title: 2016–17 RC Relizane season
text: # 2016–17 RC Relizane season
  
  In the 2016–17 season, RC Relizane is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 7th season, as well as the Algerian Cup.
  
  ## 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 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 040.00 | — | 14th | 20 August 2016 | 14 June 2017 |
  | Algerian Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 050.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 26 November 2016 | 17 December 2016 |
  | Total | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 040.63 |
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 | Olympique de Médéa | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 38 | |
  | 13 | USM El Harrach | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 36 | |
  | 14 | RC Relizane (R) | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 36 | Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
  | 15 | CA Batna (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 25 | Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
  | 16 | MO Béjaïa (R) | 30 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 49 | −26 | 18 | Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
  
  * ↑ JS Kabylie ahead of Olympique de Médéa on head-to-head record: JSK–OMM 0–1, OMM–JSK 1–2.
  * 1 2 RC Relizane ahead of USM El Harrach on head-to-head record: RCR–UEH 0–0, UEH–RCR 0–0 however goal difference in the first leg RCR (−8) UEH (−1).
  * ↑ RC Relizane were deducted 3 points.
  * ↑ MO Béjaïa recorded a match lost by penalty against JS Saoura because they were reduced to less than 7 players (Art. 84 Regulation of the Ligue Professionnelle 1 / Art 89 Disciplinary Code). In addition, the Bejaia club was deprived of their share of the television rights for this match. It was also punished by a deduction of 1 point and a fine of 100,000 DA.
  
  ### Results summary
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 30 January 2016. 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
  | Result | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | W |
  | Position | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
  
  ### Matches
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  ## 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 ||||||||||
  | 30 | GK | ALG | Islam Batchali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 1 | GK | ALG | Mustapha Zaidi | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 16 | GK | ALG | Hamza Bousseder | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Defenders ||||||||||
  | 29 | DF | ALG | Farès Aggoune | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ALG | Hichem Djelloul Benelhadj | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ALG | Abderezak Bentoucha | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ALG | Habib Benyamina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 18 | DF | ALG | Ishak Guebli | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 14 | DF | ALG | Zineddine Mekkaoui | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | ALG | Abdelkader Messaoudi | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | DF | ALG | Mehdi Meziane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 27 | DF | ALG | Belkacem Remache | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 17 | DF | ALG | Oussama Tebbi | 17 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
  | 21 | DF | ALG | Fouad Yagoub | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 23 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Amine Zidane | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | Midfielders ||||||||||
  | 20 | MF | ALG | Fouad Allag | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 13 | MF | ALG | Merouane Anane | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | | MF | ALG | Hamou Boughoubaï | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ALG | Chérif Said Bourenane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ALG | Billel Bouzid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ALG | El Hadj El Habib Chahloul | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ALG | Bilel Hadj Ali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 4 | MF | ALG | Hocine Harrouche | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 5 | MF | ALG | Walid Hellal | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | ALG | Houcine Riad Eddine Mazouni | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 11 | MF | ALG | Karim Meddahi | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 26 | MF | ALG | Fayçal Moundji | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ALG | Zahir Nemdil | 17 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
  | Forwards ||||||||||
  | 6 | FW | ALG | Nabil Aït Fergane | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 7 | FW | ALG | Mohamed El Amine Belmokhtar | 23 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
  | 8 | FW | ALG | Mourad Benayad | 25 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
  | | FW | ALG | Adel Benyettou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 25 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Derrag | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | ALG | Hasni Gharbi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | ALG | Abdelkader Meziane | 19 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
  | 15 | FW | ALG | Féth-Allah Tahar | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
  | Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
  
  Last updated: 11 June 2018 Source: footballdatabase.eu
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
  Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
  
  | No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L 1 | AC | TOTAL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | | Mourad Benayad | FW | 12 | 0 | 12 |
  | 7 | | Mohamed El Amine Belmokhtar | FW | 5 | 0 | 5 |
  | 17 | | Oussama Tebbi | DF | 3 | 1 | 4 |
  | 18 | | Ishak Guebli | DF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 27 | | Belkacem Remache | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 25 | | Mohamed Derrag | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 23 | | Mohamed Amine Zidane | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | | | Zahir Nemdil | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 13 | | Merouane Anane | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 14 | | Zineddine Mekkaoui | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 15 | | Féth-Allah Tahar | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | | Houcine Riad Mazouni | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 9 | | Abdelkader Meziane | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 34 | 2 | 36 |
  
  ## Squad list
  
  As of 15 January 2017:
  
  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 | Mustapha Zaidi |
  | 3 | DF | ALG | Abdelkader Messaoudi |
  | 4 | FW | ALG | Hocine Harrouche |
  | 5 | FW | ALG | Walid Hellal |
  | 6 | MF | ALG | Nabil Aït Fergane |
  | 7 | FW | ALG | Mohamed El Amine Belmokhtar |
  | 8 | MF | ALG | Mourad Benayad |
  | 9 | FW | ALG | Abdelkader Meziane |
  | 10 | MF | ALG | Houcine Riad Eddine Mazouni |
  | 11 | DF | ALG | Karim Meddahi |
  | 12 | FW | ALG | Hocine Benhaida |
  | 13 | MF | ALG | Merouane Anane |
  | 14 | DF | ALG | Zineddine Mekkaoui |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 15 | FW | ALG | Féth-Allah Tahar |
  | 16 | GK | ALG | Hamza Bousseder |
  | 17 | FW | ALG | Oussama Tebbi |
  | 18 | DF | ALG | Ishak Guebli |
  | 20 | MF | ALG | Fouad Allag |
  | 21 | DF | ALG | Fouad Yagoub |
  | 23 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Amine Zidane (captain) |
  | 25 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Derrag |
  | 26 | MF | ALG | Fayçal Moundji |
  | 27 | DF | ALG | Belkacem Remache |
  | 29 | FW | ALG | Fares Aggoun |
  | 30 | GK | ALG | Islam Batchali |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### In
  
  | Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 July 2016 | MF | Merouane Anane | CS Constantine | Undisclosed |
  | 1 July 2016 | MF | Fouad Allag | NA Hussein Dey | Undisclosed |
  | 1 July 2016 | FW | Walid Hellal | MC Oran | Undisclosed |
  | 3 July 2016 | FW | Mourad Benayad | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
  | 3 July 2016 | DF | Ishak Guebli | NA Hussein Dey | Undisclosed |
  | 4 July 2016 | FW | Nabil Aït Fergane | JSM Béjaïa | Undisclosed |
  | 5 July 2016 | DF | Zineddine Mekkaoui | CS Constantine | Free transfer |
  | 16 July 2016 | MF | Zahir Nemdil | ES Sétif | Free transfer |
  | 25 July 2016 | DF | Belkacem Remache | CS Constantine | Free transfer |
  | 30 July 2016 | GK | Hamza Bousseder | Paradou AC | Undisclosed |
  | 31 July 2016 | DF | Abdelkader Messaoudi | MO Béjaïa | Free transfer |
  | 5 January 2017 | MF | Fayçal Moundji | JS Saoura | Undisclosed |
  | 14 January 2017 | MF | Hocine Harrouche | NA Hussein Dey | Undisclosed |
  