# 2020–21 NC Magra season

In the 2020–21 season, NC Magra is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 2nd season, as well as the League Cup. It is their 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They competing in Ligue 1 and the League Cup. In its second season NC Magra signed a number of young players, and the goal was to ensure that they remained in the Ligue 1, and with the establishment of the League Cup competition, the club had ambitions and despite its involvement with large clubs, it was able to overcome it in the form of CS Constantine, CR Belouizdad and USM Alger. To reach the final of the first tournament in its history where he faced JS Kabylie and was defeated by penalty kicks.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 15 November 2020. 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 | Mohamed Tayeb Cherif | (1999-07-12)12 July 1999 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 12 | GK | Abdelmalek Necir | (1992-09-06)6 September 1992 (aged 28) | WA Boufarik |
| 16 | GK | Zakaria Bouhalfaya | (1997-08-11)11 August 1997 (aged 23) | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | RB | Kheir Eddine Ali Haïmoud | (1999-06-12)12 June 1999 (aged 21) | Paradou AC |
| 3 | CB | Sofiane Khelili | (1989-12-09)9 December 1989 (aged 31) | US Ben Guerdane |
| 5 | | Rachid Meghazi | (1998-01-18)18 January 1998 (aged 22) | WA Tlemcen |
| 13 | CB | Noureddine Zaidi | (1990-07-21)21 July 1990 (aged 30) | ASM Oran |
| 19 | RB | Khaled Derbal | (1995-08-07)7 August 1995 (aged 25) | CR Beni Thour |
| 22 | CB | Mohamed Achref Aib | (1990-05-24)24 May 1990 (aged 30) | JS Saoura |
| 25 | LB | Salah Hmida | (1992-05-23)23 May 1992 (aged 28) | A Bou Saâda |
| 27 | LB | Brahim Salah Eddine Bernou | (1994-08-01)1 August 1994 (aged 26) | JS Saoura |
| | RB | Ayache Ziouache | (1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 25) | JSM Skikda |
| | CB | Mohamed Amine Madani | (1992-03-20)20 March 1992 (aged 28) | CS Chebba |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 8 | DM | Karm Benkouider | (1999-03-31)31 March 1999 (aged 21) | CS Constantine |
| 11 | LW | Nadhir Korichi | (1992-07-14)14 July 1992 (aged 28) | US Tataouine |
| 14 | | Oussama Bounouis | (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 25) | ASM Oran |
| 15 | AM | Aziz Fegaâs | (1993-02-27)27 February 1993 (aged 27) | USM Aïn Beïda |
| 21 | | Mohammed Abderrahmane Chiboub | (1999-09-10)10 September 1999 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 23 | CM | Merouane Mehdaoui | (1998-01-10)10 January 1998 (aged 22) | CR Beni Thour |
| 24 | RW | Mohammed Essaid Bourahla | (1990-05-24)24 May 1990 (aged 30) | WA Tlemcen |
| 26 | | Abdesslem Bouchouareb | (1997-12-10)10 December 1997 (aged 23) | AS Khroub |
| | | Walid Belhamri | (1990-11-19)19 November 1990 (aged 30) | JS Saoura |
| Forwards ||||||
| 4 | AM | Boubacar Hainikoye Soumana | (1998-10-07)7 October 1998 (aged 22) | CR Belouizdad |
| 6 | ST | Hadj Bouguèche | (1983-12-07)7 December 1983 (aged 37) | WA Tlemcen |
| 7 | LW | Akram Demane | (1990-01-01)1 January 1990 (aged 31) | RC Arbaâ |
| 10 | | Naoufel Righi | (1992-10-01)1 October 1992 (aged 28) | MO Constantine |
| 17 | LW | Sid Ali Kabri | (1998-12-16)16 December 1998 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 18 | | Abdelhamid Bey | (1999-01-31)31 January 1999 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 20 | RW | Mounib Benmerzoug | (1995-06-06)6 June 1995 (aged 25) | AS Khroub |
| 29 | | Tarik Slimani | (2000-12-17)17 December 2000 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| 43 | LW | Mohamed Benkablia | (1993-02-02)2 February 1993 (aged 27) | Unattached |

## 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 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 036.84 | — | 9th | 28 November 2020 | 24 August 2021 |
| League Cup | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 060.00 | Round of 16 | Runners–up | 20 April 2021 | 10 August 2021 |
| Total | 43 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 039.53 |
Updated to match played 24 August 2021 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | MC Alger | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 57 |
| 8 | CS Constantine | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 57 |
| 9 | NC Magra | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 52 |
| 10 | Olympique de Médéa | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 51 |
| 11 | Paradou AC | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 50 |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 24 August 2021. 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 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | D | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |

### Matches

On 22 October 2020, the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fixtures were announced.

## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG | Mohamed Tayeb Cherif | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ALG | Abdelmalek Necir | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Zakaria Bouhalfaya | 33 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Kheir Eddine Ali Haïmoud | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Sofiane Khelili | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Rachid Meghazi | 30 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | ALG | Noureddine Zaidi | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ALG | Khaled Derbal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Achref Aib | 40 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ALG | Salah Hmida | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ALG | Brahim Salah Eddine Bernou | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ALG | Ayache Ziouache | 19 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 61 | DF | ALG | Abdelhamid Driss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Mohamed Amine Madani | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | ALG | Karm Benkouider | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ALG | Nadhir Korichi | 20 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | ALG | Oussama Bounouis | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ALG | Aziz Fegaâs | 38 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ALG | Mohammed Abderrahmane Chiboub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ALG | Merouane Mehdaoui | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ALG | Mohammed Essaid Bourahla | 36 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | ALG | Abdesslem Bouchouareb | 38 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| | MF | ALG | Walid Belhamri | 14 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 4 | FW | NIG | Boubacar Haïnikoye | 27 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | ALG | Hadj Bouguèche | 27 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | ALG | Akram Demane | 32 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | ALG | Naoufel Righi | 26 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ALG | Sid Ali Kabri | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ALG | Abdelhamid Bey | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ALG | Mounib Benmerzoug | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ALG | Tarik Slimani | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Benkablia | 20 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
Last updated: 24 August 2021 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 | TOTAL |
| 7 | | Akram Demane | FW | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | | Hadj Bouguèche | FW | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | | Aziz Fegaâs | MF | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | | Mohamed Achref Aib | DF | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | | Boubacar Haïnikoye | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | | Walid Belhamri | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | | Nadhir Korichi | MF | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | | Mohammed Essaid Bourahla | MF | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | | Ayache Ziouache | DF | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | | Abdesslem Bouchouareb | MF | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | | Naoufel Righi | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | | Mohamed Benkablia | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | | Sofiane Khelili | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | | Kheir Eddine Ali Haïmoud | DF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | | Rachid Meghazi | DF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 38 | 9 | 47 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 14 September 2020 | MF | Karim Benkouider | CS Constantine | Free transfer |
| 17 September 2020 | FW | Abdesslem Bouchouareb | AS Khroub | Free transfer |
| 19 September 2020 | MF | Nadir Korichi | US Tataouine | Free transfer |
| 25 September 2020 | GK | Zakaria Bouhalfaya | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Free transfer |
| 30 September 2020 | FW | Hadj Bouguèche | WA Tlemcen | Free transfer |
| 24 October 2020 | DF | Sofiane Khelili | US Ben Guerdane | Free transfer |
| 27 October 2020 | FW | Boubacar Haïnikoye | CR Belouizdad | Loan for one year |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 26 August 2020 | DF | Abdelmoumen Chikhi | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 4 September 2020 | FW | Issad Lakdja | CS Constantine | Free transfer |
| 19 October 2020 | GK | Abdelkader Kellouche | JSM Béjaïa | Free transfer |