CR Belouizdad is a historic Algiers club rooted in the Belouizdad neighborhood and the football culture of the capital. Founded in 1962, the red-and-white side carries a strong domestic tradition and a regular continental presence. This team page brings together the latest recorded 29-player squad, the coaching timeline led by Sead Ramović, recent movement entries, competition participation and a durable profile of the club’s history, home grounds and sporting identity, with information current.
CR Belouizdad Upcoming matches by league
Ligue 1
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- Regular Season - 3
US Biskra
CR Belouizdad
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- Regular Season - 4
CR Belouizdad
Khenchela
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- Regular Season - 5
JS El Biar
CR Belouizdad
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- Regular Season - 6
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CR Belouizdad Last matches by league
Ligue 1
Coupe Nationale
CAF Confederation Cup
CAF Champions League
CR Belouizdad Team Roster
CR Belouizdad’s recorded squad contains 29 players. The group comprises 11 defenders, seven attackers, seven midfielders and four goalkeepers, giving the roster its greatest numerical depth at the back. The attacking options include A. Meziane, F. El Melali, F. Etouga and Y. Bouzok, while H. Benayada, M. Bouchar, N. Khacef and Y. Laouafi feature among the defenders. Midfield names include A. Kelaleche, Houssem Teka, J. Ngandziami and S. Boukhanchouche. F. Chaâl and T. Bousseder are listed alongside two Mokhtar entries in goal. Shirt numbers are recorded for most players, with Y. Ouassa the listed exception.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Houcine Benayada
Riyane Akacem
Mohamed Yasser Chelfaoui
Youcef Amine Laouafi
Mohamed Sofiane Bouchar
Fouad Kermiche
Mohamed Naoufel Khacef
position Midfielder
Abdelmalek Kelaleche
Mehdi Boudjemaa
J. Ngandziami
Houssem Teka
Salim Boukhanchouche
D. Kaassis
Bilal Boukerchaoui
A. Kahia
position Attacker
Farid El Melali
Abderrahmane Meziane Bentahar
Kouceila Boualia
Lotfi Boussouar
Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda
Franck Mbella Thierry Etouga
Yousri Bouzok
Last CR Belouizdad Coachs
Sead Ramović is the most recent recorded appointment and is listed as CR Belouizdad’s current coach. The Bosnia and Herzegovina coach began his tenure on 1 February 2025, following Samir Houhou, whose spell ran from 1 January to 1 February 2025. Abdelkader Amrani led the side from October 2024 until January 2025, after Corentin Da Silva Martins served from July to October 2024. Marcos Paquetá’s earlier recorded period ran from October 2023 to July 2024, giving the recent timeline a sequence of domestic and international coaching backgrounds.
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 February 2025 | |||
| Samir Houhou | Algeria | 1 January 2025 | 1 February 2025 |
| Abdelkader Amrani | Algeria | 1 October 2024 | 1 January 2025 |
| Corentin Da Silva Martins | France | 1 July 2024 | 1 October 2024 |
| Marcos César Dias de Castro | Brazil | 1 October 2023 | 1 July 2024 |
| Sven Ludwig Vandenbroeck | Belgium | 1 July 2023 | 1 October 2023 |
| Nabil Kouki | Tunisia | 1 July 2022 | 1 July 2023 |
| Marcos César Dias de Castro | Brazil | 1 September 2021 | 1 June 2022 |
| Slimane Raho | Algeria | 1 April 2021 | 1 June 2022 |
| Zoran Manojlovic | Serbia | 1 April 2021 | 1 August 2021 |
| Franck Dumas | France | 1 January 2020 | 1 June 2021 |
| Abdelkader Amrani | Algeria | 1 December 2018 | 1 December 2019 |
| Lotfi Amrouche | Algeria | 1 October 2018 | 1 December 2018 |
| Si Tahar Cherif El Ouazani | Algeria | 1 July 2018 | 1 October 2018 |
| Rachid Taoussi | Morocco | 1 December 2017 | 1 May 2018 |
| 1 August 2017 | |||
| Badou Zaki | Morocco | 15 November 2016 | 7 July 2017 |
| Ezzaki Badou | Morocco | 1 November 2016 | 1 July 2017 |
| Alain Michel | France | 1 September 2016 | 1 October 2016 |
| Fouad Bouali | Algeria | 1 July 2016 | 1 August 2016 |
| Alain Michel | France | 1 October 2014 | 1 June 2016 |
| Victor Charles Zvuncă | France | 1 July 2014 | 1 October 2014 |
| Rezoug Abdelkader Yaiche | Algeria | 1 January 2014 | 1 February 2014 |
| Miguel Ángel Gamondi | Argentina | 1 July 2013 | 1 January 2014 |
| Fouad Bouali | Algeria | 1 November 2012 | 1 June 2013 |
| Guglielmo Arena | Italy | 1 July 2012 | 1 October 2012 |
| Giovanni Solinas | Italy | 1 July 2011 | 1 November 2011 |
CR Belouizdad Transfers
The recent arrivals listed for CR Belouizdad include free-agent, free-transfer and standard transfer moves, plus a loan return. F. Etouga and M. Boudjemaa are recorded as free agents, while Y. Bouzok, J. Ngandziami, M. Y. Chelfaoui and R. Akacem carry transfer designations. M. Bouchar and Houssem Teka are also listed as free agents, and K. Mayo as returning from loan. Earlier arrivals include F. El Melali and A. Kelaleche as free agents, alongside M. Hammouda, Y. Ouassa and D. Kaassis under transfer designations. These entries describe recent recorded activity, not a complete recruitment total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| K. Boualia |
ES Tunis
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Free agent | 14 August 2026 |
| K. Boualia |
ES Tunis
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Free agent | 9 August 2026 |
| M. Boudjemaa |
Al Wehda Club
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Free agent | 9 July 2026 |
| F. Etouga |
Khenchela
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Free agent | 9 July 2026 |
| Y. Bouzok |
Al-Raed
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Transfer | 6 July 2026 |
| Mohamed Yasser Chelfaoui |
Olympique Akbou
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| Houssem Teka |
ES Tunis
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| R. Akacem |
JS Saoura
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Y. Chelfaoui |
Olympique Akbou
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Ngandziami |
MB Rouisset
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Bouchar |
Al Qadsia
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| K. Mayo |
Kaizer Chiefs
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| N. Benzid |
MB Rouisset
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Transfer | 30 January 2026 |
| J. Ahoua |
Simba
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Transfer | 21 January 2026 |
| F. El Melali |
Angers
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Free agent | 30 August 2025 |
Recent departure entries show players leaving through free-agent moves, transfers and loan arrangements. N. Benzid, C. Guergour, Amir Laidouni and I. Belkhir are recorded as free-agent departures, while A. Benguit, K. Mayo and Zineddine Benahmed have transfer designations. K. Mayo also appears in a loan entry to Kaizer Chiefs, while earlier movements include I. Slimani to CFR 1907 Cluj and I. Boussouf to MC Alger as free agents. The listed activity also includes departures to domestic, African and European clubs, without implying a complete seasonal total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Belhocini |
JS Kabylie
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Transfer | 29 July 2026 |
| I. Abbaci |
JS El Biar
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Free agent | 25 July 2026 |
| A. Bekkour |
JS El Biar
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Free agent | 24 July 2026 |
| N. Benzid |
Khenchela
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Free agent | 20 July 2026 |
| N. Benzid |
Khenchela
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Free agent | 19 July 2026 |
| A. Benguit |
USM Alger
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Transfer | 13 July 2026 |
| C. Guergour |
Témouchent
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- | 7 July 2026 |
| Younes Ouassa |
JS El Biar
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Free agent | 3 July 2026 |
ASO Chlef
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Free agent | 3 July 2026 | |
| I. Belkhir |
ES Setif
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| K. Mayo |
Kaizer Chiefs
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Ahoua |
Al Faisaly
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| J. Mbé |
Flamurtari
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- | 13 February 2026 |
| H. Selmi |
JS Saoura
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Free agent | 31 January 2026 |
| H. Selmi |
JS Saoura
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Free agent | 30 January 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
The recent movement picture is varied in both direction and mechanism. Arrivals include players from Algerian clubs such as Khenchela, MB Rouisset, Olympique Akbou, JS Saoura, MC Alger and Paradou AC, alongside additions from teams in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, South Africa and Azerbaijan. The entries use both free-agent and transfer designations, with K. Mayo separately recorded as returning from a loan. Departures likewise span Algerian destinations and clubs abroad, including USM Alger, ES Setif, JS Saoura, MC Alger, CFR 1907 Cluj, Partizani, Tirana and Kaizer Chiefs. Free-agent, transfer and loan classifications all appear, and some players have more than one movement entry at different dates. The entries provide a documented movement picture rather than a complete account of every squad change.
Leagues CR Belouizdad has participated in
CR Belouizdad has recent recorded participation in Ligue 1, Coupe Nationale and the CAF Confederation Cup, with each competition listed through 2025. The club also has historical entries in the CAF Champions League and Super Cup through 2024, the Arab Club Champions Cup in 2023 and the Coupe de la Ligue in 2020. Ligue 1 is the longest-running recorded league entry, beginning in 2011, while the Confederation Cup begins in 2018 and the national cup in 2016. The competition profile therefore spans recent domestic league and cup activity alongside continental involvement, while retaining the earlier cup appearances as historical parts of the club’s record.
More about CR Belouizdad
CR Belouizdad, formally Chabab Riadhi Belouizdad, is an Algerian football club from the Belouizdad neighborhood of Algiers. The club was founded in 1962, in the period immediately after Algerian independence, through the merger of the older Assafa and Wydad clubs of the Belcourt district. That origin gives CRB a strong sense of local continuity, linking its modern identity to a working-class area with a deep football culture.
The club’s traditional colors are red and white, reflected in its classic striped or red-dominant home designs and its crest. Its football identity is associated with technical quality, speed and an expressive style often described as Belcourt-style. CR Belouizdad has been one of the enduring forces in Algerian domestic football, with multiple league championships and national cup successes across earlier golden periods and its modern resurgence. The club’s historical profile is therefore shaped by both sustained domestic ambition and a capacity to remain prominent across changing eras.
Stade 20 Août 1955, situated in the heart of Belouizdad, is the traditional home ground and an important part of the club’s neighborhood connection. For major continental or high-profile fixtures, CRB has traditionally used larger Algiers venues such as Stade 5 Juillet 1962. Matchdays are defined by a passionate and vocal support base, particularly for Algiers derbies and continental nights.
CR Belouizdad operates within a professional corporate framework that has historically been connected to major national industrial or institutional ownership structures, while retaining close communal ties. Its wider sporting ecosystem combines leading Algerian players, a frequent pathway for talent into the national-team environment, and selective regional and continental recruitment. That blend of local roots, institutional backing and international competition remains central to the club’s place in Algerian football.
Last matches statistics for CR Belouizdad
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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CR Belouizdad
3 - 1
Khenchela
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Oued Akbou
0 - 1
CR Belouizdad
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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JS Saoura
0 - 0
CR Belouizdad
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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ES Setif
3 - 1
CR Belouizdad
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
CR Belouizdad
3 - 1
MC Oran
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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CR Belouizdad
3 - 1
Ben Aknoun
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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USM Alger
1 - 1
CR Belouizdad
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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JS Kabylie
0 - 0
CR Belouizdad
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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ASO Chlef
3 - 3
CR Belouizdad
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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CR Belouizdad
1 - 0
ES Setif
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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CAF Confederation Cup 2025 - 1536087
CR Belouizdad vs Zamalek SC
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CR Belouizdad vs AL Masry
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AL Masry vs CR Belouizdad
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CAF Confederation Cup 2025 - 1485494
CR Belouizdad vs Stellenbosch
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2020-2021
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