MC Oran

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::summary Association football club in Algeria ::

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Field	Value
clubname	Mouloudia of Oran
مولودية وهران
image	MC Oran - logo.png
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fullname	Mouloudia Club of Oran
نادي مولودية وهران
nickname	El Mouloudia (The Mouloudia)
short name	MCO
founded
(as Mouloudia Club Musulman Oranais)
ground	Miloud Hadefi Stadium
capacity	40,148
owntitle	Owner
owner	Hyproc SC (90.34%)
CSA MC Oran (9.66%)
chrtitle	President
chairman	Hicham Guenad
mgrtitle	Head Coach
manager	Juan Carlos Garrido
league	Ligue 1
season	2024–25
position	Ligue 1, 8th of 16
current	2025–26 MC Oran season
website	mco.dz
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Mouloudia Club of Oran (), known as MC Oran, or simply MCO for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Oran. Founded on 1 January 1917, the club was known as Mouloudia Chaâbia Ouahrania from 1971 to 1977, Mouloudia Pétroliers d'Oran (, MP Oran for a short) from 1977 to 1987 and Mouloudia d'Oran from 1987 to 1989. The club colours are red and white. Their home stadium, Miloud Hadefi Stadium, has a capacity of more than 40,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

Until 2008, MC Oran was the only club in Algeria to have participated in every single season of the first division since its inception in 1962. However, the club was relegated at the end of the 2007–08 season but returned after just one season in the Algerian Championnat National 1.

History

Foundation of the first Mouloudia (1917)

The Mouloudia Club Musulman Oranais (MCM Oran) was founded and declared on 1 January 1917 in Medina Jedida but the declaration was approved by the French authorities on 4 December 1919 after changing the home place of the club. The club was named Mouloudia referring to Mawlid (the birthday of Muhammad) hence the name Mouloudia of Mawlid.

In 1924, the club merged with Hamidia Club Musulman Oranais (HCM Oran), this club was founded in 1921. And in 1931, the club's name became Mouloudia Club Oranais. In 1939, the club stopped his sport activities because the World War II until the end of the war in 1945.

In 1946, Ali Bentouti a former player and member of MCM Oran decided to form the club under the name of Mouloudia Club Oranais on 14 May 1946.

Formation (1946–1962)

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/MC_Oran_(1946).jpg" caption="MC Oran in 1946"] ::

The Mouloudia Club Oranais began on May 14, 1946, when nationalists activists formed the team of Mouloudia Club Oranais, a Muslim club in the district of El Hamri (former Lamur) in Oran to compete with European clubs at a time when Algeria was a French district (French Algeria). Mohamed Bessol, one of the founding members was a player, coach, and general secretary of the club until 1967. Other founding members were Ali Bentouti, Omar Abouna, Redouane Serik Boutaleb, and also Mohamed Serradj, Ali Tounsi, Belaid Bachir, Bensenouci Mahi, Bloufa Benhadad, Mahmoud Benahmed, Miloud Bendraou, Miloud Cherigui, Ali Aroumia, Kada Fali.

The founding ceremony of Mouloudia was assisted by Cheïkh Saïd Zamouchi, delegated by Sheikh Si Tayeb Al Mahaji (imam, writer and member of the Association of Algerian Muslim Ulema) led by Sheikh Abdelhamid Ben Badis.

Mouloudia Club Oranais began his first competition, in the 1946–47 season in the third division of the regional championship of the League of Oran (3F/O) after inscription in the France Football Federation. The course of the club from 1946 to 1956 is unknown. And from 1956 to 1962 (the independence year of Algeria), MC Oran block all its sports activities by order of the FLN because Algerian War.

After independence (1962–1977)

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Abdelkader_Freha_(Algerian_champion_1971_with_MC_Oran).jpg" caption="Fréha]], Algerian champion with MC Oran in 1971"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/MC_Oran_(Vainqueur_coupe_d'Algérie_1975).jpg" caption="MC Oran, Algerian cup winner in 1975"] ::

The Mouloudia Club Oranais start in the first competition of Algeria independent in 1962–63 season on high level, it qualified for the final tournament of the championship of the first two seasons, 1962–63 and 1963–64 which were composed of three groups (Algiers, Oran and Constantine). It finished second in the group of Oran in both seasons, unfortunately not a qualifying place for the semi-finals, but this place already earned the team a status of a great club. In the following seasons, it will be runner-up twice consecutively in 1968 and 1969 were the legendary striker Abdelkader Fréha was Algerian championship top scorer in both seasons.

In the 1970s and with more experienced players such as Abdelkader Fréha, Abdellah Kechra, Lahouari Beddiar and Miloud Hadefi, the Mouloudia d'Oran will bring back for the season 1970–71 the famous Portuguese coach Carlos Gomes who will say a phrase that will remain famous in the annals of the national football "Give me the MCO and Fréha and I will be champion of Algeria". The Mouloudia will win its first title of its history, the supreme title of champion of Algeria for the season 1970–71. Abdelkader Fréha and Noureddine "Mehdi" Hamel will finish top scorers each one this year and the club will finish with the best attack of the championship, a total dominance for this season.

Four years later after winning the first Algeria title in 1971, MC Oran won the first Algerian Cup in 1975, beating the MO Constantine in the final on 19 June in Algiers at the Stade du 5 Juillet in front of 70,000 spectators, It finish the competition with a record of the best attack of the time in the cup competition.

Sport reform and the era of the great MP Oran (1977–1989)

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Bachir_Sebaa_(Algerian_cup_winner_1985_with_MC_Oran).jpg" caption="Sebaâ]], Algerian Cup winner in 1985"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/MC_Oran_(saison_1978-79).jpg" caption="Bensaoula]]..."] ::

In 1977, Algerian government decided to reform national sports, it was applied throughout the country, the sports clubs are supported by the national societies and become semi-professionals. Naftal (National Society of Marketing and Distribution of Petroleum Products) sponsors the club. Mouloudia changed its name and became Mouloudia Pétroliers d'Oran (MP Oran). Under the leadership of coach Saïd Amara, and in addition to grandiose players like Sid Ahmed Belkedrouci (top scorer in the championship in 1975), the team is reinforced by talented players like Lakhdar Belloumi or Tedj Bensaoula and finished third in 1979. She is also semi-finalist of the Algerian Cup in 1978 and 1979 and Lakhdar Belloumi was elected top scorer of the championship in 1979.

During the 1980s, and particularly from 1983 onwards, a new generation of players such as Benyagoub Sebbah, Habib Benmimoun, Mourad Meziane, Bachir Mecheri, Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani, wins the Algerian Cup on two consecutive occasions in 1984 and 1985, which will open the doors to the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1985 and 1986. And with the reinforcement of the team by Nacerdine Drid (1986), Karim Maroc (1987) and the return of Lakhdar Belloumi in 1987, the team becomes more stronger and become semi-finalist of Algerian Cup in 1986, 1988 and 1989 and Algerian Championship runners-up in 1987 but in 1988, the team wins the supreme title of champion of Algeria.

Favour to this title, the Mouloudia takes part in the African Cup of champions clubs in 1989 and loses a final on penalties well-deserved after a total domination of the competition to the return match at the Stade Ahmed Zabana against Raja Casablanca in front of 40,000 spectators.

File:Naftal (old logo).png|Logo of Naftal the sponsor of MP Oran

National domination (1990–2000)

The early 1990s marked the end of the sport reform. Consequently, Naftal ceases to sponsor the club which takes its former name of Mouloudia Club of Oran. The club has always played the leading roles at national and international level since 1962, but in the 1990s he dominated national football with a new generation, Abdelhafid Tasfaout, Sid Ahmed Zerrouki, Ali Meçabih supported by experienced players such as Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani or Omar Belatoui. The decade begins with the two championships won consecutively in 1992 and 1993 with Abdelhafid Tasfaout best scorer in both seasons. The Mouloudia will be four times Algerian championship runners-up in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 2000 and will win in 1996 an historic double Algerian Cup and League Cup. It will also be a finalist in the Algerian Supercup in 1992, the Algeria Cup in 1998 and the League Cup in 2000.

At the international level, the club will win the Arab Cup Winners' Cup twice in 1997 and 1998, once the Arab Super Cup in 1999 and will be semi-finalist of the African Cup of Champions in 1994 and quarter-finalist twice in the CAF Cup in 1996 and the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1997.

The great depression (2000–2010)

The decade of the 2000s will be the worst in the history of MC Oran. In addition a lot of conflicts especially in administration and management when the club has not won any title and he often plays the maintenance against relegation, this decade will be marked by two major milestones.

First fact is the Conflict of Elimam-Djebbari of 9 October 2003 in Sidi Bel Abbès during a match of the 2002-2003 Algeria Championship between MC Oran and NA Hussein Dey. The Mouloudia arrived at the stadium with two teams, two technical staff and two coaches, presided by two presidents Kacem Elimam and Youcef Djebbari, the match was canceled and the victory was returned to NA Hussein Dey.

The second fact was the Relegation in D2 in 2008. The club relegated for the first time in its history in Division 2 during the 2007–2008 season. This relegation was a shock to the entire population of Oran, and riots broke out in the city for three days, causing considerable material damage estimated at 7.5 billion centimes of DA, hundreds of arrests and hospitalizations that forced the authorities to use the great means to stop this tragedy. But the club accedes after only one year in D1 at the 2008–09 season. The Mouloudia still holds the national record of presence in the first division.

Professionalism with failure in managements (2010–2023)

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Logo_NAFTAL.svg" caption="Logo of [[Naftal"] ::

The year 2010 will be marked by the launch of the first professional championship encompassing the first and second divisions. On 27 September 2012, the National Society of Marketing and Distribution of Petroleum Products Naftal decided to a probable return to sponsoring the MC Oran after an absence of 24 years. As past, Naftal will sponsoring the all sport's sections of the Mouloudia Club of Oran. This initiative is a part of the development of national sport, especially that MC Oran is one of the largest national and continental omnisports club. However the agreement was not concluded. In 2014 Ahmed "Baba" Belhadj is elected new president of the club but five years passed without any title for the club.

On 6 January 2019, the Hyproc Shipping Company, a firm of the petroleum company Sonatrach based in Arzew signed a protocol and became the club's sponsor. This initiative became after a long time of waiting the petroleum firm Naftal it's nine years ago. However same as Naftal, no final contract was concluded and Hyproc same as Naftal became a minor sponsors only.

A new era of the club (2023–present)

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/MC_Oran,_2024-11-07.jpg" caption="MC Oran (v ES Setif), match in the 2024–25 Algerian Ligue Pro. 1 (day 8) in Miloud Hadefi Stadium."] ::

A new appeal has been launched by the Wali of Oran Saïd Sayoud to the shareholders of the société sportive par actions (SSPA) of MC Oran in order to withdraw their share in the said company in favor of the club sportif amateur (CSA) to overcome the crisis that smolders. According to the same official, the SSPA/MCO is already in a “bankruptcy situation”, deploring the attitude of the shareholders who have completely abandoned the club, showing no desire to help it get out of the chaotic situation in which it is struggling. for quite some time.

On 16 January 2023, Youcef Djebbari resigned as club president during the extraordinary general meeting (AGEX) of the sports company by shares (SSPA) of the club. On February 5, during a meeting at the headquarters of the wilaya with the shareholders of the club, the wali Saïd Sayoud asks shareholders to give up their shares and leave the club. He also asks to appoint Bachir Sebaâ at the head of the CSA / MCO and also to temporarily chair the SSPA / MCO. On February 6, Bachir Sebaâ takes up his post as manager of the club.

On 21 February 2023, in a statement made public on the official page of “the wilaya of Oran”, the wali declared his official withdrawal and his non-interference in the affairs of the MCO team. Despite the efforts and sincere intentions he has deployed, he has not, however, seen any real and serious will on the part of the club's leaders leading to a professional sporting project which reflects the ambitions of the supporters to see their club heart managed mat a national enterprise. However, on March 1, the temporary manager of the club, Bachir Sebaâ, declared that the wali Saïd Sayoud will never abandon the club until all the shareholders have left and he is out of his crisis. And on March 7, the wali declared the club will have a national company before the end of the season.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Hyproc_Shipping_Company_-_logo.png" caption="Hyproc SC"] ::

On 14 March 2023, during the 7th Symposium of the Algerian Gas Industry Association in the prestigious Meridian Hostel in Oran, with the presence of the wali M. Saïd Sayoud, M. Mohamed Hamel, Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum and M. Toufik Hakkar, the chief executive officer of Sonatrach, and also some members of the club such as Bachir Sebaâ the president of the CSA/MCO and Omar Belatoui the coach of the team. It was declared officially that Hyproc Shipping Company, a subsidiary of sonatrach which is a company specializing in the maritime transport of hydrocarbons based in Oran will become the majority shareholder and the owner of the club.

On 17 March 2023, the wali Saïd Sayoud declared the cessation of all the shareholders of their shares for the benefit of the sport amateur club (CSA) and the club will enter in a new era with a new owner, Hyproc Shipping Company.

On 17 August 2023, Hyproc Shipping Company became the new owner of MC Oran buying (90.34%) of shares. The meeting was held at the headquarter of Oran Province and the documents were signed by the acting director of Hyproc Abdennacer Bahlouli and The President Of the CSA Chemsseddine Bensnouci.

Crests and kits

Historical crests

MC Oran has had several crests in its history. The first, adopted in the 70th. The second crest was used from the 1977 reform when the national companies took the different Algerians clubs from 1977 to 1988, MC Oran was taken by Naftal company and was called MP Oran (Mouloudia Pétrolière d'Oran), From 1988, the national companies retired from the Clubs, the club took its old name MC Oran (Mouloudia Club Oranais), however there were various crests from this year until now but only one crest was more famous and more credible.

Historical kits

MC Oran play with white kits with a few red color at home, and with red kits with a few white color at away games.

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Grounds

Main article: Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Ahmed Zabana Stadium

The club, one of the most popular in Algeria, plays at the Ahmed Zabana Stadium (40,000 capacity), in the popular district of El Hamri. Sometimes the team play in Habib Bouakeul Stadium with a capacity of 20,000. Since the 2023–24 season the club had matches in the new Miloud Hadefi Stadium with a capacity of more than 40,000 places.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Stade_de_Oran.jpg" caption="Miloud Hadefi Stadium"] ::

File:Stade Ahmed Zabana 2.jpg|Ahmed Zabana Stadium File:Stade Habib Bouakeul - pelouse, gradin et virage ouest.jpg|Habib Bouakeul Stadium

Supports

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Stade_Ahmed_Zabana_(Supporters_du_MC_Oran).jpg" caption="MCO's supporters"] ::

MC Oran is one of the most popular club of the country, it fans are called Hamraoua in reference to the historical Neighborhoods El Hamri that saw the foundation of the club. There are also some associations of fans and there are called Ultras Red Castle, Ultras Leones Rey and Ultras Red King.

Rivalries

;ASM Oran Before independence in 1962, Oran was known by several big derbies because there were several big clubs as CAL Oran, CDJ Oran, USM Oran, AS Marine d'Oran, FC Oran. After independence, other clubs began to dominate the Oranese and Algerian football as MC Oran, ASM Oran, SCM Oran and RCG Oran and many derbies appeared. The most famous is called Oran derby or Mouloudia & Jamîiya derby, it's the biggest rivalry of Oran since independence in 1962 played between MC Oran and ASM Oran.

;CR Belouizdad Algerian Clasico It's the rivalry of all the records and it's called the MCO CRB Clasico or the Division one Clasico. First between two clubs holding the record of seasons played (one season only missed each), record of number of matches played between them (more than 100 games in Ligue 1), record of goals scored and many other records.

;MC Alger This rivalry is between the greatest club of the capital Algiers and the greatest club of the second city Oran. It's called the Mouloudia clasico.

;ES Sétif Big rivalry between two Algerian big teams since independence. It's called MCO ESS rivalry or East West rivalry.

Ownership and finances

On 6 January 2019, the Algerian petroleum firm Hyproc Shipping Company signed a primary contract to become the principal sponsor of the club but no final contract was concluded and Hyproc remains a simple sponsor of the club.

Current kit supplier, shirt sponsors and sponsor

The principal sponsors of the club during the current season are:

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Kit manufacturer	Principal shirt sponsor(s)	Secondary shirt sponsor(s)
[[File:Macron SPA (2019) logo.svg	40px]] Macron	Hyproc Shipping Company
None
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Historical kit suppliers, shirt sponsors and sponsors

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Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor(s)	Sponsor (Owner)
1972–1974	Le Coq Sportif
1974–1977	Adidas
1977–1983		Sonatrach
1983–1985	Sonitex		Naftal
1985–1989	Adidas
1989–1990	Naftec
1990–1991		CPA
1991–1992		Erepit
Orolait
1992–1993		Peugeot
1993–1995	Adidas
1995–1996	Le Coq Sportif
1996–1999	Açyl
2000–2003	Khalifa Group
2003–2004	Sonatrach
2005–2006	Thomson Multimedia
2006–2007	Djezzy
2007–2010	Sarson Sports USA
2010–2011	Adidas	Nedjma
2011–2012	Baliston
2012–2014	Baeko
2014–2017	Sarson Sports USA	Ooredoo
2017–2018	Tosyali
2018–2019	Kelme	Hyproc Shipping Company
Naftal
Ooredoo
Tosyali
2019–2022	Hyproc Shipping Company
Sonatrach
Ooredoo
Maghreb Emballage
Tosyali
2022–2023	Macron	Hyproc Shipping Company
Maghreb Emballage
Tosyali
2023–2025	Hyproc Shipping Company
2025–	Ooredoo
::

Players

Main article: List of MC Oran players

Algerian teams are limited to four foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;

Current squad

**

Notable players

MC Oran have many notable former players who have represented MC Oran in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1946. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club or represented the national team for which the player is eligible during his stint with MC Oran or following his departure.

For notable players see List of MC Oran players.

For details on former players see :Category:MC Oran players.

File:Abdelkader Freha (Algerian champion 1971 with MC Oran).jpg|Abdelkader Fréha the goaleador File:Miloud Hadefi in 1974.jpg|Miloud Hadefi the African Kaizer File:Sid Ahmed Belkedrouci (2015).jpg|Sid Ahmed Belkedrouci the golden player File:Lakhdar Belloumi (2017).jpg|Lakhdar Belloumi the legendary player File:Bensaoula, tedj 1986.jpg|Tedj Bensaoula the legendary striker File:Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani (MC Oran) 01.jpg|Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani File:Abdelhafid Tasfaout.jpg|Abdelhafid Tasfaout goalscorer of NT File:Youcef Belaïli - CAN2021.jpg|Youcef Belaïli

Personnel

Current staff

;Current technical and medical staff ::data[format=table]

Position	Staff	Technical staff	Medical staff
Head coach	Juan Carlos Garrido
Assistant coach	Xavi Oliva
Assistant coach	Hakim Sekkal
Goalkeeping coach	Karim Saoula
Fitness coach	Arezki Boukhelef
Head doctor	Rafik Ramdane
Healer	Amar Benarmas
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;Current reserve (U-21) technical and medical staff ::data[format=table]

Position	Staff	Reserve technical staff	Reserve medical staff
Reserve head coach	Omar Bouazza Krachaï
Reserve assistant coach	Aïssa Kinane
Reserve goalkeeping coach	Karim Saoula
Reserve fitness coach	Benaïssa Benaâda
Reserve head doctor	Khaled Kharoubi
Reserve healer	Houari Dardjellab
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Managerial history

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Years	Months	Manager
1917–18	Unknown	ALG Lahouari Orfi
1918–39	Unknown	Unknown
1939–46	No competitions
1946–47	Unknown	ALG Lahouari Sebaâ
1947–56	Unknown	Unknown
1956–62	No competitions
1962–63	Unknown	ALG Abdelkader Amer
ALG Chibani Bahi
1963–64	Unknown	ALG Benali Aroumia
ALG Miloud Nehari
1964–65	Unknown	ALG Habib Draoua
ALG Benali Aroumia (2)
1965–67	Unknown	ALG Cheikh Ouaddah
1967–70	Unknown	ALG Hadj Hadefi
1970–71	Unknown	POR Carlos Gomes
1971–72	Unknown	ALG Souilem Gnaoui
ALG Mahi Khennane
1972–76	Unknown	ALG Zoubir Benaïcha
1976–79	Unknown	ALG Saïd Amara
1980–81	Unknown	ALG Nedjmedine Belayachi
ALG Hadj Maghfour
1982–83	Unknown	ALG Habib Draoua
ALG Abdellah Kechra
1983–85	Unknown	ALG Abdellah Mecheri
ALG Abdellah Kechra (2)
1985–86	Unknown	ALG Abdellah Mecheri (2)
USSR Boris Podkorytov
1986–87	Unknown	USSR Boris Podkorytov (2)
ALG Hadj Bouhadji
1987–89	Unknown	ALG Amar Rouaï
ALG Abdelkader Maâtallah
1989–92	Unknown	ALG Mohamed Nadjib Medjadj
ALG Miloud Hadefi
1992–94	Unknown	ALG Abdellah Mecheri (3)
1994–95	Unknown	ALG Ali Fergani
ALG Lakhdar Belloumi
1995–97	Unknown	ALG Mohamed Henkouche
ALG Habib Benmimoun
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Years	Months	Manager
1997–98	Unknown	PLE Said Hadj Mansour
ALG Habib Benmimoun (2)
1998	Unknown	ALG Abdelkader Amrani
1998–99	Unknown	ALG Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani
ALG Nacer Benchiha
1999–01	Unknown	ALG Nacer Benchiha (2)
2001–02	Unknown	ALG Abdelkader Amrani (2)
ALG Lakhdar Belloumi (2)
2002	Unknown	ALG Abdellah Mecheri (4)
ALG Tedj Bensaoula
2002–03	Unknown	ALG Mohamed Henkouche (2)
2003–04	Unknown	FRA Hervé Revelli
2004	Unknown	ALG Nacerdine Drid
2004–05	Unknown	ALG Mohamed Nadjib Medjadj (2)
2005	Unknown	ALG Mohamed Henkouche (3)
2005–06	Unknown	ALG Nacerdine Drid (2)
2006	Unknown	ALG Mohamed Nadjib Medjadj (3)
2006	Unknown	ALG Abdellah Mecheri (5)
2006–07	Unknown	ALG Mohamed Lekkak
2007	Unknown	POR Eurico Gomes
2007–08	Unknown	ALG Mohamed Nadjib Medjadj (4)
2008	Unknown	POR Eurico Gomes (2)
2008	Unknown	ALG Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani (2)
ALG Fayçal Megueni
2008	Unknown	ALG Mohamed Nadjib Medjadj (5)
2008–09	Unknown	ALG Omar Belatoui
2009	Unknown	PLE Said Hadj Mansour (2)
2009–10	Unknown	ALG Abdelkader Maâtallah
2010	Unknown	ALG Omar Belatoui (2)
2010–11	Unknown	ALG Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani (3)
2011	Unknown	ALG Sid Ahmed Slimani
2011	Unknown	FRA Alain Michel
2011	Jul – Oct	PLE Said Hadj Mansour (3)
2011	Unknown	ALG Mohamed Henkouche (4)
2011	Nov – Nov	ALG Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani (4)
2011–12	Nov – Mar	ALG Mohamed Henkouche (5)
2012	Mar – Jun	SWI Raoul Savoy
2012	Jul – Sep	BEL Luc Eymael
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Years	Months	Manager
2012	Sep – Oct	SWI Raoul Savoy (2)
2012	Oct – Nov	ALG Abdellah Mecheri (6)
2012–13	Nov – Jan	ALG Djamel Benchadli
2013	Jan – Feb	ALG Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani (5)
2013	Feb – Apr	ALG Sid Ahmed Slimani (2)
2013	May – Jun	ALG Omar Belatoui (3)
2013	Jul – Nov	ITA Giovanni Solinas
2013–14	Nov – Feb	ALG Djamel Benchadli (2)
2014	Feb – Jun	ALG Omar Belatoui (4)
2014	Jun – Sep	ALG Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani (6)
2014–15	Sep – Nov	FRA Jean-Michel Cavalli
2015–16	Dec – Apr	ALG Fouad Bouali
2016	Apr – Jun	ALG Bachir Mecheri
2016–17	Jun – Apr	ALG Omar Belatoui (5)
2017	May	FRA Jean-Michel Cavalli (2)
2017	May – Jun	ALG Bachir Mecheri
2017–18	Jun – May	TUN Moez Bouakaz
2018	May – Oct	MAR Badou Zaki
2018–19	Oct – Jan	ALG Omar Belatoui (6)
2019	Feb – May	FRA Jean-Michel Cavalli (3)
2019	May	ALG Nadir Leknaoui
2019	Jun – Oct	ALG Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani (7)
2019–20	Oct – Jul	ALG Bachir Mecheri (2)
2020–21	Aug – Jan	FRA Bernard Casoni
2021	Feb – Jun	ALG Kheïreddine Madoui
2021	Jun – Aug	ALG Abdelatif Bouazza
2021	Sep – Nov	ALG Azzedine Aït Djoudi
2021–2022	Nov – Feb	TUN Moez Bouakaz (2)
2022	Feb – Aug	ALG Abdelkader Amrani (3)
2022–2023	Aug – Jul	ALG Omar Belatoui (7)
2023–2024	Aug – Jan	ALG Kheïreddine Madoui (2)
2024	Jan – Oct	ALG Youcef Bouzidi
2024–2025	Oct – Jan	MLI Éric Chelle
2025	Feb – July	ALG Abdelkader Amrani (4)
2025–	Sep –	ESP Juan Carlos Garrido
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Presidents

On 8 October 2012, Larbi Abdelilah is named temporary president of SSPA MC Oran. Abdelilah will manage the administrative affairs of the club until the supposal arrival of officials Naftal. On 3 June 2014, Ahmed "Baba" Belhadj is named a new president of the club, he succeeded Youcef Djebbari.

On 10 September 2023, Chakib Ghomari was declared the first president of the club by it new owner Hyproc Shipping Company.

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MCM Oran	From	To	Chairman	Titles (official)	President	Sport / General Manager	MHCM Oran	MC Oran	From	To	Chairman	Titles (official)	President	Sport Manager
1917	1918	ALG Abdelkader Bendouba	ALG Abdelkader Bendouba	×
1918	1924	ALG Sadok Boumaza	×
1924	1931	ALG Abdelkader Bendouba
ALG Mustapha Hadj Hacène Bachterzi	ALG Amara Benaouada
ALG Benchaâ Moudoub
ALG Dine Bendaoud
ALG Haouari Hadj Salah	×
1931	1939	ALG Abdelkader Bendouba	ALG Abdelkader Bendouba	×
1939	1946		×
1946	1963	ALG Abouna Omar Ben Daoud		×
1963	1965	ALG Kadda Hadj Fali	×
1965	1968	ALG Hmida Belazreg	×
1968	1971	ALG Boumediene Bentabet	×
1971	1975	ALG Baghdadi Seddiki	2
1975	1982	ALG Mohamed Benkada	×
1982	1989	ALG Amine Mohamed Brahim Mehadji	3
1989	1991	ALG Ghalem Chaouch	×
1991	1994	ALG Youcef Djebbari	2
1994	2000	ALG Belkacem Elimam	5
2000	2003	ALG Youcef Djebbari (2)	×
2003	2006	ALG Mourad Meziane	×
2006	2008	ALG Youcef Djebbari (3)	×
2008	2010	ALG Belkacem Elimam (2)	×
2010	2011	ALG Tayeb Mehiaoui	×
2011	2012	ALG Youcef Djebbari (4)	×
2012	2013	ALG Larbi Abdelilah (temporary president)	×
2013	2014	ALG Youcef Djebbari (5)	×
2014	2019	ALG Ahmed "Baba" Belhadj	×
2019	2020	Board of directors	ALG Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani	×
2020	2022	ALG Tayeb Mehiaoui (2)	ALG Hadj Bennacer	×
2022	2023	ALG Youcef Djebbari (6)	ALG Rafik Cherrak	×
2023	ALG Benaouda Salah-Eddine El Habib Daho (judiciary administrator)	×
2023	2024	ALG Chakib Boumediene Ghomari	ALG Abdelkrim Benaouda	×
2024	2025	ALG Mourad Meziane
2025	ALG Sidi Mohamed Hadjioui	ALG Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani	×
2025	present	ALG Hicham Guenad
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Honours

Main article: List of MC Oran seasons

MC Oran is one of the most successful teams of Algeria.

Domestic competitions

• Algerian Ligue 1
  • Winners (4): 1970–71, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93
  • Runners-up (9): 1967–68, 1968–69, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–2000
• Algerian Cup
  • Winners (4): 1974–75, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1995–96
  • Runners-up (2): 1997–98, 2001–02
• Algerian Super Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1992
• Algerian League Cup
  • Winners (1): 1995–96
  • Runners-up (1): 1999–2000

International competitions

• African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League
  • Runners-up (1): 1989

Regional competitions

• Arab Cup Winners' Cup
  • Winners (2): 1997, 1998
• Arab Super Cup
  • Winners (1): 1999
• Arab Cup of Champions Clubs / Arab Club Championship
  • Runners-up (1): 2001

Performance in CAF competitions

Main article: MC Oran in African football

• African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League: 3 appearances The club have 3 appearances in African Cup of Champions Clubs from 1989 to 1994. ::1989 – Finalist ::1993 – Quarter-finals ::1994 – Semi-finals

• CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances ::2005 – Second round ::2016 – Second round

• CAF Cup: 2 appearances ::1996 – Quarter-finals ::1998 – First round

• African Cup Winners' Cup: 3 appearances ::1985 – Second round ::1986 – Second round ::1997 – Quarter-finals

International statistics

;CAF statistics ::data[format=table] | Competition | App. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Total||10||56||27||10||19||70||52||+18 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | CAF Champions League | 3 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 27 | +10 | | | CAF Confederation Cup | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | | | African Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) | 3 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | +2 | | | CAF Cup (defunct) | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | | ::

;UAFA statistics ::data[format=table] | Competition | App. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Total||9||31||13||4||14||48||51||-3 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Arab Club Champions Cup | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -7 | | | Arab Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | | | Arab Super Cup (defunct) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | | ::

IFFHS rankings

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Pos.	Team	Points
839	CMR APEJES de Mfou	1366
840	ZIM Hwange	1365
841	ALG MC Oran	1365
842	CZE FK Pardubice	1365
843	NED Sparta Rotterdam	1365
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CAF club coefficient rankings

These are the footballdatabase club's points 27 September 2020. ::data[format=table]

Pos.	Team	Points
85	CMR APEJES de Mfou	1366
86	ZIM Hwange	1365
87	ALG MC Oran	1365
88	ALG ASO Chlef	1362
89	ALG Paradou AC	1359
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National club coefficient rankings

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Pos.	Team	Points
6	JS Saoura	1406
7	MC Alger	1380
8	MC Oran	1365
9	ASO Chlef	1362
10	Paradou AC	1359
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African club of century ranking

MC Oran was ranked by IFFHS at the 50th best African club of the 20th century. ::data[format=table]

Pos.	Team	Points
48	CMR Coton Sport	8
49	NGR Julius Berger	8
50	ALG MC Oran	7
51	ALG ES Sétif	7
52	CIV Stella Adjamé	7
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Women

Main article: MC Oran (women)

In 2022, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) established a rule requiring clubs involved in continental competitions to have a women's section representing a senior team. In 2023, the Mouloudia Club of Oran created its first women's section with the U-13 categories with Sihem Bouchiche as coach. This initiative is part of the future training and creation of a senior women's team. On October 30, 2024, the club launched a call for recruitment of female football players for the U13s, but also for the creation of three new categories: the U12s, U15s and U16s. The creation of the senior section is planned for the 2025–26 season.

On 18 November 2025, MC Oran announces the creation of its senior women's football team. The club will compete in the W-D1 National Championship (second division), replacing CSA Zouhour Oran Centre, which withdrew from the league. They will also participate in the preliminary round of the Algerian W-Cup, where they will face AS Intissar Oran. This marks the beginning of a new era for women's football at MC Oran, following the club's establishment of youth categories for girls in 2023.

Multisports club

MC Oran is also a multisports club, which in the past has had many sport sections such as Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Cycling, Judo, Swimming, and many other sports. Today, only football and handball exist.

Notes & references

Notes

References

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