# 2022–23 MC El Bayadh season

The 2022–23 season, was MC El Bayadh's first ever season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, MC El Bayadh participated in the Algerian Cup.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 February 2023. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Position | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | GK | Abdelkader Morcely | (1995-09-17)17 September 1995 (aged 27) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| 16 | GK | Zakaria Bouziani | (1996-08-28)28 August 1996 (aged 26) | JS Saoura |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | CB | Abdeldjalil Bahoussi | (1993-08-05)5 August 1993 (aged 29) | JS Saoura |
| 5 | CB | Mohamed El Amine Barka | (1993-03-20)20 March 1993 (aged 29) | RC Relizane |
| 13 | LB | Abdessamad Bounaama | (1994-02-26)26 February 1994 (aged 28) | |
| 14 | CB | Adel Amaouche | (1999-11-04)4 November 1999 (aged 23) | MO Béjaïa |
| 15 | CB | Azzedine Berriah | (1999-06-16)16 June 1999 (aged 23) | |
| 21 | CB | Belaid Kouar | (1989-12-13)13 December 1989 (aged 33) | OMR El Annasser |
| 24 | RB | Walid Alati | (1991-08-01)1 August 1991 (aged 31) | MC Oran |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | MF | Omar Embarek | (1998-11-11)11 November 1998 (aged 24) | CR Témouchent |
| 8 | MF | El Amine Antar | (1991-10-22)22 October 1991 (aged 31) | JSM Tiaret |
| 10 | MF | Naïm Kirioui | (1997-09-02)2 September 1997 (aged 25) | MCB Oued Sly |
| 18 | MF | Djamel Belalem | (1993-08-12)12 August 1993 (aged 29) | WA Tlemcen |
| 22 | MF | Nacer Benzid | (2001-02-20)20 February 2001 (aged 21) | |
| Forwards ||||||
| 3 | FW | Ahmed Ghenam | (1998-03-31)31 March 1998 (aged 24) | |
| 7 | FW | Imad Moussaoui | (2000-11-26)26 November 2000 (aged 22) | JS Saoura |
| 9 | FW | Ramdane Hitala | (1995-02-08)8 February 1995 (aged 27) | NC Magra |
| 11 | FW | Mohammed Brahimi | (1997-11-23)23 November 1997 (aged 25) | MC Saïda |
| 12 | FW | Abou Sofiane Balegh | (1988-08-17)17 August 1988 (aged 34) | RC Relizane |
| 17 | FW | Mohamed El Amine Belmokhtar | (1995-04-16)16 April 1995 (aged 27) | Olympic Azzaweya |
| 19 | FW | Abdelillah Barkat | (1996-08-08)8 August 1996 (aged 26) | RC Relizane |
| 20 | FW | Hicham Khalfallah | (1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 31) | CR Belouizdad |
| 25 | ST | Zakaria Boulahia | (1997-06-01)1 June 1997 (aged 25) | Emirates |

## Transfers
### In
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 21 July 2022 | FW | Abdelillah Barkat | RC Relizane | Free transfer |
| 13 August 2022 | FW | Abou Sofiane Balegh | RC Relizane | Free transfer |
| 17 August 2022 | RB | Walid Alati | MC Oran | Free transfer |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 26 January 2023 | FW | Mohamed El Amine Belmokhtar | Olympic Azzaweya | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2023 | FW | Hicham Khalfallah | CR Belouizdad | Loan |
| 1 February 2023 | FW | Zakaria Boulahia | Emirates | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2023 | GK | Abdelkader Morcely | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Free transfer |

### Out
#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 3 January 2023 | GK | Mohamed Réda Younes | Unattached | Released |
| 3 January 2023 | DF | Abdelkrim Allaoui | Unattached | Released |
| 3 January 2023 | DF | Abdelhak Bechina | Unattached | Released |
| 3 January 2023 | FW | Sofiane Abdellaoui | Unattached | Released |
| 3 January 2023 | FW | Abdelkader Ghorab | Unattached | Released |
| 28 January 2023 | MF | Sid Ahmed Matallah | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2023 | LB | Younes Ouassaa | Unattached | Released |
| 1 February 2023 | FW | Nadji Benkheira | Unattached | Released |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Ligue 1 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 043.33 | — | 4th | 27 August 2022 | 15 July 2023 |
| Algerian Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 050.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 25 November 2022 | 17 December 2022 |
| Total | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 043.75 |
Updated to match played 15 July 2023 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 50 | Qualification for CAF Champions League |
| 3 | MC Alger | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 47 | |
| 4 | MC El Bayadh | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 46 | |
| 5 | JS Saoura | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 42 | |
| 6 | ES Sétif | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 42 | |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 July 2023. Source: Competitive matches

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | L |
| Position | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 |

### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 19 July 2022.

## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG | Abdelkader Morcely | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Zakaria Bouziani | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Abdeldjalil Bahoussi | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Mohamed El Amine Barka | 31 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ALG | Abdessamad Bounaama | 14 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ALG | Adel Amaouche | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ALG | Azzedine Berriah | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ALG | Belaid Kouar | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ALG | Walid Alati | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ALG | Omar Embarek | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ALG | El Amine Antar | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Naïm Kirioui | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ALG | Djamel Belalem | 26 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ALG | Nacer Benzid | 20 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | MF | ALG | Abdelhamid Hakkoum | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 3 | FW | ALG | Ahmed Ghenam | 26 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ALG | Imad Moussaoui | 21 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Ramdane Hitala | 27 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Mohammed Brahimi | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ALG | Abou Sofiane Balegh | 25 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | ALG | Mohamed El Amine Belmokhtar | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ALG | Abdelillah Barkat | 26 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | ALG | Hicham Khalfallah | 13 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ALG | Zakaria Boulahia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG | Mohamed Réda Younes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Abdelkrim Allaoui | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ALG | Abdelhak Bechina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ALG | Younes Ouassaa | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ALG | Sid Ahmed Matallah | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ALG | Nadji Benkheira | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ALG | Sofiane Abdellaoui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ALG | Abdelkader Ghorab | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 15 July 2023 Source: soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

    As of 15 July 2023
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L 1 | AC | TOTAL |
| 3 | | Ahmed Ghenam | FW | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | | Ramdane Hitala | FW | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 | | Abdelillah Barkat | FW | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | | Hicham Khalfallah | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | | Imad Moussaoui | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | | Abou Sofiane Balegh | FW | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | | Nacer Benzid | MF | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | | Mohamed El Amine Belmokhtar | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | | Abdessamad Bounaama | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | | Djamel Belalem | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | | Abdelkader Ghorab | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | | Adel Amaouche | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Mohamed El Amine Barka | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 34 | 4 | 38 |