2025–26 ES Sétif season

ES Sétif
2025–26 season
OwnerSonelgaz
Head coachAntoine Hey
(from 14 July 2025)[1]
Stadium8 May 1945 Stadium
Ligue 1Pre-season
Algerian CupRound of 64

The 2025–26 season, is ES Sétif's 55th and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, ES Sétif are participating in the Algerian Cup. The Algerian Professional Football League (LFP) officially released the calendar for the 2025–26 Ligue 1 Mobilis season on July 10, 2025. The Ligue 1 will kick off on Thursday, August 21, 2025, and conclude with the 30th and final matchday on May 16, 2026. As in recent years, league matches will be held every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, offering better scheduling balance and improved logistical conditions for clubs and broadcasters.[2]

Review

Background

On June 30, 2025, ES Sétif appointed Azzedine Arab as their new sporting director. A medical doctor by training, Arab previously led the club in 2020 and served as interim president of the Algerian Football Federation in 2023. His return follows the departures of Abdelkrim Bira and Abdelmoumene Djabou. Arab is tasked with restoring stability to a struggling sports department since the club’s acquisition by Sonelgaz.[3]

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 July 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Name Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
Algeria Tarek Bousseder GK (2000-11-28)28 November 2000 (aged 24) Algeria ES Ben Aknoun
Algeria Zakaria Saidi GK (1996-08-05)5 August 1996 (aged 29) Algeria JS Saoura
Algeria Ala Eddine Bouaoune GK (2002-11-10)10 November 2002 (aged 22) Algeria Reserve team
Defenders
Algeria Youcef Douar CB (1997-09-15)15 September 1997 (aged 27) Algeria Paradou AC
Algeria Imadeddine Boubekeur CB (1995-07-10)10 July 1995 (aged 30) Kuwait Al-Arabi SC
Algeria Houari Ferhani LB (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 32) Morocco Olympic Safi
Algeria Issam Abdelhamid Naim CB (2005-12-21)21 December 2005 (aged 19) Algeria CR Belouizdad
Algeria Lahcene Bouziane CB (1996-09-26)26 September 1996 (aged 28) Algeria USM El Harrach
Algeria Aïssa Boudechicha LB (2000-04-13)13 April 2000 (aged 25) Algeria MC El Bayadh
Algeria Kamel Hamidi RB (1996-05-01)1 May 1996 (aged 29) Algeria MC Alger
Algeria Adda Derder RB (1998-03-28)28 March 1998 (aged 27) Algeria RC Kouba
Midfielders
Forwards

Transfers

In

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
1 July 2025 ST Algeria Mohamed Benlebna CR Belouizdad U21 Free transfer [4]
16 July 2025 FW Algeria Isaad Lakdja Lebanon Safa SC Free transfer [5][4]
15 July 2025 CB Algeria Issam Abdelhamid Naim CR Belouizdad U21 Free transfer [4]
16 July 2025 DF Algeria Lahcene Bouziane USM El Harrach Free transfer [5][4]
16 July 2025 DF Algeria Kamel Hamidi MC Alger Free transfer [5][4]
19 July 2025 RB Algeria Adda Derder RC Kouba Free transfer [6]
20 July 2025 MF Algeria Oussama Daibeche CR Belouizdad Free transfer [7][6]
23 July 2025 LW The Gambia Gibril Sillah Tanzania Azam Free transfer [8]
26 July 2025 DF Algeria Aïssa Boudechicha MC El Bayadh Free transfer [9]
27 July 2025 DM Ghana Salifu Mudasiru Uzbekistan FC Mash'al Free transfer [10]
27 July 2025 AM Algeria Hachemi Benslimane CS Constantine U21 Free transfer [11]
31 July 2025 LW Rwanda Abeddy Biramahire Rwanda Rayon Sports Undisclosed [12]

Out

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
19 July 2025 DM Algeria Taher Benkhelifa Unattached Free transfer (Released) [13]
19 July 2025 DM Algeria Bassem Mechaar Unattached Free transfer (Released) [13]
19 July 2025 ST Algeria Karim Bouhmidi Unattached Free transfer (Released) [13]
19 July 2025 RB Algeria Mohamed Imad Reguieg Unattached[a] Free transfer (Released) [13]
19 July 2025 FW Algeria Abdelmouine Ferdjioui Unattached Free transfer (Released) [13]
26 July 2025 AM Burkina Faso Clément Pitroipa Unattached Free transfer (Released) [15]
26 July 2025 LW Algeria Mohamed Messaoud Salem Unattached Free transfer (Released) [15]
3 August 2025 ST Nigeria Kingsley Eduwo Unattached Free transfer (Released) [16]
3 August 2025 RB Algeria Oussama Gattal Unattached Free transfer (Released) [16]
7 August 2025 SS Algeria Abderrahmane Bacha Unattached Free transfer (Released) [17]
  1. ^ Reguieg joined Paradou AC on 12 August 2025.[14]

Pre-season and friendlies

8 August 2025 Friendly ES Sétif 4–3 ASO Chlef Aïn Draham, Tunisia
17:00 UTC+1
  • Abeddy
  • Lakdja
Report[18]
Stadium: Complexe sportif Hammam Bourguiba
Friendly –
: UTC+1 Report
Friendly –
: UTC+1 Report
Friendly –
: UTC+1 Report

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— — To be confirmed In Progress In Progress
Algerian Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— Round of 64 To be confirmed In Progress In Progress
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Updated to match played 26 May 2025
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2025–26 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 ES Ben Aknoun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 ES Mostaganem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 ES Sétif 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 JS Kabylie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 JS Saoura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2025. Source: the-sports.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 26 May 2025.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2025. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 July 2025.[19]

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Round 1 USM Khenchela – ES Sétif
:
Round 2 ES Sétif – JS Saoura Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 3 MC El Bayadh – ES Sétif
:
Round 4 ES Sétif – CS Constantine Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 5 MB Rouissat – ES Sétif
:
Round 6 ES Mostaganem – ES Sétif
:
Round 7 ES Sétif – ASO Chlef Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 8 CR Belouizdad – ES Sétif
:
Round 9 ES Sétif – USM Alger
:
Round 10 ES Ben Aknoun – ES Sétif
:
Round 11 ES Sétif – Olympique Akbou Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 12 MC Oran – ES Sétif
:
Round 13 ES Sétif – JS Kabylie Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 14 MC Alger – ES Sétif Douéra
: Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
Round 15 ES Sétif – Paradou AC Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 16 ES Sétif – USM Khenchela Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 17 JS Saoura – ES Sétif
:
Round 18 ES Sétif – MC El Bayadh Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 19 CS Constantine – ES Sétif
:
Round 20 ES Sétif – MB Rouissat Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 21 ES Sétif – ES Mostaganem Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 22 ASO Chlef – ES Sétif
:
Round 23 ES Sétif – CR Belouizdad Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 24 USM Alger – ES Sétif
:
Round 25 ES Sétif – ES Ben Aknoun Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 26 Olympique Akbou – ES Sétif
:
Round 27 ES Sétif – MC Oran Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 28 JS Kabylie – ES Sétif Tizi Ouzou
: Stadium: Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium
Round 29 ES Sétif – MC Alger Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 30 Paradou AC – ES Sétif
:

Algerian Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Algerian Cup


Squad information

Appearances and goals

As of 26 May 2025
No. Pos Player Nat Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Total
App St G App St G App St G
Goalkeepers
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 26 May 2025
Source: [ soccerway.com]

Goalscorers

As of 26 May 2025

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat. Player Pos. L1 AC TOTAL
Algeria 0 0 0
Own Goals 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0

Clean sheets

As of 26 May 2025

Includes all competitive matches.

Clean sheets
No. Nat Name GP GA L 1 AC Total
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 0 0 0 0


Notes

References

  1. ^ "ES Sétif : L'entraîneur Antoine Hey signe pour une saison renouvelable". Foot Algerien. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Ligue 1 : La LFP détaille un calendrier 25/26 complet !". DZfoot. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  3. ^ "ESS : Azzedine Arab revient aux affaires". DZfoot. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Foot Mercato : l'ES Sétif officialise 12 recrutements pour 12 libérations". L'est Republicain. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "ESS : Les première recrues déçoivent les supporters (vidéo)". DZfoot. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  6. ^ a b "ESS : Daibeche et Derder, 4e et 5e recrues". Competition. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  7. ^ "ES Sétif: Daibeche signe à l'Entente". Competition. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Ligue 1 Mobilis : L'attaquant international gambien Gibril Sillah signe pour deux saisons à l'Entente de Sétif". DK News. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  9. ^ "ESS: Boudechicha signe à l'Entente". Competition. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Il signe à l'ES Sétif : Le Ghanéen Salifu Mudasiru 9e recrue". El Watan. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  11. ^ "ES Sétif : Benslimane rejoint l'Entente". El Watan. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  12. ^ "ESS : Abeddy Biramaphire à l'ESS, c'est fait !". Competition. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  13. ^ a b c d e "ES Sétif: 5 nouveaux joueurs libérés". Competition. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Ligue 1 : Trois nouvelles recrues pour le Paradou AC". DZfoot. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  15. ^ a b "ESS : Pitroipa et Messaoud Salem remerciés". Sport 24. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  16. ^ a b "ES Sétif : les contrats de Kingsley et Gatal résiliés à l'amiable". Ouest Tribune. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  17. ^ "ESS : le contrat de Bacha résilié". Competition. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  18. ^ "ESS 4 – ASO 3 : bon pour le moral !". Competition. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  19. ^ "Ligue 1 (2025-2026) : un début de saison explosif pour les cadors". Competition. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
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