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Club Sportif Constantinois (Arabic: النادي الرياضي القسنطيني), also known as CS Constantine or simply CSC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Constantine, Algeria. The club was founded in 1898, and its colours are green and black. The footballing club is believed to be the first team founded in Africa.

Club Sportif Constantinois
النادي الرياضي القسنطيني
Full nameClub Sportif Constantinois
النادي الرياضي القسنطيني
Nickname(s)CSC,
The Smurfs,
The Dean
Founded1898; 124 years ago (1898)[1]
GroundMohamed Hamlaoui Stadium
Ramadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium
Capacity40,000
PresidentMohamed Boulahbib[2]
Head CoachKheïreddine Madoui[3]
LeagueLigue Professionnelle 1
2021–22Ligue Professionnelle 1, 5th
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
Current season

CSC are known as The Smurfs (Arabic: السنافر), and nicknamed as The Dean (Arabic: العميد.)

Their home stadium, Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui, has a capacity of 40,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.


History


CS Constantine was officially founded under the name of Iqbal Association in 1898.[4] It was also named Chabab Mécanique de Constantine from 1977 to 1987.

Tassili Airlines the airlines firm of the petroleum company Sonatrach sponsored the club from 2012 to 2016.[5] And since 2016, the club was sponsored by the Entreprise Nationale des Travaux aux Puits (ENTP), another firm of Sonatrach.[6]


The 1990s and the first title of the championship


For the second time in its history, the CSC succeeded in qualifying for the semi-final of the Algerian Cup in 1992, and lost to ASO Chlef (after shots on goal), at the Stade du 5 Juillet 1962. Two years later, the club snatched the title of league champion 2 for the 4th time, in this season the club dominated the D2 championship including the famous Constantine derby, the CSC beating the MO Constantine twice (3- 0 then 2-0). Promoted for the umpteenth time in 1994, the CSC won its first title in the history of Champion of Algeria during the 1996–97 season, with talented and experienced players at the national level (Isâad Bourahli nicknamed the fox of the surfaces from the 1990s. Moudoud Kaoua, Réda Matem, Salim Laïb, Hassen Ghoula and Sid Ahmed Benamara: international players and others). The same season, the CSC is a finalist in the international Black Stars tournament in Paris, after the semi-final victory over the Senegalese club ASC Diaraf. The following season (97-98), the club participated for the first time in the African Champions League. Exempted during the preliminary round of this edition the club, was eliminated against the Senegalese club AS Douanes in the first round, at the end of the season the CSC finishes 2nd in the championship of Algeria (Group A).


Colours and badge


Under all three names the club has had the same goals and values: (Popular, Islamic); the same colours: Green   (Hope) and black   (Grief); and the same motto: 'Hope in Grief' (L'esperance en Deuil).[citation needed]


Kits


1952-1953
1971
1996-1997
1997-1998
2000-2001
2003-2004
2012-2013
2013-2014
2015-2016

Crests



Honours



Domestic competitions


Champion (2): 1996–97, 2017–18.
Runner-up : 1970-71.
Champion (6): 1969-70, 1976-77, 1985-86, 1993-94, 2003-04, 2010-11.
Runner-up (1): 2018

Performance in CAF competitions


1998 – First round
2018–19 – Quarter-finals
2014 – Second round
2016 – Second round

CAF competitions stats


Competition Participation Matches PlayedWonDrawnLost Goals ForGoals AgainstDiff
CAF Champions League 2 8611 92+7
CAF Confederation Cup 2 10604 1014-4
Total 3 181215 1916+3

Grounds


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.


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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ALG Soufiane Abed
3 FW  ALG Hamza Demane
4 DF  ALG Ali Abdeladim Mehazem
5 DF  ALG Nasreddine Zaalani
6 MF  ALG Mohamed Benchaira
7 FW  BEN Marcellin Koukpo
8 MF  ALG Samir Aiboud
9 FW  ALG Abdelhak Abdelhafid
10 FW  ALG Brahim Dib (captain)
11 FW  ALG Aymane Issad Lakdja
12 DF  ALG Oussama Meddahi
13 MF  ALG Salaheddine Harrari
14 MF  ALG Kamel Belmessaoud
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  ALG Zakaria Messibah
16 GK  ALG Fares Boukerrit
17 DF  ALG Amir Belaili
18 FW  ALG Nasreddine Bouldjedri
19 DF  ALG Chamseddine Derradji
20 DF  ALG Mohamed Amine Madani
21 DF  ALG Hamza Rebai
22 FW  ALG Oualid Ardji
23 GK  ALG Chamseddine Rahmani
24 MF  ALG Zakaria Kemoukh
25 DF  ALG Seif Eddine Chettih
26 DF  ALG Ahmed Maâmeri
27 FW  ALG Ahmed Khaldi

Reserve Squad


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

No. Pos. Nation Player
47 FW  ALG Belhadj Chekal
48 FW  ALG Aymen Bendaoud
No. Pos. Nation Player
71 FW  ALG Mounder Temine

Personnel



Current technical staff


Position Staff
Head coachKheïreddine Madoui
Assistant coachAdel Mansouri
Goalkeeping coachFayçal Denni
Fitness coachAbdellatif Bouazza

Notable players


Below are the notable former players who have represented CS Constantine in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1926. 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

Meghni Mourad
Meghni Mourad

Managers



Rival Clubs



References





На других языках


[de] CS Constantine

Der Club Sportif Constantinois (arabisch النادي الرياضي القسنطيني) ist ein algerischer Fußballklub aus der Stadt Constantine. Er wurde 1898 gegründet und ist damit die älteste noch existierende Fußballmannschaft in Algerien.
- [en] CS Constantine

[ru] Константина (футбольный клуб)

«Константина» (араб. نادي شباب قسنطينة‎, фр. Club sportif constantinois) — алжирский футбольный клуб из города Константина, выступающий в Чемпионате Алжира по футболу. Часто команду называют сокращённо КСК (фр. CSC). Клуб был основан в 1898 году (по 1909 год), существовал в 1916—1918 годах, вновь воссоздан в 1926 году.



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