# 2022–23 NC Magra season

The 2022–23 season was NC Magra's 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, NC Magra participated in the Algerian Cup.

## 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 | Mohamed Tayeb Cherif | (1999-07-12)12 July 1999 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| 12 | GK | Nafaa Alloui | (1991-03-17)17 March 1991 (aged 31) | WA Tlemcen |
| 16 | GK | Saber Meddour | (2000-06-28)28 June 2000 (aged 22) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | CB | Tarek Cheurfaoui | (1986-06-28)28 June 1986 (aged 36) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| 4 | CB | Adnene Ladjabi | (1999-11-11)11 November 1999 (aged 23) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 17 | RB | Billel Bouzid | (1996-12-18)18 December 1996 (aged 26) | JS Saoura |
| 21 | CB | Riadh Dahmani | (1996-11-25)25 November 1996 (aged 26) | JS Bordj Ménaïel |
| 24 | LB | Redouane Cherifi | (1993-02-22)22 February 1993 (aged 29) | Unattached |
| 25 | LB | Hmida Salah | (1992-05-23)23 May 1992 (aged 30) | A Bou Saâda |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 8 | MF | Ammar El Orfi | (1998-11-03)3 November 1998 (aged 24) | JS Kabylie |
| 11 | MF | Hedy Habtoune | (2003-06-02)2 June 2003 (aged 19) | Unattached |
| 15 | MF | Mohamed Daoud | (1991-12-27)27 December 1991 (aged 31) | JS Saoura |
| 18 | MF | Billel Hammoud | (1996-08-17)17 August 1996 (aged 26) | JS Bordj Ménaïel |
| 22 | MF | Mohammed Essaid Bourahla | (1990-05-24)24 May 1990 (aged 32) | USM Khenchela |
| Forwards ||||||
| 6 | FW | Mounir Aichi | (1992-03-07)7 March 1992 (aged 30) | USM Khenchela |
| 7 | FW | Wail Harikeche | (1998-04-19)19 April 1998 (aged 24) | US Tataouine |
| 9 | FW | Youcef Djahnit | (1997-01-11)11 January 1997 (aged 25) | US Biskra |
| 10 | FW | Hamza Banouh | (1990-05-07)7 May 1990 (aged 32) | NA Hussein Dey |
| 14 | FW | Nadjib Berrabeh | (1999-03-13)13 March 1999 (aged 23) | CR Témouchent |
| 19 | FW | Chakib Berkani | (1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 26) | USM Khenchela |
| 20 | ST | Chaker Kaddour Chérif | (1997-02-08)8 February 1997 (aged 25) | JS Kabylie |
| 23 | FW | Faik Amrane | (1997-11-26)26 November 1997 (aged 25) | CS Constantine |
| 26 | FW | Laid Saidi | (2000-04-26)26 April 2000 (aged 22) | US Tataouine |
| 27 | FW | Hani Gasmi | (1999-11-06)6 November 1999 (aged 23) | RC Kouba |

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

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 6 August 2022 | LB | Redouane Cherifi | Unattached | Free transfer | |
| 9 August 2022 | MF | Ammar El Orfi | JS Kabylie | Free transfer | |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 19 January 2023 | MF | Mohammed Essaid Bourahla | USM Khenchela | Free transfer |
| 22 January 2023 | FW | Mounir Aichi | USM Khenchela | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2023 | MF | Hedy Habtoune | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 5 February 2023 | FW | Chakib Berkani | USM Khenchela | Free transfer |
| 5 February 2023 | CB | Tarek Cheurfaoui | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Free transfer |

### Out
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 28 June 2022 | MF | Karm Benkouider | JS Saoura | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Mohamed Amine Madani | CS Constantine | Free transfer |
| 24 July 2022 | CB | Khaled Nèche | Al-Qaisumah FC | Free transfer |
| 26 July 2022 | FW | Akram Demane | Al-Sadd | Free transfer |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 31 January 2023 | FW | Ayache Ziouache | ES Mostaganem | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2023 | MF | Fouad Ghanem | ES Sétif | Free transfer |
| 5 February 2022 | CB | Merzak Abaziz | Unattached | Released |
| 5 February 2022 | MF | Walid Hellal | Unattached | Released |
| 5 February 2022 | MF | Laid Ouadji | Unattached | Released |
| 5 February 2022 | MF | Abderrazak Khelifi | Unattached | Released |
| 5 February 2022 | LB | Samir Chaouchi | Unattached | Released |

## 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 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 036.67 | — | 13th | 27 August 2022 | 15 July 2023 |
| Algerian Cup | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 080.00 | Round of 64 | Semi-finals | 14 February 2023 | 27 May 2023 |
| Total | 35 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 042.86 |
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 |
| 11 | USM Alger | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 40 | Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup |
| 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 |
* ↑ USMA Alger qualified for the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup as the title holders.

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | W |
| Position | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 |

#### 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 | Mohamed Tayeb Cherif | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ALG | Nafaa Alloui | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Saber Meddour | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Tarek Cheurfaoui | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Adnene Ladjabi | 19 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ALG | Billel Bouzid | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ALG | Riadh Dahmani | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ALG | Redouane Cherifi | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ALG | Hmida Salah | 28 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | DF | ALG | Yacine Zeghad | 23 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | DF | ALG | Abdelhamid Driss | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | FW | ALG | Ammar El Orfi | 28 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ALG | Hedy Habtoune | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Daoud | 31 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | ALG | Billel Hammoud | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ALG | Mohammed Essaid Bourahla | 19 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 44 | MF | ALG | Ilyes Atallah | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 6 | FW | ALG | Mounir Aichi | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ALG | Wail Harikeche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Youcef Djahnit | 22 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ALG | Hamza Banouh | 24 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ALG | Nadjib Berrabeh | 26 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | ALG | Chakib Berkani | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ALG | Chaker Kaddour Chérif | 16 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | FW | ALG | Faik Amrane | 20 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | FW | ALG | Laid Saidi | 20 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ALG | Hani Gasmi | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ALG | Samir Chaouchi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ALG | Ayache Ziouache | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ALG | Merzak Abaziz | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | FW | ALG | Walid Hellal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | ALG | Abderrazak Khelifi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Fouad Ghanem | 14 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ALG | Laid Ouadji | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | TOTAL |
| 23 | | Faik Amrane | FW | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | | Fouad Ghanem | MF | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | | Chaker Kaddour Chérif | FW | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | | Hmida Salah | DF | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | | Hamza Banouh | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | | Laid Saidi | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | | Mohammed Essaid Bourahla | MF | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | | Ayache Ziouache | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | | Nadjib Berrabeh | FW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | | Ammar El Orfi | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | Abdelhamid Ladjabi | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | | Youcef Djahnit | FW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | | Mohamed Daoud | MF | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | | Yacine Zeghad | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | | Ilyes Atallah | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 35 | 8 | 33 |