# 1997–98 MC Alger season

In the 1997–98 season, MC Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 30th time They competed in Ligue 1, the Algerian Cup, and the Algerian League Cup.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 1998. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| | Omar Hamenad | GK | (1969-02-07)7 February 1969 (aged 28) | JS Kabylie |
| | Ali Lezzoum | GK | (1971-01-09)9 January 1971 (aged 26) | |
| | Fethi Bensalem | GK | | |
| Defenders ||||||
| | Yacine Slatni | | (1973-11-03)3 November 1973 (aged 23) | USM Annaba |
| | Mohamed Mekhazni | | (1978-02-12)12 February 1978 (aged 19) | JS Kabylie |
| | Mohamed Belgherbi | | | ASO Chlef |
| | Abdelhamid Nechad | | | ASM Oran |
| | Rafik Khennouf | | | US Biskra |
| | Hakim Benhamlat | | (1977-05-12)12 May 1977 (aged 20) | |
| | Sofiane Khiat | | | |
| | Said Azzouz | | | |
| | Fayçal Allouche | | | |
| | Lyès Fatahine | | | |
| | Abderrahmane Zitouni | | | |
| | Ramzi Bendaoud | | | |
| Midfielders ||||||
| | Abdellatif Derriche | | | USM El Harrach |
| | Brahim Ouahid | | (1977-08-19)19 August 1977 (aged 20) | |
| | Moussa Benazzouz | | | |
| | Mohamed Maâchou | | | RC Kouba |
| | Fethi Benkedjoune | | | |
| | Ameur Benali | | (1970-02-28)28 February 1970 (aged 27) | ASO Chlef |
| | Abdelkrim Doudène | | (1972-10-25)25 October 1972 (aged 24) | JS Kabylie |
| | Nadir Sellou | | | |
| | Amar Ammour | | (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 21) | MCB Aïn Hedjel |
| | Brahim Maghrici | | | JS Kabylie |
| Forwards ||||||
| | Bachir Mecheri | | (1967-07-05)5 July 1967 (aged 30) | MC Oran |
| | Fodil Dob | | (1975-10-22)22 October 1975 (aged 21) | Reserve team |
| | Rafik Saifi | | (1975-02-07)7 February 1975 (aged 22) | IB Khémis El Khechna |
| | Hocine Gacemi | | (1973-03-26)26 March 1973 (aged 24) | CRB Mécheria |
| | Tayeb Houti | | | CR Belouizdad |
| | Affif Goual | | | MO Constantine |

## 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 |
| Division 1 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 021.43 | — | 5th | 1 January 1998 | 11 June 1998 |
| Algerian Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 16 March 1998 | 16 March 1998 |
| League Cup | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100.00 | Round of 64 | Winner | 2 October 1997 | 1 November 1997 |
| Total | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 042.86 |

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | USM Alger (Q) | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 25 | Qualified for the championship final |
| 2 | JS Kabylie | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 22 | |
| 3 | ES Mostaganem | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 21 | |
| 4 | ES Sétif | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 18 | |
| 5 | MC Alger | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 16 | |
| 6 | AS Aïn M'lila | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 15 | |
| 7 | WA Boufarik | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | |
| 8 | USM Blida | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 12 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 14 March 2020. Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | D |
| Position | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### League Cup
## Squad information
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 1 | Division 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ALG | Omar Hamenad | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | GK | ALG | Ali Lezzoum | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | ALG | Fethi Bensalem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Yacine Slatni | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Mohamed Mekhazni | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Mohamed Belgherbi | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Abdelhamid Nechad | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Rafik Khennouf | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Hakim Benhamlat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Sofiane Khiat | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Said Azzouz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Fayçal Allouche | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Lyès Fatahine | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Abderrahmane Zitouni | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Ramzi Bendaoud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Abdellatif Derriche | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Brahim Ouahid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Moussa Benazzouz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Mohamed Maâchou | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Fethi Benkedjoune | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| | MF | ALG | Ameur Benali | 19 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| | MF | ALG | Karim Doudéne | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Nadir Sellou | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Amar Ammour | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Brahim Maghrici | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Bachir Mecheri | 17 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| | FW | ALG | Samir Houhou | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| | FW | ALG | Fodil Dob | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Rafik Saifi | 16 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| | FW | ALG | Hocine Gacemi | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Tayeb Houti | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Affif Goual | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 10 May 2001 Source: Competitions

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | D 1 | AC | LC | TOTAL |
| | | Ameur Benali | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| | | Bachir Mecheri | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| | | Samir Houhou | FW | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | | Hocine Gacemi | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | | Fethi Benkedjoune | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | Nadir Sellou | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Fodil Dob | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Rafik Saifi | FW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | Affif Goual | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 8 | 0 | 8 | 16 |