# 2021–22 RC Arbaâ season

In the 2021–22 season, RC Arbaâ competed in the Ligue 1 for the 4th season and the Algerian Cup, On July 18, 2021, RC Arbaâ was promoted to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 after five seasons of absence.

## 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 | Ahmed Walid Chouih | (1982-02-10)10 February 1982 (aged 39) | RC Kouba |
| 16 | GK | Zinedine Abassi | (1999-02-28)28 February 1999 (aged 22) | USM Alger |
| 27 | GK | Abdelmoumen Sifour | (1998-03-03)3 March 1998 (aged 23) | USM Alger |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | RB | Aymen Chaaraoui | (1997-07-26)26 July 1997 (aged 24) | Youth system |
| 4 | CB | Idir Mokeddem | (1994-06-05)5 June 1994 (aged 27) | CS Constantine |
| 5 | CB | Ibrahim Saidani | (1993-03-09)9 March 1993 (aged 28) | MSP Batna |
| 17 | LB | Salaheddine Benlaribi | (1995-04-30)30 April 1995 (aged 25) | JS Djijel |
| 19 | LB | Salim Brahmi | (1994-04-20)20 April 1994 (aged 26) | USM Blida |
| 21 | CB | Messaoud Doumi | (1985-02-08)8 February 1985 (aged 35) | WA Boufarik |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | MF | Abdelbasset Dahou | (1995-07-30)30 July 1995 (aged 26) | Youth system |
| 8 | MF | Mohamed Billal Rait | (1986-05-16)16 May 1986 (aged 35) | WA Boufarik |
| 10 | MF | Aboubakr Kessili | (1996-12-26)26 December 1996 (aged 25) | RCB Oued Rhiou |
| 12 | MF | Abderrazak Remili | (2000-05-08)8 May 2000 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 14 | MF | Abdallah Mostfaoui | (1999-08-11)11 August 1999 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 15 | MF | Chams-Eddine Haddad | (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 27) | US Biskra |
| 18 | MF | Mehdi Boubakour | (1995-06-26)26 June 1995 (aged 26) | SCM Oran |
| 20 | MF | Mohamed Akram Belmessous | (1999-11-16)16 November 1999 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 23 | MF | Yacine Deghmani | (1991-07-29)29 July 1991 (aged 30) | US Beni Douala |
| 25 | MF | Islam Adel Aït Ali Yahia | (1987-04-13)13 April 1987 (aged 34) | RC Kouba |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | FW | Sid Ali Kabri | (1998-12-16)16 December 1998 (aged 23) | NC Magra |
| 9 | FW | Oussama Kismoun | (1996-02-19)19 February 1996 (aged 25) | Paradou AC |
| 11 | FW | Abdelmalek Oukil | (1996-07-07)7 July 1996 (aged 25) | WA Tlemcen |
| 13 | FW | Boumediene Freifer | (1998-11-15)November 15, 1998 (aged 23) | MC Oran |
| 22 | FW | Seif Zine Toumi | (1994-09-07)7 September 1994 (aged 27) | US Biskra |
| 24 | FW | Mohamed Amine Bouziane | (1996-02-05)5 February 1996 (aged 25) | NA Hussein Dey |
| 26 | FW | Hocine Diafi | (1995-06-19)19 June 1995 (aged 26) | A Bou Saâda |

## 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 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 029.41 | — | 12th | 23 October 2021 | 11 June 2022 |
| Total | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 029.41 |
Updated to match played 11 June 2022 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | HB Chelghoum Laïd | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 45 | |
| 13 | NC Magra | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 45 | |
| 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 |

### 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 | 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 | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | D | L | D | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | L |
| Position | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |

### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 October 2021.
* 1 2 The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.

## 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 | Ahmed Walid Chouih | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Zinedine Abassi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | ALG | Abdelmoumen Sifour | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | GK | ALG | Mohamed Attallah | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Aymen Chaaraoui | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Idir Mokeddem | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Ibrahim Saidani | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| 17 | DF | ALG | Salaheddine Benlaribi | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | ALG | Salim Brahimi | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ALG | Messaoud Doumi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ALG | Islam Adel Aït Ali Yahia | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Walid Amiar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Abdelatif Taoualit | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Hamza Yacoub | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | MF | ALG | Abdelbasset Dahou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Billal Rait | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Aboubakr Kessili | 19 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| 12 | MF | ALG | Abderrazak Remili | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ALG | Abdallah Mostfaoui | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ALG | Chams-Eddine Haddad | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | ALG | Mehdi Boubakour | 26 | 10 | 26 | 10 |
| 19 | DF | ALG | Salim Brahmi | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Akram Belmessous | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ALG | Yacine Deghmani | 26 | 4 | 26 | 4 |
| | MF | ALG | Abderrahmane Berkoun | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| | MF | ALG | Ahmed Ouail Hamed | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Malik Belkacem Hanine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Mohamed Yahya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Ameur Remita | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Fouad Serradj | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 7 | FW | ALG | Sid Ali Kabri | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Oussama Kismoun | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Abdelmalek Oukil | 30 | 8 | 30 | 8 |
| 22 | FW | ALG | Seif Zine Toumi | 24 | 5 | 24 | 5 |
| 24 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Amine Bouziane | 30 | 2 | 30 | 2 |
| 26 | FW | ALG | Hocine Diafi | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||
| 13 | FW | ALG | Boumediene Freifer | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Last updated: 11 June 2022 Source: soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

    As of 11 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 |
| 18 | | Mehdi Boubakour | MF | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | | Abdelmalek Oukil | FW | 8 | 8 |
| 22 | | Seif Zine Toumi | FW | 5 | 5 |
| 23 | | Yacine Deghmani | MF | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | | Aboubakr Kessili | MF | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | | Mohamed Amine Bouziane | FW | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | | Oussama Kismoun | FW | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | | Ibrahim Saidani | DF | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | | Salaheddine Benlaribi | DF | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | | Chams-Eddine Haddad | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | | Abderrahmane Berkoune | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | | Boumediene Freifer | FW | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 40 | 40 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 3 October 2021 | FW | Abdelmalek Oukil | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 11 October 2021 | MF | Chams-Eddine Haddad | US Biskra | Free transfer |
| 20 October 2021 | MF | Mohamed Amine Bouziane | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
| 20 October 2021 | FW | Oussama Kismoun | Paradou AC | Free transfer |
| 20 October 2021 | FW | Seif Zine Toumi | US Biskra | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 13 August 2021 | LB | Younes Ouasiaa | ES Sétif | Free transfer | |
| 15 August 2021 | FW | Abdelmalek Oukil | JS Kabylie | Free transfer | |