JS Kabylie

Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (), known as JS Kabylie or JSK, is an Algerian football club based in Tizi Ouzou. The club is named after the cultural, natural and historical region that is home to the Berber-speaking Kabyle (the letters ⵊ ⵙ ⴽ on the badge are Berber for JSK). 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. To date, it is the most successful football club in Algeria.
JS Kabylie has won the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 title 14 times, the Algerian Cup 5 times and the Algerian Super Cup once.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 Seven 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 won their first Algerian cup in 1977 as JS Kawkabi, defeating NA Hussein Dey 2–1.
The idea of an african super cup was introduced at the "Coupe de la Fraternité" in Abidjan.
In 1982, the Jeunesse sportive de Kabylie, winner of the African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1981 won this trophy by winning against the winner of the African Cup of Cup Winners, Union Douala, by a penalty shoot-out (4–3) after the score of 1–1. But, this cup was officially born only from 1993 under the name of CAF Super cup.
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 2000, 2001 and 2002 they won the CAF Cup three times in the row.
In 2004 and 2006 they won the league title.
In 2007–08, they won the league title, and were runners-up to ES Sétif the following season.
In 2010–2011, they won the cup.
Rivalries.
JSK has a big rivalry with MC Alger (the big algerian clasico), with CR Belouizdad, with ES Setif, with USM Alger (Clasico kabylo-algérois).
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.
Players.
Most of the team players are Algerians, as the Algerian teams are limited to two foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player.
Current squad.
"As of 11 April, 2021."
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 "
Algeria
Benin
Cameroon
Congo
Libya
Madagascar
Mali
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