MC Alger

Algerian football club

For other uses, see MC Alger (disambiguation).

Football club

MC Alger

Full name| Mouloudia Club d'Alger
Nickname(s)| M.C.A
Mouloudia
The Dean
Chnawa (the Chinese, due to their large fanbase)
Green and Red
The People's Club
Founded| August 7, 1921; 101 years ago (1921-08-07)
as Mouloudia Club Algérois
Ground| Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Capacity| 64,000
Owner| Sonatrach
President| Mohamed Hakim Hadj Redjem
Head Coach| Faouzi Benzarti[1]
League| Ligue Professionnelle 1
2021–22| Ligue Professionnelle 1, 8th
Website| Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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Current season
Active departments of Mouloudia Club d'Alger

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Football|  Handball
(Men's)|  Handball
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Basketball
(Men's)|  Basketball
(Women's)|  Volleyball
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Volleyball
(Women's)|  Boxing|  Swimming
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Fencing|  Cycling|  Judo
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Athletics|  Karate|  Table tennis
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Mouloudia Club d'Alger (Arabic: نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are red, green and white. Their home stadium, the Stade 5 Juillet 1962, has a capacity of 65,000 spectators. They also receive their opponents in Omar Hamadi Stadium. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

Founded in 1921 as Mouloudia Club Algérois and Mouloudia Chaâbia d’Alger, the club was known as Mouloudia Pétroliers d'Alger  from 1977 to 1986 and changed its name to Mouloudia Club d'Alger in 1986. The club colours are red and green. They play at the Stade Omar Hamadi.

MC Alger were the first Algerian club to win a continental competition, winning the 1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs. They are one of the most successful Algerian clubs having won the domestic league 7 times, and the domestic cup 8 times, third to USM Alger, CR Belouizdad and ES Sétif.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Crest
* 3 Kit manufacturers
* 4 Honours
* 4.1 Domestic competitions
* 4.2 International competitions
* 4.3 Regional competitions
* 5 Performance in CAF competitions
* 6 Players
* 6.1 Current squad
* 6.2 Reserve Squad
* 7 Personnel
* 7.1 Current technical staff
* 8 Notable players
* 9 Managers
* 10 References
* 11 External links

## History[edit]

In 1921, a group of youths from the Casbah and Bab El Oued neighborhoods joined to create the first Muslim football club in colonized Algeria.[2] The group was led by Hamoud Aouf, who served as a liaison between the two groups. On August 7, 1921, the club was officially founded in the waiting room of the Benachere café. The date coincided with the Mawlid, hence the name Mouloudia Club d'Alger. Green, for the hope of the Algerian people and the traditional colour of Islam, and red, for the love of the nation, were chosen as the club colours.

In 1976, MC Alger qualified for the African Cup of Champions Clubs for the first time in its history after winning the 1974–75 Algerian Championnat National. They reached the final after beating Al-Ahly Benghazi of Libya, Al Ahly of Egypt, Luo Union of Kenya and Enugu Rangers of Nigeria, respectively.[3] In the final, they met Guinean club Hafia Conakry, who had won the last edition of the competition. In the first leg in Conakry, MC Alger lost 3–0 and faced the difficult task of having to score three goals in the return leg. However, in the return leg, they managed to score the three goals with a brace from Omar Betrouni and a goal from Zoubir Bachi.[4] They went on to win the penalty shootout 4–1 to win their first African title and also become the first Algerian club to win a continental competition.

## Crest[edit]

* Former logo

* Present logo

## Kit manufacturers[edit]

Kit suppliers

Dates  | Supplier
2009–2012  | Adidas
2012–2016  | Joma
2016–2019  | Umbro
2019–2021  | Puma
2021–  | Joma

## Honours[edit]

### Domestic competitions[edit]

* Algerian League 1

Champions (7): 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1998–99, 2009–10
Runners-up (5): 1962–63, 1969–70, 1988–89, 2016–17, 2019–20

* Algerian Cup

Winners (8) – shared record: 1970–71, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1982–83, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2013–14, 2015–16
Runners-up (1): 2012–13

* Algerian Super Cup

Winners (3) (record): 2006, 2007, 2014
Runner-up (2): 1973, 2016

* Algerian League Cup

Winners (1): 1998

### International competitions[edit]

* CAF Champions League

Winners (1): 1976

### Regional competitions[edit]

* Maghreb Cup Winners Cup

Winners (2): 1971, 1974

* North African Cup of Champions

Runners-up (1): 2010

* Maghreb Champions Cup

Runners-up (1): 1975

## Performance in CAF competitions[edit]

* African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League: 8 appearances

1976 – Champion
1977 – Quarter-finals
1979 – Second Round
1980 – Quarter-finals

2000 – First Round
2011 – Group stage
2018 – Group stage
2021 – Quarter - finals

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* CAF Confederation Cup: 4 appearances

2007 – First Round
2008 – First Round
2015 – First Round
2017 – Quarter-finals

* CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance

1984 – Second Round

## Players[edit]

Main article: List of MC Alger players

Algerian teams are limited to two foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;

### Current squad[edit]

As of 25 August 2022[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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1  | GK |  ALG | Farid Chaâl (captain)
2  | GK |  ALG | Abdelatif Ramdane
3  | DF |  ALG | Boualem Mesmoudi
4  | MF |  ALG | Tayeb Hamoudi
5  | DF |  ALG | Ayoub Abdellaoui (vice-captain)
7  | FW |  ALG | Abdelmalek Oukil
8  | FW |  ALG | Féth-Allah Tahar
9  | FW |  NGA | Victor Mbaoma
10  | FW |  GHA | Joseph Esso
11  | FW |  ALG | Mohammed Souhil Bassa
12  | DF |  ALG | Mohamed Merouani
13  | MF |  ALG | Aziz Benabdi
15  | DF |  ALG | Houari Ferhani
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16  | GK |  ALG | Oussama Litim
17  | DF |  ALG | Kamel Hamidi
18  | FW |  ALG | Kheireddine Merzougui
19  | DF |  ALG | Ayoub Ghezala
20  | DF |  ALG | Réda Halaïmia
21  | FW |  ALG | Aymene Rahmani
22  | MF |  ALG | Khalid Dahmani
23  | FW |  ALG | Chouaib Debbih
24  | FW |  ALG | Mohamed Ramzi Haif
25  | MF |  ALG | Badreddine Touki
26  | MF |  ALG | Moundhir Bouzekri
27  | FW |  ALG | Idir Boutrif
31  | DF |  ALG | Abdelkader Menezla

### Reserve Squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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## Personnel[edit]

### Current technical staff[edit]

Position  | Staff

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Head coach | Faouzi Benzarti
Assistant coach | Mounir Lehbab
Goalkeeping coach | Fouad Cheriet
Fitness coach | Cheikh Bouziane

## Notable players[edit]

Below are the notable former players who have represented MC Alger in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1921. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club or represented the national team for which the player is eligible during his stint with MC Alger or following his departure.

For a complete list of MC Alger players, see Category:MC Alger players

Algeria

* Zoubir Bachi
* Fayçal Badji
* Mohamed Belgherbi
* Lakhdar Belloumi
* Ali Bencheikh
* Omar Betrouni
* Hadj Bouguèche
* Ismaël Bouzid
* Noureddine Daham
* Farès Fellahi

* Kader Firoud
* Fodil Hadjadj
* Larbi Hosni
* Karim Kaddour
* Hamza Koudri
* Tarek Lazizi
* Bouzid Mahyouz
* Fawzi Moussouni
* Amokrane Oualiken
* Rafik Saïfi
* Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche

Mali

* Moussa Coulibaly
* Drissa Diakite

Togo

* Mamam Cherif Touré

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## Managers[edit]

* Mahmoud Hamid Bacha, Mustapha Biskri (1998)
* Abdelhamid Kermali, Mustapha Biski (1983–89), (1998-1999)
* Michel Renquin (2000-2001)
* Bachir Mechri, Ali Bencheikh, Bachta (2001-2002)
* Noureddine Saâdi (2002– Dec 4, 2003)
* Hervé Revelli (Jan 1, 2004 – May 1, 2004)
* Jean-Paul Rabier (2004–05)
* Robert Nouzaret (July 1, 2005 – Dec 24, 2005)
* Noureddine Saâdi (Dec 2005 – March 2006)
* François Bracci (March 2006 – Oct 06)
* Hacène Matallah (Oct 2006 – Nov 06)
* Enrico Fabbro (Nov 2006 – Nov 07)
* Jean Thissen (Nov 2007 – Jan 08)
* Enrico Fabbro (Jan 2008 – Feb 08)
* Mohamed Mekhazni (Feb 2008 – March 8)
* Ameur Djamil (March 27, 2008 – Sept 21, 2008)
* Alain Michel (Sept 21, 2008 – Dec 09)
* François Bracci (Dec 2009–10)
* Alain Michel (June 2010 – March 15, 2011)
* Noureddine Zekri (March 11, 2011 – July 19, 2011)
* Abdelhak Menguellati (June 2011 – Aug 11)
* Abdelhak Benchikha (Sept 1, 2011 – Oct 5, 2011)
* François Bracci (Oct 23, 2011 – Feb 11, 2012)
* Kamel Bouhellal (Feb 10, 2012 – May 5, 2012)
* Abdelkrim Bira (May 4, 2012 – June 30, 2012)
* Patrick Liewig (July 1, 2012 – Aug 20, 2012)
* Jean-Paul Rabier (Aug 27, 2012 – Sept 23, 2012)
* Djamel Menad (Sept 24, 2012 – May 9, 2013)
* Farid Zemiti (interim) (May 10, 2013 – June 30, 2013)
* Alain Geiger (July 1, 2013 – Nov 10, 2013)
* Fouad Bouali (Nov 18, 2013–14)
* Artur Jorge (2014 – October 8, 2015)
* Meziane Ighil (October 13, 2015– February 2016)
* Lotfi Amrouche (Mars, 2016 – May 27, 2016)
* Djamel Menad (June, 2016– October, 2016)
* Kamel Mouassa (October, 2016– July, 2017)
* Bernard Casoni (August, 2017– August, 2018)
* Rafik Saifi (September 15, 2018– October 23, 2018)
* Adel Amrouche (October, 2018– March 12, 2019)
* Bernard Casoni (July, 2019– December 8, 2019)
* Mohamed Mekhazni (December 8, 2019– February 5, 2020)
* Nabil Neghiz (February 5, 2020 – February 4, 2021)
* Abdelkader Amrani (February 7, 2021 – April 12, 2021)
* Nabil Neghiz (April 28, 2021 –August 10, 2021)
* Khaled Ben Yahia (September 1, 2021 –June 10, 2022)
* Faruk Hadžibegić (July 16, 2022 –September 10, 2022)
* Faouzi Benzarti (September 25, 2022 –)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "MCA : Faouzi Benzarti, nouveau coach".
2. ^ "le MC Alger : un club, une histoire, un palmarès" (in French). APS.dz. August 29, 2012. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
3. ^ "African Club Competitions 1976". Rsssf.com. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
4. ^ "Le MCA en compétition Africaine". Kazeo.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
5. ^ "FICHE DU CLUB: MC ALGER".

## External links[edit]

* MC Alger on Facebook

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Mouloudia Club d'Alger

* Founded in August 7, 1921
* Based in Algiers

The Club|

* Players
* Managers
* presidents
* Statistics
* Seasons
* Current season

Home stadium|

* Stade Omar Hammadi (1962–1972, 2002–2003)
* Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (1972–2014, 2019–22)
* Douera Sportpark Stadium (2023–present)

History|

* History
* Africa
* honors

Rivalries|

* CR Belouizdad
* JS Kabylie
* Algiers Derby

Related articles|

* MC Alger International Players
* All-time goalscorers
* All-time appearances

Other teams|

* Athletics
* Basketball (Men's)
* Basketball (Women's)
* Boxing
* Cycling
* Fencing
* Judo
* Handball (Men's)
* Handball (Women's)
* Karate
* Swimming
* Volleyball (Men's)
* Volleyball (Women's)

* v
* t
* e

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

Seasons|

* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23

Clubs|

| 2022–23|

* ASO Chlef
* CR Belouizdad
* CS Constantine
* ES Sétif
* HB Chelghoum Laïd
* JS Kabylie
* JS Saoura
* MC Alger
* MC El Bayadh
* MC Oran
* NC Magra
* Paradou AC
* RC Arbaâ
* USM Alger
* US Biskra
* USM Khenchela

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Former|

* ASM Oran
* CA Batna
* CA Bordj Bou Arreridj
* USM Blida
* RC Arbaâ
* DRB Tadjenanet
* RC Kouba
* USM El Harrach
* RC Relizane
* MC El Eulma
* MO Constantine
* USM Annaba
* ES Guelma
* JSM Béjaïa
* JS Bordj Ménaïel
* WA Boufarik
* GC Mascara
* Hamra Annaba
* JSM Tiaret
* ES Collo
* MC Saïda
* US Chaouia
* USM Aïn Beïda
* MO Béjaïa
* AS Khroub
* DNC Alger
* MSP Batna
* USM Sétif
* ES Mostaganem
* WA Mostaganem
* OMR El Annasser
* JSM Skikda
* JS Djijel
* SC Ménerville
* SCM Oran
* USM Khenchela
* US Tébessa
* SA Mohammadia
* US Santé
* CRB Aïn Fakroun
* RCG Oran
* E Sour El Ghozlane
* USMM Hadjout

Competition|

* Teams
* Players
* foreign
* Managers (Winners)
* Stadia
* Broadcasters

Statistics and awards|

* Players
* Algerian clubs in Africa
* Records
* All-time table
* Hat-tricks
* Highest scores
* Top scorers by season
* Champions
* professional awards
* Footballer of the Year

Associated competitions|

* Algerian Cup
* Algerian Super Cup
* CAF Champions League
* CAF Confederation Cup

List of transfers|

* summer 2015
* winter 2015–16
* summer 2016
* winter 2016–17
* summer 2017
* winter 2017–18
* summer 2018
* winter 2018–19
* summer 2019
* winter 2019–20
* summer 2020
* winter 2020–21
* summer 2021

* Category
* Commons

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*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward
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