2020–21 WA Tlemcen season explained

Club:	WA Tlemcen
Season:	2020–21
Manager:	Aziz Abbes ^[1] Djamel Benchadli ^[2] Abdelkader Amrani
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Nasreddine Souleymane Réda Abid ^[3]
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	Stade Akid Lotfi
League:	Ligue 1
League Result:	15th
Cup1:	League Cup
Cup1 Result:	Semi-finals
League Topscorer:	Lahouari Touil (10 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Lahouari Touil (10 goals)
Highest Attendance:	0 (Note: no one can attend games due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
Lowest Attendance:	0 (Note: no one can attend games due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
Average Attendance:	0 (Note: no one can attend games due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
Prevseason:	2012–13
Nextseason:	2021–22

In the 2020–21 season, WA Tlemcen is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 29th season, and the League Cup.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 15 November 2020.^[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Nat.	Position	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1		GK	Kamel Soufi	January 1, 2021	CR Belouizdad
16		GK	Adel Chellali	January 1, 2021	NC Magra
27		GK	Sidi Mohamed Bendadou	January 1, 2021	Youth system
Defenders
2		CB	Mohamed Oukrif	January 1, 2021	NC Magra
3		LB	Djamel Ibouzidène	January 1, 2021	AS Ain M'lila
4		RB	Soufyane Mebarki	January 1, 2021	NC Magra
5			Youcef Kamel Messaoudi	January 1, 2021	?
8		RB	Ahmida Zenasni	January 1, 2021	JSM Béjaïa
15			Benali Arbaoui	January 1, 2021	?
22		RB	Aymen Attou	January 1, 2021	ES Sétif
25		RB	Kheireddine Benamrane	January 1, 2021	ASO Chlef
34			Chemseddine Lakehal	January 1, 2021	Youth system
Midfielders
6		DM	Amine Benbelaid	January 1, 2021	?
7		AM	Mounir Aichi	January 1, 2021	USM Bel Abbès
17		DM	Ali Amiri	January 1, 2021	RC Arbaâ
18		AM	Djamel Belalem	January 1, 2021	Olympique de Médéa
19			Bilal Bezzeghoud	January 1, 2021	?
21			Zineddine Asli	January 1, 2021	USM Alger
36			Houssem Ouassni	January 1, 2021	Youth system
Forwards
9		LW	Abdelhalim Nezouani	January 1, 2021	NC Magra
10		RW	Oussama Bellatreche	January 1, 2021	RC Kouba
11		ST	Lahouari Touil	January 1, 2021	A Bou Saâda
12			Karim Benhamida	January 1, 2021	Youth system
13		RW	Mohamed Amine Semahi	January 1, 2021	Youth system
14		ST	Yasser Belaribi	January 1, 2021	ASM Oran
20			Djamel Eddine Zermane	January 1, 2021	RC Arbaâ
24		RW	Ibrahim Abdallah Benachour	January 1, 2021	US Biskra

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1		15th	27 November 2020	24 August 2021
League Cup	Round of 16	Semi-finals	8 May 2021	9 June 2021
Total Ligue 1 See main article: 2020–21 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. League table Matches On 22 October 2020, the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fixtures were announced.^[5] Algerian League Cup See main article: 2020–21 Algerian League Cup. Squad information Playing statistics
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Players transferred out during the season Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. width=10 No. width=10 Nat. width=140 Player width=10 Pos. width=40 width=40 width=10 TOTAL 11 Lahouari Touil FW 10 0 10 13 Mohamed Amine Semahi FW 5 0 5 20 Djamel Eddine Zermane FW 4 1 5 7 Mounir Aichi MF 5 0 5 17 MF 4 0 4 3 DF 3 0 3 9 Abdelhalim Nezouani FW 2 0 2 10 Oussama Bellatreche FW 2 0 2 14 Yasser Belaribi FW 1 0 1 24 Ibrahim Abdallah Benachour FW 1 0 1 5 Youcef Kamel Messaoudi DF 1 0 1 21 Zineddine Asli MF 1 0 1 6 Amine Benbelaid MF 1 0 1 34 Chemseddine Lakehal DF 0 1 1 Own Goals 0 0 0 Totals 40 2 42 Transfers In Date Player From club Transfer fee Source 22 September 2020 MF Free transfer 23 September 2020 MF Mohamed Belaribi Free transfer 23 September 2020 MF Free transfer 24 September 2020 MF Abdallah Bencheikh Free transfer 24 September 2020 DF Free transfer 24 September 2020 MF Free transfer 27 September 2020 DF Kheireddine Benamrane Free transfer 29 September 2020 FW Mounir Aichi Free transfer 18 October 2020 FW Djamel Eddine Zermane Free transfer 18 October 2020 DF Abdelghani Khiat Free transfer Out Date Player To club Transfer fee Source 1 October 2020 FW Free transfer ^[6] 7 October 2020 DF Amir Benmerzouga Free transfer ^[7] 7 October 2020 DF Benali Arbaoui Free transfer 7 October 2020 MF Ammar Abdelmalek Oukil Free transfer 7 October 2020 MF Mohamed Bouflih Free transfer 7 October 2020 FW Free transfer 7 October 2020 DF Free transfer 7 October 2020 FW Walid Sbia Free transfer 7 October 2020 GK Mohammed Bouchaour Free transfer 7 October 2020 DF Mahfoud Bellounes Free transfer References

Notes and References

1. Web site: WA Tlemcen : Séparation à l’amiable avec l’entraîneur Aziz Abbes . lejourdalgerie.com . 11 January 2021 . 19 May 2021.
2. Web site: Accord trouvé avec l’entraîneur Benchadli . lnr-dz.com . 21 January 2021 . 19 May 2021.
3. Web site: WA Tlemcen : Le nouveau président jette déjà l'éponge ! . footalgerien.com . 24 October 2020 . 26 October 2020.
4. Web site: FICHE DU CLUB: WA TLEMCEN.
5. Web site: LFP : Le calendrier de Ligue 1 2020/2021 . dzfoot.com . 22 October 2020 . 22 October 2020.
6. Web site: Mercato : Bouguèche de retour en Ligue 1 . . 1 October 2020 . 1 October 2020.
7. Web site: WA Tlemcen : 13 joueurs libérés . footalgerien.com . 7 October 2020 . 8 October 2020.