2022–23 US Biskra season explained

Club:	US Biskra
Season:	2022–23
Manager:	Cherif Hadjar ^[1] ^[2] Youcef Bouzidi ^[3] ^[4] Mohamed Boutadjine
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Abdelkader Triaa
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	18 February Stadium
League:	Ligue 1
League Result:	12th
Cup1:	Algerian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Round of 64
League Topscorer:	Mohamed El Siddik Baali (6 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Mohamed El Siddik Baali Cherif Siam (6 goals)
Prevseason:	2021–22
Nextseason:	2023–24

The 2022–23 season, was US Biskra's 6th season and the club's 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, US Biskra participated in the Algerian Cup.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 February 2023.^[5]
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	Abderrahmane Bouchareb	January 1, 2023	Youth system
13		GK	Walid Ouabdi	January 1, 2023	SC Aïn Defla
16		GK	Ali Bencherif	January 1, 2023	MO Béjaïa
Defenders
2		CB	Ahmed Redha Houhou	January 1, 2023	Youth system
4		CB	Tarek Adouane	January 1, 2023	CRB Ouled Djellal
7		RB	Merouane Boussalem	January 1, 2023	NA Hussein Dey
14		CB	Mohamed Ikbal Boufligha	January 1, 2023	CR Village Moussa
15		LB	Abdelhak Belkacemi	January 1, 2023	HB Chelghoum Laïd
17		RB	Bilal Boukarroum	January 1, 2023	JSM Skikda
20		CB	Nacereddine Khoualed	January 1, 2023	JS Saoura
23		CB	Adel Lakhdari	January 1, 2023	MC Oran
Midfielders
5		MF	Ali Amriche	January 1, 2023	CA Bordj Bou Arreridj
8		MF	Mustapha Zeghnoun	January 1, 2023	ASO Chlef
10		MF	Hamza Ounnas	January 1, 2023	USM Bel Abbès
12		MF	Hatem Dakhia	January 1, 2023	ASO Chlef
18		MF	Mohamed Fenniri	January 1, 2023	Paradou AC
21		MF	Yacine Medane	January 1, 2023	JS Kabylie
24		MF	Noufel Ghassiri	January 1, 2023	Unattached
27		MF	Hamza Yadroudj	January 1, 2023	JS Saoura
Forwards
9		FW	Mohamed Larbi Khoualed	January 1, 2023	CRB Ouled Djellal
11		FW	Chérif Siam	January 1, 2023	MC Oran
19		FW	Lamine Abid	January 1, 2023	HB Chelghoum Laïd
22		FW	Abdelouahab Merri	January 1, 2023	Youth system
25			Mohamed El Siddik Baâli	January 1, 2023	Olympique de Médéa
26		FW	Mourad Bouraada	January 1, 2023	RC Kouba

Transfers

In

Summer

Date		Player	From club	Transfer fee	Source
26 July 2022	RB	Merouane Boussalem		Free transfer	^[6]
28 July 2022	FW			Free transfer	^[7]
28 July 2022	FW	Cherif Siam		Free transfer
30 July 2022	MF			Free transfer	^[8]
1 August 2022	FW	Mourad Bouraada		Free transfer	^[9]
19 August 2022	LB	Abdelhak Belkacemi		Free transfer	^[10]

Out

Summer

Date		Player	To club	Transfer fee	Source
19 June 2022	FW			Free transfer	^[11]
17 August 2022	CB	Hamza Salem		Free transfer	^[12]

Winter

Date		Player	To club	Transfer fee	Source
27 January 2023	MF			Released	^[13]
2 February 2023	MF	Mohamed El Amine Nabi		Released	^[14]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1		12th	27 August 2022	15 July 2023
Algerian Cup			25 November 2022	25 November 2022
Total Ligue 1 See main article: 2022–23 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Matches The league fixtures were announced on 19 July 2022.^[15] Algerian Cup See main article: 2022–23 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 25 Mohamed El Siddik Baali FW 6 0 6 11 Cherif Siam FW 5 1 6 19 FW 4 0 4 7 Merouane Boussalem DF 4 0 4 8 Mustapha Zeghnoun MF 3 0 3 17 Bilal Boukarroum DF 2 0 2 23 DF 1 0 1 27 Hamza Yadroudj MF 0 1 1 26 Mourad Bouraada FW 1 0 1 10 MF 1 0 1 20 DF 1 0 1 18 Mohamed Fenniri MF 1 0 1 12 Hatem Dakhia MF 1 0 1 Own Goals 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 32 References

Notes and References

1. Web site: US Biskra : Bouzidi nouvel entraîneur . rivalite-dz.com . 29 July 2022 . 29 July 2022.
2. Web site: Ligue 1 : Hadjar quitte l'US Biskra . dzfoot.com . 4 October 2022 . 4 October 2022.
3. Web site: Ligue 1 : Cherif Hadjar nouvel entraineur du MC El Bayadh . horizons.dz . 9 October 2022 . 9 October 2022.
4. Web site: Ligue 1 : Youcef Bouzidi n'est plus l'entraîneur de l'US Biskra . dzfoot.com . 18 December 2022 . 17 December 2022.
5. Web site: FICHE DU CLUB: US BISKRA.
6. Web site: مروان بوسالم يوقع في اتحاد بسكرة لموسمين . annasronline.com . 27 July 2022 . 27 July 2022.
7. Web site: عبيد يلتحق بنادي اتحاد بسكرة . elkhabar.com . 29 July 2022 . 29 July 2022.
8. Web site: قعقع يدعم تشكيلة اتحاد بسكرة . annasronline.com . 31 July 2022 . 31 July 2022.
9. Web site: بورعدة جديد اتحاد بسكرة . annasronline.com . 2 August 2022 . 2 August 2022.
10. Web site: اتحاد بسكرة يضمن خدمات بلقاسمي. annasronline.com . 20 August 2022 . 20 August 2022.
11. Web site: هشام مختار يغادر الاتحاد إلى البطولة السعودية . essalamsport.com . 19 June 2022 . 19 June 2022.
12. Web site: ES Sétif : Hamza Salem signe pour trois saisons . mediafootdz.dz . 20 August 2022 . 20 August 2022.
13. Web site: اتحاد بسكرة: إدارة الفريق تفسخ عقد هذا الاعب . mediafootdz.dz . 27 January 2023 . 27 January 2023.
14. Web site: صفة رسمية تم فسخ عقد اللاعب نابي محمد الأمين . mediafootdz.dz . 2 February 2023 . 2 February 2023.
15. Web site: Ligue 1 (2022-2023) : le calendrier du championnat dévoilé . .mediafootdz.dz . 19 July 2022 . 19 July 2022.