Founded | 1930 |
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Abolished | 1956 |
Region | North Africa (ULNA) |
Last champions | SC Bel Abbès |
Most successful club(s) | CDJ Oran (4 times) |
The North African Cup is an old football competition organized in North Africa since 1930. It was dissolved after the 1956 edition, due to the independence of Morocco and Tunisia. After the independence of Morocco and Tunisia from France, three Algerian leagues remained participating in the cup, Algiers, Constantine and Oran. [1] [2] [3]
Year | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance |
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1930–31 Details | CDJ Oran | 1 – 0 | Gallia Sports d'Alger | ||
1931–32 Details | RU Alger | 2 – 1 | USM Casablanca | ||
1932–33 Details | CDJ Oran | 2 – 1 | USM Casablanca | Stade Alenda, Oran | |
1933–34 Details | CDJ Oran | 2 – 0 | USM Casablanca | ||
1934–35 Details | CDJ Oran | 4 – 2 | USM Casablanca | ||
1935–36 Details | Italia de Tunis | 1 – 0 | ISO Marocaine (Casablanca) | ||
1936–37 Details | RU Alger | 2 – 0 | Gallia Sports d'Alger | ||
1937–38 Details | ISO Marocaine (Casablanca) | 1 – 0 | Gallia Sports d'Alger | ||
1938–39 Details | SA Marrakech | 2 – 0 | Stade Marocain | ||
1939–40 | not held [n 1] | ||||
1940–41 Details | AS Marine Oran | 3 – 0 | RU Alger | Stade Alenda, Oran | |
1941–42 Details | SA Marrakech | 1 – 0 | CDJ Oran | Stade Philip, Casablanca | |
1942–43 | not held [n 1] | ||||
1943–44 | not held [n 1] | ||||
1944–45 | not held [n 1] | ||||
1945–46 | not held [n 1] | ||||
1946–47 Details | USM Casablanca | 2 – 1 | Olympique Hussein Dey | ||
1947–48 Details | US Athlétique Casablanca | 6 – 0 | AS Saint-Eugène (Algiers) | ||
1948–49 Details | Wydad AC Casablanca | 2 – 1 | US Athlétique Casablanca | ||
1949–50 Details | AS Saint-Eugène (Algiers) | 4 – 3 | SC Bel-Abbès | Stade Vincent Monréal, Oran | 20,000 |
1950–51 Details | SC Bel-Abbès | 1 – 0 | Wydad AC Casablanca | ..., Casablanca | |
1951–52 Details | FC Blidéen | 3 – 1 | Racing AC Casablanca | ||
1952–53 Details | USM Casablanca | 2 – 0 | Wydad AC Casablanca | ||
1953–54 Details | USSC Témouchent | 1 – 0 | USM Oran | Stade Vincent Monréal, Oran | 20,000 |
1954–55 Details | SC Bel-Abbès | 5 – 2 (aet) | Gallia Sports d'Alger | Stade Vincent Monréal, Oran | 20,000 |
1955–56 Details | SC Bel-Abbès | not played [n 2] | USM Bel-Abbès |
Num | Club | Winners | Runners-up |
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1 | CDJ Oran | 4 (1931, 1933, 1934, 1935) | 1 (1942) |
2 | USM Casablanca | 2 (1947, 1953) | 4 (1932, 1933, 1934, 1935) |
3 | SC Bel Abbès | 2 (1951, 1955) | 2 (1950, 1956*) |
4 | RU Alger | 2 (1932, 1937) | 0 |
SA Marrakech | 2 (1939, 1942) | 0 | |
6 | Wydad AC | 1 (1949) | 2 (1951, 1953) |
7 | ISO Marocaine (Casablanca) | 1 (1938) | 1 (1936) |
US Athlétique Casablanca | 1 (1948) | 1 (1949) | |
AS Saint-Eugène (Algiers) | 1 (1950) | 1 (1948) | |
10 | Italia de Tunis | 1 (1936) | 0 |
AS Marine Oran | 1 (1941) | 0 | |
FC Blidéen | 1 (1952) | 0 | |
USSC Témouchent | 1 (1954) | 0 | |
15 | Gallia Sports d'Alger | 0 | 4 (1931, 1937, 1938, 1955) |
16 | Stade Marocain | 0 | 1 (1939) |
Olympique Hussein Dey | 0 | 1 (1947) | |
Racing AC Casablanca | 0 | 1 (1952) | |
USM Oran | 0 | 1 (1954) | |
USM Bel-Abbès | 0 | 1 (1956*) |
*Match not played
Num | League | Winners | Runners-up |
---|---|---|---|
1 | League of Oran | 8 | 3 |
2 | League of Morocco | 7 | 10 |
3 | League of Algiers | 4 | 7 |
4 | League of Tunisia | 1 | 0 |
5 | League of Constantine | 0 | 0 |
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