title: 2018–19 JS Kabylie season
text: # 2018–19 JS Kabylie season
  
  In the 2018–19 season, JS Kabylie competed in the Ligue 1 for the 48th season, as well as the Algerian Cup.
  
  ## Pre-season
  
  Following the conclusion of the 2018–19 campaign, JS Kabylie announced they would play Saarbrücken, Hertha Wiesbach, Hamm Benfica and FV Lebach in July 2018.
  
  ## Mid-season
  
  ### Overview
  
  | Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
  | Ligue 1 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 050.00 | — | Runners–up | 11 August 2018 | 26 May 2019 |
  | Algerian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 18 December 2018 | 18 December 2018 |
  | Total | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 048.39 |
  
  Updated to match played 28 May 2019 Source: Competitions
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | USM Alger (C) | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 53 | Qualification for Champions League |
  | 2 | JS Kabylie | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 52 | Qualification for Champions League |
  | 3 | Paradou AC | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 48 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
  | 4 | JS Saoura | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 47 | Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup |
  | 5 | ES Sétif | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 45 | |
  
  ### Results summary
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 28 May 2018. Source: Competitive matches
  
  ### Results by round
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
  | Result | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W |
  | Position | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  
  ### Matches
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  ## Squad information
  
  ### Playing statistics
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | ALG | Abdelkader Salhi | 29 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 30 | GK | ALG | Oussama Benbot | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | ALG | Ahmed Ait Abdessalem | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | ALG | Bilal Tizi Bouali | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | ALG | Nabil Saâdou | 28 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | 9 | DF | ALG | Amir Bellaili | 24 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
  | 13 | DF | ALG | Samy Slama | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 26 | DF | ALG | Badreddine Souyad | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ALG | Nassim Mekidèche | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ALG | Mouhoub Nait Merabet | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 6 | MF | ALG | Lyes Benyoucef | 21 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | ALG | Taher Benkhelifa | 29 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | ALG | Abderzak Iratni | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 22 | MF | ALG | Lyes Renai | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 23 | MF | ALG | Ilyes Chetti | 30 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
  | 27 | MF | ALG | Juba Oukaci | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | MF | ALG | Mohamed Benchaira | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ALG | Mohamed Amine Kabari | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ALG | Ahmed Zaouche | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 10 | FW | BDI | Fiston Abdul Razak | 22 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
  | 11 | FW | ALG | Rezki Hamroune | 29 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
  | 18 | FW | ALG | Ghiles Belkacemi | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 19 | FW | NGA | Uche Nwofor | 20 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
  | 20 | FW | ALG | Massinissa Tafni | 23 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
  | 29 | FW | ALG | Kacem Amaouche | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | ALG | Massinissa Nezla | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | ALG | Abdelouahid Belgherbi | 13 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
  | Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
  | 7 | MF | ALG | Mehdi Benaldjia | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 17 | MF | ALG | Salim Boukhenchouche | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  
  Last updated: 8 June 2019 Source: fr.soccerway.com
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
  Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
  
  | No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L 1 | AC | TOTAL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 11 | | Rezki Hamroune | FW | 9 | 0 | 9 |
  | 10 | | Fiston Abdul Razak | FW | 7 | 0 | 7 |
  | | | Abdelouahid Belgherbi | FW | 5 | 0 | 5 |
  | 19 | | Uche Nwofor | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | 6 | | Lyes Benyoucef | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 7 | | Mehdi Benaldjia | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 23 | | Ilyes Chetti | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 9 | | Amir Bellaili | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 20 | | Massinissa Tafni | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 5 | | Nabil Saâdou | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 38 | 0 | 38 |
  
  ## Squad list
  
  As of August 11, 2018.
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | ALG | Abdelkader Salhi |
  | 2 | DF | ALG | Ahmed Ait Abdessalem |
  | 3 | DF | ALG | Makhlouf Naït Rabah |
  | 4 | DF | ALG | Bilal Tizi Bouali |
  | 5 | DF | ALG | Nabil Saâdou (captain) |
  | 6 | MF | ALG | Lyes Benyoucef |
  | 7 | MF | ALG | Mehdi Benaldjia |
  | 8 | MF | ALG | Taher Benkhelifa |
  | 9 | DF | ALG | Amir Bellaili |
  | 10 | FW | BDI | Fiston Abdul Razak |
  | 11 | FW | ALG | Rezki Hamroune |
  | 13 | DF | ALG | Samy Slama |
  | 14 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Amine Ouguenoune |
  | 15 | MF | ALG | Karim Ait Idir |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 17 | MF | ALG | Salim Boukhenchouche |
  | 18 | FW | ALG | Ghiles Belkacemi |
  | 19 | FW | NGA | Uche Nwofor |
  | 20 | FW | ALG | Massinissa Tafni |
  | 21 | MF | ALG | Abderzak Iratni |
  | 22 | MF | ALG | Lyes Renai |
  | 23 | MF | ALG | Ilyes Chetti |
  | 24 | DF | ALG | Smail Meziane |
  | 25 | DF | ALG | Ramdane Ferguene |
  | 26 | DF | ALG | Badreddine Souyad |
  | 27 | MF | ALG | Juba Oukaci |
  | 29 | FW | ALG | Kacem Amaouche |
  | 30 | GK | ALG | Oussama Benbot |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### In
  
  | Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 31 May 2018 | MF | Tahar Benkhelifa | Paradou AC | Free transfer |
  | 31 May 2018 | DF | Badreddine Souyad | RC Arbaâ | Free transfer |
  | 4 June 2018 | GK | Abdelkader Salhi | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer |
  | 8 June 2018 | DF | Samy Slama | Drøbak-Frogn IL | Free transfer |
  | 8 June 2018 | FW | Kacem Amaouche | Besançon Football | Free transfer |
  | 10 June 2018 | GK | Oussama Benbot | AS Ain M'lila | Free transfer |
  | 11 June 2018 | MF | Rezki Hamroune | AS Apollinaire | Free transfer |
  | 11 June 2018 | DF | Amir Belaïli | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer |
  | 13 June 2018 | MF | Mohamed Thiam | AS Kaloum Star | Free transfer |
  | 19 June 2018 | FW | Uche Nwofor | Unattached | Free transfer |
  | 27 June 2018 | MF | Abdellah El Moudene | MC Alger | Free transfer |
  | 8 August 2018 | FW | Abdul Razak Fiston | Al-Zawra'a SC | Free transfer |
  | 12 December 2018 | MF | Mohamed Amine Kabari | US Biskra | Free transfer |
  | 23 December 2018 | MF | Mohamed Benchaira | AS Ain M'lila | Free transfer |
  | 23 December 2018 | FW | Abdelouahid Belgherbi | JSM Béjaïa | Free transfer |
  | 15 January 2019 | MF | Mouhoub Naït Merabet | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Free transfer |
  
  ### Out
  
  | Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 25 May 2018 | DF | Saâdi Radouani | ES Sétif | Free transfer |
  | 27 May 2018 | DF | Houari Ferhani | ES Sétif | Free transfer |
  | 5 June 2018 | MF | Malik Raiah | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
  | 6 June 2018 | GK | Abderrahmane Boultif | ES Sétif | Free transfer |
  | 8 June 2018 | MF | Nassim Yettou | MC Oran | Free transfer |
  | 11 June 2018 | GK | Malik Asselah | Al-Hazem | Free transfer (Released) |
  | 14 June 2018 | FW | Adil Djabout | CS Constantine | Free transfer (Released) |
  | 22 June 2018 | MF | Adel Djerrar | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer |
  | 24 June 2018 | DF | Ali Guitoune | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Free transfer |
  | 30 June 2018 | MF | Ziri Hammar | USM Alger | Loan return |
  | 9 August 2018 | MF | Mohamed Thiam | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer |
  | 11 November 2018 | MF | Mehdi Benaldjia | MC Alger | Free transfer |
  | 4 December 2018 | MF | Salim Boukhenchouche | MO Béjaïa | Loan for six month |
  