# 2021–22 RC Relizane season

In the 2021–22 season, RC Relizane was competing in the Ligue 1 for the ninth season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their second consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They were competing in Ligue 1, and the Algerian Cup.

## 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 | Mustapha Zaidi | (1985-05-20)20 May 1985 (aged 36) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 12 | GK | Omar Hamou | (1999-05-20)20 May 1999 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 16 | GK | Hamza Bousseder | (1991-02-17)17 February 1991 (aged 30) | US Biskra |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | RB | Rabah Aich | (1992-07-18)18 July 1992 (aged 29) | CR Belouizdad |
| 3 | RB | Mohamed El Amine Barka | (1993-03-20)20 March 1993 (aged 28) | USM Bel Abbès |
| 4 | CB | Bouabdellah Chadouli | (1998-03-22)22 March 1998 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| 5 | CB | Arslane Mazari | (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 32) | MO Béjaïa |
| 13 | LB | Nasreddine Benlebna | (1995-05-09)9 May 1995 (aged 26) | ES Sétif |
| 20 | CB | Abbes Noureddine Haddou | (1999-07-11)11 July 1999 (aged 22) | USM Bel Abbès |
| 22 | RB | Abderrahim Abdelli | (1996-08-09)9 August 1996 (aged 25) | USM Bel Abbès |
| 23 | CB | Rabah Mokrani | (1996-03-06)6 March 1996 (aged 25) | MC Alger |
| 25 | LB | Seifeddine Chettih | (1991-05-28)28 May 1991 (aged 30) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 26 | RB | Billel Bouzid | (1996-12-18)18 December 1996 (aged 25) | Youth system |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | MF | Ibrahim Si Ammar | (1987-11-29)29 November 1987 (aged 34) | AS Ain M'lila |
| 7 | MF | Mehdi Kadri | (1995-03-14)14 March 1995 (aged 26) | MO Béjaïa |
| 8 | MF | Walid Hellal | (1994-08-01)1 August 1994 (aged 27) | ASO Chlef |
| 10 | MF | Sabri Gharbi | (1987-05-26)26 May 1987 (aged 34) | USM Bel Abbès |
| 15 | MF | Noufel Ould Hamou | (1999-02-16)16 February 1999 (aged 22) | CR Belouizdad |
| 21 | MF | Hichem Abdelli | (1998-03-09)9 March 1998 (aged 23) | RCB Oued Rhiou |
| 24 | MF | Younes Koulkheir | (1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 25) | USM Bel Abbès |
| Forwards ||||||
| 11 | FW | Mounir Aichi | (1992-03-07)7 March 1992 (aged 29) | WA Tlemcen |
| 14 | FW | Youcef Chibane | (1988-09-23)23 September 1988 (aged 33) | US Biskra |
| 17 | FW | Abou Sofiane Balegh | (1988-08-17)17 August 1988 (aged 33) | CS Constantine |
| 18 | FW | Saddam Hussein Baleh | (1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 30) | USM Annaba |
| 19 | FW | Abdelillah Barkat | (1996-08-08)8 August 1996 (aged 25) | IS Tighennif |

## 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 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 87 | −56 | 011.76 | — | 17th | 29 October 2021 | 10 June 2022 |
| Total | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 87 | −56 | 011.76 |
Updated to match played 10 June 2022 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 14 | RC Arbaâ | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 43 | |
| 15 | Olympique de Médéa (R) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 36 | Relegation to Algerian Ligue 2 |
| 16 | NA Hussein Dey (R) | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 66 | −33 | 22 | Relegation to Algerian Ligue 2 |
| 17 | RC Relizane (R) | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 87 | −56 | 20 | Relegation to Algerian Ligue 2 |
| 18 | WA Tlemcen (R) | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 72 | −59 | 13 | Relegation to Algerian 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: 10 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | W | L | D | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L |
| Position | 18 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |

### 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 |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG | Mustapha Zaidi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ALG | Omar Hamou | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Hamza Bousseder | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| | GK | ALG | Benaouda Benmokhtar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | GK | ALG | Hadj Abdelkader Barkat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | ALG | Abderrahmane Ouadah | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Rabah Aich | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Mohamed El Amine Barka | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Bouabdellah Chadouli | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Arslane Mazari | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ALG | Nasreddine Benlebna | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ALG | Abbes Noureddine Haddou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ALG | Abderrahim Abdelli | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ALG | Rabah Mokrani | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | ALG | Abdelkader Meguenine | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| | DF | ALG | Aymen Chikhaoui | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Khaled Kaddous | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Mohamed Maatallah | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | El Hadj Mhamed Aichouch | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | MF | ALG | Ibrahim Si Ammar | 20 | 3 | 20 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | ALG | Mehdi Kadri | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ALG | Walid Hellal | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Sabri Gharbi | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | ALG | Noufel Ould Hamou | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | ALG | Hichem Abdelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ALG | Younes Koulkheir | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Mohamed Benkadour | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Mohamed Belaroussi | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Noureddine Benabdelmoumene | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Younes Mesbah | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Djamel Eddine Boukhors | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Mohamed Aouissi | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Djamel Eddine Kheirat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Taha Yassine Tahar | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 11 | FW | ALG | Mounir Aichi | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ALG | Youcef Chibane | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | ALG | Abou Sofiane Balegh | 24 | 13 | 24 | 13 |
| 18 | FW | ALG | Saddam Hussein Baleh | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | ALG | Abdelillah Barkat | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | ALG | Ahmed Belalia | 26 | 7 | 26 | 7 |
| 59 | FW | ALG | Mhamed Harrats | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| | FW | ALG | Mohamed Aymen Ouadah | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Ibrahim Zergaoui | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Khaled Osamnia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||
| 25 | DF | ALG | Seifeddine Chettih | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ALG | Billel Bouzid | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Last updated: 10 June 2022 Source: soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

    As of 10 June 2022
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L 1 | TOTAL |
| 17 | | Abou Sofiane Balegh | FW | 13 | 13 |
| 49 | | Ahmed Belalia | FW | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | | Ibrahim Si Ammar | MF | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | | Saddam Hussein Baleh | FW | 1 | 1 |
| 59 | | Mhamed Harrats | FW | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | | Youcef Chibane | FW | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | | Walid Hellal | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | | Sabri Gharbi | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | | Noufel Ould Hamou | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | | Mohamed El Amine Barka | DF | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | | Abdelkader Meguenine | DF | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 31 | 31 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 5 October 2021 | FW | Saddam Hussein Baleh | USM Annaba | Free transfer |
| 6 October 2021 | RB | Abderrahim Abdelli | USM Bel Abbès | Free transfer |
| 7 October 2021 | FW | Mounir Aichi | WA Tlemcen | Free transfer |
| 7 October 2021 | LB | Nasreddine Benlebna | ES Sétif | Free transfer |
| 7 October 2021 | MF | Laid Ouaji | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 17 October 2021 | FW | Youcef Chibane | US Biskra | Free transfer |
| 18 October 2021 | MF | Hichem Abdelli | RCB Oued Rhiou | Free transfer |
| 19 October 2021 | MF | Abbes Noureddine Haddou | USM Bel Abbès | Free transfer |
| 20 October 2021 | MF | Ibrahim Si Ammar | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 21 September 2021 | MF | Younes Koulkheir | MC Oran | Free transfer |
| 22 September 2021 | MF | Mohamed Reda Nekrouf | CS Chebba | Free transfer |
| 21 September 2021 | MF | Aymen Chadli | MC Oran | Free transfer |
| 23 September 2021 | FW | Houcine Aoued | Paradou AC | Free Transfer |
| 7 October 2021 | MF | Abdelmalek Elmenaouer | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Free transfer |
| 10 October 2021 | ST | Ramdane Hitala | NC Magra | Free transfer |
| 14 October 2021 | FW | Mohamed Seguer | WA Tlemcen | Free transfer |