In the 2018–19 season, the Algerian football club JS Saoura competed in Ligue 1 (the top league in Algeria) for the seventh season in a row. The club won 13 out of 30 league games (losing 9 and drawing the remaining 8) and finished 4th out of 16 teams, resulting in qualification for the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup. The club also took part in the Algerian Cup, but were knocked out by IB Lakhdaria in their first match, and the CAF Champions League, where they reached the group stage. The midfielder Adel Bouchiba had the most appearances for the season (at 39), and top goalscorer was Mohamed El Amine Hammia (who scored 9 goals for the club: 5 in Ligue 1 and 4 in the Champions League). The club's head coach at the start of the season was Nabil Neghiz; he was replaced by Karim Zaoui in January 2019.
Squad list Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2010.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 Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Competitions Overview
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Competition !colspan=8|Record !rowspan=2|Started round !rowspan=2|Final position / round !rowspan=2|First match !rowspan=2|Last match |- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | Ligue 1
| 4th | 11 August 2018 | 26 May 2019 |- | Algerian Cup
| colspan=2| Round of 64 | colspan=2| 27 December 2018 |- | Champions League
| Preliminary round | Group stage | 27 November 2018 | 16 March 2019 |- ! Total
Ligue 1
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Algerian Cup
Champions League
Preliminary round
First round
Group stage
Group D
Squad information Playing statistics
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers
Squad list As of August 11, 2018.
Transfers
In DatePlayerFrom clubTransfer feeSource 25 May 2018 GK Abderaouf Natèche MC Oran Free transfer 9 June 2018 MF Sid Ahmed Aouedj ES Sétif Free transfer 9 June 2018 MF Adel Bouchiba Olympique de Médéa Free transfer 13 June 2018 FW Mohamed Boulaouidet Ohod Club Free transfer 5 July 2018 MF Younes Koulkheir Olympique de Médéa Free transfer 19 July 2018 MF Seydouba Bissiri Camara AS Kaloum Star Free transfer 25 December 2018 FW Thomas Ulimwengu Al-Hilal Club Free transfer
Out DatePlayerTo clubTransfer feeSource 13 June 2018 MF Abderrahmane Bourdim MC Alger Undisclosed
References