title: 2015–16 USM Bel-Abbès season
text: # 2015–16 USM Bel-Abbès season
  
  In the 2015–16 season, USM Bel-Abbès competed in the Ligue 2 for the 16th 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 |
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  | Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
  | Ligue 2 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 040.00 | — | 3rd | 14 August 2015 | 6 May 2016 |
  | Algerian Cup | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 060.00 | Round of 64 | Semi-finals | 19 December 2015 | 14 April 2016 |
  | Total | 35 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 042.86 |
  
  ### Ligue 2
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Olympique de Médéa (P) | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 54 | 2016–17 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 |
  | 2 | CA Batna (P) | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 50 | 2016–17 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 |
  | 3 | USM Bel Abbès (P) | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 49 | 2016–17 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 |
  | 4 | Paradou AC | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 46 | |
  | 5 | MC El Eulma | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 40 | |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 31 January 2015. 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 |
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  | Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
  | Result | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | D |
  | Position | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
  
  ### Matches
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  ## Squad information
  
  ### Playing statistics
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 2 | Ligue 2 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | Goalkeepers ||||||||||
  | | GK | ALG | Mohamed Ghalem | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | GK | ALG | Athmane Toual | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | Defenders ||||||||||
  | | DF | ALG | Mohamed Amine Aouamri | 33 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | | DF | ALG | Fayçal Abdat | 33 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
  | | DF | ALG | Zakaria Khali | 19 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
  | | DF | ALG | Mohamed Yaghni | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | | DF | ALG | Hichem Aoulmi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | DF | ALG | Ahmida Zenasni | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | DF | ALG | Sofiane Bengorine | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | | DF | ALG | Redouane Cherifi | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | Midfielders ||||||||||
  | | MF | ALG | Ahmed Mekehout | 23 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
  | | MF | ALG | Ilyes Sidhoum | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | | MF | ALG | Yahia Labani | 25 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
  | | MF | ALG | Abdessamed Bounoua | 29 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
  | | MF | ALG | Lamouri Djediat | 24 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
  | | MF | ALG | Abou El Kacem Hadji | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ALG | Amine El Amali | 15 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
  | | MF | ALG | Walid Hanifi | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Forwards ||||||||||
  | | FW | ALG | Youcef Ghazali | 17 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
  | | FW | ALG | Noureddine Daham | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
  | | FW | ALG | Nouri Ouznadji | 22 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
  | | FW | ALG | Mohamed Noureddine Bennai | 27 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
  | | FW | ALG | Abou Sofiane Balegh | 25 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
  | | FW | ALG | Lahouari Touil | 23 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
  | Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
  | | MF | ALG | Abderrahmane Ensaad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | MF | ALG | Mohamed Amine Bekakcha | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  
  Last updated: 19 November 2017 Source: footballdatabase.eu
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
  Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
  
  | No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L 2 | AC | TOTAL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | Mohamed Noureddine Bennai | FW | 3 | 2 | 5 |
  | | | Youcef Ghazali | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | | | Nouri Ouznadji | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | | | Abou Sofiane Balegh | FW | 3 | 1 | 4 |
  | | | Ahmed Mekehout | MF | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | | | Abdessamed Bounoua | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | | | Lahouari Touil | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | | | Lamouri Djediat | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | | | Fayçal Abdat | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | | | Zakaria Khali | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | | | Yahia Labani | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | | | Amine El Amali | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | | | Noureddine Daham | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 27 | 6 | 33 |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### In
  
  | Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 July 2015 | MF | Ahmida Zenasni | WA Tlemcen | Free transfer | |
  