2021–22 ES Sétif season explained

Club:	ES Sétif
Season:	2021–22
Manager:	Nabil Kouki (until 27 February 2022)^[1] Rédha Bendris (c) (from 2 March 2022)^[2] (until 19 April 2022) Darko Nović (from 19 April 2022)^[3]
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Abdelhakim Serrar
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	Stade 8 Mai 1945
League:	Ligue 1
League Result:	7th
Cup1:	Champions League
Cup1 Result:	Semi-finals
League Topscorer:	Riad Benayad (7 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Riad Benayad (7 goals)
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Prevseason:	2020–21
Nextseason:	2022–23

In the 2021–22 season, ES Sétif competed in the Ligue 1 for the 52nd season. It was their 26th 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	Sofiane Khedairia	January 1, 2022	USM Bel Abbès
16		GK	Zakaria Bouhalfaya	January 1, 2022	NC Magra
23		GK	Mokhtar Ferrahi	January 1, 2022	Paradou AC
Defenders
3		LB	Younes Abdelhak Ouassaa	January 1, 2022	RC Arbaâ
4		CB	Amine Biaz	January 1, 2022	Youth system
5		RB	Mohamed Khoutir Ziti	January 1, 2022	Nasr Benghazi
8		LB	Houari Ferhani	January 1, 2022	JS Kabylie
12		RB	Mohamed Ali Larbi	January 1, 2022	ASM Oran
13		RB	Abdelkrim Nemdil	January 1, 2022	USM El Harrach
18		CB	Hocine Laribi	January 1, 2022	NA Hussein Dey
20		RB	Abdelhak Debbari	January 1, 2022	MO Béjaïa
22		LB	Belkacem Brahimi	January 1, 2022	MC Alger
26		CB	Hichem Belkaroui	January 1, 2022	MC Oran
44		CB	Ibrahim Hachoud	January 1, 2022	Youth system
Midfielders
6		MF	Ahmed Kendouci	January 1, 2022	Youth system
7		MF	Akram Djahnit	January 1, 2022	Al-Arabi
10		MF	Abdelmoumene Djabou	January 1, 2022	MC Alger
14		MF	Amir Karaoui	January 1, 2022	MC Alger
15		MF	Abderrahim Deghmoum	January 1, 2022	Youth system
19		MF	Youcef Dali	January 1, 2022	Youth system
21		MF	Amine Benbelaid	January 1, 2022	WA Tlemcen
25		MF	Abdelkader Boutiche	January 1, 2022	MC Oran
27		MF	Ibrahim Farhi Benhalima	January 1, 2022	Club Africain
Forwards
9		FW	Riad Benayad	January 1, 2022	Paradou AC
11		FW	Zoubir Motrani	January 1, 2021	MC Oran
17		FW	Ibrahim Bodabous	January 1, 2021	Al-Ahly SC
24		FW	Daniel Lomotey	January 1, 2021	WAFA

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1		7th	2 November 2021	17 June 2022
Champions League	First round	Semi-finals	11 September 2021	14 May 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.^[4] 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 See main article: 2021–22 CAF Champions League group stage. Group B Knockout stage See main article: 2021–22 CAF Champions League knockout stage. Semi-finals Squad information Playing statistics No. Player Ligue 1 Champions League Total Goalkeepers 1 GK Sofiane Khedairia 12 12 0 11 11 0 23 23 0 16 GK Zakaria Bouhalfaya 18 18 0 3 3 0 21 21 0 23 GK Mokhtar Ferrahi 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Defenders 3 LB Younes Ouassaa 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 CB Amine Biaz 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 RB Mohamed Khoutir Ziti 16 11 1 8 6 0 24 17 1 8 LB Houari Ferhani 21 13 0 9 9 0 30 22 0 12 RB Mohamed El Amine Ali Larbi 19 6 0 0 0 0 19 6 0 13 RB Abdelkrim Nemdil 28 25 1 13 9 0 41 34 1 18 CB Hocine Laribi 17 17 1 10 10 0 27 27 1 22 LB Belkacem Brahimi 21 20 0 2 1 0 23 21 0 20 RB Abdelhak Debbari 18 18 2 12 9 0 30 27 2 26 CB Hichem Belkaroui 22 20 0 9 9 0 31 29 0 33 DF Abderrazak Mohra 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 44 CB Ibrahim Hachoud 7 3 0 3 1 0 10 4 0 Midfielders 6 MF Ahmed Kendouci 29 25 6 14 14 2 43 39 8 7 MF Akram Djahnit 25 22 5 13 13 2 38 35 7 10 MF Abdelmoumene Djabou 16 12 1 10 2 2 26 14 3 14 MF Amir Karaoui 30 27 1 12 11 0 42 38 1 19 MF Youcef Dali 6 2 0 2 0 0 8 2 0 21 MF Amine Benbelaid 9 0 0 2 1 0 11 1 0 25 MF Abdelkader Boutiche 26 21 0 10 9 0 36 30 0 27 MF Ibrahim Farhi 17 11 1 6 0 0 23 11 1 Forwards 9 FW Riad Benayad 20 15 7 11 9 5 31 24 12 11 FW Zoubir Motrani 20 16 5 8 3 0 28 19 5 15 FW Abderrahim Deghmoum 27 24 2 12 10 2 39 34 4 17 FW Ibrahim Bodabous 21 5 1 6 3 0 27 8 1 24 FW Daniel Lomotey 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 1 0 31 FW Youcef Fellahi 10 2 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 32 FW Monsef Bakrar 21 11 6 9 3 0 30 14 6 34 FW Khalil Darfalou 13 2 1 5 0 1 18 2 2 Total 34 43 14 15 48 58 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 7 MF 4 2 6 9 FW 1 4 5 6 MF 4 1 5 10 MF 1 2 3 15 MF 1 2 3 17 Ibrahim Bodabous FW 1 0 1 11 Zoubir Motrani FW 2 0 2 20 DF 1 0 1 27 MF 1 0 1 5 DF 1 0 1 12 Mohamed Ali Larbi DF 1 0 1 32 Monsef Bakrar FW 1 0 1 34 Khalil Darfalou FW 0 1 1 Own Goals 2 1 3 Totals 21 13 34 Transfers In Date Player From club Transfer fee Source 13 August 2021 LB Younes Ouassaa Free transfer ^[5] 17 August 2021 MF Amine Benbelaid Free transfer ^[6] 24 August 2021 MF Free transfer ^[7] 24 August 2021 MF Ibrahim Bodbous Free transfer 24 August 2021 MF Loan for one year 24 August 2021 AM Djamil Benabed Free transfer 29 August 2021 RB Mohamed Amine Ali Larbi Free transfer ^[8] 2 September 2021 MF Abdelkader Boutiche Free transfer ^[9] 2 September 2021 FW Zoubir Motrani Free transfer 7 September 2021 CB Free transfer ^[10] 7 September 2021 GK Zakaria Bouhalfaya Undisclosed ^[11] 21 September 2021 RB Mohamed Ali Larbi Free transfer ^[12] ^[13] 26 September 2021 LB Free transfer ^[14] 29 September 2021 GK Mokhtar Ferrahi Free transfer ^[15] Out Date Player To club Transfer fee Source 16 July 2021 FW Free transfer ^[16] 1 August 2021 DF Free transfer ^[17] 15 August 2021 LW Ismaïl Saâdi Free transfer ^[18] 18 August 2021 MF Free transfer ^[19] 19 August 2021 DF Free transfer ^[20] 26 August 2021 LW ^[21] 14 September 2021 MF Mohamed Djahli Free transfer ^[22] 16 September 2021 FW Yasser Berbache Free transfer ^[23] 16 September 2021 GK Said Daas Free transfer ^[24] 23 September 2021 RB Amir Laidouni Free transfer ^[25] 5 October 2021 FW Khier-Anes Belaïd Free transfer ^[26] 8 October 2021 GK Free transfer ^[27] 7 October 2021 LB Nasreddine Benlebna Free transfer ^[28] New contracts Player Contract length Contract end Date Source 1 < -- ^[29] --> 20 ^[30] 13 18 7 5 ^[31] 44 72 19 References

Notes and References

1. Web site: ES Sétif : L’entraîneur Nabil Kouki limogé . footalgerien.com . 28 February 2022 . 11 April 2022.
2. Web site: ES Sétif : Réda Bendriss assure l'intérim à la barre technique . dzfoot.com . 2 March 2022 . 11 April 2022.
3. Web site: ES Sétif : Le Serbe Darko Novic prend ses fonctions . dzfoot.com . 19 April 2022 . 23 April 2022.
4. Web site: Ligue 1 : Calendrier 2021/2022 . dzfoot.com . 7 October 2021 . 9 October 2021.
5. Web site: وفاق سطيف واسع يلتحق رسميا بالفريق . erriadhinet.com . 13 August 2021 . 13 August 2021.
6. Web site: WAT/Benboulaid Rejoint L’ESS . africasport.dz . 17 August 2021 . 21 August 2021.
7. Web site: ESS : 6 nouvelles recrues débarquent . competition.dz . 25 August 2021 . 27 August 2021.
8. Web site: Mohamed Amine Ali Larbi signe à l’ESS . competition.dz . 29 August 2021 . 30 August 2021.
9. Web site: ES Sétif : Metrani et Bouttiche débarquent du MCO . footalgerien.com . 3 September 2021 . 6 September 2021.
10. Web site: Belkaroui signe à l’ESS pour 2 ans . competition.dz . 7 September 2021 . 7 September 2021.
11. Web site: ESS: Bouhelfaya rejoint l'ESS pour trois ans . competition.dz . 7 September 2021 . 7 September 2021.
12. Web site: ES Sétif : Ali Larbi Mohamed s’engage pour quatre saisons . footalgerien.com . 21 September 2021 . 21 September 2021.
13. Web site: المدافع العربي يوقع-لثلاث سنوات مع وفاق سطيف . alemelahdaf.com . 21 September 2021 . 21 September 2021.
14. Web site: Football: Brahimi Belkacem, nouvelle recrue . rivalite-dz.com . 26 September 2021 . 26 September 2021.
15. Web site: أمضى اليوم الحارس فراحي مختار عقد مدته 3 سنوات مع نادي وفاق سطيف.
16. Web site: Houssam Eddine Ghacha FTA Antalyaspor’umuzda . . 16 July 2021 . 1 August 2021.
17. Web site: Mercato : Youcef Laouafi signe pour trois saisons à l'ES Sahel . . 1 August 2021 . 1 August 2021.
18. Web site: سعدي يلتحق بشبيبة الساورة لمدة 3 مواسم . djazairess.com . 17 August 2021 . 17 August 2021.
19. Web site: USMA/Messala Merbah Usmiste Pour 2 Ans . africasport.dz . 17 August 2021 . 21 August 2021.
20. Web site: USMA/Bekakchi Signe Pour 2 Ans . africasport.dz . 18 August 2021 . 21 August 2021.
21. Web site: ES Sétif : Amoura rejoint le club suisse du FC Lugano . footalgerien.com . 26 August 2021 . 21 August 2021.
22. Web site: أمضى اللاعب " محمد جاهلي " على عقده لموسمين مع نادي أولمبي المدية قادما من وفاق سطيف.
23. Web site: مضى اللاعب " برباش ياسر " على عقده لموسمين مع نادي أولمبي المدية قادما من وفاق سطيف.
24. Web site: أمضى الحارس " دعاس سعيد" على عقده لموسمين مع نادي أولمبي المدية قادما من وفاق سطيف.
25. Web site: Football: Amir Laïdouni, nouvelle recrue de l’OM . rivalite-dz.com . 23 September 2021 . 24 September 2021.
26. Web site: أمضى الاعب "أنس بلعيد" على عقد موسمين مع نادي أولمبي المدية قادم من وفاق سطيف.
27. Web site: الحارس خيري بركي يمضي في جمعية عين مليلة قادما من فريق و سطيف.
28. Web site: عايشي منير وبلبنة نصر الدين رسميا بألوان سريع غليزان لمدة موسمين.
29. Web site: . 1 August 2021 . 11 August 2021.
30. Web site: ESS : Debari, Laribi et Nemdil renouvellent leur contrat . competition.dz . 15 August 2021 . 16 August 2021.
31. Web site: ES Sétif : Huit joueurs prolongent . footalgerien.com . 24 August 2021 . 27 August 2021.