Entente Sportive Sétifienne ( ar, الوفاق الرياضي السطايفي), known as Entente de Sétif, commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional

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club based in

Sétif Sétif ( ar, سطيف, ber, Sṭif) is the capital of the Sétif Province in Algeria. It is one of the most important cities of eastern Algeria and the country as a whole, since it is considered the trade capital of the country. It is an inner ci ...

. The club was founded in 1958 and its colours are black and white. Their home stadium, the

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, has a capacity of 18,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the

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. ESS is one of the most successful clubs in Algeria, having won the

eight times and the

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a record of eight times. They are also one of only three Algerian clubs to have won the

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, winning it twice in 1988 and

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. They have also won the Arab Champions League twice, in

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and

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, as well as three North African Cups in 2009 and 2010. In 2015, they became the first Algerian club to win the

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since its creation in 1993. ES Sétif became

champion by defeating DR Congo's

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in the 2014 final; and the reigning

champions, by beating Egypt's

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in the 2015 Super Cup and the reigning

champions.

History

The club was founded in 1958 by Ali Benaouda and Ali Layass as Entente Sportive Sétifienne (ESS), the name was later changed to Entente Pétroliers Sétifienne (EPS) in 1977, and again in 1984 it became known as Entente Plastique Sétifienne (EPS) and was then later changed back to Entente Sportive Sétifienne (ESS). The first colours of the club were green and the white, and following a confrontation with the French Army in a match with FC Gadir on May 8, 1945 colours changed to black and white as mourning for the events on this day. The Guessab Stadium was the original name for the club's home. ES Sétif is one of the prestigious top flight Algerian clubs. The club has won the

8 times, and is the only Algerian team to have won the Afro-Asia cup, in 1989 in

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. Since its foundation, ES Sétif has had 19 presidents, the first being Ibrahim Dokomi. The current president is Hassan Hammar.

African success

In 1988, ES Sétif won the

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by beating

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4–1 on aggregate in the final. After losing the first leg 1–0 in Liberty Stadium,

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, ES Sétif scored 4 goals in the return leg in Constantine to lift the trophy. ES Sétif were playing in the Algerian second division at time and are the only club in Africa to date to have won the

while not being in the top flight. By winning the

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, ES Sétif qualified for the 1989 Afro-Asian Club Championship, where they faced Al-Sadd of

, winners of the

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. ES Sétif won both legs, 2–0 at home and 3–1 in

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, to lift the trophy. They are the only

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n club to have won the competition. On June 29, 2010, ES Sétif became the first fully professional club in

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. On August 8, 2010, ES Sétif defeated CS Sfaxien of

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1–0 to win the first-ever edition of the UNAF Super Cup.

Crest

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Shirt sponsor & kit manufacturer

Honours

Performance in CAF competitions

Total standings of African Cup participations ''(1963–2022)''

Pos. = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Won; D = Drawn; L = Lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pa. = Participation; Pld = Matches played
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: 12 appearances :: 1987 – Second Round :: 1988 – Champion ::

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– First Round ::

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– Quarter-finals ::

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– Third Round ::

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– Third Round ::

– Champion ::

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– Group Stage ::

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– Group Stage -Disqualified ::

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– ''Semi-finals'' :: 2022 – ''Semi-finals'' *

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: 4 appearances ::

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– ''Finalist'' ::

– Second Round of 8 ::

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– First Round ::

– Group Stage *

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: 2 appearances ::1981 – Quarter-finals ::1991 – ''Semi-finals'' *

: 1 appearance ::

– Champion

Players

Algerian teams are limited to two foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;

Current squad

''As of 25 August 2022.''

Reserve Squad

Personnel

Current technical staff

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented ES Sétif in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1958. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club or represented the national team for which the player is eligible during his stint with ES Sétif or following his departure. ''For a complete list of ES Sétif players, see :ES Sétif players'' ;Algeria * Nacer Adjissa * Laid Belhamel * Isâad Bourahli * Faouzi Chaouchi *

Abdelmoumene Djabou Abdelmoumene Djabou (born 31 January 1987) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for ES Sétif in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. An Algerian international since 2010, Djabou was a member of the Algeri ...

* Lamouri Djediat * Farès Fellahi * Abderahmane Hachoud * Lazhar Hadj Aïssa * Samir Hadjaoui *

Nabil Hemani Nabil Hemani (1 September 1979 – 12 June 2014) was an Algerian footballer. He played as a forward for several teams in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and capped with Algeria at senior level. Club career On 12 July 2011 Hemani signed a one ...

;Algeria * Messaoud Koussim * Abdelkader Laïfaoui *

Khaled Lemmouchia Khaled Lemmouchia (born December 6, 1981) is a former professional footballer. He played primarily as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, Lemmouchia is a former Algerian youth international having played briefly for the under-20 team during ...

* Kheïreddine Madoui *

Hocine Metref Hocine Metref ( ar, حسين مترف; born 1 January 1984) is an Algerian international football player. He currently plays as a defender and midfielder for USM Blida in the Algerian Ligue 2. Club career On 5 July 2011 Metref signed a one-yea ...

* Antar Osmani *

Slimane Raho Slimane Raho (born 20 October 1975 in Oran) is an Algerian former professional football who played as a right-back. An international from 1998 to 2010, Raho represented the Algeria national team from 1998 to 2010, participating in the 2002, 2004 ...

* Abdelhamid Salhi *

Abdelhakim Serrar Abdelhakim Serrar (born 24 April 1961 in Sétif) is an Algerian former professional football player who won the African Nations Cup in 1990 and is one of a few that won the Afro-Asian Cup for both club and country. Serrar played as a central def ...

Abdelmalek Ziaya Abdelmalek Ziaya (born 23 January 1984) is an Algerian footballer who plays for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 club USM Annaba. Career ES Sétif Ziaya was born in Guelma. He played regularly in ES Sétif's first team, and was a fixture in the ...

* Malik Zorgane ;Africa * Francis Ambané * Rémi Adiko * Serey Die

Managerial history

List of managers

''Information correct as of 21 December 2022. Only competitive matches are counted''.

Rival Clubs

MC Alger Mouloudia Club d'Alger ( ar, نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are red, green and white. Their home st ...

(Rivalry) *

CR Belouizdad Chabab Riadhi de Belouizdad S.s.p.a (Classical Arabic: الشّباب الرّياضيّ لبلوزداد, English Translation: Sporting Club of Belouizdad), known as ''Chabab Belouizdad'' or ''CR Belouizdad'' or simply ''CRB'' for short, is a ...

(Rivalry) * CS Constantine (Derby) * JS Kabylie (Rivalry) * MC El Eulma (Derby) *

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(Derby) * MO Béjaïa (Rivalry)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Setif, ES Football clubs in Algeria Sétif Province Association football clubs established in 1958 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 clubs 1958 establishments in Algeria Sports clubs in Algeria CAF Champions League winning clubs CAF Super Cup winning clubs