# 2022–23 JS Kabylie season

The 2022–23 season, was JS Kabylie's 54th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, JS Kabylie participated in the Algerian Cup and the Champions League.
On November 29, 2022, Djaffar Ait Mouloud, president of the Club Sportif Amateur (CSA) which owns JS Kabylie, announced that an agreement with the public company ATM Mobilis would take place for the purchase of 80% of the club's shares.

## 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 | Yacine Sidi Salah | (1996-08-14)14 August 1996 (aged 26) | ES Ben Aknoun |
| 22 | GK | Abderrahmane Medjadel | (1998-07-01)1 July 1998 (aged 24) | Paradou AC |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | LB | Sabri Cheraitia | (1996-03-23)23 March 1996 (aged 26) | CR Belouizdad |
| 4 | CB | Badreddine Souyad | (1995-05-03)3 May 1995 (aged 27) | MC Oujda |
| 5 | CB | Fateh Talah | (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 29) | JS Saoura |
| 12 | RB | Mohamed Guemroud | (1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 28) | CS Constantine |
| 13 | LB | Moussa Benzaid | (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 (aged 23) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| 20 | LB | Yacine Salhi | (1993-12-19)19 December 1993 (aged 29) | CS Constantine |
| 23 | RB | Oussama Gatal | (1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 25) | CA Bordj Bou Arréridj |
| 25 | CB | Khaled Bouhakak | (1993-09-18)18 September 1993 (aged 29) | AS Aïn M'lila |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | MF | Lyes Benyoucef | (1996-03-02)2 March 1996 (aged 26) | ES Sahel |
| 8 | MF | Juba Oukaci | (1996-07-08)8 July 1996 (aged 26) | Youth system |
| 16 | MF | Noufel Ould Hamou | (1999-02-16)16 February 1999 (aged 23) | RC Relizane |
| 19 | MF | Salim Boukhanchouche | (1991-10-06)6 October 1991 (aged 31) | ES Sahel |
| 21 | MF | Mohamed Reda Boumechra | (1997-06-03)3 June 1997 (aged 25) | USM Alger |
| 26 | MF | Rachid Aït-Atmane | (1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 29) | Al-Ahly SC |
| 27 | MF | Sid Ahmed Matallah | (1996-01-14)14 January 1996 (aged 26) | MC El Bayadh |
| 51 | MF | Kaïs Nasri | (2002-08-21)21 August 2002 (aged 20) | Lazio |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | FW | Massinissa Nezla | (1998-09-12)12 September 1998 (aged 24) | Youth system |
| 9 | FW | Lamine Ouattara | (1998-06-14)14 June 1998 (aged 24) | AS SONABEL |
| 10 | FW | Adem Redjem | (1997-01-01)1 January 1997 (aged 26) | Paradou AC |
| 11 | FW | Redouane Zerdoum | (1999-01-01)1 January 1999 (aged 24) | Club Africain |
| 14 | FW | Yacine Guenina | (1995-02-15)February 15, 1995 (aged 27) | MC Oran |
| 15 | FW | Dadi El Hocine Mouaki | (1996-09-11)11 September 1996 (aged 26) | ES Sahel |
| 17 | FW | Semir Smajlagić | (1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 24) | Tuzla City |
| 18 | FW | Mostapha Alili | (1996-11-30)30 November 1996 (aged 26) | ASO Chlef |
| 24 | FW | Kouceila Boualia | (2001-03-14)14 March 2001 (aged 21) | Youth system |

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

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 13 June 2022 | RB | Mohamed Guemroud | CS Constantine | Free transfer |
| 13 June 2022 | LB | Yassine Salhi | CS Constantine | Free transfer |
| 22 June 2022 | CB | Rayan Senhadji | Jammerbugt | Free transfer |
| 22 June 2022 | MF | Kaïs Nasri | Lazio | Free transfer |
| 24 June 2022 | FW | Zakaria Sanogo | Ararat-Armenia | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Lyes Benyoucef | ES Sahel | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Noufel Ould Hamou | RC Relizane | Free transfer |
| 14 July 2022 | FW | Mostapha Alili | ASO Chlef | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2022 | FW | Redouane Zerdoum | Club Africain | Free transfer |
| 5 August 2022 | LB | Sabri Cheraitia | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer |
| 6 August 2022 | FW | Yacine Guenina | MC Oran | Free transfer |
| 22 August 2022 | GK | Abderrahmane Medjadel | Paradou AC | 5,0000,000 DA |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 17 January 2023 | FW | Semir Smajlagić | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 28 January 2023 | MF | Sid Ahmed Matallah | MC El Bayadh | Free transfer |
| 29 January 2023 | MF | Rachid Aït-Atmane | Al-Ahly SC | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2023 | FW | Adem Redjem | Paradou AC | Undisclosed |

### Out
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 23 June 2022 | FW | Rédha Bensayah | Al-Jabalain | Free transfer |
| 21 July 2022 | DF | Yacouba Doumbia | Unattached | Released |
| 2 August 2022 | FW | Mohamed Merazi | JSM Tiaret | Free transfer |
| 4 August 2022 | CB | Ahmed Kerroum | ASO Chlef | Free transfer |
| 6 August 2022 | MF | Mohamed Khelfaoui | MO Constantine | Free transfer |
| 9 August 2022 | MF | Ammar El Orfi | NC Magra | Free transfer |
| 10 August 2022 | MF | Yacine Medane | US Biskra | Free transfer |
| 11 August 2022 | LB | Abdelmoumen Chikhi | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer |
| 15 August 2022 | MF | Mehdi Chenane | ES Ben Aknoun | Free transfer |
| 22 August 2022 | GK | Azzedine Doukha | CR Belouizdad | 15,0000,000 DA |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 25 December 2022 | MF | Zakaria Mansouri | Unattached | Released |
| 25 December 2022 | MF | Chamseddine Harrag | Unattached | Released |
| 1 January 2023 | FW | Zakaria Sanogo | Unattached | Released |
| 10 January 2023 | FW | Billel Bensaha | Al-Sharq | Free transfer |
| 28 January 2023 | FW | Rayan Senhadji | Unattached | Released |

### New contracts

| No. | Pos | Player | Contract length | Contract end | Date | Source |
| 8 | MF | Juba Oukaci | 2 years | 2024 | 22 June 2022 | |

## 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 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 033.33 | — | 14th | 26 August 2022 | 15 July 2023 |
| Algerian Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 050.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 25 November 2022 | 21 February 2023 |
| Champions League | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 041.67 | First round | Quarter-finals | 11 September 2022 | 29 April 2023 |
| Total | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 036.36 |
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 |
| 12 | US Biskra | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 40 | |
| 13 | NC Magra | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 40 | |
| 14 | JS Kabylie | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 39 | |
| 15 | RC Arbaâ (R) | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 36 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laïd (R) | 30 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 11 | 76 | −65 | 4 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |

#### 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 | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | D | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | L |
| Position | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 14 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 19 July 2022.

### CAF Champions League

The draw of the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2022.

#### Group stage

The draw of the group stage was held on 12 December 2022.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WAC | JSK | APL | ASV |
| 1 | Wydad AC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | JS Kabylie | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Petro de Luanda | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 7 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | AS Vita Club | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |

#### Knockout stage

The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals), which was held on 5 April 2023, 18:30 GMT (20:30 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

##### Quarter-finals
## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG | Yacine Sidi Salah | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ALG | Abderrahmane Medjadel | 19 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 80 | GK | ALG | Mohamed Idir Hadid | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ALG | Sabri Cheraitia | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Badreddine Souyad | 25 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Fateh Talah | 17 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Guemroud | 35 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ALG | Moussa Benzaid | 35 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | ALG | Yassine Salhi | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ALG | Oussama Gattal | 27 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ALG | Khaled Bouhakak | 32 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ALG | Fares Nechat Djabri | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ALG | Lyes Benyoucef | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ALG | Juba Oukaci | 29 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ALG | Noufel Ould Hamou | 27 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ALG | Salim Boukhanchouche | 30 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Reda Boumechra | 28 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | ALG | Rachid Aït-Atmane | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ALG | Sid Ahmed Matallah | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | MF | ALG | Kaïs Nasri | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ALG | Massinissa Nezla | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | BFA | Lamine Ouattara | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ALG | Adem Redjem | 13 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Redouane Zerdoum | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ALG | Yacine Guenina | 37 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ALG | Dadi El Hocine Mouaki | 44 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 17 | FW | BIH | Semir Smajlagić | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ALG | Mostapha Alili | 34 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | ALG | Kouceila Boualia | 33 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | ALG | Massinissa Nait Salem | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 59 | FW | ALG | Nassim Boukerou | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Rayan Senhadji | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Zakaria Mansouri | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ALG | Chamseddine Harrag | 17 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | BFA | Zakaria Sanogo | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ALG | Billel Bensaha | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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 | SC | CC 3 | TOTAL |
| 15 | | Dadi El Hocine Mouaki | FW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 24 | | Kouceila Boualia | FW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | | Salim Boukhanchouche | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | | Adem Redjem | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | | Yacine Guenina | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | | Massinissa Nait Salem | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | | Massinissa Nezla | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | | Mostapha Alili | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | | Lamine Ouattara | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | | Mohamed Reda Boumechra | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | | Chamseddine Harrag | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | | Lyes Benyoucef | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | Zakaria Mansouri | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Fateh Talah | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | | Badreddine Souyad | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | | Moussa Benzaid | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | | Oussama Gatal | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 59 | | Nassim Boukerou | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 35 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 47 |