JSM Béjaïa
association football club in Algeria
Jeunesse Sportive Madinet de Béjaïa (Arabic: الشبيبة الرياضية لمدينة بجاية; Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n temdint n Vgayet; Tamazight: ⵉⵍⴻⵎⵣⵉⵢⴻⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵜⴻⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ ⵏ ⴱⴳⴰⵢⴻⵜ) known as JSM Béjaïa or simply JSMB for short, is an Algerian football club based in Béjaïa, Kabylia. The club was founded in 1936 and its colours are green and red. Their home stadium, Maghrebi Unity Stadium, has a capacity of 17,500 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Interregional League.
Achievements
National titles
Algerian Ligue 1
Runners-up : 2011 and 2012.
Algerian Cup
Winners : 2008.
International titles
North African Cup Winners Cup
Finalist : 2009.
CAF Champions League
Play-off Round : 2013.
CAF Confederation Cup
Play-off Round : 2013.
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