Jeunesse Sportive Djijelienne (), known as JS Djijel or simply JSD for short, is an Algerian football club based in

Jijel Jijel (), the classical Igilgili, is the capital of Jijel Province in north-eastern Algeria. It is flanked by the Mediterranean Sea in the region of Corniche Jijelienne and had a population of 131,513 in 2008. Jijel is the administrative and trad ...

. The club was founded in 1936 and its colours are green and white. Their home stadium, Hocine Rouibah Stadium, has a capacity of 30,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the

Algerian Ligue 2 The Algerian Ligue 2, also called Ligue 2, formerly known as Ligue Professionnelle 2 and Championnat National 2, is the second highest division overall in the Algerian football league system. Administered by the Ligue Nationale du Football Amate ...

History

On 17 May 2024, JS Djijel returned to the

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...

after 37 years of absence.

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* (archived) Football clubs in Algeria Jijel Province Association football clubs established in 1936 1936 establishments in Algeria Sports clubs and teams in Algeria {{Algeria-footyclub-stub