Algerian football clubs in African competitions

Football clubs from Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Algeria) have been the most successful in Africa. since 1970, twenty-four Algerian clubs have evolved into African competitions. They can participate each year according to their results during the previous season in the various national competitions, during the sixties no Algerian club engages. The African football competitions are relatively recent and that there was only the African Cup of Champion Clubs, the first edition of which dates from the year 1964. This can be explained first by the fact that at that time most African countries recently gained independence. Everyone was not at the same level in terms of football, on the other hand there were also other football competitions whose geographical scope was restricted and represented only part of the African continent. These well established since the early sixties, the continental dimension of a test was still difficult to admit and tolerate, moreover the first editions will be organized and won by countries in the center and East of the continent African.

Several Algerian clubs have participated in these competitions, some even several times, but only JS Kabylie and ES Setif have crossed the symbolic threshold of 100 matches in African Cups, it is also the two most titled clubs with 7 and 3 titles respectively, in addition to the C1, JS Kabylie has the particularity of being the only Algerian team to have also won the C2 and the C3 (competition that no longer exists), only the CAF Confederation Cup and the African Football League misses its list. ES Setif for its part and the only team that won the C1 new formula launched since 1997. JS Kabylie with its thirty participations in all competitions is the club with the most participations before ES Setif, which has fourteen. the period that began with the victory of MC Algiers in 1976) until the late eighties (victory of JS Kabylie in 1990), is the most prolific for the Algerian clubs that won four titles and achieved two finals. This period will see even Algerian football achieve three consecutive finals in African Cup champion clubs in 1988, 1989 and 1990.

Then it's nothingness, some clubs will frequently reach the quarter-finals see the semi-finals of an African competition; while others will make episodic appearances where only the participation seems to be their results. Despite the unrest that Algeria experienced (the "black decade" of the Algerian Civil War), his football succeeds somehow to survive even if it regresses somewhat. This is partly due to the good results of JS Kabylie who managed during the nineties to stay at the level of his rivals Maghreb, chaining a victory in 1990 in the Champions Clubs' Cup (and a half final lost in 1996), a victory in the African Cup of football cup winners in 1995 as well as a participation in a CAF Super Cup in 1996.

Overview

African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League

African Cup of Champions Clubs

PR : Preliminary round, FR : First round, SR : Second round, TR : Third round, QF : Quarter-finals, SF : Semi-finals, RU : Runners-up, W : Winners

Team 1970 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
JS Kabylie – – – QF – – W FR SR SF –
MC Alger – W QF – SR QF – – – – –
RC Kouba – – – – – – – QF – – –
GC Mascara – – – – – – – – – – QF
CR Belouizdad FR – – – – – – – – – –
Team 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
JS Kabylie SR – – – W SR – – – – SF
MC Oran – – – RU – – – QF SF – –
ES Sétif – SR W – – – – – – – –
MO Constantine – – – – – – SR – – – –
US Chaouia – – – – – – – – – SR –

CAF Champions League

PR : Preliminary round, FR : First round, SR : Second round, GS : Group stage, QF : Quarter-finals, SF : Semi-finals, RU : Runners-up, W : Winners,     Disqualified

Team 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
USM Alger GS – – – – – SF GS SR FR PR – – – – –
ES Sétif – – – – – – – – – – – FR – GS SR –
JS Kabylie – – – – – – – – FR GS GS SR FR SF – –
MC Alger – – – FR – – – – – – – – – – GS –
CS Constantine – FR – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
CR Belouizdad – – – – GS FR – – – – – – – – – –
ASO Chlef – – – – – – – – – – – – FR – – GS
JSM Béjaïa – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – FR
USM El Harrach – – SR – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Team 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
USM Alger – – RU – SF – – GS – – – –
ES Sétif SR W GS GS – SF – – – QF – –
JS Kabylie – – – – – – – GS – – QF –
MC Alger – – – – – GS – – QF – – –
CS Constantine – – – – – – QF – – – – –
CR Belouizdad – – – – – – – – QF QF QF –
JS Saoura – – – – PR – GS – – – – –
JSM Béjaïa SR – – – – – – – – – – –
MC El Eulma – – GS – – – – – – – – –
MO Béjaïa – – – SR – – – – – – – –

Statistics by club

As of 3 June 2023
# Team Q Pld W D L GF GA GD Best Finish
1 JS Kabylie 17 122 62 21 39 152 103 +47 Winners
2 ES Sétif 12 94 40 27 27 146 108 +38 Winners
3 USM Alger 9 80 37 19 24 132 82 +50 Runners-up
4 MC Alger 8 60 25 14 21 94 76 +18 Winners
5 CR Belouizdad 6 50 20 11 19 61 52 −9 Quarter-finals
6 MC Oran 3 24 13 2 9 37 27 +10 Runners-up
7 CS Constantine 2 14 6 3 5 16 14 +2 Quarter-finals
8 ASO Chlef 2 14 5 5 4 17 15 +2 Group Stage
9 MC El Eulma 1 12 3 2 7 10 15 −5 Group Stage
10 JS Saoura 2 12 4 5 3 11 11 +0 Group Stage
11 JSM Béjaïa 2 10 2 5 3 8 8 +0 Second Round
12 GC Mascara 1 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 Quarter-finals
13 MO Béjaïa 1 6 2 1 3 5 7 −3 Second Round
14 RC Kouba 1 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 Quarter-finals
15 MO Constantine 1 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 Second Round
16 USM El Harrach 1 4 2 0 2 8 7 +1 Second Round
17 US Chaouia 1 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 Second Round

CAF Confederation Cup

PR : Preliminary round, FR : First round, SR : Second round, PoR : Play-off round, GS : Group stage, QF : Quarter-finals, SF : Semi-finals, RU : Runners-up, W : Winners

Team 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
ES Sétif – – – – – RU – PoR FR GS – – – – – – –
MC Alger – – FR FR – – – – – – PR – QF – – –
CR Belouizdad FR – – – – – PoR – – – – – – – PoR – FR
USM Alger – PoR – – – – – – – SR – – – – QF – –
JS Kabylie – – – – GS – – GS – – – – – PoR – – –
JSM Béjaïa – – – – FR SR – – – PoR – – – – – – –
ASO Chlef – – FR SR – – – – – – – SR – – – – –
NA Hussein Dey – – PoR – – – – – – – – – – – – GS –
MC Oran – SR – – – – – – – – – – SR – – – –
CS Constantine – – – – – – – – – – SR – SR – – – –
MO Béjaïa – – – – – – – – – – – – RU – – – –
Paradou AC – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – GS
CA Batna – – – – – – – PR – – – – – – – – –
USM Bel Abbès – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – FR –
Team 2021 2022 2023 2024
ES Sétif GS – – –
JS Kabylie RU PoR – –
JS Saoura – GS SR –
USM Alger – – W –
ASO Chlef – – – –

African Cup Winners' Cup

PR : Preliminary round, FR : First round, SR : Second round, TR : Third round, QF : Quarter-finals, SF : Semi-finals, RU : Runners-up, W : Winners,     Disqualified.

Team 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
USM Alger – – – – – QF – – – – – – QF –
MC Alger – – – – – – – SR – – – – – –
MO Constantine SR – – – – – – – – – – – – –
NA Hussein Dey – RU – SF – – – – – – – – – –
CR Belouizdad – – QF – – – – – – – – – – –
MC Oran – – – – – – – – SR SR – – – –
ES Sétif – – – – QF – – – – – – – – –
DNC Alger – – – – – – QF – – – – – – –
WKF Collo – – – – – – – – – – SR – – –
USM El Harrach – – – – – – – – – – – FR – –
RC Relizane – – – – – – – – – – – – – FR
Team 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
USM Alger – – – – – – – QF – FR – SF –
JS Kabylie – – QF – W – – – – – – – –
NA Hussein Dey – – – SR – – – – – – – – –
CR Belouizdad – – – – – SF – – – – – – –
MC Oran – – – – – – QF – – – – – –
ES Sétif SF – – – – – – – – – – – –
USM Bel Abbès – SR – – – – – – – – – – –
WA Tlemcen – – – – – – – – FR – – – FR
CR Béni Thour – – – – – – – – – – SR – –

Algerian clubs in African Finals

African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League

Year Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
1976 Guinea Hafia FC 3–0 Algeria MC Alger Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry 30,000
Algeria MC Alger 3–0 Guinea Hafia FC Stade 5 Juillet, Algiers 80,000
MC Alger won 4–1 on penalties (3–3 on aggregate)*
1981 Algeria JE Tizi-Ouzou 4–0 Zaire Vita Club Stade 1er Novembre, Tizi-Ouzou 20,000
Zaire Vita Club 0–1 Algeria JE Tizi-Ouzou Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa 30,000
JE Tizi-Ouzou won 5–0 on aggregate
1988 Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale 1–0 Algeria Entente de Sétif Liberty Stadium, Ibadan 25,000
Algeria Entente de Sétif 4–0 Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Stade 17 Juin, Constantine 55,000
Entente de Sétif won 4–1 on aggregate
1989 Morocco Raja Casablanca 1–0 Algeria MC Oran Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 50,000
Algeria MC Oran 1–0 Morocco Raja Casablanca Stade 19 Juin, Oran 45,000
Raja Casablanca won 4–2 on penalties (1–1 on aggregate)*
1990 Algeria JS Kabylie 1–0 Zambia Nkana Red Devils Stade 5 Juillet, Algiers 70,000
Zambia Nkana Red Devils 1–0 Algeria JS Kabylie Independence Stadium, Lusaka 35,000
JS Kabylie won 5–3 on penalties (1–1 on aggregate)*
2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 2–2 Algeria ES Sétif Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa 40,000
Algeria ES Sétif 1–1 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida 35,000
ES Sétif won by the away goal (3–3 on aggregate)#
2015 Algeria USM Alger 1–2 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers 15.000
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 2–0 Algeria USM Alger Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi 18.000
TP Mazembe won 4–1 on aggregate

CAF Confederation Cup

Year Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2009 Algeria ES Setif 2–0 Mali Stade Malien Stade 8 Mai 1945, Setif 25,000
Mali Stade Malien 2–0 Algeria ES Setif Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako 35,000
Stade Malien won 3–2 on penalties (2–2 on aggregate)*
2016 Algeria MO Béjaïa 1–1 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine, Béjaïa 15,000
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 4–1 Algeria MO Béjaïa Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi 18,000
TP Mazembe won 5–2 on aggregate
2020–21 Morocco Raja Casablanca 2–1 Algeria JS Kabylie Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou 0 (close doors)
2022–23 Tanzania Young Africans 1–2 Algeria USM Alger National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Algeria USM Alger 0–1 Tanzania Young Africans Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
USM Alger won on away goals

CAF Super Cup

Year Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance Notes
1996 South Africa Orlando Pirates CL 1 – 0 Algeria JS Kabylie CWC FNB Stadium 20,000 [1]
2015 Algeria ES Sétif CL 1 – 1 Egypt Al Ahly CAF Stade Mustapha Tchaker 15,000 [2]

CAF Cup (Defunct)

Year Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2000
Details 		Egypt Ismaily SC 1 – 1 Algeria JS Kabylie Ismailia Stadium, Ismaïlia 25,000
Algeria JS Kabylie 0 – 0 Egypt Ismaily SC Stade 5 Juillet, Algiers 90,000
JS Kabylie won by away goal after 1 – 1 on aggregate
2001
Details 		Tunisia ES Sahel 2 – 1 Algeria JS Kabylie Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Algeria JS Kabylie 1 – 0 Tunisia ES Sahel Stade 5 Juillet, Algiers 80,000
JS Kabylie won by away goal after 2 – 2 on aggregate
2002
Details 		Algeria JS Kabylie 4 – 0 Cameroon Tonnerre KC Yaoundé Stade 5 Juillet, Algiers 80,000
Cameroon Tonnerre KC Yaoundé 1 – 0 Algeria JS Kabylie Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé 30,000
JS Kabylie won 4 – 1 on aggregate

African Cup Winners' Cup (Defunct)

Year Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
1978
Details 		Algeria MA Hussein Dey 1 – 3 Guinea Horoya AC Stade 5 Juillet, Algiers
Guinea Horoya AC 2 – 1 Algeria MA Hussein Dey Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Horoya AC won 5 – 2 on aggregate
1995
Details 		Nigeria Julius Berger FC 1 – 1 Algeria JS Kabylie Lagos National Stadium, Surulere
Algeria JS Kabylie 2 – 1 Nigeria Julius Berger FC Stade 5 Juillet, Algiers 45,000
JS Kabylie won 3 – 2 on aggregate

Afro-Asian Club Championship (Defunct)

Year Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
1989 Algeria ES Sétif 2–0 Qatar Al-Sadd Stade 17 Juin, Constantine
Qatar Al-Sadd 1–3 Algeria ES Sétif Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
ES Sétif won 5–1 on aggregate

Non-CAF competition

The 1982 African Super Cup is a match which took place on January 25, 1982 during the Tournament of Fraternity in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. JS Kabylie won this trophy against the Cameroonians of Union Douala. The newspaper France Football commented on this event of the birth of the brand new African Super Cup.[3]

African achievements

Total standings of African Cup participations (1963 to 2023–24)

Pos. Team Pld W D L GF GA CSC CCL CCWC CAC CCC
Pa. Pld Pa. Pld Pa. Pld Pa. Pld Pa. Pld
1 JS Kabylie 213 107 38 68 265 184 2 2 17 122 2 14 4 30 5 45
2 USM Alger 156 75 37 44 244 148 1 1 9 80 5 25 1 6 5 44
3 ES Sétif 145 61 37 47 219 162 1 1 12 94 2 12 − − 5 36
4 CR Belouizdad 87 36 22 29 109 84 − − 7 58 2 10 − − 4 20
5 MC Alger 84 35 18 31 123 101 − − 8 60 1 4 − − 4 20
6 MC Oran 48 19 10 19 70 52 − − 3 20 3 12 2 8 2 8

Trophies

# Team CCL CAC CCWC CCC CSC AACC Total
1 JS Kabylie 2 3 1 - 1 - 7
2 ES Sétif 2 - - - 1 1 4
3 USM Alger - - - 1 1 - 2
4 MC Alger 1 - - - - - 1

References

  1. ^ "Past Competitions - 1995". CAF. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  2. ^ "ES Setif claim trophy after Ahly penalty heartache". CAF. 2015-02-21.
  3. ^ "Tournament of Fraternity 1982".