MC Alger (basketball)
Mouloudia Club d'Alger (Arabic: نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian basketball team that was founded on 7 August 1921, as a division of the of MC Alger. They play their home games in the Hacène Harcha Arena, which has a capacity of 8,000 people. The team has won a record twenty Algerian national championships, as well as twenty Algerian Cups.[1]
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Nickname | Le Doyen | ||
Leagues | Algerian Basketball Championship | ||
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Arena | Hacène Harcha Arena | ||
Capacity | 8,000 | ||
Location | Algiers, Algeria | ||
Team colours | Green, Red | ||
President | Djaffar Bel Hocine | ||
Head coach | Mohamed Krideche | ||
Championships | 20 Algerian Leagues 20 Algerian Cups | ||
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History
The team was originally part of the Mouloudia Club d'Alger (MC Alger) club, but became a part of Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers (Arabic: المجمع الرياضي البترولي; English: Sports Group of Oil Fields) on 2 June 2008. Starting from the 1999–2000 season, the team has won numerous titles in Algeria.
On 30 November 2019, GSP qualified for the 2020 Basketball Africa League (BAL) by winning the West Division in the qualifying tournament.[2] The season was later re-scheduled to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. GSP lost its three game in the group stage.
From 2008 to 2020, the team was known as GS Pétroliers as it was part of the multi-sports club with that name.
Season-by-season record
Season | Regular season | Algerian Cup | African competitions | |||||||||
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Division | Pos | Pts | P | W | L | GF | GA | |||||
1988–89 | Super Division A | Champion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Champion | |||
1989–90 | Super Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1990–91 | Super Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semifinalist | ||||
1991–92 | Super Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1992–93 | Super Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Champion | ||||
1993–94 | Super Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1994–95 | Super Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Runner-up | ||||
1995–96 | Super Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1996–97 | Super Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | ||||
1997–98 | Super Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Runner-up | ||||
1998–99 | Super Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1999–00 | Super Division A | Champion | 40 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2000–01 | Super Division A | Champion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Runner-up | |||
2001–02 | Super Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2002–03 | Super Division A | Champion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Champion | |||
2003–04 | Super Division A | Champion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Champion | |||
2004–05 | Super Division A | Champion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Champion | |||
2005–06 | Super Division A | Champion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Champion | |||
2006–07 | Super Division A | Runner-up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | |||
2007–08 | Super Division A | Champion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Champion | |||
2008–09 | Super Division A | Runner-up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Runner-up | |||
2009–10 | Super Division A | Champion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2010–11 | Super Division A | Champion | 60 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 2814 | 1654 | Champion | |||
2011–12 | Super Division A | Champion | 58 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 2786 | 1792 | Champion | |||
2012–13 | Super Division A | Runner-up | 33 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1502 | 970 | Champion | |||
2013–14 | Super Division A | Champion | 35 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1219 | 978 | Champion | |||
2014–15 | Super Division A | Champion | 47 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 1839 | 1369 | Champion | |||
2015–16 | Super Division A | Champion | 50 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2154 | 1663 | Champion | |||
2016–17 | Super Division A | Champion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Champion | 1 Champions Cup | 6th | 4–3 |
2017–18 | National 1 | Champion | 57 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 2394 | 1780 | Champion | 2 Champions Cup | 8th | 3–5 |
2018–19 | National 1 | Champion | 15 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Champion | |||
2019–20 | National 1 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
2020–21 | National 1 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 1 BAL | RS | 0–3 | |||||||
2021–22 | National 1 |
Honours
National
- Champions (20): 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Champions (20):1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
References
- "GS Pétroliers basketball". sebbar.kazeo.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- "GSP, FAP qualify to the regular season of Basketball Africa League 2020". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- "Fusion MCA-GSP : l'AGex du MCA largement en faveur de la fusion".
- "Algérie: Le MC Alger récupère treize sections sportives du GSP".
- "MCA : Le Mouloudia approuve la fusion avec le GSP".