001 (aged 23) Reserve team
10 Akram Djahnit AM (1991-04-03)3 April 1991 (aged 34) USM Alger
11 Kheireddine Toual AM (2001-08-04)4 August 2001 (aged 24) USM Alger
14 Abderraouf Arib DM (2005-02-16)16 February 2005 (aged 20) Reserve team
21 Hachemi Benslimane AM (2005-12-20)20 December 2005 (aged 19) CS Constantine
29 Salifu Mudasiru DM (1997-04-01)1 April 1997 (aged 28) FC Mash'al
Forwards
9 Mohamed Benlebna ST (2005-03-26)26 March 2005 (aged 20) CR Belouizdad
17 Mohamed Boukerma RW (2001-08-05)5 August 2001 (aged 24) Paradou AC
18 Issad Lakdja RW (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 26) Safa SC
19 Gibril Sillah LW (1998-12-07)7 December 1998 (aged 26) Azam
20 Merouane Zerrouki ST (2001-01-25)25 January 2001 (aged 24) CR Belouizdad
23 Abeddy Biramahire LW (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 26) Rayon Sports
28 Youcef Gherbi ST (2005-04-05)5 April 2005 (aged 20) Reserve team

Transfers

In

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
1 July 2025 ST Mohamed Benlebna CR Belouizdad U21 Free transfer [9]
16 July 2025 FW Isaad Lakdja Safa SC Free transfer [10][9]
15 July 2025 CB Issam Abdelhamid Naim CR Belouizdad U21 Free transfer [9]
16 July 2025 DF Lahcene Bouziane USM El Harrach Free transfer [10][9]
16 July 2025 DF Kamel Hamidi MC Alger Free transfer [10][9]
19 July 2025 RB Adda Derder RC Kouba Free transfer [11]
20 July 2025 MF Oussama Daibeche CR Belouizdad Free transfer [12][11]
23 July 2025 LW Gibril Sillah Azam Free transfer [13]
26 July 2025 DF Aïssa Boudechicha MC El Bayadh Free transfer [14]
27 July 2025 DM Salifu Mudasiru FC Mash'al Free transfer [15]
27 July 2025 AM Hachemi Benslimane CS Constantine U21 Free transfer [16]
31 July 2025 LW Abeddy Biramahire Rayon Sports Undisclosed [17]

Out

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
19 July 2025 DM Taher Benkhelifa Unattached Free transfer (Released) [18]
19 July 2025 DM Bassem Mechaar Unattached Free transfer (Released) [18]
19 July 2025 ST Karim Bouhmidi Unattached Free transfer (Released) [18]
19 July 2025 RB Mohamed Imad Reguieg Unattached[a] Free transfer (Released) [18]
19 July 2025 FW Abdelmouine Ferdjioui Unattached Free transfer (Released) [18]
26 July 2025 AM Clément Pitroipa Unattached Free transfer (Released) [20]
26 July 2025 LW Mohamed Messaoud Salem Unattached Free transfer (Released) [20]
3 August 2025 ST Kingsley Eduwo Unattached Free transfer (Released) [21]
3 August 2025 RB Oussama Gattal Unattached Free transfer (Released) [21]
7 August 2025 SS Abderrahmane Bacha Unattached Free transfer (Released) [22]
  1. ^ Reguieg joined Paradou AC on 12 August 2025.[19]

Pre-season and friendlies

8 August 2025 Friendly ES Sétif 4–3 ASO Chlef Aïn Draham, Tunisia
17:00 UTC+1
  • Abeddy
  • Lakdja
Report[23]
Stadium: Complexe sportif Hammam Bourguiba
Friendly –
: UTC+1 Report
Friendly –
: UTC+1 Report
Friendly –
: UTC+1 Report

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 12 3 6 3 10 13 −3 025.00 N/a To be confirmed 23 August 2025 In Progress
Algerian Cup 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00 Round of 64 To be confirmed 6 December 2025 In Progress
Total 14 5 6 3 15 13 +2 035.71

Updated to match played 19 December 2025
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2025–26 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
10 MB Rouissat 12 4 4 4 12 13 −1 16
11 JS Kabylie 11 4 3 4 12 11 +1 15
12 ES Sétif 12 3 6 3 10 13 −3 15
13 ASO Chlef 13 3 4 6 11 13 −2 13
14 Paradou AC 13 4 1 8 11 15 −4 13 Relegation to Algerian League 2
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2025. 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.

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
12 3 6 3 10 13  −3 15 2 3 1 7 7  0 1 3 2 3 6  −3

Last updated: 19 December 2025.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDDDWLLDLWDDW
Position710
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2025. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 July 2025.[24]

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

23 August 2025 Round 1 USM Khenchela 1–1 ES Sétif Khenchela
17:00
Soccerway
LFP
  • Hamidi 41'
 Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium
Referee: Rafik Aouina
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 MC El Bayadh 1–1 ES Sétif El Bayadh
17:00
  • El Orfi 46'
 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Referee: Yahia Dehar
11 September 2025 Round 4 ES Sétif 2–1 CS Constantine Sétif
17:45
Soccerway
LFP
  • Tahar 22'
 Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Youcef Taieb Bouderbal
19 September 2025 Round 5 MB Rouissat 3–0 ES Sétif Ouargla
20:00
Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: 18 February Stadium
Referee: Anes Azrine
29 September 2025 Round 6 ES Mostaganem 1–0 ES Sétif Mostaganem
18:00
  • Toumi 17'
 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium
Referee: Smail Hamlat
VAR: Alaa Bouab
4 October 2025 Round 7 ES Sétif 1–1 ASO Chlef Sétif
16:00
Soccerway
LFP
  • Hassen Khodja 52'
 Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Abdelali Ibrir
VAR: Redouane Allou
29 October 2025 Round 9 ES Sétif 1–3 USM Alger Sétif
18:00
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal
2 November 2025 Round 10 ES Ben Aknoun 0–1 ES Sétif Belouizdad
14:30 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Houssam Benyahia
8 November 2025 Round 11 ES Sétif 1–1 Olympique Akbou Sétif
18:00
  • Boubekeur 47'
 Soccerway
LFP
  • Benamrane 85'
 Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Anes Azrine
20 November 2025 Round 12 MC Oran 0–0 ES Sétif Bir El Djir
19:00 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium
Referee: Yahia Dahar
19 December 2025 Round 13 ES Sétif 1–0 JS Kabylie Sétif
18:00
  • Boubekeur 47'
 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Rafik Aouina
25 December 2025 Round 8 CR Belouizdad – ES Sétif Algiers
19:30 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Youcef Tayeb Bouderbal
29 December 2025 Round 14 MC Alger – ES Sétif Douéra
19:30 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
8 January 2026 Round 15 ES Sétif – Paradou AC Sétif
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
22 January 2026 Round 16 ES Sétif – USM Khenchela Sétif
: [ Soccerway]
LFP		 Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
29 January 2026 Round 17 JS Saoura – ES Sétif Béchar
: [ Soccerway]
LFP		 Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Round 18 ES Sétif – MC El Bayadh Sétif
: [ Soccerway]
LFP		 Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 19 CS Constantine – ES Sétif Constantine
: [ Soccerway]
LFP		 Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Round 20 ES Sétif – MB Rouissat Sétif
: [ Soccerway]
LFP		 Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 21 ES Sétif – ES Mostaganem Sétif
: [ Soccerway]
LFP		 Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 22 ASO Chlef – ES Sétif Chlef
: [ Soccerway]
LFP		 Stadium: Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium
Round 23 ES Sétif – CR Belouizdad Sétif
: [ Soccerway]
LFP		 Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 24 USM Alger – ES Sétif Algiers
: [ Soccerway]
LFP		 Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 25 ES Sétif – ES Ben Aknoun Sétif
: [ Soccerway]
LFP		 Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 26 Olympique Akbou – ES Sétif Béjaïa
: [ Soccerway]
LFP		 Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Round 27 ES Sétif – MC Oran Sétif
: [ Soccerway]
LFP		 Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 28 JS Kabylie – ES Sétif Tizi Ouzou
: [ Soccerway]
LFP		 Stadium: Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium
Round 29 ES Sétif – MC Alger Sétif
: [ Soccerway]
LFP		 Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 30 Paradou AC – ES Sétif Dar El Beïda
: [ Soccerway]
LFP		 Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium

Algerian Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Algerian Cup
6 December 2025 Round of 64 ES Sétif 1–0 CRB Beni Tamou Sétif
17:00
  • Hamidi 5'
 Report Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Ayoub Belhachemi
12 December 2025 Round of 32 US Béchar Djedid 0–4 ES Sétif Béchar
14:30 Report
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Abderahmane Mohamed Belkebir
16 January 2026 Round of 16 CS Constantine – ES Sétif Constantine
16:00 Report Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium

Squad information

Appearances and goals

As of 12 December 2025
No. Pos Player Nat Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Total
App St G App St G App St G
Goalkeepers
1 GK Tarek Bousseder 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
16 GK Zakaria Saidi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Ala Eddine Bouaoune 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 CB Issam Naim 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
4 CB Imadeddine Boubekeur 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
5 CB Youcef Douar 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
8 LB Houari Ferhani 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
12 RB Adda Derder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 CB Lahcene Bouziane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 CB Ibrahim Bekakchi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
26 LB Aïssa Boudechicha 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
27 RB Kamel Hamidi 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 DM Oussama Daibeche 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
7 AM Salah Bouchama 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
10 AM Akram Djahnit 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
11 AM Kheireddine Toual 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
14 DM Abderraouf Arib 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 AM Hachemi Benslimane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DM Salifu Mudasiru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 ST Mohamed Benlebna 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 RW Mohamed Boukerma 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
18 RW Issad Lakdja 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 LW Gibril Sillah 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
20 ST Merouane Zerrouki 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
23 LW Abeddy Biramahire 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
28 ST Youcef Gherbi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
71 ST Oussama Bouguerri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 12 December 2025
Source: soccerway.com

Goalscorers

As of 19 December 2025

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat. Player Pos. L1 AC TOTAL
20 Merouane Zerrouki ST 4 0 4
10 Akram Djahnit AM 2 1 3
27 Kamel Hamidi RB 1 2 3
23 Abeddy Biramahire LW 1 1 2
4 Imadeddine Boubekeur CB 2 0 2
7 Salah Bouchama AM 0 1 1
Own Goals 0 0 0
Totals 10 5 15

Clean sheets

As of 19 December 2025

Includes all competitive matches.

Clean sheets
No. Nat Name GP GA L 1 AC Total
1 Tarek Bousseder 6 5 1 2 3
16 Zakaria Saidi 8 8 2 0 2
30 Ala Eddine Bouaoune 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 13 3 2 5

Notes

References

  1. ^ "ES Sétif : L'entraîneur Antoine Hey signe pour une saison renouvelable". Foot Algerien. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  2. ^ "ESSétif : Fin de mission pour Antoine Hey". lapatrienews.dz. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  3. ^ "ES Sétif : Rouabah succède à Antoine Hey à la veille de la 7ᵉ journée". dzfoot.com. 4 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  4. ^ "ESS : l'entraîneur Taoufik Rouabah limogé". competition.dz. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  5. ^ "ESS : le Serbe Sredojevic prend officiellement les commandes". competition.dz. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Ligue 1 : La LFP détaille un calendrier 25/26 complet !". DZfoot. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  7. ^ "ESS : Azzedine Arab revient aux affaires". DZfoot. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Players".
  9. ^ a b c d e "Foot Mercato : l'ES Sétif officialise 12 recrutements pour 12 libérations". L'est Republicain. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  10. ^ a b c "ESS : Les première recrues déçoivent les supporters (vidéo)". DZfoot. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  11. ^ a b "ESS : Daibeche et Derder, 4e et 5e recrues". Competition. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  12. ^ "ES Sétif: Daibeche signe à l'Entente". Competition. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Ligue 1 Mobilis : L'attaquant international gambien Gibril Sillah signe pour deux saisons à l'Entente de Sétif". DK News. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  14. ^ "ESS: Boudechicha signe à l'Entente". Competition. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Il signe à l'ES Sétif : Le Ghanéen Salifu Mudasiru 9e recrue". El Watan. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  16. ^ "ES Sétif : Benslimane rejoint l'Entente". El Watan. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  17. ^ "ESS : Abeddy Biramaphire à l'ESS, c'est fait !". Competition. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  18. ^ a b c d e "ES Sétif: 5 nouveaux joueurs libérés". Competition. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Ligue 1 : Trois nouvelles recrues pour le Paradou AC". DZfoot. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  20. ^ a b "ESS : Pitroipa et Messaoud Salem remerciés". Sport 24. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  21. ^ a b "ES Sétif : les contrats de Kingsley et Gatal résiliés à l'amiable". Ouest Tribune. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  22. ^ "ESS : le contrat de Bacha résilié". Competition. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  23. ^ "ESS 4 – ASO 3 : bon pour le moral !". Competition. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  24. ^ "Ligue 1 (2025-2026) : un début de saison explosif pour les cadors". Competition. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
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