# 2022–23 US Biskra season

The 2022–23 season, was US Biskra's 6th season and the club's 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, US Biskra participated in the Algerian Cup.

## 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 | Abderrahmane Bouchareb | (1999-02-10)10 February 1999 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| 13 | GK | Walid Ouabdi | (1995-06-12)12 June 1995 (aged 27) | SC Aïn Defla |
| 16 | GK | Ali Bencherif | (1988-09-26)26 September 1988 (aged 34) | MO Béjaïa |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | CB | Ahmed Redha Houhou | (2000-01-15)15 January 2000 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 4 | CB | Tarek Adouane | (1997-02-25)25 February 1997 (aged 25) | CRB Ouled Djellal |
| 7 | RB | Merouane Boussalem | (1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 26) | NA Hussein Dey |
| 14 | CB | Mohamed Ikbal Boufligha | (1993-09-28)28 September 1993 (aged 29) | CR Village Moussa |
| 15 | LB | Abdelhak Belkacemi | (1992-07-27)27 July 1992 (aged 30) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| 17 | RB | Bilal Boukarroum | (1993-12-19)19 December 1993 (aged 29) | JSM Skikda |
| 20 | CB | Nacereddine Khoualed | (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 36) | JS Saoura |
| 23 | CB | Adel Lakhdari | (1989-08-12)12 August 1989 (aged 33) | MC Oran |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 5 | MF | Ali Amriche | (1998-12-08)8 December 1998 (aged 24) | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj |
| 8 | MF | Mustapha Zeghnoun | (1991-06-30)30 June 1991 (aged 31) | ASO Chlef |
| 10 | MF | Hamza Ounnas | (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 34) | USM Bel Abbès |
| 12 | MF | Hatem Dakhia | (1991-03-28)28 March 1991 (aged 31) | ASO Chlef |
| 18 | MF | Mohamed Fenniri | (1998-01-20)20 January 1998 (aged 24) | Paradou AC |
| 21 | MF | Yacine Medane | (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 29) | JS Kabylie |
| 24 | MF | Noufel Ghassiri | (1988-01-12)12 January 1988 (aged 34) | Unattached |
| 27 | MF | Hamza Yadroudj | (1992-12-03)3 December 1992 (aged 30) | JS Saoura |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | FW | Mohamed Larbi Khoualed | (1989-12-03)3 December 1989 (aged 33) | CRB Ouled Djellal |
| 11 | FW | Chérif Siam | (1995-05-01)May 1, 1995 (aged 27) | MC Oran |
| 19 | FW | Lamine Abid | (1991-07-04)4 July 1991 (aged 31) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| 22 | FW | Abdelouahab Merri | (2000-03-04)4 March 2000 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 25 | FW | Mohamed El Siddik Baâli | (1995-01-22)22 January 1995 (aged 27) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 26 | FW | Mourad Bouraada | (1998-04-04)4 April 1998 (aged 24) | RC Kouba |

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

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 26 July 2022 | RB | Merouane Boussalem | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
| 28 July 2022 | FW | Lamine Abid | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 28 July 2022 | FW | Cherif Siam | MC Oran | Free transfer |
| 30 July 2022 | MF | Ahmed Gagaa | Olympique de Médéa | Free transfer |
| 1 August 2022 | FW | Mourad Bouraada | RC Kouba | Free transfer |
| 19 August 2022 | LB | Abdelhak Belkacemi | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Free transfer |

### Out
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 19 June 2022 | FW | Hichem Mokhtar | Al-Najma SC | Free transfer | |
| 17 August 2022 | CB | Hamza Salem | ES Sétif | Free transfer | |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 27 January 2023 | MF | Ahmed Gagaa | Unattached | Released | |
| 2 February 2023 | MF | Mohamed El Amine Nabi | Unattached | Released | |

## 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 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 033.33 | — | 12th | 27 August 2022 | 15 July 2023 |
| Algerian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 25 November 2022 | 25 November 2022 |
| Total | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 32 | +0 | 032.26 |
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 |
| 10 | MC Oran | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 41 | |
| 11 | USM Alger | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 40 | Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup |
| 12 | US Biskra | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 40 | |
| 13 | NC Magra | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 40 | |
| 14 | JS Kabylie | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 39 | |
* ↑ USMA Alger qualified for the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup as the title holders.

#### 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 | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 |

#### 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 | Abderrahmane Bouchareb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ALG | Walid Ouabdi | 30 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Ali Bencherif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Ahmed Redha Houhou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Tarek Adouane | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | ALG | Merouane Boussalem | 30 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Ikbal Boufligha | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ALG | Abdelhak Belkacemi | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ALG | Bilal Boukarroum | 26 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ALG | Nacereddine Khoualed | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ALG | Adel Lakhdari | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ALG | Ayoub Derbal | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | MF | ALG | Ali Amriche | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ALG | Mustapha Zeghnoun | 26 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Hamza Ounnas | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ALG | Hatem Dakhia | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Fenniri | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ALG | Yacine Medane | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ALG | Noufel Ghassiri | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ALG | Hamza Yadroudj | 26 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | MF | ALG | Alaeddine Boufligha | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Larbi Khoualed | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Chérif Siam | 29 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | ALG | Lamine Abid | 20 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ALG | Abdelouahab Merri | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ALG | Mohamed El Siddik Baâli | 28 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ALG | Mourad Bouraada | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ALG | Nizar Tamer | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ALG | Ahmed Gagaa | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | ALG | Mohamed El Amine Nabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| 25 | | Mohamed El Siddik Baali | FW | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | | Cherif Siam | FW | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 | | Lamine Abid | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | | Merouane Boussalem | DF | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | | Mustapha Zeghnoun | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | | Bilal Boukarroum | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | | Adel Lakhdari | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | | Hamza Yadroudj | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | | Mourad Bouraada | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | Hamza Ounnas | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | | Nacereddine Khoualed | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | | Mohamed Fenniri | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | | Hatem Dakhia | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 30 | 2 | 32 |