2023–24 US Biskra season explained

Club:	US Biskra
Season:	2023–24
Manager:	Mounir Zeghdoud (from 13 August 2023)^[1]
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Abdelkader Triaa
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	18 February Stadium
League:	Ligue 1
League Result:	14th
Cup1:	Algerian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Quarter-final
League Topscorer:	Mustapha Zeghnoun (4 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Mustapha Zeghnoun (4 goals)
Prevseason:	2022–23
Nextseason:	2024–25
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The 2023–24 season, is US Biskra's 7th season and the club's 5th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, US Biskra are participating in the Algerian Cup.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2024.^{[2] [3]}
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	Ahmed Abdelkader	September 15, 2023	CR Belouizdad
13		GK	Abderrahmane Amri	September 15, 2023	MO Constantine
30		GK	Oussama Mellala	September 15, 2023	USM Annaba
Defenders
2		CB	Ahmed Redha Houhou	September 15, 2023	Youth system
4		CB	Tarek Adouane	September 15, 2023	CRB Ouled Djellal
6		CB	Hamza Salem	September 15, 2023	ES Sétif
15		LB	Abdelhak Belkacemi	September 15, 2023	HB Chelghoum Laïd
17		RB	Bilal Boukarroum	September 15, 2023	JSM Skikda
20		CB	Nacereddine Khoualed	September 15, 2023	JS Saoura
23		CB	Adel Lakhdari	September 15, 2023	MC Oran
24		LB	Salaheddine Benlaribi	September 15, 2023	RC Arbaâ
27		RB	Aymen Chehmat	September 15, 2023	JS Djijel
Midfielders
8		MF	Mustapha Zeghnoun	September 15, 2023	ASO Chlef
10		MF	Hamza Ounnas	September 15, 2023	USM Bel Abbès
12		MF	Hatem Dakhia	September 15, 2023	ASO Chlef
14		MF	Tayeb Hamoudi	September 15, 2023	MC Alger
19		MF	Ayoub Derbal	September 15, 2023	Youth system
21		MF	Yacine Medane	September 15, 2023	JS Kabylie
22		MF	Abdellah Daouadji	September 15, 2023	ASM Oran
26		MF	Nizar Tamer	September 15, 2023	Youth system
Forwards
7		FW	Mourad Bouraada	September 15, 2023	RC Kouba
9		FW	Mohamed Larbi Khoualed	September 15, 2023	CRB Ouled Djellal
11		FW	Chérif Siam	September 15, 2023	MC Oran
18		FW	Khalil Darfalou	September 15, 2023	USM Alger
25			Mohamed El Siddik Baâli	September 15, 2023	Olympique de Médéa

Transfers

In

Summer

Date		Player	Moving from	Fee	Source
13 August 2023	GK	Saber Meddour		Free transfer	^[4]
13 August 2023	GK	Abderrahmane Amri		Free transfer	^[5]
13 August 2023	DF	Aymen Chehmat		Free transfer
13 August 2023	DF	Salaheddine Benlaribi		Free transfer
16 August 2023	FW			Free transfer	^[6]
19 August 2023	DF	Hamza Salem		Free transfer	^[7]
20 August 2023	FW			Free transfer	^[8]
21 August 2023	GK	Oussama Mellala		Free transfer	^[9]
24 August 2023	GK	Yacine Sidi Salah		Free transfer	^[10]
9 September 2023	MF	Tayeb Hamoudi		Free transfer	^[11]
10 September 2023	GK			Free transfer	^[12]
10 September 2023	MF	Abdellah Daouadji		Free transfer

Out

Summer

Date		Player	Moving to	Fee	Source
23 July 2023	GK	Walid Ouabdi		Free transfer	^[13]
13 August 2023	DF	Mohamed Ikbal Boufligha		Free transfer (Released)
14 August 2023	MF	Ali Amriche		Free transfer	^[14]
21 August 2023	FW			Free transfer	^[15]
1 September 2023	FW			Free transfer	^[16]
1 September 2023	GK	Yacine Sidi Salah		Free transfer (Released)	^[17]
10 September 2023	FW	Abdelouahab Merri		Free transfer (Released)	^[18]

Winter

Date		Player	Moving to	Fee	Source
31 January 2024	FW	Merouane Boussalem		Free transfer	^[19]
5 February 2024	GK	Saber Meddour		Free transfer	^[20]

New contracts

		Player	Contract length	Contract end	Date	Source
10		Hamza Ounnas				^[21]
8		Mustapha Zeghnoun

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1		14th	17 September 2023	14 June 2024
Algerian Cup			3 February 2024	16 April 2024
Total Ligue 1 See main article: 2023–24 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Matches The league fixtures were announced on 24 August 2023.^[22] All times are local, WAT (UTC+1). Algerian Cup See main article: 2023–24 Algerian Cup. Squad information Playing statistics
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Players transferred out during the season Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. 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 4 0 4 8 Mustapha Zeghnoun MF 3 0 3 17 Bilal Boukarroum DF 2 1 3 11 Cherif Siam FW 2 1 3 10 MF 3 0 3 9 Mohamed Larbi Khoualed FW 3 0 3 7 Merouane Boussalem DF 2 0 2 18 FW 0 2 2 29 Riad Rahmoun FW 1 1 2 21 Yacine Medane MF 1 1 2 26 Nizar Tamer MF 2 0 2 22 Abdellah Daouadji MF 0 1 1 12 Hatem Dakhia MF 1 0 1 7 Mourad Bouraada FW 1 0 1 Own Goals 0 0 0 Totals 25 7 32 References

Notes and References

1. Web site: US Biskra : Zeghdoud nouvel entraîneur . mediafootdz.dz . 13 August 2023 . 13 August 2023.
2. Web site: FICHE DU CLUB: US BISKRA.
3. Web site: Joueurs du US Biskra.
4. Web site: مدور جديد اتحاد بسكرة . ennaharonline.com . 14 August 2023 . 14 August 2023.
5. Web site: عامري و شحماط يلتحقان. annasronline.com . 15 August 2023 . 15 August 2023.
6. Web site: اتحاد بسكرة يضم لاعب اتحاد الجزائر . elkhabar.com . 17 August 2023 . 17 August 2023.
7. Web site: الأندية تواصل تدعيم صفوفها . elkhabar.com . 19 August 2023 . 19 August 2023.
8. Web site: بلال بن ساحة يلتحق باتحاد بسكرة . ennaharonline.com . 20 August 2023 . 20 August 2023.
9. Web site: بن ساحة و ملالة يوقعان: حمزة سالم يعود لاتحاد بسكرة. annasronline.com . 21 August 2023 . 21 August 2023.
10. Web site: US Biskra – Yacine Sidi Salah officialise son arrivée . africafootunited.com . 24 August 2023 . 24 August 2023.
11. Web site: حمودي يلتحق ببسكرة قادما من المولودية . ennaharonline.com . 9 September 2023 . 9 September 2023.
12. Web site: اتحاد بسكرة يعلن عن صفقتين جديدتين . ennaharonline.com . 10 September 2023 . 10 September 2023.
13. Web site: JS Saoura : Walid Ouabdi première recrue . mediafootdz.dz . 23 July 2023 . 23 July 2023.
14. Web site: Football: JSK: Ali Amriche, 11e recrue . rivalite.dz . 14 August 2023 . 14 August 2023.
15. Web site: عبيد يلتحق بالدوري السعودي. annasronline.com . 23 August 2023 . 23 August 2023.
16. Web site: بن ساحة ينتقل الى نادي النهجة العماني . dzair-tube.dz . 2 September 2023 . 2 September 2023.
17. Web site: اتحاد بسكرة يسرح الحارس سيدي صالح . annasronline.com . 1 September 2023 . 1 September 2023.
18. Web site: اتحاد بسكرة: فسخ عقد اللاعب مري . annasronline.com . 12 September 2023 . 12 September 2023.
19. Web site: MC Oran : Boussalem troisième recrue hivernale . mediafootdz . 31 January 2024 . 31 January 2024.
20. Web site: مدور و سياب يعززان تعداد اتخاد عنابة . ennaharonline.com . 7 February 2024 . 7 February 2024.
21. Web site: وناس و زغنون يجددان. annasronline.com . 16 August 2023 . 16 August 2023.
22. Web site: Ligue 1 Mobilis 2023-2024 : le calendrier dévoilé . .mediafootdz.dz . 24 August 2023 . 24 August 2023.