Entente Sportive Sétifienne is an Algerian association football club based in Sétif, Sétif Province, that competes in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, was founded in 1958 as Entente Sportive de Sétif. However, following the Arabization of club names in 1970, the team was renamed "Wifak Riadhi Staifi" (WRS). With the sports reforms of 1977, the club was sponsored by the national hydrocarbons company Sonatrach, leading to another name change: Entente Pétrolière de Sétif (EPS). In 1984, the club changed sponsorship again, this time adopting the national plastics company, which resulted in another renaming to "Entente Plastique de Sétif" (EPS). In 1989 faced with a major financial and economic crisis, the Algerian government in place decides to abandon the 1977 reform., all Algerian clubs changed their names, and the team became "Entente Sportive de Sétif". Finally, in 2012, the newly elected club president at the time, Hassen Hammar, decided to restore the club’s original name from its founding in 1958 "Entente Sportive Sétifienne". On March 15, 2020, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) decided to halt the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria. On July 29, 2020, the LFP declared that season is over ES Sétif did not play all of its matches and settled with 21 out of 30 matches of 2019–20 season.
"Statistics correct as of game against CS Constantine on June 14, 2024"
"Statistics correct as of game against CS Constantine on June 14, 2024"
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