Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie is an Algerian professional football club based in Tizi Ouzou, Kabylia. The club was founded in 1946 as Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie, and played its first competitive match the same year, joining the third division of the League of Algiers during the 1946–47 season. After changing its name three times from 1974 to 1977 Jamiat Sari' Kawkabi, from 1977 to 1987 Jeunesse Électronique de Tizi-Ouzou and from 1987 to 1989 Jeunesse Sportive de Tizi-Ouzou, the Kabyle club was renamed its old name Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie in 1989.
The club has won a total of 28 major trophies, including the national championship a record 14 times also won the Algerian Cup 5 times, the Algerian League Cup once, the Algerian Super Cup 1 time, the CAF Champions League 2 times, the now-defunct African Cup Winners' Cup 1 time, the now-defunct CAF Cup 3 times and the African Super Cup 1 time. The JSK is the only club in the elite to have never experienced relegation to the second division, since its entry in 1969.
This is a list of the seasons played by JS Kabylie from 1962 when the club first entered a league competition to the most recent seasons. The club's achievements in all major national and international competitions as well as the top scorers are listed. Top scorers in bold were also top scorers of Ligue 1. The list is separated into three parts, coinciding with the three major episodes of Algerian football:
History After independence, JS Kabylie became the best Algerian team, and among the best clubs in Africa where he has seven titles, the best coach over the club is the Polish Stefan Żywotko, who won 11 titles, including the African Cup of Champions Clubs twice in 14 years.
Before independence
Below, the JS Kabylie season-by-season record before independence in the French Algeria period : + FFF - season-by-season record of Jeunesse Sportive de KabylieSeasonLeague of AlgiersAlgiersLeague CupCoupede FranceNorth AfricanChampionshipNorth AfricanCupDivisionPos.PtsPWDLFAGDGoalscorer Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (JSK)1946-47Not knowing the point system, we will use it just after independence, ie 3 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and 1 point for a loss.TDJSK evolves 3rd division of Algiers, the equivalent of 7th division. 3581616427318+55Iratni Saïd (+11 goals)----1947-48It lacks the result of 13 league matches.DDJSK evolves 2nd division of Algiers, the equivalent of 6th division. 331146532917+12-----1948-49DD 138141202945-----1949-50DD 13212921--------1950-51PD 2431810533825+13-----1951-52PD 632185493533+2-----1952-53PD 242189633412+22-----1953-54PD 2461812423815+23-----1954-55PH 446229674228+14Cherrak(7 goals)----1955-56PH 11291734102644-18----- No competition is played by the muslim clubs between 1956 and 1962 by order of the FLN (Algerian War)
After independence Below, the JS Kabylie season-by-season record after independence of Algeria :
SeasonLeagueCupOtherAfricaTop goalscorer(s)Goals in all competitions (Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Algerian Cup, League Cup, Algerian Super Cup and African are counted.DivisionPosPtsPWDLGFGANameGoals1962–63Critérium Honneur 2nd 47 18 13 3 2 50 15 Round of 64 Abbès 151963–64Division Honneur 8th 61 30 10 11 9 31 34 Round of 64 El Kolli 51964–65Division Pré-Honneur 3rd 63 26 14 9 3 58 34 Round of 64 1965–66Division d'Honneur 5th 65 30 12 11 7 45 32 Round of 64 Arezki Kouffi 71966–67Division d'Honneur 2nd 50 22 11 6 5 28 20 Round of 64 1967–68Nationale II1st 59 21 18 2 1 50 11 Round of 64 Arezki Kouffi 251968–69National II1st 53 22 12 7 3 39 13 Round of 32 Mourad Derridj & Arezki Kouffi 191969–70National I 6th 43 22 7 7 8 28 30 Quarter-final Arezki Kouffi 121970–71National I 7th44228683037Round of 16 1971–72National I 9th5930109113842Round of 64 Mourad Derridj 131972–73National I1st 6930131344228Quarter-final Mourad Derridj 151973–74National I1st 713017764332Semi-final Trophée des Champions 1974–75National I 7th6230111093927Quarter-final Rachid Dali 101975–76National I3rd693016774223Round of 16 1976–77National I1st 662617635727Winners Mokrane Baïleche 261977–78Division 12nd612613944524Round of 64Cup of Champions ClubsQuarter-Finals 1978–79Division 12nd602613853216Runners–up 1979–80Division 11st 7330151324822Semi-final 1980–81Division 12nd642815675028Round of 16Cup of Champions ClubsWinners 1981–82Division 11st 7030141244022Round of 16 African Super Cup Cup of Champions ClubsFirst round Lyes Bahbouh 111982–83Division 11st 713017763722Round of 16Cup of Champions ClubsSecond round Rachid Barris 111983–84Division 13rd643013894324Semi-finalCup of Champions ClubsSemi-Finals Nacer Bouiche 171984–85Division 11st 8738191185818Round of 32 Nacer Bouiche 161985–86Division 11st 983827658922WinnersCup of Champions ClubsSecond round Nacer Bouiche 461986–87Division 1 6th41381413114531Round of 16 Nacer Bouiche 121987–88Division 12nd3734121393126Quarter-final Nacer Bouiche 131988–89Division 11st 373014973622Quarter-final Nacer Bouiche 201989–90Division 11st 393017584116Not playedCup of Champions ClubsWinners Nacer Bouiche 131990–91Division 1 4th 3430146103423Runners–upCup of Champions ClubsSecond round Abderrazak Djahnit 151991–92Division 1 13th 2630810122631Winners Tarek Hadj Adlane 151992–93Division 13rd 3630121263617Not playedWinnersCup Winners' CupQuarter-finalsTarek Hadj Adlane 141993–94Division 13rd 353014794223Winners Tarek Hadj Adlane 231994–95Division 11st 403016864925Round of 32Runners–upCup Winners' CupWinners Tarek Hadj Adlane 301995–96Division 15th 4530136113429Round of 16Runners–upCup of Champions ClubsSemi-Finals Tarek Hadj Adlane 12CAF Super CupRunners–up1996–97Division 1 8th 4130125133541Round of 16 Hakim Boubrit 61997–98Division 1 4th 22146441411Round of 32Round of 16 Mourad Aït Tahar 91998–99Super Division2nd 52 27 16 4 7 49 18 Runners–up Farid Ghazi 231999–00Super Division 6th 29 22 7 8 7 21 24 Semi-finalGroup stageCAF CupQuarter-finals Hocine Gasmi & Fawzi Moussouni 72000–01Super Division3rd 52 30 16 4 10 47 28 Round of 64CAF CupWinners Fawzi Moussouni 152001–02Division 12nd 52 30 15 7 8 47 24 Semi-finalCAF CupWinnersMounir Dob 142002–03Division 1 4th 49 30 13 10 7 38 24 Quarter-finalCAF CupWinnersFarouk Belkaid 92003–04Division 11st 61 30 17 10 3 40 21 Runners–upCAF CupQuarter-finalsMoussa Saïb 102004–05Division 12nd 54 30 16 6 8 44 22 Round of 64Champions LeagueFirst round Hamid Berguiga 182005–06Division 11st 58 30 17 7 6 47 21 Semi-finalChampions LeagueGroup stage Hamid Berguiga 222006–07Division 12nd 52 30 14 10 6 33 20 Semi-finalRunners–upChampions LeagueGroup stageCheick Oumar Dabo 272007–08Division 11st 59 30 18 5 7 46 24 Round of 64Champions LeagueSecond round Nabil Hemani 19Confederation CupGroup stage2008–09Division 12nd 59 32 15 14 3 38 19 Round of 64Champions LeagueFirst roundAdlène Bensaïd 102009–10Division 13rd 54 34 15 9 10 40 28 Semi-finalChampions LeagueSemi-FinalsSid Ali Yahia-Chérif 112010–11Ligue 1 11th 37 30 10 7 13 26 37 WinnersConfederation CupGroup stageFarès Hamiti 132011–12Ligue 1 9th 41 30 10 11 9 29 23 Round of 16Salim Hanifi 112012–13Ligue 1 7th 41 30 11 8 11 32 31 Round of 32Ahmed Messadia 112013–14Ligue 12nd 54 30 15 9 6 39 21 Runners–up Albert Ebossé Bodjongo 232014–15Ligue 1 13th 39 30 11 6 13 33 35 Round of 64Ali Rial 122015–16Ligue 13rd 45 30 12 9 9 27 27Round of 64 Banou Diawara 112016–17Ligue 1 11th 38 30 8 14 8 20 24Quarter-finalsConfederation CupSecond round Mohamed Boulaouidet15 2017–18Ligue 1 11th 36 30 8 12 10 34 39Runners–upMehdi Benaldjia 122018–19Ligue 12nd 52 30 15 7 8 38 25Round of 64Rezki Hamroune 92019–20Ligue 14th 36 22 10 6 6 27 18 Round of 64Champions LeagueGroup stageHamza Banouh72020–21Ligue 15th 61 38 17 10 11 44 33 Not PlayedWinnersConfederation CupRunners-upRédha Bensayah10 2021–22Ligue 12nd 61 34 16 13 5 40 20 Not PlayedConfederation CupPreliminaryRédha Bensayah 102022–23Ligue 114th 39 30 10 9 11 35 26 Round of 32Champions LeagueQuarter-finalsDadi El Hocine Mouaki 142023–24Ligue 17th 42 30 10 12 8 33 27 Round of 64Redouane Berkane 82024–25Ligue 12nd 56 30 16 8 6 42 27 Round of 32Redouane Berkane 10 2025–26Ligue 15th 45 30 11 12 7 40 31 Round of 32Champions LeagueGroup stage Aymen Mahious 152026–27Ligue 1 Round of 64
Key
Key to league record: P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position
Key to divisions: 1 = Ligue 1 2 = Ligue 2
Key to rounds: DNE = Did not enter Grp = Group stage R1 = First Round R2 = Second Round R32 = Round of 32
R16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals RU = Runners-up W = Winners
ChampionsRunners-upPromotedRelegated
Division shown in bold to indicate a change in division. Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.
List of leading goalscorers Bold Still playing competitive football in JS Kabylie.
Position key: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
+List of JS Kabylie players with 10 or more goals#NamePositionLeagueCupOthers1Africa2Arab3TOTAL Nacer Bouiche 1 113 13 0 11 0 137 Tarek Hadj Adlane 2 70 10 3 9 2 94 Arezki Kouffi 3 +78 0 0 0 0 +78 Mourad Derridj 4 +70 0 0 0 0 +70 Djamel Menad 5 +39 +13 1 5 0 +70 Hamid Berguiga 6 51 6 0 8 0 65 Mokrane Baïleche 7 +30 +6 0 0 0 +50 Mourad Aït Tahar 8 35 8 0 4 0 47 Fawzi Moussouni 9 33 2 0 5 2 42 Nabil Hemani 10 29 6 4 39 Farid Ghazi 29 5 0 0 34 Farouk Belkaid 24 4 4 32 Mounir Dob 26 1 3 30 Abderrazak Djahnit 23 3 3 29 Tahar Benkaci 22 2 4 28 Cheikh Oumar Dabo 17 1 10 28 Ali Rial 25 2 27 Hakim Medane 17 1 6 24 Mahieddine Meftah 17 2 1 3 23 Hamza Yacef 9 5 8 22 Albert Ebossé Bodjongo 19 2 21 Mohamed Boulaouidet 16 5 21 Hakim Boubrit 14 3 2 2 21 Farès Hamiti 12 6 3 21 Amaouche 15 3 2 20 Moussa Saïb 14 4 2 20 Adlène Bensaïd 16 4 20 Rezki Hamroune 15 2 17 Aymen Mahious 14 1 15 Mehdi Benaldjia 11 1 12 Iratni Saïd +11 +11
1 Includes the Super Cup. 2 Includes the Confederation Cup and Champions League. 3 Includes the UAFA Club Cup.
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