2025–26 USM Khenchela season

USM Khenchela
2025–26 season
Owner	Algérie Télécom
President	Walid Boukrouma
Head coach	Djilali Bahloul; (from 15 July 2025)
Stadium	Amar Hamam Stadium
Ligue 1	Pre-season
Algerian Cup	Round of 64

The 2025–26 season, is USM Khenchela's 6th season and the club's 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, USM Khenchela are participating in this season's editions of the Algerian 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.^[2]

Review

Background

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.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
	Abdelkader Morcely	GK	(1995-09-07)7 September 1995 (aged 29)	JS Saoura
	Oussama Litim	GK	(1990-06-03)3 June 1990 (aged 35)	MC Alger
Defenders
	Mohamed Guemroud	RB	(1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 30)	JS Kabylie
	Aymen Chaaraoui	RB	(1997-07-26)26 July 1997 (aged 28)	US Souf
Midfielders
	Badr Eddine Touki	DM	(1999-09-25)25 September 1999 (aged 25)	WA Boufarik
	Ahmida Zenasni	DM	(1993-07-10)10 July 1993 (aged 32)	ASO Chlef
	Samangua Christopher Ngolo	DM / CM	(2000-07-24)24 July 2000 (aged 25)	AS Vita Club
	Abdelhakim Sameur (C.)	DM	(1990-11-12)12 November 1990 (aged 34)	US Biskra
	Mohamed Reda Boumechra	AM	(1997-06-03)3 June 1997 (aged 28)	JS Kabylie
	Mohamed Islam Bakir	CM	(1996-07-13)13 July 1996 (aged 29)	CR Belouizdad
	Samir Aiboud	CM	(1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 32)	Mudhar
Forwards
	Ammar Oukil	RW	(1996-07-07)7 July 1996 (aged 29)	Olympique Akbou
	Hamid Djaouchi	ST	(1994-12-19)19 December 1994 (aged 30)	Al-Diriyah Club
	Edlin Randy Essang-Matouti	ST	(2003-07-25)25 July 2003 (aged 22)	Al-Najma SC
	Franck Etouga	ST	(2001-09-18)18 September 2001 (aged 23)	Haras El Hodoud

Transfers

In

Summer

Date	Pos	Player	Moving from	Fee	Source
14 July 2025	GK	Abdelkader Morcely	JS Saoura	Free transfer	^[1]
15 July 2025	ST	Edlin Randy Essang-Matouti	Al-Najma SC	Free transfer	^[3]
21 July 2025	ST	Franck Etouga	Haras El Hodoud	Free transfer	^[4]

Out

Summer

Date	Pos	Player	Moving to	Fee	Source
7 July 2025	DF	Oussama Kaddour	MC Oran	Free transfer	^[5]

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
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
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Updated to match played 26 May 2025
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
12	MC Oran
13	Olympique Akbou
14	Paradou AC	Relegation to Algerian Ligue 2
15	USM Alger
16	USM Khenchela

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.

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

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
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.^[6]

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

Win Draw Loss Postponed

23 August 2025 Round 1	USM Khenchela	–	ES Sétif	Khenchela
17:00		Report		Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium

Round 2	ASO Chlef	–	USM Khenchela
:

Round 3	USM Khenchela	–	CR Belouizdad	Khenchela
:				Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium

Round 4	USM Alger	–	USM Khenchela
:

Round 5	USM Khenchela	–	ES Ben Aknoun	Khenchela
:				Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium

Round 6	Olympique Akbou	–	USM Khenchela
:

Round 7	USM Khenchela	–	MC Oran	Khenchela
:				Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium

Round 8	JS Kabylie	–	USM Khenchela
:

Round 9	USM Khenchela	–	MC Alger	Khenchela
:				Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium

Round 10	Paradou AC	–	USM Khenchela
:

Round 11	USM Khenchela	–	ES Mostaganem	Khenchela
:				Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium

Round 12	USM Khenchela	–	JS Saoura	Khenchela
:				Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium

Round 13	MC El Bayadh	–	USM Khenchela
:

Round 14	USM Khenchela	–	CS Constantine	Khenchela
:				Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium

Round 15	MB Rouissat	–	USM Khenchela
:

Round 16		–
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Round 17		–
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Round 18		–
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Round 19		–
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Round 20		–
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Round 21		–
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Round 22		–
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Round 23		–
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Round 24		–
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Round 25		–
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Round 26		–
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Round 27		–
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Round 28		–
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Round 29		–
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Round 30		–
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Algerian Cup

Squad information

Appearances and goals

As of 26 May 2025

No.	Pos	Player	Nat	Ligue 1			Algerian Cup			Total
No.	Pos	Player	Nat	App	St	G	App	St	G	App	St	G
Goalkeepers
				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total				0		0	0		0	0		0

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

Goalscorers

As of 26 May 2025

Includes all competitive matches.

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

Clean sheets

As of 26 May 2025

Includes all competitive matches.

					Clean sheets
No.	Nat	Name	GP	GA	L 1	AC	Total
			0	0	0	0	0
			0	0	0	0	0
			0	0	0	0	0
		TOTALS		0	0	0	0

Notes

References

^ ^a ^b "USM KHENCHELA : Djilali Bahloul nouvel entraîneur". L'est Republicain. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
^ "Ligue 1 : La LFP détaille un calendrier 25/26 complet !". DZfoot. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
^ "Edlin Randy Essang-Matouti relance sa carrière avec l'USM Khenchela". Gabon Eco. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
^ "Mercato : Franck Etouga Mbella s'engage avec l'USM Khenchela". Camerfoot Infos. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
^ "MC Oran : Oussama Kaddour 1ère recrue". Media Foot. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
^ "Ligue 1 (2025-2026) : un début de saison explosif pour les cadors". Competition. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.

[usm-khenchela-djilali-bahloul-nouvel-entraineur-1] "USM KHENCHELA : Djilali Bahloul nouvel entraîneur". L'est Republicain. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.

[2] "Ligue 1 : La LFP détaille un calendrier 25/26 complet !". DZfoot. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.

[edlin-randy-essang-matouti-relance-sa-carriere-avec-lusm-khenchela-3] "Edlin Randy Essang-Matouti relance sa carrière avec l'USM Khenchela". Gabon Eco. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.

[mercato-franck-etouga-mbella-sengage-avec-lusm-khenchela-4] "Mercato : Franck Etouga Mbella s'engage avec l'USM Khenchela". Camerfoot Infos. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.

[mc-oran-oussama-kaddour-1ere-recrue-5] "MC Oran : Oussama Kaddour 1ère recrue". Media Foot. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.

[6] "Ligue 1 (2025-2026) : un début de saison explosif pour les cadors". Competition. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.

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