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ES Sétif

2023–24 season
Owner	Sonelgaz (from 27 July 2023)
President	Abdelhakim Serrar (until 27 July 2023) Abdelhamid Rais (from 6 August 2023)
Head coach	Abdelkader Amrani (from 6 August 2023) (until 12 September 2023) Franck Dumas (from 13 September 2023) (until 9 February 2024) Ammar Souayah (from 10 February 2024)
Stadium	8 May 1945 Stadium
Ligue 1	5th
Algerian Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Aymen Lahmeri (9 goals) All: Aymen Lahmeri (9 goals)
Biggest win	ES Sétif 3–0 US Souf
Biggest defeat	MC Oran 4–1 ES Sétif
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–232024–25 →

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.

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.

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. 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.

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. 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. Malik Zorgane will supervise the opposing teams while Mourad Delhoum will be responsible for prospecting young players. Isaad Bourahli has been appointed deputy technical director, while Derradji Bendjaballah has been appointed to the club's board of directors. 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.

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. 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. On September 13, ES Setif signed Franck Dumas as their new coach, with Slimane Raho as his assistant. The chief executive officer (CEO) of Sonelgaz held a working meeting on December 7, 2023, which brought together the technical and administrative teams of ES Sétif. During this meeting it was a question of listening to the concerns of the administrative and technical staff. The CEO of Sonelgaz announced the start of work on the club's sports facilities, including the construction of a training center and the renovation of the Grand Hôtel de France from January.

On May 5, the owner of ES Sétif, Sonelgaz is preparing for next season by appointing Abdelkrim Bira as general manager. Bira will be in charge of the sporting aspect by preparing the summer transfer window but he will also be the club's spokesperson. After a transitional season which saw Sonelgaz erase the club's debts to the tune of 37 billion centimes or almost 2 million euros.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 February 2024.
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		GK	Mohamed Lotfi Anis Osmani	(1996-06-27)27 June 1996 (aged 27)	Unattached
23		GK	Imad Benchlef	(1993-10-12)12 October 1993 (aged 29)	USM Alger
25		GK	Zakaria Saidi	(1996-08-05)5 August 1996 (aged 27)	JS Saoura
Defenders
2		CB	Drice Chaabi	(1997-09-20)20 September 1997 (aged 25)	Francs Borains
3		LB	Abdelmoumen Chikhi	(1996-02-29)29 February 1996 (aged 27)	CR Belouizdad
4		CB	Ahmed Guettaf	(2002-06-02)2 June 2002 (aged 21)	AS Saint-Priest
5		RB	Mohamed Khoutir Ziti	(1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 34)	Nasr Benghazi
12		CB	Tarek Aggoun	(1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 25)	Al-Sahel SC
13		CB	Yacine Zeghad	(2001-11-29)29 November 2001 (aged 21)	NC Magra
16		CB	Moriba Diarra	(1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 27)	Stade Malien
22		LB	Belkacem Brahimi	(1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 29)	MC Alger
65		RB	Imad Reguieg	(2002-06-02)2 June 2002 (aged 21)	MC Oran
Midfielders
6		MF	Amir Yahia	(1996-07-18)18 July 1996 (aged 27)	US Souf
7		MF	Salah Bouchama	(2001-10-22)22 October 2001 (aged 21)	Youth system
10		MF	Abdou Salam Jiddou	(2000-02-01)1 February 2000 (aged 23)	Unattached
15		MF	Sami Guediri	(1997-08-18)18 August 1997 (aged 26)	Unattached
18		MF	Taher Benkhelifa	(1994-06-10)10 June 1994 (aged 29)	USM Alger
21		MF	Zineddine Benboulaid	(1997-11-12)12 November 1997 (aged 25)	RC Arbaâ
24		MF	Amir Nouri	(1994-07-10)10 July 1994 (aged 29)	Stade Briochin
Forwards
9		FW	Saïd Bouchoucha	(1998-01-18)18 January 1998 (aged 25)	JSM Tiaret
11		FW	Ramdane Hitala	(1995-02-08)8 February 1995 (aged 28)	MC El Bayadh
14		FW	Abdesslem Bouchouareb	(1997-12-10)10 December 1997 (aged 26)	USM Alger
17		FW	Abdelmalek Oukil	(1996-07-07)7 July 1996 (aged 27)	MC Alger
20		FW	Aimen Lahmeri	(1996-05-28)28 May 1996 (aged 27)	JS Saoura
26		FW	Abdelaziz Moulay	(1999-04-20)20 April 1999 (aged 24)	ASO Chlef
27		FW	Walid Zamoum	(1997-06-10)10 June 1997 (aged 26)	JSM Béjaïa

Transfers

In

Summer

Date	Pos	Player	Moving from	Fee	Source
10 August 2023	FW	Abdelmalek Oukil	MC Alger	Loan
14 August 2023	MF	Belaid Hamidi	CR Belouizdad	Loan
15 August 2023	DF	Moriba Diarra	Stade Malien	Free transfer
16 August 2023	DF	Zakaria Zaitri	JS Saoura	Free transfer
17 August 2023	FW	Souleymane Coulibaly	Karmiotissa	Free transfer
17 August 2023	DF	Imad Reguig	MC Oran	Free transfer
17 August 2023	GK	Zakaria Saidi	JS Saoura	Free transfer
17 August 2023	DF	Abdelmoumen Chikhi	CR Belouizdad	Free transfer
17 August 2023	MF	Islam Bouloudène	CR Belouizdad	Free transfer
17 August 2023	MF	Zineddine Benboulaid	RC Arbaâ	Free transfer
17 August 2023	MF	Saïd Bouchoucha	JSM Tiaret	Free transfer
17 August 2023	GK	Imad Benchlef	USM Alger	Free transfer
17 August 2023	FW	Aymen Lahmeri	JS Saoura	Loan
17 August 2023	DF	Yacine Zeghad	NC Magra	Free transfer
17 August 2023	MF	Amir Yahia	US Souf	Free transfer

Winter

Date	Pos	Player	Moving from	Fee	Source
4 February 2024	DF	Ahmed Guettaf	AS Saint-Priest	Free transfer
4 February 2024	FW	Ramdane Hitala	MC El Bayadh	Free transfer
4 February 2024	MF	Taher Benkhelifa	USM Alger	Free transfer
4 February 2024	FW	Abdesslem Bouchouareb	USM Alger	Free transfer
4 February 2024	FW	Abdelaziz Moulay	ASO Chlef	Undisclosed

Out

Summer

Date	Pos	Player	Moving to	Fee	Source
16 July 2023	FW	Zerroug Boucif	Paradou AC	Loan return
4 August 2023	FW	Ghiles Guenaoui	CS Constantine	Free transfer
5 August 2023	FW	Youcef Fellahi	CA Bizertin	Free transfer
19 August 2023	DF	Hamza Salem	US Biskra	Free transfer
22 August 2023	FW	Enow Nkembe	CS Constantine	Free transfer
25 August 2023	MF	Youcef Dali	Unattached	Free transfer (Released)
25 August 2023	DF	Tarek Belouchat	Unattached	Free transfer (Released)
25 August 2023	FW	Mohamed Aimen Akziz	Unattached	Free transfer (Released)
27 August 2023	DF	Kheireddine Benamrane	Unattached	Free transfer (Released)
27 August 2023	MF	Houssem Ouassni	Unattached	Free transfer (Released)
27 August 2023	MF	Bassem Chaouti	Unattached	Free transfer (Released)
27 August 2023	MF	Youcef Serraoui	Unattached	Free transfer (Released)
27 August 2023	DF	Islem Chebbour	Unattached	Free transfer (Released)

Winter

Date	Pos	Player	Moving to	Fee	Source
9 January 2024	DF	Zakaria Zaitri	Free agent	Free transfer (Released)
9 January 2024	MF	Nassim Yattou	Free agent	Free transfer (Released)
9 January 2024	FW	Abdelhak Askar	Free agent	Free transfer (Released)
19 February 2024	FW	Souleymane Coulibaly	Free agent	Free transfer (Released)

Competitions

Overview

Updated to match played 14 June 2024
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Results summary

Last updated: 14 June 2024.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 August 2023.

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Algerian Cup

2 February 2024 Round of 64	NRB Tazouguert	1–2	ES Sétif	Khenchela
14:30	Kouadria 53'	Report	Bouchoucha 25', 69'	Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Zine El Abidine Dekhane
Note: ES Sétif Lineups: Saidi, Chikhi, Guettaf, Zeghad, Bouchama, Nouri, Mechaar, Jiddou  90+1' (Mohra  90+1'), Oukil, Lahmeri, Benchoucha.

9 March 2024 Round of 32	ES Sétif	1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–9 p)	CS Constantine	Sétif
16:45	Oukil 32'	Report	Méyé 75'	Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal
	Penalties
	Ziti Chikhi Jiddou Aggoun Zamoum Chaabi Hitala Brahimi Guettaf Saidi		Dib Merbah Messibah Chekal Madani Zaalani Belaili Baouche Temine Bouhalfaya
Note: ES Sétif Lineups: Saidi, Chikhi, Reguieg  90' (Ziti  90'), Guettaf, Aggoun, Chaabi, Benkhelifa  90' (Jiddou  90'), Nouri, Bouchama  63' (Hitala  63'), Oukil  74' (Moulay  74'), Lahmeri  90' (Zamoum  90').

Squad information

Playing statistics

As of 14 June 2024

No.	Pos	Player	Nat	Ligue 1			Algerian Cup			Total
				App	St	G	App	St	G	App	St	G
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Mohamed Lotfi Anis Osmani		2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
23	GK	Imad Benchlef		3	3	0	0	0	0	3	3	0
25	GK	Zakaria Saidi		25	24	0	2	2	0	27	26	0
50	GK	Ala Eddine Bouaoune		1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	Drice Chaabi		19	17	0	1	1	0	20	18	0
3	DF	Abdelmoumen Chikhi		19	17	1	2	2	0	21	19	1
4	DF	Ahmed Guettaf		12	10	1	2	2	0	14	12	1
5	DF	Mohamed Khoutir Ziti		8	6	0	1	0	0	9	6	0
12	DF	Tarek Aggoun		27	24	3	1	1	0	28	25	3
13	DF	Yacine Zeghad		8	7	2	1	1	0	9	8	2
16	DF	Moriba Diarra		13	10	0	0	0	0	13	10	0
22	DF	Belkacem Brahimi		8	5	0	0	0	0	8	5	0
65	DF	Imad Reguieg		15	13	0	1	1	0	16	14	0
68	DF	Rachid Boumessous		10	5	0	0	0	0	10	5	0
71	DF	Abderrazak Mohra		1	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	0
Midfielders
6	MF	Amir Yahia		6	4	0	0	0	0	6	4	0
7	MF	Salah Bouchama		26	20	1	2	2	0	28	22	1
10	MF	Abdou Salam Jiddou		25	20	1	2	1	0	27	21	1
15	MF	Sami Guediri		8	3	0	0	0	0	8	3	0
18	MF	Taher Benkhelifa		11	10	1	1	1	0	12	11	1
21	MF	Zineddine Benboulaid		5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
24	MF	Amir Nouri		25	21	1	2	2	0	27	23	1
32	MF	Bassem Mechaar		9	5	0	1	1	0	10	6	0
Forwards
9	FW	Saïd Bouchoucha		17	12	2	1	1	2	18	13	4
11	FW	Ramdane Hitala		4	2	0	1	0	0	5	2	0
14	FW	Abdesslem Bouchouareb		6	3	0	0	0	0	6	3	0
17	FW	Abdelmalek Oukil		22	14	3	2	2	1	24	16	4
20	FW	Aimen Lahmeri		28	28	9	2	2	0	30	30	6
26	FW	Abdelaziz Moulay		13	9	3	1	0	0	14	9	3
27	FW	Walid Zamoum		26	16	4	1	0	0	27	16	4
35	FW	Abdelmouine Ferdjioui		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
61	FW	Mohamed Messaoud Salem		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
88	FW	Youcef Aouissi		7	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	1
90	FW	Rafik Douib		2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1
Players transferred out during the season
18	DF	Zakaria Zaitri		4	4	0	0	0	0	4	4	0
14	MF	Nassim Yattou		6	5	0	0	0	0	6	5	0
11	FW	Abdelhak Askar		5	4	1	0	0	0	5	4	1
19	FW	Souleymane Coulibaly		12	5	3	0	0	0	12	5	3
Total				30		37	2		3	32		40

Last updated: 14 June 2024
Source: soccerway.com

Goalscorers

As of 14 June 2024

Includes all competitive matches.

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	L 1	AC	TOTAL
20		Aymen Lahmeri	FW	9	0	9
27		Walid Zamoum	FW	4	0	4
17		Abdelmalek Oukil	FW	3	1	4
9		Saïd Bouchoucha	FW	2	2	4
19		Souleymane Coulibaly	FW	3	0	3
12		Tarek Aggoun	DF	3	0	3
26		Abdelaziz Moulay	FW	3	0	3
13		Yacine Zeghad	DF	2	0	2
7		Salah Bouchama	FW	1	0	1
3		Abdelmoumen Chikhi	DF	1	0	1
18		Taher Benkhelifa	MF	1	0	1
88		Youcef Aouissi	FW	1	0	1
10		Abdou Salam Jiddou	MF	1	0	1
4		Ahmed Guettaf	DF	1	0	1
24		Amir Nouri	MF	1	0	1
Own Goals				1	0	1
Totals				37	3	40

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