# 2022–23 CS Constantine season

The 2022–23 season, was CS Constantine's 27th season and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, CS Constantine participated in the Algerian Cup.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated in 25 August 2022. 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 | Soufiane Abed | (2000-05-13)13 May 2000 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 16 | GK | Fares Boukerrit | (1998-03-09)9 March 1998 (aged 24) | ASM Oran |
| 23 | GK | Chamseddine Rahmani | (1990-09-15)15 September 1990 (aged 32) | Damac |
| Defenders ||||||
| 4 | CB | Ali Abdeladim Mehazem | (2000-01-10)10 January 2000 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 5 | CB | Nasreddine Zaalani | (1992-07-26)26 July 1992 (aged 30) | Al-Kholood |
| 12 | RB | Oussama Meddahi | (1991-02-14)14 February 1991 (aged 31) | NA Hussein Dey |
| 17 | RB | Amir Belaili | (1991-02-10)10 February 1991 (aged 31) | AS Ain M'lila |
| 19 | CB | Chamseddine Derradji | (1992-04-15)15 April 1992 (aged 30) | NC Magra |
| 20 | CB | Mohamed Amine Madani | (1992-03-20)20 March 1992 (aged 30) | NC Magra |
| 21 | RB | Hamza Rebiai | (1994-01-11)11 January 1994 (aged 28) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 25 | LB | Seif Eddine Chettih | (1991-05-28)28 May 1991 (aged 31) | RC Relizane |
| 26 | LB | Ahmed Maâmeri | (1997-06-25)25 June 1997 (aged 25) | WA Boufarik |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | MF | Mohamed Benchaira | (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 30) | JS Kabylie |
| 8 | MF | Samir Aiboud | (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 29) | CR Belouizdad |
| 11 | MF | Aymane Issad Lakdja | (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 24) | NC Magra |
| 13 | MF | Salaheddine Harrari | (1998-06-09)9 June 1998 (aged 24) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| 14 | MF | Kamel Belmessaoud | (1990-11-28)28 November 1990 (aged 32) | JSM Béjaïa |
| 15 | MF | Zakaria Messibah | (1995-10-16)16 October 1995 (aged 27) | Paradou AC |
| 24 | MF | Zakaria Kemoukh | (1992-03-06)6 March 1992 (aged 30) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| Forwards ||||||
| 3 | FW | Hamza Demane | (1989-02-23)23 February 1989 (aged 33) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| 7 | FW | Marcellin Koukpo | (1995-04-06)6 April 1995 (aged 27) | CR Belouizdad |
| 9 | FW | Abdelhak Abdelhafid | (1991-12-14)14 December 1991 (aged 31) | MC Alger |
| 10 | FW | Brahim Dib | (1993-07-06)6 July 1993 (aged 29) | AS Ain M'lila |
| 18 | FW | Nasreddine Bouldjedri | (2000-02-29)29 February 2000 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 22 | FW | Oualid Ardji | (1995-09-07)7 September 1995 (aged 27) | NA Hussein Dey |
| 27 | FW | Ahmed Khaldi | (1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 24) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |

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

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Mohamed Amine Madani | NC Magra | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2022 | FW | Ahmed Khaldi | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Free transfer |
| 13 July 2022 | RB | Oussama Meddahi | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
| 18 July 2022 | MF | Salaheddine Harrari | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Free transfer |
| 20 July 2022 | CB | Nasreddine Zaalani | Al-Kholood | Free transfer |
| 16 August 2022 | FW | Hamza Demane | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Free transfer |
| 16 August 2022 | FW | Abdelhak Abdelhafid | MC Alger | Free transfer |

### Out
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 13 June 2022 | RB | Mohamed Guemroud | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 13 June 2022 | LB | Yassine Salhi | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 3 July 2022 | FW | Chouaib Debbih | MC Alger | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2022 | FW | Hamza Belahouel | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2022 | FW | Okacha Hamzaoui | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2022 | FW | Mohamed Itim | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2022 | GK | Hatem Bencheikh El Fegoun | Unattached | Free transfer |
* ↑ Guendouz joined Al-Fujairah SC on 27 July 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 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 046.67 | — | 2nd | 26 August 2022 | 15 July 2023 |
| Algerian Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 16 December 2022 | 16 February 2023 |
| Total | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 046.88 |
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 |
| 1 | CR Belouizdad (C) | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 64 | Qualification for CAF Champions League |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 50 | Qualification for CAF Champions League |
| 3 | MC Alger | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 47 | |
| 4 | MC El Bayadh | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 46 | |
| 5 | JS Saoura | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 42 | |

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 19 July 2022.

### Algerian Cup
## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG | Soufiane Abed | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Fares Boukerrit | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ALG | Chamseddine Rahmani | 27 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | ALG | Ali Abdeladim Mehazem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Nasreddine Zaalani | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ALG | Oussama Meddahi | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ALG | Amir Belaili | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ALG | Chamseddine Derradji | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Amine Madani | 30 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ALG | Hamza Rebai | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ALG | Seif Eddine Chettih | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ALG | Ahmed Maâmeri | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Benchaira | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ALG | Samir Aiboud | 11 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ALG | Aymane Issad Lakdja | 20 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ALG | Salaheddine Harrari | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ALG | Kamel Belmessaoud | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ALG | Zakaria Messibah | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ALG | Zakaria Kemoukh | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | ALG | Belhadj Chekal | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | ALG | Aymen Bendaoud | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 3 | FW | ALG | Hamza Demane | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | BEN | Marcellin Koukpo | 27 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Abdelhak Abdelhafid | 19 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ALG | Brahim Dib | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ALG | Nasreddine Bouldjedri | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ALG | Oualid Ardji | 26 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ALG | Ahmed Khaldi | 27 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 71 | FW | ALG | Mounder Temine | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
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 | TOTAL |
| 10 | | Brahim Dib | FW | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 27 | | Ahmed Khaldi | FW | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | | Marcellin Koukpo | FW | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | | Mohamed Amine Madani | DF | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | | Samir Aiboud | MF | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | | Abdelhak Abdelhafid | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | | Ahmed Maâmeri | DF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | | Aymane Issad Lakdja | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | | Oualid Ardji | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | | Hamza Demane | FW | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | | Mohamed Benchaira | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Nasreddine Zaalani | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 39 | 4 | 43 |