2019–20 NC Magra season

NC Magra
2019–20 season
Chairman	Azzedine Bennacer
Head coach	Karim Zaoui; (from 27 June 2019); (until 15 September 2019); El Hadi Khezar; (until 10 January 2020); Hadj Merine; (from 14 January 2020)
Stadium	Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif; Stade Martyr Al Taher Qidum, Ras El Oued
Ligue 1	16th
Algerian Cup	Round of 64
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

In the 2019–20 season, NC Magra competed in the Ligue 1 for the 1st season, as well as the Algerian Cup.^[4] On March 15, 2020, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) decided to halt the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.^[5] On July 29, 2020, the LFP declared that season is over and CR Belouizdad to be the champion, the promotion of four teams from the League 2, and scraping the relegation for the current season.^[6]

Squad list edit

Players and squad numbers last updated on 15 August 2019.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Nat.	Position	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition	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	22	4	7	11	16	30	−14	018.18	—	16th	15 August 2019	14 March 2020
Algerian Cup	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00	Round of 64		28 December 2019
Total	23	4	7	12	17	34	−17	017.39

Updated to match played 3 June 2019
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1 edit

League table edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
12	ASO Chlef	21	6	7	8	15	17	−2	25	1.19
13	CA Bordj Bou Arreridj	22	6	7	9	22	29	−7	25	1.14
14	US Biskra	22	6	3	13	17	33	−16	21	0.95
15	NA Hussein Dey	22	4	7	11	14	27	−13	19^[a]	0.86^[a]
16	NC Magra	22	4	7	11	16	30	−14	19^[a]	0.86^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: dzfoot.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Magra 3, Hussein Day 0

Results summary edit


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	4	7	11	16	30	−14	19	3	4	4	9	10	−1	1	3	7	7	20	−13

Last updated: 22 April 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round edit

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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	D	D	W	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	L	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Position	16	9	8	9	11	12	12	12	15	16	16	16	14	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2019. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

Win Draw Loss

15 August 2019 Round 1	NC Magra	1–0	ASO Chlef	Sétif
20:00	Boulaïnceur 36'	Soccerway report		Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef

19 August 2019 Round 2	CR Belouizdad	2–1	NC Magra	Algiers^{[note 2]}
21:00	Khali 2' Belahouel 30'	Soccerway report	Keddad 64' (o.g.)	Stadium: July 5, 1962 Stadium Referee: Bilal Bendjahene

30 August 2019 Round 3	NC Magra	2–1	USM Bel Abbès	Sétif
20:00	Tatem 65' Demane 81'	Soccerway report	Aichi 62'	Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Hamza Bouslimani

12 September 2019 Round 4	ES Sétif	3–0	NC Magra	Sétif
19:00	Deghmoum 26' Djahnit 45+1' Ghacha 76'	Soccerway report		Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Referee: Ahmed Bouzrar

24 September 2019 Round 5	NC Magra	1–2	CS Constantine	Sétif
16:00	Maâziz 36'	Soccerway report	Boudebouda 14' Amokrane 73'	Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal

28 September 2019 Round 6	AS Ain M'lila	1–1	NC Magra	Aïn M'lila
16:00	Bitam 53'	Soccerway report	Dmigha 84'	Stadium: Touhami Zoubir Khelifi Stadium Referee: Farouk Mial

5 October 2019 Round 7	NC Magra	0–0	MC Alger	Sétif
16:00		Soccerway report		Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Referee: Bilal Bendjahene

23 October 2019 Round 8	JS Saoura	3–0	NC Magra	Béchar
19:00	Khoualed 25' Zaidi 45+3' Elmammeri 64'	Soccerway report		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Hamza Boucetta

30 October 2019 Round 9	NC Magra	1–2	USM Alger	Sétif
15:00	Ziani 90+2'	Soccerway report	Zouari 66' Mahious 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Referee: Malek Ait Ameur

9 November 2019 Round 10	MC Oran	1–0	NC Magra	Oran
17:00	Freifer 37'	Soccerway report		Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium Referee: Lyés Bekouassa

23 November 2019 Round 11	NC Magra	1–1	CA Bordj Bou Arreridj	Sétif
16:00	Abdelhafid 14'	Soccerway report	Guessan 78'	Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Referee: Hamza Boucetta

7 December 2019 Round 13	NA Hussein Dey	0–1	NC Magra	Dar El Beïda
15:00		Soccerway report	Ziani 48'	Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee: Missoum Benabdellah

16 December 2019 Round 14	NC Magra	1–0	US Biskra	Ras El Oued
15:00	Demane 84'	Soccerway report		Stadium: Stade Martyr Al Taher Qidum Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa

21 December 2019 Round 15	JS Kabylie	3–0	NC Magra	Tizi Ouzou
16:00	Hamroune 62' Banouh 67', 78'	Soccerway report		Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954 Attendance: 0 (close doors)^[8] Referee: Houssam Benyahia

19 January 2020 Round 12	NC Magra	1–1	Paradou AC	Ras El Oued
14:30	Abdelhafid 65'	Soccerway report	Bouzok 26'	Stadium: Stade Martyr Al Taher Qidum Referee: Mustapha Bessiri

1 February 2020 Round 16	ASO Chlef	0–0	NC Magra	Chlef
17:45		Soccerway report		Stadium: Stade Mohamed Boumezrag Referee: Mohamed Saïdi

8 February 2020 Round 17	NC Magra	1–1	CR Belouizdad	Ras El Oued
15:00	Lakdja 90'	Soccerway report	Hainikoye 74'	Stadium: Stade Martyr Al Taher Qidum Referee: Abderrezzak Arab

17 February 2020 Round 18	USM Bel Abbès	3–1	NC Magra	Sidi Bel Abbès
17:00	Belhocini 8', 42', 75'	Soccerway report	Billel 50'	Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Houssam Benyahia

22 February 2020 Round 19	NC Magra	0–1	ES Sétif	Ras El Oued
15:00		Soccerway report	Bekakchi 38'	Stadium: Stade Martyr Al Taher Qidum Referee: Lahlou Benbraham

29 February 2020 Round 20	CS Constantine	1–1	NC Magra	Constantine
17:00	Yettou 77'	Soccerway report	Haroun 32' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Mohamed Boutaraa

7 March 2020 Round 21	NC Magra	0–1	AS Aïn M'lila	Ras El Oued
15:00		Soccerway report	Siam 88'	Stadium: Stade Martyr Al Taher Qidum Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef

14 March 2020 Round 22	MC Alger	3–2	NC Magra	Algiers
17:45	Frioui 21', 37' (pen.) Bourdim 54'	Soccerway report	Haroun 50' Aib 67'	Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Abdelmoumen Touabti
Note: due to coronavirus outbreak, Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform decided to be all matches played behind closed doors.^[9]

Round 23	NC Magra	Cancelled	JS Saoura	Ras El Oued
				Stadium: Stade Martyr Al Taher Qidum

Round 24	USM Alger	Cancelled	NC Magra	Bologhine
				Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

Round 25	NC Magra	Cancelled	MC Oran	Ras El Oued
				Stadium: Stade Martyr Al Taher Qidum

Round 26	CA Bordj Bou Arreridj	Cancelled	NC Magra	Bordj Bou Arréridj
				Stadium: August 20, 1955 Stadium

Round 27	Paradou AC	Cancelled	NC Magra	Bologhine
				Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

Round 28	NC Magra	Cancelled	NA Hussein Dey	Ras El Oued
				Stadium: Stade Martyr Al Taher Qidum

Round 29	US Biskra	Cancelled	NC Magra	Biskra
				Stadium: Stade du 18 Février

Round 30	NC Magra	Cancelled	JS Kabylie	Ras El Oued
				Stadium: Stade Martyr Al Taher Qidum

Algerian Cup edit

28 December 2019 Round of 64	CS Constantine	4–1	NC Magra	Constantine
17:30	Benayada 18' Lamri 45+1' Boucheriha 51' Amokrane 83'	Report^[10]	Demane 38'	Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Mohamed Saïdi
Note: Lineup for NC Magra - Benmalek, Hebal, Billel, Oukali, Chikhi, Derradji, Chikh Touhami, Fegas, Akram Demane (Ben Abdekrim ?’), Dmigha (Bey 46’), Boulaïnceur

Squad information edit

Playing statistics edit

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ligue 1		Algerian Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ALG	Youcef Chikher	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	GK	ALG	Abdelkader Kellouche	18	0	18	0	0	0
30	GK	ALG	Boualem Benmalek	5	0	4	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	ALG	Yaâkoub Anani	9	0	9	0	0	0
3	DF	ALG	Hani Aichour	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	ALG	Nadjib Maâziz	9	1	9	1	0	0
5	DF	ALG	AbdelKarim Oukali	19	0	18	0	1	0
14	DF	ALG	Chamseddine Derradji	22	0	21	0	1	0
18	DF	ALG	Fouad Billel	10	1	9	1	1	0
23	DF	ALG	Abdelmoumen Chikhi	1	0	0	0	1	0
24	DF	ALG	Hossam Hebal	15	0	14	0	1	0
28	DF	ALG	Hadj Chikh Boucherit	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ALG	Mohamed Achref Aib	7	1	7	1	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF	ALG	Mohamed Chikh Touhami	18	0	17	0	1	0
8	MF	ALG	Ismail Tatem	6	1	6	1	0	0
11	MF	ALG	Ahmed Djellali	3	0	3	0	0	0
13	MF	ALG	Tayeb Maroci	7	0	7	0	0	0
21	MF	ALG	Oussama Khelifi	7	0	7	0	0	0
25	MF	ALG	Adhem Demane	1	0	1	0	0	0
26	MF	ALG	Sami Dmigha	6	1	5	1	1	0
	MF	ALG	Assad Lakdja	7	1	7	1	0	0
Forwards
6	FW	ALG	Faouzi Rahal	18	0	18	0	0	0
12	FW	ALG	Rafik Boulaïnceur	19	1	18	1	1	0
15	FW	ALG	Aziz Fegas	19	0	18	0	1	0
17	FW	ALG	Akram Demane	17	3	16	2	1	1
20	FW	ALG	Billel Ziani	22	2	22	2	0	0
29	FW	ALG	Abdelkader Meziane	2	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	ALG	Ali Haroun	7	2	7	2	0	0
	FW	ALG	Hani Gasmi	5	0	5	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
10	MF	ALG	Hocine El Orfi	8	0	8	0	0	0
9	FW	ALG	Abdelhak Abdelhafid	12	2	12	2	0	0

Last updated: 11 June 2018
Source: fr.soccerway.com

Goalscorers edit

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

No.	Player	Pos.	L 1	AC	TOTAL
17	Akram Demane	FW	2	1	3
20	Billel Ziani	FW	2	0	2
	Ali Haroun	FW	2	0	2
9	Abdelhak Abdelhafid	FW	2	0	2
4	Nadjib Maâziz	DF	1	0	1
18	Fouad Billel	DF	1	0	1
	Mohamed Achref Aib	DF	1	0	1
8	Ismail Tatem	MF	1	0	1
26	Sami Dmigha	MF	1	0	1
	Assad Lakdja	MF	1	0	1
12	Rafik Boulaïnceur	FW	1	0	1
Own Goals			1	0	1
Totals			16	1	17

Squad list edit

As of 15 August, 2019^[11] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ALG	Youcef Chikher
2	DF	ALG	Yaâkoub Anani
3	DF	ALG	Hani Aichour
4	DF	ALG	Nadjib Maâziz
5	DF	ALG	AbdelKarim Oukali
6	FW	ALG	Faouzi Rahal
7	MF	ALG	Mohamed Chikh Touhami
8	MF	ALG	Ismail Tatem
9	FW	ALG	Abdelhak Abdelhafid
10	MF	ALG	Hocine El Orfi
11	MF	ALG	Ahmed Djellali
12	FW	ALG	Rafik Boulaïnceur
13	MF	ALG	Tayeb Maroci
14	DF	ALG	Chamseddine Derradji


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	FW	ALG	Aziz Fegas
16	GK	ALG	Abdelkader Kellouche
17	FW	ALG	Akram Demane
18	DF	ALG	Fouad Billel
20	FW	ALG	Billel Ziani
21	MF	ALG	Oussama Khelifi
23	DF	ALG	Abdelmoumen Chikhi
24	DF	ALG	Hossam Hebal (captain)
25	MF	ALG	Adhem Demane
26	MF	ALG	Sami Dmigha
28	DF	ALG	Hadj Chikh Boucherit
29	FW	ALG	Abdelkader Meziane
30	GK	ALG	Boualem Benmalek

Transfers edit

In edit

Date	Pos	Player	from club	Transfer fee	Source
25 July 2019	MF	Tayeb Maroci	DRB Tadjenanet	Free transfer	^[12]
7 August 2019	MF	Hocine El Orfi	NA Hussein Dey	Free transfer	^[13]

Out edit

Date	Pos	Player	to club	Transfer fee	Source
2 July 2019	DF	Ayache Ziouache	CS Constantine	Free transfer	^[14]
11 July 2019	DF	Soufyane Mebarki	WA Tlemcen	Free transfer
11 July 2019	DF	Mohamed Oukrif	WA Tlemcen	Free transfer
4 January 2020	MF	Hocine El Orfi	Al-Mujazzal	Free transfer	^[15]

Notes edit

^ NC Magra played their home matches at Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif, instead of their regular stadium Boucheligue Brothers Stadium, Magra, due to renovation.
^ CR Belouizdad played their home match against NC Magra at July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, instead of their regular stadium Stade 20 Août 1955, Belouizdad, due to renovation.^[7]

References edit

^ "Karim Zaoui s'engage avec NC Magra". .liberte-algerie.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "Ligue 1 : Karim Zaoui n'est plus coach du NC Magra". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
^ "Ligue 1 : Hadj Merine nouveau coach du NC Magra". DZFoot.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
^ "SAISON 2018/2019 : LES CALENDRIERS DES CHAMPIONNATS DE LIGUE 1 ET DE LIGUE 2". lfp.dz. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
^ "بسبب كورونا.. الدوري الجزائري مهدد بالسيناريو الفرنسي". al-ain.com (in Arabic). 12 July 2020.
^ "شباب بلوزداد بطلا لموسم استثنائي". elkhabar.com (in Arabic). 29 July 2020.
^ "Ligue 1 (2e j): CR Belouizdad - NC Magra domicilié au stade du 5-juillet". aps.dz. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
^ "LFP : 4 matchs à huis clos pour la JSK". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
^ "Officiel : Les matchs de ligue 1 et de ligue 2 à huis clos". DZFoot.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
^ Résultat de la trente-deuxièmes de finale de la coupe d'Algérie de football 2019-2020, paru dans "El Heddaf", édition centre 20e année, N° 4799 Sunday 29 December 2019, page 13.
^ "FICHE DU CLUB: NC MAGRA".
^ "نجم مقرة يتعاقد مع ماروسي". elbilad.net. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "Mercato : El Orfi signe à Magra". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
^ "CS Constantine : Ziouche et Benmessaoud en renfort". elwatan.com. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ "Arabie S. : Hocine El Orfi signe à son tour". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

[table_hth_NCM0.91751929974068-8] Head-to-head points: Magra 3, Hussein Day 0

[NC_Magra-4] NC Magra played their home matches at Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif, instead of their regular stadium Boucheligue Brothers Stadium, Magra, due to renovation.

[CR_Belouizdad_vs_NC_Magra-10] CR Belouizdad played their home match against NC Magra at July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, instead of their regular stadium Stade 20 Août 1955, Belouizdad, due to renovation.^[7]

[1] "Karim Zaoui s'engage avec NC Magra". .liberte-algerie.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[2] "Ligue 1 : Karim Zaoui n'est plus coach du NC Magra". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.

[3] "Ligue 1 : Hadj Merine nouveau coach du NC Magra". DZFoot.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.

[5] "SAISON 2018/2019 : LES CALENDRIERS DES CHAMPIONNATS DE LIGUE 1 ET DE LIGUE 2". lfp.dz. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

[6] "بسبب كورونا.. الدوري الجزائري مهدد بالسيناريو الفرنسي". al-ain.com (in Arabic). 12 July 2020.

[7] "شباب بلوزداد بطلا لموسم استثنائي". elkhabar.com (in Arabic). 29 July 2020.

[9] "Ligue 1 (2e j): CR Belouizdad - NC Magra domicilié au stade du 5-juillet". aps.dz. Retrieved 16 August 2019.

[11] "LFP : 4 matchs à huis clos pour la JSK". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.

[officiel-les-matchs-de-ligue-1-et-de-ligue-2-a-huis-clos-12] "Officiel : Les matchs de ligue 1 et de ligue 2 à huis clos". DZFoot.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

[13] Résultat de la trente-deuxièmes de finale de la coupe d'Algérie de football 2019-2020, paru dans "El Heddaf", édition centre 20e année, N° 4799 Sunday 29 December 2019, page 13.

[14] "FICHE DU CLUB: NC MAGRA".

[15] "نجم مقرة يتعاقد مع ماروسي". elbilad.net. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[16] "Mercato : El Orfi signe à Magra". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

[17] "CS Constantine : Ziouche et Benmessaoud en renfort". elwatan.com. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

[18] "Arabie S. : Hocine El Orfi signe à son tour". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

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