MC Alger
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Mouloudia Club d'Alger (Arabic: نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are red, green and white. Their home stadium, Ali La Pointe Stadium, has a capacity of 40,000 spectators.The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Full name | Mouloudia Club d'Alger | |||
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Nickname(s) | MCA El Mouloudia (The Mouloudia) Chnawa The Doyen The People's Club | |||
Short name | MCA | |||
Founded | 7 August 1921; 102 years ago (as Mouloudia Club Algérois) | |||
Ground | 5 July 1962 Stadium Ali La Pointe Stadium | |||
Capacity | 64,200 40,000 | |||
Owner | Sonatrach | |||
President | Mohamed Hakim Hadj Redjem | |||
Head Coach | Patrice Beaumelle[1] | |||
League | Ligue 1 | |||
2022–23 | Ligue 1, 3rd of 16 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Founded in 1921 as Mouloudia Club Algérois and Mouloudia Chaâbia d’Alger, the club was known as Mouloudia Pétroliers d'Alger from 1977 to 1986 and changed its name to Mouloudia Club d'Alger in 1986. The club colours are red and green.
MC Alger were the first Algerian club to win a continental competition, winning the 1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs. They are one of the most successful Algerian clubs having won the domestic league 7 times, and the domestic cup 8 times, tied with USM Alger, CR Belouizdad and ES Sétif.