JS Kabylie


Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie, known as JS Kabylie or JSK, is an Algerian football club based in Tizi Ouzou. The club are named after the cultural, natural and historical region that is home to the Berber-speaking Kabyle. The club was founded in 1946 and its colours are green and yellow. Their home stadium, Stade du 1er Novembre 1954, has a capacity of 21,240 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
JS Kabylie has won the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 title 14 times and the Algerian Cup 5 times. The club has also won a number of African titles, including the CAF Champions League twice, the African Cup Winners' Cup once and the CAF Cup three time.

History

On 2 August 1946 the club was officially founded with the name Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie, and began competing in the Third Division League Football Association of Algiers. They played their first official match on 13 October 1946 in the Third Division.

In 1947–48 the club won the championship group, finishing first in their pool and therefore were promoted to the first division. The first season in the 1st division of Algiers ended with a second-place finish.
They first reached the Algerian cup final in 1977 as JS Kawkabi, defeating NA Hussein Dey 2–1.
They won the Algerian league on seven occasions between 1979/80 and 1989/90, when they were known as JE Tizi-Ouzou.

They won the African Champions Cup in 1981 and 1990.

Following their fourth Algerian Cup success in 1994, in 1995 they won the African Cup Winners' Cup.
In 2007–08 they won the league title, and were runners-up to ES Sétif the following season.

In July 2012, the Italian coach Enrico Fabbro was recruited, but he was fired in November. Nacer Sandjak replaced him and the club finished the championship in seventh place.

Rivalries

Their matches with JSM Bejaia are known as the "Derby of Kabylia."
A rivalry formed with another club in the city of Bejaia; MO Bejaia. This rivalry evolved in the Algerian second division and formed the derby of Bejaia.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Algerian teams are limited to two foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;

Current squad

As of 22 January 2020.

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented JS Kabylie in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1946. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club or represented the national team for which the player is eligible during his stint with JS Kabylie or following his departure.
For a complete list of JS Kabylie players, see :Category:JS Kabylie players
Algeria
Benin
Cameroon
Congo
Libya
Madagascar
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