NC Magra

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NC Magra
NC Magra logo.gif
Full nameNedjm Chabab Magra
NicknamesNC Magra, NCM
Short nameNCM
Founded1 January 1998;27 years ago (1998-01-01)
as Nedjm Chabab Magra
Ground Boucheligue Brothers Stadium
Capacity8,000
PresidentAzzedine Bennacer
League Ligue 2
2024–25 Ligue 1, 15th of 16 (relegated)
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Nedjm Chabab Magra (Arabic : نجم شباب مقرة), known as NC Magra or NCM for short, is an Algerian football club based in the city of Magra in M'Sila Province. The club was founded in 1998 and its colours are Blue and white. Their home stadium, Boucheligue Brothers Stadium, has a capacity of 5,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

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History

In 2004, NC Magra reached the semi-finals of the 2003–04 Algerian Cup. However, in the semi-finals, they lost 3–0 to JS Kabylie. [1]

On 5 May 2018, NC Magra were promoted to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 after winning 2017–18 Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur "Group Centre". [2]

In 2020–21 season NC Magra signed a number of young players, and the goal was to ensure that they remained in the Ligue 1, and with the establishment of the League Cup competition, the club had ambitions and despite its involvement with large clubs, it was able to overcome it in the form of CS Constantine, CR Belouizdad and USM Alger. To reach the final of the first tournament in its history where he faced JS Kabylie and was defeated by penalty kicks. [3]

On August 14, 2024, Azzedine Bennacer was re-elected as president of NC Magra for a new term. In a statement to the media, Bennacer once again called for the arrival of a national company, like other professional clubs, to take over the destiny of SSPA NC Magra. [4] Bennacer added "We have been informed that the club is going to be bought by the Groupe Cosider. We are still waiting for the arrival of the company in question. I can assure that within forty-eight hours the transfer of ownership will be completed. We are up to date with our balance sheets and accounting." Regarding the stadium works and the disputes at the CRL level, the president expects help from local authorities. [4]

Personnel

Current technical staff

PositionStaff
Head coach
Assistant coach
Goalkeeping coach
Fitness coach

Statistics

Recent seasons

SeasonLeague Cup Other Africa Top goalscorer(s) [note 1] Ref.
DivisionPosPtsPWDLGFGANameGoals
2015–16 DNA 4th4630121083427 PRR
2016–17 DNA 4th513014974230 R64
2017–18 DNA 1st633018935931 R32
2018–19 Ligue 2 2nd533016953725 R16 Ayache Ziouache8
2019–20 Ligue 1 [note 2] 16th192247111630 R64 Akram Demane3
2020–21 Ligue 1 9th52381410143844NP RU Akram Demane9
2021–22 Ligue 1 13th4534136153136NPAkram Demane
Ramdane Hitala
5
2022–23 Ligue 1 13th4030117123536 SF Faik Amrane6
2023–24 Ligue 1 12th3830911103032 R64 Hamza Demane 10
2024–25 Ligue 1 R64

Notes

  1. Goals in all competitions (Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Algerian Cup, League Cup, African and Super Cup) are counted.
  2. On March 15, 2020, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) decided to halt the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria. [5] On July 29, 2020, the LFP declared that season is over and CR Belouizdad to be the champion, the promotion of four teams from the League 2, and scrapping the relegation for the current season. [6]

References

  1. "Coupe d'Algérie 1/2 Finale. JS Kabylie 3–0 NC Magra". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  2. "Le NC Magra accède en Ligue 2". Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  3. "Coupe de la Ligue : La JSK vainqueur de Magra". dzfoot.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 "NC Magra : Azzedine Bennacer plébiscité à la tête du club". 14 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  5. "بسبب كورونا.. الدوري الجزائري مهدد بالسيناريو الفرنسي". al-ain.com (in Arabic). 12 July 2020.
  6. "شباب بلوزداد بطلا لموسم استثنائي". elkhabar.com (in Arabic). 29 July 2020.