2023–24 Olympique Akbou season

Olympique Akbou

2023–24 season
President	Karim Takka[1]
Head coach	Moufdi Cherdoud (from 17 June 2023)[2] (until 16 November 2023)[3] Mourad Karouf (from 20 November 2023)[4]
Stadium	1 November 1954 Stadium
Ligue 2	1st (promoted)
Algerian Cup	Round of 16
Home colours Away colours

The 2023–24 season, is Olympique Akbou's 1st season in the second tier of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated Algerian Cup, reaching the round of 16.

On 11 May 2024, Olympique Akbou were promoted for the first time to the Ligue 1.^[5]

Players

Current squad

As of 5 February 2024^[update][6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ALG Massinissa Messaoudi 2 DF  ALG Slimane Bouteldja 4 DF  ALG Zidane Mebarakou (captain) 5 DF  ALG Ibrahim Ferhat 6 MF  ALG Louanes Zidi 7 DF  ALG Ayache Ziouache 8 MF  ALG Abdessamad Bounoua 9 FW  ALG Omar Adrar 10 MF  ALG Anis Renaï 11 FW  ALG Abdelkrim Zouari 12 FW  ALG Hamek Abbes 13 FW  ALG Mohamed El Seddik Benbourenane 14 FW  ALG Sid Ali Kabri 15 FW  ALG Mahfoudh Bellounes

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 GK  ALG Benaouda Klileche 17 FW  ALG Elabed Beloufa 20 MF  ALG Mouloud Mizi Ouallaoua 21 DF  ALG Younes Abdelhak Ouassa 22 DF  ALG Abdennour Ardja 23 MF  ALG Merouane Mehdaoui 24 DF  ALG Mohamed Yasser Chelfaoui 25 GK  ALG Aymen Zoukh 26 MF  ALG Mansour Achour 27 FW  ALG Sofiane Fouad Lachahab

Reserve squad

^[7] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 77 FW  ALG Amayas Bibi 79 FW  ALG Mohamed Amine Gherbi

No. Pos. Nation Player 80 FW  ALG Abdelhak Hathat 90 MF  ALG Massinissa Benamara

Transfers

In

Out

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 2	30	22	4	4	59	19	+40	073.33	—	Winners	29 September 2023	31 May 2024
Algerian Cup	5	4	0	1	8	2	+6	080.00	Round of 64	Round of 16	12 December 2023	29 March 2024
Total	35	26	4	5	67	21	+46	074.29

Updated to match played 31 May 2024
Source: Competitions

Ligue 2

Main article: 2023–24 Algerian Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Olympique Akbou (C, P)	30	22	4	4	59	19	+40	70	Ligue 1
2	MSP Batna	30	18	7	5	46	22	+24	61
3	JS Bordj Ménaïel	30	12	9	9	33	27	+6	45
4	CA Batna	30	10	13	7	26	22	+4	43
5	MO Constantine	30	11	9	10	32	36	−4	42
6	IB Khémis El Khechna	30	11	8	11	28	26	+2	41
7	USM El Harrach	30	12	5	13	35	34	+1	41
8	IRB Ouargla	30	11	8	11	23	32	−9	41
9	HB Chelghoum Laïd	30	11	6	13	33	32	+1	39
10	Olympique Magrane	30	11	6	13	28	37	−9	39
11	AS Khroub	30	9	11	10	35	27	+8	38
12	USM Annaba	30	8	14	8	33	28	+5	38
13	NRB Teleghma	30	12	2	16	41	41	0	38
14	AS Aïn M'lila (R)	30	10	7	13	28	34	−6	37	Relegation to Inter-Régions
15	E Sour El Ghozlane (R)	30	7	8	15	27	49	−22	29
16	MC El Eulma (R)	30	3	7	20	16	57	−41	16

Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2024. Source: lnf-amateur.dz
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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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	22	4	4	59	19	+40	70	13	2	0	36	5	+31	9	2	4	23	14	+9

Last updated: 31 May 2024.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	W
Position	16	5	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

CA Batna v O Akbou

29 September 2023 1	CA Batna	3–0	O Akbou	Batna
15:00	Guezair 47' Kerkoud Issead	Report		Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

O Akbou v USM Annaba

7 October 2023[8] 2	O Akbou	5–0	USM Annaba	Akbou
15:00	Mehdaoui 48' Boulaouidet 51', 55' Bellounes 39', 87'	Report	Toumi  54'	Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

O Magrane v O Akbou

14 October 2023[9] 3	O Magrane	1–4	O Akbou	El Oued
15:00	Abbad 45'	Report	Mizi 22' Bellounes 15' 47' Boulaouidet 88'	Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

O Akbou v JS Bordj Ménaïel

10 November 2023[10] 4	O Akbou	1–1	JS Bordj Ménaïel	Akbou
15:00	Bounoua 60' (pen.)	Report	Bouzidi 65'	Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium Attendance: 0

MC El Eulma v O Akbou

18 November 2023[11] 5	MC El Eulma	1–2	O Akbou	Sétif
15:00	Aib 34'	Report	Benbourenane 44' Boulaouidat 69'	Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium

O Akbou v MO Constantine

24 November 2023 6	O Akbou	2–1	MO Constantine	Akbou
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

IRB Ouargla v O Akbou

2 December 2023 7	IRB Ouargla	0–1	O Akbou	Ouargla
15:00				Stadium: 13 February Stadium

O Akbou v MSP Batna

8 December 2023 8	O Akbou	1–0	MSP Batna	Akbou
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

USM El Harrach v O Akbou

30 December 2023 9	USM El Harrach	1–4	O Akbou	El Harrach
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

O Akbou v AS Aïn M'lila

5 January 2024 10	O Akbou	3–1	AS Aïn M'lila	Akbou
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

NRB Teleghma v O Akbou

12 January 2024 11	NRB Teleghma	1–2	O Akbou	Teleghma
15:00				Stadium: Bachir Khabaza Stadium

O Akbou v AS Khroub

16 January 2024 12	O Akbou	0–0	AS Khroub	Akbou
15:00		Report		Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

E Sour El Ghozlane v O Akbou

21 January 2024 13	E Sour El Ghozlane	2–3	O Akbou	Sour El-Ghozlane
15:00				Stadium: Mohamed Derradji Stadium

O Akbou v HB Chelghoum Laïd

24 January 2024 14	O Akbou	2–0	HB Chelghoum Laïd	Akbou
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

IB Khemis El Khechna v O Akbou

28 January 2024 15	IB Khemis El Khechna	0–1	O Akbou	Khemis El Khechna
15:00				Stadium: Abdelkader Zerrouki Stadium

USM Annaba v O Akbou

24 February 2024 17	USM Annaba	0–0	O Akbou	Annaba
15:00				Stadium: Abdelkader Chabou Stadium

O Akbou v Olympique Magrane

1 March 2024 18	O Akbou	3–0	Olympique Magrane	Akbou
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

O Akbou v CA Batna

5 March 2024 16	O Akbou	2–0	CA Batna	Akbou
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium
Note: The game was initially scheduled to take place on 17 February 2024, but was postponed.[12]

JS Bordj Menaiel v O Akbou

16 March 2024 19	JS Bordj Menaiel	0–2	O Akbou	Boumerdès
15:00				Stadium: Djilali Bounaama Stadium

O Akbou v MC El Eulma

23 March 2024 20	O Akbou	4–1	MC El Eulma	Akbou
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

MO Constantine v O Akbou

5 April 2024 21	MO Constantine	0–2	O Akbou	Constantine
15:00				Stadium: Ramadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium

O Akbou v IRB Ouargla

15 April 2024 22	O Akbou	4–0	IRB Ouargla	Akbou
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

MSP Batna v O Akbou

19 April 2024 23	MSP Batna	0–0	O Akbou	Batna
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

O Akbou v USM El Harrach

27 April 2024 24	O Akbou	2–0	USM El Harrach	Akbou
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

AS Aïn M'lila v O Akbou

4 May 2024 25	AS Aïn M'lila	1–0	O Akbou	Aïn M'lila
15:00				Stadium: Touhami Zoubir Khelifi Stadium

O Akbou v NRB Teleghma

11 May 2024 26	O Akbou	1–0	NRB Teleghma	Akbou
15:00	Adrar 47'	Report		Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

AS Khroub v O Akbou

18 May 2024 27	AS Khroub	1–0	O Akbou	El Khroub
15:00	Menacer 20' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Abed Hamdani Stadium

O Akbou v E Sour El Ghozlane

24 May 2024 28	O Akbou	3–0	E Sour El Ghozlane	Akbou
16:00	Mebarakou 60' Hathat 80' Benbourenane 88'	Report	Touati Kaciri	Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

HB Chelghoum Laïd v O Akbou

28 May 2024 29	HB Chelghoum Laïd	3–2	O Akbou	Chelghoum Laïd
16:00	45' 86' 90+14'	Report	Hathat 32' Mohamed El Seddik Benbourenane 35'	Stadium: 11 December 1961 Stadium

O Akbou v IB Khemis El Khechna

31 May 2024 30	O Akbou	3–1	IB Khemis El Khechna	Akbou
16:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

Algerian Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Algerian Cup

Matches

O Akbou v JS Bordj Ménaïel

12 December 2023 4th round[13][14][15]	O Akbou	2–0	JS Bordj Ménaïel	Dar El Beïda
14:00	Lachahab 45' (pen.) 72' Zidi Gherbi	Report	Ait Idir Bahi  30'	Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium

O Akbou v RC Kouba

16 December 2023 5th round[16][14] [17]	O Akbou	3–1	RC Kouba	Tizi-Ouzou
14:00	Beloufa 45' Benbourenane 80' Boulaouidat 83' Zoukh Bouteldja  72'	Report	Hamani 85' Derai  45+2'	Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

CRB Beni Tamou v O Akbou

2 February 2024 Round of 64	CRB Beni Tamou	0–1	O Akbou	Blida
14:30		Report	Hamek 38' (pen.)	Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Tahar Boudjemaa

O Akbou v SC Mécheria

9 March 2024 Round of 32	O Akbou	2–0	SC Mécheria	Akbou
14:30	Adrar 17' Mizi 25'	Report		Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium Referee: Mohamed Amine Benzohra

CR Belouizdad v O Akbou

29 March 2024 Round of 16	CR Belouizdad	2–0	O Akbou	Algiers
22:00	Meziane 73' Benguit 78'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal

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