2017–18 USM Bel-Abbès season explained

Club:	USM Bel-Abbès
Season:	2017–18
Manager:	Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Abdelghani El Hannani
Stadium:	Stade 24 Fevrier 1956
League:	Ligue 1
League Result:	10th
Cup1:	Algerian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Winners
League Topscorer:	Abdennour Belhocini (6)
Season Topscorer:	Abdennour Belhocini (6) Habib Bouguelmouna (6)
Prevseason:	2016–17
Nextseason:	2018–19

In the 2017–18 season, USM Bel-Abbès competed in the Ligue 1 for the 23rd season, as well as the Algerian Cup.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 25 August 2017.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Nat.	Position	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1		GK	Nadjib Ghoul	August 25, 2017	CS Constantine
16		GK	Athmane Toual	August 25, 2017	ESM Koléa
30		GK	Abdelkader Zarat Belmokhtar	August 25, 2017	Youth system
Defenders
25		CB	Farès Benabderahmane	August 25, 2017	RC Relizane
22		LB	Sofiane Bengoureïne	August 25, 2017	USM Annaba
19		CB	Zakaria Khali	August 25, 2017	Youth system
15		LB	Nabil Lamara	August 25, 2017	Olympique de Médéa
20		RB	Abderrahim Abdelli	August 25, 2017	Youth system
4		CB	Nour El Islam Salah	August 25, 2017	Unattached
2		RB	Samir Zerrouki	August 25, 2017	?
24		CB	Anes Abbas	August 25, 2017	Youth system
Midfielders
10		DM	Abdessamed Bounoua	August 25, 2017	Youth system
27		RW	Abdelkrim Zouari	August 25, 2017	MC Saïda
29		DM	Yahia Labani	August 25, 2017	USMM Hadjout
28		AM	Sid Ahmed El Mahi	August 25, 2017	Youth system
12		DM	Malek Ferhat	August 25, 2017	MO Béjaïa
6			Mohamed Lagraâ	August 25, 2017	JS Saoura
26			Mouloud Nabil Metref	August 25, 2017	Youth system
5		AM	Larbi Tabti	August 25, 2017	ASM Oran
Forwards
18			Djamel Chettal	August 25, 2017	DRB Tadjenanet
7			Abdennour Belhocini	August 25, 2017	Youth system
14			Habib Bouguelmouna	August 25, 2017	CA Bordj Bou Arréridj
8			Hamza Belahouel	August 25, 2017	ES Mostaganem
			Dhira El Habib Bouchentouf	August 25, 2017	Youth system
9			Ameur Bouguettaya	August 25, 2017	Youth system
17			Billel Mebarki	August 25, 2017	USM El Harrach
21			Mohamed Seguer	August 25, 2017	MC Alger

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1		10th	26 August 2017	19 May 2018
Algerian Cup		Winners	29 December 2017	1 May 2018
Total Ligue 1 See main article: 2017–18 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. League table Matches Algerian Cup See main article: 2017–18 Algerian Cup. Squad information Playing statistics
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
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=10 TOTAL 7 FW 6 0 6 14 FW 5 1 6 27 MF 5 1 6 8 FW 2 3 5 19 DF 2 1 3 5 MF 2 1 3 21 FW 2 1 3 10 MF 2 0 2 20 Abderrahim Abdelli DF 1 0 1 25 DF 0 1 1 Mouloud Nabil Metref MF 1 0 1 11 Mohamed Ismail Kherbache MF 1 0 1 Ameur Bouguettaya FW 1 0 1 Billel Mebarki FW 1 0 1 Own Goals 0 0 0 Totals 32 9 41 Transfers In Date Player From club Transfer fee Source 15 July 2017 GK Free transfer ^[1] 13 January 2018 FW Free transfer (Released) ^[2] 13 January 2018 MF Free transfer 13 January 2018 MF Free transfer 13 January 2018 DF Free transfer Out Date Player To club Transfer fee Source 22 June 2017 DF Free transfer ^[3] ^[4] 4 July 2017 MF Free transfer ^[5] 8 July 2017 MF Free transfer ^[6] 13 July 2017 RB Free transfer ^[7] ^[8] 13 July 2017 MF Free transfer ^[9] 13 July 2017 FW Free transfer ^[10] References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Malek Ferhat signe 2 ans à l’USM Bel Abbes . sport.observalgerie.com . 23 July 2017 .
2. Web site: USMBA : Seguer et trois joueurs arrivent . dzfoot.com . 14 January 2018.
3. Web site: Cherifi usmiste pour 4 ans . usma.dz . 22 June 2017.
4. Web site: USM Alger : Redouane Chérifi signe pour 4 saisons . lagazettedufennec.com . 10 July 2017.
5. Web site: El Amalli Amine signe 2 ans au MCOran . sport.observalgerie.com . 23 July 2017 .
6. Web site: Sidhoum Ilyes signe 2 ans à l’ESSetif . sport.observalgerie.com . 23 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170908020656/https://sport.observalgerie.com/ligue-1/sidhoum-ilyes-signe-2-ans-a-lessetif/ . 8 September 2017 . dead . dmy-all .
7. Web site: Le joueur ZENASNI AHMIDA du USMBA vient de signer au CRBelouizdad pour deux saisons . crb.dz . 15 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170720041208/http://crb.dz/index.php/2017/07/13/le-joueur-labani-yahia-du-usmba-vient-de-signer-au-crbelouizdad-pour-deux-02-saisons-20172018-et-20182019/ . 20 July 2017 . dead .
8. Web site: CRB : Signature de cinq joueurs le même jour ! . dzfoot.com . 16 July 2017.
9. Web site: Le joueur LABANI YAHIA du USMBA vient de signer au CRBelouizdad pour deux saisons . crb.dz . 15 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170720040158/http://crb.dz/index.php/2017/07/13/le-joueur-labani-yahia-du-usmba-vient-de-signer-au-crbelouizdad-pour-deux-02-saisons-20172018-et-20182019-2/ . 20 July 2017 . dead .
10. Web site: Balegh Abou Sofiane signe 2 ans au MCAlger . sport.observalgerie.com . 13 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170908063920/https://sport.observalgerie.com/ligue-1/balegh-signe-2-ans-mcalger/ . 8 September 2017 . dead . dmy-all .