In the 2021–22 season,

ES Sétif Entente Sportive Sétifienne (), known as Entente de Sétif, commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional association football, football club based in Sétif. The club was founded in 1958 and its colours are bl ...

competed in the

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for the 52nd season. It was their 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They competed in Ligue 1 and the Champions League.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 20 October 2021.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

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, 2 November 2021 , 17 June 2022 , - , Champions League ,

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, 11 September 2021 , 14 May 2022 , - ! Total

Ligue 1

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 October 2021.

Champions League

Qualifying rounds

First round

Second round

Group stage

Group B

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Squad information

Playing statistics

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Sofiane Khedairia Abdelwaheb Sofiane Khedairia (; born 1 April 1989) is a footballer who plays for USM Khenchela. Born in France, he represented Algeria at international level. Career Khedairia began his career playing for two small amateur clubs, US Baille and ...

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Houari Ferhani Houari Ferhani (born February 11, 1993) is an Algerian footballer who plays for Olympic Safi. Career In October 2015, Ferhani was selected as part of the Algeria's under-23 national team for the 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal. Fer ...

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Abdelkrim Nemdil Abdelkrim Nemdil (born 3 October 1989) is an Algerian footballer who plays as a right back. On 19 July 2023, Nemdil joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Zulfi. References 1989 births Living people Algerian men's footballers Algerian expatriate ...

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Akram Djahnit Akram Djahnit (; born 3 April 1991) is an Algerian football player who currently plays for ES Sétif in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Club career ES Sétif Born in Sétif, Djahnit began his career in the youth ranks of his hometown club ...

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Abdelmoumene Djabou Abdelmoumene Djabou (born 31 January 1987) is an Algerian former professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. An Algerian international since 2010, Djabou was a member of the Algerian teams at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil a ...

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Khalil Darfalou Khalil Darfalou (; born 21 May 2001) is an Algerian professional association football, footballer who plays for US Biskra in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Career On July 27, 2022, Khalil Darfalou signed a two-year contract with USM Alge ...

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Goalscorers

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, , MF , , 1 , , 2 , , 3 , - , 15, , , , Abderrahim Deghmoum , , MF , , 1 , , 2 , , 3 , - , 17, , , , Ibrahim Bodabous , , FW , , 1 , , 0 , , 1 , - , 11, , , , Zoubir Motrani , , FW , , 2 , , 0 , , 2 , - , 20, , , , Abdelhak Debbari , , DF , , 1 , , 0 , , 1 , - , 27, , , , Ibrahim Farhi Benhalima , , MF , , 1 , , 0 , , 1 , - , 5 , , , , Mohamed Khoutir Ziti , , DF , , 1 , , 0 , , 1 , - , 12, , , , Mohamed Ali Larbi , , DF , , 1 , , 0 , , 1 , - , 32, , , , Monsef Bakrar , , FW , , 1 , , 0 , , 1 , - , 34, , , , Khalil Darfalou , , FW , , 0 , , 1 , , 1 , - , - class="sortbottom" , colspan="4", Own Goals , , 2 , , 1 , , 3 , - class="sortbottom" , colspan="4", Totals, , 21 , , 13 , , 34

Transfers

In

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RC Arbaâ Raed Club Arbaâ (), known as RC Arbaâ or simply RCA for short, is an Algerian football club located in Larbaâ. The club was founded in 1941 and its colours are blue and white. Their home stadium, the Ismaïl Makhlouf Stadium, has a capacit ...

, , Free transfer , , , - , 17 August 2021 , , MF , , Amine Benbelaid , ,

WA Tlemcen Widad Athletic Tlemcen (), known as WA Tlemcen or WAT for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Tlemcen. The club was founded in 1962 and its colours are blue and white. Their home stadium, Colonel Lotfi Stadium, has a capaci ...

, , Free transfer , , , - , 24 August 2021 , , MF , , Ibrahim Farhi Benhalima , ,

Club Africain Club Africain (), known as CA for short, is a Tunisian professional football club based in Tunis. The club was founded in 1920 and its colours are red and white. Their home stadium, Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, has a capacity of 60,000 spectators. ...

, , Free transfer , , , - , 24 August 2021 , , MF , , Ibrahim Bodbous , , Al-Ahly SC , , Free transfer , , , - , 24 August 2021 , , MF , , Riad Benayad , ,

Paradou AC Paradou Athletic Club (), known as Paradou AC or simply PAC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1994 by members of the Hydra AC junior team, the club colours are blue and yellow. Their home stadium, A ...

, , Loan for one year , , , - , 24 August 2021 , , AM , , Djamil Benabed , ,

MC Oran (), known as , commonly referred to as MC Oran for short, is an Algerian professional Association football, football club based in Oran. Founded on 1 January 1917, the club was known as Mouloudia Chaâbia Ouahrania from 1971 to 1977, Mouloudia P ...

, , Free transfer , , , - , 29 August 2021 , , RB , , Mohamed Amine Ali Larbi , ,

ASM Oran Association Sportive Madinet d'Oran (), known as ASM Oran or ASMO for short, is an Algerian football club based in Oran and founded in 1933. The club colours are green and white. Their home stadium, Habib Bouakeul Stadium, has a capacity of 15,0 ...

, , Free transfer , , , - , 2 September 2021 , , MF , , Abdelkader Boutiche , ,

, , Free transfer , , , - , 2 September 2021 , , FW , , Zoubir Motrani , ,

, , Free transfer , , , - , 7 September 2021 , , CB , , Hicham Belkaroui , ,

, , Free transfer , , , - , 7 September 2021 , , GK , , Zakaria Bouhalfaya , ,

NC Magra Nedjm Chabab Magra (), known as NC Magra or NCM for short, is an Algerian football club based in the city of Magra in the M'Sila Province. The club was founded in 1998 and its colours are Blue and white. Their home stadium, Boucheligue Brothers ...

, , Undisclosed , , , - , 21 September 2021 , , RB , , Mohamed Ali Larbi , ,

, , Free transfer , , , - , 26 September 2021 , , LB , , Belkacem Brahimi , ,

MC Alger Mouloudia Club d'Alger (), 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 stadium, Ali La Pointe Stadium, has a capacit ...

, , Free transfer , , , - , 29 September 2021 , , GK , , Mokhtar Ferrahi , ,

, , Free transfer , , , -

Out

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Antalyaspor Antalyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional multi-sport club based in Antalya, southern Turkey. The club's colours are red and white. The association football, football side play their home matches at the Antalya Stadium. In Turkey, the cl ...

, , Free transfer , , , - , 1 August 2021 , , DF , , Youcef Laouafi , ,

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, , Free transfer , , , - , 15 August 2021 , , LW , , Ismaïl Saâdi , ,

JS Saoura Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura (), known simply as JS Saoura or JSS for short, is an Algerian football club founded in the town of Méridja in the Béchar Province. They take their name from the Saoura valley of southwestern Algeria. The club w ...

, , Free transfer , , , - , 18 August 2021 , , MF , , Messala Merbah , ,

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger (); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a Association football, football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its colours are red and black. Their home sta ...

, , Free transfer , , , - , 19 August 2021 , , DF , ,

Ibrahim Bekakchi Ibrahim El Khalil Bekakchi (; born January 10, 1992) is an Algerian footballer who plays for NC Magra. Club career In July 2014, Bekakchi was loaned out to CA Bordj Bou Arréridj for two years. In 2016, Ibrahim Bekakchi signed a contract with J ...

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, , Free transfer , , , - , 26 August 2021 , , LW , ,

Mohamed El Amine Amoura Mohamed El Amine Amoura (; born 9 May 2000) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club VfL Wolfsburg since 2024, on loan from Belgian Pro League club Union SG, and the Algeria national team. Club career ES Setif ...

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, , , - , 14 September 2021 , , MF , , Mohamed Djahli , ,

Olympique de Médéa Olympique de Médéa (), also known as 'O Médéa or simply OM for short, is an Algerian football club based in Médéa. The club was founded in 1945 and its colours are orange and blue. Their home stadium, Lyes Imam Stadium, has a capacity of 1 ...

, , Free transfer , , , - , 16 September 2021 , , FW , , Yasser Berbache , ,

, , Free transfer , , , - , 16 September 2021 , , GK , , Said Daas , ,

, , Free transfer , , , - , 23 September 2021 , , RB , , Amir Laidouni , ,

, , Free transfer , , , - , 5 October 2021 , , FW , , Khier-Anes Belaïd , ,

, , Free transfer , , , - , 8 October 2021 , , GK , ,

Khairi Barki Khairi Barki (; born 10 October 1995) is an Algerian footballer. Career In 2019, Khairi Barki signed a contract with CR Belouizdad. In 2020, He signed a two-year contract with ES Sétif. In 2021, He joined AS Aïn M'lila Association Sporti ...

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AS Aïn M'lila Association Sportive Aïn M'lila (), commonly known as AS Aïn M'lila or simply ASAM for short, is an Algerian football club based in Aïn M'lila. The club was founded in 1933 and its colours are red and black. Their home stadium, Zoubir Khelifi ...

, , Free transfer , , , - , 7 October 2021 , , LB , , Nasreddine Benlebna , ,

RC Relizane Rapide Club de Relizane (), known as RC Relizane or simply RCR for short, is a Association football, football club based in the city of Relizane. The club was founded in 1934 and its colours are white and green. Their home stadium, Tahar Zoughar ...

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New contracts

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Notes

References

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