# 2024–25 CR Belouizdad season

The 2024–25 season, is CR Belouizdad's 58th season and the club's 35th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, CR Belouizdad are participating in this season's editions of the Algerian Cup, Super Cup and the Champions League. 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 18, 2024, Taoufik Korichi became the new sports director (DTS) of CR Belouizdad after being relieved of his duties at USM Alger. Korichi He was installed in his new position replacing Zakaria Djebbour, Chabab revealed in a press release published on its social networks. On June 27, during the federal office meeting it was announced that the Super Cup, which had been absent since 2020. On July 9, 2024, CR Belouizdad President Mehdi Rabehi confirmed that the club’s management wants to keep the Brazilian technician in his position. however, Marcos Paquetá did not respond favorably to the club management's proposal, regarding his new salary in anticipation of the current season.
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.
Following the serious incidents that marred the derby match against MC Alger on November 20, 2024, the Disciplinary Committee punished the two teams. After postponing its decision until the end of its meeting on November 25, and after studying other documents, in particular videos, the committee punished the team by ordering it to play four matches behind closed doors, two of which were suspended. It will also have to pay 200,000 DZD, not counting the financial compensation that the stadium manager will request.
On November 30, Mehdi Rabehi was reappointed as president of SSPA/CRB, while the board of directors was also renewed, among them are the journalist Maamar Djebbour, the former member of the federal office Rachid Oukali, the shareholder and former president of the CRB, Mohamed Bouhafs as well as Rachid Bahloul, director of the majority shareholder MADAR Holding and the representative of the amateur club (CSA), Boualem Boukherroucha.

## 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 | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 26 | Redouane Maachou | GK | (2001-02-04)4 February 2001 (aged 23) | Youth system | 2022 | 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Farid Chaâl | GK | (1994-07-03)3 July 1994 (aged 30) | Al-Najma SC | 2024 | 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Moustapha Zeghba | GK | (1990-11-21)21 November 1990 (aged 33) | Damac FC | 2024 | 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Chouaib Keddad | CB | (1994-07-25)25 July 1994 (aged 30) | ASO Chlef | 2018 | 2026 | 183 | 12 |
| 3 | Houcine Benayada | CB | (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 32) | Wydad AC | 2023 | 2025 | 36 | 0 |
| 4 | Mouad Hadded | CB | (1997-02-22)22 February 1997 (aged 27) | MC Alger | 2022 | 2025 | 60 | 4 |
| 5 | Badreddine Souyad | CB | (1995-05-03)3 May 1995 (aged 29) | JS Kabylie | 2024 | 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Youcef Laouafi | LB | (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 28) | ES Sahel | 2022 | 2025 | 76 | 4 |
| 24 | Naoufel Khacef | LB | (1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 26) | Gaziantep | 2024 | 2026 | 15 | 0 |
| 37 | Mohamed Azzi | RB | (2002-05-11)11 May 2002 (aged 22) | Reserve team | 2021 | 2026 | 18 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | Raouf Benguit | CM | (1996-04-05)5 April 1996 (aged 28) | Raja CA | 2023 | 2025 | 44 | 6 |
| | Belaïd Hamidi | AM | (1996-05-07)7 May 1996 (aged 28) | ES Sétif | 2022 | 2025 | 10 | 0 |
| 23 | Jacques Mbé | DM | (1999-02-24)24 February 1999 (aged 25) | Étoile du Sahel | 2024 | 2027 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Oussama Daibeche | AM | (1999-01-28)28 January 1999 (aged 25) | ES Mostaganem | 2024 | 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Housseyn Selmi | CM | (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 31) | CA Batna | 2017 | 2024 | 214 | 7 |
| 28 | Arafat Doumbia | CM | (2004-11-16)16 November 2004 (aged 19) | SO Armée | 2024 | 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Zineddine Boutmène | RW | (2000-10-21)October 21, 2000 (aged 23) | ES Sahel | 2023 | 2025 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Ishak Boussouf | RW | (2001-08-22)August 22, 2001 (aged 23) | Lommel | 2023 | 2025 | 63 | 6 |
| 22 | Rezki Hamroune | RW | (1996-03-10)10 March 1996 (aged 28) | Pharco FC | 2024 | 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| | Lamin Jallow | ST | (1994-07-22)22 July 1994 (aged 30) | Keçiörengücü | 2023 | 2025 | 23 | 3 |
| 11 | Abderrahmane Meziane | LW | (1994-03-07)March 7, 1994 (aged 30) | USM Alger | 2023 | 2026 | 43 | 12 |
| 17 | Merouane Zerrouki | ST | (2001-01-25)25 January 2001 (aged 23) | Paradou AC | 2023 | 2026 | 14 | 1 |
| 19 | Mohamed Islam Belkhir | LW | (2001-03-16)March 16, 2001 (aged 23) | Youth system | 2020 | 2024 | 135 | 22 |
| | Mounir Belhaidja | FW | (2001-11-28)November 28, 2001 (aged 22) | Youth system | 2023 | 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Hedy Chaabi | RW | (1995-10-31)31 October 1995 (aged 28) | Francs Borains | 2024 | 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Khanyisa Mayo | RW / LW / CF | (1998-08-27)27 August 1998 (aged 26) | Cape Town City | 2024 | 2027 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Aymen Mahious | CF | (1997-09-15)15 September 1997 (aged 26) | Yverdon (loan) | 2024 | 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Islam Slimani | ST | (1988-06-18)18 June 1988 (aged 36) | Mechelen | 2024 | 2026 | 122 | 43 |

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

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving from | Fee |
| 13 July 2024 | AM | Oussama Daibeche | ES Mostaganem | Free transfer |
| 19 July 2024 | MF | Jacques Mbé | Étoile du Sahel | 320,000 $ |
| 21 July 2024 | GK | Farid Chaâl | Al-Najma SC | Free transfer |
| 21 July 2024 | CB | Badreddine Souyad | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 26 July 2024 | LW | Hedy Chaabi | Francs Borains | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2024 | CM | Arafat Doumbia | SO Armée | Free transfer |
| 31 July 2024 | GK | Moustapha Zeghba | Damac FC | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2024 | FW | Khanyisa Mayo | Cape Town City | 1,500,000 € |
| 7 August 2024 | RW | Rezki Hamroune | Pharco FC | Free transfer |
| 10 August 2024 | FW | Aymen Mahious | Yverdon | Loan for one season |
| 9 September 2024 | ST | Islam Slimani | Mechelen | Free transfer |

### Out
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving to | Fee |
| 6 July 2024 | DF | Sofiane Bouchar | Al-Arabi | Loan return |
| 20 July 2024 | FW | Lounes Adjout | JS Kabylie | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2024 | DF | Achraf Boudrama | CS Constantine | Free transfer |
| 20 July 2024 | MF | Mamadou Samaké | Azam | Free transfer |
| 24 July 2024 | FW | Aymene Rahmani | JS Saoura | Free transfer |
| 31 July 2024 | GK | Alexis Guendouz | Persepolis | 185,000 € |
| 31 July 2024 | DM | Houssem Eddine Mrezigue | Dynamo Makhachkala | 500,000 € |
| 5 August 2024 | MF | Mohamed Islam Bakir | USM Khenchela | Free transfer |
| 13 August 2024 | FW | Leonel Wamba | Al Wahda | 300,000 € |
| 24 August 2024 | MF | Akram Bouras | MC Alger | Free transfer |
| 29 August 2024 | ST | Oussama Darfalou | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 7 September 2024 | RB | Mokhtar Belkhiter | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving to | Fee |
| 16 January 2025 | ST | Islam Slimani | Westerlo | Loan for six months |
| 30 January 2025 | CB | Mouad Hadded | Al-Ahly Benghazi | Free transfer (Released) |
| 14 February 2025 | RB | Mohamed Azzi | Dynamo Makhachkala | Free transfer |
* ↑ Belkhiter joined ASO Chlef on 9 September 2024.

### New contracts

| No. | Pos | Player | Contract length | Contract end | Date | Source |
| 37 | RB | Mohamed Azzi | 2 years | 2026 | 13 July 2024 | |

## 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 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 045.45 | — | To be confirmed | 27 September 2024 | In Progress |
| Algerian Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | Round of 64 | To be confirmed | 6 January 2025 | In Progress |
| Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 | Final | Runners–up | 8 February 2025 | 8 February 2025 |
| CAF Champions League | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 057.14 | First round | To be confirmed | 18 August 2024 | In Progress |
| Total | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 050.00 |
Updated to match played 27 December 2024 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | MC Alger | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 41 | Qualification for CAF Champions League |
| 2 | CR Belouizdad | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 33 | Qualification for CAF Champions League |
| 3 | JS Kabylie | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 33 | Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | USM Alger | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 32 | |
| 5 | Paradou AC | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 29 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 27 December 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 | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| ResHult | D | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches

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

### Champions League
#### Qualifying rounds

In the qualifying rounds, each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score will be tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14). The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 11 July 2024, 12:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+3), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

##### Second round
#### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 7 October 2024, 11:00 GMT (14:00 local time, UTC+3), in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 winners of the second round of qualifying rounds were drawn into four groups of four. The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown next to every team). Each group contains one team from each of Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, and each team were allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OPFC | AHL | CRB | SAB |
| 1 | Orlando Pirates | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–2 | — | 6–1 | 4–2 |
| 3 | CR Belouizdad | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 9 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 6–0 |
| 4 | Stade d'Abidjan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 1 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — |

## Squad information
### Appearances and goals

    As of 20 February 2025
| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Champions League | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | App | St | G | App | St | G | App | St | G | App | St | G | App | St | G |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | GK | Redouane Maachou | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Farid Chaâl | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Moustapha Zeghba | | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Chouaib Keddad | | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Houcine Benayada | | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Naoufel Khacef | | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Youcef Laouafi | | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Badreddine Souyad | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Abderrahmane Bekkour | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Bilal Boukerchaoui | | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Raouf Benguit | | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 4 |
| 15 | MF | Housseyn Selmi | | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Ishak Boussouf | | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Oussama Daibeche | | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Jacques Mbé | | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Arafat Doumbia | | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | Abderrahmane Meziane | | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 4 |
| 14 | FW | Hedy Chaabi | | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | Merouane Zerrouki | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Khanyisa Mayo | | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 5 |
| 22 | FW | Rezki Hamroune | | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | Mohamed Islam Belkhir | | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 2 |
| 18 | FW | Aymen Mahious | | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
| Players transferred out during the season |
| 4 | DF | Mouad Hadded | | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | Mohamed Azzi | | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Abdel Ali Hamadi | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Oussama Darfalou | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Islam Slimani | | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 17 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 42 |
Last updated: 20 February 2025 Source: soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

    As of 26 February 2025
Includes all competitive matches.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L1 | AC | SC | CL1 | TOTAL |
| 18 | | Aymen Mahious | FW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | | Khanyisa Mayo | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | | Raouf Benguit | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | | Abderrahmane Meziane | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | | Naoufel Khacef | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | | Mohamed Islam Belkhir | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | | Islam Slimani | ST | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | | Rezki Hamroune | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | | Ishak Boussouf | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | | Merouane Zerrouki | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | | Hedy Chaabi | FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | | Bilal Boukerchaoui | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 23 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 42 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 20 February 2025
| | | | | | Clean sheets | Clean sheets | Clean sheets | Clean sheets | Clean sheets |
| No. | Nat | Name | GP | GA | L 1 | AC | SC | CL1 | Total |
| 30 | | Farid Chaâl | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | | Moustapha Zeghba | 22 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 24 | | Redouane Maachou | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| | | TOTALS | TOTALS | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17 |