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 stadium, the Stade 5 Juillet 1962, has a capacity of 65,000 spectators. They also receive their opponents in Omar Hamadi Stadium. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Founded in 1921 as Mouloudia Club Algérois and Mouloudia Chaâbia d’Alger, the club was known as Mouloudia Pétroliers d'Alger from 1977 to 1986 and changed its name to Mouloudia Club d'Alger in 1986. The club colours are red and green. They play at the Stade Omar Hamadi. MC Alger were the first Algerian club to win a continental competition, winning the 1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs. They are one of the most successful Algerian clubs having won the domestic league 7 times, and the domestic cup 8 times, third to

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History

In 1921, a group of youths from the

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. The group was led by Hamoud Aouf, who served as a liaison between the two groups. On August 7, 1921, the club was officially founded in the waiting room of the Benachere café. The date coincided with the Mawlid, hence the name Mouloudia Club d'Alger. Green, for the hope of the Algerian people and the traditional colour of Islam, and red, for the love of the nation, were chosen as the club colours. In

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, MC Alger qualified for the African Cup of Champions Clubs for the first time in its history after winning the 1974–75 Algerian Championnat National. They reached the final after beating

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of Nigeria, respectively. In the final, they met Guinean club Hafia Conakry, who had won the last edition of the competition. In the first leg in Conakry, MC Alger lost 3–0 and faced the difficult task of having to score three goals in the return leg. However, in the return leg, they managed to score the three goals with a brace from

Omar Betrouni Omar Betrouni ( ar, عمر بطرونى; born 9 January 1949) is a former Algeria international football forward who played for MC Alger and USM Alger. Playing career Born in Algiers, Betrouni played club football for MC Alger for more than a de ...

and a goal from Zoubir Bachi. They went on to win the

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4–1 to win their first African title and also become the first

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n club to win a continental competition.

Crest

File:MC Alger (logo).png, Former logo File:Logo MCA 1921.png, Present logo

Kit manufacturers

Honours

Domestic competitions

* Algerian League 1 ::Champions (7): 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1998–99, 2009–10 ::''Runners-up (5)'': 1962–63, 1969–70, 1988–89, 2016–17, 2019–20 * Algerian Cup ::Winners (8) – shared record: 1970–71, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1982–83, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2013–14, 2015–16 ::''Runners-up (1)'':

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* Algerian Super Cup ::Winners (3) (record): 2006, 2007,

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::''Runner-up (2)'':

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* Algerian League Cup ::Winners (1): 1998

International competitions

* CAF Champions League ::Winners (1):

Regional competitions

* Maghreb Cup Winners Cup ::Winners (2): 1971, 1974 * North African Cup of Champions ::''Runners-up (1)'': 2010 * Maghreb Champions Cup ::''Runners-up (1)'': 1975

Performance in CAF competitions

* African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League: 8 appearances ::

– Champion ::

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– Quarter-finals ::

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– Second Round :: 1980 – Quarter-finals ::

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– First Round :: 2011 – Group stage ::

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– Group stage ::

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– Quarter - finals * CAF Confederation Cup: 4 appearances :: 2007 – First Round ::

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– First Round :: 2015 – First Round ::

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– Quarter-finals * CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance ::1984 – Second Round

Players

Algerian teams are limited to two foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;

Current squad

''As of 25 August 2022''

Reserve Squad

Personnel

Current technical staff

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented MC Alger in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1921. 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 MC Alger or following his departure. ''For a complete list of MC Alger players, see :MC Alger players'' * Rachid Sebbar * Aissa Draoui * Abdelmalek Cherrad

Managers

* Mahmoud Hamid Bacha, Mustapha Biskri (1998) *

Abdelhamid Kermali Abdelhamid Kermali (April 24, 1931 – April 13, 2013) was an Algerian footballer and football manager of the Algerian national team. Kermali was born in Akbou, Algeria. He played in several Algerian clubs as a striker, including USM Alger, bef ...

, Mustapha Biski (1983–89), (1998-1999) *

Michel Renquin Michel Renquin (born 3 November 1955) is a former football player and current coach. He won 55 caps for the Belgium national football team. He coached mostly in Switzerland. Playing career *Before 1974: JFC Wibrin *1974–1981: Standard de Li� ...

(2000-2001) * Bachir Mechri, Ali Bencheikh, Bachta (2001-2002) * Noureddine Saâdi (2002– Dec 4, 2003) * Hervé Revelli (Jan 1, 2004 – May 1, 2004) * Jean-Paul Rabier (2004–05) * Robert Nouzaret (July 1, 2005 – Dec 24, 2005) * Noureddine Saâdi (Dec 2005 – March 2006) *

François Bracci François Bracci (born 31 October 1951 in Beinheim) is a French football manager and former player. He obtained a total number of 18 international caps for the France national team. Playing for Olympique de Marseille (1971–1979), he was a me ...

(March 2006 – Oct 06) * Hacène Matallah (Oct 2006 – Nov 06) *

Enrico Fabbro Enrico Fabbro (born 14 June 1959) is an Italian football manager. Career Born in Rome, Fabbro started his professional career working with the youth sector of Lodigiani (1994 to 1999), Lazio (1999 to 2004) and Cisco Lodigiani (new denomination ...

(Nov 2006 – Nov 07) *

Jean Thissen Jean Thissen (born 21 April 1946) is a retired Belgian international footballer. At the club level, he played for Standard Liège and Anderlecht. He also played internationally for the Belgium national football team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup ...

(Nov 2007 – Jan 08) *

(Jan 2008 – Feb 08) * Mohamed Mekhazni (Feb 2008 – March 8) * Ameur Djamil (March 27, 2008 – Sept 21, 2008) * Alain Michel (Sept 21, 2008 – Dec 09) *

(Dec 2009–10) * Alain Michel (June 2010 – March 15, 2011) * Noureddine Zekri (March 11, 2011 – July 19, 2011) * Abdelhak Menguellati (June 2011 – Aug 11) *

Abdelhak Benchikha Abdelhak Benchikha (born November 22, 1963) is an Algerian football manager, currently in charge of Mouloudia Oujda. Personal Benchikha was born on November 22, 1963, in the Soustara neighborhood of Algiers.

(Sept 1, 2011 – Oct 5, 2011) *

(Oct 23, 2011 – Feb 11, 2012) *

Kamel Bouhellal Kamel Bouhellal (born 24 June 1966) is an Algerian football manager. References

1966 births Living people Algerian football managers Paradou AC managers RC Kouba managers MC Alger managers MC El Eulma managers USM Blida managers DRB Tad ...

(Feb 10, 2012 – May 5, 2012) * Abdelkrim Bira (May 4, 2012 – June 30, 2012) *

Patrick Liewig Patrick Liewig (born 4 October 1950 in France) is a French football manager. References

1950 births Living people French football managers Stade Tunisien managers MC Alger managers EGS Gafsa managers Simba S.C. managers Grombalia Sports m ...

(July 1, 2012 – Aug 20, 2012) * Jean-Paul Rabier (Aug 27, 2012 – Sept 23, 2012) *

Djamel Menad Djamel Menad ( ar, جمال مناد; born 22 July 1960) is an Algerian retired professional footballer, who played as a forward and who manages USM El Harrach. Club career Born in El Bayadh, Menad started his playing career with CR Belouizdad ...

(Sept 24, 2012 – May 9, 2013) * Farid Zemiti ''(interim)'' (May 10, 2013 – June 30, 2013) *

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 ...

(July 1, 2013 – Nov 10, 2013) * Fouad Bouali (Nov 18, 2013–14) * Artur Jorge (2014 – October 8, 2015) * Meziane Ighil (October 13, 2015– February 2016) *

Lotfi Amrouche Lutfi (also spelled Lotfi, Lutvi or Luthfi, ar, لطفي), meaning "kind" or "gracious", may refer to: Given name Lotfi * Lotfi A. Zadeh (1921–2017), Azerbaijani electrical engineer * Lotfi Akalay (born 1943), Moroccan writer * Lotfi Nezzar, ...

(Mars, 2016 – May 27, 2016) *

(June, 2016– October, 2016) * Kamel Mouassa (October, 2016– July, 2017) * Bernard Casoni (August, 2017– August, 2018) * Rafik Saifi (September 15, 2018– October 23, 2018) * Adel Amrouche (October, 2018– March 12, 2019) * Bernard Casoni (July, 2019– December 8, 2019) * Mohamed Mekhazni (December 8, 2019– February 5, 2020) *

Nabil Neghiz Nabil Neghiz ( ar, نبيل نغيز) (born 25 September 1967) is an Algerian football manager and the current head coach of USM Khenchela. Career He first managed Mouloudia de Kaous, where he promoted them to the Inter-regions in 2006–200 ...

(February 5, 2020 – February 4, 2021) *

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 ...

(February 7, 2021 – April 12, 2021) *

(April 28, 2021 –August 10, 2021) * Khaled Ben Yahia (September 1, 2021 –June 10, 2022) *

Faruk Hadžibegić Faruk Hadžibegić (; born 7 October 1957) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Club career During his career, Hadžibegić played for hometown club Sarajev ...

(July 16, 2022 –September 10, 2022) *

Faouzi Benzarti Faouzi Benzarti ( ar, فوزي البنزرتي; born 3 January 1950) is a Tunisian professional football manager and former player and the current head coach of MC Alger. He spent his entire career as a player at his home club US Monastir witho ...

(September 25, 2022 –)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alger, MC Football clubs in Algeria Association football clubs established in 1921 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 clubs 1921 establishments in Algeria CAF Champions League winning clubs