# 2021–22 CS Constantine season

In the 2021–22 season, CS Constantine competed in the Ligue 1 for the 26th season. It is their 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.

## 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. | Position | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | GK | Hatem Bencheikh El Fegoun | (1999-11-03)3 November 1999 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 16 | GK | Fares Boukerrit | (1998-03-09)9 March 1998 (aged 23) | ASM Oran |
| 23 | GK | Chamseddine Rahmani | (1990-09-15)15 September 1990 (aged 31) | Damac |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | LB | Yacine Salhi | (1993-12-19)19 December 1993 (aged 28) | MO Béjaïa |
| 5 | CB | Zidane Mebarakou | (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 32) | MC Alger |
| 12 | RB | Mohamed Guemroud | (1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 27) | AS Ain M'lila |
| 17 | RB | Zineddine Benyahia | (1990-02-20)20 February 1990 (aged 31) | AS Ain M'lila |
| 19 | CB | Chamseddine Derradji | (1992-04-15)15 April 1992 (aged 29) | NC Magra |
| 21 | RB | Hamza Rebiai | (1994-01-11)11 January 1994 (aged 27) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 24 | CB | Mohammed Hamza | (1995-01-01)1 January 1995 (aged 27) | USM Bel Abbès |
| 26 | LB | Ahmed Maâmeri | (1997-06-25)25 June 1997 (aged 24) | WA Boufarik |
| 27 | RB | Amir Belaili | (1991-02-10)10 February 1991 (aged 30) | AS Ain M'lila |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | MF | Mohamed Benchaira | (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 29) | JS Kabylie |
| 8 | MF | Samir Aiboud | (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 28) | CR Belouizdad |
| 11 | MF | Aymane Issad Lakdja | (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 23) | NC Magra |
| 15 | MF | Zakaria Messibah | (1995-10-16)16 October 1995 (aged 26) | Paradou AC |
| 14 | MF | Kamel Belmessaoud | (1990-11-28)28 November 1990 (aged 31) | JSM Béjaïa |
| 18 | MF | Sharaf Eldin Shiboub | (1994-06-07)7 June 1994 (aged 27) | Simba Sports Club |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | FW | Marcellin Koukpo | (1995-04-06)6 April 1995 (aged 26) | CR Belouizdad |
| 9 | FW | Okacha Hamzaoui | (1990-11-29)29 November 1990 (aged 31) | Tractor |
| 10 | FW | Chouaib Debbih | (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 29) | AS Ain M'lila |
| 13 | FW | Mohamed Itim | (1997-01-10)10 January 1997 (aged 24) | USM Bel Abbès |
| 20 | FW | Hamza Belahouel | (1993-06-08)8 June 1993 (aged 28) | CR Belouizdad |
| 22 | FW | Ilyes Yaiche | (1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 24) | USM Alger |
| 25 | FW | Brahim Dib | (1993-07-06)6 July 1993 (aged 28) | AS Ain M'lila |

## 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 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 044.12 | — | 5th | 22 October 2021 | 11 June 2022 |
| Total | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 044.12 |
Updated to match played 11 June 2022 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 23 | +36 | 60 | Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | USM Alger | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 57 | Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup |
| 5 | CS Constantine | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 55 | |
| 6 | Paradou AC | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 54 | |
| 7 | ES Sétif | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 54 | |
* 1 2 Paradou AC finished ahead of ES Sétif on head-to-head points: Paradou AC 1–0 ES Sétif, ES Sétif 0–1 Paradou AC.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 June 2022. 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | D | W | W |
| Position | 13 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |

### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 October 2021.
* ↑ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.

## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG | Hatem Bencheikh El Fegoun | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Fares Boukerrit | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ALG | Chamseddine Rahmani | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Seif Eddine Chettih | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Yassine Salhi | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Zidane Mebarakou | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Guemroud | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ALG | Chamseddine Derradji | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ALG | Hamza Rebai | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ALG | Ahmed Maâmeri | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ALG | Amir Belaili | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| 42 | DF | ALG | Islam Zermane | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 4 | MF | ALG | Zakaria Kemoukh | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Benchaira | 29 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ALG | Samir Aiboud | 26 | 4 | 26 | 4 |
| 14 | MF | ALG | Kamel Belmessaoud | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ALG | Zakaria Messibah | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | ALG | Mounder Temine | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 7 | FW | BEN | Marcellin Koukpo | 27 | 11 | 27 | 11 |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Okacha Hamzaoui | 22 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | ALG | Chouaib Debbih | 25 | 3 | 25 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Aymane Issad Lakdja | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| 13 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Itim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ALG | Hamza Belahouel | 23 | 3 | 23 | 3 |
| 22 | FW | ALG | Oualid Ardji | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 25 | FW | ALG | Brahim Dib | 30 | 5 | 30 | 5 |
| 72 | FW | ALG | Nasreddine Bouldjedri | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||
| 22 | FW | ALG | Ilyes Yaiche | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Last updated: 11 June 2022 Source: fr.soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L 1 | TOTAL |
| 7 | | Marcellin Koukpo | FW | 11 | 11 |
| 25 | | Brahim Dib | FW | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | | Samir Aiboud | MF | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | | Oualid Ardji | FW | 4 | 4 |
| 20 | | Hamza Belahouel | FW | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | | Aymane Issad Lakdja | FW | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | | Chouaib Debbih | FW | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | | Okacha Hamzaoui | FW | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | | Yassine Salhi | DF | 2 | 2 |
| 72 | | Nasreddine Bouldjedri | FW | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | | Zidane Mebarakou | DF | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | | Amir Belaili | DF | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | | Mohamed Benchaira | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 71 | | Mounder Temine | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | | Ilyes Yaiche | FW | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | | Islam Zermane | DF | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 46 | 46 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 17 July 2021 | MF | Hadji Chekkal | Reserve team | First Professional Contract |
| 13 August 2021 | DM | Mohamed Benchaira | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 18 August 2021 | FW | Hamza Belahouel | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2021 | DM | Zakaria Messibah | Paradou AC | Loan for one year |
| 2 September 2021 | DM | Chouaib Debbih | AS Aïn M'lila | Free transfer |
| 2 September 2021 | ST | Marcellin Koukpo | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer |
| 4 September 2021 | CM | Samir Aiboud | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer |
| 8 September 2021 | LB | Amir Belaili | AS Aïn M'lila | Free transfer |
| 8 September 2021 | FW | Mohamed Itim | USM Bel Abbès | Free transfer |
| 9 September 2021 | CB | Mohammed Hamza | USM Bel Abbès | Free transfer |
| 10 September 2021 | GK | Fares Boukerrit | ASM Oran | Free transfer |
| 16 September 2021 | FW | Okacha Hamzaoui | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 29 September 2021 | RB | Hamza Rebai | Olympique de Médéa | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 25 July 2021 | MF | Nassim Yettou | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 18 August 2021 | ST | Abdelhakim Amokrane | Al-Shorta SC | Free transfer |
| 18 August 2021 | CB | Nasreddine Zaâlani | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 20 September 2021 | GK | Mohamed Lotfi Anis Osmani | Olympique de Médéa | Free transfer |
| 20 September 2021 | FW | Lamine Abid | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Free transfer |
| 2 October 2021 | FW | Adem Redjehimi | USM Annaba | Free transfer |
| 15 October 2021 | FW | Youcef Djahnit | US Biskra | Free transfer |
| 20 October 2021 | LB | Brahim Boudebouda | Olympique de Médéa | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2022 | LW | Ilyes Yaiche | Qadsia SC | Free transfer |
* ↑ Zaâlani joined Olympique Khouribga on 9 September 2021.