2024–25 CS Constantine season explained

Club:	CS Constantine
Season:	2024–25
Owner:	ENTP
Manager:	Kheïreddine Madoui (from 19 July 2024)^[1]
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Tahar Chelia (from 6 July 2024)^[2]
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
League:	Ligue 1
League Result:	Pre-season
Cup1:	Algerian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Round of 64
Cup2:	Confederation Cup
Cup2 Result:	Second round
League Topscorer:	Brahim Dib (5 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Brahim Dib (7 goals)
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Prevseason:	2023–24

The 2024–25 season, is CS Constantine's 29th season and the club's 14th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, CS Constantine are participating in this season's editions of the Algerian Cup and the Confederation Cup. On June 27, 2024 The federal office approved the calendar for the 2024–25 Ligue 1 season with the aim of ending on May 31, 2025. The first round is scheduled for September 14, this delay is motivated both by an extended end of the 2023–24 season but also by the holding of early presidential elections which will take place on September 7, 2024.^{[3] [4]} However, the Ligue de Football Professionnel decided to postpone the start of the Ligue 1 by a week, on September 21.^[5]

Review

Background

On June 29, 2024, CS Constantine has parted with its coach Abdelkader Amrani. The president of the club Abdelghani Gourari even affirmed that confidence had been renewed in the coach but it was he who did not want to continue. For his part, Amrani explains that he could not continue with players whose release he requested but whom the club kept.^[6] On July 6, 2024 CS Constantine changed president but it is still the same people who lead. SPA CS Constantine announced the appointment of Tahar Chelia as new president, replacing Abdelkader Gourari after two years in office. Moreover it is yet another former president from before the Sonatrach era who was appointed general director Fersadou. On July 19, Kheïreddine Madoui is back at the technical helm of the club as the new coach. Madoui was received at the club headquarters by the general director Yacine Fersadou.^[1]

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 14 June 2024.^[7]
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	Kheireddine Boussouf	September 15, 2024	Paradou AC
16		GK	Zakaria Bouhalfaya	September 15, 2024	ES Sétif
23		GK	Abdelmalek Necir	September 15, 2024	NRB Teleghma
Defenders
4		CB	Chahine Bellaouel	September 15, 2024	CA Bizertin
8		LB	Houari Baouche	September 15, 2024	USM Alger
12		RB	Oussama Meddahi	September 15, 2024	NA Hussein Dey
17		RB	Amir Belaili	September 15, 2024	AS Ain M'lila
19		CB	Chamseddine Derradji	September 15, 2024	NC Magra
25		CB	Miloud Rebiaï	September 15, 2024	CR Belouizdad
NA		CB	Mélo Ndiaye	September 15, 2024	Youssoufia Berrechid
NA		CB	Achraf Boudrama	September 15, 2024	CR Belouizdad
Midfielders
3		MF	Salaheddine Harrari	September 15, 2024	HB Chelghoum Laïd
6		DM	Mohamed Benchaira	September 15, 2024	JS Kabylie
7		AM	Abdennour Belhocini	September 15, 2024	Club Africain
10		AM	Brahim Dib	September 15, 2024	AS Ain M'lila
18		DM	Messala Merbah	September 15, 2024	USM Alger
NA		AM	Feth-Allah Tahar	September 15, 2024	MC Alger
NA		DM	Salifou Tapsoba	September 15, 2024	ES Métlaoui
Forwards
9		FW	Zakaria Benchaâ	September 15, 2024	Unattached
11		FW	Mounder Temine	September 15, 2024	Youth system
13		FW	Nkembe Enow	January 1, 2024	ES Sétif
14		FW	Axel Méyé	January 5, 2024	Al-Ahly SC
21		FW	Amine Benmessabih	September 15, 2024	JSM Tiaret
26		FW	Abdelkader Kaibou	September 15, 2024	MC Oujda
27		FW	Ahmed Khaldi	September 15, 2024	HB Chelghoum Laïd
NA		FW	Dadi El Hocine Mouaki	September 15, 2024	JS Kabylie
		ST	Tosin Omoyele	September 15, 2024	USM Khenchela

Transfers

In

Summer

Date		Player	Moving from	Fee	Source
18 July 2024	FW			Free transfer	^[8]
20 July 2024	FW			Free transfer	^[9] ^[10]
20 July 2024	DF			Free transfer
21 August 2024	CB			Free transfer	^[11]
21 August 2024	DM			Free transfer	^[12]
28 August 2024	AM			Free transfer

Out

Summer

Date		Player	Moving to	Fee	Source
4 July 2024	DF			Free transfer	^[13]
9 July 2024	DF			Free transfer	^[14]
28 July 2024	MF			Free transfer	^[15]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1		To be confirmed	27 September 2024	In Progress
Algerian Cup	To be confirmed	To be confirmed	In Progress	In Progress
Confederation Cup	First round	To be confirmed	17 August 2024	In Progress
Total Ligue 1 See main article: 2024–25 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Matches The league fixtures were announced on 11 July 2024.^[16] All times are local, WAT (UTC+1). Algerian Cup See main article: 2024–25 Algerian Cup. Confederation Cup See main article: 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup. Qualifying rounds See main article: 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds. In the qualifying rounds, each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score will be tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14). The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 11 July 2024, 12:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+3), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.^[17] Second round Group stage See main article: 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup group stage. The draw for the group stage was held on 7 October 2024, 10:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+3), in Cairo, Egypt.^[18] The 16 winners of the second round of qualifying rounds will be drawn into four groups of four. The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown next to every team). Each group will contain one team from each of Pot 1 and Pot 2, and two teams from Pot 3, and each team will be allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot. Squad information Appearances and goals No. Player Total Goalkeepers 16 GK Zakaria Bouhalfaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 GK Kheireddine Boussouf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 GK Abdelmalek Necir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Defenders 12 RB Oussama Meddahi 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 25 CB Miloud Rebiaï 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19 CB Chamseddine Derradji 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 LB Houari Baouche 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 CB Chahine Bellaouel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 CB Achraf Boudrama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 CB Mélo Ndiaye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 RB Amir Belaili 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Midfielders 18 MF Messala Merbah 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 MF Mohamed Benchaira 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 MF Brahim Dib 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 MF Abdennour Belhocini 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 AM Feth-Allah Tahar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 DM Salifou Tapsoba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forwards 9 FW Zakaria Benchaâ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 FW Dadi El Hocine Mouaki 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22 FW Tosin Omoyele 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 FW Mounder Temine 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 FW Amine Benmessabih 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 FW Axel Méyé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 FW Abdelkader Kaibou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW Ahmed Khaldi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 FW Nkembe Enow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. No. Nat. Player Pos. TOTAL 10 MF 5 0 2 7 9 FW 0 0 4 4 22 FW 1 0 1 2 11 FW 1 0 1 2 7 MF 2 0 0 2 15 MF 1 0 0 1 29 DF 1 0 0 1 Own Goals 0 0 0 0 Totals 11 0 8 19 Clean sheets Clean sheets Name Total 1 Kheireddine Boussouf 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Zakaria Bouhalfaya 1 0 0 0 1 1 TOTALS 0 0 0 1 1 References

Notes and References

1. Web site: CSC : Madoui, nouvel entraîneur . . 19 July 2024 . 20 July 2024.
2. Web site: CSC : Nouveau président et un palestinien en vue . DZfoot . 6 July 2024 . 6 July 2024.
3. News: Ligue 1 Mobilis : Coup d'envoi de la saison 2024-2025 le 12 septembre prochain. fr. Horizons. M. F.. 13 May 2024.
4. Web site: Ligue 1 : Le calendrier 2024/2025 présenté . DZfoot . 28 June 2024 . 29 June 2024.
5. Web site: Ligue 1 : Le début de championnat encore décalé... . DZfoot . 12 August 2024 . 14 August 2024.
6. Web site: CSC : Abdelkader Amrani refuse de contiuer . DZfoot . 29 June 2024 . 30 June 2024.
7. Web site: FICHE DU CLUB: CS CONSTANTINE.
8. Web site: Transfer Update: Algerian Giant Set To Unveil Tosin Omoyele . BSN Sports . 9 August 2024 . 21 August 2024.
9. Web site: Mouaki opte pour le CSC . Planete Sport . 20 July 2024 . 22 July 2024.
10. Web site: CS Constantine : Dadi Mouaki Et Achraf Boudrama S'engagent Pour Deux Saisons . L'Est Republicain . 21 July 2024 . 22 July 2024.
11. Web site: Ndiaye signe et entame la préparation . Derby Presse . 21 August 2024 . 2 September 2024.
12. Web site: CS Constantine : Le Burkinabè Salifou Tapsoba en renfort . . 21 August 2024 . 27 November 2024.
13. Web site: JSK : Mohamed Amine Madani deuxième recrue . DZfoot . 4 July 2024 . 4 July 2024.
14. Web site: Transfert : Nasreddine Zaalani rejoint Al-Khalidiya FC au Bahreïn . Africa Foot United . 9 July 2024 . 11 July 2024.
15. Web site: JSK: Hadji Chekal 10e recrue estivale . Le Score . 29 July 2024 . 29 July 2024.
16. Web site: Ligue 1 Mobilis: Le calendrier complet de la saison 2024-2025 . Competition . 11 July 2024 . 11 July 2024.
17. Web site: CAF to conduct Preliminary Draw of 2024/25 CAF Interclub season on Thursday . Confederation of African Football . 10 July 2024 . en.
18. Web site: CAF announces TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Group Stage Draw Date . Confederation of African Football . 22 September 2023 . en.