# 2023–24 USM Khenchela season

The 2023–24 season, was USM Khenchela's 4th season and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, USM Khenchela participated in the Algerian Cup.

## 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 | Oussama Filali | (1998-07-24)24 July 1998 (aged 25) | US Chaouia |
| 16 | GK | Sofiane Khedairia | (1989-04-01)1 April 1989 (aged 34) | Al-Shoulla |
| Defenders ||||||
| 5 | CB | Nabil Saâdou | (1990-03-07)7 March 1990 (aged 33) | Al-Jabalain FC |
| 6 | CB | Hocine Laribi | (1991-11-17)17 November 1991 (aged 32) | NC Magra |
| 12 | LB | Oussama Kaddour | (1997-05-12)12 May 1997 (aged 26) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 21 | CB | Hamza Rebiai | (1994-01-11)11 January 1994 (aged 29) | CS Constantine |
| 22 | RB | Mohamed Guemroud | (1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 29) | JS Kabylie |
| 25 | CB | Abdelhafid Hoggas | (1992-01-01)1 January 1992 (aged 31) | MO Constantine |
| 26 | RB | Abdellah Meddah | (1999-03-08)8 March 1999 (aged 24) | ASO Chlef |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 8 | MF | Abdelhakim Sameur | (1990-11-12)12 November 1990 (aged 32) | US Biskra |
| 10 | MF | Mohamed Yacine Athmani | (1991-05-13)13 May 1991 (aged 32) | US Biskra |
| 11 | MF | Hacène Ogbi | (1989-08-17)17 August 1989 (aged 34) | Al-Muharraq |
| 18 | MF | Ahmed Gagaâ | (1994-01-15)15 January 1994 (aged 29) | Al-Entesar |
| 24 | MF | Moussa Coulibaly | (1995-02-15)15 February 1995 (aged 28) | AS Arta/Solar7 |
| 27 | MF | Sid Ali Lamri | (1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 32) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | FW | Chouaib Debbih | (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 31) | MC Alger |
| 9 | FW | Ilyes Yaiche | (1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 25) | Qadsia SC |
| 13 | FW | Mohamed Amine Semahi | (1999-06-22)22 June 1999 (aged 24) | WA Tlemcen |
| 14 | FW | Diadié Samadiaré | (2000-02-09)9 February 2000 (aged 23) | Free agent |
| 17 | FW | Karim Sabouni | (1997-09-13)13 September 1997 (aged 26) | MSP Batna |
| 20 | FW | Tosin Omoyele | (1996-08-03)3 August 1996 (aged 27) | Enyimba |

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

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving from | Fee |
| 17 August 2023 | MF | Hacène Ogbi | Al-Muharraq | Free transfer |
| 17 August 2023 | MF | Ahmed Gagaâ | Al-Entesar | Free transfer |
| 17 August 2023 | DF | Hamza Rebai | CS Constantine | Free transfer |
| 21 August 2023 | FW | Karim Sabouni | MSP Batna | Free transfer |
| 21 August 2023 | GK | Sofiane Khedairia | Al-Shoulla | Free transfer |
| 27 August 2023 | DF | Abderrazak Benamraoui | Al Tahaddy SC | Free transfer |
| 27 August 2023 | DF | Mohamed Guemroud | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 27 August 2023 | MF | Abdelmalek Elmenaouer | ASM Oran | Free transfer |
| 30 August 2023 | FW | Lahouari Touil | Al-Ain | Free transfer |
| 9 September 2023 | DF | Abdeljalil Medioub | Aris Limassol | Free transfer |
| 9 September 2023 | MF | Djabel Manishimwe | APR F.C. | Free transfer |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving from | Fee |
| 5 February 2024 | DF | Hocine Laribi | NC Magra | Free transfer |
| 5 February 2024 | FW | Chouaib Debbih | MC Alger | Free transfer |
| 5 February 2024 | FW | Diadié Samadiaré | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 5 February 2024 | MF | Moussa Coulibaly | AS Arta/Solar7 | Free transfer |

### Out
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving to | Fee |
| 25 July 2023 | DF | Aymen Attou | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2023 | FW | Sofiane Bayazid | MC Alger | Undisclosed |
| 13 August 2023 | DF | Achref Aïb | NC Magra | Free transfer |
| 17 August 2023 | GK | Abdelhamid Brahimi | US Souf | Free transfer |
| 19 August 2023 | MF | Fouad Haddad | NC Magra | Free transfer |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 27 November 2023 | DF | Abdeljalil Medioub | Free agent | Free transfer (Released) |
| 30 January 2024 | FW | Maxwell Baakoh | MC Oran | 40,000,000 DA |
| 30 January 2024 | MF | Djabel Manishimwe | Free agent | Free transfer (Released) |
| 30 January 2024 | FW | Lahouari Touil | 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 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 036.67 | — | 10th | 15 September 2023 | 14 June 2024 |
| Algerian Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 066.67 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 3 February 2024 | 30 March 2024 |
| Total | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 039.39 |
Updated to match played 14 June 2024 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | ASO Chlef | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 41 |
| 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 |

#### 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 | 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 |
| Result | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | L |
| Position | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |

#### 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 | GK | ALG | Oussama Filali | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Sofiane Khedairia | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | ALG | Nabil Saâdou | 25 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | ALG | Hocine Laribi | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ALG | Oussama Kaddour | 31 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ALG | Hamza Rebai | 30 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Guemroud | 30 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ALG | Abdelhafid Hoggas | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ALG | Abdellah Meddah | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | ALG | Abdelhakim Sameur | 27 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Yacine Athmani | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ALG | Hacène Ogbi | 26 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | ALG | Ahmed Gagaâ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | MLI | Moussa Coulibaly | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ALG | Sid Ali Lamri | 31 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | ALG | Zakaria Saidi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | ALG | Idris Mouassi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ALG | Chouaib Debbih | 14 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Ilyes Yaiche | 31 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Amine Semahi | 24 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | MLI | Diadié Samadiaré | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ALG | Karim Sabouni | 30 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | NGA | Tosin Omoyele | 31 | 10 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Abdeljalil Medioub | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | RWA | Djabel Manishimwe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ALG | Lahouari Touil | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | GHA | Maxwell Baakoh | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 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 |
| 20 | | Tosin Omoyele | FW | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | | Abdelhakim Sameur | MF | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | | Karim Sabouni | FW | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | | Maxwell Baakoh | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | | Hacène Ogbi | MF | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | | Nabil Saâdou | DF | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | | Chouaib Debbih | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | | Oussama Kaddour | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | | Hamza Rebai | DF | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | | Ilyes Yaiche | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | | Mohamed Guemroud | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | | Mohamed Amine Semahi | FW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | | Sid Ali Lamri | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 33 | 8 | 41 |