# 2017–18 USM El Harrach season

In the 2017–18 season, USM El Harrach is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 34th season, as well as the Algerian Cup.

## 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 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 023.33 | — | 15th | 26 August 2017 | 19 May 2018 |
| Algerian Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 30 December 2017 | 13 January 2018 |
| Total | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 021.88 |
Updated to match played 9 May 2017 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | CR Belouizdad | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 36 | |
| 13 | Olympique de Médéa | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 36 | |
| 14 | US Biskra (R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 34 | Relegation to Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
| 15 | USM El Harrach (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 28 | Relegation to Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
| 16 | USM Blida (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 23 | Relegation to Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
* 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head results.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 30 January 2016. 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Result | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |

### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

## 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 El Mehdi Mecheri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Abderaouf Belhani | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ALG | Sid Ahmed Rafik Mazouzi | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ALG | Abdelmoumen Kherbache | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Abdelmalek Djeghbala | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Arslane Mazari | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | ALG | Billel Benaldjia | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ALG | Abderrezak Bitam | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ALG | Abdelhak Debbari | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ALG | Sofiane Khelili | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ALG | Karim Nemdil | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ALG | Fayçal Hocine Chennoufi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Mhamed Riadh Hamida | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Mohamed Chems Eddine Boutaleb | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Mohamed Riad Boussafsaf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Mohamed Boukerdouh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ALG | Zakaria Benhocine | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ALG | Mourad Delhoum | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Ismail Kherbache | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Karim Baïteche | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ALG | Djelloul Benrokia | 23 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ALG | Farid Daoud | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ALG | Yacine Medane | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ALG | Sofiane Younes | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ALG | Kamel Belarbi | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Assad Lakdja | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Riad Ait Abdelmalek | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Mohamed Reda Nekrouf | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Mohamed Layati | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Riadh Bouchemit | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Oussama Herkat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ALG | Hamza Banouh | 14 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Hadj Bouguèche | 25 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | ALG | Mounir Fekih | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ALG | Abdellatif Moustfaoui | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ALG | Benamar Mellel | 25 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ALG | Adel Bougueroua | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Daoud Boussiala | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Hichem Fekiri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Fares Amrane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| | GK | ALG | Mohamed Seddik Mokrani | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Billel Mebarki | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 28 May 2018 Source: fr.soccerway.com

### Goalscorers
## Squad list

As of August 25, 2017.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ALG | Mohamed El Mehdi Mecheri |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Abdelmoumen Kherbache |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Abdelmalek Djeghbala |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Arslane Mazari |
| 6 | MF | ALG | Zakaria Benhocine |
| 7 | MF | ALG | Billel Benaldjia |
| 8 | MF | ALG | Mourad Delhoum |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Hamza Banouh |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Karim Baïteche |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Hadj Bouguèche (captain) |
| 15 | DF | ALG | Abderrezak Bitam |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Mohamed Seddik Mokrani |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | ALG | Benamar Mellel |
| 18 | MF | ALG | Djelloul Ben Rokia |
| 19 | DF | ALG | Abdelhak Debbari |
| 20 | DF | ALG | Sofiane Khelili |
| 21 | MF | ALG | Billel Mebarki |
| 22 | DF | ALG | Karim Nemdil |
| 23 | MF | ALG | Farid Daoud |
| 24 | MF | ALG | Yacine Medane |
| 30 | GK | ALG | Sid Ahmed Rafik Mazouzi |
| 32 | MF | ALG | Kamel Belarbi |
| - | MF | ALG | Mohamed Gougam |
| - | MF | ALG | Abdellatif Moustfaoui |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 15 July 2017 | GK | Sid Ahmed Rafik Mazouzi | CA Batna | Free transfer |
| 16 July 2017 | GK | Abderrezak Bitam | CA Batna | Free transfer |
| 18 July 2017 | MF | Billel Benaldjia | USM Bel-Abbès | Free transfer |
| 19 July 2017 | DF | Sofiane Khelili | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 20 July 2017 | MF | Zakaria Benhocine | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
| 21 July 2017 | MF | Farid Daoud | CA Batna | Free transfer |
| 23 July 2017 | MF | Karim Nemdil | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer |
| 26 July 2017 | FW | Hadj Bouguèche | MC Alger | Free transfer |
| 30 July 2017 | MF | Mourad Delhoum | MC Oran | Free transfer |
| 30 July 2017 | MF | Karim Baïteche | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 30 July 2017 | FW | Hamza Banouh | Olympique de Médéa | Free transfer |
| 7 January 2018 | FW | Sofiane Younes | Olympique de Médéa | Free transfer (Released) |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 16 June 2017 | MF | Chamseddine Harrag | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
| 27 June 2017 | FW | Sofiane Younes | Olympique de Médéa | Free transfer |
| 24 December 2017 | GK | Mohamed Seddik Mokrani | JS Saoura | Free transfer (Released) |
| 13 January 2018 | MF | Billel Mebarki | USM Bel-Abbès | Free transfer |