# 2023–24 ES Ben Aknoun season

The 2023–24 season, is ES Ben Aknoun's first ever season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, ES Ben Aknoun are participating 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 | Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche | (1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 38) | USM Alger |
| 18 | GK | Yanis Bentchakal | (1998-07-21)21 July 1998 (aged 25) | |
| 24 | GK | Tarek Bousseder | (2000-11-28)28 November 2000 (aged 22) | Paradou AC |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | RB | Zidane Guennoune | (2000-09-29)29 September 2000 (aged 22) | |
| 3 | CB | Boualem Mesmoudi | (1994-04-15)15 April 1994 (aged 29) | Free agent |
| 4 | CB | Ilyes Haddouche | (1998-07-01)1 July 1998 (aged 25) | NA Hussein Dey |
| 6 | LB | Zakaria Bencherifa | (1991-09-08)8 September 1991 (aged 32) | JSM Skikda |
| 13 | CB | Mehdi Messaoudène | (1993-02-01)1 February 1993 (aged 29) | ASM Oran |
| 15 | CB | Fateh Talah | (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 30) | JS Kabylie |
| 16 | CB | Abdelkrim Oukali | (1994-12-13)13 December 1994 (aged 28) | NC Magra |
| 22 | CB | Hamza Ayad | (1996-02-13)13 February 1996 (aged 27) | Al Ansar |
| 25 | CB | Ramy Oukali | (2001-01-20)20 January 2001 (aged 22) | |
| 26 | LB | Tarek Belouchat | (1997-04-16)16 April 1997 (aged 26) | ES Sétif |
| 27 | RB | Abderahmane Hachoud | (1988-07-02)2 July 1988 (aged 35) | MC Alger |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 5 | MF | Mohamed Daoud | (1991-12-27)27 December 1991 (aged 31) | NC Magra |
| 7 | MF | Kheireddine Toual | (2001-08-04)4 August 2001 (aged 22) | USM Alger |
| 8 | MF | Zineddine Asli | (1997-04-15)15 April 1997 (aged 26) | JSM Skikda |
| 10 | MF | Chakib Aoudjane | (1996-06-12)12 June 1996 (aged 27) | |
| 14 | MF | Abdelkader Boutiche | (1996-10-26)26 October 1996 (aged 26) | Free agent |
| 17 | MF | Rayan Allam | (2000-12-01)1 December 2000 (aged 22) | |
| 20 | MF | Yacine Deghmani | (1991-07-29)29 July 1991 (aged 32) | RC Arbaâ |
| 23 | MF | Aziz Benabdi | (1993-08-09)9 August 1993 (aged 30) | Free agent |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | FW | Hadj Bouguèche | (1983-12-07)7 December 1983 (aged 39) | NC Magra |
| 11 | FW | Ahmed Zaouche | (1999-05-27)27 May 1999 (aged 24) | RC Arbaâ |
| 12 | FW | Ali Haroun | (1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 26) | MC Alger |
| 21 | FW | Abdelali Hadji | (1997-06-25)25 June 1997 (aged 26) | USM El Harrach |

## Transfers
### In
#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving from | Fee |
| 4 February 2024 | DF | Boualem Mesmoudi | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 4 February 2024 | MF | Aziz Benabdi | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 4 February 2024 | FW | Ali Haroun | MC Alger | Free transfer |
| 4 February 2024 | MF | Kheireddine Toual | USM Alger | Loan |

### Out
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving to | Fee | Source |
| 14 August 2023 | MF | Dalil Hassen Khodja | MC Alger | Free transfer | |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving to | Fee |
| 31 January 2024 | DF | Adel Meguetounhif | Free agent | Free transfer (Released) |
| 31 January 2024 | MF | Reda Halilou | Free agent | Free transfer (Released) |
| 31 January 2024 | FW | Rayane Attia | Free agent | Free transfer (Released) |
| 31 January 2024 | FW | Yasser Bouabdallah | Free agent | Free transfer (Released) |
| 5 February 2024 | FW | Mouaauya Meklouche | 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 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 026.67 | — | 15th | 16 September 2023 | 14 June 2024 |
| Algerian Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 075.00 | Round of 64 | Quarter-final | 2 February 2024 | 13 April 2024 |
| Total | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 16 | US Souf (R) | 30 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 86 | −64 | 7 | Relegation to Algerian Ligue 2 |
* ↑ ES Ben Aknoun awarded 3–0 win against US Souf.
* ↑ US Souf lost 3–0 win against ES Ben Aknoun by penalty.

#### 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 | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | W | D | D | D | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |

#### 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 | Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | ALG | Yanis Bentchakal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | ALG | Tarek Bousseder | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Zidane Guennoune | 12 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Boualem Mesmoudi | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Ilyes Haddouche | 28 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ALG | Zakaria Bencherifa | 29 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ALG | Mehdi Messaoudène | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ALG | Fateh Talah | 25 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ALG | Abdelkrim Oukali | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ALG | Hamza Ayad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ALG | Ramy Oukali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ALG | Tarek Belouchat | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ALG | Abderahmane Hachoud | 33 | 8 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Daoud | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ALG | Kheireddine Toual | 17 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ALG | Zineddine Asli | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Chakib Aoudjane | 28 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ALG | Abdelkader Boutiche | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ALG | Rayan Allam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ALG | Yacine Deghmani | 18 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ALG | Aziz Benabdi | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | MF | ALG | Malik Dilmi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ALG | Hadj Bouguèche | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Ahmed Zaouche | 30 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | ALG | Ali Haroun | 17 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | ALG | Abdelali Hadji | 31 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | FW | ALG | Boualem Atif | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | FW | ALG | Rayane Ait Mouloud | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | ALG | Badis Bouamama | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ALG | Adel Meguetounhif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ALG | Reda Halilou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ALG | Rayane Attia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ALG | Yasser Bouabdallah | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ALG | Mouaauya Meklouche | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 14 June 2024 Source: soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

    As of 14 June 2024
Includes all competitive matches.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L 1 | AC | TOTAL |
| 21 | | Abdelali Hadji | FW | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 27 | | Abderahmane Hachoud | DF | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | | Ahmed Zaouche | FW | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | | Kheireddine Toual | MF | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | | Ali Haroun | FW | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | | Fateh Talah | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | | Yacine Deghmani | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 51 | | Rayane Ait Mouloud | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | | Boualem Atif | FW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | | Chakib Aoudjane | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | | Zidane Guennoune | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | | Ilyes Haddouche | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | | Boualem Mesmoudi | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 31 | 7 | 38 |