1988–89 ES Sétif season

In the 1988–89 season, ES Sétif is competing in the Division 2 for the first time. They competing in Division 2, the Algerian Cup and the Cup of Champions Clubs. ES Sétif changed the name to EP Sétif from 1977 to 1987 and to Entente de Sétif from 1987–88 to 1988–89 seasons, so the club participated under the first name until the quarter-final and under the second name in the semi-final and the final.

Review
ES Sétif participates in the African Cup of Champions Clubs, they play in the quarter-finals against the Gabonese club FC 105 Libreville, they lose in Libreville (3–1), but achieve a historic comeback at home 3–0. In the semi-final, they faced the Egyptians of Al Ahly SC, at home the black eagles won 2–0, but on the second leg in Cairo, they lost by the same score, however after the penalty shootout they qualify for the final against the Nigerian club Iwuanyanwu Nationale. This was the first time in the history of African football that a second-tier team had for the first time reached a final. ES Sétif plays under the leadership of the godfather of Setif football and the former glory of the National Liberation Front team Mokhtar Arribi.

In the first leg on November 26, 1988, they lost 1–0, in the second leg on December 9, 1988, it was a snowy day, and the road leading to Constantine's Stade 17 Juin was closed, Les Aigles Noirs will experience the first continental coronation after the 4–0 victory with a goal from Zorgane, two minutes later from Abderrazak Rahmani, Andrew Uwe scored against his own goal in the 85th, then Abderrahim Bendjaballah score the fourth goal in the 87th. ESS has become the third Algerian club to win the African Cup of Champions Clubs after MC Alger in 1976 and JS Kabylie in 1981.

Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 1988. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Goalscorers
''Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.''