2022–23 MC Alger season explained

Club:	MC Alger
Season:	2022–23
Owner:	Sonatrach
Manager:	Faruk Hadžibegić (from 16 July 2022)^[1] (until 10 September 2022)^[2] Faouzi Benzarti (from 25 September 2022)^[3] (until 15 February 2023)^[4] Patrice Beaumelle (from 3 March 2023)^[5]
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Mohamed Hakim Hadj Redjem
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	Omar Benrabah Stadium
League:	Ligue 1
League Result:	4th
Cup1:	Algerian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Round of 64
League Topscorer:	Kheireddine Merzougui (4 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Kheireddine Merzougui (4 goals)
Largest Win:
Prevseason:	2021–22
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The 2022–23 season, is MC Alger's 54th season and the club's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, MC Alger participated in the Algerian Cup.

Season summary

On 16 July 2022, Faruk Hadžibegić was appointed as a new head coach.^[6] On 20 July 2022, MC Alger agreed with the Rouïba municipality to receive their opponents for the first leg in Salem Mabrouki Stadium, after the closure of the Stade du 5 Juillet for renovation.^[7] On September 10, Faruk Hadžibegić was dismissed from his post after only three matches, the contract was canceled by mutual consent.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 February 2023.^[8]
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	Farid Chaâl	January 1, 2023	Youth system
2		GK	Abdelatif Ramdane	January 1, 2023	JS Kabylie
16		GK	Oussama Litim	January 1, 2023	Al-Ain
Defenders
3		CB	Boualem Mesmoudi	January 1, 2023	Al-Wakrah SC
5		CB	Ayoub Abdellaoui	January 1, 2023	Ettifaq FC
12		CB	Mohamed Merouani	January 1, 2023	ASO Chlef
14		LB	Hamza Mouali	January 1, 2023	Stade Lavallois
15		LB	Houari Ferhani	January 1, 2023	ES Sétif
17		RB	Kamel Hamidi	January 1, 2023	MC Oran
19		CB	Ayoub Ghezala	January 1, 2023	USM Annaba
20		RB	Réda Halaïmia	January 1, 2023	Beerschot
31		CB	Abdelkader Menezla	January 1, 2023	USM Bel Abbès
Midfielders
4		MF	Tayeb Hamoudi	January 1, 2023	Paradou AC
6		MF	Mohamed Benkhemassa	January 1, 2023	Ismaily SC
8		MF	Féth-Allah Tahar	January 1, 2023	ASO Chlef
13		MF	Aziz Benabdi	January 1, 2023	Hassania Agadir
22		MF	Khalid Dahmani	January 1, 2023	ASO Chlef
25		MF	Badreddine Touki	January 1, 2023	WA Boufarik
26		MF	Moundhir Bouzekri	January 1, 2023	Youth system
Forwards
7		FW	Abdelmalek Oukil	January 1, 2023	RC Arbaâ
9		FW	Ali Haroun	January 1, 2023	MC Oujda
10		FW	Joseph Esso	January 1, 2023	Dreams FC
11		FW	Razafindranaivo Koloina	January 1, 2023	CFF Andoharanofotsy
18		FW	Kheireddine Merzougui	January 1, 2023	CR Belouizdad
21		FW	Aymene Rahmani	January 1, 2023	Youth system
23		FW	Chouaib Debbih	January 1, 2023	CS Constantine
24		FW	Mohamed Ramzi Haif	January 1, 2023	Youth system

Transfers

In

Summer

Date		Player	From club	Transfer fee	Source
16 June 2022	FW	Abdelmalek Oukil		Free transfer	^[9]
19 June 2022	LB			Free transfer	^[10]
20 June 2022	CB	Abdelkader Menezla		Free transfer	^[11]
23 June 2022	FW	Victor Mbaoma		Free transfer	^[12]
23 June 2022	FW	Idir Boutrif		Free transfer	^[13]
29 June 2022	MF	Tayeb Hamoudi		Free transfer	^[14]
30 June 2022	MF	Khalid Dahamni		Free transfer	^[15]
2 July 2022	CB			Free transfer	^[16]
3 July 2022	FW			Free transfer	^[17]
12 July 2022	CB			Free transfer	^[18]
1 August 2022	FW			Free transfer	^[19]
2 August 2022	RB			Free transfer	^[20]
4 August 2022	MF	Aziz Benabdi		Free transfer	^[21]

Winter

Date		Player	From club	Transfer fee	Source
23 January 2023	MF			Free transfer	^[22]
30 January 2023	FW	Razafindranaivo Koloina		Free transfer	^[23]
1 February 2023	LB			Free transfer	^[24]
1 February 2023	FW	Ali Haroun		Free transfer	^[25]

Out

Summer

Date		Player	To club	Transfer fee	Source
10 June 2022	RB			Released	^[26]
5 July 2022	RB			Released	^[27]
12 July 2022	LB	Mohamed Amine Ezzemani		Released	^[28]
13 July 2022	FW	Mohamed El Seddik Benbournane		Released	^[29]
14 July 2022	CB			Free transfer	^[30]
17 July 2022	MF	Isla Daoudi Diomande		Released	^[31]
24 July 2022	FW			Free transfer	^[32]
24 July 2022	FW			Released	^[33]
31 July 2022	MF	Youcef El Houari		Released
4 August 2022	MF			Free transfer	^[34]
4 August 2022	MF			Free transfer	^[35]
16 August 2022	FW	Abdelhak Abdelhafid		Free transfer

Winter

Date		Player	To club	Transfer fee	Source
11 January 2023	FW	Idir Boutrif		Released	^[36]
28 January 2023	FW	Victor Mbaoma		Released	^[37]
5 February 2023	FW	Mohammed Souhil Bassa		Released
7 March 2023	DF	Adel Ghanem		Loan for one year

New contracts

		Player	Contract length	Contract end	Date	Source
						^[38]
12						^[39]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1		3rd	27 August 2022	15 July 2023
Algerian Cup			14 February 2023	14 February 2023
Total Ligue 1 See main article: 2022–23 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Matches The league fixtures were announced on 19 July 2022.^[40] Algerian Cup See main article: 2022–23 Algerian 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 18 FW 4 0 4 9 Ali Haroun FW 3 0 3 23 FW 3 0 3 8 Féth-Allah Tahar FW 2 0 2 17 Kamel Hamidi DF 1 0 1 4 Tayeb Hamoudi MF 1 0 1 10 FW 1 0 1 13 Aziz Benabdi MF 1 0 1 7 Abdelmalek Oukil FW 1 0 1 19 Ayoub Ghezala DF 1 0 1 5 DF 1 0 1 26 Moundhir Bouzekri MF 1 0 1 Own Goals 1 0 1 Totals 21 0 21 References

Notes and References

1. Web site: MC Alger : Faruk Hadžibegić nouvel entraîneur. mediafootdz.dz . 16 July 2022 . 16 July 2022.
2. Web site: MCA : C'est terminé entre Faruk Hadžibegić et le club . dzfoot.com . 11 September 2022 . 11 September 2022.
3. Web site: MCA : Faouzi Benzarti, nouveau coach. dzfoot.com . 25 September 2022 . 25 September 2022.
4. Web site: MC Alger : fin de mission pour Faouzi Benzarti. mediafootdz.dz . 15 February 2023 . 15 February 2023.
5. Web site: MCA : Patrice Beaumelle est le nouvel entraîneur du club. dzfoot.com . 3 March 2023 . 3 March 2023.
6. Web site: MC Alger : Faruk Hadžibegić nouvel entraîneur. mediafootdz.dz . 16 July 2022 . 16 July 2022.
7. Web site: MC Alger : Le Mouloudia domicilié au stade de Rouiba . elmoudjahid.dz . 20 July 2022 . 11 September 2022.
8. Web site: FICHE DU CLUB: MC ALGER.
9. Web site: MC Alger : Abdelmalek Oukil première recrue estivale . footalgerien.com . 16 June 2022 . 30 June 2022.
10. Web site: MCA : Ferhani, deuxième recrue du Mouloudia . dzfoot.com . 19 June 2022 . 30 June 2022.
11. Web site: Menezla signe 3 ans au MCA . competition.dz . 20 June 2022 . 30 June 2022.
12. Web site: Mercato : Le buteur nigérian Victor Mbaoma signe au MC Alger . dzfoot.com . 23 June 2022 . 30 June 2022.
13. Web site: Mercato : Idir Boutrif signe au MC Alger . dzfoot.com . 24 June 2022 . 30 June 2022.
14. Web site: Football: Tayeb Hamoudi 6e recrue du MCA . rivalite-dz.com . 29 June 2022 . 30 June 2022.
15. Web site: Dahamni pour 4 ans au Mouloudia . competition.dz . 30 June 2022 . 30 June 2022.
16. Web site: MC Alger : Boualem Masmoudi 8e recrue . mediafootdz.dz . 2 July 2022 . 3 July 2022.
17. Web site: Mercato : Chouiab Debbih rejoint le MC Alger . lescore.dz . 3 July 2022 . 3 July 2022.
18. Web site: Mercato : Ayoub Abdellaoui signe au MC Alger (officiel) . lescore.dz . 12 July 2022 . 12 July 2022.
19. Web site: MC Alger : Khayreddine Merzougui 11e recrue . mediafootdz.dz . 1 August 2022 . 1 August 2022.
20. Web site: Officiel : Réda Halaïmia s'engage en faveur du MC Alger . dzfoot.com . 2 August 2022 . 2 August 2022.
21. Web site: Football: Aziz Benabdi, 15e recrue du MCA . rivalite-dz.com . 4 August 2022 . 4 August 2022.
22. Web site: Mercato : Benkhemassa s'engage avec le Mouloudia d'Alger . dzfoot.com . 23 January 2023 . 23 January 2023.
23. Web site: Mercato : le MC Alger réussit un grand coup . mediafootdz.dz . 30 January 2023 . 30 January 2023.
24. Web site: Officiel : Hamza Mouali quitte Laval et signe au MC Alger . dzfoot.com . 1 February 2023 . 1 February 2023.
25. Web site: MC Alger : Ali Haroun 4ème recrue . mediafootdz.dz . 1 February 2023 . 1 February 2023.
26. Web site: Ligue 1 : Hachoud quitte officiellement le MCA . dzfoot.com . 12 June 2022 . 30 June 2022.
27. Web site: Il a résilié son contrat hier : Attou quitte officiellement le MCA . planetesport.dz . 6 July 2022 . 6 July 2022.
28. Web site: Algérie : Divorce acté entre Mohamed Amine Ezzemani et le MC Alger . africafootunited.com . 12 July 2022 . 12 July 2022.
29. Web site: CR ادارة العميد تفسخ رسميا عقدها مع اللاعب بن بورنان . dzmatch.dz . 13 July 2022 . 15 July 2022.
30. Web site: CR Belouizdad : Mouad Haddad 5e recrue . mediafootdz.dz . 14 July 2022 . 15 July 2022.
31. Web site: Algerie: Entre Isla Daoudi et le MC Alger cest fini . africafootunited.com . 17 July 2022 . 17 July 2022.
32. Web site: Transfert : Samy Frioui rejoint le club bahreïnien d'Al-Khaldiya FC . footalgerien.com . 24 July 2022 . 24 July 2022.
33. Web site: مولودية الجزائر يفسخ عقد لاعب ثان . elkhabar.com . 25 July 2022 . 25 July 2022.
34. Web site: CRB : Miloud Rebiai nouvelle recrue . mediafootdz.dz . 4 August 2022 . 4 August 2022.
35. Web site: Abdelraouf Benguit signe au Raja Casablanca . mediafootdz.dz . 4 August 2022 . 4 August 2022.
36. Web site: بوتــــريف أول المــــــسرحين مـــن المـــــولودية . competition.dz . 11 January 2023 . 11 January 2023.
37. Web site: Mbaoma-MCA, c'est fini . competition.dz . 28 January 2023 . 28 January 2023.
38. Web site: MC Alger : trois prolongations de contrat jusqu'en 2026 . sportnewsafrica.com . 25 June 2022 . 30 June 2022.
39. Web site: Algérie: Le MC Alger renouvelle le contrat de Mohamed Merouani . africafootunited.com . 15 July 2022 . 15 July 2022.
40. Web site: Ligue 1 (2022-2023) : le calendrier du championnat dévoilé . .mediafootdz.dz . 19 July 2022 . 19 July 2022.