2015–16 MC Oran season explained

Club:	MC Oran
Season:	2015–16
Manager:	Jean-Michel Cavalli ^[1] Fouad Bouali Bachir Mecheri
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Ahmed "Baba" Belhadj
Stadium:	Stade Ahmed Zabana
League:	Ligue 1
League Result:	10th place
Cup1:	Algerian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Round of 32
Cup2:	Confederation Cup
Cup2 Result:	Second round
League Topscorer:	Mohamed Zubya (13)
Season Topscorer:	Mohamed Zubya (13)
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Prevseason:	2014–15
Nextseason:	2016–17

In the 2015–16 season, Mouloudia Club d'Oran competed in the Ligue 1 for the 50th season, as well as the Algerian Cup.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 15 August 2015.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Squad No.	Nationality	Position	Name	Date Of Birth (Age)	Moving from
Goalkeepers
1		GK	Abderaouf Natèche	16 October 1982
16		GK	Hichem Makhloufi	16 August 1994	Youth system
18		GK	Abdellah Belarbi	17 March 1983
Defenders
5		RB	Hassouna Benchaïb	30 March 1993
6		RB	Mohamed Benyahia	30 June 1992	Nîmes Olympique
17		RB	Farid Bellabès	20 October 1985
20		RB	Rabah Aïch	18 July 1992
21		RB	Abdelmalek Merbah	19 May 1985
22		RB	Chafik Bourzama	5 July 1984
25		RB	Nabil Yaâlaoui	1 May 1987	RC Relizane
28		RB	Ilyès Bouhaniche	1 September 1992	CD Leganés
30		RB	Chemseddine Nessakh	4 January 1988
31		RB	Hamza Hamdadou	13 July 1990	CA Bordj Bou Arreridj
42		RB	Réda Halaïmia	28 August 1996
Midfielders
4		CM	Walid Hellal	1 August 1994	Youth system
8		CM	Tayeb Berramla	6 January 1985	RC Relizane
10		CM	Hacène El Okbi	17 August 1989	USM Bel-Abbès
11		CM	Abdellah Bencheikh	22 March 1994	Youth system
12		CM	Seddik Berradja	20 September 1983	MC Alger
13		CM	Kamel Larbi	20 February 1985	EF Saint-Raphaël
15		CM	Khaled Lemmouchia	6 December 1981
70		CM	Abdelhafid Benamara	1 October 1995	Youth system
96		CM	Sofiane Chlaoua	27 July 1993	Youth system
Forwards
7		RW	Abdesslam Moussi	14 June 1990	US Chaouia
9		RW	Merouane Dahar	30 November 1992	ES Sétif
14		RW	Zakaria Benchaâ	11 January 1997	Youth system
19		RW	Walid Athmani	19 April 1992	ASM Oran
27		RW	Mohamed Zubya	20 March 1989	Al-Ittihad Tripoli (loan return)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1			15 August 2015	27 May 2016
Algerian Cup			19 December 2015
CAF Confederation Cup			12 February 2016	20 April 2016
Total

Ligue 1

See main article: 2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

Matches

Algerian Cup

See main article: 2014–15 Algerian Cup.

CAF Confederation Cup

See main article: 2016 CAF Confederation Cup.

Second round

Squad information

Playing statistics

|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers

|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders

|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders

|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards

|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

width=10	No.	width=10	Nat.	width=140	Player	width=10	Pos.	width=40		width=40		width=40		width=10	TOTAL
27			FW	13	0	0	13
6			DF	9	0	2	11
13			MF	5	1	1	7
7			FW	5	0	0	5
9			FW	2	0	1	3
30			DF	1	0	0	1
8			MF	1	0	0	1
10			MF	1	0	0	1
12			MF	1	0	0	1
14			FW	1	0	0	1
Own Goals				1	0	0	1
Totals				40	1	4	45

Transfers

In

Date		Player	From club	Transfer fee	Source
1 July 2015	DF			Free transfer
18 June 2015	DF			Free transfer	^[2]
21 June 2015	DF			Free transfer	^[3]
28 June 2015	DF	Hassouna Benchaïb	Reserve team	First Professional Contract	^[4]
28 June 2015	MF	Abdellah Bencheikh	Reserve team	First Professional Contract
1 July 2015	MF			Free transfer
1 July 2015	DF			Free transfer
1 July 2015	MF			Free transfer
1 July 2015	FW			Free transfer
1 July 2015	MF			Free transfer
1 July 2015	DF			Free transfer
30 July 2015	MF			Free transfer	^[5]
1 January 2016	MF			Free transfer
5 January 2016	DF			Free transfer	^[6]
14 January 2016	FW			Free transfer	^[7]

Out

Date		Player	To club	Transfer fee	Source
21 June 2015	DF			Free transfer	^[8]
21 June 2015	FW			Free transfer
21 June 2015	FW			Free transfer
25 June 2015	MF			Free transfer	^[9]
1 July 2015	MF			Free transfer	^[10]
1 July 2015	FW			Free transfer

Notes and References

1. Web site: MC Oran : Cavalli limogé, Benchadli nouvel entraineur . radioalgerie.dz . 31 October 2015 . 25 September 2020.
2. Web site: MC Oran : Trois recrues et un retour de prêt . dzfoot.com . 18 June 2015 . 25 September 2020.
3. Web site: MCO : Bouhaniche 5e recrue . competition.dz . 21 June 2015 . 25 September 2020.
4. Web site: Algérie: MC Oran - Bencheikh et Benchaib signent leurs premiers contrats professionnels en attendant Benchaâ . fr.allafrica.com . 28 June 2015 . 25 September 2020.
5. Web site: Le MCO fait signer Lemmouchia préféré à Ziani . dzfoot.com . 30 July 2015 . 25 September 2020.
6. Web site: MCO : Yaâlaoui deuxième recrue hivernale . lebuteur.com . 5 January 2016 . 25 September 2020.
7. Web site: MCO : Dehar, 3e recrue . competition.dz . 14 January 2016 . 25 September 2020.
8. Web site: Trois ex-joueurs du MCO arrivent . djazairess.com . 21 June 2015 . 25 September 2020.
9. Web site: Yacine Bezzaz signe pour deux saisons au CS Constantine . dzfoot.com . 25 June 2015 . 25 September 2020.
10. Web site: Hamza Heriat signe pour deux ans . depechedekabylie.com . 1 July 2015 . 25 September 2020.