2024–25 CS Constantine season

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CS Constantine
2024–25 season
OwnerENTP
PresidentTahar Chelia
(from 6 July 2024)[1]
Head coachKheïreddine Madoui
(from 19 July 2024)[2]
StadiumChahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Ligue 1Pre-season
Algerian CupRound of 64
Confederation CupSecond round

The 2024–25 season, is CS Constantine's 29th season and the club's 14th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, CS Constantine are participating in this season's editions of the Algerian Cup and the Confederation 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.[3][4] However, the Ligue de Football Professionnel decided to postpone the start of the Ligue 1 by a week, on September 21.[5]

Review

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Background

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On June 29, 2024, CS Constantine has parted with its coach Abdelkader Amrani. The president of the club Abdelghani Gourari even affirmed that confidence had been renewed in the coach but it was he who did not want to continue. For his part, Amrani explains that he could not continue with players whose release he requested but whom the club kept.[6] On July 6, 2024 CS Constantine changed president but it is still the same people who lead.[1] SPA CS Constantine announced the appointment of Tahar Chelia as new president, replacing Abdelkader Gourari after two years in office.[1] Moreover it is yet another former president from before the Sonatrach era who was appointed general director Fersadou.[1] On July 19, Kheïreddine Madoui is back at the technical helm of the club as the new coach. Madoui was received at the club headquarters by the general director Yacine Fersadou.[2]

Squad list

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Players and squad numbers last updated on 14 June 2024.[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Position Name Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Algeria GK Kheireddine Boussouf (1987-12-07)7 December 1987 (aged 36) Algeria Paradou AC
16 Algeria GK Zakaria Bouhalfaya (1997-08-11)11 August 1997 (aged 27) Algeria ES Sétif
23 Algeria GK Abdelmalek Necir (1992-09-06)6 September 1992 (aged 32) Algeria NRB Teleghma
Defenders
4 Algeria CB Chahine Bellaouel (2000-12-27)27 December 2000 (aged 23) Tunisia CA Bizertin
8 Algeria LB Houari Baouche (1995-12-24)24 December 1995 (aged 28) Algeria USM Alger
12 Algeria RB Oussama Meddahi (1991-02-14)14 February 1991 (aged 33) Algeria NA Hussein Dey
17 Algeria RB Amir Belaili (1991-02-10)10 February 1991 (aged 33) Algeria AS Ain M'lila
19 Algeria CB Chamseddine Derradji (1992-04-15)15 April 1992 (aged 32) Algeria NC Magra
25 Algeria CB Miloud Rebiaï (1993-12-12)12 December 1993 (aged 30) Algeria CR Belouizdad
NA Senegal CB Mélo Ndiaye (1994-11-23)23 November 1994 (aged 29) Morocco Youssoufia Berrechid
NA Algeria CB Achraf Boudrama (1996-05-25)25 May 1996 (aged 28) Algeria CR Belouizdad
Midfielders
3 Algeria MF Salaheddine Harrari (1998-06-09)9 June 1998 (aged 26) Algeria HB Chelghoum Laïd
6 Algeria DM Mohamed Benchaira (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 32) Algeria JS Kabylie
7 Algeria AM Abdennour Belhocini (1996-08-18)18 August 1996 (aged 28) Tunisia Club Africain
10 Algeria AM Brahim Dib (1993-07-06)6 July 1993 (aged 31) Algeria AS Ain M'lila
18 Algeria DM Messala Merbah (1994-07-22)22 July 1994 (aged 30) Algeria USM Alger
NA Algeria AM Feth-Allah Tahar (1994-01-22)22 January 1994 (aged 30) Algeria MC Alger
Forwards
9 Algeria FW Zakaria Benchaâ (1997-06-12)12 June 1997 (aged 27) Unattached
11 Algeria FW Mounder Temine (2001-09-15)15 September 2001 (aged 23) Algeria Youth system
13 Cameroon FW Nkembe Enow (1999-11-11)11 November 1999 (aged 24) Algeria ES Sétif
14 Gabon FW Axel Méyé (1995-06-06)6 June 1995 (aged 28) Libya Al-Ahly SC
21 Algeria FW Amine Benmessabih (1996-01-02)2 January 1996 (aged 28) Algeria JSM Tiaret
26 Algeria FW Abdelkader Kaibou (1997-09-12)12 September 1997 (aged 27) Morocco MC Oujda
27 Algeria FW Ahmed Khaldi (1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 26) Algeria HB Chelghoum Laïd
NA Algeria FW Dadi El Hocine Mouaki (1996-09-11)11 September 1996 (aged 28) Algeria JS Kabylie
Nigeria ST Tosin Omoyele (1996-08-03)3 August 1996 (aged 28) Algeria USM Khenchela

Transfers

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In

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Summer

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Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
18 July 2024 FW Nigeria Tosin Omoyele USM Khenchela Free transfer [8]
20 July 2024 FW Algeria Dadi El Hocine Mouaki JS Kabylie Free transfer [9][10]
20 July 2024 DF Algeria Achraf Boudrama CR Belouizdad Free transfer [10]
21 August 2024 CB Senegal Mélo Ndiaye Morocco Youssoufia Berrechid Free transfer [11]
28 August 2024 AM Algeria Feth-Allah Tahar MC Alger Free transfer

Out

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Summer

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Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
4 July 2024 DF Algeria Mohamed Amine Madani JS Kabylie Free transfer [12]
9 July 2024 DF Algeria Nasreddine Zaalani Bahrain Al-Khaldiya SC Free transfer [13]
28 July 2024 MF Algeria Hadji Chekal Affari JS Kabylie Free transfer [14]

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 8 4 3 1 10 7 +3 050.00 To be confirmed 27 September 2024 In Progress
Algerian Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 ! To be confirmed To be confirmed In Progress In Progress
Confederation Cup 4 4 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00 First round To be confirmed 17 August 2024 In Progress
Total 12 8 3 1 17 8 +9 066.67

Updated to match played 8 November 2024
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 USM Alger 8 4 4 0 6 1 +5 16[a] Qualification for CAF Champions League
2 MC Alger 8 4 4 0 7 3 +4 16[a]
3 CS Constantine 9 4 3 2 10 8 +2 15 Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup
4 Olympique Akbou 9 4 2 3 12 9 +3 14[b]
5 MC Oran 9 4 2 3 10 8 +2 14[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2024. 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. ^ a b Head-to-head goal difference: USM Alger +5; MC Alger +4.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Olympique Akbou 3; MC Oran 0.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
1 0 1 0 0 0  0 1 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 1 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 27 September 2024.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDDWWWLW
Position81111641
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2024. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 11 July 2024.[15]

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

27 September 2024 Round 2 ASO Chlef 0–0 CS Constantine Chlef
18:00 Report Stadium: Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium
Referee: Youcef Taieb Bouderbal
2 October 2024 Round 1 CS Constantine 0–0 ES Mostaganem Mila
16:00 Report Stadium: Belkacem Belaid Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Abdelali Ibrir
6 October 2024 Round 3 CS Constantine 1–1 MC Alger Constantine
16:00
  • Belhocini 83'
Report
Stadium: Ramadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Houssam Benyahia
12 October 2024 Round 4 JS Kabylie 2–3 CS Constantine Tizi Ouzou
17:45
Report
  • Dib 13', 61', 64'
Stadium: Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium
Referee: Yahia Dehar
VAR: Rafik Aouina
19 October 2024 Round 5 CS Constantine 2–1 Paradou AC Constantine
16:00
Report Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Akram Mechairia
25 October 2024 Round 6 CS Constantine 2–1 ES Sétif Constantine
16:00 Report
Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
2 November 2024 Round 7 MC Oran 1–0 CS Constantine Bir El Djir
17:45 Report Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Anes Azrine
8 November 2024 Round 8 CS Constantine 2–1 Olympique Akbou Constantine
17:45
Report
Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Referee: Rafik Aouina
VAR: Abderahmane Sahraoui
15 November 2024 Round 9 USM Khenchela 1–0 CS Constantine Khenchela
15:00
Report Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium
Referee: Abdelali Ibrir
Round 10 CS Constantine USM Alger Constantine
: Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Round 11 US Biskra CS Constantine Biskra
: Stadium: 18 February Stadium
Round 12 CS Constantine MC El Bayadh Constantine
: Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Round 13 CR Belouizdad CS Constantine Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 14 CS Constantine NC Magra Constantine
: Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Round 15 JS Saoura CS Constantine Béchar
: Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Round 16 ES Mostaganem CS Constantine Mostaganem
: Stadium: Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium
Round 17 CS Constantine ASO Chlef Constantine
: Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Round 18 MC Alger CS Constantine Douera
: Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
Round 19 CS Constantine JS Kabylie Constantine
: Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Round 20 Paradou AC CS Constantine Dar El Beïda
: Stadium: Omar Benrabeh Stadium
Round 21 ES Sétif CS Constantine Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 22 CS Constantine MC Oran Constantine
: Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Round 23 Olympique Akbou CS Constantine Béjaïa
: Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Round 24 CS Constantine USM Khenchela Constantine
: Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Round 25 USM Alger CS Constantine Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 26 CS Constantine US Biskra Constantine
: Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Round 27 MC El Bayadh CS Constantine El Bayadh
: Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Round 28 CS Constantine CR Belouizdad Constantine
: Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Round 29 NC Magra CS Constantine Magra
: Stadium: Boucheligue Brothers Stadium
Round 30 CS Constantine JS Saoura Constantine
: Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium

Algerian Cup

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Round of 64
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Note: CS Constantine Lineups:

Confederation Cup

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Qualifying rounds

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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 was applied, and if still tied, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14). The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 11 July 2024, 12:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+3), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[16]

First round
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17 August 2024 (2024-08-17) First leg CS Constantine Algeria 2–0 Rwanda Police FC Constantine
19:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)
Note: Lineup for CS Constantine - Bouhalfaya, Meddahi, Rebiaï, Derradji, Baouche, Merbah, Benchaira downward-facing red arrow 70' (Benmessabih, upward-facing green arrow 70'), Dib (c), Belhocini, Benchaâ downward-facing red arrow 58' (Omoyele, upward-facing green arrow 58'), Mouaki downward-facing red arrow 70' (Temine, upward-facing green arrow 70').
25 August 2024 (2024-08-25) Second leg Police FC Rwanda 1–2
(1–4 agg.)
Algeria CS Constantine Kigali
15:00 UTC+2
  • Ani Elijah 18'
Report
Stadium: Kigali Pelé Stadium
Referee: Gerson Adolfo (Equatorial Guinea)
Note: Lineup for CS Constantine - Bouhalfaya, Meddahi, Baouche, Rebiaï, Derradji, Merbah, Dib (c), Benchaira, Benchaâ, Belhocini, Temine.
Second round
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13 September 2024 (2024-09-13) First leg Nsoatreman Ghana 0–2 Algeria CS Constantine Accra
15:00 UTC±0
  • Mohammed Issaka Yellow card 15'
Report
Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium
Referee: Masangune Louis Mwamba (DR Congo)
Note: Lineup for CS Constantine - Bouhalfaya, Meddahi, Baouche, Derradji, Boudrama, Merbah, Dib (c) downward-facing red arrow 89' (Tahar, upward-facing green arrow 89'), Benchaira, Benchaâ downward-facing red arrow 89' (Bellaouel, upward-facing green arrow 89'), Belhocini downward-facing red arrow 74' (Temine, upward-facing green arrow 74'), Mouaki downward-facing red arrow 62' (Benmessabih, upward-facing green arrow 62').
21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) Second leg CS Constantine Algeria 1–0
(3–0 agg.)
Ghana Nsoatreman Constantine
18:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Referee: Thabani Ruzario (Zimbabwe)
Note: Lineup for CS Constantine - Bouhalfaya, Meddahi downward-facing red arrow 89' (Bouguerra, upward-facing green arrow 89'), Baouche, Derradji, Boudrama, Merbah, Dib (c) downward-facing red arrow 89' (Temine, upward-facing green arrow 89'), Benchaira, Benchaâ downward-facing red arrow 90' (Omoyele, upward-facing green arrow 90'), Belhocini downward-facing red arrow 66' (Rebiaï, upward-facing green arrow 66'), Mouaki downward-facing red arrow 77' (Tahar, upward-facing green arrow 77').

Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was held on 7 October 2024, 10:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+3), in Cairo, Egypt.[17] The 16 winners of the second round of qualifying rounds 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 will contain one team from each of Pot 1 and Pot 2, and two teams from Pot 3, and each team will be allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SIM CSS CSC BRA
1 Tanzania Simba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage 15 Dec 19 Jan 28 Nov
2 Tunisia CS Sfaxien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jan 28 Nov 19 Jan
3 Algeria CS Constantine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Dec 12 Jan 5 Jan
4 Angola Bravos do Maquis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Jan 8 Dec 15 Dec
First match(es) will be played: 28 November 2024. Source: CAF
28 November 2024 (2024-11-28) 1 CS Sfaxien Tunisia v Algeria CS Constantine
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8 December 2024 (2024-12-08) 2 CS Constantine Algeria v Tanzania Simba Constantine
--:--  Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
15 December 2024 (2024-12-15) 3 Bravos do Maquis Angola v Algeria CS Constantine
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5 January 2025 (2025-01-05) 4 CS Constantine Algeria v Angola Bravos do Maquis Constantine
--:--  Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
12 January 2025 (2025-01-12) 5 CS Constantine Algeria v Tunisia CS Sfaxien Constantine
--:--  Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
19 January 2025 (2025-01-19) 6 Simba Tanzania v Algeria CS Constantine
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Squad information

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Appearances and goals

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As of 17 August 2024
No. Pos Player Nat Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Confederation Cup Total
App St G App St G App St G App St G
Goalkeepers
16 GK Zakaria Bouhalfaya Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1 GK Kheireddine Boussouf Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
12 DF Oussama Meddahi Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
25 DF Miloud Rebiaï Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
19 DF Chamseddine Derradji Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
8 DF Houari Baouche Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
4 DF Chahine Bellaouel Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Achraf Boudrama Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
18 MF Messala Merbah Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
6 MF Mohamed Benchaira Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
10 MF Brahim Dib Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
7 MF Abdennour Belhocini Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Zakaria Benchaâ Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
20 FW Dadi El Hocine Mouaki Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
22 FW Tosin Omoyele Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
11 FW Mounder Temine Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Amine Benmessabih Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2

Last updated: 23 May 2024
Source: soccerway.com

Goalscorers

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As of 8 November 2024

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat. Player Pos. L1 AC CCC TOTAL
10 Algeria Brahim Dib MF 5 0 1 6
9 Algeria Zakaria Benchaâ FW 0 0 4 4
22 Nigeria Tosin Omoyele FW 1 0 1 2
11 Algeria Mounder Temine FW 1 0 1 2
7 Algeria Abdennour Belhocini MF 2 0 0 2
Algeria Feth-Allah Tahar MF 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 0
Totals 10 0 7 17

Clean sheets

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As of 17 August 2024
Clean sheets
No. Nat Name GP GA L 1 AC CCC Total
1 Algeria Kheireddine Boussouf 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Algeria Zakaria Bouhalfaya 1 0 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 0 0 0 1 1

Notes

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References

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