2025–26 JS Saoura season

JS Saoura
2025–26 season
Owner	ENAFOR
Head coach	Lotfi Boudraa; (from 19 July 2025); (until 11 November 2025)
Stadium	20 August 1955 Stadium
Ligue 1	6th
Algerian Cup	Round of 16

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.^[3]

Review

Background

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 August 2025.^[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Abdennasser Djoudar	GK	(2001-03-11)11 March 2001 (aged 24)	MCB Oued Sly
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	Rafik Brahimi	LB	(1999-05-15)15 May 1999 (aged 26)	RC Arbaâ
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
12	Semelo Gueï	DM	(2000-12-28)28 December 2000 (aged 24)	MAS Fès
18	Juba Oukaci	CM	(1996-07-08)8 July 1996 (aged 29)	Olympique Akbou
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
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
17	Farouk Laoufi	RW	(2007-10-27)27 October 2007 (aged 17)	Reserve team
21	Oussama Bentaleb	RW	(2001-10-12)12 October 2001 (aged 23)	JS Guir
26	Mohamed El Amine Hammia	LW	(1991-12-21)21 December 1991 (aged 33)	USM Blida
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	MF	Constant Wayou	FC San Pédro	Free transfer	^[5]^[6]

Out

Summer

Date	Pos	Player	Moving to	Fee	Source
28 July 2025	ST	Mohamed Souibaâh	ES Ben Aknoun	Free transfer

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
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1	13	5	4	4	17	18	−1	038.46	—	To be confirmed	21 August 2025	In Progress
Algerian Cup	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00	Round of 64	To be confirmed	6 December 2025	In Progress
Total	15	7	4	4	20	18	+2	046.67

Updated to match played 20 December 2025
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	USM Khenchela	13	5	5	3	15	11	+4	20
5	USM Alger	12	4	7	1	14	10	+4	19
6	JS Saoura	13	5	4	4	17	18	−1	19
7	CS Constantine	12	5	3	4	15	12	+3	18
8	CR Belouizdad	11	4	5	2	14	11	+3	17

Updated to match(es) played on 20 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
13	5	4	4	17	18	−1	19	4	1	2	12	10	+2	1	3	2	5	8	−3

Last updated: 20 December 2025.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	L	L	L	W
Position	14	14

Updated to match(es) played on 20 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.^[7]

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	Zeghad 69' (o.g.)	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	Biramahire 52' (pen.)	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	Belhocini 25'	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	Hachoud 39'	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	Sikiru 15', 90+2' Boutiche 56' (pen.)	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	Hamra 18'	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	Fettouhi 67' Boutiche 81' (pen.)	Soccerway LFP	Mahious 47' Akacem 57' (o.g.)	Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium Referee: Yahia Dahar

3 November 2025 Round 10	MC Alger	1–0	JS Saoura	Douéra
20:00	Bouguerra 66'	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	Oukil 33' Boumechra 76', 79'	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	–	MC El Bayadh	Béchar
:		Soccerway LFP		Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium

10 January 2026 Round 15	CS Constantine	–	JS Saoura	Constantine
:		Soccerway LFP		Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium

22 January 2026 Round 16	MB Rouissat	–	JS Saoura	Ouargla
:		[ Soccerway] LFP		Stadium: 18 February Stadium

29 January 2026 Round 17	JS Saoura	–	ES Sétif	Béchar
:		[ Soccerway] LFP		Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium

Round 18	ASO Chlef	–	JS Saoura	Chlef
:		[ Soccerway] LFP		Stadium: Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium

Round 19	JS Saoura	–	CR Belouizdad	Béchar
:		[ Soccerway] LFP		Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium

Round 20	USM Alger	–	JS Saoura	Algiers
:		[ Soccerway] LFP		Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet

Round 21	JS Saoura	–	ES Ben Aknoun	Béchar
:		[ Soccerway] LFP		Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium

Round 22	Olympique Akbou	–	JS Saoura	Béjaïa
:		[ Soccerway] LFP		Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium

Round 23	JS Saoura	–	MC Oran	Béchar
:		[ Soccerway] LFP		Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium

Round 24	JS Kabylie	–	JS Saoura	Tizi Ouzou
:		[ Soccerway] LFP		Stadium: Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium

Round 25	JS Saoura	–	MC Alger	Béchar
:		[ Soccerway] LFP		Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium

Round 26	Paradou AC	–	JS Saoura	Dar El Beïda
:		[ Soccerway] LFP		Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium

Round 27	JS Saoura	–	USM Khenchela	Béchar
:		[ Soccerway] LFP		Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium

Round 28	ES Mostaganem	–	JS Saoura	Mostaganem
:		[ Soccerway] LFP		Stadium: Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium

Round 29	MC El Bayadh	–	JS Saoura	El Bayadh
:		[ Soccerway] LFP		Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium

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	–	JS Saoura	Chlef
16:00		Report		Stadium: Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium

Squad information

Appearances and goals

As of 13 December 2025

No.	Pos	Player	Nat	Ligue 1			Algerian Cup			Total
No.	Pos	Player	Nat	App	St	G	App	St	G	App	St	G
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Abdennasser Djoudar		0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
16	GK	Zakaria Seggari		0	0	0	1	1	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	2	2	0	0	0	0
4	CB	Fayçal Mebarki		0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
6	LB	Rafik Brahimi		0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
13	CB	Nasreddine Zaalani		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	CB	Ilyes Haddouche		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	CB	Issameddine Tahouri		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
24	RB	Abdenour Barkat		0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
5	DM	Abdelkader Boutiche		0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0
8	AM	Abdelhak Khoumani		0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
12	DM	Semelo Gueï		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
18	CM	Juba Oukaci		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	AM	Constant Wayou		0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
20	DM	Sid Ahmed Matallah		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DM	Khaled Allaoui		0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	ST	Stéphane Bédi		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	RW	Nour El Islam Fettouhi		0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
11	LW	Ismail Saadi		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	RW	Farouk Laoufi		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	RW	Oussama Bentaleb		0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0
26	LW	Mohamed El Amine Hammia		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
29	ST	Sikiru Alimi		0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Total				0		0	2		3	0		0

Last updated: 13 December 2025
Source: soccerway.com

Goalscorers

As of 20 December 2025

Includes all competitive matches.

No.	Player	Pos.	L1	AC	TOTAL
5	Abdelkader Boutiche	DM	6	1	7
21	Oussama Bentaleb	RW	2	2	4
26	Mohamed El Amine Hammia	LW	2	0	2
29	Sikiru Alimi	ST	2	0	2
19	Constant Wayou	AM	1	0	1
2	Riyane Akacem	CB	1	0	1
10	Nour El Islam Fettouhi	RW	1	0	1
Own Goals			2	0	2
Totals			17	3	20

Clean sheets

As of 20 December 2025

Includes all competitive matches.

					Clean sheets
No.	Nat	Name	GP	GA	L 1	AC	Total
1		Abdennasser Djoudar	2	4	0	0	0
16		Zakaria Seggari	12	14	2	1	3
30		Mohamed Merhab	1	0	0	1	1
		TOTALS		18	2	2	4

Notes

^ 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.^[8]

References

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^ "JSS : l'entraîneur Lotfi Boudraâ démissionne". competition.dz. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
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^ "CRB – JSS se jouera au stade chahid Hamlaoui". Competition. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.

[CR_Belouizdad_vs_JS_Saoura-9] 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.^[8]

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