# 2019–20 CR Belouizdad season

In the 2019–20 season, CR Belouizdad competed in Ligue 1 for the 54th season, as well as for the CAF Confederation Cup and the Algerian Cup. On March 15, 2020, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) decided to halt the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria. On July 29, 2020, the LFP declared that season is over and CR Belouizdad to be the champion, the promotion of four teams from the League 2, and scraping the relegation for the current season.

## Summary season

After the big problems last season, Where almost the team dropped to the second division with the start of the new season, coach Abdelkader Amrani decided to stay and his first decisions was to demobilize seven players, who are Mohamed Attia, Lyes Meziane, Mohamed Herida, Meziane Zeroual, Abou Sofiane Balegh, Djamel Chettal and Djamel Rabti., CR Belouizdad contracted the same number of laid-off players who are Zakaria Khali and Larbi Tabti from USM Bel Abbès, Ahmed Gasmi and Gaya Merbah from NA Hussein Dey, Mohamed Khoutir Ziti, Islam Bendif and Ivorian Kouame Noel N'Guessan from Séwé FC. With the start of the season, CR Belouizdad is the only team that has not had any financial problems thanks to Madar Holding Company and One of the goals of CR Belouizdad this season is to win the league title absent since the 2000–01 season The start was good, where the team was unbeaten in eight consecutive league matches until the tenth round against CS Constantine. On December 26, Amrani decided to resign. after that Madar Company appointed a new sports director in the place of Saïd Allik, Toufik Korichi. On January 9, after MC Alger lost to ES Sétif CR Belouizdad won the honorary title of winter champion.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2018. 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 | Gaya Merbah | (1994-07-22)22 July 1994 (aged 25) | NA Hussein Dey |
| 30 | GK | Khairi Barki | (1990-12-12)12 December 1990 (aged 28) | WA Tlemcen |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | CB | Chouaïb Keddad | (1994-06-25)25 June 1994 (aged 25) | ASO Chlef |
| 3 | LB | Chemseddine Nessakh (C.) | (1988-01-04)4 January 1988 (aged 31) | ES Sétif |
| 4 | CB | Zakaria Khali | (1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 29) | USM Bel-Abbès |
| 6 | RB | Mohamed Khoutir Ziti | (1990-04-19)19 April 1990 (aged 29) | CA Bordj Bou Arréridj |
| 18 | CB | Sofiane Bouchar | (1994-05-21)21 May 1994 (aged 25) | MC Oran |
| 23 | RB | Zinelaabidine Boulakhoua | (1990-04-14)14 April 1990 (aged 29) | MC Alger |
| 27 | LB | Rayen Hais Benderrouya | (1997-08-23)23 August 1997 (aged 21) | RC Kouba |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 7 | RW | Youcef Bechou | (1997-03-01)1 March 1997 (aged 22) | USM Alger |
| 14 | AM | Larbi Tabti | (1993-04-23)23 April 1993 (aged 26) | USM Bel Abbès |
| 10 | AM | Amir Sayoud | (1990-09-30)30 September 1990 (aged 28) | USM Alger |
| 15 | DM | Housseyn Selmi | (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 26) | CA Batna |
| 19 | DM | Adel Djerrar | (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 (aged 29) | JS Kabylie |
| 21 | | Samir Aiboud | (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 26) | ES Sétif |
| 24 | DM | Bilal Tarikat | (1991-06-12)12 June 1991 (aged 28) | RC Boumerdès |
| | LW | Fouad Ghanem | (1997-11-16)16 November 1997 (aged 21) | JSM Bejaia |
| | DM | Toufik Zerara | (1986-02-03)3 February 1986 (aged 33) | CA Bordj Bou Arréridj |
| | LW | Kouame Noël N’Guessan | (1996-12-26)26 December 1996 (aged 22) | Séwé FC |
| Forwards ||||||
| 11 | ST | Ahmed Gasmi | (1984-11-22)22 November 1984 (aged 34) | NA Hussein Dey |
| 17 | LW | Khaled Bousseliou | (1997-12-10)10 December 1997 (aged 21) | Reserve team |
| 20 | ST | Hamza Belahouel | (1993-06-08)8 June 1993 (aged 26) | USM Bel Abbès |
| 9 | ST | Mohamed Souibaâh | (1991-12-25)25 December 1991 (aged 27) | ES Sétif |
| 13 | ST | Islam Bendif | (1992-07-17)17 July 1992 (aged 27) | CRB Kaïs |
| 25 | ST | Boubacar Haïnikoye | (1998-07-10)10 July 1998 (aged 21) | Aduana Stars |

## 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 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 052.38 | — | Winners | 15 August 2019 | 7 March 2020 |
| Algerian Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 066.67 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 28 December 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Confederation Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 050.00 | Preliminary round | First round | 10 August 2019 | 29 September 2019 |
| Total | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 053.57 |
Updated to match played 3 June 2019 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | CR Belouizdad (C) | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 40 | 1.90 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | MC Alger | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 34 | 1.70 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 3 | ES Sétif | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 37 | 1.68 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 4 | JS Kabylie | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 36 | 1.64 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 5 | CS Constantine | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 34 | 1.55 | |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 22 April 2018. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| Position | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss
Notes:
* ↑ The match was suspended at 83 minutes due to safety reasons after spectators stormed onto the pitch, CR Belouizdad award winner by 3–0.

## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Confederation Cup | Confederation Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG | Gaya Merbah | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Khairi Barki | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Chouaïb Keddad | 20 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Chemseddine Nessakh | 25 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Zakaria Khali | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Khoutir Ziti | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ALG | Sofiane Bouchar | 23 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ALG | Zinelaabidine Boulakhoua | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ALG | Rayen Hais Benderrouya | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | ALG | Youcef Bechou | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ALG | Larbi Tabti | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Amir Sayoud | 25 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | MF | ALG | Housseyn Selmi | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ALG | Adel Djerrar | 19 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ALG | Samir Aiboud | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ALG | Bilal Tarikat | 24 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | NIG | Boubacar Haïnikoye | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Fouad Ghanem | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Toufik Zerara | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | ALG | Ahmed Gasmi | 16 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | ALG | Khaled Bousseliou | 23 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ALG | Hamza Belahouel | 20 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| | MF | ALG | Mohamed Souibaâh | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Islam Bendif | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||
| 14 | MF | CIV | Kouame Noël N’Guessan | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 1 June 2018 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 | AC | CC 3 | TOTAL |
| 10 | | Amir Sayoud | MF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 20 | | Hamza Belahouel | FW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | | Sofiane Bouchar | DF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | | Zakaria Khali | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | | Adel Djerrar | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | | Chouaïb Keddad | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | | Chemseddine Nessakh | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Youcef Bechou | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | | Housseyn Selmi | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | | Boubacar Haïnikoye | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | | Kouame Noël N’Guessan | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | | Khaled Bousseliou | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Mohamed Souibaâh | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | | Ahmed Gasmi | FW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 30 | 3 | 5 | 38 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | from club | Transfer fee |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Zakaria Khali | USM Bel Abbès | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2019 | DF | Mohamed Khoutir Ziti | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2019 | FW | Ahmed Gasmi | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
| 6 July 2019 | MF | Larbi Tabti | USM Bel Abbès | Free transfer |
| 19 July 2019 | GK | Gaya Merbah | NA Hussein Dey | Undisclosed |
| 19 July 2019 | MF | Kouame Noel N'Guessan | Séwé Sports | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2019 | FW | Islam Bendif | CRB Kais | Free transfer |
| 6 January 2020 | FW | Mohamed Souibaâh | ES Sétif | Free transfer (Released) |
| 7 January 2020 | MF | Toufik Zerara | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Free transfer |
| 21 January 2020 | FW | Fouad Ghanem | JSM Béjaïa | 5,000,000 DA |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 25 June 2019 | FW | Mohamed Herida | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) | |
| 4 July 2019 | DF | Meziane Zeroual | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Free transfer (Released) | |
| 6 July 2019 | GK | Cédric Si Mohamed | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Free transfer | |
| 6 July 2019 | FW | Mohamed Attia | AS Soliman | Free transfer (Released) | , |
| 7 July 2019 | GK | Lyes Meziane | CS Constantine | Free transfer (Released) | |
| 10 July 2019 | FW | Abou Sofiane Balegh | CS Constantine | Free transfer (Released) | |
| 20 July 2019 | FW | Djamel Chettal | CA Bizertin | Free transfer (Released) | |
| 24 July 2019 | MF | Djamel Rabti | MO Béjaïa | Free transfer (Released) | |