Mouloudia Olympique de Béjaïa ( ar, مولودية بجاية), referred to commonly as MO Béjaïa or MOB for short, is a professional Algerian

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club based in

Béjaïa Béjaïa (; ; ar, بجاية‎, Latn, ar, Bijāya, ; kab, Bgayet, Vgayet), formerly Bougie and Bugia, is a Mediterranean port city and commune on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria; it is the capital of Béjaïa Province, Kabylia. Béjaïa is ...

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. The club was founded in 1954 and its colours are green and black. Their home stadium, Maghrebi Unity Stadium, has a capacity of 18,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the

Inter-Régions Division Inter-Régions Division (also known as ''Ligue Inter-Régions de football'') is the third-highest division overall in the Algerian football league system. The division has six groups based on the region of the country, which are East, West and Cen ...

History

In May 2015, MO Béjaïa won 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 ...

, its first national title, after beating

RC Arbaâ Raed Club Arbaâ ( ar, أمل الأربعاء), known as RC Arbaâ or simply RCA for short, is an Algerian football club located in Larbaâ. The club was founded in 1941 and its colours are blue and white. Their home stadium, the Ismaïl Mak ...

1–0 in the 2015 final. In the 2016–17 Algerian top division, MOB drew an average home attendance of 11,000. Only MC Alger (13,000) and MC Oran (12,000) had a higher average home attendance in that season.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 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 ...

::''Runners-up (1)'': 2014–15 *

::Winners (1):

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Algerian Super Cup The Algerian Super Cup ( ar, كأس الجزائر الممتازة), is an Algerian football competition, held as a game between the reigning champions of the Algerian League and the Algerian Cup. The first edition was held in 1973 and then agai ...

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

International competitions

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and organi ...

::Runners-up (1):

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Current squad

Managers

* Djaâfar Harouni (September 2003 – December 2003) * Abdelhamid Azeroual (December 2003 – March 2004) * Noureddine Saâdi (July 2005 – June 2006) *

Dan Anghelescu Dan Anghelescu (born 24 October 1958) is a retired Romanian football player and currently coach. He lastly managed RC Kouba in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2. He has made a resume by promoting teams from inferior leaguers, and players, in ...

(July 2007 – December 2007) *

Hamid Rahmouni Hamid Rahmouni (born 22 October 1967) is an Algerian former footballer who played as a forward. He made 18 appearances for the Algeria national team from 1989 to 1999 scoring twice. He was also named in Algeria's squad for the 1990 African Cup ...

(July 1, 2011 – Sept 21, 2013) *

Fawzi Moussouni Fawzi Moussouni (born April 8, 1972 in Algiers, Algeria) is a former Algerian international footballer. Club career * 1994-2001 JS Kabylie * 2001-2002 US Creteil * 2002-2003 NA Hussein Dey * 2003-2005 JS El Biar * 2005-2005 JS Kabylie * 2005- ...

''(interim)'' (Sept 22, 2013 – Sept 27, 2013) *

Abdelkader Amrani Abdelkader Amrani (born 3 January 1956) is an Algerian football manager and the current head coach of ASO Chlef. He coached multiple clubs in Algeria, as well as two stints in the Morrocan and Saudi leagues. He has won the Algerian Cup a total ...

(September 2013 – June 2015) *

Alain Geiger Alain Geiger (born 5 November 1960) is a Swiss international football manager and a former defender. He is the current manager for Servette FC. He played mainly as a centre-back despite being only 1.80m in a career that lasted 20 years, and mad ...

(June 2015 – September 2015) *

(September 2015 – May 2016) *

Nacer Sandjak Nacer Sandjak (born 2 July 1953) is an Algerian football manager and former player who manages MO Béjaïa. Career Born in Paris, Sandjak played club football in France for Romainville, Chatillon-sur-Seine and Noisy-le-Sec, as a midfielder and for ...

(June 2016–)

Rival Clubs

JSM Béjaïa Jeunesse Sportive Madinet de Béjaïa ( ar, الشبيبة الرياضية لمدينة بجاية), known as JSM Béjaïa or simply JSMB for short, is an Algerian football club based in Béjaïa. The club was founded in 1936 and its colours are ...

(Derby) *

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its co ...

(Rivalry) *

CS Constantine Club Sportif Constantinois ( ar, النادي الرياضي القسنطيني), also known as CS Constantine or simply CSC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Constantine, Algeria. The club was founded in 1898, and its colours are ...

(Rivalry) *

MC Oran ( ar, نادي مولودية وهران), known as , commonly referred to as MC Oran for short, is a football club based in Oran, Algeria. Founded on 1 January 1917 and formed again on 14 May 1946, the club was known as Mouloudia Chaâbia Ouah ...

(Rivalry) *

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) *

MC El Eulma Mouloudia Chabab El Eulma ( ar, مولودية شباب العلمة), known as MC El Eulma or simply MCEE for short, is an Algerian football club based in El Eulma. The club was founded in 1936 and its colors are green and red. Their home stadi ...

(Rivalry) *

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(Rivalry)

References

External links

Official fan site of MO Béjaïa

MOB official site
Football clubs in Algeria Association football clubs established in 1954

MO Bejaia Mo or MO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Mo, a girl in the ''Horrible Histories'' TV series * Mo, also known as Mortimer, in the novel ''Inkheart'' by Cornelia Funke * Mo, in the webcomic '' Jesus and Mo'' * Mo, the ...

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