2023–24 Olympique Akbou season

Olympique Akbou 2023–24 football season

Olympique Akbou

2023–24 season

President

Karim Takka^[1]

Head coach

Moufdi Cherdoud
(from 17 June 2023)^[2]
(until 16 November 2023)^[3]
Mourad Karouf
(from 20 November 2023)^[4]

Stadium

1 November 1954 Stadium

Ligue 2

1st (promoted)

Algerian Cup

Round of 16

Home colours

Away colours

← 2022–23

2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season, is Olympique Akbou's 1st season in the second tier of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated Algerian Cup, reaching the round of 16.

On 11 May 2024, Olympique Akbou were promoted for the first time to the Ligue 1.^[5]

Players

Current squad

As of 5 February 2024^[update]^[6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ALG	Massinissa Messaoudi
2	DF	ALG	Slimane Bouteldja
4	DF	ALG	Zidane Mebarakou (captain)
5	DF	ALG	Ibrahim Ferhat
6	MF	ALG	Louanes Zidi
7	DF	ALG	Ayache Ziouache
8	MF	ALG	Abdessamad Bounoua
9	FW	ALG	Omar Adrar
10	MF	ALG	Anis Renaï
11	FW	ALG	Abdelkrim Zouari
12	FW	ALG	Hamek Abbes
13	FW	ALG	Mohamed El Seddik Benbourenane
14	FW	ALG	Sid Ali Kabri
15	FW	ALG	Mahfoudh Bellounes


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	GK	ALG	Benaouda Klileche
17	FW	ALG	Elabed Beloufa
20	MF	ALG	Mouloud Mizi Ouallaoua
21	DF	ALG	Younes Abdelhak Ouassa
22	DF	ALG	Abdennour Ardja
23	MF	ALG	Merouane Mehdaoui
24	DF	ALG	Mohamed Yasser Chelfaoui
25	GK	ALG	Aymen Zoukh
26	MF	ALG	Mansour Achour
27	FW	ALG	Sofiane Fouad Lachahab

Reserve squad

^[7] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
77	FW	ALG	Amayas Bibi
79	FW	ALG	Mohamed Amine Gherbi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
80	FW	ALG	Abdelhak Hathat
90	MF	ALG	Massinissa Benamara

Transfers

In

Out

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 2	30	22	4	4	59	19	+40	073.33	—	Winners	29 September 2023	In Progress
Algerian Cup	5	4	0	1	8	2	+6	080.00	Round of 64	Round of 16	12 December 2023	29 March 2024
Total	35	26	4	5	67	21	+46	074.29

Updated to match played 31 May 2024
Source: Competitions

Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Olympique Akbou (C, P)	30	22	4	4	59	19	+40	70	Ligue 1
2	MSP Batna	29	17	7	5	45	22	+23	58
3	CA Batna	29	10	13	6	26	19	+7	43
4	JS Bordj Ménaïel	29	11	9	9	31	26	+5	42
5	MO Constantine	29	11	9	9	31	33	−2	42
6	IB Khémis El Khechna	30	11	8	11	28	26	+2	41
7	IRB Ouargla	29	11	8	10	22	30	−8	41
8	AS Khroub	29	9	11	9	34	25	+9	38
9	NRB Teleghma	29	12	2	15	41	40	+1	38
10	USM El Harrach	29	11	5	13	31	33	−2	38
11	HB Chelghoum Laïd	29	10	6	13	30	32	−2	36
12	Olympique Magrane	29	10	6	13	26	36	−10	36
13	USM Annaba	29	7	14	8	28	27	+1	35
14	AS Aïn M'lila	29	9	7	13	25	33	−8	34	Relegation to Inter-Régions
15	E Sour El Ghozlane (R)	29	7	8	14	26	44	−18	29
16	MC El Eulma (R)	29	3	7	19	15	53	−38	16

Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2024. Source: lnf-amateur.dz
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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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
30	22	4	4	59	19	+40	70	13	2	0	36	5	+31	9	2	4	23	14	+9

Last updated: 31 May 2024.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

CA Batna v O Akbou

29 September 2023 1	CA Batna	3–0	O Akbou	Batna
15:00	Guezair 47' Kerkoud Issead	Report		Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

O Akbou v USM Annaba

7 October 2023^[8] 2	O Akbou	5–0	USM Annaba	Akbou
15:00	Mehdaoui 48' Boulaouidet 51', 55' Bellounes 39', 87'	Report	Toumi 54'	Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

O Magrane v O Akbou

14 October 2023^[9] 3	O Magrane	1–4	O Akbou	El Oued
15:00	Abbad 45'	Report	Mizi 22' Bellounes 15' 47' Boulaouidet 88'	Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

O Akbou v JS Bordj Ménaïel

10 November 2023^[10] 4	O Akbou	1–1	JS Bordj Ménaïel	Akbou
15:00	Bounoua 60' (pen)	Report	Bouzidi 65'	Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium Attendance: 0

MC El Eulma v O Akbou

18 November 2023^[11] 5	MC El Eulma	1–2	O Akbou	Sétif
15:00	Aib 34'	Report	Benbourenane 44' Boulaouidat 69'	Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium

O Akbou v MO Constantine

24 November 2023 6	O Akbou	2–1	MO Constantine	Akbou
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

IRB Ouargla v O Akbou

2 December 2023 7	IRB Ouargla	0–1	O Akbou	Ouargla
15:00				Stadium: 13 February Stadium

O Akbou v MSP Batna

8 December 2023 8	O Akbou	1–0	MSP Batna	Akbou
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

USM El Harrach v O Akbou

30 December 2023 9	USM El Harrach	1–4	O Akbou	El Harrach
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

O Akbou v AS Aïn M'lila

5 January 2024 10	O Akbou	3–1	AS Aïn M'lila	Akbou
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

NRB Teleghma v O Akbou

12 January 2024 11	NRB Teleghma	1–2	O Akbou	Teleghma
15:00				Stadium: Bachir Khabaza Stadium

O Akbou v AS Khroub

16 January 2024 12	O Akbou	0–0	AS Khroub	Akbou
15:00		Report		Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

E Sour El Ghozlane v O Akbou

21 January 2024 13	E Sour El Ghozlane	2–3	O Akbou	Sour El-Ghozlane
15:00				Stadium: Mohamed Derradji Stadium

O Akbou v HB Chelghoum Laïd

24 January 2024 14	O Akbou	2–0	HB Chelghoum Laïd	Akbou
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

IB Khemis El Khechna v O Akbou

28 January 2024 15	IB Khemis El Khechna	0–1	O Akbou	Khemis El Khechna
15:00				Stadium: Abdelkader Zerrouki Stadium

USM Annaba v O Akbou

24 February 2024 17	USM Annaba	0–0	O Akbou	Annaba
15:00				Stadium: Abdelkader Chabou Stadium

O Akbou v Olympique Magrane

1 March 2024 18	O Akbou	3–0	Olympique Magrane	Akbou
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

O Akbou v CA Batna

5 March 2024 16	O Akbou	2–0	CA Batna	Akbou
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium
Note: The game was initially scheduled to take place on 17 February 2024, but was postponed.^[12]

JS Bordj Menaiel v O Akbou

16 March 2024 19	JS Bordj Menaiel	0–2	O Akbou	Boumerdès
15:00				Stadium: Djilali Bounaama Stadium

O Akbou v MC El Eulma

23 March 2024 20	O Akbou	4–1	MC El Eulma	Akbou
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

MO Constantine v O Akbou

5 April 2024 21	MO Constantine	0–2	O Akbou	Constantine
15:00				Stadium: Ramadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium

O Akbou v IRB Ouargla

15 April 2024 22	O Akbou	4–0	IRB Ouargla	Akbou
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

MSP Batna v O Akbou

19 April 2024 23	MSP Batna	0–0	O Akbou	Batna
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

O Akbou v USM El Harrach

27 April 2024 24	O Akbou	2–0	USM El Harrach	Akbou
15:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

AS Aïn M'lila v O Akbou

4 May 2024 25	AS Aïn M'lila	1–0	O Akbou	Aïn M'lila
15:00				Stadium: Touhami Zoubir Khelifi Stadium

O Akbou v NRB Teleghma

11 May 2024 26	O Akbou	1–0	NRB Teleghma	Akbou
15:00	Adrar 47'	Report		Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

AS Khroub v O Akbou

18 May 2024 27	AS Khroub	1–0	O Akbou	El Khroub
15:00	Menacer 20' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Abed Hamdani Stadium

O Akbou v E Sour El Ghozlane

24 May 2024 28	O Akbou	3–0	E Sour El Ghozlane	Akbou
16:00	Mebarakou 60' Hathat 80' Benbourenane 88'	Report	Touati Kaciri	Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

HB Chelghoum Laïd v O Akbou

28 May 2024 29	HB Chelghoum Laïd	3–2	O Akbou	Chelghoum Laïd
16:00	45' 86' 90+14'	Report	Hathat 32' Mohamed El Seddik Benbourenane 35'	Stadium: 11 December 1961 Stadium

O Akbou v IB Khemis El Khechna

31 May 2024 30	O Akbou	3–1	IB Khemis El Khechna	Akbou
16:00				Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

Algerian Cup

Matches

O Akbou v JS Bordj Ménaïel

12 December 2023 4th round^[13]^[14]^[15]	O Akbou	2–0	JS Bordj Ménaïel	Dar El Beïda
14:00	Lachahab 45' (pen.) 72' Zidi Gherbi	Report	Ait Idir Bahi 30'	Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium

O Akbou v RC Kouba

16 December 2023 5th round^[16]^[14] ^[17]	O Akbou	3–1	RC Kouba	Tizi-Ouzou
14:00	Beloufa 45' Benbourenane 80' Boulaouidat 83' Zoukh Bouteldja 72'	Report	Hamani 85' Derai 45+2'	Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium

CRB Beni Tamou v O Akbou

2 February 2024 Round of 64	CRB Beni Tamou	0–1	O Akbou	Blida
14:30		Report	Hamek 38' (pen.)	Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Tahar Boudjemaa

O Akbou v SC Mécheria

9 March 2024 Round of 32	O Akbou	2–0	SC Mécheria	Akbou
14:30	Adrar 17' Mizi 25'	Report		Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium Referee: Mohamed Amine Benzohra

CR Belouizdad v O Akbou

29 March 2024 Round of 16	CR Belouizdad	2–0	O Akbou	Algiers
22:00	Meziane 73' Benguit 78'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal

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Algerian Ligue 2

Seasons

1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–00
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24

Clubs

Centre-east	AS Aïn M'lila AS Khroub CA Batna E Sour El Ghozlane HB Chelghoum Laïd IB Khémis El Khechna IRB Ouargla JS Bordj Ménaïel MC El Eulma MO Constantine MSP Batna NRB Teleghma Olympique Akbou Olympique de Magrane USM Annaba USM El Harrach
Centre-west	ASM Oran CRB Dréan CR Témouchent ESM Koléa ES Mostaganem GC Mascara JS Guir JSM Tiaret MCB Oued Sly NA Hussein Dey Olympique de Médéa RC Arbaâ RC Kouba SC Mécheria SKAF Khemis Miliana WA Boufarik WA Mostaganem
Former	AB Mérouana A Bou Saâda CA Bordj Bou Arréridj CRB Aïn Fakroun CRB Aïn Oussera CR Beni Thour CRB Ouled Djellal DRB Tadjenanet HAMRA Annaba IB Lakhdaria IRB El Kerma JSM Béjaïa JSM Chéraga JSM Skikda MC Saïda MO Bejaia OM Arzew OMR El Annasser RCB Oued Rhiou RC Relizane SA Mohammadia SC Aïn Defla US Chaouia USM Bel-Abbès USM Blida USMM Hadjout US Remchi WA Tlemcen WR M'Sila

Associated competitions

Prospects

Promotion to Ligue 1; Relegation to Inter-Régions Division

2023–24 in Algerian football

« 2022–23

2024–25 »

Domestic leagues

Ligue Pro. 1
Ligue 2
- Centre-east
- Centre-west
Inter Régions
- West
- Centre West
- Centre East
- East
- South West
- South East

Domestic cups

Algerian Cup
- Final

African

National teams

Senior (2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals, 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying round)

Ligue 1

Ligue 2

Centre-east	AS Aïn M'lila AS Khroub CA Batna E Sour El Ghozlane HB Chelghoum Laïd IB Khémis El Khechna IRB Ouargla JS Bordj Ménaïel MC El Eulma MO Constantine MSP Batna NRB Teleghma Olympique Akbou Olympique de Magrane USM Annaba USM El Harrach
Centre-west	ASM Oran CR Témouchent ESM Koléa ES Mostaganem GC Mascara JS Guir JSM Tiaret MCB Oued Sly NA Hussein Dey Olympique de Médéa RC Arbaâ RC Kouba SC Mécheria SKAF Khemis Miliana WA Boufarik WA Mostaganem