2025–26 Paradou AC season

Paradou AC
2025–26 season
PresidentKheiredine Zetchi
Head coachBillel Dziri
(until 12 September 2025)[1]
Sofiène Hidoussi
(from 16 September 2025)[2]
(until 27 February 2026)[3]
Azzedine Aït Djoudi
(from 6 March 2026)[4]
StadiumOmar Benrabah Stadium
20 August 1955 Stadium
Ligue 114th
Algerian CupRound of 16

The 2025–26 season, is Paradou AC's 11st season and the club's 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, Paradou AC 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.[5]

Review

Background

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
16 Toufik Moussaoui GK (1991-04-20)20 April 1991 (aged 34) MC Alger
30 Ahmed Abdelkader GK (1999-02-19)19 February 1999 (aged 26) Unattached
60 Mohammed El Koubi GK (2007-07-19)19 July 2007 (aged 18) Reserve team
Defenders
3 Mohamed Bouderka CB (2005-02-05)5 February 2005 (aged 20) Reserve team
5 Ouanisse Bouzahzah CB (2004-08-07)7 August 2004 (aged 21) Reserve team
6 Hamza Salem CB (1998-01-10)10 January 1998 (aged 27) US Biskra
12 Salaheddine Zaoui RB (2004-04-25)25 April 2004 (aged 21) Reserve team
22 Abdellah Bendouma LB (2001-10-07)7 October 2001 (aged 23) USM Bel Abbès
23 Imad Reguieg RB (2002-06-02)2 June 2002 (aged 23) ES Sétif
24 Fouad Kermiche RB (1999-07-11)11 July 1999 (aged 26) CR Temouchent
28 Yassine Ben Hamed LB (2003-03-24)24 March 2003 (aged 22) Unattached
35 Abdelhak Benidder CB (2006-11-10)10 November 2006 (aged 18) Reserve team
NA Moussa Sogué CB (2001-01-23)23 January 2001 (aged 24) US Ouakam
Midfielders
8 Mohamed Abdelkader AM (2004-02-06)6 February 2004 (aged 21) Reserve team
9 Mohamed Ait El Hadj AM (2002-03-22)22 March 2002 (aged 23) USM Alger
14 Abdoul Fatahou Ouattara DM (2001-08-28)28 August 2001 (aged 23) Bouaké FC
17 Moncef Bisker CM (2003-01-11)11 January 2003 (aged 22) Reserve team
18 Abdeldjalil Tahri DM (1998-10-15)15 October 1998 (aged 26) Reserve team
19 Mohamed Tahar DM (2004-11-14)14 November 2004 (aged 20) Reserve team
20 Sid Ahmed Lahmer CM (2005-01-20)20 January 2005 (aged 20) Reserve team
25 Lalaïna Rafanomezantsoa CM (2004-03-10)10 March 2004 (aged 21) ASSM Elgeco Plus
26 Taha Yassine Tahar DM (2000-09-23)23 September 2000 (aged 24) Reserve team
27 Djafar Zabaiou AM (2005-10-23)23 October 2005 (aged 19) Reserve team
34 Salaheddine Bouziani CM (2006-01-01)1 January 2006 (aged 19) Reserve team
Forwards
7 Ben Ahmed Kohili ST (2005-07-11)11 July 2005 (aged 20) Reserve team
11 Mustapha Soukkou RW (2003-03-19)19 March 2003 (aged 22) Reserve team
15 Mohamed Ramdaoui ST (2005-07-23)23 July 2005 (aged 20) Reserve team
37 Mohamed Guidoum LW (2006-04-24)24 April 2006 (aged 19) Reserve team
NA Toky Rakotondraibe ST (2001-01-09)9 January 2001 (aged 24) COSFAP Antananarivo

Transfers

In

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
12 August 2025 MF Abdelkrim Namani USM Alger Free transfer [7]
12 August 2025 DF Imad Reguieg ES Sétif Free transfer [7]
12 August 2025 DF Samba Koné AFAD Djékanou Free transfer [7]
25 August 2025 GK Toufik Moussaoui MC Alger Loan for one season [8][9]

Winter

Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
31 January 2026 LB Yassine Ben Hamed Unattached Free transfer [10]
31 January 2026 CB Moussa Sogué US Ouakam Undisclosed [11]
31 January 2026 DM Abdoul Fatahou Ouattara Bouaké FC Undisclosed [11]
31 January 2026 ST Toky Rakotondraibe COSFAP Antananarivo Undisclosed [11]


Out

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
19 June 2025 ST Adil Boulbina Al-Duhail SC 3.300.000 [12][13][14][15]
12 July 2025 MF Djaber Kaâssis CR Belouizdad Undisclosed [16]
20 July 2025 DF Mohamed Réda Hamidi JS Kabylie Undisclosed [17]
31 August 2025 GK Mokhtar Ferrahi MC Oran Free transfer [18]

Winter

Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
6 January 2026 LB Samba Koné Unattached Free transfer (Released) [19]
27 January 2026 RW Adel Belkacem Bouzida Unattached Free transfer (Released) [20]
28 January 2026 SS Abderrahmane Bacha Unattached Free transfer (Released) [21]
28 January 2026 ST Youssouf Dao Unattached Free transfer (Released) [22]
31 January 2026 CM Abdelkrim Namani ES Mostaganem Free transfer [23]
31 January 2026 ST Amayas Boudedja ES Ben Aknoun Free transfer [24]

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 22 5 2 15 25 38 −13 022.73 N/a To be confirmed 23 August 2025 In Progress
Algerian Cup 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 066.67 Round of 64 Round of 16 4 December 2025 15 January 2026
Total 25 7 3 15 33 41 −8 028.00

Updated to match played 17 March 2026
Source: Competitions

Ligue 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
22 5 2 15 25 38  −13 17 4 1 6 12 14  −2 1 1 9 13 24  −11

Last updated: 17 March 2026.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultDLLLLLLLWWWWLWDLLLLLLL
Position101515161616161615151412141212141414
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.[25]

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

23 August 2025 Round 1 Paradou AC 0–0 ASO Chlef Dar El Beïda
17:00 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal
VAR: Ghada Mehat
30 August 2025 Round 2 CR Belouizdad 1–0 Paradou AC Belouizdad
17:00
  • Belhocini 23'
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)[26]
Referee: Mehdi Oukil
VAR: Ghada Mehat
6 September 2025 Round 3 Paradou AC 0–1 USM Alger Dar El Beïda
17:00 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium
Referee: Fateh Harkat
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
19 September 2025 Round 5 Paradou AC 1–2 Olympique Akbou Belouizdad
16:00
  • Ramdaoui 53'
Soccerway
LFP
  • Hitala 39', 45+1'
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Tayeb Benyabka
VAR: Youcef Taieb Bouderbal
27 September 2025 Round 6 MC Oran 3–1 Paradou AC Bir El Djir
17:45
Soccerway
LFP
  • Ramdaoui 31'
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium
Referee: Yahia Dehar
VAR: Anes Azrine
3 October 2025 Round 7 Paradou AC 1–2 JS Kabylie Belouizdad
15:30
  • Ramdaoui 21'
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Akram Mechairia
VAR: Youcef Taieb Bouderbal
22 October 2025 Round 8 MC Alger 2–1 Paradou AC Douéra
20:00
Soccerway
LFP
  • Kermiche 90+2'
Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham
26 October 2025 Round 9 Paradou AC 1–0 ES Mostaganem Belouizdad
15:00
  • Abdelkader 75'
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Abdelali Ibrir
3 November 2025 Round 10 Paradou AC 2–0 USM Khenchela Belouizdad
14:30
  • Soukkou 11'
  • Abdelkader 42'
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Yahia Dahar
9 November 2025 Round 11 JS Saoura 1–2 Paradou AC Béchar
18:00
  • Bentaleb 55'
Soccerway
LFP
  • Ramdaoui 2'
  • Kermiche 39'
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Ayoub Belhachemi
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 CS Constantine 2–0 Paradou AC Constantine
17:00
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Referee: Alaa Bouab
27 December 2025 Round 14 Paradou AC 1–0 MB Rouissat Belouizdad
14:00
  • Kermiche 9'
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Tahar Boudjemaa
8 January 2026 Round 15 ES Sétif 2–2 Paradou AC Sétif
17:45
Soccerway
LFP
  • Abdelkader 60'
  • Guidoum 84'
Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Akram Mechairia
23 January 2026 Round 16 ASO Chlef 2–0 Paradou AC Chlef
16:00
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium
Referee: Alaa Bouab
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 Olympique Akbou 4–3 Paradou AC Béjaïa
14:30
Soccerway
LFP
  • Kohili 10'
  • Soukkou 12'
  • Abdelkader 87'
Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Referee: Haitham Ghouti
27 February 2026 Round 21 Paradou AC 1–2 MC Oran Belouizdad
14:30
  • Tahar 79'
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Tahar Boudjemaa
6 March 2026 Round 22 JS Kabylie 3–2 Paradou AC Tizi Ouzou
22:00
Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
13 March 2026 Round 23 Paradou AC 0–2 MC Alger Belouizdad
15:15 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa
17 March 2026 Round 24 ES Mostaganem 3–2 Paradou AC Sidi Ali
15:00
Soccerway
LFP
  • Bendouma 8'
  • Kohili 72'
Stadium: Larbi Belhamiti Stadium
Referee: Fateh Harkat
30 March 2026 Round 17 Paradou AC CR Belouizdad Belouizdad
: Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
3 April 2026 Round 25 USM Khenchela Paradou AC Khenchela
: Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium
10 April 2026 Round 26 Paradou AC JS Saoura Dar El Beïda
: Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium
17 April 2026 Round 27 MC El Bayadh Paradou AC El Bayadh
: Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
24 April 2026 Round 18 USM Alger Paradou AC Algiers
: Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
9 May 2026 Round 28 Paradou AC CS Constantine Dar El Beïda
: Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium
15 May 2026 Round 29 MB Rouissat Paradou AC Ouargla
: Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 18 February Stadium
22 May 2026 Round 30 Paradou AC ES Sétif Belouizdad
: Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium

Algerian Cup

4 December 2025 Round of 64 Paradou AC 3–0 CRB Adrar Kouba
14:00
  • Ramdaoui 2'
  • Zaoui 44'
  • Lahmer 46'
Report Stadium: Mohamed Benhaddad Stadium
Referee: Zouhir Mansari
11 December 2025 Round of 32 Paradou AC 2–0 USF Constantine Kouba
14:00
  • Kermiche 4'
  • Soukkou 31'
Report Stadium: Mohamed Benhaddad Stadium
Referee: Dhikra Houia
15 January 2026 Round of 16 CA Batna 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
Paradou AC Batna
14:00
  • Bourada 31'
  • Chaibi 45+2'
  • Benmerzoug 99'
Report
  • Ramdaoui 19'
  • Abdelkader 23'
  • Guidoum 94'
Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium
Referee: Tayeb Benyebka
Penalties
Mounib Benmerzoug
Boughachiche
Kherroubi
Ramdaoui
Badani
Bisker
Bouziani

Squad information

Appearances and goals

As of 11 December 2025
No. Pos Player Nat Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Total
App St G App St G App St G
Goalkeepers
16 GK Toufik Moussaoui 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
30 GK Ahmed Abdelkader 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 CB Mohamed Bouderka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 CB Ouanisse Bouzahzah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 CB Hamza Salem 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
12 RB Salaheddine Zaoui 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0
22 LB Abdellah Bendouma 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
23 RB Imad Reguieg 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
24 RB Fouad Kermiche 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
28 LB Yassine Ben Hamed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 CB Abdelhak Benidder 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
42 LB Younes Badani 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
NA CB Moussa Sogué 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
8 AM Mohamed Abdelkader 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0
9 AM Mohamed Ait El Hadj 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
14 DM Abdoul Fatahou Ouattara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 CM Moncef Bisker 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 DM Abdeldjalil Tahri 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
19 DM Mohamed Tahar 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
20 CM Sid Ahmed Lahmer 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0
25 CM Lalaïna Rafanomezantsoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DM Taha Yassine Tahar 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
27 AM Djafar Zabaiou 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
34 CM Salaheddine Bouziani 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 ST Ben Ahmed Kohili 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 RW Mustapha Soukkou 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
15 ST Mohamed Ramdaoui 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0
37 LW Mohamed Guidoum 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
39 ST Aymen Chegra 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
NA ST Toky Rakotondraibe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
14 LB Samba Koné 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
10 RW Adel Belkacem Bouzida 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
29 SS Abderrahmane Bacha 9 2 0 0 0 0 9 2 0
13 ST Youssouf Dao 9 2 0 9 2 0 0 0 0
13 GK Amayas Boudedja 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 CM Abdelkrim Namani 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 0
Total 0 0 2 5 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
15 Mohamed Ramdaoui ST 5 2 7
8 Mohamed Abdelkader AM 6 1 7
24 Fouad Kermiche RB 4 1 5
11 Mustapha Soukkou ST 2 1 3
7 Ben Ahmed Kohili ST 3 0 3
37 Mohamed Guidoum LW 1 1 2
20 Sid Ahmed Lahmer CM 1 1 2
12 Salaheddine Zaoui RB 0 1 1
26 Taha Yassine Tahar DM 1 0 1
9 Mohamed Ait El Hadj AM 1 0 1
22 Abdellah Bendouma LB 1 0 1
Own Goals 0 0 0
Totals 25 8 33

Clean sheets

As of 17 March 2026

Includes all competitive matches.

Clean sheets
No. Nat Name GP GA L 1 AC Total
16 Toufik Moussaoui 16 22 4 2 6
30 Ahmed Abdelkader 11 18 1 0 1
60 Mohammed El Koubi 1 1 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
1 Amayas Boudedja 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 41 5 2 7

Notes

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