Club de Derb Jeunesse d'Oran, ( ar, نادي الدرب الشبيبة لوهران) known as CDJ Oran or simply CDJ for a short is an Algerian multisports club founded in 1894 in

Oran Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...

and play in the Ligue of Oran - Group B. It's the oldest omnisports club in Algeria and North Africa. The club colours are blue and black. The CDJ is also the first club to win the North African Football Cup in 1930-31.

History

The multisports club was founded on April 14, 1894 by the European settlers in the neighbourhood El-Derb of

under the name of Club des Joyeusetés. The football section was created on July 10, 1897. The club was dissolved in 1962 after the independence of Algeria and the departure of the Europeans. After the Independence of Algeria, the football section was resurrected in the 1990s in El-Derb by young Algerians from Oran under the name of ''Club de Derb Jeunesse'', also called ''Club des Jeunes''. Currently the club plays in the lower divisions of the league of Oran in Ligue of Oran - Group B.

Stadiums

The football club played at the ''Stade de Turin'' in the neighbourhood Gambetta until the construction of the ''Stade Étienne Gay'' in the same district better known as the Stade Gay (it will be renamed after independence Stade Kaddour Keloua). The club play now in ''Stade Allal Toula'' in the neighbourhood Hai Mahieddine (ex. Eckmühl).

Achievements

National

* League of Oran :Champion (7): 1913-14, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1933-34, 1936-37, 1937-38, 1938-39, 1941-42 *League of Oran (FNAFA) :Champion (1): 1927-28 *Oran Cup (FNAFA) :Champion (3): 1926-27, 1927-28, 1928-29

Regional

North African Championship The North African Championship was a football competition involving the territories of French Algeria, French protectorate of Morocco and French protectorate of Tunisia. It was played between the champions of the Tunisian, the Moroccan footb ...

:Champion (1): 1931 :Runner-up (2): 1937, 1942 *

North African Cup The North African Cup was a football competition involving the then French territories of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia from 1930 to 1956. The tournament was contested between the clubs of five leagues, with Morocco and Tunisia contributing one lea ...

:Champion (4): 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935 :Runner-up (1): 1942

References

Football clubs in Algeria CDJ Oran Association football clubs established in 1894 1894 establishments in Algeria {{Algeria-footyclub-stub