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MC Alger
2024–25 season
OwnerSonatrach
PresidentMohamed Hakim Hadj Redjem
Head coachPatrice Beaumelle
(until 16 December 2024)[1]
Khaled Ben Yahia
(from 17 December 2024)[2]
StadiumAli La Pointe Stadium
Ligue 1Pre-season
Algerian CupRound of 64
Super CupFinal
Champions LeagueSecond round

The 2024–25 season, is MC Alger's 56th season and the club's 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, MC Alger are participating in the Algerian Cup, Super Cup and the Champions League. 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 17, 2024, RMC Sport announced Paris Saint-Germain’s denial regarding the partnership that was to be announced as having been signed with MC Alger. The latter announced a meeting between Fabien Delem, the senior executive director of Paris SG and the one responsible for commercial strategy in the Middle East and North Africa region. This meeting was organized by the Qatari telephone company Ooredoo, the official sponsor of the two teams.[6] On June 27, during the federal office meeting it was announced that the Super Cup, which had been absent since 2020.[7] On July 3, 2024, Ali La Pointe Stadium in Douera was officially inaugurated by the President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The stadium should host MC Alger matches from the start of the 2024–25 season.[8]

On July 7, MC Alger announced via its official Facebook page, the renewal of Patrice Beaumelle’s contract until 2025. The new contract provides for a salary increase and new objectives on the national and African level, namely the Ligue 1 champion title and at least the group stage of the CAF Champions League.[9][10] On July 15, Patrice Beaumelle responded positively to the request of players who want to benefit from a few extra days of rest before the start of the season, which promises to be long and exhausting with participation in four different competitions. Where did the technical staff decide to return to training on July 24.[11] On July 24, the owner of MC Alger Sonatrach has refused the resignation of the president of the CA Mohamed Hakim Hadj Redjem. In a press release published on the club's official Facebook page. Hachichi asked him to continue the Mouloudia sports project. The CEO of Sonatrach praised the efforts of the president who led the team to win the championship title last season.[12]

Following urgent requests from certain clubs, the Algerian Football Federation has decided to increase the number of foreign players in the Ligue 1.[13] After having formally passed through the technical college chaired by Rabah Saâdane, the FAF ratified the increase in the number of foreigners per club from 3 to 5. However, that there is a provision intended to serve as a safeguard for the license of a foreign player or coach to be validated, the club must pay the federation a deposit equivalent to 12 months salary.[13] This is to protect against any financial dispute.[13] MC Alger flew to France on July 27 to begin its training camp without its Algerian international Youcef Belaïli. The Oran native decided to skip training and not take part in the training camp that take place in Rennes, following the decision of the club's management not to extend the contract of Farès Belaïli, his brother.[14] Sonatrach, the company that owns the shares of the MC Alger, has announced the signing of an agreement with the Amateur Sports Club (CSA). According to a press release published on the official Sonatrach Facebook page, a meeting was held at the company's headquarters bringing together the group's secretary general Abdelkader Zerrouki, the chairman of the board of directors Mohamed Hakim Hadj-Redjem and the chairman of the Amateur Sports Club Mohamed Khaldi. With the signing of this agreement, MC Alger will be able to recover the licenses and the qualification of the players in anticipation of the new season.[15]

First-team transfers (summer transfer window)

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Algerian international Andy Delort joins Mouloudia for three seasons for 1.5 million euros, coming from Umm Salal SC of Qatar.

On July 8, 2024, Zakaria Draoui has officially signed up with Mouloudia as the first summer recruit. Where he signed a contract for three seasons for an extraordinary monthly salary of 8 million DA, coming from Wydad AC, which terminated his contract with him.[16][17] On the same day, the 1.98' international Toufik Moussaoui, who spent a large part of his career at Paradou AC, signed a contract for three seasons and will be the first choice goalkeeper in front of Abdelatif Ramdane while Oussama Litim does not have the confidence of the coaching staff.[18] The next day, Ivorian striker Kipre Junior arrived in Algeria to sign his contract for four seasons, coming from the Tanzanian club Azam, and his discharge paper amounted to 230 thousand euros.[19][20] On July 21, after a long wait that lasted nearly a month, Khayreddine Merzougui was about to join the elite team. Merzougui met with Hadj Redjem to discuss continuing their joint adventure. As a result of these races, Merzougui will remain at MC Alger for an additional season, but this became possible after agreeing to make concessions on the financial level.[21]

On July 27, Mouloudia d'Alger signed a contract with Ivorian defender Serge Badjo for three seasons coming from FC d'Abobo, Badjo is therefore the fourth Mouloudean recruit since the start of the transfer window.[22] On July 28, MC Alger announced in an official press release that it had accepted the offer submitted by Espérance de Tunis for Youcef Belaïli. The leaders of Mouloudia decided to take this decision after the recent problems caused by Belaïli's entourage. After only one season with Mouloudia d'Alger, Belaïli decided to leave the Algerian Ligue 1 and return to Espérance.[23] Algerian international Andy Delort moved to Algeria on September 8 with the aim of completing his transfer to Mouloudia d'Alger. The board of directors of Mouloudia d'Alger met with Delort and his advisor, but Delort had a €2 million release clause from Umm Salal SC, and was therefore not free to sign wherever he wanted. After studying the matter, the session was adjourned without reaching a solution.[24] On September 10, Delort signed a three-year contract with Mouloudia and Umm Salal SC will eventually receive 1.5 million euros distributed over three years at a rate of 500 thousand euros per year.[25][26]

Start of season

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The season started in the first round of the African Cup against Liberia's Watanga, and after an agreement between the two clubs, it was decided to play both matches in Algeria.[27] In the first leg at the Nelson Mandela Stadium, MC Alger won with two goals scored by Draoui and Kipre.[28] The second leg was moved to the Mustapha Tchaker Stadium and will be played behind closed doors. Because the pitch at Mandela Stadium was very poor, CAF decided to move this match to Blida.[29] Mouloudia won again with the same result to qualify for the next round easily.[30] Mouloudia d’Alger lost the first leg of the second qualifying round for the group stage of the Champions League, against US Monastir in Tunis. The only goal of the match was scored by Ghezala against his own goal.[31] MC Alger in its new Ali La Pointe Stadium managed to win in a difficult situation with a score of 2–0 in order to qualify for the group stage.[32]

Before the match started, there were problems between the fans and the Gendarmerie Nationale, who were in charge of managing the match instead of the Police, as is the usual. The first problem was opening one door for entry instead of the 13 that were in place. During the match, in the last quarter, violence broke out in the stands between the Gendarmerie Nationale and the fans, which saw some chairs being broken and tear gas ending up on the pitch.[33][34] The new Ali La Pointe Stadium has reportedly been closed until further notice. This decision follows incidents that occurred during the match between MC Alger and US Monastir, to the point that a tear gas bomb was thrown onto the pitch, causing general chaos. The temporary closure of the stadium is intended to allow a thorough investigation to determine the causes of the disturbances and to put in place the necessary measures to prevent such incidents from happening again.[35]

On November 24, the Confederation of African Football announced a major penalty following the events that took place against US Monastir. CAF has decided to impose four matches behind closed doors, two of which are suspended. This suspension is accompanied by a fine of $50,000. The two remaining matches will be automatically activated if other similar incidents occur in the next 12 months.[36] Following the serious incidents that marred the derby match against CR Belouizdad on November 20, 2024, the Disciplinary Committee punished the two teams. After postponing its decision until the end of its meeting on November 25, and after studying other documents, in particular videos, the committee punished the team by ordering it to play four matches behind closed doors, two of which were suspended. It will also have to pay 200,000 DZD, not counting the financial compensation that the stadium manager will request.[37]

Squad list

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Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 July 2024.[38][39]
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 Signed
in 		Contract
ends 		Transfer fees Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Algeria Abdelatif Ramdane GK (2001-05-19)19 May 2001 (aged 23) Algeria JS Kabylie 2022 2025 16 0
16 Algeria Toufik Moussaoui GK (1991-04-20)20 April 1991 (aged 33) Algeria Paradou AC 2024 2027 Free transfer 0 0
30 Algeria Seifeddine Belkhir GK (2001-01-21)21 January 2001 (aged 23) Algeria Youth system 2028 Academy Player 1 0
Defenders
4 Ivory Coast Serge Badjo CB (2002-12-28)28 December 2002 (aged 21) Ivory Coast FC d'Abobo 2024 2027 Undisclosed 0 0
5 Algeria Ayoub Abdellaoui (C.) CB (1993-02-16)16 February 1993 (aged 31) Saudi Arabia Ettifaq FC 2022 2026 Free transfer 59 4
14 Algeria Hamza Mouali LB (1998-01-16)16 January 1998 (aged 26) France Stade Lavallois 2023 2026 38 0
17 Algeria Kamel Hamidi RB (1996-05-01)May 1, 1996 (aged 28) Algeria MC Oran 2021 2025 82 1
19 Algeria Ayoub Ghezala CB (1995-12-06)December 6, 1995 (aged 28) Algeria USM Annaba 2021 2026 80 2
20 Algeria Réda Halaïmia RB (1996-08-28)August 28, 1996 (aged 28) Belgium Beerschot 2022 2026 Free transfer 60 1
27 Algeria Abdelkader Menezla CB (2001-01-06)January 6, 2001 (aged 23) Algeria USM Bel Abbès 2022 2026 19 0
NA Algeria Marwane Khelif LB (2000-02-08)8 February 2000 (aged 24) Algeria JS Saoura 2024 2028 Undisclosed 0 0
Midfielders
6 Algeria Mohamed Benkhemassa DM (1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 31) Egypt Ismaily SC 2023 2027 Free transfer 37 1
8 Algeria Zakaria Draoui DM (1994-02-12)12 February 1994 (aged 29) Morocco Wydad AC 2024 2027 Free transfer 0 0
12 Ivory Coast Mohamed Zougrana DM (2001-10-29)29 October 2001 (aged 21) Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2023 2028 300,000 € 34 4
21 Algeria Larbi Tabti AM (1993-04-23)23 April 1993 (aged 30) Free agent 2024 2026 Free transfer 16 0
NA Algeria Akram Bouras CM (2002-02-23)23 February 2002 (aged 22) Algeria CR Belouizdad 2024 2027 Free transfer 0 0
28 Algeria Oussama Benhaoua CM (2002-04-10)10 April 2002 (aged 22) Algeria Reserve team 2024 Academy Player 0 0
Forwards
7 Algeria Sofiane Bayazid ST (1996-11-16)16 November 1996 (aged 27) Algeria USM Khenchela 2023 2026 50,000,000 DA 34 10
9 Ivory Coast Romaric Ouattara ST (2004-10-14)14 October 2004 (aged 19) Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan 2024 2028 Undisclosed 8 2
24 Algeria Zakaria Naidji ST (1995-01-19)19 January 1995 (aged 29) France Stade Lavallois 2023 2026 200,000 € 34 12
11 Ivory Coast Youssouf Dao ST (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 26) Czech Republic Sparta Prague B 2023 2025 15 1
22 Ivory Coast Kipre Junior RW (1999-09-03)3 September 1999 (aged 25) Tanzania Azam 2024 2028 230,000 € 0 0
NA Algeria Tayeb Meziani RW (1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 28) Tunisia Club Africain 2024 2027 Free transfer 0 0
18 Algeria Khayreddine Merzougui FW (1992-08-16)16 August 1992 (aged 32) Algeria CR Belouizdad 2022 2025 Free transfer 48 15
NA Algeria Amine Messoussa FW (2004-10-12)12 October 2004 (aged 19) France Lille 2024 2027 Undisclosed 0 0
NA Algeria Andy Delort ST (1991-10-09)9 October 1991 (aged 32) Qatar Umm Salal SC 2024 2027 1,500,000 € 0 0

Transfers

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In

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Summer

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Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
8 July 2024 MF Algeria Zakaria Draoui Morocco Wydad AC Free transfer [17]
8 July 2024 GK Algeria Toufik Moussaoui Paradou AC Free transfer [18]
9 July 2024 FW Ivory Coast Kipre Junior Tanzania Azam 230,000 € [19][20]
27 July 2024 DF Ivory Coast Serge Badjo Ivory Coast FC d'Abobo Undisclosed [22]
4 August 2024 LB Algeria Marwane Khelif JS Saoura 80,000,000 DA [40][41]
15 August 2024 RW Algeria Tayeb Meziani Tunisia Club Africain Free transfer [42]
22 August 2024 FW Algeria Amine Messoussa France Lille Undisclosed [43]
24 August 2024 FW Algeria Akram Bouras CR Belouizdad Free transfer [44]
10 September 2024 ST Algeria Andy Delort Qatar Umm Salal SC 1,500,000 € [25][26]

Out

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Summer

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Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
9 July 2024 MF Algeria Khalid Dahmani ES Sétif Free transfer (Released) [45]
11 July 2024 GK Algeria Oussama Litim Unattached[a] Free transfer (Released) [47]
12 July 2024 DF Algeria Djamel Benlamri Unattached[b] Free transfer (Released) [49]
28 July 2024 FW Algeria Youcef Belaïli Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 679,000 € [23][50]
27 August 2024 AM Algeria Abdelmalek Kelaleche Tunisia Club Africain Loan for one season [51]
10 September 2024 DM Algeria Badreddine Touki USM Khenchela Free transfer (Released) [52][53]
  1. ^ Litim joined USM Khenchela on 5 August 2024.[46]
  2. ^ Benlamri joined Al-Shorta SC on 15 August 2024.[48]

New contracts

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No. Pos Player Contract length Contract end Date Source
18 ST Khayreddine Merzougui 1 year 2025 20 July 2024 [21]

Pre-season and friendlies

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31 August 2024 Friendly MC Alger 2–0 JS Saoura Baraki
18:00 UTC+1
Stadium: Annexe du Nelson Mandela Stadium

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— — 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
Super Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— Final To be confirmed 17-18 January 2025
CAF Champions League 4 3 0 1 6 1 +5 075.00 First round To be confirmed 18 August 2024 In Progress
Total 4 3 0 1 6 1 +5 075.00

Updated to match played 21 September 2024
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

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Main article: 2024–25 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 CS Constantine 12 5 5 2 12 9 +3 20[a] Qualification for CAF Champions League
3 ES Sétif 14 5 5 4 14 13 +1 20[a] Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup
4 MC Alger 11 4 6 1 8 6 +2 18[b]
5 MC Oran 13 5 3 5 12 11 +1 18[b]
6 USM Khenchela 13 4 5 4 9 11 −2 17[c]
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 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 points: CS Constantine 3; ES Sétif 0.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: MC Alger 3; MC Oran 0.
  3. ^ Head-to-head points: USM Khenchela 4; ASO Chlef 3; USM Alger 1; Olympique Akbou 1.

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
2 1 1 0 3 2  +1 4 0 1 0 1 1  0 1 0 0 2 1  +1

Last updated: 1 October 2024.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWD
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 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.[54]

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

27 September 2024 Round 2 MC Alger 1–1 Paradou AC Douera
16:00
Report
Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Rafik Aouina
VAR: Anes Azrine
1 October 2024 Round 1 JS Kabylie 1–2 MC Alger Tizi Ouzou
18:00
Report
Stadium: Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
VAR: Lahlou Benbraham
6 October 2024 Round 3 CS Constantine 1–1 MC Alger Constantine
16:00
Report
Stadium: Ramadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Houssam Benyahia
11 October 2024 Round 4 MC Alger 1–0 MC Oran Baraki
20:30
Report Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium
Referee: Alaa Bouab
VAR: Tahar Boudjemaa
18 October 2024 Round 5 USM Khenchela 0–1 MC Alger Khenchela
16:00 Report
Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium
Referee: Youcef Gamouh
24 October 2024 Round 6 MC Alger 0–0 Olympique Akbou Algiers
20:30 Report Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Mehdi Oukil
VAR: Mustapha Ghorbal
9 November 2024 Round 8 MC Alger 0–0 US Biskra Algiers
17:45 Report Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Akram Mechairia
VAR: Tahar Boudjemaa
15 November 2024 Round 9 MC El Bayadh 0–1 MC Alger El Bayadh
15:00 Report
Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Referee: Yahia Dehar
20 November 2024 Round 10 MC Alger 1–3 CR Belouizdad Algiers
20:00
Report
Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Rafik Aouina
VAR: Abderahmane Sahraoui
1 December 2024 Round 11 ES Sétif 0–0 MC Alger Sétif
17:30 Report Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Bilel Soltani
VAR: Lahlou Benbraham
21 December 2024 Round 14 MC Alger 0–0 ASO Chlef Algiers
16:30 Report Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Akram Mechairia
VAR: Fateh Harkat
TBD 2024[a] Round 7 USM Alger – MC Alger Algiers
: Report Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 12 MC Alger – JS Saoura Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Round 13 ES Mostaganem – MC Alger Mostaganem
: Stadium: Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium
Round 15 NC Magra – MC Alger Magra
: Stadium: Boucheligue Brothers Stadium
Round 16 MC Alger – JS Kabylie Douera
: Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
Round 17 Paradou AC – MC Alger Dar El Beïda
: Stadium: Omar Benrabeh Stadium
Round 18 MC Alger – CS Constantine Douera
: Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
Round 19 MC Oran – MC Alger Bir El Djir
: Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium
Round 20 MC Alger – USM Khenchela Douera
: Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
Round 21 Olympique Akbou – MC Alger Béjaïa
: Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Round 22 MC Alger – USM Alger Douera
: Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
Round 23 US Biskra – MC Alger Biskra
: Stadium: 18 February Stadium
Round 24 MC Alger – MC El Bayadh Douera
: Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
Round 25 CR Belouizdad – MC Alger Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 26 MC Alger – ES Sétif Douera
: Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
Round 27 JS Saoura – MC Alger Béchar
: Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Round 28 MC Alger – ES Mostaganem Douera
: Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
Round 29 ASO Chlef – MC Alger Chlef
: Stadium: Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium
Round 30 MC Alger – NC Magra Douera
: Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium

Algerian Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 Algerian Cup

Super Cup

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Main article: 2025 Algerian Super Cup
17-18 January 2025 MC Alger – CR Belouizdad
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Champions League

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Main article: 2024–25 CAF Champions League

Qualifying rounds

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Main article: 2024–25 CAF 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 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.[57]

First round
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18 August 2024 First leg Watanga Liberia 0–2 Algeria MC Alger Baraki (Algeria)[b]
19:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium
Referee: Jose Asangono (Equatorial Guinea)
Note: Lineup for MC Alger - Ramdane, Abdellaoui, Ghezala, Mouali, Halaïmia, Draoui, Benkhemassa, Zougrana, Naidji, Bayazid, Kipré Jr.
22 August 2024 Second leg MC Alger Algeria 2–0
(4–0 agg.)		 Liberia Watanga Blida
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Yannick Malala Kabanga (DR Congo)
Note: Lineup for MC Alger - Ramdane, Abdellaoui downward-facing red arrow 85' (Menezla, upward-facing green arrow 85'), Halaïmia downward-facing red arrow 74' (Hamidi, upward-facing green arrow 74'), Mouali, Ghezala, Benkhemassa, Draoui, Zougrana downward-facing red arrow 74' (Tabti, upward-facing green arrow 74'), Naidji, Kipré Jr downward-facing red arrow 68' (Benhaoua, upward-facing green arrow 68'), Bayazid downward-facing red arrow 68' (Merzougui, upward-facing green arrow 68').
Second round
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13 September 2024 (2024-09-13) First leg US Monastir Tunisia 0–1 Algeria MC Alger Tunis
18:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Note: Lineup for MC Alger - Moussaoui, Halaïmia, Mouali, Abdellaoui (c), Ghezala, Benkhemassa, Zougrana downward-facing red arrow 87' (Menezla, upward-facing green arrow 87'), Draoui downward-facing red arrow 74' (Bouras, upward-facing green arrow 74'), Naidji downward-facing red arrow 87' (Meziani, upward-facing green arrow 87'), Kipré Jr downward-facing red arrow 60' (Benhaoua, upward-facing green arrow 60'), Bayazid downward-facing red arrow 60' (Messousa, upward-facing green arrow 60').
21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) Second leg MC Alger Algeria 2–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Tunisia US Monastir Algiers
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Note: Lineup for MC Alger - Moussaoui, Abdellaoui, Halaïmia, Mouali, Ghezala, Benkhemassa, Zougrana downward-facing red arrow 73' (Bayazid, upward-facing green arrow 73'), Meziani downward-facing red arrow 58' (Benhaoua, upward-facing green arrow 58'), Naidji downward-facing red arrow 88' (Menezla, upward-facing green arrow 88'), Kipre Jr downward-facing red arrow 58' (Bouras, upward-facing green arrow 58'), Messoussa.

Group stage

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Main article: 2024–25 CAF Champions League group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 7 October 2024, 11:00 GMT (14:00 local time, UTC+3), in Cairo, Egypt.[59] The 16 winners of the second round of qualifying rounds were 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 contains one team from each of Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, and each team were allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL MCA TPM YNG
1 Sudan Al Hilal 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage — 3–4 Jan 2–1 10–11 Jan
2 Algeria MC Alger 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4 0–1 — 10–11 Jan 2–0
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2 17–18 Jan 0–0 — 1–1
4 Tanzania Young Africans 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1 0–2 17–18 Jan 3–4 Jan —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2024. Source: CAF
26 November 2024 (2024-11-26) 1 TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 0–0 Algeria MC Alger Lubumbashi
15:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stade TP Mazembe
Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)
7 December 2024 (2024-12-07) 2 MC Alger Algeria 2–0 Tanzania Young Africans Algiers
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
14 December 2024 (2024-12-14) 3 MC Alger Algeria 0–1 Sudan Al Hilal Algiers
20:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
3–4 January 2025 (2025-01) 4 Al Hilal Sudan v Algeria MC Alger Nouakchott (Mauritania)[c]
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium
10–11 January 2025 (2025-01) 5 MC Alger Algeria v Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe Algiers
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
17–18 January 2025 (2025-01) 6 Young Africans Tanzania v Algeria MC Alger Dar es Salaam
--:-- UTC+3 Report Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium

Squad information

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Appearances and goals

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As of 21 September 2024
No. Pos Player Nat Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Super Cup Champions League Total
App St G App St G App St G App St G App St G
Goalkeepers
1 GK Abdelatif Ramdane Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
GK Toufik Moussaoui Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
30 GK Seifeddine Belkhir Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
5 CB Ayoub Abdellaoui Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
19 CB Ayoub Ghezala Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
20 RB Réda Halaïmia Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
27 CB Abdelkader Menezla Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
17 RB Kamel Hamidi Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 LB Hamza Mouali Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
4 CB Serge Badjo Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LB Marwane Khelif Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Mohamed Benkhemassa Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
12 MF Mohamed Zougrana Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
21 MF Larbi Tabti Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Oussama Benhaoua Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
26 MF Akram Bouras Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Zakaria Draoui Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Sofiane Bayazid Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0
FW Romaric Ouattara Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Khayreddine Merzougui Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW Zakaria Naidji Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0
11 FW Youssouf Dao Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Kipre Junior Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0
FW Tayeb Meziani Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
FW Amine Messoussa Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
FW Andy Delort Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 4 6

Last updated: 21 September 2024
Source: soccerway.com

Goalscorers

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As of 11 October 2024

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat. Player Pos. L1 AC SC CL1 TOTAL
24 Algeria Zakaria Naidji FW 2 0 0 1 3
Algeria Andy Delort FW 1 0 0 0 1
21 Algeria Larbi Tabti MF 1 0 0 0 1
20 Algeria Réda Halaïmia DF 1 0 0 0 1
8 Algeria Zakaria Draoui MF 0 0 0 1 1
22 Ivory Coast Kipre Junior FW 0 0 0 1 1
7 Algeria Sofiane Bayazid FW 0 0 0 1 1
28 Algeria Oussama Benhaoua MF 0 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 5 0 0 6 11

Clean sheets

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As of 18 June 2024

Notes

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  1. ^ The match between USM Alger and MC Alger is postponed from November 2 to November 5, 2024, due to preparations for the festivities of November 1 and the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the revolution.[55] Then on October 27, it was postponed to a later date.[56]
  2. ^ MC Alger announced that the first leg match against Watanga played at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers, after the agreement between the two sides.[58]
  3. ^ Al Hilal will play their home matches at Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium in Nouakchott (Mauritania), instead of their regular stadium, Al Hilal Stadium, Omdurman, due to the Sudanese civil war.

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