Mouloudia Club of Oujda (Arabic: مولودية وجدة), commonly abbreviated to MC Oudja, is a Moroccan football club based in Oujda. Mouloudia, which closely translates to "birth" in Arabic, was named after the coincidence of the day of its creation: on March 16, 1946 (12 second spring of 1365 Hjeria) with the anniversary of the birth of Muhammad.

MC Oujda
Full nameMouloudia Club of Oujda
Nickname(s)kings of the east
Founded16 March 1946
GroundHonneur Stadium
Oujda, Morocco
Capacity35.000
ChairmanZiani Madani
ManagerFaouzi Jamal
LeagueBotola
2022-2311th
Current season

Businessman Mohamed Houar became president of the club in 2017, and his investment led to a 2017–18 Botola 2 title followed by strong performances in the Botola the following seasons. However, the club faced a crisis in 2021 when Houar announced he was leaving the club, with players and staff striking over unpaid wages.[1]

Ziani Madani was elected new president of the Mouloudia Club d'Oujda (MCO) during a general meeting held Thursday 7 March 2024 in Oujda at the headquarters of the Sports Leagues of the Oriental region.[2]

Achievements edit

1975
1957, 1958, 1960, 1962
1960
1950, 1993, 2003, 2018

Current squad edit

As of 15 April, 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   MAR Mohamed Qellis
5 MF   MAR Habib Allah Dahmani (captain)
6 DF   MAR Anass Nouader
7 FW   MAR Oussama Radi
8 MF   MAR Hamza Buihamghet
9 FW   MAR Chouaib Faidi
10 MF   MAR Ismail Gourad
11 MF   ITA Zakaria Hamadi
13 FW   MAR Youssef Malki
14 MF   MAR Amine Souane
15 DF   MAR Imad Serbout
16 FW   MAR Anis Tabich
17 DF   MAR Mohamed Bahadi
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   MAR Achraf Kasbaoui
21 MF   MAR Yassine Filali
23 FW   MAR Akram Kaddouri
24 MF   MAR El Habib Brija
25 DF   MAR Karim El Oualadi
27 MF   MAR Salaheddine Boukhnifrate
29 DF   MAR Jaouad Bensaid
30 FW   MAR Youssef Anouar
31 GK   MAR Amine Amri
61 GK   MAR Ziad Laafsa
77 FW   MAR Nadir Lougmani
98 DF   MAR Ayoub Kermaoui

Kit supplier edit

Macron has been the team's kit supplier since the 2021–22 season.

Managers edit

  •   Abdelhak Benchikha (2019–2020)
  • Abdeslam Ouaddou (2020–2021)
  • Mounir Jaouani (2021–2022)
  • Omar Najhi (2022–2023)
  • Faouzi Jamal (2023–present)

References edit

  1. ^ "Mouloudia d'Oujda : L'avenir de "Sindibad El Sharq" en question" [Mouloudia d'Oujda: The future of "Sindibad El Sharq" in question] (in French). Le Matin. 14 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Botola : Madani Ziani succède à Mohamed Houar à la présidence du Mouloudia d'Oujda" [Madani Ziani succeeds Mohamed Houar as president of Mouloudia d’Oujda] (in French). Le Matin. 8 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Morocco - List of Champions". Rsssf.
  4. ^ "Morocco - List of Cup Finals". Rsssf.
  5. ^ "Morocco - List of Super Cup Finals". Rsssf.