Mouloudia Club d'Alger ( ar, نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian women's
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
team that was founded on 1947, as a division of the of
MC Alger
Mouloudia Club d'Alger ( ar, 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 sta ...
. They play their home games in
Hacène Harcha Arena
Harcha Hassan Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Algiers, Algeria. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 spectators. It hosts indoor sporting events such as Handball, Basketball, Volleyball and hosts the home matches of GS Pétroliers. ...
, which has a capacity of 8,000 people.
They were allocated one of two wildcard spots for the 2014 edition of
FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
The FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship is an international women's club volleyball competition organised by the '' Fédération Internationale de Volleyball'' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first conte ...
held in
Zurich,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
after winning the
African Championships An African Championship is a top level international sports competition between African athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
List of Championships
;Athletics
*African Championships in Ath ...
.
FIVB Women's Club World Championship Zurich 2014 Team Composition.
History
From 2008 to 2020, the team was known as GS Pétroliers as it was part of the multi-sports club with that name.
The team's name changed back to MC Alger in 2020.
Previous Names
*Mouloudia Chaâbia d'Alger (1947→1977)
*Mouloudia Pétroliers d'Alger (1977→1988)
*Mouloudia Club d'Alger (1988→2008)
*Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers (2008–2020)
Team Roster
2013-2014
Technical and managerial staff
Honors
National Achievements
*
Algerian Women's Volleyball League, Algerian Championship :
::
Winners (24 titles) : (1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008,
2009
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, 2010, 2011,
2013
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)
::
Runners up () :
*
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 ...
:
::
Winners (23x cups) :
::
Runners up (x vice champions) :
International Achievements
*
African Club Championship :
::
Winners (1x title) : 2014
::
Runners up (3x vice champions) : 2002, 2008, 2013
Head coaches
As of 2014
Notable players
*
Amel Khamtache
*
Fatima Zahra
Fāṭima bint Muḥammad ( ar, فَاطِمَة ٱبْنَت مُحَمَّد}, 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija bint Khuwaylid, Khadija. Fati ...
*
Narimene Madani
*
Naïma Belabes
*
Nassima Ben Hamouda
*
Nawal Mansouri
Nawel Mansouri (born August 1, 1985, in Béjaïa) is an Algerian international volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other ...
*
Salima Hammouche
External links
*
Site officiel de Sonatrach (sections sport)
References
Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers
Algerian volleyball clubs
Volleyball clubs established in 1947
1947 establishments in Algeria
Sport in Algiers
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