Entente Sportive de Collo ( ar, وفاق رياضي القل), commonly known as Entente Collo or simply ESC for short, is an Algerian football club based in

Collo Collo ( ar, القل, links=, lit=, translit=al-Qull) was an ancient Roman– a city of the Ottoman empire and Berber. Located in the northern Skikda Province, Algeria. It was the capital and one of three municipalities of Collo District, and ...

. The club was founded in 1923 and its colours are green and white. Their home stadium, Stade Amar Benjamâa, has a capacity of 7,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the

Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur commonly known as the LNFA, is an Algerian governing body that runs the second-highest division in the Algerian football league system. It was founded in 2010 and serves under the authority of the Algerian Foot ...

History

In 1966, the club was founded under the name of L’Entente Sportive Colliotte after the merger of the two local clubs of

, Jeunesse Sportive Colliotte and Club Omnisport Colliotte. In 1976, the club was renamed to Wifak Khachab wal Felline de Collo, or WFK Collo for short, as it became a part of the Entreprise de Liège et du Bois de Collo. In 1980, the club won promotion to the

Algerian Championnat National The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 ( ar, الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم); known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat Natio ...

for the first time in its history. In their first season in the top flight, the club finished 10th in the league. In the 1984–1985 season, the club had its most successful season in the league, finishing in third place, just five points behind champions

JE Tizi-Ouzou Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (in ar, شبيبة القبائل), ( Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqbayel, In Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ), known as JS Kabylie or JSK, is an Algerian professi ...

. In 1986, the club reached the final of the

Algerian Cup The Algerian Cup ( ar, كأس الجزائر) also known the Republic Cup ( ar, كأس الجمهورية), is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after in ...

but lost to

1–0 in the final. In the 1988–1989 season, the club was relegated to the second division after finishing last in the league.

Honours

::''Runners-up (1)'': 1986

Performance in CAF competitions

African Cup Winners' Cup The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederation Cup. It was a competition between the winning clubs of domestic cups in CAF-affiliated nations and was ...

: 1 appearance ::

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– Second Round

Rival Clubs

JSM Skikda Jeunesse Sportive Madinet Skikda ( ar, الشبيبة الرياضية لمدينة سكيكدة), known as JSM Skikda or simply JSMS for short, is a football club, The club is based in the city of Skikda. The club was founded in 1936 and its c ...

(Derby) *

CRB Aïn Fakroun Chabab Riadhi Baladiyat Aïn Fakroun ( ar, الشباب الرياضي لبلدية عين فكرون), known as CRB Aïn Fakroun or simply CRBAF for short, is an Algerian football club located in Aïn Fakroun in Oum El Bouaghi Province. The cl ...

(Rivalry)

References

External links

E Collo Official Club Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:ES Collo Football clubs in Algeria Skikda Province Association football clubs established in 1966 1966 establishments in Algeria Sports clubs in Algeria