2025–26 MC El Bayadh season

MC El Bayadh
2025–26 season
PresidentMohamed Belhakat
Head coachCherif Hadjar
(from 15 July 2025)[1]
(until 7 October 2025)[2]
Mohamed Lacet
(from 7 October 2025)[2]
(until 16 January 2026)[3]
Majdi El Kourdi
(from 17 January 2026)[3]
StadiumZakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Ligue 116th
Algerian CupRound of 64

The 2025–26 season, is MC El Bayadh's 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, MC El Bayadh 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.[4]

Review

Background

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2026.[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. Name Position Date of birth (age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
16 Mohamed Tayeb Cherif GK (1999-07-12)12 July 1999 (aged 26) NC Magra
25 Abdennasser Djoudar GK (2001-03-11)11 March 2001 (aged 24) JS Saoura
30 Nabil Bouchikhi GK (2005-02-28)28 February 2005 (aged 20) Reserve team
Defenders
3 Sabri Benbrahim LB (1998-10-19)19 October 1998 (aged 26) HB Chelghoum Laïd
4 M'Hamed Merouani CB (1987-03-29)29 March 1987 (aged 38) NC Magra
12 Adel Haddad LB (2000-01-07)7 January 2000 (aged 25) JS Djijel
14 Oussama Yerou CB (2001-04-09)9 April 2001 (aged 24) GC Mascara
20 Zahreddine Benabda RB (1997-11-30)30 November 1997 (aged 27) MSP Batna
23 Abdellah Meddah RB (1999-03-08)8 March 1999 (aged 26) ES Mostaganem
26 Belaid Kouar CB (1989-12-13)13 December 1989 (aged 34) Unattached
Midfielders
5 Adel Ghanem DM (2003-01-20)20 January 2003 (aged 22) Olympique Akbou
8 Mortada Keniche CM (2000-04-24)24 April 2000 (aged 25) WA Mostaganem
10 Khalid Dahamni AM (1999-11-25)25 November 1999 (aged 25) Free agent
18 Islameddine Kaidi AM (2000-08-03)3 August 2000 (aged 25) CA Batna
21 Ahmed Mahboub AM (2005-12-04)4 December 2005 (aged 19) Paradou AC
27 Ilyes Atallah AM (2001-08-19)19 August 2001 (aged 24) JS Saoura
28 Mouatez Bouchoucha CM (2005-06-29)29 June 2005 (aged 20) ES Sétif
13 Seddik Senhadji DM (2000-11-03)3 November 2000 (aged 24) MC Oran
Forwards
7 Lounes Adjout ST (2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 23) Olympique Akbou
9 Abdelhakim Amokrane ST (1994-05-10)10 May 1994 (aged 31) Bisha
11 Hassen Taabli LW (2005-09-06)6 September 2005 (aged 19) Unattached
15 Fodil Belkhadem ST (2002-01-25)25 January 2002 (aged 23) ES Mostaganem
17 Kamel Belmiloud RW (1995-07-23)23 July 1995 (aged 30) JS Saoura
19 Abdelillah Barkat ST (1996-08-08)8 August 1996 (aged 29) RC Relizane
22 Ilyes Yaiche RW (1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 27) USM Khenchela
24 Dhiyaeddine Benyahia LW (2000-07-13)13 July 2000 (aged 25) CA Batna
29 Abdelkader Chelali ST (2005-05-01)1 May 2005 (aged 20) Reserve team

Transfers

In

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
26 July 2025 GK Mohamed Tayeb Cherif NC Magra Free transfer [6]
26 July 2025 CB Chemseddine Lakehal NC Magra Free transfer [6]
26 July 2025 CB M'Hamed Merouani NC Magra Free transfer [6]
26 July 2025 LB Adel Haddad JS Djijel Free transfer [6]
26 July 2025 LB Omar Zeggai WA Tlemcen Free transfer [6]
26 July 2025 CM Mortada Khir Eddine Keniche WA Mostaganem Free transfer [6]
26 July 2025 CM Ahmed Amine Mahboub Paradou AC Free transfer [6]
26 July 2025 AM Islam Eddine Kaidi CA Batna Free transfer [6]
26 July 2025 RW Dhiya Eddine Benyahia CA Batna Free transfer [6]
26 July 2025 ST Abdelhakim Amokrane Bisha Free transfer [6]
11 August 2025 DM Adel Ghanem Olympique Akbou Free transfer [7]
11 August 2025 AM Khalid Dahamni Unattached Free transfer [7]
11 August 2025 ST Lounas Adjout Olympique Akbou Free transfer [7]
30 August 2025 DM Oussama Chita Unattached Free transfer [8]

Winter

Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
31 January 2026 GK Abdennasser Djoudar Unattached Free transfer [9]
31 January 2026 DM Seddik Senhadji Unattached Free transfer [9]
31 January 2026 LB Sabri Benbrahim HB Chelghoum Laïd Free transfer [9]
31 January 2026 CB Belaid Kouar Unattached Free transfer [9]
31 January 2026 AM Hassen Taabli Unattached Free transfer [9]

Out

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
26 July 2025 MF Alaeddine Belaribi MB Rouissat Free transfer [10]
26 July 2025 DF Aïssa Boudechicha ES Sétif Free transfer [11]
28 July 2025 DF Yacine Zeghad MB Rouissat Free transfer [12]
29 July 2025 FW Mohamed Toumi Sief ES Mostaganem Free transfer
29 July 2025 MF Abdellah El Moudene ES Mostaganem Free transfer [13]
2 August 2025 DF Kheireddine Benamrane Olympique Akbou Free transfer [14]

Winter

Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
19 January 2026 DM Oussama Chita JS El Biar Free transfer [15]
21 January 2026 CB Khaled Bouhakak MB Rouissat Free transfer [16][17]
31 January 2026 GK Abdelkader Salhi JS Saoura Undisclosed [18]
31 January 2026 DM Ammar El Orfi MB Rouissat Undisclosed [19]
31 January 2026 LW Oussama Khiari Unattached Free transfer (Released) [9]

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 24 2 8 14 13 31 −18 008.33 N/a To be confirmed 22 August 2025 In Progress
Algerian Cup 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00 Round of 64 Round of 64 4 December 2025 4 December 2025
Total 25 2 8 15 13 32 −19 008.00

Updated to match played 17 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 Qualification or relegation
12 MB Rouissat 23 7 6 10 23 28 −5 27
13 ES Sétif 23 6 8 9 22 28 −6 26
14 Paradou AC 22 5 2 15 25 38 −13 17 Relegation to Algerian League 2
15 ES Mostaganem 24 4 5 15 15 32 −17 17
16 MC El Bayadh 24 2 8 14 13 31 −18 14
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
24 2 8 14 13 31  −18 14 2 4 6 9 14  −5 0 4 8 4 17  −13

Last updated: 17 March 2026.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLLDLDDLLLLLLLLWDWDLDDLDL
Position161616161515151516161616161616161616161616161516
Updated to match(es) played on 17 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.[20]

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

22 August 2025 Round 1 MC El Bayadh 0–2 CS Constantine El Bayadh
17:00 Soccerway
LFP
  • Rebiaï 27'
  • Khelfaoui 85'
 Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
29 August 2025 Round 2 MB Rouissat 1–0 MC El Bayadh Ouargla
20:00
  • Benkheira 43'
 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: 18 February Stadium
Referee: Abdelali Ibrir
5 September 2025 Round 3 MC El Bayadh 1–1 ES Sétif El Bayadh
17:00
  • El Orfi 46'
 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Referee: Yahia Dehar
13 September 2025 Round 4 ASO Chlef 2–0 MC El Bayadh Chlef
17:00
  • Benchouya 30'
  • Bekkouche 85'
 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium
Referee: Mehdi Oukil
VAR: Mustapha Ghorbal
20 September 2025 Round 5 MC El Bayadh 1–1 CR Belouizdad El Bayadh
16:00
  • Bouhakak 84'
 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Referee: Fateh Harkat
29 September 2025 Round 6 USM Alger 1–1 MC El Bayadh Dar El Beïda
16:00
Soccerway
LFP
  • Benyahia 90+7'
 Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Youcef Taieb Bouderbal
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
17 October 2025 Round 8 Olympique Akbou 1–0 MC El Bayadh Béjaïa
15:00
Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Referee: Ala Bouab
25 October 2025 Round 9 MC El Bayadh 0–2 MC Oran El Bayadh
15:00 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Referee: Ayoub Belhachemi
3 November 2025 Round 10 JS Kabylie 4–1 MC El Bayadh Tizi Ouzou
17:45
Soccerway
LFP
  • Belmiloud 63'
 Stadium: Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium
Referee: Anes Azrine
9 November 2025 Round 11 MC El Bayadh 0–1 MC Alger El Bayadh
14:30 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
20 November 2025 Round 12 Paradou AC 2–0 MC El Bayadh Belouizdad
14:00
  • Lahmer 25'
  • Ramdaoui 47'
 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Mehdi Oukil
19 December 2025 Round 13 MC El Bayadh 1–2 USM Khenchela El Bayadh
14:30
Soccerway
LFP
  • Etouga 41', 71'
 Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Referee: Youcef Tayeb Bouderbal
26 December 2025 Round 14 JS Saoura 2–1 MC El Bayadh Béchar
15:00
  • Mebarki 8'
  • Akacem 30'
 Soccerway
LFP
  • Keniche 57'
 Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Anes Azrine
8 January 2026 Round 15 MC El Bayadh 1–0 ES Mostaganem El Bayadh
14:00
  • Belmiloud 80' (pen.)
 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Referee: Ayoub Belhachemi
24 January 2026 Round 16 CS Constantine 1–1 MC El Bayadh Constantine
17:00
Soccerway
LFP
  • Benyahia 59'
 Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Referee: Tayeb Benyebka
4 February 2026 Round 17 MC El Bayadh 2–0 MB Rouissat El Bayadh
15:00
  • Adjout 1'
  • Keniche 72'
 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Referee: Mehdi Oukil
8 February 2026 Round 18 ES Sétif 0–0 MC El Bayadh Sétif
18:00 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Anes Azrine
13 February 2026 Round 19 MC El Bayadh 0–1 ASO Chlef El Bayadh
15:00 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
20 February 2026 Round 20 CR Belouizdad 0–0 MC El Bayadh Baraki
22:00 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium
Referee: Yahia Dahar
27 February 2026 Round 21 MC El Bayadh 0–0 USM Alger El Bayadh
14:30 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Referee: Abdelhafid Boudaa
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 MC El Bayadh 2–2 Olympique Akbou El Bayadh
22:00
  • Barkat 40'
  • Kaidi 74'
 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Referee: Abdelali Ibrir
17 March 2026 Round 24 MC Oran 2–0 MC El Bayadh Bir El Djir
22:00
Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium
Referee: Akram Mechairia
3 April 2026 Round 25 MC El Bayadh – JS Kabylie El Bayadh
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
10 April 2026 Round 26 MC Alger – MC El Bayadh Douéra
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
17 April 2026 Round 27 MC El Bayadh – Paradou AC El Bayadh
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
9 May 2026 Round 28 USM Khenchela – MC El Bayadh Khenchela
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium
15 May 2026 Round 29 MC El Bayadh – JS Saoura El Bayadh
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
22 May 2026 Round 30 ES Mostaganem – MC El Bayadh Mostaganem
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium

Algerian Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Algerian Cup
4 December 2025 Round of 64 MC Alger 1–0 MC El Bayadh Douéra
19:00
  • Benhaoua 12'
 Report Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
Referee: Tayeb Benyebka

Squad information

Appearances and goals

As of 4 December 2025
No. Pos Player Nat Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Total
App St G App St G App St G
Goalkeepers
16 GK Mohamed Tayeb Cherif 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK Abdennasser Djoudar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Nabil Bouchikhi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 LB Sabri Benbrahim 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
4 CB M'Hamed Merouani 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
12 LB Adel Haddad 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
14 CB Oussama Yerou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 RB Zahreddine Benabda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 RB Abdellah Meddah 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
26 CB Belaid Kouar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 DM Adel Ghanem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 CM Mortada Keniche 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
10 AM Khalid Dahamni 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
13 DM Seddik Senhadji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 AM Islameddine Kaidi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 AM Ahmed Mahboub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 AM Ilyes Atallah 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
28 CM Mouatez Bouchoucha 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 ST Lounes Adjout 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 ST Abdelhakim Amokrane 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
11 LW Hassen Taabli 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
15 ST Fodil Belkhadem 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 RW Kamel Belmiloud 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 ST Abdelillah Barkat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 RW Ilyes Yaiche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 LW Dhiyaeddine Benyahia 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
29 ST Abdelkader Chelali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
13 DM Oussama Chita 11 10 0 1 1 0 12 11 0
2 CB Khaled Bouhakak 9 9 1 1 1 0 10 10 1
26 LW Oussama Khiari 12 4 0 0 0 0 12 4 0
1 GK Abdelkader Salhi 14 14 0 1 1 0 15 15 0
6 DM Ammar El Orfi 11 10 2 0 0 0 11 10 2
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0

Last updated: 31 January 2026
Source: soccerway.com

Goalscorers

As of 17 March 2026

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat. Player Pos. L1 AC TOTAL
27 Dhiyaeddine Benyahia LW 2 0 2
17 Kamel Belmiloud RW 2 0 2
8 Mortada Keniche DM 2 0 2
9 Abdelhakim Amokrane ST 1 0 1
19 Abdelillah Barkat ST 1 0 1
18 Islameddine Kaidi AM 1 0 1
Players transferred out during the season
6 Ammar El Orfi DM 2 0 2
2 Khaled Bouhakak CB 1 0 1
Own Goals 0 0 0
Totals 13 0 13

Clean sheets

As of 17 March 2026

Includes all competitive matches.

Clean sheets
No. Nat Name GP GA L 1 AC Total
16 Mohamed Tayeb Cherif 3 1 2 0 2
25 Abdennasser Djoudar 7 6 3 0 3
30 Nabil Bouchikhi 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
1 Abdelkader Salhi 15 25 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 5 0 5

Notes

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