Mouloudia Club of Oujda ( ar, مولودية وجدة), commonly abbreviated to MC Oudja, is a Moroccan
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ...
club based in
Oujda
Oujda ( ar, وجدة; ber, ⵡⵓⵊⴷⴰ, Wujda) is a major Moroccan city in its northeast near the border with Algeria. Oujda is the capital city of the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of about 558,000 people. It ...
. Mouloudia, which closely translates to "birth" in Arabic, was named after the coincidence of the day of its creation: on March 16, 1946 (12 second spring of 1365 Hjeria) with the anniversary of the birth of
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mon ...
.
Businessman Mohamed Houar became president of the club in 2017, and his investment led to a
2017–18 Botola 2
The 2017-2018 GNF2 was the 56th season of Botola 2, the second division of the Moroccan football league.
Team change
Teams relegated from 2016–17 Botola
* JS de Kasbah Tadla
* KAC Kénitra
Kenitra Athletic Club (KAC) ( ar, النادي ...
title followed by strong performances in the
Botola
The Botola Pro ( ar, البطولة الاحترافية, translit=al-buṭūla l-iḥtirāfiyya), is a Moroccan professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Moroccan football league system, it is the country's prim ...
the following seasons. However, the club faced a crisis in 2021 when Houar announced he was leaving the club, with players and staff striking over unpaid wages.
Achievements
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Moroccan League First Division
::1975
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Moroccan Cup
The Moroccan Throne Cup or the Throne Cup is a football tournament sponsored by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and brings together Moroccan clubs who play on the knockout system until two teams reach the final match. Unlike the league cha ...
::1957, 1958, 1960, 1962
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Moroccan Super Cup
::1960
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Moroccan League Second Division
::2003, 2007, 1964, 2018
Current squad
Managers
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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. (2019–20)
References
External links
Oujda Original100% Mouloudia Club Oujda (archived 29 June 2018)
Official website
Football clubs in Morocco
Oujda
Association football clubs established in 1946
1946 establishments in Morocco
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