CS Constantine
| CS Constantine | |||
| Basic data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Surname | Club Sportif Constantinois | ||
| Seat | Constantine , Algeria | ||
| founding | 1926 | ||
| president | Tarek Arama | ||
| Website | csconstantine.net | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach |
 Abdellkader Amrani
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| Venue | Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium | ||
| Places | 45,000 | ||
| league | Ligue Professionnelle 1 | ||
| 2018/19 | 7th place | ||
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The Club Sportif Constantinois ( Arabic النادي الرياضي القسنطيني) is an Algerian football club from the city of Constantine . It was founded in 1898, making it the oldest still existing soccer team in Algeria.
CS Constantine plays in Ligue Professionnelle 1 , the highest league in the country.
history
The club was founded in 1898 under the name IKBAL Emancipation . In 1909, however, the team was closed by the French colonial government. In 1916 the team was brought back to life under the Étoile Club Musulman Constantinois . Then closed again by France in 1918.
On June 26, 1926, the Club Sportif Constantinois was then founded. This club was not closed as European players were allowed to play here.
CSC achieved their first major success in the 1996/1997 season, when the championship was won.
Between 2012 and 2016, the Algerian airline Tassili Airlines held the majority (75%) in the association.
successes
- Master (2):
- 1996/97 and 2017/2018
Statistics in the CAF competitions
| competition | round | opponent | First leg | Return leg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAF Champions League 1998 | 1 round |
 AS Douanes Dakar
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1: 2 (A) | 0: 0 (H) | |
| CAF Confederation Cup 2014 | qualification |
 ASN Nigelec Niamey
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0: 2 (A) | 4: 1 (H) | |
| 1 round |
 Red Lions FC Kakata
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1: 0 (A) | 2: 0 (H) | ||
| 2nd round |
 ASEC Abidjan
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1: 0 (H) | 0: 6 (A) | ||