# 2023–24 US Souf season

The 2023–24 season, is US Souf's first ever season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, US Souf 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 | Yassine Dahmani | (1995-08-27)27 August 1995 (aged 28) | JSM Tiaret |
| 23 | GK | Soufiane Halassa | (1993-09-10)10 September 1993 (aged 30) | |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | RB | Aymen Chaaraoui | (1997-07-26)26 July 1997 (aged 26) | RC Arbaâ |
| 3 | LB | Fayssal Mekraz | (1997-06-05)5 June 1997 (aged 26) | AS Khroub |
| 5 | CB | Hichem Lalaouna | (1995-05-18)18 May 1995 (aged 28) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| 13 | CB | Mohamed Hammouche | (1995-04-21)21 April 1995 (aged 28) | Al Selmiyah |
| 14 | RB | Aziz Bellakhdar | (1999-06-05)5 June 1999 (aged 24) | USM El Harrach |
| 20 | CB | Abdesamia Belghamri | (1997-01-10)10 January 1997 (aged 26) | |
| 21 | LB | Yacine Benamara | (1999-11-28)28 November 1999 (aged 23) | |
| 22 | CB | Youcef Belamine | (1997-07-24)24 July 1997 (aged 26) | |
| 44 | CB | Fouad Rahmani | (2002-01-03)3 January 2002 (aged 21) | USM Alger |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 10 | MF | Aboubakr Kessili | (1996-12-26)26 December 1996 (aged 26) | RC Arbaâ |
| 26 | MF | Nacer Hadj Saad | (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 27) | |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | FW | Ramzi Haif | (2001-06-25)25 June 2001 (aged 22) | MC Alger |
| 8 | FW | Mohamed Amine Hamia | (1989-10-05)5 October 1989 (aged 34) | Al-Sharq |
| 9 | FW | Mohammed Al-Ghunaymi | (1998-01-13)13 January 1998 (aged 25) | Zakho SC |
| 11 | FW | Islam Eddine Kaidi | (2000-08-03)3 August 2000 (aged 23) | JS Saoura |
| 17 | FW | Aymene Rahmani | (2001-05-16)16 May 2001 (aged 22) | CR Belouizdad |
| 19 | FW | Djilani Hadj Saad | (1984-09-24)24 September 1984 (aged 38) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| 24 | FW | Abdelkrim Benarous | (1997-06-02)2 June 1997 (aged 26) | USM El Harrach |
| 39 | FW | Mohamed Belkhadem | (2002-01-25)25 January 2002 (aged 21) | CR Belouizdad |

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

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving from | Fee |
| 9 August 2023 | GK | Yassine Dahmani | JSM Tiaret | Free transfer |
| 9 August 2023 | MF | Adel Djerrar | Al-Nasr | Free transfer |
| 14 August 2023 | DF | Aymen Chaaraoui | RC Arbaâ | Free transfer |
| 17 August 2023 | MF | Aboubakr Kessili | RC Arbaâ | Free transfer |
| 17 August 2023 | GK | Abdelhamid Brahimi | USM Khenchela | Free transfer |
| 20 August 2023 | FW | Islam Eddine Kaidi | JS Saoura | Free transfer |
| 27 August 2023 | FW | Ramzi Haif | MC Alger | Free transfer |
| 6 September 2023 | DF | Ibrahim Bekakchi | USM Alger | Free transfer |
| 6 September 2023 | FW | Ibrahim Morsli | MC Alger | Free transfer |
| 10 September 2023 | FW | Mohamed Belkhadem | CR Belouizdad | Loan |
| 10 September 2023 | FW | Aymene Rahmani | CR Belouizdad | Loan |

### Out
#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving from | Fee |
| 25 January 2024 | MF | Adel Djerrar | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
| 5 February 2024 | MF | Abdelhamid Brahimi | GC Mascara | Free transfer |
| 5 February 2024 | DF | Ibrahim Bekakchi | NC Magra | Free transfer |
| 5 February 2024 | MF | Islam Siab | USM Annaba | Free transfer |
| 5 February 2024 | FW | Ibrahim Morsli | MC El Bayadh | Free transfer |

### New contracts

| No. | Pos | Player | Contract length | Contract end | Date | Source |
| 21 | CB | Yacine Benamara | 2 years | 2026 | 21 August 2023 | |

## 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 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 86 | −64 | 006.67 | — | 16th | 23 September 2023 | 14 June 2024 |
| Algerian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 2 February 2024 | 2 February 2024 |
| Total | 31 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 89 | −66 | 006.45 |
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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

#### 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 | Yassine Dahmani | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ALG | Soufiane Halassa | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ALG | Aimene Zaidane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Aymen Chaaraoui | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Fayssal Mekraz | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Hichem Lalaouna | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Hammouche | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ALG | Aziz Bellakhdar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ALG | Abdesamia Belghamri | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ALG | Yacine Benamara | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ALG | Youcef Belamine | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ALG | Fouad Rahmani | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 10 | MF | ALG | Aboubakr Kessili | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ALG | Nacer Hadj Saad | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Moumen Bekkouche | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Chahcha | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | MF | ALG | Mohammed Telib | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | MF | ALG | Mohammed Redouani | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ALG | Ramzi Haif | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Amine Hamia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | LBY | Mohammed Al-Ghunaymi | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Islam Eddine Kaidi | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ALG | Aymene Rahmani | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ALG | Djilani Hadj Saad | 22 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ALG | Abdelkrim Benarous | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Moumen Bekkouche | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Belkhadem | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Khedime | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | FW | ALG | Abdelmoundji Bassou | 15 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 16 | GK | ALG | Abdelhamid Brahimi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Ibrahim Bekakchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ALG | Islam Siab | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ALG | Adel Djerrar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Hamza Yadroudj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Ibrahim Morsli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| 19 | | Djilani Hadj Saad | FW | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 79 | | Abdelmoundji Bassou | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | | Mohamed Belkhadem | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | | Mohammed Al-Ghunaymi | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | | Fouad Rahmani | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Hichem Lalaouna | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | | Youcef Belamine | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | | Islam Siab | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | | Aymene Rahmani | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | | Mohamed Chacha | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 22 | 1 | 23 |