Espérance Sportive de Guelma (), known as ES Guelma or simply ESG, is an Algerian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

club based in

Guelma Guelma ( ''Qālima''; ; Algerian pronunciation: ) is the capital of Guelma Province and Guelma District, located in north-eastern Algeria, about 65 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. Its location corresponds to that o ...

. The club was founded in 1924 as 'Espérance Sportive Franco Musulmane Guelmoise (ESFM Guelmoise)' and its colours are black and white. Their home stadium, Boudjemaa Souidani Stadium has a capacity of 15,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the

Inter-Régions Division Inter Régions Division (also known as ''Ligue Inter Régions de football'') is the third-highest division overall in the Algerian football league system. The division has six groups based on the region of the country, which are East, West and Cen ...

History

The club spent 17 seasons in the

Algerian Championnat National The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (), known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat National 1, is the Algerian professional league for association football clubs. It is the co ...

, with the last time being in 1992. The club also reached the semi-finals of the

Algerian Cup The Algerian Cup () also known the Republic Cup (), is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after independence, and has been played yearly since then apart ...

on three occasions: 1968, 1987 and 1989. ESFM Guelma 1955

Honours

National

*Championship of East League of Constantine (Honour Division) :Champion (3 times): 1952, 1954, 1955 * Algerian Championship :Runner-up (1 time): 1966

International

North African Championship The North African Championship, commonly referred as ULNA Champions League is an old football competition organized in North Africa since 1920 to 1956, it pits only the champions of the North Africa, North African Leagues against each other at th ...

:Winner (1 time): 1955

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Guelma, ES Football clubs in Algeria Association football clubs established in 1924 1924 establishments in Algeria