2023–24 ES Sétif season

The 2023–24 season, is ES Sétif's 54th season and the club's 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, ES Sétif are participating in the Algerian Cup.

ES Sétif
2023–24 season
OwnerSonelgaz
(from 27 July 2023)[1]
PresidentAbdelhakim Serrar
(until 27 July 2023)[1]
Abdelhamid Rais
(from 6 August 2023)[2]
Head coachAbdelkader Amrani
(from 6 August 2023)[3]
(until 12 September 2023)[4]
Franck Dumas
(from 13 September 2023)[5]
Stadium8 May 1945 Stadium
Ligue 113th
Algerian CupRound of 64

Review

I hope that this project will be done as soon as possible, confided the first manager of the Sonelgaz group. I am the first supporter of ES Sétif. Congratulations to the wilaya of Sétif. We hope for many titles in the future. The team has a game to play on Wednesday and we hope they will win it to be on the podium.

— Statement by the CEO of Sonelgaz regarding the purchase of the majority of shares in ES Setif.[6]

On July 20, 2023, The members of the board of directors of the ESS Black Eagles company published a press release to announce that the contracts signed recently by Abdelhakim Serrar were cancelled. The reason is that all the members of the council recently submitted their collective resignation as part of the takeover of the club by the public company Sonelgaz, the signatures of Kheireddine Madoui in particular as well as the other contracts in negotiation are declared null and void.[7] Sonelgaz made a point of providing some clarifications concerning the operation to buy back the capital of SSPA/ES Sétif in a recent press release. Sonelgaz will announce the acquisition once the paperwork is signed. A roadmap will also be communicated to the public. The latter will answer questions from supporters about the future of the club.[8][9]

On July 27, ESS Black Eagles held an extraordinary general meeting to ratify the resignation of the Board of Directors, during which Serrar submitted his resignation, so that all the club's shares became the property of Sonelgaz.[1] On August 6, 2023, ES Setif contracted Abdelkader Amrani as a new coach. In addition, several former ESS players have been appointed to several positions.[3] Malik Zorgane will supervise the opposing teams while Mourad Delhoum will be responsible for prospecting young players.[3] Isaad Bourahli has been appointed deputy technical director, while Derradji Bendjaballah has been appointed to the club's board of directors.[3] On August 20, The new owner of ES Sétif organized a grand ceremony to present the players for the 2023–24 season. This ceremony organized at the Ecole supérieure d'Hôtellerie et Restauration of Aïn Benian, in the presence of the CEO of Sonelgaz. Among the 15 players recruited during this off-season, ES Sétif got their hands on two Malian players defender Moriba Diarra and striker Souleymane Coulibaly.[10]

ES Sétif continue its summer preparation at the International Sports Complex Ain Drahem in Tunisia. This second internship began on August 22 and end on September 6.[11] Three days before the first match in Ligue 1 ESS Black Eagles announced the termination of the contract binding it to Amrani and all of its technical staff, disagreement over some points of internal regulations is the reason behind this departure.[4] On September 13, ES Setif signed Franck Dumas as their new coach, with Slimane Raho as his assistant.[5]

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 September 2023.[12][13]
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 Algeria GK Mohamed Lotfi Anis Osmani (1996-06-27)27 June 1996 (aged 27) Unattached
23 Algeria GK Imad Benchlef (1993-10-12)12 October 1993 (aged 29) Algeria USM Alger
25 Algeria GK Zakaria Saidi (1996-08-05)5 August 1996 (aged 27) Algeria JS Saoura
Defenders
2 Algeria CB Drice Chaabi (1997-09-20)20 September 1997 (aged 25) Belgium Francs Borains
3 Algeria LB Abdelmoumen Chikhi (1996-02-29)29 February 1996 (aged 27) Algeria CR Belouizdad
5 Algeria RB Mohamed Khoutir Ziti (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 34) Libya Nasr Benghazi
12 Algeria CB Tarek Aggoun (1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 25) Kuwait Al-Sahel SC
13 Algeria CB Yacine Zeghad (2001-11-29)29 November 2001 (aged 21) Algeria NC Magra
16 Mali CB Moriba Diarra (1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 27) Mali Stade Malien
18 Algeria RB Zakaria Zaitri (1998-07-18)18 July 1998 (aged 25) Algeria JS Saoura
22 Algeria LB Belkacem Brahimi (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 29) Algeria MC Alger
65 Algeria RB Imad Reguieg (2002-06-02)2 June 2002 (aged 21) Algeria MC Oran
Midfielders
6 Algeria MF Amir Yahia (1996-07-18)18 July 1996 (aged 27) Algeria US Souf
7 Algeria MF Salah Bouchama (2001-10-22)22 October 2001 (aged 21) Algeria Youth system
10 Algeria MF Abdou Salam Jiddou (2000-02-01)1 February 2000 (aged 23) Unattached
14 Algeria MF Nassim Yattou (1992-03-27)27 March 1992 (aged 31) Unattached
15 Algeria MF Sami Guediri (1997-08-18)18 August 1997 (aged 26) Unattached
21 Algeria MF Zineddine Benboulaid (1997-11-12)12 November 1997 (aged 25) Algeria RC Arbaâ
24 Algeria MF Amir Nouri (1994-07-10)10 July 1994 (aged 29) France Stade Briochin
Forwards
9 Algeria FW Saïd Bouchoucha (1998-01-18)18 January 1998 (aged 25) Algeria JSM Tiaret
11 Algeria FW Abdelhak Askar (1997-12-15)15 December 1997 (aged 25) Algeria RC Kouba
17 Algeria FW Abdelmalek Oukil (1996-07-07)7 July 1996 (aged 27) Algeria MC Alger
19 Ivory Coast FW Souleymane Coulibaly (1994-12-26)26 December 1994 (aged 28) Cyprus Karmiotissa
20 Algeria FW Aimen Lahmeri (1996-05-28)28 May 1996 (aged 27) Algeria JS Saoura
26 Algeria FW Ghiles Guenaoui (1998-08-02)2 August 1998 (aged 25) Algeria Paradou AC
27 Algeria FW Walid Zamoum (1997-06-10)10 June 1997 (aged 26) Algeria JSM Béjaïa

Transfers

Summer
Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
10 August 2023FWAlgeria Abdelmalek OukilMC AlgerLoan[14][15][16]
14 August 2023MFAlgeria Belaid HamidiCR BelouizdadLoan[17][15][16]
15 August 2023DFMali Moriba DiarraMali Stade MalienFree transfer[18][15][16]
16 August 2023DFAlgeria Zakaria ZaitriJS SaouraFree transfer[19][15][16]
17 August 2023FWIvory Coast Souleymane CoulibalyCyprus KarmiotissaFree transfer[20][15][16]
17 August 2023DFAlgeria Imad ReguigMC OranFree transfer[21][15][16]
17 August 2023GKAlgeria Zakaria SaidiJS SaouraFree transfer[15][22][16]
17 August 2023DFAlgeria Abdelmoumen ChikhiCR BelouizdadFree transfer[15][16]
17 August 2023MFAlgeria Islam BouloudèneCR BelouizdadFree transfer[15][16]
17 August 2023MFAlgeria Zineddine BenboulaidRC ArbaâFree transfer[15][16]
17 August 2023MFAlgeria Saïd BouchouchaJSM TiaretFree transfer[15][16]
17 August 2023GKAlgeria Imad BenchlefUSM AlgerFree transfer[22][16]
17 August 2023FWAlgeria Aymen LahmeriJS SaouraLoan[23][16]
17 August 2023DFAlgeria Yacine ZeghadNC MagraFree transfer[16]
17 August 2023MFAlgeria Amir YahiaUS SoufFree transfer[16]

Summer
Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
16 July 2023FWAlgeria Zerroug BoucifParadou ACLoan return
4 August 2023FWAlgeria Ghiles GuenaouiCS ConstantineFree transfer[24]
5 August 2023FWAlgeria Youcef FellahiCA BizertinFree transfer[25]
19 August 2023DFAlgeria Hamza SalemUS BiskraFree transfer[26]
22 August 2023FWCameroon Enow NkembeCS ConstantineFree transfer[27][28]
25 August 2023MFAlgeria Youcef DaliUnattachedFree transfer (Released)[28]
25 August 2023DFAlgeria Tarek BelouchatUnattachedFree transfer (Released)[28]
25 August 2023FWAlgeria Mohamed Aimen AkzizUnattachedFree transfer (Released)[28]
27 August 2023DFAlgeria Kheireddine BenamraneUnattachedFree transfer (Released)[29]
27 August 2023MFAlgeria Houssem OuassniUnattachedFree transfer (Released)[29]
27 August 2023MFAlgeria Bassem ChaoutiUnattachedFree transfer (Released)[29]
27 August 2023MFAlgeria Youcef SerraouiUnattachedFree transfer (Released)[29]
27 August 2023DFAlgeria Islem ChebbourUnattachedFree transfer (Released)[30]

Competitions

Overview
Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 033.33 — To be confirmed 15 September 2023 In Progress
Algerian Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— Round of 64 To be confirmed In Progress In Progress
Total 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 033.33

Updated to match played 6 October 2023
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1
Main article: 2023–24 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
11 US Souf 4 1 1 2 2 6 −4 4
12 USM Alger 3 1 0 2 3 2 +1 3
13 ES Sétif 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
14 MC Oran 4 0 3 1 1 3 −2 3
15 US Biskra 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3 Relegation to Algerian Ligue 2
Updated to match(es) played on 14 October 2023. 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.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3 1 0 2 5 7  −2 3 1 0 0 2 1  +1 0 0 2 3 6  −3

Last updated: 6 October 2023.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWL
Position1010
Updated to match(es) played on 14 October 2023. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 August 2023.[31]

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

15 September 2023 Round 1 USM Khenchela 1–0 ES Sétif Khenchela
16:00
  • Kaddour 61'
 Report Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium
Referee: Houssam Benyahia
23 September 2023 Round 2 ES Sétif 2–1 MC El Bayadh Sétif
19:00
Report
  • Hitala 80'
 Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Anes Azrine
6 October 2023 Round 4 MC Alger 5–3 ES Sétif Dar El Beïda
15:45
Report
  • Zeghad 29'
  • Oukil 42'
  • Bouchama 80'
 Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
Round 3 ES Sétif – USM Alger Sétif
: Report Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 5 ES Sétif – JS Kabylie Sétif
: Report Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa
Round 6 ASO Chlef – ES Sétif Chlef
: Report Stadium: Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium
Round 7 ES Sétif – CR Belouizdad Sétif
: Report Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 8 JS Saoura – ES Sétif Béchar
: Report Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Round 9 ES Sétif – US Biskra Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 10 US Souf – ES Sétif El Oued
: Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium
Round 11 ES Sétif – MC Oran Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 12 NC Magra – ES Sétif Magra
: Stadium: Boucheligue Brothers Stadium
Round 13 ES Sétif – ES Ben Aknoun Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 14 Paradou AC – ES Sétif Dar El Beïda
: Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium
Round 15 ES Sétif – CS Constantine Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 16 ES Sétif – USM Khenchela Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 17 MC El Bayadh – ES Sétif El Bayadh
: Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Round 18 USM Alger – ES Sétif
:
Round 19 ES Sétif – MC Alger Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 20 JS Kabylie – ES Sétif Tizi Ouzou
: Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium
Round 21 ES Sétif – ASO Chlef Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 22 CR Belouizdad – ES Sétif Belouizdad
: Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Round 23 ES Sétif – JS Saoura Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 24 US Biskra – ES Sétif Biskra
: Stadium: 18 February Stadium
Round 25 ES Sétif – US Souf Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 26 MC Oran – ES Sétif Bir El Djir
: Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium
Round 27 ES Sétif – NC Magra Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 28 ES Ben Aknoun – ES Sétif
:
Round 29 ES Sétif – Paradou AC Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 30 CS Constantine – ES Sétif Constantine
: Stadium: Ramadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium

Algerian Cup
Main article: 2023–24 Algerian Cup
Round of 64 –
:

Squad information

Playing statistics
As of match played 18 September 2023
No. Pos Player Nat Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Total
AppStG AppStG AppStG
Goalkeepers
1 GK Mohamed Lotfi Anis Osmani Algeria 000000000
23 GK Imad Benchlef Algeria 000000000
25 GK Zakaria Saidi Algeria 000000000
Defenders
2 DF Drice Chaabi Algeria 000000000
3 DF Abdelmoumen Chikhi Algeria 000000000
5 DF Mohamed Khoutir Ziti Algeria 000000000
12 DF Tarek Aggoun Algeria 000000000
13 DF Yacine Zeghad Algeria 000000000
16 DF Moriba Diarra Mali 000000000
18 DF Zakaria Zaitri Algeria 000000000
22 DF Belkacem Brahimi Algeria 000000000
65 DF Imad Reguieg Algeria 000000000
Midfielders
6 MF Amir Yahia Algeria 000000000
7 MF Salah Bouchama Algeria 000000000
10 MF Abdou Salam Jiddou Mali 000000000
14 MF Nassim Yattou Algeria 000000000
15 MF Sami Guediri Algeria 000000000
21 MF Zineddine Benboulaid Algeria 000000000
24 MF Amir Nouri Algeria 000000000
Forwards
9 FW Saïd Bouchoucha Algeria 000000000
11 FW Abdelhak Askar Algeria 000000000
17 FW Abdelmalek Oukil Algeria 000000000
19 FW Souleymane Coulibaly Ivory Coast 000000000
20 FW Aimen Lahmeri Algeria 000000000
26 FW Ghiles Guenaoui Algeria 000000000
27 FW Walid Zamoum Algeria 000000000
Total 000000

    Goalscorers
    As of 6 October 2023

    Includes all competitive matches.

    No. Nat. Player Pos. L 1 AC TOTAL
    20AlgeriaAymen LahmeriFW101
    19Ivory CoastSouleymane CoulibalyFW101
    13AlgeriaYacine ZeghadFW101
    17AlgeriaAbdelmalek OukilFW101
    7AlgeriaSalah BouchamaFW101
    Own Goals000
    Totals505

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