US Chaouia

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The Union Sportive des Chaouia (US Chaouia) is an Algerian football club from Oum el Bouaghi . He plays his home games at the Stade Hassouna Zerdani .

The club was founded in 1936 and mostly plays in the lower leagues in Algeria. It was not until the early 1990s that they made it to the Ligue Professionnelle 1 . In 1994 they surprisingly won the national championship, in the same year they also won the Algerian Supercup . With the success they were able to qualify for the African competitions, where they could reach the quarter-finals in the CAF Cup in 1994. After the successes, the club slowly went downhill. Between 2013 and 2016 Chaouia played for three seasons in Ligue Professionelle 2 , Algeria's second division, before relegating to the National Amateur Division in May 2016 .

Statistics in the CAF competitions

competition round opponent First leg Return leg
CAF Cup 1994 1 round Burkina FasoBurkina Faso Racing Club Bobo-Dioulasso 1: 2 (A) 3: 1 (H)
2nd round NigerNiger Olympic Niamey 6: 0 (H) n / A
Quarter finals NigeriaNigeria Bendel Insurance 0: 1 (A) 1: 0 (H) / Pen: 2: 4
African Cup of Champions Clubs 1995 1 round BeninBenin AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé n / A n / A
2nd round ZimbabweZimbabwe Dynamos FC 1: 1 (A) 2: 3 (H)
  • 1994: The Olympic Niamey club withdrew their team after the significant away defeat.
  • 1995: AS Dragons de l'Oueme withdrew their team after the draw.