2017–18 CS Constantine season
| 2017–18 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Tarek Arama | |
| Head coach | Abdelkader Amrani | |
| Stadium | Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui | |
| Ligue 1 | Winners | |
| Algerian Cup | Round of 32 | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Lamine Abid (16) All: Lamine Abid (16) | |
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In the 2017–18 season, CS Constantine competed in the Ligue 1 for the 22nd season, as well as the Algerian Cup.
Summary season[edit]
In the new season the CS Constantine laid off ten players,[1] including The goalkeeper in the last four seasons Cédric Si Mohamed, and defender Arslane Mazari, Midfield former international Mourad Meghni due to repeated injuries, Abdelhak Sameur and attackers Mohamed Amine Aoudia and Ivorian Manucho Which ended his loan period, After that coach Abdelkader Amrani renewed his contract with the CS Constantine for two seasons.[2] after he led the team for six months last season.[3] and then put a list of the names of the players who must be brought, the first international goalkeeper Chamseddine Rahmani from MO Béjaïa then the striker Lamine Abid from NA Hussein Dey for two seasons the first foreign player this season contracted with him is the international Burkinabé Ousmane Sylla for three seasons, five days after that the team contracted with three players and they are Said Arroussi, Sid Ali Lamri from ES Sétif and Sofiane Khadir from MO Béjaïa.[4][5] Then the last player to sign with him was Mali international Moctar Cissé from Albanian club KF Tirana.
Like every season the team prepared for this season in Tunisia and in the city of Hammam Bourguiba during the period from July 20 to 31, a preparation camp ahead of the new season of Ligue 1 which will begin on August 25, this pre-season internship, the second after the Constantine reunion which ran from July 15 to 19.[6] the first friendly match against US Monastir ended in favor of Les Sanafir with a single goal.[7] this second cycle of pre-season preparation will be followed by another internship in Gammarth between 6 and 18 August which will be devoted to the physical aspect of the technico-tactical part with friendly matches in the program. After the end of both internships in Tunisia and returning to Algeria in preparation for the first round in Ligue 1, CSC aspires to play the first roles this season.
The first match was against NA Hussein Dey at home and won 3–1 two of them for El Hedi Belameiri after that in the first away game was defeated against the DRB Tadjenanet 2–1 starting from the third round the team looked great results and the victory against USM Bel-Abbès with a single goal from Moctar Cissé then at the top of the fifth round against MC Alger, they scored a valuable win from the new player Lamine Abid, two weeks after that they managed to achieve the first victory outside the home against US Biskra double Abid to take the lead with 13 points,[8] four days later and in the east Derby against ES Sétif and after he was late with a goal until the 88 minutes managed to achieve a historic victory after scoring two goals in two minutes.[9] then CS Constantine followed the positive results and maintain his lead in the 11th round against USM Alger, the CSC achieved surprise by winning two goals after they were late by goal in the first half after the game coach Amrani said that winning the championship is not the goal of the team and that there are still 19 games.[10][11] but in round 13 and against JS Kabylie they won a valuable win and it is the second win away from home, two goals from Abid who reached the tenth goal of the season, and then declared Amrani that winning the championship became a goal after it became the elves from the big teams such as ES Sétif and USM Alger.[12] the start of this season is the best since his ascension in 2011–12 season and is looking for his second title after the first season 1996–97.
Pre-season[edit]
| 25 July 2017 Friendly match | US Monastir  | 0 – 1 |  CS Constantine | Hammam Bourguiba, Tunisia |
| 00:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |  88' Belameiri |
Stadium: ? |
Mid-season[edit]
Competitions[edit]
Overview[edit]
| Competition | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 53.33 | — | Winners | 26 August 2017 | 18 May 2018 |
| Algerian Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 29 December 2017 | 16 January 2018 |
| Total | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 53.13 | ||||
Updated to match played 19 May 2018
Source: Competitions
Ligue 1[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CS Constantine (C) | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 57 | Qualification for the 2018–19 Champions League |
| 2 | JS Saoura | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 54 | |
| 3 | NA Hussein Dey | 30 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 49 | Qualification for the 2018–19 Confederation Cup |
| 4 | MC Oran | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 45 | |
| 5 | MC Alger | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 44 | Qualification for 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup |
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
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 |
Last updated: 30 January 2016.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round[edit]
Matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 25 August 2017 Round 1 | CS Constantine | 3–1 | NA Hussein Dey | Constantine |
| 19:00 | Belameiri 52', 68' Zerara 58' |
Soccerway report Live TV: None |
67' Boulaouidet |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Mustapha Bessiri |
| 8 September 2017 Round 2 | DRB Tadjenanet | 2–1 | CS Constantine | Tadjenanet |
| 17:00 | Attouche 31' Belmokhtar 34' |
Soccerway report Live TV: EPTV Terrestre / TV Tamazight 4 |
41' Sylla |
Stadium: Lahoua Smaïl Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal |
| 15 September 2017 Round 3 | CS Constantine | 1–0 | USM Bel-Abbès | Constantine |
| 17:45 | Cissé 43' (pen.) |
Soccerway report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4 |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Merzak Halalchi |
| 23 September 2017 Round 4 | USM El Harrach | 1–1 | CS Constantine | Belouizdad |
| 17:00 | Mellel 14' (pen.) |
Soccerway report Live TV: None |
26' Cissé |
Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Said Aouina |
| 29 September 2017 Round 5 | CS Constantine | 1–0 | MC Alger | Constantine |
| 17:00 | Abid 71' |
Soccerway report Live TV: Canal Algérie |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Mohamed Saïdi |
| 13 October 2017 Round 6 | US Biskra | 1–2 | CS Constantine | Biskra |
| 16:00 | Bagili 86' |
Soccerway report Live TV: None |
36', 59' Abid |
Stadium: El Alia Sports Complex Referee: Mustapha Bessiri |
| 17 October 2017 Round 7 | CS Constantine | 2–1 | ES Sétif | Constantine |
| 17:45 | Abid 88' Arroussi 90' |
Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3 |
52' (o.g.) Benayada |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Merzak Halalchi |
| 21 October 2017 Round 8 | CR Belouizdad | 0–0 | CS Constantine | Belouizdad |
| 16:00 | Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3 |
Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal |
| 27 October 2017 Round 9 | CS Constantine | 1–1 | Olympique de Médéa | Constantine |
| 16:00 | Abid 51' |
Soccerway report Live TV: None |
4' Boucherit |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Amine Sekhraoui |
| 4 November 2017 Round 10 | CS Constantine | 4–2 | JS Saoura | Constantine |
| 16:00 | Abid 15', 21' Madani 23' (o.g.)Lamri 29' |
Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3 |
52' Saâd 76' Yahia-Chérif |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa |
| 11 November 2017 Round 11 | USM Alger | 1–2 | CS Constantine | Bologhine |
| 17:00 | Yaya 11' |
Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3 |
57' Abid 74' Dahar |
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal |
| 17 November 2017 Round 12 | CS Constantine | 1–0 | MC Oran | Constantine |
| 17:00 | Abid 58' |
Soccerway report Live TV: Canal Algérie |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Lyés Bekouassa |
| 1 December 2017 Round 13 | JS Kabylie | 1–2 | CS Constantine | Tizi Ouzou |
| 16:00 | Saadou 28' |
Soccerway report Live TV: EPTV Terrestre / TV Tamazight 4 |
67', 84' Abid |
Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa |
| 8 December 2017 Round 14 | CS Constantine | 1–1 | USM Blida | Constantine |
| 17:00 | Rebih 27' |
Soccerway report Live TV: Canal Algérie |
73' Ouamri |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Lahlou Benbraham |
| 16 December 2017 Round 15 | Paradou AC | 2–0 | CS Constantine | Bologhine |
| 17:00 | Cheraitia 3' Naidji 83' |
Soccerway report Live TV: Canal Algérie |
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Mohamed Saïdi |
| 6 January 2018 Round 16 | NA Hussein Dey | 1–1 | CS Constantine | Belouizdad |
| 16:00 | Yousfi 75' |
Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3 |
3' Cissé |
Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa |
| 20 January 2018 Round 17 | CS Constantine | 2–1 | DRB Tadjenanet | Constantine |
| 16:00 | Abid 20' Zerara 88' |
Soccerway report Live TV: EPTV Terrestre |
72' (pen.) Dousse |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Abderrazek Hallalchi |
| 26 January 2018 Round 18 | USM Bel-Abbès | 1–2 | CS Constantine | Sidi Bel Abbès |
| 16:00 | Bouguelmouna 86' |
Soccerway report Live TV: EPTV Terrestre / Canal Algérie |
13' Arroussi 56' Abid |
Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa |
| 9 February 2018 Round 19 | CS Constantine | 0–0 | USM El Harrach | Constantine |
| 17:45 | Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3 / Canal Algérie |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Said Aouina |
| 16 February 2018 Round 20 | MC Alger | 3–0 | CS Constantine | Algiers |
| 17:00 | Souibaâh 6' Bendebka 28'Amada 79' (pen.) |
Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3 / Canal Algérie / beIN Sports |
Stadium: July 5, 1962 Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham |
| 23 February 2018 Round 21 | CS Constantine | 1–0 | US Biskra | Constantine |
| 17:00 | Abid 5' |
Soccerway report Live TV: None |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Farouk Mial |
| 2 March 2018 Round 22 | ES Sétif | 1–0 | CS Constantine | Sétif |
| 18:00 | Haddouche 33' |
Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3 |
Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Referee: Ahmed Bouzrar |
| 10 March 2018 Round 23 | CS Constantine | 1–0 | CR Belouizdad | Constantine |
| 16:00 | Zerara 6' |
Soccerway report Live TV: None |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa |
| 31 March 2018 Round 24 | Olympique de Médéa | 0–0 | CS Constantine | Médéa |
| 16:00 | Soccerway report Live TV: None |
Stadium: Stade Imam Lyes de Médéa Referee: Lahlou Benbraham |
| 6 April 2018 Round 25 | JS Saoura | 1–0 | CS Constantine | Béchar |
| 16:00 | Bourdim 71' (pen.) |
Soccerway report Live TV: EPTV Terrestre / Canal Algérie |
Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Merzoug Brahimi |
| 20 April 2018 Round 26 | CS Constantine | 2–1 | USM Alger | Constantine |
| 16:00 | Cherifi 53' (o.g.) Belameiri 90+4' |
Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3 |
51' Darfalou |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Ahmed Bouzrar |
| 24 April 2018 Round 27 | MC Oran | 1–1 | CS Constantine | Aïn Témouchent[note 1] |
| 16:00 | Tiaïba 87' |
Soccerway report Live TV: None |
17' (pen.) Abid |
Stadium: Omar Oucief Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Farouk Mial |
| 4 May 2018 Round 28 | CS Constantine | 2–1 | JS Kabylie | Constantine |
| 16:00 | Lamri 39' Abid 65' |
Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3 / TV Tamazight 4 |
41' Yettou |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Merzak Halalchi |
| 12 May 2018 Round 29 | USM Blida | 1–2 | CS Constantine | Blida |
| 16:00 | Aissa El Bey 32' |
Soccerway report Live TV: None |
56', 90' (pen.) Lamri |
Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Missoum Benabdellah |
| 18 May 2018 Round 30 | CS Constantine | 0–0 | Paradou AC | Constantine |
| 22:30 | Soccerway report Live TV: Al-Kass Sports |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Boubekeur Zouaoui |
Algerian Cup[edit]
| 29 December 2017 Round of 64 | CS Constantine | 2–1 | NA Hussein Dey | Constantine |
| 16:00 | Belkheir 79' (pen.) Zerara 85' (pen.) |
Report Live TV: Canal Algérie / TV Tamazight 4 |
9' Khiat |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal |
| 16 January 2018 Round of 32 | USM Alger | 1–0 | CS Constantine | Bologhine |
| 16:00 | Sayoud 60' |
Report Live TV: EPTV Terrestre / Canal Algérie |
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Farouk Mial |
Squad information[edit]
Playing statistics[edit]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG
|
Houssam Limane | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG
|
Chamseddine Rahmani | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 19 | DF | ALG
|
Said Arroussi | 24 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ALG
|
Houcine Benayada | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ALG
|
Mohamed Walid Bencherifa | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ALG
|
Sofiane Khadir | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ALG
|
Nasreddine Zaâlani | 30 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 7 | MF | ALG
|
El Hedi Belameiri | 18 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ALG
|
Yacine Bezzaz | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ALG
|
Abdelaziz Kebbal | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ALG
|
Sid Ali Lamri | 29 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  BFA
|
Ousmane Jr Sylla | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ALG
|
Toufik Zerara | 28 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ALG
|
Mounir Aichi | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ALG
|
Ahmed Gagaâ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 9 | FW | ALG
|
Lamine Abid | 27 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ALG
|
Abdenour Belkheir | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  MLI
|
Moctar Cissé | 23 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ALG
|
Merouane Dahar | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ALG
|
Aboubaker Rebih | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ALG
|
Karim Rachedi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | ALG
|
Adem Redjem | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||
| 29 | DF | ALG
|
Hamid Bahri | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | ALG
|
Youcef Zerguine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last updated: 19 May 2018
Source: fr.soccerway.com
Goalscorers[edit]
Squad list[edit]
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.
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Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2017 | GK | Chamseddine Rahmani |
MO Béjaïa | Free transfer | [14] |
| 2 July 2017 | FW | Lamine Abid |
NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer | [15] |
| 12 July 2017 | DF | Ousmane Sylla |
Rail Club du Kadiogo |
Free transfer | [16][17] |
| 17 July 2017 | DF | Said Arroussi |
ES Sétif | Free transfer | [4][5] |
| 17 July 2017 | MF | Sid Ali Lamri |
ES Sétif | Free transfer | [4][5] |
| 17 July 2017 | DF | Sofiane Khadir |
MO Béjaïa | Free transfer | [4][5] |
| 26 July 2017 | FW | Moctar Cissé |
 KF Tirana |
Free transfer | [18] |
| 7 January 2018 | MF | Ahmed Gagaâ |
Paradou AC | Loan for 18 months |
Out[edit]
| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2017 | DF | Arslane Mazari |
USM El Harrach | End of contract | |
| 30 June 2017 | MF | Mourad Meghni |
Retired | — | |
| 30 June 2017 | FW | Mohamed Amine Aoudia |
Unattached | End of contract | |
| 30 June 2017 | FW |  Manucho |
USM Alger | Return from loan | [19] |
| 5 July 2017 | GK | Cédric Si Mohamed |
US Biskra | Free transfer | [20] |
| 28 July 2017 | MF | Abdelhak Sameur |
CR Belouizdad | Free transfer | [21] |
Notes[edit]
- ^ MC Oran play away from home and behind closed doors because of the violence in a meeting in the Ligue Professionnelle 1 against CR Belouizdad.[13]
References[edit]
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- ^ "CS Constantine Amrani nouvel entraineur". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d "CSC : Aroussi et Lamri signent pour 2 ans". lebuteur.com. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Khadir, Arroussi et Lamri signent au CSConstantine". sport.observalgerie.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Les Sanafir à pied d'œuvre à Hammam Bourguiba". lestrepublicain.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ ""Un bon effectif ne suffit pas pour jouer les premiers rôles"". djazairess.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "6e journée : le CRB et l'ESS marquent le pas, le CSC nouveau leader". radioalgerie.dz. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "L'ES Sétif battue par le CS Constantine". setif.info. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Ligue 1 - 11e journée : le CSC s'offre l'USMA et garde ses poursuivants à distance". radioalgerie.dz. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "USMA – CSC : Coaching gagnant d'Amrani". competition.dz. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Ligue 1 - 13e journée : le CS Constantine garde le cap, le DRB Tadjenanet réapprend à gagner". radioalgerie.dz. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "LFP : Le MCO interdit de jouer à Zabana cette saison". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Transferts : Rahmani au CS Constantine". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Mohamed Lamine Abid signe 2 ans au CSConstantine". sport.observalgerie.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "CSConstantine : Le Burkinabais Sila Signe Trois Ans". elmaidane.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Transferts : Ousmane Jr Sylla rejoint le CS Constantine". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Moctar Cissé : Tout faire pour remporter des titres". lestrepublicain.com. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Ittihad of Alexandria sign Ivorian striker Manucho". kingfut.com. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Cédric Si Mohammed signe à l'USBiskra". sport.observalgerie.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "CR Belouizdad : Abdelhakim Sameur quatrième recrue". footalgerien.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.