# 2023–24 MC Oran season

The 2023–24 season, is MC Oran's 58th season and the club's 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, MC Oran are participating in the Algerian Cup.

## Review

On 17 August 2023, Hyproc Shipping Company became the new owner of MC Oran buying (90.34%) of shares. The meeting was held at the headquarter of Oran Province and the documents were signed by the acting director of Hyproc Abdennacer Bahlouli and The President Of the CSA Chemsseddine Bensnouci.

## 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 ||||||
| 16 | GK | Faris Boukerrit | (1998-03-09)9 March 1998 (aged 25) | CS Constantine |
| 20 | GK | Bachir Della Krachai | (1996-08-18)18 August 1996 (aged 27) | ASM Oran |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | CB | Abdelkader Tamimi | (2001-03-20)20 March 2001 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 4 | CB | Mohamed Naâmani | (1990-09-21)September 21, 1990 (aged 32) | Al Fateh |
| 5 | LB | Djamel Ibouzidène | (1994-01-22)22 January 1994 (aged 28) | NC Magra |
| 12 | RB | Abdelkader Belharrane | (2000-08-11)August 11, 2000 (aged 23) | USM Alger |
| 14 | LB | H'mida Salah | (1992-05-23)23 May 1992 (aged 31) | NC Magra |
| 15 | CB | Abderrahmane Nehari | (1994-04-09)9 April 1994 (aged 29) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 24 | RB | Ahmed Kerroum | (2000-06-27)27 June 2000 (aged 23) | ASO Chlef |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 2 | MF | Ilyes Chérif El-Ouazzani | (2001-07-06)6 July 2001 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 6 | MF | Juba Oukaci | (1996-07-08)8 July 1996 (aged 26) | JS Kabylie |
| 8 | MF | Salim Bennai | (1997-03-25)25 March 1997 (aged 26) | NA Hussein Dey |
| 13 | MF | Amine Benbelaid | (1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 31) | ASM Oran |
| 18 | MF | Mohamed Bengrina | (1996-03-24)24 March 1996 (aged 27) | ASO Chlef |
| 22 | MF | Seddik Senhadji | (2000-11-03)3 November 2000 (aged 22) | CR Témouchent |
| 23 | MF | Abdelhafid Benamara | (1995-10-01)October 1, 1995 (aged 27) | USM El Harrach |
| 25 | MF | Imed Saihi | (2000-08-11)11 August 2000 (aged 23) | WA Mostaganem |
| 27 | MF | Aymen Chadli | (1999-09-03)3 September 1999 (aged 24) | RC Relizane |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | FW | Maxwell Baakoh | (1995-10-08)8 October 1995 (aged 28) | USM Khenchela |
| 9 | FW | Mourad Benayad | (1990-09-25)25 September 1990 (aged 32) | NA Hussein Dey |
| 11 | FW | Merouane Boussalem | (1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 27) | NA Hussein Dey |
| 17 | FW | Zoubir Motrani | (1995-07-24)24 July 1995 (aged 28) | Al-Nairyah Club |
| 19 | FW | Merouane Dahar | (1992-12-25)25 December 1992 (aged 30) | AS Ain M'lila |
| 21 | FW | Oualid Ardji | (1995-09-07)7 September 1995 (aged 28) | CS Constantine |
| 26 | FW | Yacine Guenina | (1995-02-15)February 15, 1995 (aged 28) | JS Kabylie |

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

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving from | Fee |
| 1 July 2023 | MF | Ilyes Chérif El-Ouazzani | Youth system | Promotion |
| 24 August 2023 | DF | Abdelkader Belharrane | USM Alger | Free transfer |
| 24 August 2023 | MF | Amine Benbelaid | ASM Oran | Free transfer |
| 24 August 2023 | FW | Yacine Guenina | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 24 August 2023 | FW | Zoubir Motrani | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2023 | MF | Juba Oukaci | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 10 September 2023 | GK | Faris Boukerrit | CS Constantine | Free transfer |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving from | Fee |
| 30 January 2024 | FW | Maxwell Baakoh | USM Khenchela | 40,000,000 DA |
| 30 January 2024 | DF | H'mida Salah | NC Magra | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2024 | FW | Merouane Boussalem | US Biskra | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2024 | DF | Ahmed Kerroum | ASO Chlef | Undisclosed |
| 4 February 2024 | FW | Oualid Ardji | CS Constantine | Free transfer |

### Out
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving to | Fee |
| 26 June 2023 | GK | Kamel Soufi | USM Alger | Free transfer |
| 25 July 2023 | DF | Benali Benamar | JS Saoura | Free transfer |
| 11 August 2023 | DF | Zakaria Khali | CR Témouchent | Free transfer |
| 19 August 2023 | DF | Mohamed Amine Ezzemani | MA Tétouan | Free transfer |
| 19 August 2023 | DF | Imad Reguig | ES Sétif | Free transfer |
| 26 August 2023 | FW | Ameur Bouguettaya | ES Mostaganem | Free transfer |
| 27 August 2023 | MF | Mohamed Lagraa | JSM Tiaret | Free transfer |
| 30 August 2023 | FW | Belkacem Yadaden | JSM Tiaret | Free transfer |
| 10 September 2023 | MF | Yasser Belaribi | MC El Bayadh | Free transfer |
| 10 September 2023 | DF | Sofiane Khadir | MO Constantine | Free transfer |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving to | Fee |
| 5 January 2024 | FW | Hamza Belahouel | Free agent | Free transfer (Released) |
| 25 January 2024 | DF | Amine Abed Abbassi | Free agent | Free transfer (Released) |
| 25 January 2024 | FW | Mahi Benhamou | Free agent | Free transfer (Released) |
| 25 January 2024 | DF | Hichem Talha | Free agent | Free transfer (Released) |
| 31 January 2024 | DF | Senoussi Fourloul | Free agent | Free transfer (Released) |
| 31 January 2024 | GK | Athmane Toual | Free agent | Free transfer (Released) |
| 4 February 2024 | MF | Ramzi Tennah | Free agent | Free transfer (Released) |

## 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 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 030.00 | — | 13th | 15 September 2023 | In Progress |
| Algerian Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 066.67 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 3 February 2024 | 30 March 2024 |
| Total | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 033.33 |
Updated to match played 14 June 2024 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 | |
| 14 | US Biskra | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 36 | |
| 15 | ES Ben Aknoun (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 32 | Relegation to Algerian Ligue 2 |
* ↑ ES Ben Aknoun awarded 3–0 win against US Souf.

#### 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 | 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 | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | L |
| Position | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |

#### 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 ||||||||||
| 16 | GK | ALG | Faris Boukerrit | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | ALG | Bachir Della Krachai | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | ALG | Anis Mendil | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | ALG | Mohamed Hamadi | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ALG | Abdelkader Tamimi | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Naâmani | 19 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Djamel Ibouzidène | 23 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ALG | Abdelkader Belharrane | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ALG | H'mida Salah | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ALG | Abderrahmane Nehari | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ALG | Ahmed Kerroum | 18 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | DF | ALG | Mohammed Abdelali | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 2 | MF | ALG | Ilyes Chérif El-Ouazzani | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ALG | Juba Oukaci | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ALG | Salim Bennai | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ALG | Amine Benbelaid | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Bengrina | 19 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ALG | Merouane Dahar | 20 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ALG | Seddik Senhadji | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ALG | Abdelhafid Benamara | 32 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ALG | Imed Saihi | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ALG | Aymen Chadli | 31 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | GHA | Maxwell Baakoh | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Mourad Benayad | 32 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Merouane Boussalem | 18 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | FW | ALG | Zoubir Motrani | 15 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | ALG | Oualid Ardji | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ALG | Yacine Guenina | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ALG | Abdellah Oukil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Amran | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | ALG | Oussama Ben Attia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - | FW | ALG | Yacine Goudjil | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW | ALG | Mounir Mahadene | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG | Athmane Toual | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | ALG | Hichem Talha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ALG | Senoussi Fourloul | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Ramzi Tennah | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ALG | Amine Abed Abbassi | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Mahi Benhamou | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ALG | Hamza Belahouel | 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 |
| 11 | | Merouane Boussalem | FW | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | | Zoubir Motrani | FW | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | | Mourad Benayad | FW | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | | Ahmed Kerroum | DF | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | | Mohamed Naâmani | DF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | | Merouane Dahar | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | | Abdelhafid Benamara | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | | Mohamed Bengrina | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | Djamel Ibouzidène | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | | Oualid Ardji | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | | Maxwell Baakoh | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 26 | 5 | 31 |