2024–25 CR Belouizdad season

The 2024–25 season, is CR Belouizdad's 58th season and the club's 35th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, CR Belouizdad are participating in this season's editions of the Algerian Cup, Super Cup and the Champions League. 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. However, the Ligue de Football Professionnel decided to postpone the start of the Ligue 1 by a week, on September 21.

Review Background On June 18, 2024, Taoufik Korichi became the new sports director (DTS) of CR Belouizdad after being relieved of his duties at USM Alger. Korichi He was installed in his new position replacing Zakaria Djebbour, Chabab revealed in a press release published on its social networks. On June 27, during the federal office meeting it was announced that the Super Cup, which had been absent since 2020. On July 9, 2024, CR Belouizdad President Mehdi Rabehi confirmed that the club's management wants to keep the Brazilian technician in his position. however, Marcos Paquetá did not respond favorably to the club management's proposal, regarding his new salary in anticipation of the current season.

Following urgent requests from certain clubs, the Algerian Football Federation has decided to increase the number of foreign players in the Ligue 1. After having formally passed through the technical college chaired by Rabah Saâdane, the FAF ratified the increase in the number of foreigners per club from 3 to 5. However, that there is a provision intended to serve as a safeguard for the license of a foreign player or coach to be validated, the club must pay the federation a deposit equivalent to 12 months salary. This is to protect against any financial dispute.

Following the serious incidents that marred the derby match against MC Alger on November 20, 2024, the Disciplinary Committee punished the two teams. After postponing its decision until the end of its meeting on November 25, and after studying other documents, in particular videos, the committee punished the team by ordering it to play four matches behind closed doors, two of which were suspended. It will also have to pay 200,000 DZD, not counting the financial compensation that the stadium manager will request.

On November 30, Mehdi Rabehi was reappointed as president of SSPA/CRB, while the board of directors was also renewed, among them are the journalist Maamar Djebbour, the former member of the federal office Rachid Oukali, the shareholder and former president of the CRB, Mohamed Bouhafs as well as Rachid Bahloul, director of the majority shareholder MADAR Holding and the representative of the amateur club (CSA), Boualem Boukherroucha.

Squad list Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 February 2025.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 Signedin Contractends Apps Goals Goalkeepers1 Moustapha Zeghba GK Damac FC 2024 20260026 Redouane Maachou GK Youth system 2022 20255030 Farid Chaâl GK Al-Najma SC 2024 202600 Defenders2 Chouaib Keddad CB ASO Chlef 2018 2026183123 Houcine Benayada CB Wydad AC 2023 20253605 Badreddine Souyad CB JS Kabylie 2024 20260021 Youcef Laouafi LB ES Sahel 2022 202576424 Naoufel Khacef LB Gaziantep 2024 202615029 Bilal Boukerchaoui RB Youth system 2024 202800 Midfielders6 Oussama Daibeche AM ES Mostaganem 2024 2026008 Abderaouf Benguit CM Raja CA 2023 202544615 Housseyn Selmi CM CA Batna 2017 2024214723 Jacques Mbé DM Étoile du Sahel 2024 20270026 Arafat Doumbia CM SO Armée 2024 202500 Forwards9 Khanyisa Mayo ST Cape Town City 2024 20270010 Ishak Boussouf RW Lommel 2023 202563611 Abderrahmane Meziane LW USM Alger 2023 2026431214 Hedy Chaabi RW Francs Borains 2024 20250017 Merouane Zerrouki ST Paradou AC 2023 202614118 Aymen Mahious ST Yverdon (loan) 2024 20250019 Mohamed Islam Belkhir LW Youth system 2020 20241352222 Rezki Hamroune RW Pharco FC 2024 202600

Transfers In Summer DatePlayerMoving fromFeeSource 13 July 2024 AM Oussama Daibeche ES Mostaganem Free transfer 19 July 2024 MF Jacques Mbé Étoile du Sahel 320,000 $ 21 July 2024 GK Farid Chaâl Al-Najma SC Free transfer 21 July 2024 CB Badreddine Souyad JS Kabylie Free transfer 26 July 2024 LW Hedy Chaabi Francs Borains Free transfer 27 July 2024 CM Arafat Doumbia SO Armée Free transfer 31 July 2024 GK Moustapha Zeghba Damac FC Free transfer 2 August 2024 FW Khanyisa Mayo Cape Town City 1,500,000 € 7 August 2024 RW Rezki Hamroune Pharco FC Free transfer 10 August 2024 FW Aymen Mahious Yverdon Loan for one season 9 September 2024 ST Islam Slimani Mechelen Free transfer

Out Summer DatePlayerMoving toFeeSource 6 July 2024 DF Sofiane Bouchar Al-Arabi Loan return 20 July 2024 FW Lounes Adjout JS Kabylie Undisclosed 20 July 2024 DF Achraf Boudrama CS Constantine Free transfer 20 July 2024 MF Mamadou Samaké Azam Free transfer 24 July 2024 FW Aymene Rahmani JS Saoura Free transfer 31 July 2024 GK Alexis Guendouz Persepolis 185,000 € 31 July 2024 DM Houssem Eddine Mrezigue Dynamo Makhachkala 500,000 € 5 August 2024 MF Mohamed Islam Bakir USM Khenchela Free transfer 13 August 2024 FW Leonel Wamba Al Wahda 300,000 € 24 August 2024 MF Akram Bouras MC Alger Free transfer 29 August 2024 ST Oussama Darfalou Unattached Free transfer (Released) 7 September 2024 RB Mokhtar Belkhiter Unattached Free transfer (Released)

Winter DatePlayerMoving toFeeSource 16 January 2025 ST Islam Slimani Westerlo Loan for six months 30 January 2025 CB Mouad Hadded Al-Ahly Benghazi Free transfer (Released) 14 February 2025 RB Mohamed Azzi Dynamo Makhachkala Free transfer

New contracts PlayerContract lengthContract endDateSource37 Mohamed Azzi

Competitions Overview

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Competition !colspan=8|Record !rowspan=2|Started round !rowspan=2|Final position / round !rowspan=2|First match !rowspan=2|Last match |- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | Ligue 1

Ligue 1

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches The league fixtures were announced on 11 July 2024.

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

Algerian Cup

Super Cup

Champions League

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.

First round

Second round

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 7 October 2024, 11:00 GMT (14:00 local time, UTC+3), in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 winners of the second round of qualifying rounds were 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 contains one team from each of Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, and each team were allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot.

Squad information Appearances and goals

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|1 |GK |style="text-align:left"|Moustapha Zeghba |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |26||26||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |3||3||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |8||8||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |38||38||0 |- |26 |GK |style="text-align:left"|Redouane Maachou |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |2||2||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |2||2||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |5||5||0

|30 |GK |style="text-align:left"|Farid Chaâl |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |2||2||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |2||2||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |4||4||0 |-bgcolor=efefef class="sortbottom" |colspan=19|Defenders |- |2 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Chouaib Keddad |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |26||26||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |8||8||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |36||36||0 |- |3 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Houcine Benayada |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |25||23||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |2||2||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |8||6||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |36||32||0 |- |5 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Badreddine Souyad |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |5||5||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |2||2||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |4||2||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |11||9||0 |- |21 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Youcef Laouafi |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |21||19||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |2||2||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |4||3||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |27||24||1 |- |24 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Naoufel Khacef |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |20||19||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |2||2||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |9||7||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |32||29||4 |- |28 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Abderrahmane Bekkour |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |7||4||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |2||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |11||5||0 |- |29 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Bilal Boukerchaoui |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |14||13||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |5||5||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |20||19||2 |-bgcolor=efefef class="sortbottom" |colspan=19|Midfielders |- |6 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Oussama Daibeche |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |13||8||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |2||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |8||5||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |23||14||0 |- |8 |MF

2024–25 CR Belouizdad season

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