# 2008–09 MC Alger season

In the 2008–09 season, MC Alger competed in the National 1 for the 38th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 6th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 6 August 2009. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Nat. | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Mohamed Benhamou | GK | (1979-12-17)17 December 1979 (aged 28) | AS Cannes |
| 22 | Azzedine Doukha | GK | (1986-08-05)5 August 1986 (aged 22) | MO Béjaïa |
| 26 | Mohamed Reda Ouamane | GK | (1983-06-26)26 June 1983 (aged 25) | MC Oran |
| Defenders ||||||
| | Redouane El-Falaki | | (1985-12-30)30 December 1985 (aged 22) | Unknown |
| 5 | Smail Chaoui | CB | (1982-02-11)11 February 1982 (aged 26) | ASO Chlef |
| 25 | Hamza Zeddam | CB | (1984-04-08)8 April 1984 (aged 24) | ES Sétif |
| | Brahim Boudebouda | LB | (1990-08-28)28 August 1990 (aged 17) | Reserve team |
| 15 | Réda Babouche | LB | (1979-07-03)3 July 1979 (aged 29) | MO Constantine |
| 12 | Moussa Coulibaly | RB | (1981-05-19)19 May 1981 (aged 27) | AS Bamako |
| 11 | Abdelkader Besseghir | RB | (1978-05-03)3 May 1978 (aged 30) | RC Kouba |
| Midfielders ||||||
| | Fodil Hadjadj | DM | (1983-04-18)18 April 1983 (aged 25) | FC Nantes |
| | Chérif Touré Mamam | | (1978-01-13)13 January 1978 (aged 30) | Al Jazira Club |
| | Faris Khenniche | DM | (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 26) | US Créteil |
| | Farid Daoud | DM | (1989-08-25)25 August 1989 (aged 18) | Reserve team |
| | Bilal Moumen | DM | (1990-02-16)16 February 1990 (aged 18) | Reserve team |
| 13 | Nassim Bouchema | DM | (1988-05-05)5 May 1988 (aged 20) | Reserve team |
| 21 | Yacine Hammadou | | (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 27) | USM Annaba |
| 23 | Hamza Koudri | DM | (1987-12-15)15 December 1987 (aged 20) | Reserve team |
| 17 | Mamaar Bentoucha | RM | (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 (aged 27) | Unknown |
| 8 | Faycal Badji | AM | (1973-02-15)15 February 1973 (aged 35) | CR Belouizdad |
| 20 | Salim Boumechra | AM | (1983-04-28)28 April 1983 (aged 25) | ASM Oran |
| Forwards ||||||
| 29 | Sofiane Younes | LW | (1982-11-25)25 November 1982 (aged 25) | USM El Harrach |
| | Abdenour Belkheir | RW | (1989-02-21)21 February 1989 (aged 19) | Reserve team |
| | Chakib Lachkham | | (1985-10-27)27 October 1985 (aged 22) | EGS Gafsa |
| | Mohamed Amroune | ST | (1989-03-10)10 March 1989 (aged 19) | Mons |
| | Safi Belghomari | ST | (1979-02-03)3 February 1979 (aged 29) | US Biskra |
| | Jean-Marc Benie | ST | (1982-11-09)9 November 1982 (aged 25) | Al-Nasr SC |
| | Farid Touil | ST | (1974-12-10)10 December 1974 (aged 33) | ES Sétif |
| 7 | Hamza Yacef | ST | (1979-08-25)25 August 1979 (aged 28) | Wydad AC |
| 19 | Hadj Bouguèche | ST | (1983-12-07)7 December 1983 (aged 24) | USM Blida |

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

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 2 June 2008 | MF | Salim Boumechra | ASM Oran | Free transfer |
| 23 June 2008 | DF | Abdelkader Besseghir | RC Kouba | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2008 | FW | Hamza Yacef | Wydad AC | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2008 | MF | Maâmar Bentoucha | MC Saida | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2008 | GK | Azzedine Doukha | MO Béjaïa | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2008 | MF | Yacine Hamadou | USM Annaba | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2008 | DF | Nacer Boulekbache | AS Khroub | Loan |
| 11 July 2008 | FW | Mohamed Boudjenah | Kawkab Oran | Free transfer |
| 16 July 2008 | DF | Hamza Zeddam | ES Sétif | Free transfer |
| 28 July 2008 | FW | Farid Touil | ES Sétif | Free transfer |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 1 January 2009 | FW | Jean-Marc Benie | Al-Nasr SC | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2009 | FW | Chakib Lachkham | EGS Gafsa | loan for six months |
| 7 January 2009 | MF | Faris Khenniche | US Créteil | Free transfer |

### Out
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 1 July 2008 | DF | Larbi Hosni | USM Alger | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2008 | DF | Samir Galloul | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2008 | MF | Farouk Belkaïd | ES Sétif | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2008 | FW | Abdelmalek Cherrad | SC Bastia | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2008 | FW | Rafan Sidibé | MSP Batna | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2008 | GK | Sofiane Azzedine | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2008 | FW | Sofiane Mezraoui | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2008 | CB | Noureddine Kaddour | RC Kouba | Free transfer |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 1 January 2009 | CB | Sofiane Belaïd | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2009 | FW | Farid Touil | CS Constantine | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2009 | FW | Nacer Boulekbache | RC Kouba | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2009 | FW | Safi Belghomari | MC Oran | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2009 | FW | Mohamed Boudjenah | MC Oran | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2009 | MF | Chérif Touré Mamam | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2009 | DF | Imad Bella | ESM Koléa | 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 |
| Division 1 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 040.63 | — | 5th | 7 August 2008 | 28 May 2009 |
| Algerian Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 050.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 15 January 2009 | 22 January 2009 |
| Total | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 041.18 |

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | JSM Béjaïa | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 53 | |
| 4 | CR Belouizdad (Q) | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 50 | 2010 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 5 | MC Alger | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 49 | |
| 6 | USM Alger | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 48 | |
| 7 | CA Bordj Bou Arréridj | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 48 | |
* ↑ CA Bordj Bou Arréridj were docked one point

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 28 May 2009. 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 | 31 | 32 |
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Result | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |

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

| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | Division 1 | Division 1 | Division 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | App | St | G | App | St | G | App | St | G |
| Goalkeepers |
| 1 | GK | Mohamed Benhamou | | 23 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Azzedine Doukha | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | Mohamed Reda Ouamane | | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Defenders |
| | | Redouane El-Falaki | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | CB | Smail Chaoui | | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 0 |
| 25 | CB | Hamza Zeddam | | 28 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 0 |
| | LB | Brahim Boudebouda | | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | LB | Réda Babouche | | 25 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 4 |
| 12 | RB | Moussa Coulibaly | | 22 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 2 |
| 11 | RB | Abdelkader Besseghir | | 28 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Mamaar Bentoucha | | 18 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 0 |
| Midfielders |
| | DM | Fodil Hadjadj | | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| | MF | Chérif Touré Mamam | | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| | DM | Faris Khenniche | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DM | Farid Daoud | | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 0 |
| | DM | Bilal Moumen | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DM | Nassim Bouchema | | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Yacine Hammadou | | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | DM | Hamza Koudri | | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 0 |
| 8 | AM | Faycal Badji | | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 1 |
| 20 | AM | Salim Boumechra | | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 10 |
| Forwards |
| 29 | LW | Sofiane Younes | | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 4 |
| | RW | Abdenour Belkheir | | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| | | Chakib Lachkham | | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| | ST | Mohamed Amroune | | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| | ST | Safi Belghomari | | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| | ST | Jean-Marc Benie | | 15 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| | ST | Farid Touil | | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | ST | Hamza Yacef | | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 1 |
| 19 | ST | Hadj Bouguèche | | 26 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 6 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 32 | 32 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 49 |
Last updated: 23 May 2024 Source: Footballdatabase.eu

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L1 | AC | TOTAL |
| 20 | | Salim Boumechra | MF | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 19 | | Hadj Bouguèche | FW | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | | Jean-Marc Benie | FW | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | | Safi Belghomari | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| | | Mohamed Amroune | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | | Sofiane Younes | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | | Réda Babouche | DF | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| | | Abdenour Belkheir | FW | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | | Moussa Coulibaly | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | | Farid Touil | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Chérif Touré Mamam | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | Faycal Badji | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Chakib Lachkham | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | | Hamza Yacef | ST | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | | Nassim Bouchema | DM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 40 | 9 | 49 |