CS Constantine, 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 two occasions, and the Confederation Cup on two separate occasions.
| Club | CS Constantine |
|---|---|
| Most appearances | Nasreddine Zaâlani 12 |
| Top scorer | Five players 2 |
| First entry | 1998 CAF Champions League |
| Latest entry | 2018–19 CAF Champions League |
History
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CS Constantine whose team has regularly taken part in Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions. Qualification for Algerian clubs is determined by a team's performance in its domestic league and cup competitions, CS Constantine have regularly qualified for the primary African competition, the African Cup, by winning the Ligue Professionnelle 1. CS Constantine have also achieved African qualification via the Algerian Cup and have played in the former African Cup Winners' Cup. The first continental participation was in 1998 in the CAF Champions League, and the first match was against AS Douanes and ended with a loss 2–1, As for the biggest defeat result was firstly in 2014 against ASN Nigelec, and the secondly in 2016 against Nasarawa United 4–1, and biggest loss in 2014 against ASEC Mimosas 6–0. so that CS Constantine was absent from the African competitions until 2014 Where did it participate in the CAF Confederation Cup, On 8 February 2014 witnessed a historic event when CS Constantine played two matches on the same day, the first in the Ligue Professionnelle 1 against MO Béjaïa and the second against ASN Nigelec in Niger and in both of them they were defeated by the same score 2–0.[1][2] the Algerian Football Federation refused to postpone the matches of the championship for the Algerian clubs participating in African competitions because the FAF does not intend to end up with late matches that would disrupt the progress of a calendar allegedly tight because of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, it is for this reason that it strongly encouraged the Algerian clubs engaged in African competitions 2014 to withdraw. After winning the Ligue Professionnelle 1 title CS Constantine returned to the CAF Champions League after 20 years of absence, Qualifying for the group stage was a bit easy after winning against GAMTEL and Vipers putting him in group C with Club Africain, TP Mazembe and Ismaily.[3] where CS Constantine ranked second to face in the quarter-finals the defending champions Espérance de Tunis to defeat 3–6 on aggregate.[4]
CAF competitions
edit| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998[5] | Champions League | First round |  AS Douanes
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0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| 2014[6] | Confederation Cup | Preliminary round |  ASN Nigelec
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4–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 |
| First round |  Red Lions
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2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| Second round |  ASEC Mimosas
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1–0 | 0–6 | 1–6 | ||
| 2016[7] | Confederation Cup | First round |  Nasarawa United
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4–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 |
| Second round |  Misr Lel Makkasa
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1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | ||
| 2018–19[8] | Champions League | |||||
| Preliminary round |  GAMTEL
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0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| First round |  Vipers
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1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| Group stage |  Club Africain
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0–1 | 1–0 | 2nd place | ||
 TP Mazembe
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3–0 | 0–2 | ||||
| Ismaily
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3–2 | 1–1 | ||||
| Quarter-finals | Espérance de Tunis
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2–3 | 1–3 | 3–6 |
Non-CAF competitions
edit| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2019–20[9] | Arab Club Champions Cup | First round |  Al-Muharraq
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3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 (a) |
Statistics
editBy season
edit- Information correct as of 13 April 2019.
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| Season | Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Round |
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| 1998 | CAF Champions League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | R1 |
| 2014 | CAF Confederation Cup | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | R2 |
| 2016 | CAF Confederation Cup | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | R2 |
| 2018–19 | CAF Champions League | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | QF |
| 2022–23 | CAF Champions League | ||||||||
| Total | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 28 | +2 | ||
By competition
editIn Africa
editAs of 13 April 2019[update]:
| CAF competitions | ||||||||
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| Competition | Seasons | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Last season played |
| Champions League | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 2018–19 |
| CAF Confederation Cup | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2016 |
| Total | 4 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 28 | |
Non-CAF competitions
editAs of 17 September 2019[update]:
| Non-CAF competitions | ||||||||
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| Competition | Seasons | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Last season played |
| Arab Champions League | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2019–20 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Statistics by country
editStatistics correct as of game against Espérance de Tunis on April 13, 2019
CAF competitions
edit| Country | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Nigeria
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Nasarawa United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
| Ivory Coast
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ASEC Mimosas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | |
| Liberia
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Red Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
| Niger
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ASN Nigelec | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| Senegal
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AS Douanes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | |
| Uganda
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Vipers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
| DR Congo
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TP Mazembe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| Egypt
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Ismaily | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Misr Lel Makkasa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | |
| Subtotal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| Gambia
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GAMTEL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| Tunisia
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Club Africain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Espérance de Tunis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | |
| Subtotal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | |
| Total | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 28 | +2 | |
Non-CAF competitions
edit| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Bahrain
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 |
African competitions goals
editStatistics correct as of game against Espérance de Tunis on April 13, 2019
| Position | Player | TOTAL | CCL | CCC | SC |
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| 1 |  Ismaïl Belkacemi |
2 | 2 | – | – |
| = | Adil Djabout |
2 | 2 | – | – |
| = | Nassim Yettou |
2 | 2 | – | – |
| = |  Dylan Bahamboula |
2 | 2 | – | – |
| = | Nasreddine Zaâlani |
2 | 2 | – | – |
| = | Yacine Bezzaz |
2 | – | 2 | – |
| = | Mourad Meghni |
2 | – | 2 | – |
| = |  Paulin Voavy |
2 | – | 2 | – |
| = | Zahir Zerdab |
2 | – | 2 | – |
| = | Abdelhakim Sameur |
2 | – | 2 | – |
| 10 | Houcine Benayada |
1 | 1 | – | – |
| = | Kaddour Beldjilali |
1 | 1 | – | – |
| = | Mohamed Walid Bencherifa |
1 | 1 | – | – |
| = | Abdenour Belkheir |
1 | 1 | – | – |
| = | Sid Ali Lamri |
1 | 1 | – | – |
| = | Eyemen Henaini |
1 | – | 1 | – |
| = | Karim Naït Yahia |
1 | – | 1 | – |
| = | Ahmed Messadia |
1 | – | 1 | – |
| = | Own Goals | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Totals | 29 | 15 | 14 | – | |
Non-CAF competitions goals
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List of All-time appearances
editThis List of All-time appearances for CS Constantine in African competitions contains football players who have played for CS Constantine in African football competitions and have managed to accrue 10 or more appearances.
Gold Still playing competitive football in CS Constantine.
| # | Name | Position | CL1 | CCC | SC | TOTAL | Date of first cap | Debut against | Date of last cap | Final match against |
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| 1 | Walid Bencherifa |
MF | 8 | 4 | – | 12 | 13 March 2016 | Nasarawa United | 13 Apr 2019 | Espérance de Tunis |
| = | Nasreddine Zaâlani |
DF | 12 | – | – | 12 | 27 Nov 2018 | GAMTEL | 13 Apr 2019 | Espérance de Tunis |
| 3 | Chamseddine Rahmani |
GK | 11 | – | – | 11 | 27 Nov 2018 | GAMTEL | — | — |
| = | Houcine Benayada |
DF | 11 | – | – | 11 | 27 Nov 2018 | GAMTEL | 13 Apr 2019 | Espérance de Tunis |
| = | Islam Chahrour |
DF | 11 | – | – | 11 | 27 Nov 2018 | GAMTEL | 13 Apr 2019 | Espérance de Tunis |
| 6 | Yassine Salhi |
DF | 10 | – | – | 10 | 27 Nov 2018 | GAMTEL | 13 Apr 2019 | Espérance de Tunis |
| = | Fouad Haddad |
MF | 10 | – | – | 10 | 5 Dec 2018 | GAMTEL | 13 Apr 2019 | Espérance de Tunis |
| = | Kaddour Beldjilali |
MF | 10 | – | – | 10 | 27 Nov 2018 | GAMTEL | 13 Apr 2019 | Espérance de Tunis |
| = | Sid Ali Lamri |
FW | 10 | – | – | 10 | 5 Dec 2018 | GAMTEL | 16 Mar 2019 | TP Mazembe |
| = | Ismail Belkacemi |
FW | 10 | – | – | 10 | 27 Nov 2018 | GAMTEL | 16 Mar 2019 | TP Mazembe |
African and arab opponents by cities
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Insolite : le CS Constantine contraint de jouer deux matchs le même jour". afrik-foot.com. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Insolite : le CS Constantine jouera deux matchs demain !". DZFoot.com. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "CAF LIGUE DES CHAMPIONS : CS CONSTANTINE QUALIFIÉ, LES RÉSULTATS DU JOUR". africatopsports.com. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "LDC: L'ESPÉRANCE N'A PAS TREMBLÉ CONTRE LE CS CONSTANTINE". africatopsports.com. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "1998 CAF Champions League". RSSSF.
- ^ "2014 CAF Confederation Cup". RSSSF.
- ^ "2016 CAF Confederation Cup". RSSSF.
- ^ "2018–19 CAF Champions League". RSSSF.
- ^ "2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup". RSSSF.