# 2020–21 WA Tlemcen season

In the 2020–21 season, WA Tlemcen is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 29th season, and the League Cup.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 15 November 2020. 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 | Kamel Soufi | (1996-06-05)5 June 1996 (aged 24) | CR Belouizdad |
| 16 | GK | Adel Chellali | (1986-08-14)14 August 1986 (aged 34) | NC Magra |
| 27 | GK | Sidi Mohamed Bendadou | (1999-08-27)27 August 1999 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | CB | Mohamed Oukrif | (1988-08-14)14 August 1988 (aged 32) | NC Magra |
| 3 | LB | Djamel Ibouzidène | (1994-01-22)22 January 1994 (aged 26) | AS Ain M'lila |
| 4 | RB | Soufyane Mebarki | (1986-05-13)13 May 1986 (aged 34) | NC Magra |
| 5 | | Youcef Kamel Messaoudi | (1994-02-20)20 February 1994 (aged 26) | ? |
| 8 | RB | Ahmida Zenasni | (1993-07-10)10 July 1993 (aged 27) | JSM Béjaïa |
| 15 | | Benali Arbaoui | (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 23) | ? |
| 22 | RB | Aymen Attou | (1997-10-08)8 October 1997 (aged 23) | ES Sétif |
| 25 | RB | Kheireddine Benamrane | (1994-07-08)8 July 1994 (aged 26) | ASO Chlef |
| 34 | | Chemseddine Lakehal | (2000-02-29)29 February 2000 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | DM | Amine Benbelaid | (1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 28) | ? |
| 7 | AM | Mounir Aichi | (1992-03-07)7 March 1992 (aged 28) | USM Bel Abbès |
| 17 | DM | Ali Amiri | (1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 33) | RC Arbaâ |
| 18 | AM | Djamel Belalem | (1993-08-12)12 August 1993 (aged 27) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 19 | | Bilal Bezzeghoud | (1998-01-23)23 January 1998 (aged 22) | ? |
| 21 | | Zineddine Asli | (1997-04-15)15 April 1997 (aged 23) | USM Alger |
| 36 | | Houssem Ouassni | (1999-10-24)24 October 1999 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | LW | Abdelhalim Nezouani | (1985-01-25)25 January 1985 (aged 35) | NC Magra |
| 10 | RW | Oussama Bellatreche | (1995-07-03)3 July 1995 (aged 25) | RC Kouba |
| 11 | ST | Lahouari Touil | (1991-07-30)30 July 1991 (aged 29) | A Bou Saâda |
| 12 | | Karim Benhamida | (1999-01-10)10 January 1999 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 13 | RW | Mohamed Amine Semahi | (1999-06-22)22 June 1999 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 14 | ST | Yasser Belaribi | (1999-01-22)22 January 1999 (aged 21) | ASM Oran |
| 20 | | Djamel Eddine Zermane | (1991-08-25)25 August 1991 (aged 29) | RC Arbaâ |
| 24 | RW | Ibrahim Abdallah Benachour | (1986-11-05)5 November 1986 (aged 34) | US Biskra |

## 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 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 031.58 | — | 15th | 27 November 2020 | 24 August 2021 |
| League Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 033.33 | Round of 16 | Semi-finals | 8 May 2021 | 9 June 2021 |
| Total | 41 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 031.71 |
Updated to match played 24 August 2021 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 13 | RC Relizane | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 47 | |
| 14 | US Biskra | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 46 | |
| 15 | WA Tlemcen | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 45 | |
| 16 | ASO Chlef | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 45 | |
| 17 | AS Aïn M'lila (R) | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 44 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
* ↑ On May 16, 2021 after the participation of a penalized player Younes Koulkheir with RC Relizane against ES Sétif. RC Relizane Lost the match 3–0 and deducted 4 points.
* ↑ On May 30, 2021 after the participation of a penalized player Hamza Ziad against JS Kabylie, AS Ain M'lila Lost the match 3–0 and deducted 3 points.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 24 August 2021. 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 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Result | D | L | D | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | D | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 11 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |

### Matches

On 22 October 2020, the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fixtures were announced.

## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG | Kamel Soufi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Adel Chellali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | ALG | Sidi Mohamed Bendadou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Oukrif | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Djamel Ibouzidène | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Soufyane Mebarki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Youcef Kamel Messaoudi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | ALG | Ahmida Zenasni | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ALG | Benali Arbaoui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ALG | Aymen Attou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ALG | Kheireddine Benamrane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ALG | Chemseddine Lakehal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | DF | ALG | Abderrazak Benamraoui | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ALG | Amine Benbelaid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ALG | Mounir Aichi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ALG | Ali Amiri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ALG | Djamel Belalem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ALG | Bilal Bezzeghoud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ALG | Zineddine Asli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ALG | Houssem Ouassni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ALG | Abdelhalim Nezouani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ALG | Oussama Bellatreche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Lahouari Touil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ALG | Karim Benhamida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Amine Semahi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ALG | Yasser Belaribi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ALG | Djamel Eddine Zermane | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | ALG | Ibrahim Abdallah Benachour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Mortada Khir Eddine Keniche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Nassim Cherif | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
Last updated: 6 December 2019 Source: fr.soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L 1 | LC | TOTAL |
| 11 | | Lahouari Touil | FW | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | | Mohamed Amine Semahi | FW | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | | Djamel Eddine Zermane | FW | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | | Mounir Aichi | MF | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | | Ali Amiri | MF | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | | Djamel Ibouzidène | DF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | | Abdelhalim Nezouani | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | | Oussama Bellatreche | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | | Yasser Belaribi | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | | Ibrahim Abdallah Benachour | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Youcef Kamel Messaoudi | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | | Zineddine Asli | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | | Amine Benbelaid | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | | Chemseddine Lakehal | DF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 40 | 2 | 42 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 22 September 2020 | MF | Djamel Belalem | Olympique de Médéa | Free transfer |
| 23 September 2020 | MF | Mohamed Belaribi | ASM Oran | Free transfer |
| 23 September 2020 | MF | Ali Amiri | RC Arbaâ | Free transfer |
| 24 September 2020 | MF | Abdallah Bencheikh | ASM Oran | Free transfer |
| 24 September 2020 | DF | Djamel Ibouzidène | AS Ain M'lila | Free transfer |
| 24 September 2020 | MF | Ahmida Zenasni | JSM Béjaïa | Free transfer |
| 27 September 2020 | DF | Kheireddine Benamrane | ASO Chlef | Free transfer |
| 29 September 2020 | FW | Mounir Aichi | USM Bel Abbès | Free transfer |
| 18 October 2020 | FW | Djamel Eddine Zermane | RC Arbaâ | Free transfer |
| 18 October 2020 | DF | Abdelghani Khiat | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 1 October 2020 | FW | Hadj Bouguèche | NC Magra | Free transfer |
| 7 October 2020 | DF | Amir Benmerzouga | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 7 October 2020 | DF | Benali Arbaoui | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 7 October 2020 | MF | Ammar Abdelmalek Oukil | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 7 October 2020 | MF | Mohamed Bouflih | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 7 October 2020 | FW | Ahmed Messadia | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 7 October 2020 | DF | Amir Aguid | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 7 October 2020 | FW | Walid Sbia | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 7 October 2020 | GK | Mohammed Bouchaour | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 7 October 2020 | DF | Mahfoud Bellounes | Unattached | Free transfer |