# 2018–19 USM Bel Abbès season

In the 2018–19 season, USM Bel-Abbès competed in the Ligue 1 for the 24th season, as well as the Confederation Cup, and the Algerian Cup.

## 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 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 030.00 | — | 13th | 11 August 2018 | 26 May 2019 |
| Algerian Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 27 December 2018 | 31 December 2018 |
| Super Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | Final | Winners | 1 November 2018 | 1 November 2018 |
| Confederation Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 025.00 | Preliminary round | First round | 27 November 2018 | 23 December 2018 |
| Total | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 032.43 |
Updated to match played 28 May 2018 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 11 | NA Hussein Dey | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 36 | |
| 12 | AS Aïn M'lila | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 36 | |
| 13 | USM Bel Abbès | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 35 | |
| 14 | MO Béjaïa (R) | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 33 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 15 | DRB Tadjenanet (R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 31 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
* 1 2 Head-to-head: MC Oran 7 points; NA Hussein Dey 5 points; AS Aïn M'lila 3 points.
* ↑ Head-to-head: DRB Tadjenanet 4 points; Olympique de Médéa 1 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 2018. 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | D | L | D | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L |
| Position | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 |

### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | Confederation Cup | Confederation Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 16 | GK | ALG | Sofiane Khedairia | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | ALG | Nadjib Ghoul | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ALG | Abdelkader Zarat Belmokhtar | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | ALG | Nasreddine Benlebna | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Boualem Mesmoudi | 27 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ALG | Samir Zerrouki | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ALG | Ishak Guebli | 18 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ALG | Zakaria Khali | 30 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ALG | Abderrahim Abdelli | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ALG | Fateh Achour | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ALG | Anes Abbas | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 23 | MF | ALG | Nabil Aït Ferguene | 20 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Abdessamed Bounoua | 33 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ALG | Ishak Bouda | 23 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ALG | Larbi Tabti | 19 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Lagraâ | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ALG | Abdennour Iheb Belhocini | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ALG | Yahia Labani | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ALG | Sid Ahmed Abbaci | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Sofiane Ouari | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Houari Boumediene Belal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | ALG | Hamza Belahouel | 19 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | FW | ALG | Mouloud Nabil Metref | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Mourad Benayad | 33 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Seguer | 26 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Ameur Bouguettaya | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||
| 15 | DF | ALG | Nabil Lamara | 16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | FW | ALG | Abdelkrim Zouari | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 11 June 2018 Source: fr.soccerway.com

### Goalscorers
## Squad list

As of August 11, 2018.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ALG | Nadjib Ghoul |
| 2 | DF | ALG | Samir Zerrouki |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Boualem Mesmoudi |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Nasreddine Benlebna |
| 5 | MF | ALG | Larbi Tabti |
| 6 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Lagraâ |
| 7 | MF | ALG | Abdennour Iheb Belhocini |
| 8 | FW | ALG | Hamza Belahouel |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Ameur Bouguettaya |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Abdessamed Bounoua |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Mourad Benayad |
| 15 | DF | ALG | Nabil Lamara |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Sofiane Khedairia |
| 17 | MF | ALG | Ishak Bouda |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | ALG | Fateh Achour |
| 19 | DF | ALG | Zakaria Khali |
| 20 | DF | ALG | Abderrahim Abdelli |
| 21 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Seguer |
| 22 | DF | ALG | Ishak Guebli |
| 23 | MF | ALG | Nabil Aït Ferguene |
| 24 | DF | ALG | Anes Abbas |
| 25 | MF | ALG | Sid Ahmed Abbaci |
| 26 | FW | ALG | Mouloud Nabil Metref |
| 27 | FW | ALG | Abdelkrim Zouari |
| 28 | FW | ALG | Sid Ahmed El Mahi |
| 29 | MF | ALG | Yahia Labani |
| 30 | GK | ALG | Abdelkader Zarat Belmokhtar |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 5 June 2018 | DF | Boualem Masmoudi | ASM Oran | Free transfer |
| 5 June 2018 | DF | Fateh Achour | GC Mascara | Free transfer |
| 8 June 2018 | GK | Sofiane Khedairia | JSM Béjaïa | Free transfer |
| 19 June 2018 | FW | Mourad Benayad | ES Sétif | Free transfer (Released) |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 4 June 2018 | FW | Habib Bouguelmouna | ES Sétif | Free transfer |
| 22 June 2018 | FW | Djamel Chettal | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer |
| 18 July 2018 | GK | Athmane Toual | MO Béjaïa | Free transfer |