- ES Sétif
Infobox Football club
clubname = ES Sétif
fullname = Entente Sportive de Sétif
nickname = The Black Eagles, ESS, El Kahla
founded =1958
ground =Stade 8 Mai 1945 Sétif ,Algeria
capacity = 30,000
chairman = flagicon|AlgeriaAbdelhamid Serrar
manager = flagicon|AlgeriaAzzedine Aït Djoudi
league =Algerian Championnat National
season = 2007/08
position =Algerian Championnat National , 3rd
pattern_la1=_black_stripes|pattern_b1=_blackstripes|pattern_ra1=_black_stripes
leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FFFFFF|rightarm1=FFFFFF|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=FFFFFF
pattern_la2= |pattern_b2= |pattern_ra2= |leftarm2=66CCFF|body2=66CCFF|rightarm2=66CCFF|shorts2=66CCFF|socks2=66CCFF|title=ES SétifEntente Sportive de Sétif ( _ar. وفاق سطيف) (ES Sétif) is an
Algeria n football club based inSétif . They currently play in the top division, theAlgerian Championnat National , and are the 2007Arab Champions League champions.History
The club was founded in 1958 by Ali Benaouda and Ali Layass, originally as USM Sétif. the name was changed to EPS in 1960, and in 1977 it became known as Entente Sportive de Sétif (ESS).
The ESS is one of the prestigious top flight Algerian clubs. The club has won the
Algerian Cup 6 times, and is the only Algerian team to have won the Afro-Asia cup, in1989 inQatar .They are the only club in Africa to have won the
African Cup of Champions Clubs while not being in the top flight, achieved in 1988.The first colours of the club were green and the white, and following a confrontation with the French Army in a match with
FC Gadir onMay 8 1945 colours changed to black and white as a sign of sadness for the events on this day.The Guessan Stadium was the original name for the club's home.
Since its foundation, Sétif has been renowned for a succession of 19 presidents, the first being Ibrahim Dokomi. The current president is Abdelhakim Serrar.
Achievements
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Algerian Championnat National : 31968 ,1987 ,2007 *
Algerian Cup : 61963 ,1964 ,1967 ,1968 ,1980 ,1989 *
African Cup of Champions Clubs : 11988 *
Arab Champions League : 22007 ,2008 *
Afro-Asian Club Championship : 11989 Performance in CAF Competitions
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CAF Champions League :::2008 - First Round
*African Cup of Champions Clubs : 3 appearances::1987: Second Round::1988: Champion::1989: First Round
*CAF Cup Winners' Cup : 2 appearances::1981 - Quarter-Final::1991 - Semi-FinalCurrent squad (2008-09)
"As of September 30, 2008:"
Fs player|no=10|nat=ALG|name=
Lazhar Hadj Aïssa |pos=MFTransfers 2008/09
Players in
Players out
External links
* http://www.setif-foot.com/ (Sétif football)
* http://www.entente-setif.com/
* http://www.dzfoot.com/ (Algerien football)
* http://www.es.setif.org/
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