ES_Setif
ES Sétif
Algerian football club
Entente Sportive Sétifienne (Arabic: الوفاق الرياضي السطايفي), known as Entente de Sétif, commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Sétif. The club was founded in 1958 and its colours are black and white. Their home stadium, the 8 May 1945 Stadium, has a capacity of 18,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
| Full name | Entente Sportive Sétifienne | |||
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| Nickname(s) | E.S.S El Kahla (The Black One) L’Entente Les Aigles Noirs (Black eagles) | |||
| Short name | ESS, SET | |||
| Founded | 1958; 66 years ago (1958), as Entente Sportive de Sétif | |||
| Ground | 8 May 1945 Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 25,000[1][2] | |||
| Owner | Sonelgaz | |||
| President | Abdelhamid Rais[3] | |||
| Manager | Ammar Souayah[4] | |||
| League | Ligue 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1, 6th of 16 | |||
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ESS is one of the most successful clubs in Algeria, having won the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 eight times and the Algerian Cup a record of eight times. They are also one of only three Algerian clubs to have won the CAF Champions League, winning it twice in 1988 and 2014. They have also won the Arab Champions League twice, in 2007 and 2008, as well as three North African Cups in 2009 and 2010. In 2015, they became the first Algerian club to win the CAF Super Cup since the creation of the competition in 1993.
ES Sétif became CAF Champions League champion by defeating DR Congo's AS Vita Club in the 2014 final; and the reigning CAF Super Cup champions, by beating Egypt's Al Ahly in the 2015 Super Cup[5] and the reigning Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champions.
The club was founded in 1958 by Ali Benaouda and Ali Layass as Entente Sportive Sétifienne (ESS), the name was later changed to Entente Pétroliers Sétifienne (EPS) in 1977, and again in 1984 it became known as Entente Plastique Sétifienne (EPS) and was then later changed back to Entente Sportive Sétifienne (ESS).[6]
The first colours of the club were green and the white, and following a confrontation with the French Army in a match with FC Gadir on May 8, 1945 colours changed to black and white as mourning for the events on this day. The Guessab Stadium was the original name for the club's home.
ES Sétif is one of the prestigious top flight Algerian clubs. The club has won the Algerian Cup 8 times, and is the only Algerian team to have won the Afro-Asia cup, in 1989 in Qatar.
Since its foundation, ES Sétif has had 19 presidents, the first being Ibrahim Dokomi.[citation needed] The current president is Hassan Hammar.
African success
In 1988, ES Sétif won the African Cup of Champions Clubs by beating Iwuanyanwu Nationale of Nigeria 4–1 on aggregate in the final.[7] After losing the first leg 1–0 in Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, ES Sétif scored 4 goals in the return leg in Constantine to lift the trophy. ES Sétif were playing in the Algerian second division at time and are the only club in Africa to date to have won the African Cup of Champions Clubs while not being in the top flight.
By winning the 1988 African Cup of Champions Clubs, ES Sétif qualified for the 1989 Afro-Asian Club Championship, where they faced Al-Sadd of Qatar, winners of the 1988–89 Asian Club Championship. ES Sétif won both legs, 2–0 at home and 3–1 in Doha, to lift the trophy.[8] They are the only Algerian club to have won the competition.
On June 29, 2010, ES Sétif became the first fully professional club in Algeria.[9]
On August 8, 2010, ES Sétif defeated CS Sfaxien of Tunisia 1–0 to win the first-ever edition of the UNAF Super Cup.[10]
Crest
- Former logo
- Former logo
- Former logo
| Shirt sponsors | |
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| Dates | Sponsor |
| 2007–17 |  Djezzy GSM |
| 2017–2020 |  Kia Motors Ooredoo |
| 2020–2021 |  ROWE OILS GICA [fr] |
| Type | Competition | Titles | Winning Seasons |
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| Domestic | Ligue 1 | 8 | 1968, 1987, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 |
| Algerian Cup | 8 | 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1980, 1989, 2010, 2012 | |
| Algerian Super Cup | 2 | 2015, 2017 | |
| Continental | African Champions League | 2 | 1988, 2014 |
| African Super Cup | 1 | 2015 | |
| Intercontinental | Afro-Asian Cup | 1 | 1989 |
| Regional | Arab Club Champions Cup | 2 | 2007, 2008 |
| North African Cup of Champions | 1 | 2009 | |
| North African Cup Winners Cup | 1 | 2010 | |
| North African Super Cup | 1 | 2010 | |
Stand Up : Serrar - Boulehdjilet - Osmani - Nabti - Zorgane - Bernaoui.
Sitting Bendjabellah - Rahmani - Adjissa - Gharib - Adjas.
This team participated in the 1988 African Cup of Champions Clubs.
ES Sétif 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, ES Sétif have regularly qualified for the primary African competition, the African Cup, by winning the Ligue Professionnelle 1. ES Sétif have also achieved African qualification via the Algerian Cup and have played in the former African Cup Winners' Cup. The first match was against Kampala City FC and it ended in a 1–0 loss, As for the biggest win was in 1991 against ASC Linguère 7–1, and biggest loss was against Union Douala 5–0 in 1981.
After six years of absence, ES Setif returned to continental competitions, this time in the African Cup of Champions Clubs, for the first time The following year and in the same competition, despite falling to the second division, Les Aigles Noirs managed to achieve the title for the first time against Iwuanyanwu Nationale of Nigeria and after the defeat in the First leg 1–0, they achieved an overwhelming victory in the Second leg 4–0 in a match that took place at Stade du 17 Juin in Constantine, After that, they met with Al Sadd SC in the final of the Afro-Asian Club Championship, and won the title for the first time, which is the only one of its kind in the history of Algerian football. In 1991 ES Sétif participated in the last continental participation in the twentieth century, where it reached the semi-finals, and in the Second round, Malik Zorgane scored the first hat-trick for ES Sétif against SC Gagnoa.
Total standings of African Cup participations (1963 to 2022–23)
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | CSC | CCL | CCWC | CAC | CCC | |||||
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| Pa. | Pld | Pa. | Pld | Pa. | Pld | Pa. | Pld | Pa. | Pld | ||||||||
| 1 | JS Kabylie | 206 | 101 | 38 | 67 | 261 | 181 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 118 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 45 |
| 2 | ES Sétif | 145 | 61 | 37 | 47 | 219 | 162 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 94 | 2 | 12 | − | − | 5 | 36 |
| 3 | USM Alger | 145 | 69 | 34 | 42 | 233 | 143 | − | − | 9 | 80 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 34 |
| 4 | CR Belouizdad | 79 | 32 | 20 | 27 | 96 | 76 | − | − | 6 | 50 | 2 | 10 | − | − | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | MC Alger | 72 | 31 | 13 | 28 | 110 | 92 | − | − | 7 | 48 | 1 | 4 | − | − | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | MC Oran | 48 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 70 | 52 | − | − | 3 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
Pos. = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Won; D = Drawn; L = Lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pa. = Participation; Pld = Matches played
CSC = CAF Super Cup; CCL = CAF Champions League; CCWC = CAF Cup Winners' Cup;
CAC = CAF Cup; CCC = CAF Confederation Cup
- CAF Champions League: 12 appearances
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- CAF Confederation Cup: 5 appearances
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances
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- CAF Super Cup: 1 appearance
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Algerian teams are limited to three foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;
Current squad
As of 5 February 2024[update].[11][12] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Current technical staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Ammar Souayah |
| Assistant coach | Hafedh Guitouni |
| Goalkeeping coach | Sofiane Kaouane |
| Fitness coach | Arezki Boukhlef |
Management
| Position | Staff |
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| President | Abdelhamid Rais |
| Director General | Nabil Gouasmia |
| Sporting Director | Dhia Eddine Boulahdjilet |
| Financial Director |
Below are the notable former players who have represented ES Sétif in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1958. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club or represented the national team for which the player is eligible during his stint with ES Sétif or following his departure.
For a complete list of ES Sétif players, see Category:ES Sétif players
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| Dates[13] | Name |
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| 1964–67 | Abdelhamid Kermali |
| Sept 2, 2004 – Jan 23, 2005 | Abdelkrim Bira |
| Jan 25 , 2005 – Jun 1, 2006 |  Hervé Revelli |
| Jun 18, 2005– Nov 30, 2005 | Hocine Zekri |
| Dec 12 , 2005 – Jan 28,2007 | Rachid Belhout |
| Feb 1, 2007 – July 5, 2007 | Rabah Saâdane |
| July 11, 2007 – Sept 18, 2007 |  Charles Roessli |
| Sept 20, 2007 - Nov 3, 2007 | Noureddine Saâdi |
| Dec 3, 2007 – June 30, 2008 | Bernard Simondi |
| Sept 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009 | Azzedine Aït Djoudi |
| Oct 8, 2009 – Aug 18, 2010 | Noureddine Zekri |
| Aug 19, 2010 – Dec 31, 2010 |  Giovanni Solinas |
| Jan 13, 2011 – June 30, 2011 | Giovanni Dellacasa |
| Sept 22, 2011 – June 16, 2012 | Alain Geiger |
| July 1, 2012 – Sept 8, 2013 | Hubert Velud |
| Sept 8, 2013 – Sept 26, 2013 | Kheirredine Madoui (interim) |
| Sept 27, 2013 – Dec 8, 2013 | Jean-Christian Lang |
| Dec 8, 2013 – July 5, 2014 | Rabah Saâdane |
| July 8, 2014–;– December, 2015 | Kheirredine Madoui |
| Dec, 2015 – May 27, 2016 | Alain Geiger |
| Jun 1, 2016 – Dec 10, 2016 | Abdelkader Amrani |
| Dec 11, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016 | Malik Zorgane |
| Jan , 2017 – Dec 17, 2017 | Kheireddine Madoui |
| Dec 18, 2016 – Dec 31, 2017 | Malik Zorgane |
| Jan , 2018 – Apr , 2018 | Abdelhak Benchikha |
| Apr , 2018 – Jun , 2018 | Malik Zorgane |
| Jun 1, 2018 – Nov 23, 2018 |  Rachid Taoussi |
| Nov 25, 2018 – Feb 5, 2019 | Noureddine Zekri |
| Feb 7, 2019 – May 30, 2019 | Nabil Neghiz |
| Jun , 2019 – Oct 17, 2019 | Kheireddine Madoui |
| Oct 26, 2019 – Feb 28, 2022 |  Nabil Kouki |
| Feb 28, 2022 – Apr 17, 2022 | Rédha Bendris |
| Apr 17, 2022 – Jun 17, 2022 |  Darko Nović |
| Jul 14, 2022 – Nov 20, 2022 |  Hossam El Badry |
| Nov 27, 2022 – Jan 8, 2023 | Khaled Lemmouchia (interim) |
| Jan 8, 2023 – Feb 19, 2023 | Chiheb Ellili |
| Feb 25, 2023 – Jul 15, 2023 | Billel Dziri |
| Aug 6, 2023 – Sep 12, 2023 | Abdelkader Amrani |
| Sep 13 2023 – Feb 9, 2024 | Franck Dumas |
| Feb 10, 2024 – | Ammar Souayah |
Information correct as of 9 February 2024. Only competitive matches are counted.
| * | Caretaker manager |
| Name | From | To | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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| Mokhtar Arribi |
1961 | 1964 | ||||||||
| Mokhtar Arribi |
1965 | 1969 | ||||||||
| Mokhtar Arribi |
1979 | 1981 | ||||||||
| Mokhtar Arribi |
1983 | 1984 | ||||||||
| Mokhtar Arribi |
1986 | 1989 | ||||||||
| Abdelkrim Bira |
2 September 2004 | 23 January 2005 | ||||||||
| Hervé Revelli |
25 January 2005 | 1 June 2006 | ||||||||
| Hocine Zekri |
18 June 2006 | 30 November 2006 | ||||||||
| Rachid Belhout |
12 December 2006 | 28 January 2007 | ||||||||
| Rabah Saâdane |
1 February 2007 | 5 July 2007 | ||||||||
| Charles Roessli |
11 July 2007 | 18 September 2007 | ||||||||
| Noureddine Saâdi |
20 September 2007 | 3 November 2007 | ||||||||
| Bernard Simondi |
3 December 2007 | 30 June 2008 | ||||||||
| Rachid Belhout |
22 September 2009[14] | |||||||||
| Ali Mechiche |
20 September 2009 | 8 December 2009[15] | ||||||||
| Noureddine Zekri |
8 October 2009 | 18 August 2010 | ||||||||
| Giovanni Solinas |
19 August 2010 | 31 December 2010 | ||||||||
| Giovanni Dellacasa |
13 January 2011 | 30 June 2011 | ||||||||
| Alain Geiger |
22 September 2011[16] | 16 June 2012 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 61.11 |
| Hubert Velud |
4 July 2012[17] | 7 September 2013 | 48 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 84 | 49 | +35 | 56.25 |
| Kheirredine Madoui * |
8 September 2013 | 26 September 2013 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 66.67 |
| Jean-Christian Lang |
27 September 2013 | 7 December 2013[18] | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 44.44 |
| Rabah Saâdane |
8 December 2013[19] | 5 July 2014 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 51.85 |
| Kheirredine Madoui |
8 July 2014 | 7 November 2015[20] | 70 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 88 | 73 | +15 | 37.14 |
| Alain Geiger |
14 November 2015[21] | 27 May 2016 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 32.43 |
| Abdelkader Amrani |
1 June 2016 | 14 December 2016 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 46.67 |
| Kheïreddine Madoui |
24 December 2016 | 17 December 2017[22] | 35 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 22.86 |
| Malik Zorgane * |
17 December 2017[22] | 29 December 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100 |
| Abdelhak Benchikha |
30 December 2017[23] | 25 April 2018 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 35.29 |
| Malik Zorgane * |
25 April 2018 | June 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
| Rachid Taoussi |
1 June 2018[24] | 23 November 2018[25] | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 44 |
| Noureddine Zekri |
24 November 2018[26] | 5 February 2019[27] | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 55.56 |
| Nabil Neghiz |
7 February 2019[28] | 30 May 2019 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 46.67 |
| Kheirredine Madoui |
22 July 2019[29] | 12 October 2019[30] | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 28.57 |
| Nabil Kouki |
26 October 2019[31] | 27 February 2022 | 89 | 46 | 23 | 20 | 135 | 68 | +67 | 51.69 |
| Darko Novic |
17 April 2022[32] | 17 June 2022[33] | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 42.86 |
| Hossam El Badry |
13 July 2022[34] | 20 November 2022[35] | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 50 |
| Khaled Lemmouchia * |
27 November 2022[36] | 8 January 2023 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 33.33 |
| Chiheb Ellili |
8 January 2023[37] | 19 February 2023[38] | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 33.33 |
| Billel Dziri |
25 February 2023[39] | 15 July 2023 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| Abdelkader Amrani |
6 August 2023[40] | 12 September 2023[41] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Franck Dumas |
13 September 2023[42] | 9 February 2024[43] | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 52.94 |
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