2024–25 US Biskra season

US Biskra

2024–25 season
President	Abdelkader Triaa
Head coach	Mounir Zeghdoud (until 19 November 2024)[1] Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani (from 26 November 2024)[2] (until 10 January 2025)[3] Lyamine Bougherara (from 14 January 2025)[3]
Stadium	18 February Stadium
Ligue 1	Pre-season
Algerian Cup	Round of 64

The 2024–25 season, is US Biskra's 8th season and the club's 6th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, US Biskra are participating in the Algerian Cup. On June 27, 2024, The federal office approved the calendar for the 2024–25 Ligue 1 season with the aim of ending on May 31, 2025. The first round is scheduled for September 14, this delay is motivated both by an extended end of the 2023–24 season but also by the holding of early presidential elections which will take place on September 7, 2024.^[4][5] However, the Ligue de Football Professionnel decided to postpone the start of the Ligue 1 by a week, on September 21.^[6]

On 5 August 2024, US Biskra has just received a subsidy of 100 million dinars from the wilaya budget, according to a press release published by the authorities of the Wilaya of Biskra. According to this document, this financial subsidy, intended to strengthen the club's treasury, will allow USB to resume its sporting activity during the current season with ease and to honor its financial obligations.^[7][8] After this support, the administration announced the renewal of coach Mounir Zeghdoud's contract for one season.^[9]

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 14 June 2024.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Nat.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
		Oussama Mellala	GK	(2003-09-16)16 September 2003 (aged 20)	USM Annaba
		Ahmed Abdelkader	GK	(1999-02-19)19 February 1999 (aged 25)	CR Belouizdad
		Faris Boukerrit	GK	(1998-03-09)9 March 1998 (aged 26)	MC Oran
		Abderrahmane Amri	GK	(1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 27)	MO Constantine
		Djemoui Malek	GK	(2003-04-18)18 April 2003 (aged 21)	Hyères FC
Defenders
		Fateh Talah	CB	(1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 31)	ES Ben Aknoun
		Adel Lakhdari	CB	(1989-08-12)12 August 1989 (aged 35)	MC Oran
		Ayoub Derbal	CB	(2001-06-12)12 June 2001 (aged 23)	Paradou AC
		Nacereddine Khoualed (C.)	CB	(1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 38)	JS Saoura
		Ahmed Redha Houhou	CB	(2000-01-15)15 January 2000 (aged 24)	Youth system
		Ahmed Oukkal	CB	(1999-02-25)25 February 1999 (aged 25)	Unknown
		Saleheddine Benlaribi	LB	(1995-04-30)30 April 1995 (aged 29)	RC Arbaâ
		Yacine Salhi	LB	(1993-12-19)19 December 1993 (aged 30)	ES Mostaganem
		Oussama Barkat	RB	(2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 23)	USM Alger
		Aymen Chahmat	RB	(2000-09-19)19 September 2000 (aged 23)	JS Djijel
Midfielders
		Mohamed Es Said Bourahla	DM	(1990-05-24)24 May 1990 (aged 34)	NC Magra
		Tayeb Hamoudi	DM	(1995-02-10)10 February 1995 (aged 29)	MC Alger
		Hatem Dakhia	DM	(1991-03-28)28 March 1991 (aged 33)	ASO Chlef
		Necer Marouane Benzid	CM	(2001-02-20)20 February 2001 (aged 23)	CR Belouizdad (loan)
		Belaid Hamidi	AM	(1996-05-07)7 May 1996 (aged 28)	CR Belouizdad
		Hamza Ounnas	AM	(1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 35)	USM Bel Abbès
Forwards
		Mohamed Amine Bouziane	LW	(1996-02-05)5 February 1996 (aged 28)	USM Alger
		Laïd Saïdi	LW	(2000-04-26)26 April 2000 (aged 24)	NC Magra
		Riad Wael Rahmoun	LW	(2003-02-09)9 February 2003 (aged 21)	Paradou AC U21
		Pomi Nzaou	LW	(2003-02-09)9 February 2003 (aged 21)	AEZ Zakakiou
		Mourad Bourada	RW	(1998-04-04)4 April 1998 (aged 26)	RC Kouba
		Abdellah Daouadji	RW	(1995-07-09)9 July 1995 (aged 29)	ASM Oran
		Mohamed El Seddik Baâli	ST	(1995-01-22)22 January 1995 (aged 29)	Olympique de Médéa
		Abdeljalil Saâd	ST	(1992-03-12)12 March 1992 (aged 32)	JS Saoura
		Khalil Darfalou	ST	(2001-06-21)21 June 2001 (aged 23)	USM Alger
		Bouzid Dadache	ST	(1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 30)	US Biskra

Transfers

In

Summer

Date	Pos	Player	Moving from	Fee	Source
6 August 2024	GK	Faris Boukerrit	MC Oran	Free transfer	[10]
6 August 2024	RB	Oussama Barkat	USM Alger	Free transfer	[10]
6 August 2024	CM	Necer Marouane Benzid	CR Belouizdad	Loan for one season	[10]
7 August 2024	DM	Mohamed Es Said Bourahla	NC Magra	Free transfer	[10]
8 August 2024	AM	Belaïd Hamidi	CR Belouizdad	Free transfer	[10]
8 August 2024	LW	Laïd Saïdi	NC Magra	Free transfer	[10]
9 August 2024	CB	Fateh Talah	ES Ben Aknoun	Free transfer	[10]
9 August 2024	ST	Abdeljalil Saâd	JS Saoura	Free transfer	[10]
11 August 2024	FW	Mohamed Amine Bouziane	USM Alger	Free transfer	[11][10]
11 August 2024	LB	Yacine Salhi	ES Mostaganem	Free transfer	[11][10]
24 August 2024	LW	Pomi Nzaou	AEZ Zakakiou	Free transfer
25 August 2024	GK	Malek Djemoui	Hyères FC	Free transfer
9 September 2024	ST	Bouzid Dadache	NC Magra	Free transfer	[12]

Winter

Date	Pos	Player	Moving from	Fee	Source
13 January 2025	AM	Yacine Medane	JS Saoura	Free transfer	[13]
16 January 2025	ST	Abdouel Ali Hadji	ES Sétif	Free transfer
4 February 2025	RW	Merouane Boussalem	MC Oran	Free transfer
4 February 2025	CB	Ameur El Omrani	Club Africain	Free transfer
5 February 2025	LB	Servyl Akouala	JS Talangaï	Free transfer
5 February 2025	RB	Djigo Saïkou	AC Léopards	Undisclosed

Out

Summer

Date	Pos	Player	Moving to	Fee	Source
18 July 2024	RW	Chérif Siam	ES Mostaganem	Free transfer	[14]
18 July 2024	RW	Nizar Tamer	ES Mostaganem	Free transfer	[14]
24 July 2024	MF	Yacine Medane	JS Saoura	Free transfer	[15]
27 July 2024	CB	Tarek Adouane	Olympique Akbou	Free transfer	[16]
29 July 2024	AM	Mustapha Zeghnoun	ES Mostaganem	Free transfer
14 August 2024	CB	Hamza Salem	Paradou AC	Free transfer	[17]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	14	2	6	6	8	12	−4	014.29	—	To be confirmed	27 September 2024	In Progress
Algerian Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—	Round of 64	To be confirmed	4 January 2025	In Progress
Total	14	2	6	6	8	12	−4	014.29

Updated to match played 27 December 2024
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2024–25 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	MC Oran	21	7	3	11	17	23	−6	24
13	USM Khenchela	22	6	6	10	17	30	−13	24
14	ES Mostaganem	22	5	7	10	13	21	−8	22
15	NC Magra	22	4	9	9	14	25	−11	21	Relegation to Algerian Ligue 2
16	US Biskra	22	3	10	9	10	18	−8	19

Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2025. 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.

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
1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	+1

Last updated: 27 September 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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result		W
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 27 September 2024. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 11 July 2024.^[18]

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

MC El Bayadh v US Biskra

27 September 2024 Round 2	MC El Bayadh	0–1	US Biskra	El Bayadh
16:00		Report	Saâd 61'	Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium Referee: Ayoub Belhachemi

USM Alger v US Biskra

2 October 2024 Round 1	USM Alger	2–1	US Biskra	Baraki
19:00	Belkacemi 72' (pen.) Musa Alli 80'	Report	Talah 86'	Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium Referee: Fateh Harkat VAR: Mustapha Ghorbal

US Biskra v CR Belouizdad

6 October 2024 Round 3	US Biskra	0–0	CR Belouizdad	Biskra
17:45		Report		Stadium: 18 February Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal VAR: Rafik Aouina

NC Magra v US Biskra

12 October 2024 Round 4	NC Magra	2–2	US Biskra	Magra
16:00	Kemoukh 4' Bouchouareb 7'	Report	Saâd 39' Nzaou 89'	Stadium: Boucheligue Brothers Stadium Referee: Anes Azrine

US Biskra v JS Saoura

19 October 2024 Round 5	US Biskra	2–1	JS Saoura	Biskra
17:45	Chahmat 37' Saâd 86'	Report	Haddouche 3'	Stadium: 18 February Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham VAR: Houssam Benyahia

ES Mostaganem v US Biskra

26 October 2024 Round 6	ES Mostaganem	1–0	US Biskra	Mostaganem
17:45	Hitala 21'	Report		Stadium: Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium Referee: Hamza Bouslimani

US Biskra v JS Kabylie

3 November 2024 Round 7	US Biskra	0–1	JS Kabylie	Biskra
16:00		Report	Sarr 84'	Stadium: 18 February Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Houssam Benyahia

MC Alger v US Biskra

9 November 2024 Round 8	MC Alger	0–0	US Biskra	Algiers
17:45		Report		Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Referee: Akram Mechairia VAR: Tahar Boudjemaa

US Biskra v ASO Chlef

16 November 2024 Round 9	US Biskra	1–2	ASO Chlef	Biskra
16:00	Hamidi 20' (pen.)	Report	Benchouya 66' Boukhenna 90+3'	Stadium: 18 February Stadium Referee: Anes Azrine VAR: Abderahmane Sahraoui

US Biskra v CS Constantine

2 December 2024 Round 11	US Biskra	1–1	CS Constantine	Biskra
17:30	Bouziane 39'	Report	Enow 89'	Stadium: 18 February Stadium Referee: Alaa Bouab VAR: Tahar Boudjemaa

MC Oran v US Biskra

8 December 2024 Round 12	MC Oran	1–0	US Biskra	Bir El Djir
20:00	Aggoun 78'	Report		Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Referee: Fateh Harkat VAR: Rafik Aouina

US Biskra v Olympique Akbou

14 December 2024 Round 13	US Biskra	0–1	Olympique Akbou	Biskra
17:00		Report	Chelfaoui 53'	Stadium: 18 February Stadium Referee: Rafik Aouina VAR: Redouane Allou

USM Khenchela v US Biskra

21 December 2024 Round 14	USM Khenchela	0–0	US Biskra	Khenchela
15:00		Report		Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Redouane Allou

US Biskra v ES Sétif

27 December 2024 Round 15	US Biskra	0–0	ES Sétif	Biskra
16:00		Report		Stadium: 18 February Stadium Referee: Youcef Taieb Bouderbal VAR: Fateh Harkat

Paradou AC v US Biskra

1 January 2025 Round 10	Paradou AC	2–1	US Biskra	Algiers
16:00	Ait Abdessalem 50' Boulbina 64'	Report	Rahmoun 27'	Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Referee: Akram Mechairia VAR: Alaa Bouab

US Biskra v USM Alger

14 February 2025 Round 16	US Biskra	0–0	USM Alger	Biskra
17:00		Report		Stadium: 18 February Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Abderahmane Sahraoui VAR: Fateh Harkat

US Biskra v MC El Bayadh

19 February 2025 Round 17	US Biskra	0–0	MC El Bayadh	Biskra
17:00		Report		Stadium: 18 February Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Said Aouina

CR Belouizdad v US Biskra

26 February 2025 Round 18	CR Belouizdad	2–0	US Biskra	Baraki
20:00	Mahious 63' Belkhir 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium Referee: Akram Mechairia VAR: Youcef Taieb Bouderbal

US Biskra v NC Magra

7 March 2025 Round 19	US Biskra	1–0	NC Magra	Biskra
22:00	Adaika 8'	Report		Stadium: 18 February Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Youcef Gamouh VAR: Redouane Allou

JS Saoura v US Biskra

14 March 2025 Round 20	JS Saoura	2–0	US Biskra	Béchar
22:00	Bedi 13', 73'	Report		Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium Referee: Ayoub Belhachemi

US Biskra v ES Mostaganem

4 April 2025 Round 21	US Biskra	0–0	ES Mostaganem	Biskra
16:00		Report		Stadium: 18 February Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Anes Azrine VAR: Redouane Allou

JS Kabylie v US Biskra

12 April 2025 Round 22	JS Kabylie	0–0	US Biskra	Tizi Ouzou
17:00		Report		Stadium: Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium Referee: Youcef Taieb Bouderbal VAR: Yahia Dehar

US Biskra v MC Alger

19 April 2025 Round 23	US Biskra	–	MC Alger	Biskra
16:30		Report		Stadium: 18 February Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Haithem Ghouti VAR: Rafik Aouina

ASO Chlef v US Biskra

Round 24	ASO Chlef	–	US Biskra	Chlef
:				Stadium: Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium

US Biskra v Paradou AC

Round 25	US Biskra	–	Paradou AC	Biskra
:				Stadium: 18 February Stadium

CS Constantine v US Biskra

Round 26	CS Constantine	–	US Biskra	Constantine
:				Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium

US Biskra v MC Oran

Round 27	US Biskra	–	MC Oran	Biskra
:				Stadium: 18 February Stadium

Olympique Akbou v US Biskra

Round 28	Olympique Akbou	–	US Biskra	Béjaïa
:				Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium

US Biskra v USM Khenchela

Round 29	US Biskra	–	USM Khenchela	Biskra
:				Stadium: 18 February Stadium

ES Sétif v US Biskra

Round 30	ES Sétif	–	US Biskra	Sétif
:				Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium

Algerian Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Algerian Cup

US Biskra v SC Mécheria

6 January 2025 Round of 64	US Biskra	1–0	SC Mécheria	Biskra
16:00	Bourahla 90'	Report		Stadium: 18 February Stadium Referee: Abderahmane Sahraoui
Note: US Biskra Lineups: Boukerit, Bourahla, Barkat, Oukkal, Benzid, Derbal (c), Saïdi, Mellel  75' (Bouziane,  75'), Rahmoun  82' (Baâli,  82'), Chahmat, Dadache  90+5' (Adaika,  90+5').

ESM Koléa v US Biskra

11 January 2025 Round of 32	ESM Koléa	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	US Biskra	Koléa
14:00		Report		Stadium: Mohamed Mouaz Stadium Referee: Mehadji Tayeb Bouderbal
Note: US Biskra Lineups: Boukerrit  118' (Mellala,  118'), Oukkal, Hamidi  88' (Abdeljalil Saâd,  88'), Bourahla  118' (Bouda,  118'), Dadache, Bouziane, Barkat  80' (Lakhdari,  80'), Talah (c)  55' (Adouane,  55'), Derbal, Saïdi  88' (Rahmoun,  88'), Benzid.

US Biskra v ES Mostaganem

6 February 2025 Round of 16	US Biskra	1–2 (a.e.t.)	ES Mostaganem	Biskra
16:00	Dadache 42'	Report	Belkhadem 13', 119'	Stadium: 18 February Stadium Referee: Abdelali Ibrir
Note: US Biskra Lineups: Boukerrit, Medane  110' (Meghzi,  110'), Bourahla  103' (Bouda,  103'), Dadache, Bouziane  70' (Boussalem,  70'), Abdeljalil Saâd  79' (Hamidi,  79'), Talah  46' (Oukkal,  46'), Derbal, Saïdi, Lakhdari (c), Hadji.

Squad information

Appearances and goals

As of 18 June 2024^[update]

No.	Pos	Player	Nat	Ligue 1			Algerian Cup			Total
				App	St	G	App	St	G	App	St	G
Goalkeepers
				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total				0		0	0		0	0		0

Last updated: 23 May 2024
Source: [ Soccerway.com]

Goalscorers

As of 18 June 2024^[update]

Includes all competitive matches.

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	L1	AC	TOTAL
				0	0	0
Own Goals				0	0	0
Totals				0	0	0

Clean sheets

As of 18 June 2024^[update]

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