# 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. 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.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 February 2023. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Position | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | GK | Oussama Filali | (1998-07-24)24 July 1998 (aged 24) | US Chaouia |
| 16 | GK | Abdelhamid Brahimi | (1992-05-27)27 May 1992 (aged 30) | RC Kouba |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | CB | Anes Saad | (1996-01-18)18 January 1996 (aged 26) | CR Ben Badis |
| 5 | CB | Nabil Saâdou | (1990-03-07)7 March 1990 (aged 32) | Al-Jabalain FC |
| 12 | LB | Oussama Kaddour | (1997-05-12)12 May 1997 (aged 25) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 15 | LB | Abdelhalim Ameur | (1989-10-30)30 October 1989 (aged 33) | |
| 21 | RB | Aymen Attou | (1997-10-08)8 October 1997 (aged 25) | MC Alger |
| 22 | CB | Mohamed Achref Aib | (1990-05-24)24 May 1990 (aged 32) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| 25 | CB | Abdelhafid Hoggas | (1992-01-01)1 January 1992 (aged 31) | MO Constantine |
| 26 | RB | Abdellah Meddah | (1999-03-08)8 March 1999 (aged 23) | ASO Chlef |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 8 | MF | Abdelhakim Sameur | (1990-11-12)12 November 1990 (aged 32) | US Biskra |
| 10 | MF | Mohamed Yacine Athmani | (1991-05-13)13 May 1991 (aged 31) | US Biskra |
| 14 | MF | Fouad Haddad | (1990-11-01)1 November 1990 (aged 32) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| 18 | MF | Hamza Ziad | (1988-02-29)29 February 1988 (aged 34) | AS Ain M'lila |
| 27 | MF | Sid Ali Lamri | (1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 31) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | FW | Sofiane Bayazid | (1996-11-16)16 November 1996 (aged 26) | AS Khroub |
| 9 | FW | Ilyes Yaiche | (1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 25) | Qadsia SC |
| 11 | FW | Hamza Zaidi | (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 32) | MC Alger |
| 13 | FW | Mohamed Amine Semahi | (1999-06-22)22 June 1999 (aged 23) | WA Tlemcen |
| 17 | FW | Abderrahmane Bacha | (1999-12-21)21 December 1999 (aged 23) | USM Alger |
| 19 | FW | Maxwell Baakoh | (1995-10-08)8 October 1995 (aged 27) | Sahab SC |
| 20 | FW | Tosin Omoyele | (1996-08-03)3 August 1996 (aged 26) | Enyimba |

## Transfers
### In
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 2 August 2022 | DF | Aymen Attou | MC Alger | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2022 | FW | Hamza Zaidi | MC Alger | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2022 | MF | Abdessamad Bounoua | MC Oran | Free transfer |
| 17 August 2022 | FW | Tosin Omoyele | Enyimba | Free transfer |
| 18 August 2022 | FW | Maxwell Baakoh | Asante Kotoko | Free transfer |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 18 January 2023 | FW | Ilyes Yaiche | Qadsia SC | Free transfer |
| 24 January 2023 | MF | Sid Ali Lamri | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Free transfer |
| 2 February 2023 | CB | Anes Saad | CR Ben Badis | Free transfer |
| 5 February 2023 | FW | Abderrahmane Bacha | USM Alger | Loan |

### Out
#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 19 January 2023 | MF | Mohammed Essaid Bourahla | NC Magra | Free transfer |
| 22 January 2023 | FW | Mounir Aichi | NC Magra | Free transfer |
| 5 February 2023 | FW | Chakib Berkani | NC Magra | Free transfer |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Ligue 1 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 29 | +0 | 040.00 | — | 8th | 27 August 2022 | 15 July 2023 |
| Algerian Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 066.67 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 20 December 2022 | 28 April 2023 |
| Total | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 042.42 |
Updated to match played 15 July 2023 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 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 | |
* ↑ ASO Chlef qualified for the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup by winning the 2022–23 Algerian Cup.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 July 2023. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 19 July 2022.

### Algerian Cup
## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | 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 | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 29 | 5 | 34 |