2021–22 JS Kabylie season explained

Club:	JS Kabylie
Season:	2021–22
Manager:	Henri Stambouli (from 23 August 2021)^[1] (until 24 October 2021)^[2] Ammar Souayah (from 5 November 2021)^[3]
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Chérif Mellal (until 7 September 2021) Yazid Yarichène (from 7 September 2021)
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	Stade 1er Novembre 1954
League:	Ligue 1
League Result:	Runners-up
Cup1:	Confederation Cup
Cup1 Result:	Playoffs round
League Topscorer:	Rédha Bensayah (10 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Rédha Bensayah (10 goals)
Prevseason:	2020–21
Nextseason:	2022–23

In the 2021–22 season, JS Kabylie is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 53rd season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 53rd consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They competing in Ligue 1 and the Confederation Cup. On September 7, 2021, the new administration effectively took over the commercial registry, allowing Yazid Yarichène to be officially the new head of JS Kabylie to succeed Cherif Mellal, the latter rejected this decision but after the police intervened he found that there was nothing he could do about it.^{[4] [5]} On September 24, Karim Ziani was ordained as sports director and stated that JS Kabylie is a big club and the goal is to achieve titles, On the first day he signed international goalkeeper Azzedine Doukha, Mohamed Reda Boumechra and Zakaria Mansouri.^[6]

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	Yacine Sidi Salah	January 1, 2022	ES Ben Aknoun
22		GK	Azzedine Doukha	January 1, 2022	Al-Raed
Defenders
2		CB	Yacouba Doumbia	January 1, 2022	Stade Malien
3		LB	Abdelmoumen Chikhi	January 1, 2022	NC Magra
4		LB	Moussa Benzaid	January 1, 2022	HB Chelghoum Laïd
5		CB	Fateh Talah	January 1, 2022	JS Saoura
16		LB	Samir Bensaci	January 1, 2022	JSM Béjaïa
23		RB	Oussama Gatal	January 1, 2022	CA Bordj Bou Arréridj
25		CB	Khaled Bouhakak	January 1, 2022	AS Aïn M'lila
Midfielders
6		MF	Ammar El Orfi	January 1, 2022	USM Alger U21
8		MF	Juba Oukaci	January 1, 2022	Youth system
10		MF	Yacine Medane	January 1, 2022	Olympique de Médéa
11		MF	Zakaria Mansouri	January 1, 2022	Paradou AC
13		MF	Aziz Benabdi	January 1, 2022	MO Béjaïa
18		MF	Mohamed Khelfaoui	January 1, 2022	HB Chelghoum Laïd
21		MF	Mohamed Reda Boumechra	January 1, 2022	USM Alger
24		MF	Mehdi Chenane	January 1, 2022	US Chaouia
27		MF	Chamseddine Harrag	January 1, 2022	MC Alger
Forwards
7		FW	Massinissa Nezla	January 1, 2022	Youth system
9		FW	Mujib Kassim	January 1, 2022	Fasil Kenema
12		FW	Ali Haroun	January 1, 2022	USM Bel Abbès
14		FW	Mohamed Merazi	January 1, 2022	JSM Tiaret
15		FW	Dadi El Hocine Mouaki	January 1, 2022	ES Sahel
17		FW	Rédha Bensayah	January 1, 2022	JSM Béjaïa
20		FW	Fouad Ghanem	January 1, 2021	CR Belouizdad
26		FW	Billel Bensaha	January 1, 2021	MC Alger

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1		Runners-up	2 November 2021	11 June 2022
Confederation Cup	First round	Playoffs round	16 October 2021	6 February 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.^[7] Confederation Cup See main article: 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup. First round See main article: 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds. The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 13 August 2021 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.^[8] ^[9] ^[10] Playoffs round 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 17 FW 10 0 10 15 FW 8 0 8 7 FW 7 0 7 9 FW 4 0 4 19 MF 4 0 4 12 Ali Haroun FW 0 2 2 8 MF 2 0 2 6 Ammar El Orfi MF 1 1 2 2 Yacouba Doumbia DF 1 1 2 5 Fateh Talah DF 1 0 1 23 Oussama Gattal DF 1 0 1 27 MF 1 0 1 Own Goals 0 1 0 Totals 40 5 45 Transfers In Date Player From club Transfer fee Source 7 August 2021 ST Undisclosed ^[11] 11 August 2021 CB Free transfer ^[12] 15 August 2021 GK Yacine Sidi Salah Free transfer ^[13] 15 August 2021 CB Khaled Bouhakak Free transfer 15 August 2021 LB Samir Bensaci Free transfer 15 August 2021 LB Yasser Chelfaoui Free transfer 15 August 2021 RB Noureddine Sadi Free transfer 15 August 2021 CB Moussa Benzaid Free transfer 15 August 2021 MF Mohamed Khelfaoui Free transfer 15 August 2021 MF Abderrahamane Boughachiche Free transfer 15 August 2021 MF Nazih Ilhoum Free transfer 15 August 2021 MF Mehdi Chennaa Free transfer 15 August 2021 FW Abdelmalek Oukil Free transfer 15 August 2021 FW Mohamed Merazi Free transfer 1 September 2021 DM Laid Ouaji Free transfer ^[14] 10 September 2021 FW Free transfer ^[15] 11 September 2021 GK Free transfer ^[16] 22 September 2021 CB Fateh Talah Free transfer ^[17] 24 September 2021 AM Free transfer ^[18] 24 September 2021 AM Free transfer ^[19] 26 September 2021 RB Free transfer ^[20] 2 October 2021 FW Undisclosed ^[21] 19 October 2021 MF Free transfer ^[22] 20 October 2021 FW Loan ^[23] Out Date Player To club Transfer fee Source 19 June 2021 ST Free transfer (Released) ^[24] 13 August 2021 DM Mohamed Benchaira Free transfer (Released) ^[25] 14 August 2021 ST Free transfer (Released) 15 August 2021 GK Free transfer (Released) ^[26] 15 August 2021 DF Free transfer (Released) 15 August 2021 DF Free transfer (Released) 15 August 2021 MF Oussama Daibeche Free transfer (Released) 15 August 2021 FW Hadj Habib Saïd Fellahi Free transfer (Released) 15 August 2021 FW Chaker Kaddour Chérif Free transfer (Released) 15 August 2021 FW Merouane Loucif Free transfer (Released) 18 August 2021 CB Ahmed Ait Abdessalem Free transfer (Released) ^[27] 18 August 2021 RW Free transfer ^[28] 31 August 2021 CB Badreddine Souyed Free transfer ^[29] 2 September 2021 CB Bilal Tizi Bouali Free transfer (Released) ^[30] 3 September 2021 FW Free transfer ^[31] 15 September 2021 MF Free transfer ^[32] 21 September 2021 RB Racim Mebarki Free transfer ^[33] 21 September 2021 GK Karam Hamdad Free transfer ^[34] 3 October 2021 FW Abdelmalek Oukil Free transfer ^[35] 7 October 2021 MF Laid Ouaji Free transfer ^[36] References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mercato : Stambouli nouvel entraîneur de la JS Kabylie (Officiel) . . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021.
2. Web site: JSK: Henri Stambouli limogé (officiel) . lescore.dz . 25 October 2021 . 29 October 2021.
3. Web site: JSK : Le Tunisien Ammar Souayah nouvel entraîneur . elmoudjahid.dz . 2 November 2021 . 5 November 2021 .
4. Web site: JSK: La nouvelle direction récupère le registre de commerce et entamera officiellement ses fonctions dimanche . competition.dz . 7 September 2021 . 7 September 2021.
5. Web site: JSK : Mellal, ça sent la fin ! . competition.dz . 7 September 2021 . 7 September 2021.
6. Web site: Iarichen : "Ziani entamera sa mission aujourd’hui" . competition.dz . 22 September 2021 . 24 September 2021.
7. Web site: Ligue 1 : Calendrier 2021/2022 . dzfoot.com . 7 October 2021 . 9 October 2021.
8. Web site: Draw reveals schedule of the TotalEnergies Confederation Cup preliminaries . Confederation of African Football . 13 August 2021.
9. Web site: CC Fixtures (1) - 1st Round of Preliminaries . Confederation of African Football . 13 August 2021.
10. Web site: 13 August 2021. CC Fixtures (2) - 2nd Round of Preliminaries. live. Confederation of African Football. https://web.archive.org/web/20210813164724/https://images.cafonline.com/image/upload/caf-prd/cy63cuvefn9ijgdduy2g.pdf . 2021-08-13 .
11. Web site: Fasil's Kassim joins Algerian club Kabylie . supersport.com . 7 August 2021 . 10 October 2021 . 10 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211010185511/https://supersport.com/football/ethiopian-premier-league/news/210807_Fasils_Kassim_joins_Algerian_club_Kabylie . dead .
12. Web site: Yacouba Doumbia signe pour 4ans à la JSK . competition.dz . 11 August 2021 . 12 August 2021.
13. Web site: JSK : De nombreux joueurs recrutés . horizons.dz . 15 August 2021 . 20 August 2021 . 20 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210820174329/https://www.horizons.dz/archives/amp/19482 . dead .
14. Web site: Ouadji signe 3ans à la JSK . competition.dz . 1 September 2021 . 1 September 2021.
15. Web site: Mouaki, 17eme Recrues Estival . africasport.dz . 10 September 2021 . 11 September 2021.
16. Web site: Officiel : Doukha signe 2 ans à la JSK . competition.dz . 11 September 2021 . 13 September 2021.
17. Web site: Football: Talah signe à la JSK . rivalite-dz.com . 23 September 2021 . 24 September 2021.
18. Web site: JSK : La nouvelle direction présente ses 4 recrues . competition.dz . 24 September 2021 . 24 September 2021.
19. Web site: Transfert : Zakaria Mansouri rejoint la JSK . footalgerien.com . 24 September 2021 . 24 September 2021.
20. Web site: Guettal signe 4ans à la JSK . competition.dz . 26 September 2021 . 26 September 2021.
21. Web site: بن ساحة يوقّع 3 مواسم في شبيبة القبائل . alemelahdaf.com . 2 October 2021 . 2 October 2021.
22. Web site: Football: Chamseddine Harag signe 2 ans à la JSK . rivalite-dz.com . 19 October 2021 . 19 October 2021.
23. Web site: JSK: Zerdoum, dernière recrue de la JSK . competition.dz . 20 October 2021 . 20 October 2021.
24. Web site: JS Kabylie : Le buteur congolais Kilangalanga libéré . dzfoot.com . 19 June 2021 . 20 August 2021.
25. Web site: JSK : Benchaira résilie son contrat . competition.dz . 13 August 2021 . 13 August 2021.
26. Web site: USMA : Oussama Benbot signe pour deux ans . elmoudjahid.dz . 15 August 2021 . 20 August 2021 . 20 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210820155002/http://www.elmoudjahid.dz/fr/sports/usma-oussama-benbot-signe-pour-deux-ans-13279 . dead .
27. Web site: Le Chabab présente Cheraïtia et Aït Abdesselam . competition.dz . 18 August 2021 . 18 August 2021.
28. Web site: Mercato : Hamroune signe au Pharco FC en Egypte . dzfoot.com . 19 August 2021 . 19 August 2021.
29. Web site: Badreddine Souyed au MC Oujda pour 2ans . competition.dz . 31 August 2021 . 1 September 2021.
30. Web site: Une #séparation à l'amiable ce jeudi après midi entre la direction et Tizi Bouali . Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie . 2 September 2021 . 6 September 2021.
31. Web site: JSK : Al-Tubal Rejoint L’Ittihad De Tripoli . africasport.dz . 3 September 2021. 10 September 2021.
32. Web site: Foot/ Championnat de Tunisie: Nekkache et Raiah rejoignent le CS Sfaxien . lexpressiondz.com . 15 September 2021 . 15 September 2021.
33. Web site: الوداد يضم أربعة لاعبين جدد.
34. Web site: MC Oran : 15 joueurs recrutés.
35. Web site: مثلما أشرنا إليه سابقا اللحظة وقع اللاعب أوكيل في فريقنا ، اللاعب كان قد وقع في شبيبة القبائل فور نهاية البطولة.
36. Web site: متوسط ميدان نصر حسين داي العيد واجي رسميا بألوان سريع غليزان لمدة موسمين.