# 2023–24 MC El Bayadh season

The 2023–24 season, is MC El Bayadh's 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, MC El Bayadh are participating in the Algerian Cup.
On December 20, 2023 MC El Bayadh Bus overturned following an accident near Sougueur in the Wilaya of Tiaret, two died according to the Gendarmerie Nationale. The two who died are assistant coach Khaled Meftah and goalkeeper Zakaria Bouziani. Following the tragic accident, the Algerian Football Federation has decided to suspend all football activities planned for the weekend throughout the national territory.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 February 2024. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Position | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | GK | Abdelkader Morcely | (1995-09-17)17 September 1995 (aged 27) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| 16 | GK | Abdeselem Naili | (1997-12-12)12 December 1997 (aged 26) | IRB Ouargla |
| 30 | GK | Ali Hamzaoui | (2003-01-07)7 January 2003 (aged 20) | JS Ben Daoud |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | CB | Abdeldjalil Bahoussi | (1993-08-05)5 August 1993 (aged 30) | JS Saoura |
| 5 | CB | Mohamed El Amine Barka | (1993-03-20)20 March 1993 (aged 30) | RC Relizane |
| 13 | LB | Abdessamad Bounaama | (1994-02-26)26 February 1994 (aged 29) | |
| 12 | LB | Anis Khemaissia | (1999-01-27)27 January 1999 (aged 24) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| 14 | CB | Adel Amaouche | (1999-11-04)4 November 1999 (aged 23) | MO Béjaïa |
| 15 | CB | Azzedine Berriah | (1999-06-16)16 June 1999 (aged 24) | |
| 21 | CB | Belaid Kouar | (1989-12-13)13 December 1989 (aged 33) | OMR El Annasser |
| 24 | RB | Kheireddine Benamrane | (1994-07-08)8 July 1994 (aged 29) | ES Sétif |
| 26 | LB | Aïssa Boudechicha | (2000-04-13)13 April 2000 (aged 23) | Bordeaux B |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 4 | MF | Brahim Zouad | (2001-04-13)13 April 2001 (aged 22) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| 6 | MF | Abdenour Abbes | (1994-10-24)24 October 1994 (aged 28) | ES Mostaganem |
| 8 | MF | El Amine Antar | (1991-10-22)22 October 1991 (aged 31) | JSM Tiaret |
| 9 | MF | Ramzi Tennah | (2001-04-22)22 April 2001 (aged 22) | MC Oran |
| 17 | MF | Benamar Mellal | (1993-08-09)9 August 1993 (aged 30) | JS Saoura |
| 18 | MF | Djamel Belalem | (1993-08-12)12 August 1993 (aged 30) | WA Tlemcen |
| 22 | MF | Nacer Benzid | (2001-02-20)20 February 2001 (aged 22) | |
| 23 | AM | Abdellah El Moudene | (1994-02-11)11 February 1994 (aged 29) | Free agent |
| 25 | MF | Youcef Serraoui | (2000-03-30)30 March 2000 (aged 23) | ES Sétif |
| Forwards ||||||
| 3 | FW | Ahmed Ghenam | (1998-03-31)31 March 1998 (aged 25) | |
| 7 | FW | Yasser Belaribi | (1999-06-22)22 June 1999 (aged 23) | MC Oran |
| 10 | FW | M'hend Sediri | (1996-03-15)15 March 1996 (aged 27) | Wej SC |
| 11 | FW | Mohammed Brahimi | (1997-11-23)23 November 1997 (aged 25) | MC Saïda |
| 19 | FW | Abdelillah Barkat | (1996-08-08)8 August 1996 (aged 27) | RC Relizane |
| 20 | FW | Ibrahim Morsli | (2000-02-15)15 February 2000 (aged 22) | US Souf |
| 27 | FW | Kamel Belmiloud | (1995-07-23)23 July 1995 (aged 28) | ES Mostaganem |

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

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving from | Fee |
| 14 August 2023 | MF | Abdenour Abbes | ES Mostaganem | Free transfer |
| 19 August 2023 | FW | Kamel Belmiloud | ES Mostaganem | Free transfer |
| 19 August 2023 | DF | Aïssa Boudechicha | Bordeaux B | Free transfer |
| 19 August 2023 | GK | Ali Hamzaoui | JS Ben Daoud | Free transfer |
| 19 August 2023 | MF | Brahim Zouad | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Free transfer |
| 22 August 2023 | FW | Oussama Aggar | Al-Sharq | Free transfer |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving from | Fee |
| 5 February 2024 | GK | Abdeselem Naili | IRB Ouargla | Free transfer |
| 5 February 2024 | MF | Ramzi Tennah | MC Oran | Free transfer |
| 5 February 2024 | MF | Abdellah El Moudene | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 5 February 2024 | FW | Ibrahim Morsli | US Souf | Free transfer |
| 5 February 2024 | FW | M'hend Sediri | Wej SC | Free transfer |

### Out
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving to | Fee | Source |
| 1 August 2023 | MF | Omar Embarek | USM Alger | Free transfer | |
| 14 August 2023 | FW | Hicham Khalfallah | JS Saoura | Free transfer | |

### Out
#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving to | Fee | Source |
| 27 January 2024 | FW | Oussama Aggar | Oman Club | Free transfer | |
| 4 February 2024 | FW | Ramdane Hitala | ES Sétif | 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 |
| Ligue 1 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 033.33 | — | 11th | 15 September 2023 | 14 June 2024 |
| Algerian Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 19 February 2024 | 19 February 2024 |
| Total | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 032.26 |
Updated to match played 14 June 2024 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | JS Saoura | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 40 |
| 10 | USM Khenchela | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 39 |
| 11 | MC El Bayadh | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 38 |
| 12 | NC Magra | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 38 |
| 13 | MC Oran | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 36 |

#### 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 June 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 | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | D | W | D | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 6 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 11 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 August 2023.
All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).
Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

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

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | DF | ALG | Abdelkader Morcely | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Abdeselem Naili | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ALG | Ali Hamzaoui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Abdeldjalil Bahoussi | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Mohamed El Amine Barka | 29 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ALG | Anis Khemaissia | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ALG | Abdessamad Bounaama | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ALG | Adel Amaouche | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ALG | Azzedine Berriah | 26 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ALG | Belaid Kouar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ALG | Kheireddine Benamrane | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ALG | Aïssa Boudechicha | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ALG | Brahim Zouad | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ALG | Abdenour Abbes | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ALG | El Amine Antar | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | ALG | Ramzi Tennah | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ALG | Benamar Mellal | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ALG | Djamel Belalem | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ALG | Nacer Benzid | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ALG | Abdellah El Moudene | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ALG | Youcef Serraoui | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Belghoul | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 3 | FW | ALG | Ahmed Ghenam | 19 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ALG | Yasser Belaribi | 26 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ALG | M'hend Sediri | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Mohammed Brahimi | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ALG | Abdelillah Barkat | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ALG | Ibrahim Morsli | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ALG | Kamel Belmiloud | 31 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Messadi | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 16 | GK | ALG | Zakaria Bouziani | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Ramdane Hitala | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ALG | Oussama Aggar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 14 June 2024 Source: soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

    As of 14 June 2024
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L 1 | AC | TOTAL |
| 27 | | Kamel Belmiloud | FW | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | | Ahmed Ghenam | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | | Mohamed Messadi | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | | Ramdane Hitala | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | | Yasser Belaribi | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | | M'hend Sediri | FW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | | Youcef Serraoui | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | | Azzedine Berriah | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Mohamed El Amine Barka | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | | Abdessamad Bounaama | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | | Adel Amaouche | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | | Nacer Benzid | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | | Azzedine Berriah | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | | Benamar Mellal | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 29 | 1 | 30 |