# 2022–23 RC Arbaâ season

The 2022–23 season was RC Arbaâ's 5th season and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, RC Arbaâ 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 | Ahmed Wahid Chouih | (1982-02-10)10 February 1982 (aged 40) | RC Kouba |
| 16 | GK | Abdelmoumen Sifour | (1998-03-03)3 March 1998 (aged 24) | USM Alger |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | RB | Aymen Chaaraoui | (1997-07-26)26 July 1997 (aged 25) | Youth system |
| 5 | CB | Ibrahim Saidani | (1993-03-09)9 March 1993 (aged 29) | MSP Batna |
| 13 | CB | Haroune Benmenni | (2000-01-24)24 January 2000 (aged 22) | CR Belouizdad |
| 17 | LB | Salaheddine Benlaribi | (1995-04-30)30 April 1995 (aged 27) | JS Djijel |
| 19 | LB | Salim Brahmi | (1994-04-20)20 April 1994 (aged 28) | USM Blida |
| 25 | RB | Islam Adel Aït Ali Yahia | (1987-04-13)13 April 1987 (aged 35) | RC Kouba |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | MF | Abdelbasset Dahou | (1995-07-30)30 July 1995 (aged 27) | Youth system |
| 7 | MF | Abderrezak Kibboua | (1999-12-02)2 December 1999 (aged 23) | Paradou AC |
| 8 | MF | Mohamed Billal Rait | (1986-05-16)16 May 1986 (aged 36) | WA Boufarik |
| 10 | MF | Aboubakr Kessili | (1996-12-26)26 December 1996 (aged 26) | RCB Oued Rhiou |
| 12 | MF | Abderrazak Remili | (2000-05-08)8 May 2000 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 14 | MF | Zineddine Benboulaid | (1997-11-12)12 November 1997 (aged 25) | JS Tixeraine |
| 15 | MF | Chams-Eddine Haddad | (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 28) | US Biskra |
| 18 | MF | Mehdi Boubakour | (1995-06-26)26 June 1995 (aged 27) | SCM Oran |
| 20 | MF | Kheireddine Toual | (2001-08-04)4 August 2001 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 23 | MF | Yacine Deghmani | (1991-07-29)29 July 1991 (aged 31) | US Beni Douala |
| 27 | MF | Mohamed Taib | (1994-04-20)20 April 1994 (aged 28) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | FW | Aymen Amoura | (1999-01-04)4 January 1999 (aged 23) | WA Tlemcen |
| 11 | FW | Ahmed Zaouche | (1999-05-27)27 May 1999 (aged 23) | MC El Eulma |
| 21 | FW | Salah Eddine Akachat | (2000-02-09)9 February 2000 (aged 22) | USM Blida |
| 22 | FW | Seif Zine Toumi | (1994-09-07)7 September 1994 (aged 28) | US Biskra |
| 26 | FW | Lyes Draoui | (1997-09-28)28 September 1997 (aged 25) | NRB Beni Ouelbane |
| 47 | FW | Islam Ansal | (2001-01-10)10 January 2001 (aged 21) | CA Bordj Bou Arréridj |

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

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 14 July 2022 | FW | Ahmed Zaouche | MC El Eulma | Free transfer |
| 20 July 2022 | FW | Islam Ansal | CA Bordj Bou Arréridj | Free transfer |
| 30 July 2022 | MF | Abderrezak Kibboua | Paradou AC | Free transfer |
| 22 August 2022 | FW | Aymen Amoura | WA Tlemcen | Free transfer |

### Out
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 16 June 2022 | FW | Abdelmalek Oukil | MC Alger | Free transfer |
| 20 August 2022 | CB | Idir Mokeddem | JS Saoura | Free transfer |
| 20 August 2022 | FW | Mohamed Amine Bouziane | US Monastir | Free transfer |

## 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 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 033.33 | — | 15th | 26 August 2022 | 15 July 2023 |
| Algerian Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 050.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 25 November 2022 | 17 December 2022 |
| Total | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 034.38 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laïd (R) | 30 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 11 | 76 | −65 | 4 | Relegation to 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: 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | W | L |
| Position | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |

#### 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 | Ahmed Wahid Chouih | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Abdelmoumen Sifour | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Aymen Chaaraoui | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Ibrahim Saidani | 27 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ALG | Haroune Benmenni | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ALG | Salaheddine Benlaribi | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ALG | Salim Brahimi | 26 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ALG | Islam Adel Aït Ali Yahia | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ALG | Abdelbasset Dahou | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ALG | Abderrezak Kibboua | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Billal Rait | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Aboubakr Kessili | 25 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ALG | Abderrazak Remili | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ALG | Zineddine Benboulaid | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ALG | Chams-Eddine Haddad | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ALG | Mehdi Boubakour | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ALG | Kheireddine Toual | 19 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ALG | Yacine Deghmani | 29 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Taib | 26 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | MF | ALG | Fouad Serradj | 17 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ALG | Aymen Amoura | 16 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Ahmed Zaouche | 28 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | ALG | Salah Eddine Akachat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ALG | Seif Zine Toumi | 30 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | FW | ALG | Lyes Draoui | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | ALG | Islam Ansal | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |
| 22 | | Seif Zine Toumi | FW | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 27 | | Mohamed Taib | MF | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | | Aboubakr Kessili | MF | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | | Ahmed Zaouche | FW | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | | Yacine Deghmani | MF | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | | Ibrahim Saidani | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | | Aymen Amoura | FW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 85 | | Fouad Serradj | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | | Mehdi Boubakour | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 47 | | Islam Ansal | FW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | | Salim Brahmi | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | | Zineddine Benboulaid | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | | Islam Adel Aït Ali Yahia | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | | Kheireddine Toual | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | | Haroune Benmenni | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 39 | 5 | 44 |