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CS Constantine in African football
CS Constantine 2015–16
CS Constantine 2015–16 with From Left to Right:
Stand Up : Remache - Djeghbala - Aksas - Bencherifa - Boulemdaïs - Si Mohamed.
Sitting Voavy - Boucherit - Bezzaz (C) - Djellilahine - Koné.
ClubCS Constantine
Most appearancesNasreddine Zaâlani 12
Top scorerZakaria Benchaâ 4
First entry1998 CAF Champions League
Latest entry2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup

CS Constantine, an Algerian professional association football club, has gained entry to Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions on several occasions. They have represented Algeria in the Champions League on two occasions, and the Confederation Cup on two separate occasions.

History

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CS Constantine whose team has regularly taken part in Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions. Qualification for Algerian clubs is determined by a team's performance in its domestic league and cup competitions, CS Constantine have regularly qualified for the primary African competition, the African Cup, by winning the Ligue Professionnelle 1. CS Constantine have also achieved African qualification via the Algerian Cup and have played in the former African Cup Winners' Cup. The first continental participation was in 1998 in the CAF Champions League, and the first match was against AS Douanes and ended with a loss 2–1, As for the biggest defeat result was firstly in 2014 against ASN Nigelec, and the secondly in 2016 against Nasarawa United 4–1, and biggest loss in 2014 against ASEC Mimosas 6–0. so that CS Constantine was absent from the African competitions until 2014 Where did it participate in the CAF Confederation Cup, On 8 February 2014 witnessed a historic event when CS Constantine played two matches on the same day, the first in the Ligue Professionnelle 1 against MO Béjaïa and the second against ASN Nigelec in Niger and in both of them they were defeated by the same score 2–0.[1][2] the Algerian Football Federation refused to postpone the matches of the championship for the Algerian clubs participating in African competitions because the FAF does not intend to end up with late matches that would disrupt the progress of a calendar allegedly tight because of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, it is for this reason that it strongly encouraged the Algerian clubs engaged in African competitions 2014 to withdraw. After winning the Ligue Professionnelle 1 title CS Constantine returned to the CAF Champions League after 20 years of absence, Qualifying for the group stage was a bit easy after winning against GAMTEL and Vipers putting him in group C with Club Africain, TP Mazembe and Ismaily.[3] where CS Constantine ranked second to face in the quarter-finals the defending champions Espérance de Tunis to defeat 3–6 on aggregate.[4]

CAF competitions

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CS Constantine results in CAF competition
Season Competition Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate
1998[5] Champions League First round Senegal AS Douanes 0–0 1–2 1–2
2014[6] Confederation Cup Preliminary round Niger ASN Nigelec 4–1 0–2 4–3
First round Liberia Red Lions 2–0 1–0 3–0
Second round Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 1–0 0–6 1–6
2016[7] Confederation Cup First round Nigeria Nasarawa United 4–1 0–1 4–2
Second round Egypt Misr Lel Makkasa 1–0 1–3 2–3
2018–19[8] Champions League
Preliminary round The Gambia GAMTEL 0–0 1–0 1–0
First round Uganda Vipers 1–0 2–0 3–0
Group stage Tunisia Club Africain 0–1 1–0 2nd place
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 3–0 0–2
Egypt Ismaily 3–2 1–1
Quarter-finals Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 2–3 1–3 3–6
2023–24 Champions League First round Tunisia ES Sahel 0–2 0–1 0–3
2024–25 Confederation Cup First round Rwanda Police FC 2–0 2–1 4–1
Second round Ghana Nsoatreman 1–0 2–0 3–0
Group stage - -
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Non-CAF competitions

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CS Constantine results in Non-CAF competition
Season Competition Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate
2019–20[9] Arab Club Champions Cup First round Bahrain Al-Muharraq 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)

Statistics

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By season

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Information correct as of 21 September 2024.
Key
CS Constantine record in African football by season
Season Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Round
1998 CAF Champions League 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 R1
2014 CAF Confederation Cup 6 4 0 2 8 9 −1 R2
2016 CAF Confederation Cup 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 R2
2018–19 CAF Champions League 12 6 2 4 15 12 +3 QF
2023–24 CAF Champions League 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 R1
2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup 4 4 0 0 7 1 +6
Total 30 16 3 11 37 32 +5

By competition

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In Africa

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As of 21 September 2024:

CAF competitions
Competition Seasons Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Last season played
Champions League 3 16 6 3 7 16 17 2023–24
CAF Confederation Cup 3 14 10 0 4 21 15 2024–25
Total 6 30 16 3 11 37 32

Non-CAF competitions

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As of 17 September 2019:

Non-CAF competitions
Competition Seasons Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Last season played
Arab Champions League 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 2019–20
Total 1 2 1 0 1 3 3

Statistics by country

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Statistics correct as of game against Nsoatreman on September 21, 2024

CAF competitions

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Country Club P W D L GF GA GD
Nigeria Nigeria Nasarawa United 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2 1 0 1 1 6 −5
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 1 6 −5
Liberia Liberia Red Lions 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
Niger Niger ASN Nigelec 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
Uganda Uganda Vipers 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo TP Mazembe 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
Egypt Egypt Ismaily 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
Misr Lel Makkasa 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1
Subtotal 4 2 1 1 6 6 0
The Gambia Gambia GAMTEL 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1
Ghana Ghana Nsoatreman 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
Rwanda Rwanda Police FC 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
Senegal Senegal AS Douanes 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1
Subtotal 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1
Tunisia Tunisia Club Africain 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
Espérance de Tunis 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3
ES Sahel 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3
Subtotal 6 1 0 5 4 10 −6
Total 30 16 3 11 37 32 +5

Non-CAF competitions

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Result summary by country
Country Pld W D L GF GA GD
Bahrain Bahrain 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0
Total 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0

African competitions goals

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Statistics correct as of game against Nsoatreman on September 21, 2024

Position Player TOTAL CCL CCC
1 Algeria Zakaria Benchaâ 4 – 4
2 Algeria Ismaïl Belkacemi 2 2 –
= Algeria Adil Djabout 2 2 –
= Algeria Nassim Yettou 2 2 –
= Republic of the Congo Dylan Bahamboula 2 2 –
= Algeria Nasreddine Zaâlani 2 2 –
= Algeria Yacine Bezzaz 2 – 2
= Algeria Mourad Meghni 2 – 2
= Madagascar Paulin Voavy 2 – 2
= Algeria Zahir Zerdab 2 – 2
= Algeria Abdelhakim Sameur 2 – 2
10 Algeria Houcine Benayada 1 1 –
= Algeria Kaddour Beldjilali 1 1 –
= Algeria Mohamed Walid Bencherifa 1 1 –
= Algeria Abdenour Belkheir 1 1 –
= Algeria Sid Ali Lamri 1 1 –
= Algeria Eyemen Henaini 1 – 1
= Algeria Karim Naït Yahia 1 – 1
= Algeria Ahmed Messadia 1 – 1
= Algeria Brahim Dib 1 – 1
= Nigeria Tosin Omoyele 1 – 1
= Algeria Mounder Temine 1 – 1
= Own Goals 1 – 1
Totals 36 15 21

Non-CAF competitions goals

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List of All-time appearances

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This List of All-time appearances for CS Constantine in African competitions contains football players who have played for CS Constantine in African football competitions and have managed to accrue 10 or more appearances.

Gold Still playing competitive football in CS Constantine.

# Name Position CL1 CCC SC TOTAL Date of first cap Debut against Date of last cap Final match against
1 Algeria Walid Bencherifa MF 8 4 – 12 13 March 2016 Nasarawa United 13 Apr 2019 Espérance de Tunis
= Algeria Nasreddine Zaâlani DF 12 – – 12 27 Nov 2018 GAMTEL 13 Apr 2019 Espérance de Tunis
3 Algeria Chamseddine Rahmani GK 11 – – 11 27 Nov 2018 GAMTEL — —
= Algeria Houcine Benayada DF 11 – – 11 27 Nov 2018 GAMTEL 13 Apr 2019 Espérance de Tunis
= Algeria Islam Chahrour DF 11 – – 11 27 Nov 2018 GAMTEL 13 Apr 2019 Espérance de Tunis
6 Algeria Yassine Salhi DF 10 – – 10 27 Nov 2018 GAMTEL 13 Apr 2019 Espérance de Tunis
= Algeria Fouad Haddad MF 10 – – 10 5 Dec 2018 GAMTEL 13 Apr 2019 Espérance de Tunis
= Algeria Kaddour Beldjilali MF 10 – – 10 27 Nov 2018 GAMTEL 13 Apr 2019 Espérance de Tunis
= Algeria Sid Ali Lamri FW 10 – – 10 5 Dec 2018 GAMTEL 16 Mar 2019 TP Mazembe
= Algeria Ismail Belkacemi FW 10 – – 10 27 Nov 2018 GAMTEL 16 Mar 2019 TP Mazembe

African and arab opponents by cities

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Insolite : le CS Constantine contraint de jouer deux matchs le même jour". afrik-foot.com. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Insolite : le CS Constantine jouera deux matchs demain !". DZFoot.com. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. ^ "CAF LIGUE DES CHAMPIONS : CS CONSTANTINE QUALIFIÉ, LES RÉSULTATS DU JOUR". africatopsports.com. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ^ "LDC: L'ESPÉRANCE N'A PAS TREMBLÉ CONTRE LE CS CONSTANTINE". africatopsports.com. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. ^ "1998 CAF Champions League". RSSSF.
  6. ^ "2014 CAF Confederation Cup". RSSSF.
  7. ^ "2016 CAF Confederation Cup". RSSSF.
  8. ^ "2018–19 CAF Champions League". RSSSF.
  9. ^ "2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup". RSSSF.
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