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===Beginning===
===Beginning===
On 5 February 1894, during the [[French Algeria]] era, the first Algerian club was formed in [[Oran]]. [[CDJ Oran|Club des Joyeusetés d'Oran]], was founded by European settlers in the neighborhood El-Derb of Oran. It was followed in the same year by the ''Club Athlétique Liberté d'Oran'' (CAL Oran), formed in 1897 by European settlers in the neighborhood Saint-Antoine of Oran under the name ''Club Athlétique d'Oran''. These are the first clubs in the country and the [[Maghreb]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.footballogue.com/club-oran-288.html|title=Club de football d'Oran|publisher=footballogue.com|access-date=2012-01-04}}</ref> Other clubs will follow later, and will be created in various cities including Oran.
On 11 April 1882, during the [[French occupation of Algeria]] era, the first Algerian club was formed in [[Oran]]. L'Oranaise Club was founded by European settlers, it's one of the first clubs in all [[Africa]] continent.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bd6t51309828h/f5.item|title=L'Oranaise (1882-1932), le cinquantenaire de la doyenne de nos sociétés Nord-Africaines|publisher=L'Écho d'Oran|date=1932-04-11}}</ref> On 5 February 1894, [[CDJ Oran|Club des Joyeusetés d'Oran]], was founded in the neighborhood El-Derb of Oran. It was followed in the same year by the ''Club Athlétique Liberté d'Oran'' (CAL Oran), formed in 1897 by European settlers too in the neighborhood Saint-Antoine of Oran under the name ''Club Athlétique d'Oran''. These are the first clubs in the country and the [[Maghreb]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.footballogue.com/club-oran-288.html|title=Club de football d'Oran|publisher=footballogue.com|access-date=2012-01-04}}</ref> Other clubs will follow later, and will be created in various cities including Oran.


In 1898 was created the first Muslim club, [[CS Constantine]] was born in [[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]] under the name of ''IKBAL Emancipation''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.csconstantine.net/histoire-club-sportif-constantinois.html|title=L'histoire du Club Sportif Constantinois|year=2011|publisher=CS Constantine website|access-date=2012-01-04|location=Constantine}}</ref>
In 1898 was created the first Muslim club, [[CS Constantine]] was born in [[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]] under the name of ''IKBAL Emancipation''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.csconstantine.net/histoire-club-sportif-constantinois.html|title=L'histoire du Club Sportif Constantinois|year=2011|publisher=CS Constantine website|access-date=2012-01-04|location=Constantine|archive-date=2012-01-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126120213/http://www.csconstantine.net/histoire-club-sportif-constantinois.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 1911 the [[French Football Federation]] creates a [[North African Championship]] representing the third French division (honor league), which became an official competition in 1921 after creation in 1920 of the three regional leagues in [[Oran]], [[Algiers]] and [[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]], the winner of each league qualify to a North African Championship.
In 1911 the [[French Football Federation]] creates a [[North African Championship]] representing the third French division (honor league), which became an official competition in 1921 after creation in 1920 of the three regional leagues in [[Oran]], [[Algiers]] and [[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]], the winner of each league qualify to a North African Championship.
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After independence in 1962, [[Algeria national football team|Algeria's national team]] replace the [[FLN football team]]. This team saw its period of greatest success in the 1980s with great players such [[Lakhdar Belloumi]], [[Rabah Madjer]], [[Salah Assad]]. Algeria qualified for the [[FIFA World Cup]] in [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] and [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] and [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] and qualified to second round in 2014 World Cup after defeating 4-2 [[South Korea]] and 1-1 drawing with [[Russia]]. The team was eliminated by [[Germany]], crowned as champions by a 2–1 score at extra time.
After independence in 1962, [[Algeria national football team|Algeria's national team]] replace the [[FLN football team]]. This team saw its period of greatest success in the 1980s with great players such [[Lakhdar Belloumi]], [[Rabah Madjer]], [[Salah Assad]]. Algeria qualified for the [[FIFA World Cup]] in [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] and [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] and [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] and qualified to second round in 2014 World Cup after defeating 4-2 [[South Korea]] and 1-1 drawing with [[Russia]]. The team was eliminated by [[Germany]], crowned as champions by a 2–1 score at extra time.


During the 1982 tournament, Algeria managed a surprise defeat of [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] in their first ever World Cup game and thus became the first African team to defeat European opposition at the World Cup, but were eliminated after the so-called [[West Germany v Austria (1982)|"Shame of Gijón"]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.twohundredpercent.net/?p=6088|title=World Cup Tales: The Shame Of Gijon, 1982|date=9 May 2010|publisher=twohundredpercent|access-date=2010-12-30|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jun/13/1982-world-cup-algeria|title=The day in 1982 when the world wept for Algeria|date=13 June 2010|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=2011-12-30|location=London}}</ref>
During the 1982 tournament, Algeria managed a surprise defeat of [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] in their first ever World Cup game and thus became the first African team to defeat European opposition at the World Cup, but were eliminated after the so-called [[West Germany v Austria (1982)|"Shame of Gijón"]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.twohundredpercent.net/?p=6088|title=World Cup Tales: The Shame Of Gijon, 1982|date=9 May 2010|publisher=twohundredpercent|access-date=2010-12-30|location=London|archive-date=2015-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919022725/http://twohundredpercent.net/?p=6088|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jun/13/1982-world-cup-algeria|title=The day in 1982 when the world wept for Algeria|date=13 June 2010|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=2011-12-30|location=London}}</ref>


Due to Algeria's historic ties with [[France]], there have been a number of Algerian players playing professionally in the French leagues, while the [[France national football team|French]] national team has included players of [[Algeria]]n heritage, most notably [[Zinedine Zidane]], [[Karim Benzema]] and [[Samir Nasri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/6/16/algeria-soccer-nationality.html|title=For Algeria, football remains a fault line with France|publisher=America.aljazeera.com|access-date=21 December 2014}}</ref>
Due to Algeria's historic ties with [[France]], there have been a number of Algerian players playing professionally in the French leagues, while the [[France national football team|France national team]] has included players of [[Algeria]]n heritage, most notably [[Zinedine Zidane]], [[Karim Benzema]] and [[Samir Nasri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/6/16/algeria-soccer-nationality.html|title=For Algeria, football remains a fault line with France|publisher=America.aljazeera.com|access-date=21 December 2014}}</ref>


===Future for the Algerians Program===
===Future for the Algerians Program===
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|<center>[[Stade du 5 Juillet 1962]]<br> Capacity: '''64,000'''</center>
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|<center>[[Stade 19 Mai 1956]]<br> Capacity: '''56,000'''</center>
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|<center>[[Stade 24 Fevrier 1956]]<br> Capacity: '''45,000'''</center>
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|<center>[[Stade Ahmed Zabana]]<br> Capacity: '''40,000'''</center>
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|<center>[[Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui]]<br> Capacity: '''40,000'''</center>
|{{center|[[Mustapha Tchaker Stadium]]<br> Capacity: '''25,000'''}}
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==Clubs==
==Clubs==
{{main|List of football clubs in Algeria}}
{{main|List of football clubs in Algeria}}

==Support==
[[Twitter]] research from 2015 found that the most popular [[Premier League|English Premier League]] club in Algeria was by far [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], with 43% of Algerian Premier League fans following the club, followed by [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] (19%) and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (11%).<ref name="bbc">{{Cite web |date=2015-08-07 |title=Which is Africa’s favourite Premier League team? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33808566.amp |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=BBC News |language=en-gb}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of football stadiums in Algeria]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 00:18, 25 December 2024

Football in Algeria
CountryAlgeria
Governing bodyFAF
National team(s)Algeria
First played1894
Clubs+1000
National competitions
Club competitions
International competitions

Football in Algeria (soccer) is the country's most popular sport.[1] The country's top domestic league is organised into two national divisions, the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2, overseen by the Algerian Football Federation.

History

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Beginning

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On 11 April 1882, during the French occupation of Algeria era, the first Algerian club was formed in Oran. L'Oranaise Club was founded by European settlers, it's one of the first clubs in all Africa continent.[2] On 5 February 1894, Club des Joyeusetés d'Oran, was founded in the neighborhood El-Derb of Oran. It was followed in the same year by the Club Athlétique Liberté d'Oran (CAL Oran), formed in 1897 by European settlers too in the neighborhood Saint-Antoine of Oran under the name Club Athlétique d'Oran. These are the first clubs in the country and the Maghreb.[3] Other clubs will follow later, and will be created in various cities including Oran.

In 1898 was created the first Muslim club, CS Constantine was born in Constantine under the name of IKBAL Emancipation.[4]

In 1911 the French Football Federation creates a North African Championship representing the third French division (honor league), which became an official competition in 1921 after creation in 1920 of the three regional leagues in Oran, Algiers and Constantine, the winner of each league qualify to a North African Championship.

After independence

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The Algerian Football Federation was founded in 1963 in order to organise national competitions and international matches. The first national championship and the cup started immediately after independence in 1962.

Club football

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Main article: Algerian football league system
Level League(s) / Division(s)
1 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
16 clubs
2 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
16 clubs
3 National – Group West
16 clubs 		National – Group Centre
16 clubs 		National – Group East
16 clubs
4 Inter-Régions – Group West
16 clubs 		Inter-Régions – Group Centre West
16 clubs 		Inter-Régions – Group Centre East
16 clubs 		Inter-Régions – Group East
16 clubs

List of football clubs in Algeria by major honours won

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Before independence period (French Algeria)

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Below is a list of football clubs in Algeria before independence. It contains all clubs that have played in different French Algerian leagues divisions before 1962, the independence year of Algeria. Most of the clubs that were founded by the European settlers were dissolved in 1962.

Club Regional Leagues
(Algiers, Oran, Constantine) 		Algeria North Africa Total
Champ.
(LA / LO / LC) 		Cup
(FC / OC / CC) 		CFA AC NACh NAC
SC Bel Abbès 15 1 3 7 2 28
GS Alger 9 2 - 4 - 15
CDJ Oran 7 - - 1 4 12
FC Blida 6 - - 2 1 9
AS Saint Eugène 6 1 - 1 1 9
RU Alger 4 - - 2 2 8
USM Oran 7 - - - - 7
JAC Bône 5 - - 1 - 6
AS Marine d'Oran 3 - 1 1 - 5
O. Hussein Dey 4 1 - - - 5
AS Boufarik 5 - - - - 5
ESM Guelma 3 - - 1 - 4
AS Bône 4 - - - - 4
US Constantine 4 - - - - 4
GC Oran 2 - - 1 - 3
GS Orléansville 3 - - - - 3
JS Guelma 3 - - - - 3
RC Philippeville 3 - - - - 3
USSC Témouchent 1 - - - 1 2
FC Oran 2 - - - - 2
JS Djidjelli 2 - - - - 2
MC Alger 2 - - - - 2
MO Constantine 2 - - - - 2
SO Sétif 2 - - - - 2
USM Sétif 2 - - - - 2
GS Perrégauloise - - 1 - - 1
AC Bône 1 - - - - 1
AS Marsa 1 - - - - 1
CAL Oran 1 - - - - 1
GC Mascara 1 - - - - 1
JSM Philippeville 1 - - - - 1
JS Philippeville 1 - - - - 1
US Blida 1 - - - - 1
USM Bône 1 - - - - 1

After independence period (Algeria)

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Below is a list of football clubs in Algeria. It contains all clubs that have played in different Algerian leagues divisions since 1962, the independence year of Algeria. However most of teams were founded before this year.


Club
Algeria Maghreb North Africa Arab World Africa Inter. Total
L C SC LC CC WC NC CC WC SC CC WC SC CL CCC SC WC CC AAC CWC
JS Kabylie 14 5 1 1 - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 1 3 - - 27
ES Sétif 8 8 2 - - - - 1 1 1 2 - - 2 - 1 - - 1 - 27
CR Belouizdad 10 9 2 1 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25
MC Alger 8 8 3 1 - 2 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 23
USM Alger 8 8 2 - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 1 - - - - 21
MC Oran 4 4 - 1 - - - - - - - 2 1 - - - - - - - 12
USM El Harrach 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
WA Tlemcen - 2 - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 3
ASO Chlef 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
USM Bel Abbès - 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
CS Constantine 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
NA Hussein Dey 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Hamra Annaba 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
RC Kouba 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
US Chaouia 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
MO Constantine 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
GC Mascara 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
JSM Béjaïa - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
MO Béjaïa - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
CR Béni Thour - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
JH Djazaïr - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
MC Saïda - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

Non-CAF competition

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The 1982 African Super Cup is a match which took place on January 25, 1982 during the Tournament of Fraternity in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. JS Kabylie won this trophy against the Cameroonians of Union Douala.[5] The newspaper France Football commented on this event of the birth of the brand new African Super Cup.[6]

Legends
Algeria L Algerian Ligue 1
C Algerian Cup
SC Algerian Super Cup
LC Algerian League Cup
Maghreb CC Maghreb Champions Cup
WC Maghreb Cup Winners Cup
North Africa NC UNAF Club Cup
CC North African Cup of Champions
WC North African Cup Winners Cup
SC North African Super Cup
Arab World CC Arab Club Championship
WC Arab Cup Winners' Cup
SC Arab Super Cup
Africa CL CAF Champions League
CCC CAF Confederation Cup
SC CAF Super Cup
WC African Cup Winners' Cup
CC CAF Cup
Inter-continental AAC Afro-Asian Club Championship
CWC FIFA Club World Cup


National teams

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FLN team

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Main article: FLN football team

In 1958, a representative selection of Algeria's National Team (FLN football team) is secretly created by the National Liberation Front (FLN) to serve the cause of Algeria.[7] it is composed essentially of professional players who play in the French league such Rachid Mekhloufi. The team played its first international game in a group test before its creation in 1957 in Tunis against Tunisia. Its played several friendly matches with high level national teams and clubs.

Algeria national team

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Main article: Algeria national football team

After independence in 1962, Algeria's national team replace the FLN football team. This team saw its period of greatest success in the 1980s with great players such Lakhdar Belloumi, Rabah Madjer, Salah Assad. Algeria qualified for the FIFA World Cup in 1982 and 1986, 2010 and 2014 and qualified to second round in 2014 World Cup after defeating 4-2 South Korea and 1-1 drawing with Russia. The team was eliminated by Germany, crowned as champions by a 2–1 score at extra time.

During the 1982 tournament, Algeria managed a surprise defeat of West Germany in their first ever World Cup game and thus became the first African team to defeat European opposition at the World Cup, but were eliminated after the so-called "Shame of Gijón".[8][9]

Due to Algeria's historic ties with France, there have been a number of Algerian players playing professionally in the French leagues, while the France national team has included players of Algerian heritage, most notably Zinedine Zidane, Karim Benzema and Samir Nasri.[10]

Future for the Algerians Program

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Clubs

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Main article: List of football clubs in Algeria

Support

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Twitter research from 2015 found that the most popular English Premier League club in Algeria was by far Arsenal, with 43% of Algerian Premier League fans following the club, followed by Chelsea (19%) and Manchester City (11%).[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sports in Algeria". Africa Profile. 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  2. ^ "L'Oranaise (1882-1932), le cinquantenaire de la doyenne de nos sociétés Nord-Africaines". L'Écho d'Oran. 1932-04-11.
  3. ^ "Club de football d'Oran". footballogue.com. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  4. ^ "L'histoire du Club Sportif Constantinois". Constantine: CS Constantine website. 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  5. ^ "Tournament of Fraternity 1982". Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  6. ^ "SI ! La JSK a gagné la Supercoupe d'Afrique". 25 February 2015.
  7. ^ Dale, Penny (January 7, 2017). "How football helped Algeria's liberation movement" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "World Cup Tales: The Shame Of Gijon, 1982". London: twohundredpercent. 9 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  9. ^ "The day in 1982 when the world wept for Algeria". London: The Guardian. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  10. ^ "For Algeria, football remains a fault line with France". America.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Which is Africa's favourite Premier League team?". BBC News. 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
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