Nasr Athlétique de Hussein Dey (), known as NA Hussein Dey or NAHD for short, is an Algerian professional

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club based in

Hussein Dey Hussein Dey (real name Hüseyin bin Hüseyin; 1765–1838; ) was the last Dey of the Deylik of Algiers. Early life He was born either in İzmir or Urla in the Ottoman Empire. He went to Istanbul and joined the Canoneers (Topçular in Turkis ...

Algiers Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...

. The club was founded in 1947 and its colours are red and yellow. Their home stadium, 20 August 1955 Stadium, has a capacity of 10,000 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. Administered by the Ligue Nationale du Football Amate ...

History

On June 15, 1947, at Leveilley Coffee Kaddour (now Maqaria), 180 members met to decide on the merger of three clubs based in

: '' Nedjma Sports Hussein Dey, '' the ''Ideal Club Cooler '' and ''Esperance Sportive de Leveilley. ''As a result of the merger, NA Hussein Dey was established. On July 19, 2024, The leaders of three Amateur Ligue 2 clubs from the Wilaya of Algiers at the initiative of NA Hussein Dey organized a joint press conference in order to send a message to the President of the Republic. Indeed, the leaders of the three Algerian clubs, namely NA Hussein Dey,

RC Kouba Raed Chabab Kouba (), known as RC Kouba or simply RCK for short, is an Algerian football club based in Kouba, a district of Algiers. The club was founded in 1945 and its colours are green and white. Their home stadium, Mohamed Benhaddad Stadium ...

and

USM El Harrach Union Sportive de la Médina d'El Harrach (), known as USM El Harrach or simply USMH for short, is an Algerian Association football, football club based in El Harrach, a suburb of Algiers. The club was founded in 1935 as Union Sportive Musulmane ...

, feel aggrieved since three other clubs were bought by public companies. The NAHD, RCK and USMH estimate their annual budget at 15 billion centimes (600,000 euros) each. By sending a joint letter they hope to be heard by the authorities. On July 23, 2024, the NAHD's appeal was heard since the club was finally entitled to sponsorship from a public company. NA Hussein Dey is officially a subsidiary of

Sonatrach Sonatrach (; ) is the national state-owned oil company of Algeria. Founded in 1963, it is known today to be the largest company in Africa with 154 subsidiaries, and often referred as the first African oil "major". In 2021, Sonatrach was the seven ...

, namely ENAC, the company specializing in pipelines.

Crest

Image:LOGO du NAHD.png, Former logo Image:NA Hussein-Dey (logo).png, Present logo

Honours

Domestic competitions

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (), known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat National 1, is the Algerian professional league for association football clubs. It is the co ...

**Champion (1): 1966–67 **''Runner-up (5)'': 1963–64,

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, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1992–93 *

Algerian Cup The Algerian Cup () also known the Republic Cup (), is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after independence, and has been played yearly since then apart ...

**Winner (1): 1978–79 **''Runner-up (4)'': 1967–68, 1976–77, 1981–82, 2015–16

Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football football team, club competition established in 2004 and organized by Confederation of African Football, CAF ...

: 2 appearances ::

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

– Intermediate Round :: 2018–19 – Group Stage *

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 w ...

: 3 appearances ::

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

– Finalist ::

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

– Semi-finals ::

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

– Second Round

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented NA Hussein Dey in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1947. 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 NA Hussein Dey or following his departure. For a complete list of NA Hussein Dey players, see: ''

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'' ;Algeria * Rezki Amrouche *

Yacine Bentalaa Yassin Bentaalla (born September 24, 1955) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was a member of the Algerian team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at Al Wasl FC, a p ...

Billel Dziri Billel Dziri (; born 21 January 1972) is an Algerian football manager, former player and the current head coach of ES Ben Aknoun. After starting off with NA Hussein Dey, Dziri played most of his career with USM Alger and had spells with Étoil ...

* Farès Fellahi *

Ali Fergani Ali Fergani () (born 21 September 1952) is an Algerian football manager and former player who played in the midfield position as a playmaker. He was a regular member of the Algeria national team during his 13-year international career. Playing ...

* Mahmoud Guendouz *

Rafik Halliche Rafik Halliche (born 2 September 1986) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He started playing in 2005 with Hussein Dey, going on to spend the vast majority of his career in Portugal. He also had spells ...

* Meziane Ighil * Sid Ahmed Khedis ;Algeria *

Abdelkader Laïfaoui Abdelkader Laïfaoui (born 29 July 1981) is an Algerian international retired footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also play as a right back. An Algerian international since 2004, Laïfaoui was a member of the Algeria national te ...

Rabah Madjer Rabah Mustapha Madjer (; born 15 December 1958) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He reached stardom as a Porto Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Po ...

* Chaabane Merzekane *

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 * 200 ...

* Lahcène Nazef *

Moncef Ouichaoui Moncef Ouichaoui (, born April 5, 1977) is an Algerian international football player who last played as a forward for CA Bordj Bou Arreridj in the Algerian Championnat National. National team statistics Honours * Won the Algerian League once ...

* Mohamed Ousserir *

Abderraouf Zarabi Abderraouf Zarabi (born 26 March 1979) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He made 22 appearances for the Algeria national team. Club career Hibernian Zarabi was born in Algiers, Algeria. He signed with th ...

;Africa * Bhaudry Massouanga * Paul Emile Biyaga * Amadou Diamouténé * Jimmy Bulus

Players in international competitions

African Cup Players

1968 African Cup * Lakhdar Bouyahi 1980 African Cup * Chaabane Merzekane * Mahmoud Guendouz * Mohamed Khedis *

1982 African Cup * Abdelkader Horr * Meziane Ighil * Chaabane Merzekane * Ahmed Aït El-Hocine *

1984 African Cup * Mahmoud Guendouz 1986 African Cup * Chaabane Merzekane

World Cup Players

World Cup 1982 * Mahmoud Guendouz *

Mustafa Kouici Mustapha Kouici (born 16 April 1954) is an Algerian former international footballer. A left back, he represented Algeria in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, but did not play in the finals. References Individual * Africa Cup of Nations Team of the T ...

* Chaabane Merzekane *

Olympic Players

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

* Mahmoud Guendouz * Chaabane Merzekane * Mohamed Khedis *

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

* Sofiane Bendebka

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hussein Dey, NA Football clubs in Algeria Association football clubs established in 1947 Football clubs in Algiers Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 clubs Algerian Ligue 2 clubs 1947 establishments in Algeria Sports clubs and teams in Algeria