The 2024–25 season, is US Biskra's 8th season and the club's 6th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, US Biskra are participating in the Algerian 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. However, the Ligue de Football Professionnel decided to postpone the start of the Ligue 1 by a week, on September 21.
On 5 August 2024, US Biskra has just received a subsidy of 100 million dinars from the wilaya budget, according to a press release published by the authorities of the Wilaya of Biskra. According to this document, this financial subsidy, intended to strengthen the club's treasury, will allow USB to resume its sporting activity during the current season with ease and to honor its financial obligations. After this support, the administration announced the renewal of coach Mounir Zeghdoud's contract for one season.
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 Goalkeepers 1 Oussama Mellala GK USM Annaba 30 Faris Boukerrit GK MC Oran Defenders 2 Ameur El Omrani CB Club Africain 4 Ahmed Oukkal CB AS Khroub 12 Oussama Barkat RB USM Alger 14 Servyl Akouala LB JS Talangaï 15 Fateh Talah CB ES Ben Aknoun 18 Djigo Saïkou RB AC Léopards 19 Ayoub Derbal CB Paradou AC 20 Nacereddine Khoualed (C.) CB JS Saoura 23 Adel Lakhdari CB MC Oran 26 Yacine Salhi LB ES Mostaganem 28 Yacine Adouane RB Youth system Midfielders 3 Aymen Bouda DM Youth system 5 Yacine Medane AM JS Saoura 6 Belaid Hamidi AM CR Belouizdad 8 Mohamed Bourahla DM NC Magra 13 Ouassim Zerari DM Youth system 22 Necer Benzid CM CR Belouizdad Forwards 9 Bouzid Dadache ST US Biskra 10 Mohamed Amine Bouziane LW USM Alger 11 Abdeljalil Saâd ST JS Saoura 17 Merouane Boussalem RW NA Hussein Dey 21 Laïd Saïdi LW NC Magra 24 Abdelali Hadji ST USM El Harrach 29 Riad Rahmoun LW Paradou AC U21
Transfers In Summer DatePlayerMoving fromFeeSource 6 August 2024 GK Faris Boukerrit MC Oran Free transfer 6 August 2024 RB Oussama Barkat USM Alger Free transfer 6 August 2024 CM Necer Marouane Benzid CR Belouizdad Loan for one season 7 August 2024 DM Mohamed Es Said Bourahla NC Magra Free transfer 8 August 2024 AM Belaïd Hamidi CR Belouizdad Free transfer 8 August 2024 LW Laïd Saïdi NC Magra Free transfer 9 August 2024 CB Fateh Talah ES Ben Aknoun Free transfer 9 August 2024 ST Abdeljalil Saâd JS Saoura Free transfer 11 August 2024 FW Mohamed Amine Bouziane USM Alger Free transfer 11 August 2024 LB Yacine Salhi ES Mostaganem Free transfer 24 August 2024 LW Pomi Nzaou AEZ Zakakiou Free transfer 25 August 2024 GK Malek Djemoui Hyères FC Free transfer 9 September 2024 ST Bouzid Dadache NC Magra Free transfer
Winter DatePlayerMoving fromFeeSource 13 January 2025 AM Yacine Medane JS Saoura Free transfer 16 January 2025 ST Abdouel Ali Hadji ES Sétif Free transfer 4 February 2025 RW Merouane Boussalem MC Oran Free transfer 4 February 2025 CB Ameur El Omrani Club Africain Free transfer 5 February 2025 LB Servyl Akouala JS Talangaï Free transfer 5 February 2025 RB Djigo Saïkou AC Léopards Undisclosed
Out Summer DatePlayerMoving toFeeSource 18 July 2024 RW Chérif Siam ES Mostaganem Free transfer 18 July 2024 RW Nizar Tamer ES Mostaganem Free transfer 24 July 2024 MF Yacine Medane JS Saoura Free transfer 27 July 2024 CB Tarek Adouane Olympique Akbou Free transfer 29 July 2024 AM Mustapha Zeghnoun ES Mostaganem Free transfer 14 August 2024 CB Hamza Salem Paradou AC Free transfer
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
| style="background:#FFCCCC;"| 16th | 27 September 2024 | 20 June 2025 |- | Algerian Cup
| Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 6 January 2025 | 6 February 2025 |- ! Total
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
Squad information Appearances and goals
! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. No.Nat.PlayerPos.TOTAL11 Abdeljalil Saâd FW 4 0 415 Fateh Talah DF 1 0 17 Pomi Nzaou FW 1 0 127 Aymen Chehmat DF 1 0 16 Belaid Hamidi MF 1 0 110 Mohamed Amine Bouziane FW 1 0 129 Riad Rahmoun FW 1 0 147 Rayane Adaika FW 1 0 13 Aymen Bouda MF 1 0 18 Mohamed Bourahla MF 0 1 19 Bouzid Dadache FW 0 1 1Own Goals 0 0 0Totals 12 2 14
Clean sheets
Clean sheetsNameTotal1Oussama Mellala252271830Faris Boukerrit 8632540Lamdjed Guessoum3310150Radhouane Khelili12000TOTALS3311314
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