List of MC Alger seasons
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Mouloudia Club d'Alger is an Algerian professional football club based in Algiers, Algiers Province. The club was formed in Casbah in 1921 as Mouloudia Chaàbia d'Alger, and played their first competitive match in 1921, when they entered the 1921–22 Ligue d'Alger Troisième Division. This list details MC Alger's achievements in major competitions, together with the top scorers for each season.
The club has won a total of 20 major trophies, including the national championship 7 times also won the Algerian Cup a record 8 times, the Algerian Super Cup a record 3 times, the Algerian League Cup 1 times MC Alger won the CAF Champions League 1 times. The club has also never been out of the top two divisions of Algerian football since entering the Football League.
This is a list of the seasons played by MC Alger from 1962 when the club first entered a league competition to the most recent seasons. The club's achievements in all major national and international competitions as well as the top scorers are listed. Top scorers in bold were also top scorers of Ligue 1. The list is separated into three parts, coinciding with the three major episodes of Algerian football:
Seasons
Before independence
| Season | League Algiers | Forconi Cup | AFN | Top goalscorer(s) | Ref. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Pos | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Name | Goals | |||||
| 1921–22 | 5 Division | 4th | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | [1] | |||||
| 1922–23 | 4 Division | 1st | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | [2] | |||||
| 1923–24 | Third Division | 2nd | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | [3] | |||||
| 1924–25 | Third Division | 2nd | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | [4] | |||||
| 1927–28 | 5 Division | 1st | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | [5] | |||||
| 1928–29 | 4 Division | 1st | 39 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 9 | [6] | |||||
| 1929–30 | Third Division | 3rd | 41 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 21 | [7] | |||||
| 1930–31 | Third Division | 1st | 49 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 16 | [8] | |||||
| 1931–32 | Second Division | 9th | 42 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 38 | [9] | |||||
| 1932–33 | Second Division | 8th | 30 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 38 | R1 | [10] | ||||
| 1933–34 | Second Division | 5th | 34 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 37 | QF | [11] | ||||
| 1934–35 | Second Division | 2nd | 44 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 16 | SF | [12] | ||||
| 1935–36 | Second Division | 1st | 46 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 18 | North African Championship | QF | [13] | |||
| 1936–37 | Division Honneur | 4th | 42 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 16 | [14] | |||||
| 1937–38 | Division Honneur | 4th | 34 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | [15] | |||||
| 1938–39 | Division Honneur | 7th | 40 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 37 | [16] | |||||
| 1939–40 | Division Honneur | 1st | 38 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 11 | SF | [17] | ||||
| 1940–41 | Division Honneur | 2nd | 36 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 21 | QF | [18] | ||||
| 1941–42 | Division Honneur | 5th | 28 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | [19] | |||||
| 1942–43 | Division Honneur | 5th | 35 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 26 | [20] | |||||
| 1943–44 | Division Honneur | 2nd | 42 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 18 | Not played | [21] | ||||
| 1944–45 | Division Honneur | 1st | 46 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 21 | R32 | [22] | ||||
| 1945–46 | Division Honneur | 2nd | 49 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 17 | SF | [23] | ||||
| 1946–47 | Division Honneur | 3rd | 52 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 24 | QF | [24] | ||||
| 1947–48 | Division Honneur | 2nd | 52 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 17 | W | North African Championship | R2 | [25] | ||
| 1948–49 | Division Honneur | 3rd | 48 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 24 | R16 | [26] | ||||
| 1949–50 | Division Honneur | 6th | 44 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 23 | QF | North African Championship | R1 | [27] | ||
| 1950–51 | Division Honneur | 4th | 49 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 22 | W | North African Championship | R16 | [28] | ||
| 1951–52 | Division Honneur | 2nd | 50 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 34 | 30 | RU | North African Cup | R2 | [29] | ||
| 1952–53 | Division Honneur | 2nd | 46 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 22 | R32 | [30] | ||||
| 1953–54 | Division Honneur | 2nd | 52 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 23 | R32 | [31] | ||||
| 1954–55 | Division Honneur | 2nd | 53 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 15 | QF | North African Cup | R16 | [32] | ||
| 1955–56 | Division Honneur | 5th | 32 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 17 | [33] | |||||
After independence
Below, the MC Alger season-by-season record after independence of Algeria :
| Season | League | Cup | Other | Africa | Top goalscorer(s)[note 1] | Ref. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Pos | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Name | Goals | |||||||
| 1962–63 | Critérium Honneur | 2nd | 47 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 13 | R32 | Omar Hahad | 15 | |||||
| 1963–64 | Division Honneur | 5th | 57 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 30 | SF | Zoubir Aouadj | 24 | |||||
| 1964–65 | National | 14th | 32 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 36 | QF | Zoubir Aouadj | 19 | |||||
| 1965–66 | National 2 | 1st | 68 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 63 | 18 | QF | Abdelkrim Berkani | 14 | |||||
| 1966–67 | National II | 7th | 20 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 22 | R16 | Mourad Saâdi | 6 | |||||
| 1967–68 | National II | 1st | 45 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 14 | R16 | Aziz Oucif | 15 | |||||
| 1968–69 | National I | 4th | 46 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 24 | QF | Hassen Tahir | 12 | |||||
| 1969–70 | National I | 2nd | 52 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 24 | R32 | Hassen Tahir | 10 | |||||
| 1970–71 | National I | 3rd | 46 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 22 | W | Hassen Tahir | 10 | |||||
| 1971–72 | National I | 1st | 70 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 28 | SF | Maghreb Cup Winners Cup | W | Hassen Tahir | 24 | |||
| 1972–73 | National I | 3rd | 67 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 34 | W | Maghreb Cup Winners Cup | 3rd | Abdeslam Bousri | 12 | |||
| 1973–74 | National I | 5th | 62 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 35 | R32 | Maghreb Cup Winners Cup | W | Omar Betrouni | 17 | |||
| 1974–75 | National I | 1st | 72 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 49 | 22 | QF | Maghreb Cup Winners Cup | SF | Ali Bencheikh | 8 | |||
| 1975–76 | National I | 1st | 73 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 63 | 32 | W | African Cup of Champions Clubs | W[note 2] | Abdelkader Ait Hamouda | 12 | |||
| Maghreb Champions Cup | RU | ||||||||||||||||
| 1976–77 | National I | 5th | 53 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 48 | R16 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | R2 | Abdeslam Bousri | 18 | |||
| 1977–78 | Division 1 | 1st | 62 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 28 | R16 | Abdeslam Bousri | 14 | |||||
| 1978–79 | Division 1 | 1st | 61 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 24 | QF | African Cup of Champions Clubs | R2 | Abdeslam Bousri | 11 | |||
| 1979–80 | Division 1 | 8th | 60 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 30 | R32 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | QF[note 2] | Nasser Bouiche | 19 | |||
| 1980–81 | Division 1 | 5th | 58 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 42 | R16 | Nasser Bouiche | 13 | |||||
| 1981–82 | Division 1 | 10th | 58 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 36 | SF | Abdeslam Bousri | 16 | |||||
| 1982–83 | Division 1 | 4th | 60 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 33 | W | Abdeslam Bousri | 19 | [34] | ||||
| 1983–84 | Division 1 | 4th | 63 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 30 | QF | African Cup Winners' Cup | R2 | |||||
| 1984–85 | Division 1 | 18th | 73 | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 40 | 39 | QF | |||||||
| 1985–86 | Division 2 | 1st | 80 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 62 | 16 | R16 | |||||||
| 1986–87 | Division 1 | 9th | 39 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 37 | R16 | Mekhloufi, Sebbar | 6 | |||||
| 1987–88 | Division 1 | 13th | 34 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 26 | R32 | |||||||
| 1988–89 | Division 1 | 2nd | 36 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 21 | R32 | khelifa Belaouchet | 9 | |||||
| 1989–90 | Division 1 | 3rd | 34 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 20 | NP | Khelifa Belhouchet | 11 | |||||
| 1990–91 | Division 1 | 5th | 32 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 28 | R32 | Mourad Tebbal | 7 | |||||
| 1991–92 | Division 1 | 7th | 32 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 34 | R32 | SF | ||||||
| [1992–93 | Division 1 | 7th | 29 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 27 | 23 | NP | Hedibel, Benmessahel | 7 | |||||
| 1993–94 | Division 1 | 7th | 31 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 31 | 27 | R16 | Redouane Benmessahel | 8 | |||||
| 1994–95 | Division 1 | 5th | 31 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 34 | 32 | QF | Mourad Tebbal | 11 | |||||
| 1995–96 | Division 1 | 8th | 40 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 32 | R32 | Grp | Mourad Aït Tahar | 7 | ||||
| 1996–97 | Division 1 | 6th | 41 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 37 | SF | Mourad Aït Tahar | 11 | |||||
| 1997–98 | Division 1 | 5th | 16 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 11 | R64 | W | Ameur Benali | 4 | ||||
| 1998–99 | Super Division | 1st | 56 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 16 | SF | Hamid Rahmouni | 17 | |||||
| 1999–2000 | Super Division | 11th | 22 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 25 | R32 | R16 | CAF Champions League | R1 | Fodil Dob | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Super Division | 14th | 36 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 43 | R16 | Fodil Dob | 8 | |||||
| 2001–02 | Super Division | 15th | 34 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 33 | QF | Fodil Dob | 9 | |||||
| 2002–03 | Division 2 | 1st | 67 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 62 | 15 | R64 | Ameur Benali | 10 | |||||
| 2003–04 | Division 1 | 4th | 47 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 34 | R16 | Karim Braham Chaouch | 13 | |||||
| 2004–05 | Division 1 | 3rd | 49 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 44 | QF | Arab Champions League | QF | Noureddine Daham | 11 | |||
| 2005–06 | Division 1 | 6th | 44 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 35 | W | Arab Champions League | QF | Noureddine Daham | 14 | |||
| 2006–07 | Division 1 | 11th | 38 | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 34 | 30 | W | W | CAF Confederation Cup | R1 | Hadj Bouguèche | 10 | ||
| Arab Champions League | R16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | Division 1 | 7th | 39 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 25 | R32 | W | CAF Confederation Cup | R1 | Younès, Belghomari | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Division 1 | 5th | 49 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 38 | R32 | Salim Boumechra | 10 | |||||
| 2009–10 | Division 1 | 1st | 66 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 50 | 23 | QF | Hadj Bouguèche | 17 | [citation needed] | ||||
| 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 10th | 37 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 28 | QF | Champions League | Grp[note 2] | Abdelmalek Mokdad | 12 | [citation needed] | ||
| 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 6th | 44 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 33 | R16 | Moustapha Djallit | 9 | [citation needed] | ||||
| 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 5th | 50 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 24 | RU | Moustapha Djallit | 18 | [citation needed] | ||||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 6th | 45 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 25 | W | Abderahmane Hachoud | 11 | [citation needed] | ||||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 12th | 39 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 31 | R64 | CAF Confederation Cup | PR | Kaled Gourmi | 10 | [citation needed] | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 12th | 38 | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 28 | 26 | W | Abderahmane Hachoud | 8 | [citation needed] | ||||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 2nd | 50 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 27 | SF | RU | CAF Confederation Cup | QF[note 2] | Hichem Nekkache | 10 | [citation needed] | |
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 5th | 44 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 32 | SF | Champions League | Grp[note 2] | Derrardja, Nekkache | 14 | [citation needed] | ||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 6th | 43 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 36 | R16 | Arab Club Champions Cup | QF | Mohamed Souibaâh | 8 | [citation needed] | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1[note 3] | 2nd | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | R32 | Arab Club Champions Cup | QF | Samy Frioui | 12 | [citation needed] | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 7th | 57 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 59 | 43 | NP | R16 | CAF Champions League | QF | Samy Frioui | 14 | [citation needed] | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 8th | 51 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 24 | NP | Samy Frioui | 17 | [citation needed] | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 4th | 47 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 20 | R64 | Kheireddine Merzougui | 4 | [citation needed] | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 1st | 65 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 20 | RU | Youcef Belaïli | 16 | [citation needed] | ||||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1st | 58 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 39 | 19 | R32 | W | CAF Champions League | QF | Sofiane Bayazid | 10 | [citation needed] | |
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | R64 | F | CAF Champions League | R2 | ||||||||||||
Key
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Key to league record:
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Key to divisions: |
Key to rounds:
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| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
Division shown in bold to indicate a change in division.
Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.