CS Constantine

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.

Club Sportif Constantinois
النادي الرياضي القسنطيني
Full nameClub Sportif Constantinois
النادي الرياضي القسنطيني
Nickname(s)CSC,
The Smurfs,
The Dean
Founded1898 (1898)[1]
GroundMohamed Hamlaoui Stadium
Ramadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium
Capacity40,000
OwnerENTP SPA
PresidentMohamed Boulahbib[2]
Head CoachLyamine Bougherara[3]
LeagueLigue Professionnelle 1
2021–22Ligue Professionnelle 1, 5th
WebsiteClub website

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.[4] 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.[5] And since 2016, the club was sponsored by the Entreprise Nationale des Travaux aux Puits (ENTP), another firm of Sonatrach.[6]

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).

Kits
1952-1953
1971
1996-1997
1997-1998
2000-2001
2003-2004
2012-2013
2013-2014
2015-2016

Crests
  • 1946-1947
    1946-1947
  • 2013-2015
    2013-2015

Honours

Domestic competitions
Champion (2): 1996–97, 2017–18.
Runner-up : 1970-71.
Champion (6): 1969-70, 1976-77, 1985-86, 1993-94, 2003-04, 2010-11.
Runner-up (1): 2018

Performance in CAF competitions
1998 – First round
2018–19 – Quarter-finals
2014 – Second round
2016 – Second round

CAF competitions stats
Competition Participation Matches PlayedWonDrawnLost Goals ForGoals AgainstDiff
CAF Champions League 2 8611 92+7
CAF Confederation Cup 2 10604 1014-4
Total 3 181215 1916+3

Grounds
Main article: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui

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
    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 25 August 2022.[7] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Algeria ALG Soufiane Abed
3 FW Algeria ALG Hamza Demane
4 DF Algeria ALG Ali Abdeladim Mehazem
5 DF Algeria ALG Nasreddine Zaalani
6 MF Algeria ALG Mohamed Benchaira
7 FW Benin BEN Marcellin Koukpo
8 MF Algeria ALG Samir Aiboud
9 FW Algeria ALG Abdelhak Abdelhafid
10 FW Algeria ALG Brahim Dib (captain)
11 FW Algeria ALG Aymane Issad Lakdja
12 DF Algeria ALG Oussama Meddahi
13 MF Algeria ALG Salaheddine Harrari
14 MF Algeria ALG Kamel Belmessaoud
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Algeria ALG Zakaria Messibah
16 GK Algeria ALG Fares Boukerrit
17 DF Algeria ALG Amir Belaili
18 FW Algeria ALG Nasreddine Bouldjedri
19 DF Algeria ALG Chamseddine Derradji
20 DF Algeria ALG Mohamed Amine Madani
21 DF Algeria ALG Hamza Rebai
22 FW Algeria ALG Oualid Ardji
23 GK Algeria ALG Chamseddine Rahmani
24 MF Algeria ALG Zakaria Kemoukh
25 DF Algeria ALG Seif Eddine Chettih
26 DF Algeria ALG Ahmed Maâmeri
27 FW Algeria ALG Ahmed Khaldi

Reserve Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
47 FW Algeria ALG Belhadj Chekal
48 FW Algeria ALG Aymen Bendaoud
No. Pos. Nation Player
71 FW Algeria ALG Mounder Temine

Personnel

Current technical staff
Position Staff
Head coachLyamine Bougherara
Assistant coachAtef Bettira
Goalkeeping coachFayçal Denni
Fitness coachHoussem Eddine Cheriet

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

Meghni Mourad

Managers
  • Roger Lemerre
    Roger Lemerre
  • Bernard Simondi
    Bernard Simondi
  • Rabah Saadane
    Rabah Saadane
  • François Bracci
    François Bracci

Rival clubs

References
  1. "LFP - Ligue de Football Professionnelle". Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  2. "Football: Mohamed Boulahbib, nouveau DG du CSC".
  3. "CS Constantine: Lyamine Bougherara nouvel entraîneur". lescore.dz. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. "LFP - Ligue de Football Professionnelle". Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  5. "Sonatrach et ses filières reprendront le MCA, le MCO, le CSC et la JSS". Algérie1.com. Abbès Zineb. August 18, 2012.
  6. "L'ENTP rachète le CS Constantine". L'EcoNews. M.E.H. April 4, 2016.
  7. "FICHE DU CLUB: CS CONSTANTINE".
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