Espérance Sportive de Guelma, better known as ES Guelma, is an Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

n football club based in Guelma

Guelma

Guelma is the capital of Guelma Province and Guelma District, located in northeastern Algeria, about 65 kilometers from the Mediterranean coast...

 founded in 1939. The club currently plays in the Regionale 1 division of the Ligue Regionale de Football de Annaba, the fourth highest tier in Algerian football. The team's colors are black and white.

The club spent 17 seasons in the Algerian Championnat National

Algerian Championnat National

The Ligue Professionnelle 1 , known as Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat National 1, is the Algerian professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the Algerian football league system...

, with the last time being in 1992. The club also reached the semi-finals of the Algerian Cup

Algerian Cup

The Algerian Cup is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after independence, and has been played yearly since then apart from 1990 and 1993. The 2011 edition was won by JS Kabylie who beat USM El Harrach...

on three occasions: 1968, 1987 and 1989.