title: 2017–18 US Biskra season
text: # 2017–18 US Biskra season
  
  In the 2017–18 season, US Biskra is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 2nd season, as well as the Algerian Cup.
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overview
  
  | Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | 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 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 030.00 | — | 14th | 25 August 2017 | 19 May 2018 |
  | Algerian Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 066.67 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 30 December 2017 | 3 February 2018 |
  | Total | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 033.33 |
  
  Updated to match played 9 May 2017 Source: Competitions
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 | CR Belouizdad | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 36 | |
  | 13 | Olympique de Médéa | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 36 | |
  | 14 | US Biskra (R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 34 | Relegation to Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
  | 15 | USM El Harrach (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 28 | Relegation to Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
  | 16 | USM Blida (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 23 | Relegation to Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
  
  * 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head results.
  
  ### Results summary
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 30 January 2016. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
  | Result | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | W |
  | Position | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
  
  ### Matches
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  ## Squad information
  
  ### Playing statistics
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | Goalkeepers ||||||||||
  | 16 | GK | ALG | Cédric Si Mohamed | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 30 | GK | ALG | Fares Belkerrouche | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Defenders ||||||||||
  | 5 | DF | ALG | Farid Mellouli | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Yaghni | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | ALG | Youcef Benamara | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ALG | Kamel Allam | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 13 | DF | ALG | Ishak Bouda | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | ALG | Omar Mebarki | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 15 | DF | ALG | Abdellah Bencheikh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ALG | Fayçal Kherifi | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 25 | DF | ALG | Amar Djabou | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 14 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Ikbal Boufligha | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 12 | DF | ALG | Kamel Hamidi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ALG | Mohamed Assil Sioued | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ALG | Oussama Addouane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Midfielders ||||||||||
  | 10 | MF | ALG | Hacène El Okbi | 21 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
  | 18 | MF | ALG | Hichem Maanser | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 23 | MF | ALG | Ali Amiri | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | MLI | Malick Touré | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 19 | MF | ALG | Abdelhak Benaniba | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 47 | MF | ALG | Ibrahim Farhi | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | ALG | Houd Ahmed Taha Djoghma | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 26 | MF | ALG | Mustapha Bengrina | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ALG | Daïaeddine Goudjil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 48 | MF | ALG | Oussama Gourari | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 4 | MF | ALG | Tayeb Hammoudi | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ALG | El Hocine Mouaki Dadi | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ALG | Yaâkoub Anani | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Forwards ||||||||||
  | 28 | FW | ALG | Bassem Chaouti | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 27 | FW | ALG | Djamel Hadji | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 24 | FW | ALG | Yasser Berbache | 25 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
  | 21 | FW | ALG | Karim Rachedi | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 11 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Khalfaoui | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | CGO | Ronel Kangou | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 49 | FW | ALG | Salim Bennai | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
  | 20 | MF | ALG | Yahia Labani | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 22 | FW | MTN | Boubacar Bagili | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | MTN | Abdoulaye Sy | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  
  Last updated: 13 June 2018 Source: fr.soccerway.com
  
  ## Squad list
  
  As of August 25, 2017.
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Yaghni |
  | 3 | DF | ALG | Omar Mebarki |
  | 4 | MF | ALG | Tayeb Hammoudi |
  | 5 | DF | ALG | Farid Mellouli (captain) |
  | 6 | DF | ALG | Youcef Benamara |
  | 7 | FW | ALG | Mouaki Dadi El Hocine |
  | 8 | MF | ALG | Houd Ahmed Taha Djoghma |
  | 9 | FW | MTN | Abdoulaye Sy |
  | 10 | MF | ALG | Hacène El Okbi |
  | 11 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Khalfaoui |
  | 12 | DF | ALG | Kamel Hamidi |
  | 13 | FW | ALG | Ishak Bouda |
  | 14 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Ikbal Boufligha |
  | 15 | MF | ALG | Abdellah Bencheikh |
  | 16 | GK | ALG | Cédric Si Mohamed |
  | 18 | MF | ALG | Hichem Maanser |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 19 | MF | ALG | Abdelhak Benaniba |
  | 20 | MF | ALG | Yahia Labani |
  | 21 | FW | ALG | Karim Rachedi |
  | 22 | FW | MTN | Boubacar Bagili |
  | 23 | MF | ALG | Ali Amiri |
  | 24 | FW | ALG | Yasser Berbache (on loan from ES Setif) |
  | 25 | MF | ALG | Amar Djabou |
  | 26 | MF | ALG | Mustapha Bengrina (on loan from USM Alger) |
  | 27 | FW | ALG | Djamel Hadji |
  | 28 | MF | ALG | Bassem Chaouti |
  | 30 | GK | ALG | Fares Belkerrouche |
  | 40 | GK | ALG | Abderrahmane Amri |
  | 47 | FW | ALG | Ibrahim Farhi (on loan from USM Alger) |
  | 48 | MF | ALG | Oussama Gourari |
  | 49 | DF | ALG | Salim Bennai |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### In
  
  | Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 July 2017 | MF | Abdallah Bencheikh | MC Oran | Free transfer |
  | 1 July 2017 | DF | Kamel Hamidi | SCM Oran | Free transfer |
  | 1 July 2017 | DF | Chaouti | A Bou Saada | Free transfer |
  | 5 July 2017 | GK | Cédric Si Mohamed | CS Constantine | Free transfer |
  | 28 July 2017 | MF | Mustapha Bengrina | USM Alger | Loan |
  | 28 July 2017 | MF | Ibrahim Farhi | USM Alger | Loan |
  | July 2017 | DF | Mohamed Yaghni | USM Bel-Abbès | Free transfer |
  | July 2017 | DF | Farid Mellouli | ES Sétif | Free transfer |
  | July 2017 | DF | Youcef Benamara | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
  | July 2017 | FW | Nadir Bendahmane | FC Rousset | Free transfer |
  | July 2017 | MF | Boubacar Bagili | Ksar Nouakchott | Free transfer |
  | July 2017 | FW | Abdellah Sy | ? | Free transfer |
  | July 2017 | MF | Hacène El Okbi | MC Oujda | Free transfer |
  | July 2017 | MF | Abdelhak Benaniba | US Créteil | Free transfer |
  
  ### Out
  
  | Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | July 2017 | MF | Walid Alati | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
  | July 2017 | DF | Ibrahim Ferhat | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
  | 3 July 2017 | FW | Adil Djabout | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
  | 21 December 2017 | MF | Boubacar Bagili | ? | Free transfer (Released) |
  | 21 December 2017 | FW | Abdellah Sy | ? | Free transfer (Released) |
  | 13 January 2018 | MF | Yahia Labani | USM Bel-Abbès | Free transfer |
  