2025–26 CR Belouizdad season

CR Belouizdad
2025–26 season
OwnerMADAR Holding
PresidentMehdi Rabehi
(until 7 July 2025)[1][2]
Rachid Oukali
(from 8 July 2025)[3]
(until 14 July 2025)[4]
Badreddine Bahloul
(from 15 July 2025)[5]
Head coachSead Ramović
Ligue 1Pre-season
Algerian CupRound of 64
Confederation CupSecond round

The 2024–25 season, is CR Belouizdad's 59th season and the club's 36th 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 and the Confederation 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.[6]

Review

Background

On July 7, 2025, Mahdi Rabhi announced his resignation as chairman of the Board of Directors of SSPA/CR Belouizdad, two days after the team's defeat in the Algerian Cup final against USM Alger. Rabhi stated that this decision, based on personal reasons, had been on his mind since the match against MC El Bayadh during the first half of last season. Rabhi informed the CEO of MADAR Holding and expressed his gratitude to the club's management and board members. Rabhi reaffirmed his loyalty to CRB and pledged to continue supporting the club outside of any official role.[1][2]

A rather unusual situation at CR Belouizdad. Rachid Oukali lasted only six days as the club’s president before stepping down for “personal reasons,” despite Charaf-Eddine Amara’s attempts to convince him to stay.[4] The position has now been handed over to Badreddine Bahloul, a senior executive at Madar, who is already known as a devoted supporter of the Chabab. His profile as a rigorous manager is seen as an asset in a context where the team needs stability and efficiency, especially with important sporting and administrative deadlines approaching.[5]

On July 22, 2025, CR Belouizdad unveiled its ambitious training center project, named Lalmassia Training Campus. The name honors club legend Hacène Lalmas while referencing both the Arabic word Al Almas (Diamond) and FC Barcelona’s La Masia, the project was reimagined after MADAR Holding took control of the club. A year ago, MADAR acquired a larger 19-hectare site in Djasr Kasentina, southern Algiers, signaling a major upgrade in the club’s infrastructure ambitions. Lalmasia is now considered the most ambitious training complex ever envisioned by an Algerian club.[7]

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 July 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 Algeria Moustapha Zeghba GK (1990-11-21)21 November 1990 (aged 34) Saudi Arabia Damac FC
Defenders
2 Algeria Chouaib Keddad CB (1994-07-25)25 July 1994 (aged 31) Algeria ASO Chlef
3 Algeria Houcine Benayada CB (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 33) Morocco Wydad AC
4 Algeria Mouad Hadded CB (1997-02-22)22 February 1997 (aged 28) Algeria MC Alger
5 Algeria Badreddine Souyad CB (1995-05-03)3 May 1995 (aged 30) Algeria JS Kabylie
20 Algeria Youcef Laouafi LB (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 29) Tunisia ES Sahel
24 Algeria Naoufel Khacef LB (1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 27) Turkey Gaziantep
Midfielders
8 Algeria Raouf Benguit CM (1996-04-05)5 April 1996 (aged 29) Morocco Raja CA
Algeria Belaïd Hamidi AM (1996-05-07)7 May 1996 (aged 29) Algeria ES Sétif
23 Cameroon Jacques Mbé DM (1999-02-24)24 February 1999 (aged 26) Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
15 Algeria Housseyn Selmi CM (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 32) Algeria CA Batna
28 Ivory Coast Arafat Doumbia CM (2004-11-16)16 November 2004 (aged 20) Ivory Coast SO Armée
7 Algeria Zineddine Boutmène RW (2000-10-21)October 21, 2000 (aged 24) Tunisia ES Sahel
10 Algeria Ishak Boussouf RW (2001-08-22)August 22, 2001 (aged 23) Belgium Lommel
22 Algeria Rezki Hamroune RW (1996-03-10)10 March 1996 (aged 29) Egypt Pharco FC
Forwards
The Gambia Lamin Jallow ST (1994-07-22)22 July 1994 (aged 31) Turkey Keçiörengücü
11 Algeria Abderrahmane Meziane LW (1994-03-07)March 7, 1994 (aged 31) Algeria USM Alger
19 Algeria Mohamed Islam Belkhir LW (2001-03-16)March 16, 2001 (aged 24) Algeria Youth system
Algeria Mounir Belhaidja FW (2001-11-28)November 28, 2001 (aged 23) Algeria Youth system
9 South Africa Khanyisa Mayo RW / LW / CF (1998-08-27)27 August 1998 (aged 26) South Africa Cape Town City
13 Algeria Islam Slimani ST (1988-06-18)18 June 1988 (aged 37) Belgium Mechelen

Transfers

In

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
6 July 2025 ST Algeria Islam Slimani Belgium Mechelen Loan return
12 July 2025 FW Albania Redon Xhixha Azerbaijan Qarabağ FK Free transfer [8]
12 July 2025 MF Algeria Djaber Kaâssis Paradou AC Free transfer [8]
22 July 2025 DF Algeria Younes Ouassa Olympique Akbou Free transfer [9]
31 July 2025 MF Algeria Abdennour Belhocini CS Constantine Free transfer [10]

Out

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
6 July 2025 FW Algeria Aymen Mahious Switzerland Yverdon-Sport Loan return
16 July 2025 GK Algeria Farid Chaâl Unattached Free transfer (Released) [11]
20 July 2025 MF Algeria Oussama Daibeche ES Sétif Free transfer [12]
27 July 2025 GK Algeria Redouane Maachou MB Rouissat Free transfer [13]
6 August 2025 ST Algeria Merouane Zerrouki Unattached Free transfer (Released) [14]

Pre-season and friendlies

Friendly –
: UTC+1 Report
Friendly –
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Friendly –
: UTC+1 Report

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— — To be confirmed In Progress In Progress
Algerian Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— Round of 64 To be confirmed In Progress In Progress
Confederation Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— Second round To be confirmed In Progress In Progress
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Updated to match played 26 May 2025
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2025–26 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 ASO Chlef 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for CAF Champions League
2 CR Belouizdad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 CS Constantine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup[a]
4 ES Ben Aknoun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 ES Mostaganem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2025. Source: the-sports.org
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ The winners of the 2025–26 Algerian Cup will be the second representative team for the 2026–27 CAF Confederation Cup

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 26 May 2025.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2025. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 July 2025.[15]

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Round 1 MC Alger – CR Belouizdad
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Round 2 CR Belouizdad – Paradou AC
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Round 3 USM Khenchela – CR Belouizdad
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Round 4 CR Belouizdad – JS Saoura
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Round 5 MC El Bayadh – CR Belouizdad
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Round 6 CR Belouizdad – CS Constantine
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Round 7 MB Rouissat – CR Belouizdad
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Round 8 CR Belouizdad – ES Sétif
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Round 9 ASO Chlef – CR Belouizdad
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Round 10 ES Mostaganem – CR Belouizdad
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Round 11 CR Belouizdad – USM Alger
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Round 12 ES Ben Aknoun – CR Belouizdad
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Round 13 CR Belouizdad – Olympique Akbou
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Round 14 MC Oran – CR Belouizdad
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Round 15 CR Belouizdad – JS Kabylie
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Round 16 CR Belouizdad – MC Alger
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Round 17 Paradou AC – CR Belouizdad
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Round 18 CR Belouizdad – USM Khenchela
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Round 19 JS Saoura – CR Belouizdad
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Round 20 CR Belouizdad – MC El Bayadh
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Round 21 CS Constantine – CR Belouizdad
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Round 22 CR Belouizdad – MB Rouissat
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Round 23 ES Sétif – CR Belouizdad
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Round 24 CR Belouizdad – ASO Chlef
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Round 25 CR Belouizdad – ES Mostaganem
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Round 26 USM Alger – CR Belouizdad
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Round 27 CR Belouizdad – ES Ben Aknoun
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Round 28 Olympique Akbou – CR Belouizdad
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Round 29 CR Belouizdad – MC Oran
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Round 30 JS Kabylie – CR Belouizdad
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Algerian Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Algerian Cup

Confederation Cup

Main article: 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Second round
First leg – Algeria CR Belouizdad
: UTC+1
Note: Lineup for CR Belouizdad –
Second leg CR Belouizdad Algeria –
(– agg.)
: UTC+1
Note: Lineup for CR Belouizdad –

Squad information

Appearances and goals

As of 15 July 2025
No. Pos Player Nat Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Confederation Cup Total
App St G App St G App St G App St G
Goalkeepers
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 26 May 2025
Source: [ soccerway.com]

Goalscorers

As of 15 July 2025

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat. Player Pos. L1 AC C3 TOTAL
Algeria 0 0 0 0
Own Goals 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

As of 15 July 2025

Includes all competitive matches.

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b "CRB : Le président Mehdi Rabhi démissionne". DZfoot. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b "CR Belouizdad : Démission du président du CA, Mahdi Rabhi". El Watan. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  3. ^ "CRB : Rachid Oukali succède à Mehdi Rabhi". DZfoot. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b "CRB : Oukali démissionne, Bahloul nouveau président !". Sport 24. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  5. ^ a b "CRB : Bahloul, nouveau président du conseil d'administration". Competition. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Ligue 1 : La LFP détaille un calendrier 25/26 complet !". DZfoot. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  7. ^ "CRB : Le futur centre de formation "Lalmasia" présenté ! (vidéo)". DZfoot. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Le CRB signe Kaâssis et Redon". Competition. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Transferts : Ouassa rejoint le CRB". Competition. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Transferts : Belhocini rejoint le CRB pour trois saisons". Competition. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  11. ^ "CRB : Chaal libéré, Guendouz de retour ?". DZfoot. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  12. ^ "ES Sétif: Daibeche signe à l'Entente". Competition. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Redouane Maachou signe au MB Rouissat". Competition. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  14. ^ "CRB : Zerrouki résilie son contrat". Competition. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Ligue 1 (2025-2026) : un début de saison explosif pour les cadors". Competition. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
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