# 2015–16 CS Constantine season

In the 2015–16 season, CS Constantine competed in the Ligue 1 for the 20th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. The National Well Works Company (ENTP), regional leader in drilling whose head office is in Hassi Messaoud, also part of the giant oil group Sonatrach, will officially take over from Tassili Airlines. This change is motivated by the financial problems encountered by Tassili Airlines and ENTP with share capital of 14,800,000,000 DA, bought the majority of the shares of the SSPA/CS Constantine.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2014. 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 ||||||
| 1 | Hamza Dahmane | GK | (1990-09-22)22 September 1990 (aged 24) | MC Oran |
| 18 | Nadjib Ghoul | GK | (1985-09-12)12 September 1985 (aged 29) | ES Sétif |
| 16 | Cédric Si Mohamed | GK | (1985-01-09)9 January 1985 (aged 30) | JSM Béjaïa |
| Defenders ||||||
| 7 | Hamid Bahri | RB | (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 25) | MO Béjaïa |
| 20 | Farid Cheklam | CB | (1984-09-21)21 September 1984 (aged 30) | Najran SC |
| 4 | Amine Aksas | CB | (1983-03-05)5 March 1983 (aged 32) | MC Alger |
| 88 | Belkacem Remache | RB | (1985-10-12)12 October 1985 (aged 29) | JS Kabylie |
| 28 | Amer Belakhdar | LB | (1980-01-20)20 January 1980 (aged 35) | JSM Béjaïa |
| 17 | Mohamed Walid Bencherifa | LB | (1988-11-06)6 November 1988 (aged 26) | JS Kabylie |
| 19 | Farid Mellouli | CB | (1984-07-07)7 July 1984 (aged 31) | Al-Qadisiyah FC |
| 27 | Zineddine Mekkaoui | LB | (1987-01-10)10 January 1987 (aged 28) | JS Kabylie |
| 15 | Sofyane Cherfa | CB | (1984-08-13)13 August 1984 (aged 31) | Panthrakikos |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 26 | Sabri Gharbi | DM | (1987-05-26)26 May 1987 (aged 28) | MC Alger |
| 10 | Mourad Meghni | AM | (1984-04-16)16 April 1984 (aged 31) | Unattached |
| 13 | Abdelhak Sameur | DM | (1990-11-12)12 November 1990 (aged 24) | WA Tlemcen |
| 29 | Merouane Anane | DM | (1990-05-31)31 May 1990 (aged 25) | CR Belouizdad |
| 22 | Otman Djellilahine | AM | (1987-02-12)12 February 1987 (aged 28) | BEC Tero Sasana |
| 24 | Toufik Guerabis | DM | (1991-07-31)31 July 1991 (aged 24) | CSO Amnéville |
| 15 | Antar Boucherit | DM | (1983-12-18)18 December 1983 (aged 31) | JS Saoura |
| 10 | Mourad Meghni | AM | (198-04-16)16 April 198 (aged 1817) | Unattached |
| Forwards ||||||
| 5 | Yacine Bezzaz | LM / RW / LW | (1981-07-10)10 July 1981 (aged 34) | MC Oran |
| 14 | Hamza Boulemdaïs | ST | (1982-11-22)22 November 1982 (aged 32) | JS Kabylie |
| 9 | Ahmed Messadia | ST | (1986-06-15)15 June 1986 (aged 29) | JS Kabylie |
| 11 | Paulin Voavy | LW | (1987-11-10)10 November 1987 (aged 27) | AS Cannes |
| 25 | Koro Koné | ST | (1989-07-05)5 July 1989 (aged 26) | Arles-Avignon |
| 8 | Bessam | | (1987-12-05)5 December 1987 (aged 27) | JS Kabylie |

## 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 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 036.67 | — | 8th | 15 August 2015 | 27 May 2015 |
| Algerian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 18 December 2015 | 18 December 2015 |
| CAF Confederation Cup | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 050.00 | First round | Second round | 13 March 2016 | 20 April 2016 |
| Total | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 037.14 |

### Ligue 1
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | MO Béjaïa | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 44 |
| 7 | DRB Tadjenanet | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 43 |
| 8 | CS Constantine | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 42 |
| 9 | USM El Harrach | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 41 |
| 10 | MC Oran | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 40 |
* ↑ ES Sétif ahead of MO Béjaïa on head-to-head record: ESS–MOB 0–0, MOB–ESS 0–0.
* ↑ MC Oran ahead of NA Hussein Dey on head-to-head record: MCO–NAH 1–0, NAH–MCO 1–0.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 31 January 2015. 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 |

### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Confederation Cup | Confederation Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG | Hamza Dahmane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | ALG | Nadjib Ghoul | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Cédric Si Mohamed | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 7 | DF | ALG | Hamid Bahri | 20 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ALG | Farid Cheklam | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Amine Aksas | 17 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | ALG | Belkacem Remache | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ALG | Amer Belakhdar | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Walid Bencherifa | 31 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ALG | Farid Mellouli | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ALG | Zineddine Mekkaoui | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ALG | Sabri Gharbi | 21 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ALG | Sofyane Cherfa | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | ALG | Mourad Meghni | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | ALG | Abdelhak Sameur | 29 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ALG | Merouane Anane | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ALG | Otman Djellilahine | 23 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ALG | Yacine Bezzaz | 32 | 8 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 14 | FW | ALG | Hamza Boulemdaïs | 30 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Ahmed Messadia | 23 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | MAD | Paulin Voavy | 28 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | FW | NIG | Koro Issa Ahmed Koné | 14 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ALG | Toufik Guerabis | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | MTN | Cheikh Moulaye Ahmed | 21 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||
| | MF | ALG | Antar Boucherit | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Abdelmalek Djeghbala | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Competitions

### Goalscorers
## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 21 June 2015 | DF | Amine Aksas | MC Alger | Free transfer |
| 21 June 2015 | DF | Farid Cheklam | Najran SC | Free transfer |
| 21 June 2015 | DF | Zineddine Mekkaoui | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 21 June 2015 | DF | Sabri Gharbi | MC Alger | Free transfer |
| 25 June 2015 | MF | Yacine Bezzaz | MC Oran | Free transfer |
| 15 July 2015 | FW | Koro Issa Ahmed Koné | Dijon FCO | Free transfer |
| 11 January 2016 | DF | Sofyane Cherfa | Panthrakikos | Free transfer |
| 13 January 2016 | DF | Farid Mellouli | Al-Qadisiyah FC | Free transfer |