The 2025–26 season, was MC Alger's 57th season and the club's 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, MC Alger participated in the Algerian Cup, Super Cup and the Champions League. The Algerian Professional Football League (LFP) officially released the calendar for the 2025–26 Ligue 1 Mobilis season on July 10, 2025.
Review Background On July 13, 2025, MC Alger has officially signed a partnership with Chinese sportswear brand PEAK. The signing ceremony took place at the Zéralda training center. The contract spans three seasons and was attended by club president Hadj Redjem. PEAK replaces PUMA, which had been MCA’s kit supplier for the past six years. Already partnered with Chinese brand Hisense, MCA strengthens its Asian ties. Primarily known in basketball, PEAK now aims to grow its presence in football.
On July 21, 2025, Mouloudia d’Alger officially introduced its new head coach, South African Rulani Mokwena, during a press conference in Zéralda, the former Mamelodi Sundowns and Wydad Casablanca coach succeeds Khaled Ben Yahia. Mokwena expressed strong ambitions: to keep MCA at the top domestically and push for greater success in the CAF Champions League. Mokwena praised the team’s quality and the competitiveness of Algerian football. Regarding the transfer window, he assured fans that reinforcements are coming. When asked about Youcef Belaïli, he called him an exceptional player but remained cautious out of respect for his current contract.
On July 23, 2025, MC Alger was shaken by the injury of its Guinean striker Mohamed Saliou Bangoura, which occurred during a training session. He sustained an injury to his left ankle and had to be rushed to a hospital for medical examinations. The club’s doctor confirmed the severity of the injury, stating that surgical intervention will be necessary. Bangoura will be sidelined for three months, although his condition does not raise long-term concerns. On the same day, the management of MC Alger announced the appointment of former defender Sid Ahmed Khedis as the club’s new manager. Khedis signed his contract with Le Doyen, the club with which he won the Ligue 1 title during the 2009–10 season. According to the club’s official statement, Khedis will be in charge of all sporting matters related to the first team.
On July 31, 2025, the Public Prosecutor of Bir Mourad Raïs announced the opening of a criminal investigation into the death of four MC Alger supporters who fell from the stands at the Stade du 5 Juillet on June 21. The charges involve negligence and failure to follow safety rules, based on Articles 288 and 289 of the Penal Code. The investigation, conducted by judicial police and a ministerial commission, aims to identify those responsible. Authorities pledged strict action against anyone found directly or indirectly involved.
First-team transfers (summer transfer window) Fresh off their Ligue 1 triumph and following the official appointment of their new technical staff, the reigning back to back Ligue 1 champions have kicked off their summer transfer window with a first signing. On July 14, 2025, the club announced the signing of right back Aimen Bouguerra. The former CS Constantine player has signed a three-year deal. Bouguerra arrives to strengthen the right side of the defense, replacing Kamel Hamidi, who was released during the offseason. Bouguerra will compete for the starting spot with current first choice Réda Halaïmia. During the 2025 summer transfer window, MC Alger initiated a series of player releases as part of a squad overhaul. On July 21, 2025, the club announced the termination of goalkeeper Seïf Eddine Belkhir’s contract, making him the sixth player to leave since the start of the off season. The recorded departures are as follows: Romaric Ouattara, Serge Anthony, Wael Bouzekri, Mehdi Boussaïd, Kheireddine Merzougui and Seïf Eddine Belkhir.
On 5 August 2025, MC Alger officially announced the signing of Alexis Guendouz. The international goalkeeper, who was a free agent following his departure from Persepolis, signed a two year contract with the capital club. After previously playing for USM Alger and CR Belouizdad, Guendouz continues his journey in Algiers by joining MCA. His arrival is part of the club’s ambitious reinforcement strategy for the upcoming season. Recognizing the importance of a reliable last line of defense, the club management had explored several options in recent weeks before reaching an agreement with Guendouz.
Squad list Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2026.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 Transfer fees Apps Goals Goalkeepers1 Abdelatif Ramdane GK JS Kabylie 2022 2025 Free transfer45026 Alexis Guendouz GK Persepolis 2025 2027 Free transfer0040 Mastias Hammache GK CF Montréal U23 2025 2029 Free transfer00 Defenders2 Rostom Dendaoui CB Reserve team 2025 2028 Academy Player003 Marwane Khelif LB JS Saoura 2024 2028 Undisclosed2605 Ayoub Abdellaoui (C.) CB Ettifaq FC 2022 2026 Free transfer94719 Ayoub Ghezala CB USM Annaba 2021 2026 122320 Réda Halaïmia RB Beerschot 2022 2026 Free transfer102625 Aimen Bouguerra RB CS Constantine 2025 2028 Free transfer0027 Abdelkader Menezla CB USM Bel Abbès 2022 2026 422 Midfielders6 Mohamed Benkhemassa DM Ismaily SC 2023 2027 Free transfer77210 Alhassane Bangoura CM Milo FC 2025 2027 Undisclosed0012 Mohamed Zougrana DM ASEC Mimosas 2023 2028 300,000 €66414 Islam Sibous AM Reserve team 2025 2028 Academy Player0017 Chahreddine Boukholda AM MC Oran 2026 2029 Undisclosed0021 Larbi Tabti AM Free agent 2024 2026 Free transfer54228 Oussama Benhaoua CM Reserve team 2024 2028 Academy Player11130 Sid Ahmed Aissaoui CM CSKA Moscow 2025 2027 Undisclosed00 Forwards7 Sofiane Bayazid ST USM Khenchela 2023 2026 50,000,000 DA67208 Zinedine Ferhat RW Angers 2025 2028 Free transfer0013 Yacine Hamadouche ST Reserve team 2025 2029 Academy Player0015 Mehdi Boucherit RW Reserve team 2022 2028 Academy Player30318 Mohamed Saliou Bangoura ST Hafia FC 2025 2028 400,000 US$15722 Kipré Zunon LW Azam 2024 2028 230,000 €37523 Chamseddine Boubetache LW Reserve team 2022 2028 Academy Player0024 Zakaria Naidji RW Stade Lavallois 2023 2026 200,000 €731729 Amine Messoussa RW Lille 2024 2027 Undisclosed27137 Moslem Anatouf ST Academie FAF 2023 2028 Undisclosed00
Transfers In Summer DatePlayerMoving fromFeeSource 1 July 2025 ST Andy Delort Montpellier Loan return 14 July 2025 RB Aimen Bouguerra CS Constantine Free transfer 5 August 2025 GK Alexis Guendouz Persepolis Free transfer 30 August 2025 CM Alhassane Bangoura Milo FC Undisclosed 31 August 2025 RW Zinedine Ferhat Angers Free transfer 31 August 2025 ST Ishak Boussouf CR Belouizdad Free transfer
Winter DatePlayerMoving fromFeeSource 3 January 2026 AM Chahreddine Boukholda MC Oran Undisclosed
Out Summer DatePlayerMoving toFeeSource 9 July 2025 RB Kamel Hamidi Unattached Free transfer (Released) 21 July 2025 FW Khayreddine Merzougui Unattached Free transfer (Released) 21 July 2025 FW Romaric Ouattara Unattached Free transfer (Released) 21 July 2025 CB Serge Badjo Unattached Free transfer (Released) 21 July 2025 AM Wael Bouzekri Unattached Free transfer (Released) 21 July 2025 GK Seif Eddine Belkhir Unattached Free transfer (Released) 21 July 2025 AM Mehdi Boussaïd Unattached Free transfer (Released) 30 July 2025 DM Zakaria Draoui Unattached Free transfer (Released) 7 August 2025 DF Hamza Mouali JS Kabylie Free transfer (Released) 31 August 2025 CM Akram Bouras Levski Sofia 350,000 € 25 August 2025 GK Toufik Moussaoui Paradou AC Loan for one season
Winter DatePlayerMoving toFeeSource 7 January 2026 RW Ishak Boussouf Unattached Free transfer (Released) 28 January 2026 RW Tayeb Meziani Unattached Free transfer (Released)
New contracts
Pre-season and friendlies As part of its preparations for the 2025–26 season, Mouloudia Club d'Alger will hold a pre-season training camp at the Aïn Draham center in Tunisia. During this camp, the team is scheduled to play four friendly matches against Tunisian, Algerian, and Qatari clubs. The friendly match schedule is as follows: 30 July 2025: Olympique Béja, 2 August 2025: CS Constantine, 4 August 2025: Al-Khor SC and 7 August 2025: CS Hammam-Lif. This training camp forms part of the club’s technical and physical preparation ahead of the official competitions.
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:gold;"| Winners | 31 August 2025 | 5 June 2026 |- | Algerian Cup
| Round of 64 | Quarter-finals | 4 December 2025 | 3 March 2026 |- | Super Cup
| Final | style="background:gold;"|Winners | colspan=2|17 January 2026 |- | Champions League
| First round | group stage | 20 September 2025 | 14 February 2026 |- ! Total
Ligue 1
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 31 July 2025.
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 will be applied, and if still tied, extra time will not be played, and a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14). The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2025, 10:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+3), in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
First round
Second round
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 3 November 2025, 12:00 GMT (14:00 local time, UTC+2), in Johannesburg, South Africa. The 16 winners of the second round will be 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 contained one team from each of Pot 1 and Pot 2, Pot 3 and Pot 4, and each team was 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"|Abdelatif Ramdane |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |16||15||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 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |17||16||0 |- |26 |GK |style="text-align:left"|Alexis Guendouz |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |15||15||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |3||3||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0