CS Constantine

Club Sportif Constantinois
النادي الرياضي القسنطيني
Full name Club Sportif Constantinois
النادي الرياضي القسنطيني
Nickname(s) CSC,
Les Sanafirs (The Smurfs),
Le Doyen (The Dean)
Founded 26 June 1898 [1]
Ground Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui
Ground Capacity 40,000
President Mohamed Haddad
Manager Miguel Ángel Portugal
League Ligue Professionnelle 1
2015–16 8th

Club Sportif Constantinois (Arabic: النادي الرياضي القسنطيني‎‎), known as CS Constantine or CSC for short, is the oldest Algerian football club. It was founded in 1898 in Constantine. Their home stadium is Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui. The club currently plays in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, the top tier of Algerian football.

History

The club was founded under the name of IKBAL Emancipation from 1898 to 1909 but was closed by the French authority. It reappeared under the name of Étoile Club Musulman Constantinois from 1916 to 1918 and was closed for the 2nd time by the repression of the colonialism. Finally it reappeared under the name of Club Sportif Constantinois since June 26, 1926, not closed this time because the Europeans were members and players in the Club. The club was also named Chabab Mécanique de Constantine from 1977 to 1987.

Colours and badge

There was three names but same goal same and value (Popular,Islamic) and same colours Green (Hope) and black (Grief) 'the Hope in a Grief' (L'esperance en Deuil).


Historical Kits

1971

Crest

Honours

Domestic Competitions

Champion (1): 1996–97
Runners-up (1): 1970–71
Champion (6): 1969–70, 1976–77, 1985–86, 1993–94, 2003–04, 2010–11

Performance in CAF competitions

1998 – First round
2014 – Second round
2016 – In progress

Stadium

CS Constantine's home stadium is Mohamed Hamlaoui known as Stade Chahid Hamlaoui which has been their home since its opening in 1976. The previous name of the stadium was Stade 17 Juin, the change was made in memory of Hamlaoui's death, a freedom fighter that died during the Algerian War. It can currently hold up to 40,000 people. The stadium has been through some renovation in the last few years. In 2007 natural grass was imported from the Netherlands.

Current squad

As of 28 March, 2016.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Algeria GK Hamza Dahmane
4 Algeria DF Amine Aksas
5 Algeria MF Yacine Bezzaz
7 Algeria DF Hamid Bahri
8 Mauritania MF Cheikh Ahmed
9 Algeria FW Mohamed Amine Aoudia
10 Algeria MF Mourad Meghni
11 Madagascar FW Paulin Voavy
13 Algeria MF Abdelhak Sameur
14 Algeria FW Hamza Boulemdaïs
15 Algeria DF Sofyane Cherfa
16 Algeria GK Cédric
No. Position Player
17 Algeria MF Mohamed Walid Bencherifa
18 Algeria GK Nadjib Ghoul
19 Algeria DF Farid Mellouli
20 Algeria DF Farid Cheklam
22 Algeria MF Otman Djellilahine
24 Algeria MF Toufik Guerabis
25 Ivory Coast FW Koro Koné
26 Algeria DF Sabri Gharbi
27 Algeria DF Zineddine Mekkaoui
28 Algeria DF Amer Belakhdar
29 Algeria MF Merouane Anane

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented CS Constantine in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1898. 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 CS Constantine or following his departure.

For a complete list of CS Constantine players, see Category:CS Constantine players

Managers

References

  1. ↑ "La grande histoire du Doyen". csconstantine.net. Hadj Mohamed Salah Beldjoudi.
  2. ↑ Effectif Pro
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