2021–22 CR Belouizdad season explained

Club:	CR Belouizdad
Season:	2021–22
Owner:	Madar Holding
Manager:	Marcos Paquetá (from 23 September 2021)^[1]
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Mohamed Abrouk (until 22 September 2021)^[2] Mohamed Belhadj (from 22 September 2021)
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	Stade 20 Août 1955
League:	Ligue 1
League Result:	1st
Cup1:	Champions League
Cup1 Result:	Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:	Kheireddine Merzougui (11 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Kheireddine Merzougui (14 goals)
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Prevseason:	2020–21
Nextseason:	2022–23

In the 2021–22 season, CR Belouizdad competed in the Ligue 1 for the 56th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They competed in Ligue 1 and the Champions League.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 20 October 2021.
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	Gaya Merbah	January 1, 2022	NA Hussein Dey
16		GK	Toufik Moussaoui	January 1, 2022	Paradou AC
26		GK	Ahmed Abdelkader	January 1, 2022	Unattached
Defenders
2		CB	Chouaib Keddad	January 1, 2022	ASO Chlef
3		LB	Chemseddine Nessakh	January 1, 2022	ES Sétif
12		CB	Ahmed Ait Abdessalem	January 1, 2022	JS Kabylie
18		CB	Sofiane Bouchar	January 1, 2022	MC Oran
22		RB	Mokhtar Belkhiter	January 1, 2022	Club Africain
23		RB	Zinelaabidine Boulakhoua	January 1, 2022	MC Alger
25		LB	Sabri Cheraitia	January 1, 2022	Paradou AC
27		LB	Rayen Hais Benderrouya	January 1, 2022	RC Kouba
Midfielders
5		MF	Larbi Tabti	January 1, 2022	USM Bel Abbès
6		MF	Zakaria Draoui	January 1, 2022	ES Sétif
7		MF	Najib Ammari	January 1, 2022	Viterbese
8		MF	Mohamed Islam Bakir	January 1, 2022	CS Sfaxien
10		MF	Abderrahmane Bourdim	January 1, 2022	MC Alger
15		MF	Housseyn Selmi	January 1, 2022	CA Batna
19		MF	Adel Djerrar	January 1, 2022	JS Kabylie
24		MF	Bilal Tarikat	January 1, 2022	RC Boumerdès
Forwards
9		FW	Mohamed Souibaâh	January 1, 2022	ES Sétif
11		FW	Anas Al-Mosarati	January 1, 2022	Al-Hilal
13		FW	Kheireddine Merzougui	January 1, 2022	JSM Skikda
14		FW	Hicham Khalfallah	January 1, 2022	Olympique de Médéa
17		FW	Khaled Bousseliou	January 1, 2022	Youth system
20		FW	Bouzid Dadache	January 1, 2022	Olympique de Médéa
21		FW	Mahi Benhamou	January 1, 2022	MC Oran

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1		Winners	29 October 2021	11 June 2022
Champions League	Preliminary round	Quarter-finals	12 September 2021	23 April 2022
Total Ligue 1 See main article: 2021–22 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. League table Matches The league fixtures were announced on 7 October 2021.^[3] Champions League See main article: 2021–22 CAF Champions League. Qualifying rounds See main article: 2021–22 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds. Second round Group stage Knockout stage See main article: 2021–22 CAF Champions League knockout stage. Quarter-finals Squad information Playing statistics
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 13 FW 11 3 14 10 MF 6 0 6 17 Khaled Bousseliou FW 5 1 6 9 FW 3 2 5 14 Hicham Khalfallah MF 3 1 4 18 DF 2 2 4 28 Mohamed Islam Belkhir FW 2 1 3 8 MF 2 1 3 2 DF 2 1 3 15 MF 2 1 3 25 DF 3 0 3 3 DF 1 1 2 23 Zinelaabidine Boulakhoua DF 2 0 2 20 Bouzid Dadache FW 2 0 2 29 FW 1 1 2 12 Ahmed Ait Abdessalem DF 1 0 1 11 Anis Al-Mosarati FW 1 0 1 21 Mahi Benhamou FW 1 0 1 5 MF 1 0 1 38 Akram Bouras MF 1 0 1 Mohammed fodil Belkhadem MF 1 0 1 Own Goals 1 0 1 Totals 54 15 69 Transfers In Date Player From club Transfer fee Source 18 August 2021 CB Ahmed Ait Abdessalem Free transfer ^[4] 18 August 2021 DF Sabri Cheraitia Free transfer 5 September 2021 LW Mahi Benhamou Free transfer ^[5] 16 September 2021 LW Anis Al-Mosarati Free transfer ^[6] ^[7] 20 October 2021 FW Bouzid Dadache Free transfer 20 October 2021 MF Free transfer ^[8] 20 October 2021 MF Free transfer ^[9] 31 January 2022 FW Free transfer ^[10] 31 January 2022 FW Free transfer ^[11] Out Date Player To club Transfer fee Source 18 August 2021 FW Free transfer ^[12] 26 August 2021 MF Free transfer ^[13] 27 August 2021 ST Free transfer (Released) ^[14] 28 August 2021 FW Free transfer (Released) 4 September 2021 CM Free transfer ^[15] 21 September 2021 CM Free transfer ^[16] 28 September 2021 MF One-year loan ^[17] ^[18] 30 January 2022 GK Free transfer ^[19] 8 February 2022 FW Anis Al-Mosarati Free transfer ^[20] New contracts Player Contract length Contract end Date Source 3 ^[21] 5 ^[22] References

Notes and References

1. Web site: CRB : Le Brésilien Marcos Paquetá nouvel entraîneur . . 24 September 2021 . 24 September 2021.
2. Web site: CRB : Mohamed Belhadj, nouveau président du CA . . 22 September 2021 . 22 September 2021.
3. Web site: Ligue 1 : Calendrier 2021/2022 . dzfoot.com . 7 October 2021 . 9 October 2021.
4. Web site: Le Chabab présente Cheraïtia et Aït Abdesselam . competition.dz . 18 August 2021 . 18 August 2021.
5. Web site: Benhamou signe 2ans au CRB . competition.dz . 5 September 2021 . 5 September 2021.
6. Web site: ميركاتو: ميركاتو شباب بلوزداد يضم المهاجم الليبي المصراتي . alemelahdaf.com . 16 September 2021 . 16 September 2021.
7. Web site: CRB : Le Libyen Al Misrati s'engage jusqu'en 2023 . dzfoot.com . 17 September 2021 . 17 September 2021.
8. Web site: Football: Bourdim et Dadache signent au CRB . rivalite-dz.com . 20 October 2021 . 20 October 2021.
9. Web site: Mercato : Le CRB attire trois derniers renforts . dzfoot.com . 20 October 2021 . 20 October 2021.
10. Web site: Mercato : Ali Reghba quitte Leicester et s'engage avec le CRB . dzfoot.com . 31 January 2022 . 31 January 2022.
11. Web site: Mercato : Karim Aribi quitte Nîmes et revient au CRB . dzfoot.com . 31 January 2022 . 31 January 2022.
12. Web site: ميركاتو: بلحول يمضي موسمين في شباب قسنطينة . alemelahdaf.com . 18 August 2021 . 19 August 2021 . 8 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308153305/https://alemelahdaf.com/2021/08/18/%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%B6%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%82%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%B7/ . dead .
13. Web site: Mercato : Amir Sayoud s'engage en faveur d'Al Ta'ee . . 26 August 2021 . 27 August 2021.
14. Web site: CRB : Marcellin Koukpo libéré . . 28 August 2021 . 28 August 2021.
15. Web site: CSC : Aiboud Signe Pour Deux Saisons . africasport.dz . 4 September 2021. 10 September 2021.
16. Web site: MC Oran : 15 joueurs recrutés.
17. Web site: CRB: Bechou prêté à l’OM . competition.dz . 28 September 2021 . 28 September 2021.
18. Web site: أمضى الاعب "بشو يوسف" على عقد موسم واحد مع نادي أولمبي المدية قادم من شباب بلوزداد.
19. Web site: Mercato : Gaya Merbah rejoint le Raja Casablanca . dzfoot.com . 30 January 2022 . 30 April 2022.
20. Web site: "السفاح" أنس المصراتي يعود إلى الدوري الليبي من بوابة الاتحاد . libya-al-mostakbal.org . 8 February 2022 . 1 May 2022.
21. Web site: شباب بلوزداد يجدد عقد قائده لموسم إضافي . echaab.dz . 14 August 2021 . 17 August 2021.
22. Web site: شباب بلوزداد يجدد عقد ثابتي . echoroukonline.com . 17 August 2021 . 17 August 2021.