CS Constantine
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| Full name | Club Sportif Constantinois النادي الرياضي القسنطيني | |||
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| Nickname(s) | CSC, The Smurfs, The Dean | |||
| Founded | 1898[1] | |||
| Ground | Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui | |||
| Capacity | 40,000 | |||
| Head Coach | Chérif Hadjar[2] | |||
| League | Ligue Professionnelle 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ligue Professionnelle 1, 8th | |||
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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 Algeria.
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.[3] 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.[4] And since 2016, the club was sponsored by the Entreprise Nationale des Travaux aux Puits (ENTP), another firm of Sonatrach.[5]
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[]
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Crests[]
1946-1947
2013-2015
Honours[]
Domestic competitions[]
- Ligue Professionnelle 2
- Champion (6): , , , , , 2010-11.
- Runner-up (1): 2018
Performance in CAF competitions[]
- CAF Champions League: 2 appearances
- CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances
CAF competitions stats[]
| Competition | Participation | Matches Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Diff |
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| CAF Champions League | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| CAF Confederation Cup | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
| Total | 3 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | +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.
Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium
Players[]
Algerian teams are limited to two foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;
Current squad[]
As of 17 September, 2021.[6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel[]
Current technical staff[]
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Cherif Hadjar |
| Assistant coach | Abdelghani Aouamri |
| Goalkeeping coach | El Hadi Lamrani |
| Fitness coach | Boudraa |
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
Mohamed Amroune- Fayçal Badji
Ousmane Berthé- Yacine Bezzaz
- Hamza Boulemdaïs
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- Issaad Bourahli
Efosa Eguakun- Hocine Fenier
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- Mourad Meghni
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Gilles Ngomo-
- Cédric Si Mohamed
Paulin Voavy- Mounir Zeghdoud
Managers[]
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Roger Lemerre
Bernard Simondi
Rabah Saadane
François Bracci
Rival Clubs[]
- MC Alger (Rivalry)
- JSM Skikda (Rivalry)
- MO Constantine (Derby)
- AS Khroub (Derby)
- ES Sétif (Derby)
Club Africain (Rivalry)
References[]
- ^ "LFP - Ligue de Football Professionnelle". Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "Hadjar nouvel entraîneur".
- ^ "LFP - Ligue de Football Professionnelle". Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "Sonatrach et ses filières reprendront le MCA, le MCO, le CSC et la JSS". Algérie1.com. Abbès Zineb. August 18, 2012.
- ^ "L'ENTP rachète le CS Constantine". L'EcoNews. M.E.H. April 4, 2016.
- ^ "FICHE DU CLUB: CS CONSTANTINE".
External links[]
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- CS Constantine on Facebook
- (in French) Fanclub Website
- CS Constantine
- Football clubs in Algeria
- Association football clubs established in 1926
- Constantine, Algeria
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 clubs
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 clubs
- Sports clubs in Algeria