Full name | Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Eagles | ||
Founded | September 2008 in Méridja | ||
Ground | 20 August 1955 Stadium | ||
Capacity | 20,000 | ||
Owner | ENAFOR | ||
President | Mamoune Hamlili[1] | ||
Head Coach | Fouad Bouali[2] | ||
League | Ligue 1 | ||
2023–24 | Ligue 1, 9th of 16 | ||
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Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura (Arabic: الشبيبة الرياضية للساورة), known simply as JS Saoura or JSS for short, is an Algerian football club founded in the town of Méridja in the Béchar Province.[3] They take their name from the Saoura valley of southwestern Algeria. The club was founded in 2008 and its colours are green and yellow. Their home stadium, 20 August 1955 Stadium in Béchar, has a capacity of 20,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.