# 2021–22 MC Alger season

In the 2021–22 season, MC Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 53rd season. It was their 19th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They competed in Ligue 1.

## 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 | Farid Chaâl | (1994-07-03)3 July 1994 (aged 27) | Youth system |
| 2 | GK | Abdelkader Salhi | (1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 28) | Unattached |
| 16 | GK | Oussama Litim | (1990-06-03)3 June 1990 (aged 31) | Al-Ain |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | LB | Mohamed Amine Ezzemani | (1994-11-27)November 27, 1994 (aged 27) | MC Oran |
| 4 | CB | Mouad Hadded | (1997-02-22)22 February 1997 (aged 24) | JSM Skikda |
| 5 | CB | Nabil Saâdou | (1990-03-07)7 March 1990 (aged 31) | JS Kabylie |
| 6 | RB | Miloud Rebiai | (1993-12-12)12 December 1993 (aged 28) | ES Sétif |
| 12 | CB | Mohamed Merouani | (1997-08-29)29 August 1997 (aged 24) | ASO Chlef |
| 13 | RB | Aymen Attou | (1997-10-08)8 October 1997 (aged 23) | WA Tlemcen |
| 17 | RB | Kamel Hamidi | (1996-05-01)May 1, 1996 (aged 25) | MC Oran |
| 19 | CB | Ayoub Ghezala | (1995-12-06)December 6, 1995 (aged 26) | USM Annaba |
| 27 | RB | Abderahmane Hachoud | (1988-07-02)2 July 1988 (aged 33) | ES Setif |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 22 | MF | Isla Daoudi Diomande | (1998-04-28)28 April 1998 (aged 23) | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj |
| 24 | MF | Youcef El Houari | (1995-12-07)7 December 1995 (aged 26) | USM Annaba |
| 25 | MF | Badreddine Touki | (1999-09-25)25 September 1999 (aged 22) | WA Boufarik |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | FW | Mohamed El Seddik Benbournane | (1997-12-21)21 December 1997 (aged 24) | WA Boufarik |
| 8 | FW | Féth-Allah Tahar | (1994-01-22)22 January 1994 (aged 27) | ASO Chlef |
| 9 | FW | Abdelhak Abdelhafid | (1991-12-14)14 December 1991 (aged 30) | MC Oran |
| 10 | FW | Joseph Esso | (1996-12-10)10 December 1996 (aged 25) | Dreams FC |
| 14 | FW | Mehdi Benaldjia | (1991-05-14)14 May 1991 (aged 30) | JS Kabylie |
| 18 | FW | Abdenour Belkheir | (1989-02-21)21 February 1989 (aged 32) | CS Constantine |
| 21 | FW | Hamza Zaidi | (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 31) | JS Saoura |
| 23 | FW | Samy Frioui | (1991-09-07)7 September 1991 (aged 30) | Larissa |

## 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 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 038.24 | — | 8th | 2 November 2021 | 11 June 2022 |
| Total | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 038.24 |
Updated to match played 11 June 2022 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Paradou AC | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 54 |
| 7 | ES Sétif | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 54 |
| 8 | MC Alger | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 51 |
| 9 | ASO Chlef | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 50 |
| 10 | US Biskra | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 50 |
* 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.
* 1 2 ASO Chlef finished ahead of US Biskra on head-to-head goal difference: US Biskra 2–1 ASO Chlef, ASO Chlef 2–0 US Biskra.

### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | D |
| Position | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 October 2021.

## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ALG | Farid Chaâl | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2 | GK | ALG | Abdelkader Salhi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Oussama Litim | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Amine Ezzemani | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Mouad Hadded | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Nabil Saâdou | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ALG | Miloud Rebiai | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Merouani | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ALG | Aymen Attou | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ALG | Kamel Hamidi | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ALG | Ayoub Ghezala | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ALG | Abderahmane Hachoud | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | ALG | Abdelraouf Benguit | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | CIV | Isla Daoudi Diomande | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ALG | Youcef El Houari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ALG | Badreddine Touki | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ALG | Abdelkrim Boukambouche | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 59 | MF | ALG | Chakib Benyahia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ALG | Mohamed El Seddik Benbournane | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ALG | Féth-Allah Tahar | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Abdelhak Abdelhafid | 31 | 4 | 31 | 4 |
| 10 | FW | GHA | Joseph Esso | 33 | 3 | 33 | 3 |
| 14 | FW | ALG | Mehdi Benaldjia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ALG | Abdenour Belkheir | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | ALG | Hamza Zaidi | 33 | 5 | 33 | 5 |
| 23 | FW | ALG | Samy Frioui | 31 | 17 | 31 | 17 |
| 76 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Ramzi Haif | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | ALG | Ibrahim Morsli | 29 | 2 | 29 | 2 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||
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 |
| 23 | | Samy Frioui | FW | 17 | 17 |
| 21 | | Hamza Zaidi | FW | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | | Abdelhak Abdelhafid | FW | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | | Joseph Esso | FW | 3 | 3 |
| 77 | | Ibrahim Morsli | MF | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | | Miloud Rebiai | DF | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | | Abderahmane Hachoud | DF | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | | Abdelraouf Benguit | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | | Abdenour Belkheir | FW | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 36 | 36 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 17 August 2021 | MF | Badreddine Touki | WA Boufarik | Free transfer |
| 17 August 2021 | MF | Youcef El Houari | USM Annaba | Free transfer |
| 19 August 2021 | FW | Seddik Benbournane | WA Boufarik | Free transfer |
| 20 August 2021 | RB | Aymen Attou | WA Tlemcen | Free transfer |
| 5 September 2021 | RB | Kamel Hamidi | MC Oran | Free transfer |
| 7 September 2021 | FW | Ibrahim Morsli | JSM Tiaret | Free transfer |
| 9 September 2021 | CB | Ayoub Ghezala | USM Annaba | Free transfer |
| 13 September 2021 | LB | Mohamed Amine Ezzemani | MC Oran | Free transfer |
| 22 September 2021 | FW | Hamza Zaidi | JS Saoura | Free transfer |
| 29 September 2021 | GK | Oussama Litim | Al-Ain FC | Free transfer |
| 24 February 2022 | MF | Abdelraouf Benguit | Unattached | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 30 July 2021 | LW | Billel Bensaha | Espérance de Tunis | Loan Return |
| 19 August 2021 | LB | Nabil Lamara | Club Africain | Free transfer |
| 14 September 2021 | MF | Toufik Addadi | US Monastir | Free transfer |
| 16 September 2021 | RB | Walid Alati | MC Oran | Free transfer |
| 26 September 2021 | LB | Belkacem Brahimi | ES Sétif | Free transfer |
| 28 September 2021 | CB | Abdelhak Sailaa | ASO Chlef | Free transfer |
| 3 October 2021 | GK | Ahmed Boutagga | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
| 8 October 2021 | FW | Badreddine Dahlal | USM El Harrach | Free transfer |
| 19 October 2021 2021 | MF | Chamseddine Harrag | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 20 October 2021 | MF | Abderrahmane Bourdim | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer |
| 20 October 2021 | GK | Ahmed Boutagga | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |

## New contracts

| No. | Pos | Player | Contract length | Contract end | Date | Source |
| 6 | RB | Miloud Rebiai | 3 years | 2024 | 14 August 2021 | |