# 2018–19 MC Alger season

In the 2018–19 season, MC Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 48th season, as well as the Algerian Cup.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 13 August 2018. 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 | Farid Chaâl | GK | (1994-07-03)3 July 1994 (aged 24) | Reserve team |
| 16 | Abdelkader Morcely | GK | (1995-09-17)17 September 1995 (aged 22) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 30 | Said Daas | GK | (1999-05-14)14 May 1999 (aged 19) | Reserve team |
| Defenders ||||||
| 12 | Farès Hachi | LB | (1989-11-05)5 November 1989 (aged 28) | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| 15 | Zidane Mebarakou | CB | (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 29) | MO Béjaïa |
| 20 | Islam Arous | RB | (1996-08-06)6 August 1996 (aged 22) | Paradou AC (Loan) |
| 21 | Oualid Mamoun | | (1996-04-03)3 April 1996 (aged 22) | Angers B |
| 22 | Ayoub Azzi | CB / RB | (1989-09-14)14 September 1989 (aged 28) | USM El Harrach |
| 24 | Abdelghani Demmou | CB | (1989-01-29)29 January 1989 (aged 29) | ES Sétif |
| 27 | Abderahmane Hachoud (C.) | RB | (1988-07-02)2 July 1988 (aged 30) | ES Setif |
| 29 | Rachid Bouhenna | CB | (1991-06-29)29 June 1991 (aged 27) | CS Constantine |
| | Youcef Louzini | | (1999-05-10)10 May 1999 (aged 19) | Reserve team |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | Ibrahim Amada | DM | (1990-02-28)28 February 1990 (aged 28) | ES Sétif |
| 8 | Zakaria Haddouche | LW | (1993-08-19)19 August 1993 (aged 24) | ES Sétif |
| 10 | Abderrahmane Bourdim | AM | (1994-06-14)14 June 1994 (aged 24) | USM Alger |
| 11 | Oussama Tebbi | RW | (1991-09-23)23 September 1991 (aged 26) | RC Relizane |
| 13 | Hichem Chérif El-Ouazzani | CM | (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 22) | Reserve team |
| 18 | Aliou Dieng | DM | (1997-10-16)16 October 1997 (aged 20) | Djoliba AC |
| 25 | Sofiane Bendebka | CM | (1992-08-09)9 August 1992 (aged 26) | NA Hussein Dey |
| 28 | Abdelhak Messaoudi | | (1995-03-16)16 March 1995 (aged 23) | Unknown |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | Mansour Benothmane | LW | (1997-08-10)10 August 1997 (aged 21) | Club Africain |
| 9 | Hichem Nekkache | ST | (1991-03-07)7 March 1991 (aged 27) | CR Belouizdad |
| 17 | Walid Derrardja | AM | (1990-09-18)18 September 1990 (aged 27) | MC El Eulma |
| 19 | Mohamed Souibaâh | ST | (1991-12-25)25 December 1991 (aged 26) | MC Oran |
| 23 | Ilyes Chaïbi | | (1996-10-12)12 October 1996 (aged 21) | AS Monaco FC |
| 26 | Abdelkrim Benarous | | (1997-06-02)2 June 1997 (aged 21) | Reserve team |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 25 May 2018 | MF | Zakaria Haddouche | ES Sétif | Free transfer |
| 27 May 2018 | DF | Islam Arous | Paradou AC | Free transfer |
| 28 May 2018 | FW | Mansour Benothmane | Club Africain | Free transfer |
| 13 June 2018 | MF | Abderrahmane Bourdim | JS Saoura | Undisclosed |
| 13 July 2018 | DF | Farès Hachi | Mamelodi Sundowns | Free transfer |
| 13 July 2018 | MF | Oualid Mamoun | Angers | Free transfer |
| 11 November 2018 | MF | Mehdi Benaldjia | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 17 December 2018 | FW | Samy Frioui | AEL Larissa | Free transfer |
| 2 January 2019 | DF | Nabil Lamara | USM Bel Abbès | Free transfer |
| 14 January 2019 | DF | Mohamed Merouani | ASO Chlef | 16,500,000 DA |
| 15 January 2019 | DF | Ryad Kenniche | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 6 June 2018 | DF | Brahim Boudebouda | MC Oran | Free transfer |
| 19 June 2018 | MF | Abdelaziz Amachi | DRB Tadjenanet | Undisclosed |
| 22 June 2018 | DF | Zine El Abidine Boulekhoua | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer |
| 23 June 2018 | FW | Abou Sofiane Balegh | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer (Released) |
| 23 June 2018 | GK | Faouzi Chaouchi | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer (Released) |
| 27 June 2018 | MF | Abdellah El Moudene | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 5 July 2018 | MF | Amir Karaoui | ES Sétif | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2018 | DF | Rachid Bouhenna | Dundee United | Free transfer |
| 19 January 2019 | DF | Zidane Mebarakou | Al-Wehda | Free transfer |

## 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 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 036.67 | — | 6th | 13 August 2018 | 26 May 2019 |
| Algerian Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 066.67 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 20 December 2018 | 23 January 2019 |
| Champions League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 000.00 | Group stage | Group stage | 17 July 2018 | 28 August 2018 |
| Club Championship | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 050.00 | First round | Quarter-finals | 9 August 2018 | 16 February 2019 |
| Total | 43 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 037.21 |
Updated to match played 28 May 2018 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | JS Saoura | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 47 | Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup |
| 5 | ES Sétif | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 45 | |
| 6 | MC Alger | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 43 | Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup |
| 7 | CS Constantine | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 40 | Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup |
| 8 | CR Belouizdad | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 38 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
* ↑ CR Belouizdad were deducted 3 points.
* ↑ CR Belouizdad are Algerian Cup winners.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 28 May 2018. 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 | 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 |
| Result | D | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | W |
| Position | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |

### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TPM | ESS | DHJ | MCA |
| 1 | TP Mazembe | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Quarter-finals | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | ES Sétif | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | Quarter-finals | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| 3 | Difaâ El Jadidi | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | MC Alger | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |

### Club Championship Cup
#### Quarter-finals
## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Club Championship | Club Championship |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 30 | GK | ALG | Farid Chaâl | 39 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Abdelkader Morcely | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ALG | Ayoub Azzi | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ALG | Abdelghani Demmou | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ALG | Abderahmane Hachoud | 31 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ALG | Islam Arous | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Farès Hachi | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Ryad Kenniche | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Nabil Lamara | 17 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Merouani | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Chems Eddine Nerier | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Youcef Louzini | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ALG | Hichem Chérif El-Ouazzani | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | MAD | Ibrahim Amada | 26 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ALG | Sofiane Bendebka | 36 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | MLI | Aliou Dieng | 38 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ALG | Oussama Tebbi | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ALG | Zakaria Haddouche | 28 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Abderrahmane Bourdim | 31 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | MF | ALG | Oualid Mamoun | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ALG | Mehdi Benaldjia | 16 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Mohamed Ridha Djahdou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ALG | Abdelkrim Benarous | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ALG | Ilyes Chaïbi | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Hichem Nekkache | 26 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ALG | Walid Derrardja | 29 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Souibaâh | 32 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | FW | ALG | Samy Frioui | 16 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||
| 29 | DF | ALG | Rachid Bouhenna | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ALG | Zidane Mebarakou | 23 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | ALG | Mansour Benothmane | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 28 May 2018 Source: fr.soccerway.com