NB Staouéli is an Algerian basketball club located in

Staouéli Staouéli is a municipality in Algiers Province, Algeria. It is located in Zéralda district, on a Presque-isle on the Mediterranean Sea, hosting the resort town of Sidi Fredj Sidi Fredj, known under French rule as Sidi Ferruch, is a coas ...

, Algeria.

History

Founded in 1949, the club originally held the name Sport Staouéli, then Djamia Riyadiah Baladiyat Staouéli (DRBS) in 1964, and eventually NB Staouéli since 2008. NB Staouéli won its first

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 ...

title in 1999 against

WA Boufarik Widad Adabi Boufarik (), known as WA Boufarik or simply WAB for short, is an Algerian football club based in the town of Boufarik. The club was founded in 1945 and its colours are black and orange. Their home stadium, Mohamed Reggaz Stadium, ...

(71-58) and the second in 2000 against

MC Alger Mouloudia Club d'Alger (), 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, Ali La Pointe Stadium, has a capacit ...

(82-81). On the other hand, NBS failed in 1973 against Darak El-Watani (65-52) and in 1993 against MCA (70-68). On April 14, 2007, DRB Staouéli won the league title for the first time in its history. Six teams competed in the playoffs, after they won four matches including the deciding match was held in Staoueli Hall against the defending champion

. The latter left the hall in the sixth minute of the second quarter, when the score was 28 to 21 in favor of DRB Staouéli, the climate was very tense. Referring to the regulations, the technical commission chaired by international referee Chachoua Noureddine, took the decision to inflict a lost match by penalty on

. NB Staouéli's coach Ahmed Loubachria stated “We are disappointed by the conduct of the MCA. It is unworthy of his rank. Leaving the court is not part of basketball. This action tarnished the image of the ball in the basket. I congratulate my players for their performance”. Two weeks later, DRB Staouéli won another title by winning the

against

, achieving the league and cup double for the first time. After losing the league title twice in a row against GS Pétroliers, before the Super Division was suspended for two seasons due to the

COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria The COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Algeria in February 2020. In response, ...

. NB Staouéli was crowned Algerian Super Division champion for the 2021–22 season by winning over WO Boufarik with a score of 64 to 59, during the last day of the Super-Division playoff tournament. This is the second championship title for the city of

after that won in 2007 under the name of DRB Staouéli. Undefeated during this playoffs, Yacine Ait-Kaci's men won during the first two days, respectively, ahead of CSC Djasr Kasentina (58-42) and

(81-74).

Roster (Men)

Super Division roster

Honours

Men's

Algerian Basketball Championship The Algerian Basketball Championship, now called the Super Division and formally known as the ABC Super Division, is the pre-eminent men's basketball league in Algeria. National 1 is contested by 16 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams relegat ...

:Champion (3): 2006–07, 2021–22, 2024–25 *

Algerian Basketball Cup The Algerian Basketball Cup is an elimination Basketball tournament held annually in Algeria. It is the second most important national title in Algerian basketball after the Algerian Basketball Championship. The competition started apparently in 1 ...

:Champion (4): 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2024–25

Statistics

Season by season

Notes

References

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