2025–26 Olympique Akbou season

Olympique Akbou
2025–26 season
OwnerSoummam
PresidentKarim Takka
Head coachLotfi Amrouche
(from 15 July 2025)[1]
(until 25 January 2026)[2]
Kamel Guerbi
(from 30 January 2026)[3][4]
StadiumMaghrebi Unity Stadium
Ligue 13rd
Algerian CupRound of 64

The 2025–26 season, is Olympique Akbou's 2nd season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, Olympique Akbou are participating in this season's editions of the Algerian Cup. The Algerian Professional Football League (LFP) officially released the calendar for the 2025–26 Ligue 1 Mobilis season on July 10, 2025. The Ligue 1 will kick off on Thursday, August 21, 2025, and conclude with the 30th and final matchday on May 16, 2026. As in recent years, league matches will be held every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, offering better scheduling balance and improved logistical conditions for clubs and broadcasters.[5]

Review

Background

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 February 2026.[6]
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
Goalkeepers
1 Ahmed Alili GK (2005-02-05)5 February 2005 (aged 20) Paradou AC
13 Rayane Yesli GK (1999-10-12)12 October 1999 (aged 25) HFX Wanderers
16 Benaouda Klileche GK (1999-11-20)20 November 1999 (aged 25) SC Mecheria
Defenders
3 Nassim Mekidèche CB (2000-04-03)3 April 2000 (aged 25) HFX Wanderers
5 Slimane Bouteldja CB (1995-03-30)30 March 1995 (aged 30) AS Khroub
15 Abderrahmane Sabri CB (2005-11-19)19 November 2005 (aged 19) Reserve team
17 Billal Boukaroum RB (1993-12-19)19 December 1993 (aged 31) US Biskra
21 Walid Bencherifa LB (1988-11-06)6 November 1988 (aged 36) IR Tangier
22 Ahmed Alla LB (2005-07-02)2 July 2005 (aged 20) Reserve team
24 Yasser Chelfaoui LB (1996-12-14)14 December 1996 (aged 28) MCB Oued Sly
Midfielders
4 Ali Amriche DM (1998-12-08)8 December 1998 (aged 26) JS Kabylie
6 Louanes Zidi DM (2001-09-19)19 September 2001 (aged 23) Reserve team
8 Dhirar Bensaadallah DM (2000-03-04)4 March 2000 (aged 25) Ma'an SC
18 Hicham Messiad AM (1999-04-21)21 April 1999 (aged 26) Paradou AC
20 Toufik Addadi CM (1990-10-07)7 October 1990 (aged 34) ES Mostaganem
23 Merouane Mehdaoui CM (1998-01-10)10 January 1998 (aged 27) E Sour El Ghozlane
27 Abdelmounaïm Fridhar AM (2005-03-16)16 March 2005 (aged 20) Reserve team
29 Aly Desse Sissoko DM (1998-05-05)5 May 1998 (aged 27) Al-Batin
Forwards
7 Ramdane Hitala ST (1995-02-08)8 February 1995 (aged 30) ES Mostaganem
9 Amine Gherbi ST (2004-06-10)10 June 2004 (aged 21) Reserve team
10 Walid Zamoum LW (1997-06-10)10 June 1997 (aged 28) ES Sétif
11 Rezki Hamroune RW (1996-03-10)10 March 1996 (aged 29) CR Belouizdad
12 M'hend Sediri RW (1996-03-15)15 March 1996 (aged 29) MC El Bayadh
14 Nadjib Berrabeh LW (1999-03-13)13 March 1999 (aged 26) USM El Harrach
25 Oussama Darfalou ST (1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (aged 31) Unattached
26 Ghilas Belgacem ST (2005-04-10)10 April 2005 (aged 20) CR Belouizdad
28 Hamdi Labidi ST (2002-06-09)9 June 2002 (aged 23) Amanat Baghdad
NA Farouk Laoufi RW (2007-10-27)27 October 2007 (aged 17) JS Saoura

Transfers

In

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
21 July 2025 DF Walid Bencherifa IR Tangier Free transfer [7]
24 July 2025 FW Romaric Ouattara MC Alger Free transfer [8]
31 July 2025 RB Kheireddine Benamrane MC El Bayadh Free transfer [9]
4 August 2025 FW Ramdane Hitala ES Mostaganem Free transfer [10]
25 August 2025 RW Rezki Hamroune CR Belouizdad Free transfer [11]

Winter

Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
28 December 2025 ST Hamdi Labidi Amanat Baghdad Free transfer [12]
31 December 2025 CB Nassim Mekidèche HFX Wanderers Free transfer [13]
8 January 2026 GK Rayane Yesli HFX Wanderers Free transfer [14]
14 January 2026 RW Farouk Laoufi JS Saoura Free transfer [15]
5 February 2026 ST Oussama Darfalou Unattached Free transfer [16]

Out

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
22 July 2025 DF Younes Ouassa CR Belouizdad Free transfer [17]
29 July 2025 MF Massinissa Benamara MO Béjaïa Free transfer [18]
1 August 2025 FW Louanas Adjout Unattached Free transfer (Released) [19]
1 August 2025 CB Tarek Adouane Unattached Free transfer (Released) [19]
6 August 2025 MF Adel Ghanem Unattached Free transfer (Released)
7 August 2025 FW Abdelhak Askar Unattached Free transfer (Released)

Winter

Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
16 January 2026 GK Hatem Bencheikh El Fegoun ES Sétif Loan [20][21]
20 January 2026 ST Romaric Ouattara Unattached Free transfer (Released) [21]
20 January 2026 CB Abdeldjalil Bahoussi Unattached Free transfer (Released) [21]
30 January 2026 RB Kheireddine Benamrane Unattached Free transfer (Released) [22]

Pre-season and friendlies

8 August 2025 Friendly WA Tlemcen 0–3 Olympique Akbou
: UTC+1 Report
12 August 2025 Friendly JS Saoura 0–0 Olympique Akbou Oran
18:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 22 11 6 5 29 23 +6 050.00 N/a To be confirmed 22 August 2025 In Progress
Algerian Cup 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00 Round of 64 Round of 64 4 December 2025 4 December 2025
Total 23 11 6 6 29 25 +4 047.83

Updated to match played 17 March 2026
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2025–26 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 MC Alger 20 14 4 2 27 9 +18 46 Qualification for CAF Champions League
2 JS Saoura 23 12 4 7 27 23 +4 40
3 Olympique Akbou 22 11 6 5 29 23 +6 39 Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup[a]
4 CS Constantine 24 10 8 6 25 17 +8 38
5 MC Oran 23 10 6 7 27 21 +6 36
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2026. Source: lfp.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.
Notes:
  1. ^ The winners of the 2025–26 Algerian Cup will be the second representative team for the 2026–27 CAF Confederation Cup

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
22 11 6 5 29 23  +6 39 8 2 1 15 8  +7 3 4 4 14 15  −1

Last updated: 17 March 2026.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWDLWDLWLWDWLDDLWWWWDW
Position623544535444556
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2026. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 July 2025.[23]

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

22 August 2025 Round 1 Olympique Akbou 1–0 ES Mostaganem Béjaïa
17:00
  • Addadi 90+13' (pen.)
 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Referee: Youcef Gamouh
VAR: Haitham Ghouti
29 August 2025 Round 2 Olympique Akbou 1–0 MC Oran Béjaïa
17:00
  • Mehdaoui 45+2'
 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Referee: Abderahmane Sahraoui
6 September 2025 Round 3 JS Kabylie 0–0 Olympique Akbou Tizi Ouzou
19:00 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium
Referee: Anes Azrine
VAR: Redouane Allou
12 September 2025 Round 4 Olympique Akbou 0–1 MC Alger Béjaïa
16:00 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Referee: Yahia Dehar
VAR: Fateh Harkat
19 September 2025 Round 5 Paradou AC 1–2 Olympique Akbou Dar El Beïda
16:00
  • Ramdaoui 53'
 Soccerway
LFP
  • Hitala 39', 45+1'
 Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium
Referee: Tayeb Benyabka
VAR: Youcef Taieb Bouderbal
28 September 2025 Round 6 Olympique Akbou 1–1 USM Khenchela Béjaïa
16:00
  • Zamoum 28'
 Soccerway
LFP
  • Matouti 32'
 Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Referee: Abdelali Ibrir
4 October 2025 Round 7 JS Saoura 3–2 Olympique Akbou Béchar
17:00
Soccerway
LFP
  • Gherbi 45'
  • Sediri 47'
 Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Houssam Benyahia
17 October 2025 Round 8 Olympique Akbou 1–0 MC El Bayadh Béjaïa
15:00
Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Referee: Ala Bouab
25 October 2025 Round 9 CS Constantine 2–1 Olympique Akbou Constantine
17:00
  • Tahar 11'
  • Dib 53'
 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Referee: Fateh Harkat
1 November 2025 Round 10 Olympique Akbou 2–1 MB Rouissat Béjaïa
14:30
  • Chelfaoui 21'
  • Boukaroum 76'
 Soccerway
LFP
  • Midoune 89'
 Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Referee: Tayeb Benyabka
8 November 2025 Round 11 ES Sétif 1–1 Olympique Akbou Sétif
18:00
  • Boubekeur 47'
 Soccerway
LFP
  • Benamrane 85'
 Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Referee: Anes Azrine
21 November 2025 Round 12 Olympique Akbou 2–1 ASO Chlef Béjaïa
14:45
Soccerway
LFP
  • Feddal 87'
 Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Referee: Haithem Ghouti
20 December 2025 Round 13 CR Belouizdad 3–2 Olympique Akbou Baraki
18:00
Soccerway
LFP
  • Zamoum 8'
  • Gherbi 69'
 Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium
Referee: Mehdi Oukil
27 December 2025 Round 14 Olympique Akbou 1–1 USM Alger Béjaïa
14:00
  • Gherbi 69'
 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Referee: Yahia Dahar
8 January 2026 Round 15 ES Ben Aknoun 2–2 Olympique Akbou Belouizdad
14:00
  • Lakehal 33'
  • Talah 52'
 Soccerway
LFP
  • Gherbi 45+7'
  • Hitala 82'
 Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Referee: Haitham Ghouti
23 January 2026 Round 16 ES Mostaganem 1–0 Olympique Akbou Sidi Ali
15:00
  • Motrani 82'
 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Larbi Belhamiti Stadium
Referee: Youcef Tayeb Bouderbal
3 February 2026 Round 17 MC Oran 0–1 Olympique Akbou Oran
17:00 Soccerway
LFP
  • Sediri 82'
 Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium
Referee: Fateh Harkat
21 February 2026 Round 20 Olympique Akbou 4–3 Paradou AC Béjaïa
14:30
Soccerway
LFP
  • Kohili 10'
  • Soukkou 12'
  • Abdelkader 87'
 Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Referee: Haitham Ghouti
28 February 2026 Round 21 USM Khenchela 0–1 Olympique Akbou Khenchela
14:30 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium
Referee: Anes Azrine
8 March 2026 Round 22 Olympique Akbou 1–0 JS Saoura Béjaïa
15:00
  • Mehdaoui 22'
 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Referee: Alaa Bouab
13 March 2026 Round 23 MC El Bayadh 2–2 Olympique Akbou El Bayadh
22:00
  • Barkat 40'
  • Kaidi 74'
 Soccerway
LFP
Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Referee: Abdelali Ibrir
17 March 2026 Round 24 Olympique Akbou 1–0 CS Constantine Béjaïa
15:00
  • Hitala 25'
 Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Referee: Ayoub Belhachemi
3 April 2026 Round 25 MB Rouissat – Olympique Akbou Ouargla
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: 18 February Stadium
10 April 2026 Round 26 Olympique Akbou – ES Sétif Béjaïa
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
17 April 2026 Round 27 ASO Chlef – Olympique Akbou Chlef
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium
24 April 2026 Round 18 Olympique Akbou – JS Kabylie Béjaïa
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
28 April 2026 Round 19 MC Alger – Olympique Akbou Douéra
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
9 May 2026 Round 28 Olympique Akbou – CR Belouizdad Béjaïa
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
15 May 2026 Round 29 USM Alger – Olympique Akbou Algiers
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
22 May 2026 Round 30 Olympique Akbou – ES Ben Aknoun Béjaïa
: Soccerway
LFP		 Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium

Algerian Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Algerian Cup
4 December 2025 Round of 64 AS Khroub 2–0 Olympique Akbou El Khroub
14:00
  • Benbayoud 37'
  • Hamdaoui 82' (pen.)
 Report Stadium: Abed Hamdani Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Chaoubi

Squad information

Appearances and goals

As of 4 December 2025
No. Pos Player Nat Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Total
App St G App St G App St G
Goalkeepers
1 GK Ahmed Alili 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
13 GK Rayane Yesli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 GK Benaouda Klileche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 CB Nassim Mekidèche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 CB Slimane Bouteldja 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 CB Abderrahmane Sabri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 RB Billal Boukaroum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 LB Walid Bencherifa 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
22 LB Ahmed Alla 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
24 LB Yasser Chelfaoui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 CB Oussama Benkou 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 DM Ali Amriche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DM Louanes Zidi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 DM Dhirar Bensaadallah 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
18 AM Hicham Messiad 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
20 CM Toufik Addadi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 CM Merouane Mehdaoui 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 AM Abdelmounaïm Fridhar 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
29 DM Aly Desse Sissoko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 AM Youcef Gherbi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 ST Ramdane Hitala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 ST Amine Gherbi 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
10 LW Walid Zamoum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 RW Rezki Hamroune 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 RW M'hend Sediri 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
14 LW Nadjib Berrabeh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 ST Oussama Darfalou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 ST Ghilas Belgacem 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
28 ST Ghilas Belgacem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 ST Amor Bitam 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
NA RW Farouk Laoufi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
30 GK Hatem Bencheikh El Fegoun 6 6 0 1 1 0 7 7 0
2 CB Abdeldjalil Bahoussi 4 2 0 1 1 0 5 3 0
19 ST Romaric Ouattara 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
25 RB Kheireddine Benamrane 10 6 1 0 0 0 10 6 1
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0

Last updated: 31 January 2026
Source: soccerway.com

Goalscorers

As of 17 March 2026

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat. Player Pos. L1 AC TOTAL
7 Ramdane Hitala ST 5 0 5
9 Amine Gherbi ST 4 0 4
20 Toufik Addadi CM 4 0 4
23 Merouane Mehdaoui CM 3 0 3
10 Walid Zamoum LW 2 0 2
12 M'hend Sediri RW 2 0 2
28 Hamdi Labidi ST 2 0 2
8 Dhirar Bensaadallah DM 2 0 2
11 Rezki Hamroune RW 1 0 1
24 Yasser Chelfaoui LB 1 0 1
17 Billal Boukaroum RB 1 0 1
21 Walid Bencherifa LB 1 0 1
Players transferred out during the season
25 Kheireddine Benamrane RB 1 0 1
Own Goals 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 29

Clean sheets

As of 17 March 2026

Includes all competitive matches.

Clean sheets
No. Nat Name GP GA L1 AC Total
1 Ahmed Alili 0 0 0 0 0
13 Rayane Yesli 7 6 4 0 4
16 Benaouda Klileche 9 9 3 0 3
Players transferred out during the season
30 Hatem Bencheikh El Fegoun 7 10 1 0 1
TOTALS 25 8 0 8

Notes

References

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