MC Alger in African football

MC Alger, an Algerian professional association football club, has gained entry to Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions on several occasions. They have represented Algeria in the Champions League on seven occasions, the Confederation Cup on four separate occasions, the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup only one occasion.

MC Alger in African football
1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs
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ClubMC Alger
Most appearancesAbderahmane Hachoud 30
Top scorerHichem Nekkache 11
First entry1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Latest entry2020–21 CAF Champions League
Titles
Champions League
1

History edit

CAF competitions edit

MC Alger results in CAF competition
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1976[1] Cup of Champions Clubs First round   Al-Ahly Benghazi 3–1 2–3 5–4
Second round   Al Ahly SC 3–0 0–1 3–1
Quarter-Finals   Luo Union 6–3 1–0 7–3
Semi-Finals   Enugu Rangers 3–0 0–2 3–2
Final   Hafia FC 3–0 0–3 3–3 (4–1 p)
1977[2] Cup of Champions Clubs Second round   Kampala City Council FC 3–2 1–1 4–3
Quarter-Finals   Mufulira Wanderers 2–1 0–2 2–3
1979[3] Cup of Champions Clubs First round   Al-Ahly 2–0 2–1 4–1
Second round   Union Douala 2–0 0–2 2–2 (1–2 p)
1980[4] Cup of Champions Clubs First round   Dragons de l'Ouémé 3–0 0–0 3–0
Second round   Stella Club d'Adjamé 3–1 2–4 5–5 (a)
Quarter-Finals   Canon Yaoundé 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)
1984[5] Cup Winners' Cup First round   Racing Club de Bobo 4–0 0–2 4–2
Second round   Al Ahly SC 1–0 1–3 2–3
2000[6] Champions League First round   ASC Jeanne d'Arc 1–1 1–5 2–6
2007[7] Confederation Cup First round   Kwara United 3–0 0–3 3–3 (3–4 p)
2008[8] Confederation Cup First round   Haras El Hodood 0–0 0–1 0–1
2011[9] Champions League Preliminary Round   Olympic Real de Bangui 2–0 1–1 3–1
First round   Dynamos 3–0 1–4 4–4 (a)
Second round   Inter Luanda 3–2 1–1 4–3
Group stage (B)   Espérance ST 1–1 0–4 4th place
  Wydad Casablanca 3–1 0–4
  Al-Ahly SC 0–0 0–2
2015[10] Confederation Cup First round   Sahel SC 0–0 0–2 0–2
2017[11] Confederation Cup Preliminary round   Bechem United 4–1 1–2 5–3
First round   Renaissance du Congo 2–0 1–2 3–2
Play-off round   Young Africans 4–0 0–1 4–1
Group stage (B)   Platinum Stars 2–0 1–1 2nd place
  CS Sfaxien 2–1 0–4
  Mbabane Swallows 2–1 0–0
Quarter-finals   Club Africain 1–0 0–2 1–2
2018[12] Champions League Preliminary Round   AS Otôho 9–0 0–2 9–2
First round   Mountain FM 6–0 1–2 7–2
Group stage (B)   Difaâ El Jadidi 1–1 0–2 4th place
  ES Sétif 1–2 1–0
  TP Mazembe 1–1 0–1
2020–21 Champions League Preliminary Round   Buffles du Borgou 5–1 1–1 6–2
First round   CS Sfaxien 2–0 0–1 2–1
Group stage   Zamalek 0-2 0-0 2nd place
  Espérance de Tunis 1-1 1-1
  Teungueth 1-0 0-1
Quarter-finals   Wydad Casablanca 1-1 0-1 1–2

Non-CAF competitions edit

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2004–05 Arab Champions League Round of 32   Al-Muharraq SC 2–2 1–0 3–2
Group stage (A)   CS Sfaxien 2–1 0–4 2nd place
  Zamalek SC 0–0 0–5
  Kuwait SC 3–2 1–0
Quarter-Finals   Al Ittihad Djeddah 1–0 0–1 1–1 (4–5 p)
2005–06 Arab Champions League Round 32   Al-Merreikh 2–0 0–1 2–1
Round 16   Al-Zawraa 3–0 3–1 6–1
Quarter finals   ENPPI Club 1–3 2–1 3–4
2006–07 Arab Champions League Round 32   Al-Tilal Aden 2–1 0–0 2–1
Round 16   Al-Nassr 2–2 1–2 3–4

Statistics by country edit

Statistics correct as of game against Wydad AC on May 22, 2021

CAF competitions edit

Country Club P W D L GF GA GD
  Algeria ES Sétif 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0
  Angola Inter Luanda 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
  Benin Dragons de l'Ouémé 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3
Buffles du Borgou 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4
Subtotal 4 2 2 0 9 2 +7
  Burkina Faso Racing Club de Bobo 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
  Cameroon Union Douala 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0
Canon Yaoundé 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0
Subtotal 4 2 0 2 5 5 +0
  Republic of the Congo AS Otôho 2 1 0 1 9 2 +7
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 9 2 +7
  Central African Republic Olympic Real de Bangui 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
  Democratic Republic of the Congo Renaissance du Congo 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
TP Mazembe 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1
Subtotal 4 1 1 2 4 4 +0
  Egypt Al Ahly SC 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1
Haras El Hodood 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1
Zamalek 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2
Subtotal 10 2 3 5 5 9 −4
  Ghana Bechem United 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2
  Guinea Hafia FC 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0
  Ivory Coast Stella Club d'Adjamé 2 1 0 1 5 5 +0
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 5 5 +0
  Kenya Luo Union 2 2 0 0 7 3 +4
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 7 3 +4
  Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1
Al-Ahly Tripoli 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
Subtotal 4 3 0 1 9 5 +4
  Morocco Wydad Casablanca 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3
Difaâ El Jadidi 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2
Subtotal 6 1 2 3 5 10 −5
  Niger Sahel SC 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2
Subtotal 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2
  Nigeria Enugu Rangers 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
Kwara United 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
Mountain FM 2 1 0 1 7 2 +5
Subtotal 6 3 0 3 13 7 +6
  Senegal ASC Jeanne d'Arc 2 0 1 1 2 6 −4
Teungueth 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2
Subtotal 4 2 1 1 4 6 −2
  South Africa Platinum Stars 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
  Swaziland Mbabane Swallows 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
  Tanzania Young Africans 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3
  Tunisia Espérance ST 4 0 3 1 3 7 −4
CS Sfaxien 4 2 0 Z 4 6 −2
Club Africain 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1
Subtotal 10 3 3 4 8 15 −7
  Uganda Kampala City Council 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
  Zambia Mufulira Wanderers 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1
  Zimbabwe Dynamos FC 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 4 4 +0
Total 84 35 18 31 123 101 +22

Non-CAF competitions edit

Result summary by country
Country Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Bahrain 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
  Egypt 4 1 1 2 3 9 -6
  Iraq 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5
  Kuwait 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2
  Saudi Arabia 4 1 1 2 4 5 -1
  Sudan 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
  Tunisia 2 1 0 1 2 5 -3
  Yemen 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
Total 20 10 4 6 26 26 0

Statistics edit

By season edit

Information correct as of 22 May 2021 2021.
Key
MC Alger record in African football by season
Season Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Round
1976 Cup of Champions Clubs 10 6 0 4 21 13 +8 W
1977 Cup of Champions Clubs 4 2 1 1 6 6 +0 QF
1979 Cup of Champions Clubs 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 R2
1980 Cup of Champions Clubs 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 QF
1984 Cup Winners' Cup 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 R2
2000 Champions League 2 0 1 1 2 6 −4 R1
2007 Confederation Cup 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 R1
2008 Confederation Cup 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 R1
2011 Champions League 12 4 4 4 15 20 −5 Grp
2015 Confederation Cup 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 R1
2017 Confederation Cup 14 7 2 5 20 15 +5 QF
2018 Champions League 10 3 2 5 20 11 +9 Grp
2020–21 CAF Champions League 12 4 5 3 13 9 +4 QF
Total 84 35 18 31 123 101 +22

By competition edit

In Africa edit

As of 10 April 2021:

CAF competitions
Competition Seasons Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Last season played
Champions League 8 60 25 14 21 94 76 2020–21
CAF Cup Winners' Cup 1 4 2 0 2 6 5 1984
CAF Confederation Cup 4 20 8 4 8 23 20 2017
Total 13 84 35 18 31 123 101

Non-CAF competitions edit

As of 31 March 2018:

Non-CAF competitions
Competition Seasons Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Last season played
Arab Champions League 3 20 10 4 6 26 26 2006–07
Maghreb Champions Cup 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1976
Maghreb Cup Winners Cup 4 7 4 1 2 13 8 1974
Total 8 29 15 6 8 40 34

African competitions goals edit

Statistics correct as of game against Wydad AC on May 22, 2021

Hat-tricks edit

N Date Player Match Score Time of goals
1 21 February 2018 Hichem Nekkache4 MC Alger – AS Otôho 9–0 23', 61', 66', 80'

Two goals one match edit

N Date Player Match Score
1 10 September 1976 Abdeslam Bousri MC Alger – Luo Union 6–3
2 10 September 1976 Ali Bencheikh MC Alger – Luo Union 6–3
3 18 December 1976 Omar Betrouni MC Alger – Hafia FC 3–0
4 7 June 1980 Lakhdar Belloumi MC Alger – Stella Club d'Adjamé 3–1
5 3 April 2011 Brahim Bedbouda MC Alger – Dynamos 3–0
6 16 September 2011 Réda Babouche MC Alger – Wydad Casablanca 3–1
7 18 February 2017 Abderahmane Hachoud MC Alger – Bechem United 4–1
8 15 April 2017 Sid Ahmed Aouedj MC Alger – Young Africans 4–0
9 20 June 2017 Hichem Nekkache MC Alger – Mbabane Swallows 2–0
10 17 March 2018 Hichem Nekkache MC Alger – Mountain FM 6–0
11 19 December 2020 Abdelhak Abdelhafid MC Alger – Buffles du Borgou 5–1
12 28 December 2020 Samy Frioui MC Alger – CS Sfaxien 2–0

Non-CAF competitions goals edit

List of all-time appearances edit

This list of all-time appearances for MC Alger in African competitions contains football players who have played for MC Alger in African football competitions and have managed to accrue 15 or more appearances.

Gold Still playing competitive football in MC Alger
Statistics correct as of game against Wydad AC on May 22, 2021

# Name Position CCL CWC CCC SC TOTAL Date of first cap Debut against Date of last cap Final match against
1   Abderahmane Hachoud RB 21 13 34 14 Feb 2015 Sahel SC
2   Walid Derrardja ST 9 12 21 12 Feb 2017 Bechem United 28 Aug 2018 ES Sétif
3   Bouzid Mahiouz DF 21 21 30 Apr 1976 Al-Ahly Benghazi 27 Sep 1980 Canon Yaoundé
4   Hichem Nekkache ST 8 12 20 18 Feb 2017 Bechem United 28 Aug 2018 ES Sétif
5   Abdeslam Bousri FW 20 20 13 May 1976 Al-Ahly Benghazi 7 Jun 1980 Stella Adjamé
6   Faouzi Chaouchi GK 5 14 19 14 Feb 2015 Sahel SC 4 May 2018 Difaâ El Jadidi
7   Omar Betrouni FW 18 18 30 Apr 1976 Al-Ahly Benghazi 27 May 1979 Union Douala
8   Abdelouahab Zenir DF 18 18 29 May 1976 Al Ahly 27 Sep 1980 Canon Yaoundé
9   Mohamed Ait Mouhoub GK 13 3 16 30 Apr 1976 Al-Ahly Benghazi 11 May 1984 RC Bobo Dioulasso
10   Anwar Bachta MF 15 15 30 Apr 1976 Al-Ahly Benghazi 1 Apr 1979 Al Ahli SC
11   Zoubir Bachi MF 15 15 30 Apr 1976 Al-Ahly Benghazi 27 May 1979 Union Douala
12   Ali Bencheikh MF 11 4 15 30 Apr 1976 Al-Ahly Benghazi 25 May 1984 Al Ahly

African and arab opponents by cities edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "1977 African Cup of Champions Clubs". RSSSF.
  3. ^ "1979 African Cup of Champions Clubs". RSSSF.
  4. ^ "1980 African Cup of Champions Clubs". RSSSF.
  5. ^ "1984 African Cup Winners' Cup". RSSSF.
  6. ^ "2000 CAF Champions League". RSSSF.
  7. ^ "2007 CAF Confederation Cup". rsssf.com.[dead link]
  8. ^ "2008 CAF Confederation Cup". rsssf.com.[dead link]
  9. ^ "2011 CAF Champions League". RSSSF.
  10. ^ "2015 CAF Confederation Cup". RSSSF.
  11. ^ "2017 CAF Confederation Cup". RSSSF.
  12. ^ "2018 CAF Champions League". RSSSF.