2022–23 CR Belouizdad season explained

Club:	CR Belouizdad
Season:	2022–23
Owner:	MADAR Holding
Manager:	Nabil Kouki (from 5 July 2022)^[1]
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Mohamed Belhadj (until 6 February 2023)^[2] Mehdi Rabehi (from 6 February 2023)^[3]
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	20 August 1955 Stadium
League:	Ligue 1
League Result:	1st
Cup1:	Algerian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Runners-up
Cup2:	Champions League
Cup2 Result:	Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:	Mohamed Islam Belkhir (8 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Mohamed Islam Belkhir (11 goals)
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Prevseason:	2021–22
Nextseason:	2023–24

The 2022–23 season, was CR Belouizdad's 56th season and the club's 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, CR Belouizdad participated in this season's editions of the Algerian Cup and the Champions League.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 February 2022.^[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	Alexis Guendouz	January 1, 2023	USM Alger
16		GK	Azzedine Doukha	January 1, 2023	JS Kabylie
26		GK	Ahmed Abdelkader	January 1, 2023	Unattached
Defenders
2		CB	Chouaib Keddad	January 1, 2023	ASO Chlef
4		CB	Mouad Hadded	January 1, 2023	MC Alger
12		CB	Ahmed Ait Abdessalem	January 1, 2023	JS Kabylie
18		CB	Sofiane Bouchar	January 1, 2023	MC Oran
20		LB	Youcef Laouafi	January 1, 2023	ES Sahel
21		RB	Aimen Bouguerra	January 1, 2023	Paradou AC
22		RB	Mokhtar Belkhiter	January 1, 2023	Club Africain
23		LB	Abdelmoumen Chikhi	January 1, 2023	JS Kabylie
Midfielders
5		MF	Houssem Eddine Mrezigue	January 1, 2023	Youth system
6		MF	Zakaria Draoui	January 1, 2023	ES Sétif
8		MF	Mohamed Islam Bakir	January 1, 2023	CS Sfaxien
10		MF	Abderrahmane Bourdim	January 1, 2023	MC Alger
15		MF	Housseyn Selmi	January 1, 2023	CA Batna
17		MF	Belaid Hamidi	January 1, 2023	JS Saoura
25		MF	Miloud Rebiai	January 1, 2023	MC Alger
Forwards
7		FW	Ishak Boussouf	January 1, 2023	Lommel
11		FW	Ali Reghba	January 1, 2023	Leicester City
24		FW	Anayo Iwuala	January 1, 2023	ES Tunis
28		FW	Mohamed Islam Belkhir	January 1, 2023	Youth system
42		FW	Leonel Wamba	January 1, 2023	FK Spartaks Jūrmala

Transfers

In

Summer

Date		Player	From club	Transfer fee	Source
5 July 2022	FW			Free transfer	^[5] ^[6]
5 July 2022	GK			Free transfer
12 July 2022	GK	Redouane Maachou		Loan return
13 July 2022	MF	Islam Bouloudène		Free transfer	^[7]
14 July 2022	RB			Free transfer	^[8]
14 July 2022	CB			Free transfer	^[9]
18 July 2022	LB			Free transfer	^[10]
21 July 2022	FW	Leonel Wamba		Free transfer	^[11]
24 July 2022	MF	Belaid Hamidi			^[12]
1 August 2022	FW			Loan	^[13]
4 August 2022	MF			Free transfer	^[14]
12 August 2022	LB	Abdelmoumen Chikhi		Free transfer	^[15]
12 August 2022	FW	Ahmedine Daoudi		Free transfer
16 August 2022	FW			Loan	^[16]
22 August 2022	GK				^[17]

Out

Summer

Date		Player	To club	Transfer fee	Source
18 July 2022	FW	Bouzid Dadache		Free transfer	^[18]
18 July 2022	FW	Mahi Benhamou		Free transfer
20 July 2022	FW			Free transfer	^[19]
21 July 2022	MF			Free transfer	^[20]
30 July 2022	LB			Free transfer	^[21]
1 August 2022	FW			Free transfer	^[22]
5 August 2022	LB	Sabri Cheraitia		Free transfer	^[23]
17 August 2022	LB	Chems-Eddine Bekkouche		Loan	^[24]
24 August 2022	MF			Free transfer	^[25]
27 August 2022	GK			Free transfer	^[26]

Winter

Date		Player	To club	Transfer fee	Source
2 January 2023	FW			Released	^[27]
26 January 2023	MF	Islam Bouloudène		Free transfer	^[28]
30 January 2023	FW			Free transfer	^[29]
1 February 2023	FW	Hicham Khalfallah		Loan	^[30]

New contracts

		Player	Contract length	Contract end	Date	Source
15						^[31]
8						^[32]
14

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1		Winners	26 August 2022	15 July 2023
Algerian Cup		Runners-up	14 February 2023	23 June 2023
Champions League	First round	Quarter-finals	10 September 2022	29 April 2023
Total Ligue 1 See main article: 2022–23 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Results summary Results by round Matches The league fixtures were announced on 19 July 2022.^[33] Algerian Cup See main article: 2022–23 Algerian Cup. Champions League See main article: 2022–23 CAF Champions League. Qualifying rounds See main article: 2022–23 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds. The draw of the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2022. Second round Group stage See main article: 2022–23 CAF Champions League group stage. The draw for the group stage was held on 12 December 2022, 12:00 GMT (14:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.^[34] The 16 winners of the second round of qualifying were drawn into four groups of four. The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown next to every team). Each group contained one team from each of Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, and each team was allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot. Knockout stage See main article: 2022–23 CAF Champions League knockout stage. The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals), which was held on 5 April 2023, 18:30 GMT (20:30 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.^[35] Quarter-finals 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=40 width=10 TOTAL 28 FW 8 1 2 11 42 Leonel Wamba FW 7 1 2 10 10 MF 6 0 1 7 9 FW 4 0 2 6 24 FW 4 1 0 5 25 DF 0 2 2 4 38 Akram Bouras FW 3 0 0 3 35 Mohamed Belkhadem FW 2 1 0 3 21 DF 2 1 0 3 7 FW 0 3 0 3 8 MF 2 0 0 2 11 FW 1 1 0 2 6 MF 0 1 1 2 2 DF 0 0 1 1 5 MF 1 0 0 1 15 MF 1 0 0 1 4 DF 1 0 0 1 18 DF 0 0 1 1 23 Abdelmoumen Chikhi DF 1 0 0 1 75 Lounas Adjout FW 1 0 0 1 Own Goals 0 0 0 0 Totals 44 12 12 68 References

Notes and References

1. Web site: CRB : Al-Kouki nouvel entraîneur . dzfoot.com . 5 July 2022 . 29 December 2022.
2. Web site: CRB : fin de mission pour Mohamed Benlhadj . mediafootdz.dz . 6 February 2023 . 6 February 2023.
3. Web site: CR Belouizdad : Mehdi Rabehi nouveau président . lescore.dz . 6 February 2023 . 6 February 2023.
4. Web site: FICHE DU CLUB: CR BELOUIZDAD.
5. Web site: Mercato : Idriss Saadi s'engage en faveur du CRB . www.dzfoot.com . 5 July 2022 . 12 July 2022.
6. Web site: CR Belouizdad : Saâdi et Guendouz signent pour deux saisons . www.footalgerien.com . 14 July 2022 . 15 July 2022.
7. Web site: شباب بلوزداد يستقدم بولودان لغاية صيف 2024 . dzmatch.dz . 14 July 2022 . 15 July 2022.
8. Web site: Mercato : Aimen Bouguerra débarque au CR Belouizdad . mediafootdz.dz . 14 July 2022 . 15 July 2022.
9. Web site: CR Belouizdad : Mouad Haddad 5e recrue . mediafootdz.dz . 14 July 2022 . 15 July 2022.
10. Web site: Mercato : Youcef Laouafi s'engage avec le CR Belouizdad . dzfoot.com . 18 July 2022 . 18 July 2022.
11. Web site: Football: Le Camerounais Djouffo 7e recrue du CRB . rivalite-dz.com . 21 July 2022 . 21 July 2022.
12. Web site: CRB : Belaïd Hamidi nouvelle recrue . lescore.dz . 24 July 2022 . 24 July 2022.
13. Web site: Lommel SK : Ishak Boussouf prêté au CR Belouizdad . footalgerien.com . 1 August 2022 . 1 August 2022.
14. Web site: CRB : Miloud Rebiai nouvelle recrue . mediafootdz.dz . 4 August 2022 . 4 August 2022.
15. Web site: CRB : Chikhi et Al-Daoudi officialisent avec le Chabab . competition.dz . 12 August 2022 . 12 August 2022.
16. Web site: CR Belouizdad : Anayo Iwuala débarque sous forme de prêt . mediafootdz.dz . 16 August 2022 . 16 August 2022.
17. Web site: CRB : Doukha, le dernier gros coup du Chabab . competition.dz . 22 August 2022 . 22 August 2022.
18. Web site: طلاق بالتراضي بين "العقيبة" والثنائي داداش وبن حمو . essalamsport.com . 18 July 2022 . 18 July 2022.
19. Web site: USM Alger : Khaled Bousseliou quatrième recrue . mediafootdz.dz . 20 July 2022 . 21 July 2022.
20. Web site: وفاق سطيف : أول الموقعين يرسم إلتحاقه بسطيف . echabakasport.com . 21 July 2022 . 22 July 2022.
21. Web site: الشلف تضرب بقوة . foot22.dz . 30 July 2022 . 30 July 2022.
22. Web site: MC Alger : Khayreddine Merzougui 11e recrue . mediafootdz.dz . 1 August 2022 . 1 August 2022.
23. Web site: Mercato : Sabri Cheraïtia 10e recrue de la JSK . lescore.dz . 5 August 2022 . 5 August 2022.
24. Web site: Mercato : Le CRB prête Chems-Eddine Bekkouche à Levante . dzfoot.com . 17 August 2022 . 17 August 2022.
25. Web site: جرار جديد استقدامات الحمراوة . bola.dz . 24 August 2022 . 24 August 2022.
26. Web site: Mercato: un gardien algérien à l'Olympique de Khouribga. sport.le360.ma . 27 August 2022 . 27 August 2022.
27. Web site: CRB : Idriss Saadi premier libéré . mediafootdz.dz . 2 January 2023 . 2 January 2023.
28. Web site: شباب بلوزداد-الإدارة تسرح و تعير بعض اللاعبين . 90dakika.dz . 30 January 2023 . 30 January 2023.
29. Web site: CR Belouizdad : Aribi s'engage avec le club saoudien d'Al-Qadisiya . footalgerien.com . 30 January 2023 . 30 January 2023.
30. Web site: خلفالله يمضي رسميا مع الفرسان . bola.dz . 1 February 2023 . 1 February 2023.
31. Web site: Algérie : Housseyn Selmi renouvelle avec le CR Belouizdad . africafootunited.com . 27 June 2022 . 12 July 2022.
32. Web site: CR Belouizdad : Bakir et Khalfallah rempilent, le gardien Maachou revient . footalgerien.com . 12 July 2022 . 12 July 2022.
33. Web site: Ligue 1 (2022-2023) : le calendrier du championnat dévoilé . .mediafootdz.dz . 19 July 2022 . 19 July 2022.
34. Web site: 24 November 2022. New date confirmed for TotalEnergies CAF Interclubs group stage draw. CAFOnline.com.
35. Web site: TotalEnergies CAF Interclub Quarterfinals Draw to be conducted on 05 April . CAF . 29 March 2023 .