# 2024–25 JS Kabylie season

The 2024–25 season, is JS Kabylie's 56th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, JS Kabylie are participating in the Algerian Cup. On June 27, 2024 The federal office approved the calendar for the 2024–25 Ligue 1 season with the aim of ending on May 31, 2025. The first round is scheduled for September 14, this delay is motivated both by an extended end of the 2023–24 season but also by the holding of early presidential elections which will take place on September 7, 2024. However, the Ligue de Football Professionnel decided to postpone the start of the Ligue 1 by a week, on September 21.

## Review
### Background

On June 30, 2024, JS Kabylie signed Abdelhak Benchikha as a new coach. ATM Mobilis also congratulated and thanked Benchikha for choosing JS Kabylie and for preferring it to other national and international offers, according to a press release on the official X account of the Algerian Telecom Company. On July 10, 2024, the President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune, supervised the inauguration of the Stadium bearing the name of Hocine Aït Ahmed, in the presence of some former players of JS Kabylie. Following urgent requests from certain clubs, the Algerian Football Federation has decided to increase the number of foreign players in the Ligue 1. After having formally passed through the technical college chaired by Rabah Saâdane, the FAF ratified the increase in the number of foreigners per club from 3 to 5. However, that there is a provision intended to serve as a safeguard for the license of a foreign player or coach to be validated, the club must pay the federation a deposit equivalent to 12 months salary. This is to protect against any financial dispute.
On September 17, during a friendly match against US Biskra at the New Aït Ahmed stadium, goalkeeper Gaya Merbah suffered a serious injury, a fracture in his leg bone (fracture du tibia), which required his immediate transfer to Tizi Ouzou Hospital. Due to the seriousness of his injury, the match was stopped and Merbah will be out until the end of the season. The Algerian Football Federation regulations stipulate that clubs can contract with a goalkeeper if one of their goalkeepers suffers a serious injury, such as Merbah.

#### First-team transfers (summer transfer window)

On June 20, 2024, JS Kabylie is the first elite club to open the recruiting ball. Signed a contract for five seasons with Gaya Merbah, former goalkeeper of IR Tanger. Merbah was presented in the head office of ATM Mobilis operator and in the presence of its CEO, Chaouki Boukhazani. Also present were El Hadi Ould Ali chairman of the board of directors, Hakim Medane general director and Karim Doudane general manager. JS Kabylie then terminated Chamseddine Rahmani's contract which was terminated amicably. On July 4, 2024, the second defensive reinforcements arrived with the signing of international defender Mohamed Amine Madani a three-year contract coming from CS Constantine.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 14 June 2024. 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 ||||||
| 16 | Gaya Merbah | GK | (1994-07-22)22 July 1994 (aged 30) | IR Tanger |
| 21 | Mohamed Idir Hadid | GK | (2002-04-26)26 April 2002 (aged 22) | Reserve team |
| 22 | Seif Benrabah | GK | (2003-03-23)23 March 2003 (aged 21) | Reserve team |
| Defenders ||||||
| 23 | Abdelhamid Driss | CB | (2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (aged 22) | NC Magra |
| | Khaled Bouhakak | CB | (1993-09-18)18 September 1993 (aged 30) | AS Aïn M'lila |
| 18 | Mohamed Réda Hamidi | RB | (2001-06-08)8 June 2001 (aged 23) | Paradou AC (loan) |
| 4 | Idir Mokedem | CB | (1994-06-05)5 June 1994 (aged 30) | Paradou AC (loan) |
| 13 | Moussa Benzaid | LB | (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 (aged 25) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| 20 | Mohamed Amine Madani | CB | (1992-03-20)20 March 1992 (aged 32) | CS Constantine |
| 2 | Farès Nechat Djabri | RB | (2001-05-25)25 May 2001 (aged 23) | Reserve team |
| 26 | Ahmed Maâmeri | LB | (1997-06-25)25 June 1997 (aged 27) | CS Constantine |
| 28 | Youssouf Koné | LB | (1995-07-05)5 July 1995 (aged 29) | Molenbeek |
| | Reda Benchaa | CB | (2002-03-12)12 March 2002 (aged 22) | Kazma SC |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 14 | Hadji Chekal Affari | CM | (2003-02-24)24 February 2003 (aged 21) | CS Constantine |
| 25 | Babacar Sarr | DM | (1997-07-24)24 July 1997 (aged 27) | Unattached |
| | Sadio Kanouté | CM | (1996-10-21)21 October 1996 (aged 27) | Simba |
| 6 | Aymen Bendaoud | CM | (2001-06-18)18 June 2001 (aged 23) | CS Constantine |
| | Yuliwes Bellache | CM | (2002-09-29)29 September 2002 (aged 21) | Clermont Foot |
| 5 | Ali Amriche | DM | (1998-12-08)8 December 1998 (aged 25) | US Biskra |
| 10 | Ryad Boudebouz | AM | (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 34) | Ohod Club |
| 24 | Mehdi Boudjemaa | CM | (1998-04-07)7 April 1998 (aged 26) | Çorum |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | Massinissa Nezla | ST | (1998-09-12)12 September 1998 (aged 26) | Reserve team |
| 12 | Adem Redjem | LW | (1997-01-01)1 January 1997 (aged 27) | Paradou AC |
| 11 | Kouceila Boualia | ST | (2001-03-14)14 March 2001 (aged 23) | Reserve team |
| 27 | Redouane Berkane | ST | (2003-07-07)7 July 2003 (aged 21) | Olympique Akbou |
| 3 | Aimen Abdelaziz Lahmeri | LW | (1996-05-28)28 May 1996 (aged 28) | JS Saoura |
| | Lounes Adjout | ST | (2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 22) | CR Belouizdad |
| | Djibril Ouattara | ST | (1999-09-19)19 September 1999 (aged 24) | RS Berkane |
| 15 | Walter Bwalya | ST | (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 29) | Al-Nahda |
| 48 | Lahlou Akhrib | RW | (2005-04-24)24 April 2005 (aged 19) | Reserve team |
| | Ivan Ignatyev | ST | (1999-01-06)6 January 1999 (aged 25) | FC Urartu |

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

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving from | Fee |
| 20 June 2024 | GK | Gaya Merbah | IR Tanger | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2024 | DF | Mohamed Amine Madani | CS Constantine | Free transfer |
| 10 July 2024 | FW | Aimen Abdelaziz Lahmeri | JS Saoura | Undisclosed |
| 12 July 2024 | MF | Sadio Kanouté | Simba | Undisclosed |
| 17 July 2024 | DF | Mohamed Réda Hamidi | Paradou AC | Loan for one year |
| 17 July 2024 | CB | Idir Mokedem | Paradou AC | Loan for one year |
| 20 July 2024 | FW | Lounes Adjout | CR Belouizdad | Undisclosed |
| 25 July 2024 | MF | Babacar Sarr | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 28 July 2024 | MF | Hadji Chekal Affari | CS Constantine | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2024 | FW | Djibril Ouattara | RS Berkane | Free transfer |
| 5 August 2024 | FW | Walter Bwalya | Al-Nahda | Free transfer |
| 9 September 2024 | LB | Youssouf Koné | Molenbeek | Free transfer |
| 10 September 2024 | AM | Ryad Boudebouz | Ohod Club | Free transfer |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving to | Fee |
| 17 January 2025 | MF | Mehdi Boudjemaa | Çorum | Free transfer |
| 4 February 2025 | DF | Reda Benchaa | Kazma SC | Free transfer |
| 5 February 2025 | FW | Ivan Ignatyev | FC Urartu | Undisclosed |

### Out
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving to | Fee |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Chamseddine Rahmani | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 18 July 2024 | FW | Dadi El Hocine Mouaki | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 18 July 2024 | MF | Mohamed Reda Boumechra | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 20 July 2024 | CB | Badreddine Souyad | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 23 July 2024 | RB | Oussama Gatal | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 23 July 2024 | FW | Faik Amrane | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 23 July 2024 | LB | Rafik Mendas | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 23 July 2024 | GK | Fouad Zegrar | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 23 August 2024 | MF | Mamadou Traore | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 26 August 2024 | CF | Essang Matouti | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving to | Fee |
| 7 January 2025 | ST | Djibril Ouattara | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 26 January 2025 | DM | Sid Ahmed Maatallah | JS Saoura | Loan for six months |
| 4 February 2025 | FW | Lounes Adjout | Olympique Akbou | Free transfer (Released) |
| 8 February 2025 | LB | Moussa Benzaid | Asswehly SC | 350,000 € |
* ↑ Rahmani joined MC Oran on 2 July 2024.
* ↑ Mouaki joined CS Constantine on 20 July 2024.
* ↑ Boumechra joined USM Khenchela on 5 August 2024.
* ↑ Souyad joined CR Belouizdad on 21 July 2024.
* ↑ Zegrar joined MC El Bayadh on 14 August 2024.

### New contracts
## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | — | To be confirmed | In Progress | In Progress |
| Algerian Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | To be confirmed | To be confirmed | In Progress | In Progress |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
Updated to match played 23 May 2024 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | CR Belouizdad | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 33 | Qualification for CAF Champions League |
| 3 | USM Alger | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 32 | Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | JS Kabylie | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 30 | |
| 5 | ASO Chlef | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 27 | |
| 6 | Paradou AC | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 26 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 1 October 2024. 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 11 July 2024.
All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).
Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Algerian Cup
## Squad information
### Appearances and goals

    As of 18 June 2024
| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | App | St | G | App | St | G | App | St | G |
| Goalkeepers |
| | GK | Gaya Merbah | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | Mohamed Idir Hadid | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | Seif Benrabah | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |
| | CB | Abdelhamid Driss | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | CB | Khaled Bouhakak | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | RB | Mohamed Réda Hamidi | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | CB | Idir Mokedem | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | LB | Moussa Benzaid | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | RB | Farès Nechat Djabri | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | CB | Mohamed Amine Madani | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | LB | Ahmed Maâmeri | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |
| | CM | Hadji Chekal Affari | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DM | Babacar Sarr | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | CM | Sadio Kanouté | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | CM | Aymen Bendaoud | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | CM | Yuliwes Bellache | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DM | Ali Amriche | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |
| | ST | Massinissa Nezla | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | LW | Adem Redjem | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | ST | Kouceila Boualia | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | ST | Redouane Berkane | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | ST | Aimen Abdelaziz Lahmeri | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | ST | Lounes Adjout | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | ST | Djibril Ouattara | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | ST | Walter Bwalya | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | RW | Lahlou Akhrib | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 23 May 2024 Source: soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

    As of 18 June 2024
Includes all competitive matches.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L1 | AC | TOTAL |
| | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 18 June 2024