2015–16 MC Alger season

In the 2015–16 season, MC Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 45th season, as well as the Algerian Cup.

MC Alger

2015–16 season
Chairman	Abdelkrim Raissi
Head coach	Artur Jorge (until 8 October 2015)^[1] Meziane Ighil (from 13 October 2015)^[2] (until 6 February 2016)^[3] Kamel Amrouche (C) (from 6 February 2016)
Stadium	Stade Omar Hamadi
Ligue 1	12th
Algerian Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Abderahmane Hachoud (6) Kheiredine Merzougi (6) All: Abderahmane Hachoud (8)
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	30	8	14	8	28	26	+2	026.67	—	12th	13 August 2015	27 May 2015
Algerian Cup	6	6	0	0	8	1	+7	100.00	Round of 64	Winners	19 December 2015	1 May 2016
Total	36	14	14	8	36	27	+9	038.89

Ligue 1

Main article: 2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
10	MC Oran	30	9	13	8	40	35	+5	40^[a]
11	NA Hussein Dey	30	10	10	10	31	35	−4	40^[a]	Qualification for the Arab Club Championship group stage
12	MC Alger	30	8	14	8	28	26	+2	38	Qualification for the Confederation Cup preliminary round
13	RC Relizane	30	8	12	10	36	35	+1	36^[b]
14	USM Blida (R)	30	7	15	8	20	29	−9	36^[b]	Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2016. Source: DZFoot
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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. MC Oran ahead of NA Hussein Dey on head-to-head record: MCO–NAH 1–0, NAH–MCO 1–0.
2. RC Relizane ahead of USM Blida on head-to-head record: RCR–USB 5–2, USB–RCR 1–0.

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
30	8	14	8	28	26	+2	38	6	8	1	20	11	+9	2	6	7	8	15	−7

Last updated: 31 January 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	D	D	D	D	L	D	L	D	D	W	L	D
Position	12	5	7	9	5	3	4	3	3	4	6	5	6	3	3	5	4	4	5	6	6	7	10	8	10	11	12	10	12	12

Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2015. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

MC Alger v CR Belouizdad

13 August 2015 Round 1	MC Alger	0–0	CR Belouizdad	Bologhine
18:00		Report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4 / Algérie 3		Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Referee: Necib, Etchali, Brahim

RC Relizane v MC Alger

22 August 2015 Round 2	RC Relizane	1–2	MC Alger	Relizane
18:00	Manucho   75'	Report Live TV: Algérie 3 / Canal Algérie	6' Gourmi   64' Hachoud	Stadium: Stade Tahar Zoughari Referee: Mial, Semsoum, Idir

MC Alger v JS Saoura

29 August 2015 Round 3	MC Alger	0–0	JS Saoura	Bologhine
18:00		Report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Benouza, Ghomari, Abad

USM Blida v MC Alger

12 September 2015 Round 4	USM Blida	1–0	MC Alger	Blida
18:00	Noubli   62'	Report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Houasnia, Bouakrinet, Tazrout

MC Alger v ASM Oran

17 September 2015 Round 5	MC Alger	2–0	ASM Oran	Bologhine
18:00	Merzougi   32', 71'	Report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4 / Canal Algérie		Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Referee: Zouaoui, Tamen, Boulfelfel

USM El Harrach v MC Alger

28 September 2015 Round 6	USM El Harrach	0–1	MC Alger	Algiers
18:00		Report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4 / beIN Sports / Algérie 3	9' Aouedj	Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Referee: Abid Charef, Gourari, Etchaiali

MC Alger v DRB Tadjenanet

4 October 2015 Round 7	MC Alger	2–3	DRB Tadjenanet	Bologhine
18:00	Merzougui   16' Bouhenna   53'	Report Live TV: None	37' Guitoune   69', 86' Chibane	Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Referee: Bachir, Abed, Brahem

MC Alger v JS Kabylie

16 October 2015 Round 8	MC Alger	3–1	JS Kabylie	Bologhine
17:00	Merzougi   65' (pen.) Gourmi   79' Karaoui   88'	Report Live TV: beIN Sports / Al Kass Sports	33' Diawara	Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Referee: Boukouassa, Hamlaoui, Tazrout

NA Hussein Dey v MC Alger

24 October 2015 Round 9	NA Hussein Dey	2–1	MC Alger	Algiers
16:00	Allali   41' Ouhadda   45'	Report Live TV: Algérie 3 / Canal Algérie	69' Merzougi	Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Referee: Houasnia, Salaouandji, Bourouba

MC Alger v RC Arbaâ

29 October 2015 Round 10	MC Alger	3–3	RC Arbaâ	Algiers
18:00	Abid   21' Karaoui   56' Hachoud   66'	Report Live TV: None	73' Yettou   82' Guessan   90' Mahsas	Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Referee: Bouzrar, Semsoum, Idir

MC Alger v MC Oran

21 November 2015 Round 12	MC Alger	1–0	MC Oran	Bologhine
16:00	Merzougi   35'	Report Live TV: Canal Algérie / Al Kass Sports		Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Referee: Arab, Beyout, Hamlaoui

CS Constantine v MC Alger

28 November 2015 Round 13	CS Constantine	1–1	MC Alger	Constantine
16:00	Bezzaz   50'	Report Live TV: Algérie 3	76' Karaoui	Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Saïdi, Etchiali, Miraoui

MC Alger v MO Béjaïa

12 December 2015 Round 14	MC Alger	1–0	MO Béjaïa	Bologhine
16:00	Hachoud   77' (pen.)	Report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Referee: Abid Charef, Tamen, Boulfelfel

USM Alger v MC Alger

22 December 2015 Round 11	USM Alger	0–0	MC Alger	Algiers
18:00		Report Live TV: beIN Sports / Canal Algérie / Al Kass Sports		Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Referee: Benouza, Gourari, Omari

ES Sétif v MC Alger

26 December 2015 Round 15	ES Sétif	0–0	MC Alger	Sétif
16:00		Report Live TV: Algérie 3		Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Referee: Ben Brahem, Brahim, Alaoua

CR Belouizdad v MC Alger

16 January 2016 Round 16	CR Belouizdad	1–0	MC Alger	Belouizdad
15:00	Derrag   88'	Report Live TV: / Al Kass Sports / Algérie 3		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Boukouassa, Bachiri, Bounoua

MC Alger v RC Relizane

23 January 2016 Round 17	MC Alger	1–0	RC Relizane	Bologhine
16:00	Abid   32'	Report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Referee: Boukhalfa, Zerhouni, Allaoua

JS Saoura v MC Alger

30 January 2016 Round 18	JS Saoura	2–1	MC Alger	Béchar
18:00	Bapidi   24' Maâziz   52'	Report Live TV: None	55' Chita	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Bassiri, Hadj Said, Bourchiou

MC Alger v USM Blida

5 February 2016 Round 19	MC Alger	0–0	USM Blida	Bologhine
16:00		Report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Bahloul, Bounoua, Saïdi

ASM Oran v MC Alger

12 February 2016 Round 20	ASM Oran	0–0	MC Alger	Oran
15:00		Report Live TV: Canal Algérie		Stadium: Stade Habib Bouakeul Referee: Achouri, Benhamou, Hamidi

MC Alger v USM El Harrach

26 February 2016 Round 21	MC Alger	0–0	USM El Harrach	Algiers
16:00		Report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Ghorbal, Etchiali, Hadj Said

DRB Tadjenanet v MC Alger

12 March 2016 Round 22	DRB Tadjenanet	0–0	MC Alger	Tadjenanet
15:00		Report Live TV: Algérie 3		Stadium: Lahoua Smaïl Stadium Referee: Benouza, Benali, Ayed

JS Kabylie v MC Alger

19 March 2016 Round 23	JS Kabylie	2–1	MC Alger	Tizi Ouzou
16:00	Diawara   35', pen.' Mebarki   78'	Report Live TV: Algérie 3	24', pen.' Abid	Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954 Referee: Abid-Charef, Gourari, Boulfelfel

MC Alger v NA Hussein Dey

1 April 2016 Round 24	MC Alger	0–0	NA Hussein Dey	Algiers
17:00		Report Live TV: Canal Algérie		Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Referee: Arab, Bioud, Hamlaoui

RC Arbaâ v MC Alger

9 April 2016 Round 25	RC Arbaâ	3–1	MC Alger	Larbaâ
16:00	Taib   5' Yettou   7' Guessan   63'	Report Live TV: None	14' Gourmi	Stadium: Stade Ismaïl Makhlouf Referee: Zouaoui, Kechida, Hakim

MC Alger v USM Alger

22 April 2016 Round 26	MC Alger	2–2	USM Alger	Algiers
17:00	Hachoud   79', 87'	Report Live TV: beIN Sports / Canal Algérie / Al Kass Sports	26' Nadji   67' Darfalou	Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Referee: Mial, Semsoum, Alaoua

MC Oran v MC Alger

26 April 2016 Round 27	MC Oran	0–0	MC Alger	Oran
17:00		Report Live TV: beIN Sports / TV Tamazight 4 / Canal Algérie		Stadium: Stade Ahmed Zabana Referee: Arab, Bioud, Meghlout

MC Alger v CS Constantine

13 May 2016 Round 28	MC Alger	3–0	CS Constantine	Bologhine
17:30	Derrardja   21' Gourmi   44' Boucherit   90+4'	Report Live TV: beIN Sports / Al Kass Sports / Algérie 3		Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi Referee: Ghorbal, Etchali, Hadj Saïd

MO Béjaïa v MC Alger

20 May 2016 Round 29	MO Béjaïa	2–0	MC Alger	Béjaïa
17:30	Zerdab   50', 67'	Report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine Referee: Zouaoui, Kechida, Halitim

MC Alger v ES Sétif

27 May 2016 Round 30	MC Alger	2–2	ES Sétif	Bologhine
17:30	Derrardja   18' Hachoud   32'	Report Live TV: None	52' (pen.) Nemdil   90+1' Mekdache	Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi Referee: Mial, Semsoum, Idir

Algerian Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Algerian Cup

MC Alger v USM Oran

17 December 2015 Round of 64	MC Alger	2–0	USM Oran	Belouizdad
17:00	Derrardja   32', 46'	Report		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Arab, Bioud, Hamlaoui

MC Alger v US Biskra

8 January 2016 Round of 32	MC Alger	1–0	US Biskra	Bologhine
16:00	Merzougui   40'	Report		Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Ghorbal, Zerhouni, Benali

RC Relizane v MC Alger

20 February 2016 Round of 16	RC Relizane	1–2	MC Alger	Relizane
15:00	Djerrar   88' (pen.)	Report	Aouedj   18' Gourmi   78'	Stadium: Stade Tahar Zoughari Referee: Abid Charef, Boulfelfel, Itchiali

ARB Ghriss v MC Alger

5 March 2016 Quarter-finals	ARB Ghriss	0–2	MC Alger	Mascara
16:00		Report Live TV: Algérie 3	13' Gourmi   70' (o.g.) Baghdad	Stadium: Stade de l'Unité Africaine Referee: Necib, Benaceur, Hamlaoui

MC Alger v US Tébessa

16 April 2016 Semi-finals	MC Alger	3–0	US Tébessa	Algiers
16:00	Zeghdane   4' Abid   25' (pen.) Hachoud   64'	Report Live TV: Algérie 3 / Al Kass Sports		Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Referee: Ghorbal, Itchiali, Hadj Said

MC Alger v NA Hussein Dey

1 May 2016 Final	MC Alger	1–0	NA Hussein Dey	Algiers
16:30	Hachoud   81'	Report Live TV: beIN Sports / Canal Algérie / Al Kass Sports / Algérie 3		Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Attendance: 60.000 Referee: Mohamed Benouza

Squad information

Playing statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ligue 1		Algerian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ALG	Faouzi Chaouchi	35	0	29	0	6	0
30	GK	ALG	Jonathan Matijas	1	0	1	0	0	0
13	DF	ALG	Redouane Bachiri	18	0	14	0	4	0
16	DF	ALG	Abdelghani Demmou	26	0	24	0	2	0
21	DF	ALG	Toufik Zeghdane	25	1	19	0	6	1
27	DF	ALG	Abderahmane Hachoud	32	8	27	6	5	2
29	DF	ALG	Rachid Bouhenna	25	1	21	1	4	0
42	DF	ALG	Sofiane Ben Braham	21	0	18	0	3	0
46	DF	ALG	Youssef Oudina	4	0	3	0	1	0
22	DF	ALG	Ayoub Azzi	23	0	18	0	5	0
5	MF	ALG	Abdelmalek Mokdad	25	0	20	0	5	0
6	MF	ALG	Mehdi Kacem	25	0	19	0	6	0
8	MF	ALG	Karim Hendou	7	0	6	0	1	0
11	MF	ALG	Yahia Khiter	12	0	11	0	1	0
14	MF	ALG	Amir Karaoui	26	3	21	3	5	0
44	MF	ALG	Oussama Chita	14	1	11	1	3	0
45	MF	ALG	Samir Chaouchi	1	0	1	0	0	0
86	MF	ALG	Mouhamed Amine Bramki	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ALG	Khaled Gourmi	35	6	29	4	6	2
	MF	ALG	Antar Boucherit	16	1	12	1	4	0
	MF	ALG	Hichem Chérif El Ouazzani	9	0	9	0	0	0
11	FW	ALG	Sid Ahmed Aouedj	34	2	28	1	6	1
17	FW	ALG	Walid Derrardja	26	4	22	2	4	2
18	FW	ALG	Kheiredine Merzougi	17	7	16	6	1	1
91	FW	ALG	Lamine Abid	22	4	19	3	3	1
96	FW	ALG	Koceila Kasdi	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ALG	Mohamed Amachi	1	0	1	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
15	DF	CMR	Patrick Ngoula	3	0	3	0	0	0
25	MF	BRA	Roberson de Arruda Alves	4	0	4	0	0	0
9	FW	ETH	Saladin Said	6	0	5	0	1	0

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Players

As of August 15, 2015^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ALG Faouzi Chaouchi 5 MF   ALG Abdelmalek Mokdad 6 MF   ALG Mehdi Kacem 7 FW   ALG Khaled Gourmi 8 MF   ALG Karim Hendou 9 FW   ETH Saladin Said 11 MF   ALG Yahia Khiter 11 FW   ALG Sid Ahmed Aouedj 13 DF   ALG Redouane Bachiri 14 MF   ALG Amir Karaoui 15 DF   CMR Patrick Ngoula 16 DF   ALG Abdelghani Demmou 17 FW   ALG Walid Derrardja 18 FW   ALG Kheiredine Merzougi

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF   ALG Toufik Zeghdane 22 MF   ALG Ayoub Azzi 25 MF   BRA Roberson (on loan from Juventude) 27 DF   ALG Abderahmane Hachoud 29 DF   ALG Rachid Bouhenna 30 GK   ALG Jonathan Matijas 42 DF   ALG Sofiane Ben Braham 44 MF   ALG Oussama Chita 45 MF   ALG Samir Chaouchi 46 DF   ALG Youssef Oudina 86 MF   ALG Mouhamed Amine Bramki 91 FW   ALG Lamine Abid (on loan from USM El Harrach) 96 FW   ALG Koceila Kasdi

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	From club	Transfer fee	Source
2 June 2015	DF	Rachid Bouhenna	CS Constantine	Free transfer	^[5]
2 June 2015	MF	Abdelmalek Mokdad	RC Arbaâ	Undisclosed	^[6]
8 June 2015	GK	Jonathan Matijas	USM Bel-Abbès	€40,000	^[7]
11 June 2015	FW	Kheiredine Merzougi	RC Relizane	Undisclosed	^[8]
18 June 2015	DF	Abdelghani Demmou	ES Sétif	Undisclosed	^[9]
30 June 2015	MF	Mehdi Kacem	RC Arbaâ	Return from loan
15 July 2015	FW	Saladin Said	Al Ahly SC	Free transfer	^[10]
26 July 2015	FW	Lamine Abid	USM El Harrach	Loan one year
28 July 2015	FW	Walid Derrardja	MC El Eulma	€250,000	^[11]

Out

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