List of MC Alger records and statistics

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MC Alger is an Algerian sports club based in Algiers which is best known for its professional association football team. They played their first match in 1921. This list includes the major honours won by MC Alger and all-time statistics and records set by the club, its players and its coaches. The players section includes the club's top goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitive matches. It also displays international achievements by players representing MC Alger, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club.

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Honours

As of the 2023–24 season, MC Alger have won a total of 26 titles (regional competitions not considered), of which 20 were achieved domestically and 1 were obtained in international competitions. The club's most recent honour is the 2023–24 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

MC Alger honours
HonourNo.Years
Ligue 1 8 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2023–24
Algerian Cup 8 1970–71, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1982–83, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2013–14, 2015–16
Algerian Super Cup 3 2006, 2007, 2014
Algerian League Cup 11998
CAF Champions League 1 1976
Maghreb Cup Winners Cup 21971, 1974

Players

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as used substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.

#NameYears League Cup Others1
 Africa 2
Total
1 Flag of Algeria.svg Abdeslam Bousri 1972–1987310 (137)40 (17)8 (1)20 (9)378 (164)
2 Flag of Algeria.svg Bouzid Mahiouz 1971–19860 (0)0 (0)6 (0)21 (1)345 (15)
3 Flag of Algeria.svg Omar Betrouni 1968–1979264 (78)40 (11)7 (2)18 (4)329 (95)
4 Flag of Algeria.svg Abdelwahab Zenir 1968–19840 (0)0 (0)0 (0)18 (3)325 (41)
5 Flag of Algeria.svg Abderahmane Hachoud 2012–2022238 (42)26 (4)12 (0)34 (5)310 (51)
6 Flag of Algeria.svg Ali Bencheikh 1972–1988238 (36)32 (10)5 (1)15 (3)290 (50)
7 Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed Ait Mouhoub 1973–19860 (0)0 (0)1 (0)16 (0)0 (0)
8 Flag of Algeria.svg Réda Babouche 2004–2003210 (15)21 (0)10 (1)13 (3)254 (19)
9 Flag of Algeria.svg Nasser Bouiche 1977–19870 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)250 (67)
10 Flag of Algeria.svg Hadj Bouguèche 2005–2017193 (50)29 (9)12 (4)10 (0)244 (63)

1Includes the Super Cup, League Cup, Maghreb Cup Winners Cup, Maghreb Champions Cup, Arab Champions League and UAFA Club Cup.2Includes the Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup, Confederation Cup and Champions League.

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers in all competitions

Matches played (including as used substitute) appear in brackets.

#NameYears League Cup Others1
 Africa 2
Total
1 Flag of Algeria.svg Abdeslam Bousri 1972–1987137 (310)17 (40)1 (8)9 (20)164 (378)
2 Flag of Algeria.svg Omar Betrouni 1968–197978 (264)11 (40)2 (7)4 (18)95 (329)
3 Flag of Algeria.svg Nasser Bouiche 1977–19870 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)67 (250)
4 Flag of Algeria.svg Hadj Bouguèche 2005–201750 (193)9 (29)4 (12)0 (10)63 (244)
5 Flag of Algeria.svg Zoubir Aouadj 1963–19690 (0)0 (0)--63 (0)
6 Flag of Algeria.svg Hassen Tahir 1967–19730 (0)0 (0)0 (0)-61 (0)

1Includes the Super Cup, League Cup, Arab Champions League and UAFA Club Cup.2Includes the Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup, Confederation Cup and Champions League.

Top goalscorers in international club competitions

Matches played (Matches played) appear in brackets.

RankNameNationalityYearsTotal
1 Hichem Nekkache Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria2016–202011 (17)
2 Abdeslam Bousri Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria1972–19879 (20)
3 Zoubir Bachi Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria1968–19796 (15)
4 Walid Derrardja Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria2015–20205 (21)
5 Abderahmane Hachoud Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria2006–20225 (34)

National teams

Honours

Transfers

Aliou Dieng VS C.F. Monterrey in 2021 FIFA Club World Cup.jpg
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The transfers of Aliou Dieng (left) and Andy Delort (right) represent respectively the highest player fees ever received and paid by MC Alger.
Highest player fees received by MC Alger
#NameFeeBuying clubDateRef
1 Flag of Mali.svg Aliou Dieng 1,100,000 US$   Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 5 Jul 2019 [1] [2]
2 Flag of Algeria.svg Youcef Belaïli 679,000 €   Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis 28 Jul 2024 [3]
Highest player fees paid by MC Alger
#NameFeePrevious clubDateRef
1 Flag of Algeria.svg Andy Delort 1,500,000 €   Flag of Qatar.svg Umm Salal SC 10 Sep 2024 [4]
2 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Mohamed Zougrana 300,000 €   Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 19 Jul 2023 [5] [6]
3 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Kipre Junior 230,000 €   Flag of Tanzania.svg Azam 9 Jul 2024 [7] [8]
4 Flag of Algeria.svg Sofiane Bayazid 50,000,000 DA   Flag of Algeria.svg USM Khenchela 27 Jul 2023 [9] [6]
5 Flag of Algeria.svg Miloud Rebiai 40,000,000 DA   Flag of Algeria.svg ES Sétif 22 Jul 2019 [10]
6 Flag of Algeria.svg Zakaria Naidji 200,000 €   Flag of France.svg Stade Lavallois 30 Aug 2023 [11] [6]

Management

Coaches

Presidents

Club

Matches

Firsts

Wins

  • Biggest win: 10–1 (against JSI Issers, 1962–63 Critérium d'Honneur, 14 October 1962);
  • Biggest Ligue 1 win:
  • Biggest Algerian Cup win:
  • Biggest Super Cup win: 4–0 (against ES Sétif, 2007 Algerian Super Cup, 1 November 2007);
  • Biggest win in international club competitions: 9–0 (against AS Otôho, 2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds second leg, 21 February 2018);
  • Most wins in a season: 24 (2023–24);
  • Most consecutive league wins in a season:
  • Fewest wins in the league in a season: 3 (1997–98 Algerian Championnat National);
  • Most consecutive away league wins in a season:
  • Most international club competition wins in a season:
  • Most consecutive international club competition wins in a season:

Defeats

  • Biggest defeat:
  • Biggest Algerian Cup defeat:
  • Biggest Super Cup defeat: 0–2 (against USM Alger, 2016 Super Cup, 1 November 2016);
  • Biggest Ligue 1 defeat: 1–8 (against WA Tlemcen, 2004–05 Division 1 matchday 30, 13 June 2005);
  • Biggest defeat in international club competitions: 1–5 (against ASC Jeanne d'Arc, CAF Champions League First round, 1 April 2000);
  • Most defeats in the league in a season:
  • Fewest defeats in the league in a season:
  • Most consecutive home matches without defeats:
  • Most consecutive home matches without defeats in the league:
  • Most consecutive matches without defeats in the league:

Goals

Points

Stadiums

On August 8, 2021, the president of the republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune has announced that the management of the new stadium will be for MC Alger. As he recalled the founding of the Club on August 7, 1921, by the late Abderrahmane Aouf, and returned to the team's obstacle course and its stoppage before and during the Algerian war. [12] On July 3, 2024, Ali La Pointe Stadium in Douera was officially inaugurated by the president of the republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The stadium should host MC Alger matches from the start of the 2024–25 season. [13]

See also

Notes

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