North African Cup
Football tournament
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The North African Cup is an old football competition organized in North Africa since 1930. It was dissolved after the 1956 edition[1][2][3].
Founded1930
Abolished1956
RegionNorth Africa (Union of North-African Football Leagues)
Last champions
SC Bel Abbès
SC Bel Abbès Trophy of North African Cup (1930–1956) | |
| Founded | 1930 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 1956 |
| Region | North Africa (Union of North-African Football Leagues) |
| Last champions | SC Bel Abbès |
| Most championships | CDJ Oran (4 times) |
Records and statistics
List of finals
| Year | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930–31 Details |
CDJ Oran |
1 – 0 | GS Alger |
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| 1931–32 Details |
RU Alger |
2 – 1 |  USM Casablanca |
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| 1932–33 Details |
CDJ Oran |
2 – 1 | USM Casablanca |
Stade Alenda, Oran | |
| 1933–34 Details |
CDJ Oran |
2 – 0 | USM Casablanca |
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| 1934–35 Details |
CDJ Oran |
4 – 2 | USM Casablanca |
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| 1935–36 Details |
 Italia Tunis |
1 – 0 | Olympique Marocain |
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| 1936–37 Details |
RU Alger |
2 – 0 | GS Alger |
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| 1937–38 Details |
Olympique Marocain |
1 – 0 | GS Alger |
Stade Philip, Casablanca | |
| 1938–39 Details |
SA Marrakech |
2 – 0 | Stade Marocain |
Stade Philip, Casablanca | |
| 1939–40 | not held[n 1] | ||||
| 1940–41 Details |
ASM Oran |
3 – 0 | RU Alger |
Stade Alenda, Oran | |
| 1941–42 Details |
SA Marrakech |
1 – 0 | CDJ Oran |
Stade Philip, Casablanca | |
| 1942–43 | not held[n 1] | ||||
| 1943–44 | not held[n 1] | ||||
| 1944–45 | not held[n 1] | ||||
| 1945–46 | not held[n 1] | ||||
| 1946–47 Details |
USM Casablanca |
2 – 1 | Olympic Hussein Dey |
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| 1947–48 Details |
US Athlétique |
6 – 0 | AS Saint-Eugène |
Stade Philip, Casablanca | |
| 1948–49 Details |
Wydad AC |
2 – 1 | US Athlétique |
Stade Philip, Casablanca | |
| 1949–50 Details |
AS Saint-Eugène |
4 – 3 | SC Bel-Abbès |
Stade Vincent Monréal, Oran | 20,000 |
| 1950–51 Details |
SC Bel-Abbès |
1 – 0 | Wydad AC |
Stade Philip, Casablanca | |
| 1951–52 Details |
FC Blida |
3 – 1 | Racing AC |
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| 1952–53 Details |
USM Casablanca |
2 – 0 | Wydad AC |
Stade Philip, Casablanca | |
| 1953–54 Details |
USSC Témouchent |
1 – 0 | USM Oran |
Stade Vincent Monréal, Oran | 20,000 |
| 1954–55 Details |
SC Bel-Abbès |
5 – 2 (aet) |
GS Alger |
Stade Vincent Monréal, Oran | 20,000 |
| 1955–56 Details |
SC Bel-Abbès |
not played [n 2] | USM Bel-Abbès |
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Performance by club
| Num | Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CDJ Oran |
4 (1931, 1933, 1934, 1935) | 1 (1942) |
| 2 | USM Casablanca |
2 (1947, 1953) | 4 (1932, 1933, 1934, 1935) |
| 3 | SC Bel Abbès |
2 (1951, 1955) | 2 (1950, 1956*) |
| 4 | RU Alger |
2 (1932, 1937) | 0 |
| SA Marrakech |
2 (1939, 1942) | 0 | |
| 6 | Wydad AC |
1 (1949) | 2 (1951, 1953) |
| 7 | ISO Marocaine (Casablanca) |
1 (1938) | 1 (1936) |
| US Athlétique Casablanca |
1 (1948) | 1 (1949) | |
| AS Saint-Eugène (Algiers) |
1 (1950) | 1 (1948) | |
| 10 | Italia de Tunis |
1 (1936) | 0 |
| AS Marine Oran |
1 (1941) | 0 | |
| FC Blidéen |
1 (1952) | 0 | |
| USSC Témouchent |
1 (1954) | 0 | |
| 15 | Gallia Sports d'Alger |
0 | 4 (1931, 1937, 1938, 1955) |
| 16 | Stade Marocain |
0 | 1 (1939) |
| Olympique Hussein Dey |
0 | 1 (1947) | |
| Racing AC Casablanca |
0 | 1 (1952) | |
| USM Oran |
0 | 1 (1954) | |
| USM Bel-Abbès |
0 | 1 (1956*) |
* Match not played
Performance by nation
| Num | League | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oran department |
8 | 3 |
| 2 | Morocco |
7 | 10 |
| 3 | Algiers department |
4 | 7 |
| 4 | Tunisia |
1 | 0 |
| 5 | Constantine department |
0 | 0 |
- In the 1955/56 edition, two teams from the department of Oran went to the final; however it was not played. So normally the department of Oran is ranked in the first place with 8 winners and four runners-up.
North African Friendship Cup
The North-African Friendship Cup pits the winner of the North-African Cup and his runner-up against the winner of North African Championship and his runner-up.
- 1931 : CDJ Oran (Won double)
- 1932 : RU Alger 3-0 USM Oran
- 1933 : US Moroccan 4-1 CDJ Oran
- 1934 : US Moroccan 2-1 CDJ Oran
- 1935 : RU Alger 3-2 GC Oran
- 1936 : GC Oran 1-1 RU Alger
- 1937 : GS Alger 2-1 CDJ Oran
- 1938 : JAC Bône 2-1 OM Rabat
- 1939 : RU Alger 2-0 SA Marrakech
- 1940-1941 : Not held
- 1942 : US Moroccan (bat) SA Marrakech
- 1943-1946 : Not held
- 1947 : US Athlétique (bat) US Moroccan
- 1948 : Wydad AC 4-3 Racing AC
- 1949 : Wydad AC (Won double)
- 1950 : Wydad AC 2-0 USM Oran
