# 2021–22 WA Tlemcen season

In the 2021–22 season, WA Tlemcen competed in the Ligue 1 for the 30th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their second consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They competed in Ligue 1, and the Algerian Cup.

## 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 | Abdelwahab Saidi | (1999-02-28)28 February 1999 (aged 22) | |
| 16 | GK | Mohamed Bouchaour | (1993-09-20)20 September 1993 (aged 28) | RCB Oued Rhiou |
| 27 | GK | Nafaa Alloui | (1991-03-17)17 March 1991 (aged 30) | US Biskra |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | RB | Racim Mebarki | (1998-04-10)10 April 1998 (aged 23) | JS Kabylie |
| 3 | LB | Juba Chirani | (1998-01-04)4 January 1998 (aged 23) | Paradou AC |
| 4 | RB | Soufyane Mebarki | (1986-05-13)13 May 1986 (aged 35) | NC Magra |
| 5 | CB | Youcef Kamel Messaoudi | (1994-02-20)20 February 1994 (aged 27) | Youth System |
| 14 | CB | Bilal Tizi Bouali | (1997-12-14)14 December 1997 (aged 24) | JS Kabylie |
| 17 | RB | Houssam Bahraoui | (1993-05-23)23 May 1993 (aged 28) | JSM Skikda |
| 22 | CB | Abderrazzak Bentoucha | (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 26) | MCB Oued Sly |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | MF | Mohamed Heriat | (1989-08-25)25 August 1989 (aged 32) | AS Ain M'lila |
| 8 | MF | Ahmida Zenasni | (1993-07-10)10 July 1993 (aged 28) | JSM Béjaïa |
| 18 | MF | Djamel Belalem | (1993-08-12)12 August 1993 (aged 28) | Olympique de Médéa |
| 19 | MF | Charif Nasseri | (1990-10-06)6 October 1990 (aged 31) | JSM Skikda |
| 20 | MF | Redouane Bounoua | (1998-11-01)1 November 1998 (aged 23) | USM Bel Abbès |
| 23 | MF | Issam Abdelhafid Guendouze | (2000-03-28)28 March 2000 (aged 21) | Youth System |
| 26 | MF | Houssem Ouassni | (1999-10-24)24 October 1999 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | FW | Abdelwahid Belgherbi | (1990-02-03)3 February 1990 (aged 31) | USM Bel Abbès |
| 9 | FW | Mohamed Seguer | (1985-09-07)7 September 1985 (aged 36) | RC Relizane |
| 10 | FW | Mohamed Said Helal | (1998-04-16)16 April 1998 (aged 23) | |
| 11 | FW | Aymen Amoura | (1999-01-04)4 January 1999 (aged 22) | IRB Maghnia |
| 12 | FW | Karim Benhamida | (1999-01-10)10 January 1999 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 13 | FW | Mohamed Amine Semahi | (1999-06-22)22 June 1999 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 15 | FW | Sid Ali Mebarki | (1998-07-13)13 July 1998 (aged 23) | Paradou AC |
| 21 | FW | Kouceila Kasdi | (1996-04-21)21 April 1996 (aged 25) | MO Bejaia |
| 24 | FW | Fathallah Belmokhtar | (1998-05-04)4 May 1998 (aged 23) | ASB Maghnia |
| 25 | FW | Younes Anis Gali Zerargua | (1995-11-16)16 November 1995 (aged 26) | MCB Oued Sly |

## 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 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 72 | −59 | 008.82 | — | 18th | 23 October 2021 | 11 June 2022 |
| Total | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 72 | −59 | 008.82 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 17 | RC Relizane (R) | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 87 | −56 | 20 | Relegation to Algerian Ligue 2 |
| 18 | WA Tlemcen (R) | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 72 | −59 | 13 | 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |

### 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 | Abdelwahab Saidi | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Mohamed Bouchaour | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | ALG | Nafaa Aloui | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Racim Mebarki | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Juba Chirani | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Soufyane Mebarki | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Youcef Kamel Messaoudi | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ALG | Houssam Bahraoui | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ALG | Abderrazzak Bentoucha | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ALG | Imad Eddine Ghemadi | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Abderrazak Benamraoui | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Heriat | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ALG | Djamel Belalem | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ALG | Charif Nasseri | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ALG | Redouane Bounoua | 31 | 3 | 31 | 3 |
| 23 | MF | ALG | Issam Abdelhafid Guendouze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ALG | Houssem Ouassni | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | ALG | Nassim Cherif | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ALG | Chems Eddine Lakehal | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 7 | FW | ALG | Abdelwahid Belgherbi | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Seguer | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Said Helal | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Aymen Amoura | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ALG | Karim Benhamida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Amine Semahi | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ALG | Sid Ali Mebarki | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| 21 | FW | ALG | Kouceila Kasdi | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ALG | Fathallah Belmokhtar | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ALG | Younes Anis Gali Zerargua | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 46 | FW | ALG | Mortada Keniche | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| | FW | ALG | Ilyas Talbi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||
| 14 | DF | ALG | Bilal Tizi Bouali | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ALG | Ahmida Zenasni | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Last updated: 10 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 |
| 20 | | Redouane Bounoua | MF | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | | Sid Ali Mebarki | FW | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | | Younes Anis Gali Zerargua | FW | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | | Abdelwahid Belgherbi | FW | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | | Houssem Ouassni | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | | Mortada Keniche | FW | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | | Chems Eddine Lakehal | MF | 1 | 1 |
| | | Ilyas Talbi | FW | 1 | 1 |
| | | Abderrazak Benamraoui | DF | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 13 | 13 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 9 September 2021 | CB | Bilal Tizi Bouali | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 9 September 2021 | CB | Abderrazzak Bentoucha | MCB Oued Sly | Free transfer |
| 9 September 2021 | FW | Amine Amoura | IRB Maghnia | Free transfer |
| 11 September 2021 | FW | Houssam Bahraoui | JSM Skikda | Free transfer |
| 12 September 2021 | FW | Fathallah Belmokhtar | ASB Maghnia | Free transfer |
| 12 September 2021 | GK | Mohamed Bouchaour | RCB Oued Rhiou | Free transfer |
| 18 September 2021 | GK | Nafaa Alloui | US Biskra | Free transfer |
| 18 September 2021 | MF | Mohamed Heriat | AS Aïn M'lila | Free transfer |
| 18 September 2021 | FW | Kouceila Kasdi | MO Bejaia | Free transfer |
| 21 September 2021 | FW | Mohamed Ghali | MCB Oued Sly | Free transfer |
| 21 September 2021 | RB | Racim Mebarki | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 21 September 2021 | LB | Juba Chirani | Paradou AC | Free transfer |
| 26 September 2021 | MF | Charif Nasseri | JSM Skikda | Free transfer |
| 29 September 2021 | FW | Abdelwahid Belgherbi | USM Bel Abbès | Free transfer |
| 29 September 2021 | MF | Redouane Bounoua | USM Bel Abbès | Free transfer |
| 14 October 2021 | FW | Mohamed Seguer | RC Relizane | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 16 August 2021 | RW | Oussama Bellatreche | JS Saoura | Free transfer |
| 17 August 2021 | MF | Amine Benbelaid | ES Sétif | Free transfer |
| 20 August 2021 | RB | Aymen Attou | MC Alger | Free transfer |
| 2 September 2021 | ST | Lahouari Touil | Al-Zawraa SC | Free transfer |
| 18 September 2021 | CB | Mohamed Oukrif | NC Magra | Free transfer |
| 18 September 2021 | GK | Adel Chellali | NC Magra | Free transfer |
| 26 September 2021 | RB | Kheireddine Benamrane | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Free transfer |
| 7 October 2021 | FW | Mounir Aichi | RC Relizane | Free transfer |
| 7 October 2021 | FW | Djamel Eddine Zermane | AS Aïn M'lila | Free transfer |
| 25 February 2022 | DF | Ahmida Zenasni | ASO Chlef | Free transfer |