2022–23 USM Khenchela season
The 2022–23 season, was USM Khenchela's 3rd season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, USM Khenchela participated in the Algerian Cup. On May 21, 2022, USM Khenchela were promoted to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 returns to the national elite that it left almost 50 years ago. The Ciskaoua will thus once again taste the sensations of the Ligue 1 where they had played for two seasons at the beginning of the 1970s.[2] On February 2, 2023, an agreement was signed between Groupe Cosider and USM Khenchela, under this agreement which covers a renewable year, the club will benefit from financial support during the 2022–23 sports season. This agreement initialed in the presence of the Wali of Khenchela, aims underlined the CEO of Cosider to support the evolution of the club through a sponsorship formula, under which Groupe Cosider will financially support all of the activities of USM Khenchela.[3]
| 2022–23 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Walid Boukrouma | ||
| Head coach | Nabil Neghiz (from 28 July 2022)[1] | ||
| Stadium | Amar Hamam Stadium | ||
| Ligue 1 | 8th | ||
| Algerian Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Sofiane Bayazid (12 goals) All: Sofiane Bayazid (14 goals) | ||
| Biggest win | USM Khenchela 4–0 CR Belouizdad USM Khenchela 4–0 IRB Maghnia | ||
| Biggest defeat | RC Arbaâ 5–1 USM Khenchela | ||
|
| |||
Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 February 2023.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Nat. | Position | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | GK | Oussama Filali | 24 July 1998 (aged 24) | US Chaouia | |||||
| 16 | GK | Abdelhamid Brahimi | 27 May 1992 (aged 30) | RC Kouba | |||||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | CB | Anes Saad | 18 January 1996 (aged 26) | CR Ben Badis | |||||
| 5 | CB | Nabil Saâdou | 7 March 1990 (aged 32) | Al-Jabalain FC | |||||
| 12 | LB | Oussama Kaddour | 12 May 1997 (aged 25) | Olympique de Médéa | |||||
| 15 | LB | Abdelhalim Ameur | 30 October 1989 (aged 33) | ||||||
| 21 | RB | Aymen Attou | 8 October 1997 (aged 25) | MC Alger | |||||
| 22 | CB | Mohamed Achref Aib | 24 May 1990 (aged 32) | HB Chelghoum Laïd | |||||
| 25 | CB | Abdelhafid Hoggas | 1 January 1992 (aged 31) | MO Constantine | |||||
| 26 | RB | Abdellah Meddah | 8 March 1999 (aged 23) | ASO Chlef | |||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 8 | MF | Abdelhakim Sameur | 12 November 1990 (aged 32) | US Biskra | |||||
| 10 | MF | Mohamed Yacine Athmani | 13 May 1991 (aged 31) | US Biskra | |||||
| 14 | MF | Fouad Haddad | 1 November 1990 (aged 32) | HB Chelghoum Laïd | |||||
| 18 | MF | Hamza Ziad | 29 February 1988 (aged 34) | AS Ain M'lila | |||||
| 27 | MF | Sid Ali Lamri | 3 February 1991 (aged 31) | HB Chelghoum Laïd | |||||
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 7 | FW | Sofiane Bayazid | 16 November 1996 (aged 26) | AS Khroub | |||||
| 9 | FW | Ilyes Yaiche | 27 October 1997 (aged 25) | Qadsia SC | |||||
| 11 | FW | Hamza Zaidi | 9 November 1990 (aged 32) | MC Alger | |||||
| 13 | FW | Mohamed Amine Semahi | 22 June 1999 (aged 23) | WA Tlemcen | |||||
| 17 | FW | Abderrahmane Bacha | 21 December 1999 (aged 23) | USM Alger | |||||
| 19 | FW | Maxwell Baakoh | 8 October 1995 (aged 27) | Sahab SC | |||||
| 20 | FW | Tosin Omoyele | 3 August 1996 (aged 26) | Enyimba | |||||
Transfers
Summer
| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2022 | DF | Aymen Attou | MC Alger | Free transfer | [5] |
| 2 August 2022 | FW | Hamza Zaidi | MC Alger | Free transfer | [5] |
| 2 August 2022 | MF | Abdessamad Bounoua | MC Oran | Free transfer | [5] |
| 17 August 2022 | FW | Tosin Omoyele | Enyimba | Free transfer | [6] |
| 18 August 2022 | FW | Maxwell Baakoh | Asante Kotoko | Free transfer | [7] |
Winter
| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 2023 | FW | Ilyes Yaiche | Qadsia SC | Free transfer | [8] |
| 24 January 2023 | MF | Sid Ali Lamri | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Free transfer | [9] |
| 2 February 2023 | CB | Anes Saad | CR Ben Badis | Free transfer | [10] |
| 5 February 2023 | FW | Abderrahmane Bacha | USM Alger | Loan | [11] |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 29 | +0 | 40.00 | — | 8th | 27 August 2022 | 15 July 2023 |
| Algerian Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 66.67 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 20 December 2022 | 28 April 2023 |
| Total | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 42.42 | ||||
Updated to match played 15 July 2023
Source: Competitions
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | ES Sétif | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 42 | |
| 7 | ASO Chlef | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 42 | Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup[lower-alpha 1] |
| 8 | USM Khenchela | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 42 | |
| 9 | Paradou AC | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 41 | |
| 10 | MC Oran | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 41 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 July 2023. Source: the-sports.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.
Notes:
- ASO Chlef qualified for the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup by winning the 2022–23 Algerian Cup.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 24 | −15 |
Last updated: 15 July 2023.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 15 July 2023. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 19 July 2022.[15]
| 26 August 2022 Round 1 | CS Constantine | 3–1 | USM Khenchela | Constantine |
| 16:45 | Report | Stadium: Ramadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa |
| 2 September 2022 Round 2 | USM Khenchela | 0–1 | USM Alger | Khenchela |
| 16:30 | Report | Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal |
| 3 September 2022 Round 3 | MC El Bayadh | 2–0 | USM Khenchela | El Bayadh |
| 17:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium Referee: Marouane Mohamed Belkebir |
| 24 September 2022 Round 5 | USM Khenchela | 2–0 | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Khenchela |
| 16:30 |
|
Report | Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Mohamed Amine Benzohra |
| 2 October 2022 Round 6 | Paradou AC | 0–1 | USM Khenchela | Dar El Beïda |
| 16:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee: Bilal Bendjahene |
| 8 October 2022 Round 7 | USM Khenchela | 1–0 | MC Oran | Khenchela |
| 15:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Malik Ait Ameur |
| 13 October 2022 Round 8 | ES Sétif | 1–2 | USM Khenchela | Sétif |
| 15:30 |
|
Report | Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium Referee: Bilal Soltani |
| 21 October 2022 Round 9 | USM Khenchela | 2–0 | MC Alger | Khenchela |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Mohamed Bouteraa |
| 25 October 2022 Round 4 | JS Kabylie | 0–0 | USM Khenchela | Tizi Ouzou |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa |
| 6 November 2022 Round 10 | JS Saoura | 1–0 | USM Khenchela | Béchar |
| 18:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium Referee: Mohamed Saidi |
| 12 November 2022 Round 11 | USM Khenchela | 1–0 | US Biskra | Khenchela |
| 15:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Billel Soltani |
| 29 November 2022 Round 12 | RC Arbaâ | 5–1 | USM Khenchela | Larbaâ |
| 15:00 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Ismaïl Makhlouf Stadium Referee: Ali Nader |
| 7 December 2022 Round 13 | USM Khenchela | 1–1 | NC Magra | Khenchela |
| 15:00 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Anes Azrine |
| 11 December 2022 Round 14 | CR Belouizdad | 2–0 | USM Khenchela | Belouizdad |
| 15:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium Referee: Houssam Benyahia |
| 24 December 2022 Round 15 | USM Khenchela | 2–0 | ASO Chlef | Khenchela |
| 14:30 |
|
Report | Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbrahem |
| 10 February 2023 Round 16 | USM Khenchela | 1–1 | CS Constantine | Khenchela |
| 15:00 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Lyes Bekouassa |
| 25 February 2023 Round 18 | USM Khenchela | 0–1 | MC El Bayadh | Khenchela |
| 15:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa |
| 18 March 2023 Round 20 | HB Chelghoum Laïd | 1–2 | USM Khenchela | Chelghoum Laïd |
| 15:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: 11 December 1961 Stadium Referee: Walid Lahreche |
| 1 April 2023 Round 21 | USM Khenchela | 3–0 | Paradou AC | Khenchela |
| 15:45 | Report | Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Mohamed Bouteraa |
| 8 April 2023 Round 22 | MC Oran | 1–1 | USM Khenchela | Oran |
| 22:00 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium Referee: Mohamed Amine Benzohra |
| 12 April 2023 Round 17 | USM Alger | 2–0 | USM Khenchela | Algiers |
| 22:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa |
| 9 May 2023 Round 19 | USM Khenchela | 0–0 | JS Kabylie | Khenchela |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal |
| 17 May 2023 Round 23 | USM Khenchela | 1–0 | ES Sétif | Khenchela |
| 16:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Anes Azrine |
| 30 May 2023 Round 24 | MC Alger | 1–0 | USM Khenchela | Dar El Beïda |
| 16:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa |
| 6 June 2023 Round 25 | USM Khenchela | 0–0 | JS Saoura | Khenchela |
| 16:30 | Report | Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Ali Nader |
| 1 July 2023 Round 26 | US Biskra | 1–0 | USM Khenchela | Biskra |
| 17:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: 18 February Stadium Referee: Lyes Bekouassa |
| 4 July 2023 Round 27 | USM Khenchela | 2–1 | RC Arbaâ | Khenchela |
| 17:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Akram Mechairia |
| 7 July 2023 Round 28 | NC Magra | 2–1 | USM Khenchela | Magra |
| 17:15 | Report |
|
Stadium: Boucheligue Brothers Stadium Referee: Masinissa Serjane |
| 10 July 2023 Round 29 | USM Khenchela | 4–0 | CR Belouizdad | Khenchela |
| 17:15 |
|
Report | Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Abdennacer Baatouche |
Algerian Cup
| 20 December 2022 Round of 64 | USM Khenchela | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | IS Tighennif | Khenchela |
| 14:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Riadh Ammar Khodja | |
| Note: USM Khenchela Lineups: Filali, Attou, Ameur, Saâdou, Hoggas, Bourahla (Sameur, 91'), Ziad (Semahi, 68'), Berkani (Aïb, 115'), Athmani (Zaidi, 91'), Aichi (Bayazid, 68'), Omoyele (Haddad, 68'). | ||||
| 3 March 2023 Round of 32 | USM Khenchela | 4–0 | IRB Maghnia | Khenchela |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Mohamed Makfoudji | ||
| Note: USM Khenchela Lineups: Brahimi, Attou, Lamri, Saâdou, Aïb, Haddad, Ziad (Sameur, 77'), Yaiche (Athmani, 77'), Baakoh, Zaidi (Semahi, 64'), Bayazid (Bacha, 64'). | ||||
| 28 April 2023 Round of 16 | Olympique Akbou | 3–0 | USM Khenchela | Béjaïa |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium Referee: Ali Nader | ||
| Note: USM Khenchela Lineups: Brahimi, Kaddour, Hoggas, Saâdou, Aïb, Lamri (Semahi, 46'), Haddad (Zaidi, 71'), Athmani (Filali, 18'), Yaiche, Baakoh, Bayazid. | ||||
Squad information
Playing statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG | Oussama Filali | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Abdelhamid Brahimi | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Anes Saad | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Nabil Saâdou | 33 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ALG | Oussama Kaddour | 28 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ALG | Abdelhalim Ameur | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ALG | Aymen Attou | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Achref Aib | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ALG | Abdelhafid Hoggas | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ALG | Abdellah Meddah | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 8 | MF | ALG | Abdelhakim Sameur | 29 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Yacine Athmani | 22 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ALG | Fouad Haddad | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ALG | Hamza Ziad | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ALG | Sid Ali Lamri | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 7 | FW | ALG | Sofiane Bayazid | 30 | 14 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Ilyes Yaiche | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Hamza Zaidi | 29 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Amine Semahi | 25 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ALG | Abderrahmane Bacha | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | GHA | Maxwell Baakoh | 28 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | NGA | Tosin Omoyele | 28 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||
| 24 | MF | ALG | Mohammed Essaid Bourahla | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ALG | Mounir Aichi | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ALG | Chakib Berkani | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 15 July 2023
Source: soccerway.com
Goalscorers
- As of 15 July 2023
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L 1 | AC | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sofiane Bayazid | FW | 12 | 2 | 14 | |
| 19 | Maxwell Baakoh | FW | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 8 | Abdelhakim Sameur | MF | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Ilyes Yaiche | FW | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 20 | Tosin Omoyele | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Hamza Zaidi | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Oussama Kaddour | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | Chakib Berkani | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Mohamed Yassine Athmani | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Nabil Saâdou | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 | Sid Ali Lamri | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Mohamed Amine Semahi | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 34 | |||
References
- "USM Khenchela : Nabil Neghiz nouvel entraîneur". mediafootdz.dz. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- "Accession en Ligue 1: historique pour le MC El Bayadh, l'USM Khenchela retrouve l'élite". APS. February 2, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- "Foot/Ligue 1: signature d'une convention entre le groupe Cosider et l'USM Khenhela". APS. February 2, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- "FICHE DU CLUB: USM KHENCHLA".
- "ATTOU, ZAÏDI ET BOUNOUA EN RENFORT". derbypresse.dz. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- "Omoyele joins Algerian side USM Khenchela". brila.net. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- "Former Asante Kotoko midfielder Maxwell Baakoh joins USM Khenchela in Algeria". sportsworldghana.com. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- "الـمهـاجم " إلياس يـعـيش " يوقـع رسميـا في صفـوف نادي إتحـاد مـدينة خنـشلـة". facebook.com. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- "يعلن نادي إتحـاد خنـشلـة تــعاقـده مع اللاعـب " سيـد على العـمري " قـادما مـن فـريق هـلال شلغـوم العيـد". facebook.com. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- "رسـميا المـدافع المحـوري " أنـس ساعـد " بآلـوان إتحاد خنشـلة". facebook.com. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- "USM Alger : L'attaquant Bacha prêté six mois à l'USM Khenchela". elwatan-dz.com. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- "أمضى عشية اليوم اللاعب سعيد بورحلة عقده مع الفريق ليرسم عودته للنجم". facebook.com. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- "الجناح " عايشي منير " ، ثاني المـسـتـقدميـن في صفوف ابناء المقري قادما من اتحاد خنشلة". facebook.com. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- "بركاني يغلق ميركاتو نجم نجم مقرة". annasronline.com. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- "Ligue 1 (2022-2023) : le calendrier du championnat dévoilé". .mediafootdz.dz. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.