2025–26 ES Ben Aknoun season

ES Ben Aknoun
2025–26 season
PresidentKamel Meberbeche
Head coachMounir Zeghdoud
(from 6 July 2025)[1]
Stadium20 August 1955 Stadium
Ligue 16th
Algerian CupRound of 16

The 2025–26 season, is ES Ben Aknoun's 2nd season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, ES Ben Aknoun are participating in this season's editions of the Algerian Cup. The Algerian Professional Football League (LFP) officially released the calendar for the 2025–26 Ligue 1 Mobilis season on July 10, 2025. The Ligue 1 will kick off on Thursday, August 21, 2025, and conclude with the 30th and final matchday on May 16, 2026. As in recent years, league matches will be held every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, offering better scheduling balance and improved logistical conditions for clubs and broadcasters.[2]

Review

Background

ES Ben Aknoun earned promotion back to Ligue 1 Mobilis after a successful season in Ligue 2 Centre-West. The club secured its return on Matchday 28 with a win over RC Arbaâ. Crowned champions with 67 points, the team finished with the best attack, the best defense, and the strongest record both at home and away. Under the guidance of Mohamed Bachir Manaâ, the squad blended young talents with experienced leaders. This promotion, the second in three years, confirms the club’s progress as it now aims to establish itself more permanently in Ligue 1.[3][4] On July 6, 2025, Mounir Zeghdoud was officially appointed as the new head coach of ES Ben Aknoun. The newly promoted club introduced its coach to the media during a press conference.[5]

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2026.[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Name Position Date of birth (age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Dhayfallah Kadri GK (2005-09-12)12 September 2005 (aged 19) ES Sétif
16 Kheireddine Boussouf GK (1987-12-07)7 December 1987 (aged 37) CS Constantine
30 Amayas Boudedja GK (2005-01-04)4 January 2005 (aged 20) Paradou AC
Defenders
2 Aymen Chaaraoui RB (1997-07-26)26 July 1997 (aged 28) USM Khenchela
3 Abdelkader Tamimi CB (2001-03-20)20 March 2001 (aged 24) ES Mostaganem
4 Islam Chahrour CB (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 35) MC El Bayadh
5 Hamza Oukali CB (1994-12-13)13 December 1994 (aged 30) NC Magra
13 Chemseddine Lakehal CB (2000-02-29)29 February 2000 (aged 25) NC Magra
15 Fateh Talah CB (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 32) US Biskra
21 Rafik Brahimi LB (1999-05-15)15 May 1999 (aged 26) JS Saoura
26 Wassim Khalouf LB (2002-02-26)26 February 2002 (aged 23)
27 Abderahmane Hachoud RB (1988-07-02)2 July 1988 (aged 37) MC Alger
Midfielders
6 Massinissa Benchelouche CM (2001-10-11)11 October 2001 (aged 23) JS Saoura
8 Alaa Eddine Aissani CM (2005-06-01)1 June 2005 (aged 20) CR Belouizdad
20 Aziz Benabdi DM (1993-08-09)9 August 1993 (aged 32) Free agent
22 Redouane Bounoua AM (1998-11-01)1 November 1998 (aged 26) ASO Chlef
23 Nassim Yattou DM (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 33) Paradou AC
29 Fadi Arrache DM (2005-06-15)15 June 2005 (aged 20)
Forwards
7 Adil Djabout ST (1992-12-31)31 December 1992 (aged 32) NC Magra
9 Abdeljalil Saâd ST (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 (aged 33) US Biskra
10 Badis Bouamama LW (2004-06-16)16 June 2004 (aged 21) JSM Béjaïa
11 Ahmed Zaouache RW (1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 27) RC Arbaâ
14 Chakib Abri ST (2007-02-13)13 February 2007 (aged 18) Reserve team
17 Yanis Allam ST (2002-12-11)11 December 2002 (aged 22)
19 Mohamed Souibaâh ST (1991-12-25)25 December 1991 (aged 33) JS Saoura
24 Mohamed Sylla ST (2001-11-12)12 November 2001 (aged 23) MC Oran
25 Mohamed El Amine Hammia LW (1991-12-21)21 December 1991 (aged 33) JS Saoura

Transfers

In

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
17 July 2025 GK Kheireddine Boussouf CS Constantine Free transfer [7][8]
27 July 2025 DM Nassim Yattou Paradou AC Free transfer [9][8]
27 July 2025 ST Abdeljalil Saâd US Biskra Free transfer [9]
27 July 2025 CB Islam Chahrour MC El Bayadh Free transfer [9]
27 July 2025 ST Mohamed Souibaâh JS Saoura Free transfer [8]
27 July 2025 ST Adil Djabout NC Magra Free transfer [8]
1 August 2025 CB Fateh Talah US Biskra Free transfer
12 August 2025 CB Abdelkader Tamimi ES Mostaganem Free transfer

Winter

Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
31 January 2026 LW Mohamed El Amine Hammia Unattached Free transfer [10]
31 January 2026 LB Rafik Brahimi JS Saoura Free transfer [11]
31 January 2026 ST Amayas Boudedja Paradou AC Free transfer [12]

Out

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
29 July 2025 MF Kamel Belarbi MO Béjaïa Free transfer [13]

Winter

Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
19 January 2026 GK Yanis Bentchakal Unattached Free transfer (Released) [14]
31 January 2026 GK Mohamed Messaoud Salem JS Djijel Free transfer [15]

Pre-season and friendlies

7 August 2025 Friendly USM Blida 1–0 ES Ben Aknoun Blida
18:30 UTC+1 Report[16] Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
12 August 2025 Friendly ES Ben Aknoun 2–0 Olympique de Médéa Ben Aknoun
17:30 UTC+1
  • Souibaâh 18'
  • Bouamama
Report[17] Stadium: Stade El Mokrani
13 August 2025 Friendly JS El Biar 1–3 ES Ben Aknoun El Biar
9:30 UTC+1 Report[17]
Stadium: Stade Abderrahmane Ibrir

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 22 9 7 6 28 25 +3 040.91 N/a To be confirmed 21 August 2025 In Progress
Algerian Cup 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 066.67 Round of 64 Round of 16 6 December 2025 13 January 2026
Total 25 11 7 7 32 26 +6 044.00

Updated to match played 18 March 2026
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2025–26 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 CS Constantine 24 10 8 6 25 17 +8 38
5 MC Oran 23 10 6 7 27 21 +6 36
6 ES Ben Aknoun 22 9 7 6 28 25 +3 34
7 CR Belouizdad 19 8 8 3 25 16 +9 32
8 USM Alger 19 6 11 2 21 14 +7 29
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2026. Source: lfp.dz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 9 7 6 28 25  +3 34 5 3 3 14 13  +1 4 4 3 14 12  +2

Last updated: 18 March 2026.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDWDDWWDLWLDWDWWLLWDW
Position12111313131296897811910
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2026. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 July 2025.[18]

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

21 August 2025 Round 1 MC Oran 2–1 ES Ben Aknoun Bir El Djir
18:00
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Houiya Dhekra
VAR: Mehdi Oukil
31 August 2025 Round 2 ES Ben Aknoun 1–1 JS Kabylie Belouizdad
17:00
  • Saâd 45+6'
 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal
VAR: Yahia Dehar
12 September 2025 Round 4 ES Ben Aknoun 1–0 Paradou AC Belouizdad
16:00
  • Saâd 21'
 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Houssam Benyahia
VAR: Alaa Bouab
20 September 2025 Round 5 USM Khenchela 1–1 ES Ben Aknoun Khenchela
16:00
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium
Referee: Tahar Boudjemaa
27 September 2025 Round 6 ES Ben Aknoun 1–1 JS Saoura Belouizdad
16:00
Soccerway
LFP
  • Boutiche 26'
 Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Fateh Harkat
VAR: Akram Mechairia
4 October 2025 Round 7 MC El Bayadh 1–2 ES Ben Aknoun El Bayadh
15:00
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Referee: Haitham Ghouti
VAR: Rafik Aouina
18 October 2025 Round 8 ES Ben Aknoun 1–0 CS Constantine Belouizdad
15:00
  • Lakehal 76'
 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
25 October 2025 Round 9 MB Rouissat 0–0 ES Ben Aknoun Ouargla
18:00 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: 18 February Stadium
Referee: Akram Mechairia
2 November 2025 Round 10 ES Ben Aknoun 0–1 ES Sétif Belouizdad
14:30 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Houssam Benyahia
9 November 2025 Round 11 ASO Chlef 1–2 ES Ben Aknoun Chlef
17:45
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium
Referee: Youcef Taieb Bouderbal
18 December 2025 Round 13 USM Alger 2–2 ES Ben Aknoun Algiers
20:00
Soccerway
LFP
  • Saâd 27'
  • Oukali 69'
 Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa
23 December 2025 Round 3 MC Alger 1–0 ES Ben Aknoun Douéra
19:30
Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
Referee: Alaa Bouab
29 December 2025 Round 14 ES Mostaganem 0–1 ES Ben Aknoun Sidi Ali
14:00 Soccerway
LFP
  • Djabout 87'
 Stadium: Larbi Belhamiti Stadium
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
3 January 2026 Round 12 ES Ben Aknoun 0–2 CR Belouizdad Belouizdad
14:00 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Tayeb Benyebka
8 January 2026 Round 15 ES Ben Aknoun 2–2 Olympique Akbou Belouizdad
14:00
  • Lakehal 33'
  • Talah 52'
 Soccerway
LFP
  • Gherbi 45+7'
  • Hitala 82'
 Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Haitham Ghouti
24 January 2026 Round 16 ES Ben Aknoun 2–1 MC Oran Belouizdad
14:00
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Akram Mechairia
14 February 2026 Round 19 Paradou AC 3–5 ES Ben Aknoun Belouizdad
15:00
  • Kermiche 11'
  • Abdelkader 47', 51'
 Soccerway
LFP
  • Bouamama 40', 45+1', 79'
  • Saâd 43'
  • Djabout 90+1'
 Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham
21 February 2026 Round 20 ES Ben Aknoun 2–3 USM Khenchela Belouizdad
14:30
  • Lakehal 90'
  • Djabout 90+6'
 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Rafik Aouina
27 February 2026 Round 21 JS Saoura 1–0 ES Ben Aknoun Béchar
22:00
Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Abdellali Ibrir
7 March 2026 Round 22 ES Ben Aknoun 1–0 MC El Bayadh Belouizdad
15:00
Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Tayeb Benyebka
13 March 2026 Round 23 CS Constantine 0–0 ES Ben Aknoun Constantine
22:00 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Referee: Yahia Dahar
18 March 2026 Round 24 ES Ben Aknoun 3–2 MB Rouissat Belouizdad
15:00
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Youcef Taieb Bouderbal
30 March 2026 Round 17 JS Kabylie – ES Ben Aknoun Tizi Ouzou
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium
3 April 2026 Round 25 ES Sétif – ES Ben Aknoun Sétif
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
10 April 2026 Round 26 ES Ben Aknoun – ASO Chlef Belouizdad
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
17 April 2026 Round 27 CR Belouizdad – ES Ben Aknoun Baraki
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium
24 April 2026 Round 18 ES Ben Aknoun – MC Alger Belouizdad
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
9 May 2026 Round 28 ES Ben Aknoun – USM Alger Belouizdad
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
15 May 2026 Round 29 ES Ben Aknoun – ES Mostaganem Belouizdad
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
22 May 2026 Round 30 Olympique Akbou – ES Ben Aknoun Béjaïa
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium

Algerian Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Algerian Cup
6 December 2025 Round of 64 ES Ben Aknoun 2–0 RA Aïn Defla Dar El Beïda
14:00
  • Tamimi 50'
  • Saâd 73'
 Report Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium
Referee: Dhikra Houia
13 December 2025 Round of 32 ES Ben Aknoun 2–0 ESF Bir El Ater Dar El Beïda
14:00
Report Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium
Referee: Ayoub Belhachemi
13 January 2026 Round of 16 MC Alger 1–0 (a.e.t.) ES Ben Aknoun Douéra
19:00
Report Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
Referee: Tahar Boudjemaa

Squad information

Appearances and goals

As of 13 December 2025
No. Pos Player Nat Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Total
App St G App St G App St G
Goalkeepers
1 GK Dhayfallah Kadri 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
16 GK Kheireddine Boussouf 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
30 GK Amayas Boudedja 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 RB Aymen Chaaraoui 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
3 CB Abdelkader Tamimi 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
4 CB Islam Chahrour 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
5 CB Hamza Oukali 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
13 CB Chemseddine Lakehal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 CB Fateh Talah 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
21 LB Rafik Brahimi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 CB Wassim Khalouf 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
27 RB Abderahmane Hachoud 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
31 RB Mohamed Sari 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 CM Massinissa Benchelouche 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
8 CM Alaa Eddine Aissani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 AM Abdeljalil Saâd 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
20 DM Aziz Benabdi 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
22 AM Redouane Bounoua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DM Nassim Yattou 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
29 DM Fadi Arrache 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
32 CM Mohmed Belouchat 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 ST Adil Djabout 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
10 LW Badis Bouamama 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
11 RW Ahmed Zaouache 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
14 ST Chakib Abri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 ST Yanis Allam 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 ST Mohamed Souibaâh 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
24 ST Mohamed Sylla 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
25 LW Mohamed El Amine Hammia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 RW Mohmed Medjber 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
30 GK Yanis Bentchakal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 LW Mohamed Messaoud Salem 10 1 0 2 1 0 12 2 0
Total 0 0 2 4 0 0

Last updated: 31 January 2026
Source: soccerway.com

Goalscorers

As of 18 March 2026

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat. Player Pos. L1 AC TOTAL
9 Abdeljalil Saâd AM 5 1 6
27 Abderahmane Hachoud RB 6 0 6
7 Adil Djabout ST 4 0 4
10 Badis Bouamama LW 3 0 3
13 Chemseddine Lakehal CB 3 0 3
5 Hamza Oukali CB 2 0 2
24 Mohamed Sylla ST 2 0 2
19 Mohamed Souibaâh ST 1 0 1
3 Abdelkader Tamimi CB 0 1 1
4 Islam Chahrour CB 0 1 1
11 Ahmed Zaouache RW 0 1 1
15 Fateh Talah CB 1 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 1
Totals 28 4 32

Clean sheets

As of 18 March 2026

Includes all competitive matches.

Clean sheets
No. Nat Name GP GA L 1 AC Total
1 Dhayfallah Kadri 2 0 0 2 2
16 Kheireddine Boussouf 22 24 6 1 7
30 Amayas Boudedja 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
30 Yanis Bentchakal 1 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 26 6 3 9

Notes

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