Mouloudia Olympic of Constantine ( ar, مولودية قسنطينة), known as MO Constantine or simply MOC for short, is an Algerian
football
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club based in
Constantine
Constantine most often refers to:
* Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I
*Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria
Constantine may also refer to:
People
* Constantine (name), a masculine given name ...
, founded in 1939 by the reformer
Abd al Hamid Ben Badis. The club colors are White and blue. Their home stadium,
Ramadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium, has a capacity of 8,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the
Algerian Ligue 2
The Algerian Ligue 2, also called Ligue 2 , formerly known as Ligue Professionnelle 2 and Championnat National 2, is the second highest division overall in the Algerian football league system. It was professional from 2010 to 2020.
History
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On August 5, 2020, MO Constantine promoted to the
Algerian Ligue 2
The Algerian Ligue 2, also called Ligue 2 , formerly known as Ligue Professionnelle 2 and Championnat National 2, is the second highest division overall in the Algerian football league system. It was professional from 2010 to 2020.
History
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Honours
National title
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Algerian Championnat National
:Champions (1): 1991
:''Runners-up (3)'': 1972, 1974, 2000
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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 ...
:''Runners-up (3)'': 1964, 1975, 1976
* Constantine League
:Champion (2): 1940, 1949
International title
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Maghreb Cup Winners Cup
The Maghreb Cup Winners Cup was a North African football competition organized by the Union Maghrebine de Football (UMF) and which regrouped the cup winners from Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya (only in the first edition). Mauritania at thi ...
: Third (1): 1975
Performance in CAF competitions
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African Cup of Champions Clubs
The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and cont ...
: 1 appearance
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1992
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: Second Round
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CAF Cup
The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runners-up of member associations who have not qualified to the pre-existing CAF international club competition the African Cup of Champions Clubs.
History
The tou ...
: 1 appearance
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2001
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– Second Round
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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
::1977 – Second Round
Current squad
Notable players
Below are the notable former players who have represented MO Constantine in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1939. 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 MO Constantine or following his departure.
''For a complete list of MO Constantine players, see
:MO Constantine players''
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Réda Babouche
Mohamed Réda Babouche (born July 3, 1979 in Skikda) is an Algerian footballer.
International career
On June 12, 2005, Babouche made his debut for the Algerian National Team as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 friendly loss against Mali.
Ba ...
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Rabah Gamouh
Rabah Gamouh (born 21 October 1952) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and forward.
International career
Gamouh was a member of the Algeria national team that qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, playi ...
Crests
Image:Logo_du_MOC.png, Old logo
References
External links
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Football clubs in Algeria
MO Constantine
Algerian Ligue 2 clubs
Association football clubs established in 1939
MO Constantine
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