JS Saoura

Early years

The club formed on June 10, 1968, following the merger of the JSB (Jeunesse Sportive Bécharienne) and the ESD (Étoile du Sud de Debdaba) The club was re-established in September 2008 in the municipality of Méridja and was called as Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura, was born JS Saoura with 4 disciplines Football - Tennis - Volleyball and judo. During the 2008–09 season, JS Saoura played in the Bechar Regional League, where it finished in first place and won the promotion to Inter-regions. The following season, JS Saoura won the West group of the Inter-region division. During the 2010–11 season, JS Saoura finished first in the Center-West Group of the Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur. This allows him to access Ligue 2. On April 17, 2012, the JSS defeated SA Mohammadia 3–1, to end the season in second place in Ligue 2. The club therefore moved up to Ligue 1 and joined for the first time in its history the elite of Algerian football. The club achieved promotion four times in a row to reach in the 2012–13 season to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 as the first club from the southwest, and with financing from Entreprise Nationale de Forage (ENAFOR) a firm of the petroleum company Sonatrach with 75% of the shares, the rest is held by the Amateur Sports Club.

Ligue 1 for the first time

In the first season the goal was to ensure survival in the Ligue 1 and gain experience. In the ninth round in a match against USM El Harrach in Bechar, 45 people,…

Domestic Competitions

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Runner-up (3): 2015–16, 2017–18, 2025–26 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 Runner-up (1): 2011–12 Ligue Nationale (Groupe Centre-Ouest) Winners (1): 2010–11 Ligue Inter-Régions (Groupe Ouest) Winners (1): 2009–10 Ligue Régional I (Groupe Bechar) Winners (1): 2008–09