Classico algérien

Classico algérien
MC Alger vs JS Kabylie on October 30, 2014
LocationAlgeria Algeria, Africa
TeamsMC Alger
JS Kabylie
First meetingMC Alger 0–11 JS Kabylie
Forconi Cup
(1 January 1949)
Latest meetingJS Kabylie 1–1 MC Alger
Ligue 1
(26 May 2024)
BroadcastersEPTV Terrestre
StadiumsAli La Pointe Stadium MC Alger
Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium JS Kabylie
Statistics
Total meetings122
Most winsJS Kabylie (40)
Top scorerAbdeslam Bousri
Mourad Aït Tahar (7)
All-time series
JS Kabylie: 40
Drawn: 48
MC Alger: 34
Largest victory
MC Alger 0–11 JS Kabylie
Forconi Cup
(1 January 1949)
Largest goal scoring
MC Alger 0–11 JS Kabylie
Forconi Cup
(1 January 1949)

The Classico algérien[1] is the name given to matches between MC Alger and JS Kabylie. This name is inspired by the Spanish El Clásico between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona.[2]

MC Alger represents the capital of the country Algiers while JS Kabylie (more titled Algerian clubs) represents Kabylia. These meetings became important, following the case n ° 107 of the disciplinary committee concerning the JSK-MCA match, which caused serious incidents on and around the field during the 1962–63 season. Indeed this case constitutes the first serious case, treated by the disciplinary commission of the very young Algerian football championship, called "critérium honneur". Heavy sanctions are imposed on the two teams, press releases are made public to the attention of the clubs of the League of Algiers and to the Algerian people as a whole in order to recall respect for the practice of this sport and also to improve the image of the country abroad. Since this affair the matches between the two clubs have been strewn with a certain rivalry where each of the two clubs must not lose to the other. Despite this painful episode in the early days of Algerian football some matches remain sporting references for supporters of both camps because they are two of the most successful clubs in Algeria whether on the continental, regional or national level.

History

MC Alger vs. JS Kabylie, Novembre 4, 1951.
JS Kabylie's team season 2014–15
with From Left to Right:
Stand Up : Ziti, Mekkaoui, Benlamri, Bodjongo, Rial, Doukha.
Sitting Raiah, Aiboud, Delhoum, Moulaye, Ferrahi.

MC Alger is known to be the dean of Algerian football and JS Kabylie is known to be the most successful. Both have a well-stocked record, and have been part of Algerian football folklore since the independence of Algeria. Their domination is not limited to the borders of Algeria, but also in Africa and in the Arab world. JSK with its seven African trophies and MCA, the first Algerian club to win an African cup, have often played the leading roles in international competitions. There is also the fact that these two clubs often compete for the head of the championship, but this is not the only point, there are two other causes that led to the birth of this rivalry.[3] First of all, the two clubs have a common history since the beginnings of Algerian football. Indeed it must be remembered that during the colonial period, the JSK, a young newly created sports association, was refused subsidies from the colonial government of the time, in the town of Tizi Ouzou. He prefers to help the colonial team of the Olympique de Tizi-Ouzou which is an older formation, rather than to help the new Muslim sports association.[4] Having no sports equipment, JS Kabylie receives help from MC Alger.[5] This club showed them where to acquire jerseys in order to allow JSK to structure itself.[6] The canaries which currently wear the colors yellow and green have long wore the colors red and green because of the FLN's appeal in the early years of the Algerian revolution.

All-time head-to-head results

As of 26 May 2024
Tournament GP MV D JV GoalM GoalJ
Ligue Professionnelle 1109304138115146
Ligue 2201145
Algerian Cup8260108
League Cup101011
Super Cup110021
Forconi Cup2101711
TOTAL122344840138171
GP: Games Played
MV: MC Alger Victory
D: Draw
JV: JS Kabylie Victory
GoalM: MC Alger Goals
GoalJ: JS Kabylie Goals

All-Time Top Scorers

PlayerClubLigue 1Algerian CupLeague CupSuper CupTotal
Algeria Abdeslam Bousri MC Alger 7 — — — 7
Algeria Mourad Aït Tahar MC Alger, JS Kabylie 7 — — — 7
Algeria Mourad Tebbal MC Alger 6 — — — 6
Algeria Omar Betrouni MC Alger 6 — — — 6
Algeria Mokrane Baïleche JS Kabylie 5 — — — 5
Algeria Rachid Baris JS Kabylie 5 — — — 5
Algeria Nacer Bouiche JS Kabylie 4 — — — 4
Algeria Djamel Menad JS Kabylie 4 — — — 4
Algeria Tarek Hadj Adlane JS Kabylie 4 — — — 4

Hat-tricks

A hat-trick is achieved when the same player scores three or more goals in one match. Listed in chronological order.

Sequence
 Player No. of
goals		 Time of goals Representing Final
score		 Opponent Tournament
1.Algeria Mokrane Baïleche324', 77', 85'JS Kawkabi4–1MC AlgerNationale I
2.Algeria Omar Betrouni311', 34', 85'MP Alger3–2JE Tizi OuzouDivision 1
3.Algeria Mourad Tebbal369', 74', 80'MC Alger4–4JS KabylieDivision 1

Honours

  •    Numbers with this background indicate the record in the competition.
JS Kabylie Championship MC Alger
International (Official)
2CAF Champions League 1
1CAF Cup Winners' Cup (Defunct) –
3CAF Cup (Defunct) –
1 CAF Super Cup –
Domestic (Official)
14Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 9
5Algerian Cup 8
1League Cup 1
1Algerian Super Cup 4
Regional (Defunct and non-official)
–Maghreb Cup Winners Cup 2
28Total Aggregate 25

League matches

#DateHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (home)Goals (away)
120 January 1963JS Kabylie
1 – 1
MC AlgerAbbès 77'Zidane 11'
27 April 1963MC Alger1 – 0JS KabylieMazari 85'—
320 January 1964JS Kabylie
0 – 0
MC Alger——
424 May 1964MC Alger2 – 0JS KabylieLemoui 67', Oucif 80'—
521 November 1965MC Alger1 – 2JS KabylieBerkani 74'Kolli 58', 80'
68 May 1966JS Kabylie
3 – 3
MC AlgerBourras , , Aouadj Haouchine , Khalfi ,
728 December 1969MC Alger
0 – 0
JS Kabylie——
83 May 1970JS Kabylie
3 – 3
MC AlgerKouffi 44', 65', Karamani 83'Zerrouk 20', 35', Betrouni 66'
927 September 1970JS Kabylie
1 – 1
MC AlgerHannachi 19'Hassen Tahir 25'
1017 January 1971MC Alger2 – 0JS KabylieHassen Tahir 49', 61'—
115 September 1971MC Alger1 – 2JS KawkabiHassen Tahir 17'Kouffi 48', Rafai 59'
1213 February 1972JS Kawkabi
1 – 1
MC AlgerKouffi 20' (pen.)Betrouni 63'
1329 October 1972JS Kawkabi1 – 0MC AlgerDerridj 31'—
1415 April 1973MC Alger
0 – 0
JS Kawkabi——
1511 November 1973JS Kawkabi2 – 1MC AlgerDerridj 25', 42'Bouhadda 3'
1624 March 1974MC Alger2 – 3JS KawkabiBousri 14', Draoui 40'Dali 38', Iboud 64', Derridj 76'
1717 November 1974MC Alger1 – 0JS KawkabiBencheikh 90+1'—
1823 March 1975JS Kawkabi1 – 2MC AlgerAouis 17'Mahiouz 3', Betrouni 77'
1918 January 1976MC Alger1 – 0JS KawkabiAzzouz 47' (pen.)—
204 July 1976JS Kawkabi2 – 3MC AlgerAouis 10', Barris 70'Bellemou 50', Bachi 65', Bousri 75'
213 January 1977MC Alger1 – 4JS KawkabiBencheikh 59'Baileche 24', 77', 85', Baris 82'
2222 April 1977JS Kawkabi
3 – 3
MC AlgerBaileche 48', Dali 53', Douadi 58'Bellemou 25', Bousri 47', 64'
2330 September 1977JE Tizi Ouzou2 – 3MP AlgerAouis 10', Zemmour red-colored football 57' (o.g.)Betrouni 11', 34', 85'
246 January 1978MP Alger2 – 0JE Tizi OuzouBencheikh 5', Bousri 75'—
2515 September 1978MP Alger
1 – 1
JE Tizi OuzouAit Hamouda 16'Iboud 68' (pen.)
2612 January 1979JE Tizi Ouzou3 – 1MP AlgerBaris 65', Douadi 81', 82'Zenir 86' (pen.)
275 October 1979MP Alger
1 – 1
JE Tizi OuzouMahiouz 51'Douadi 32'
2815 February 1980JE Tizi Ouzou
1 – 1
MP AlgerMakri 41'Belloumi 44'
2927 October 1980JE Tizi Ouzou2 – 1MP AlgerLarbes 36', Baïleche 67'Khellaf 15'
3030 January 1981MP Alger2 – 1JE Tizi OuzouBelloumi 11', Bouiche 25'Baris 36'
3113 November 1981MP Alger1 – 2JE Tizi OuzouKhellaf 25'Belahcène 3', 27'
322 April 1982JE Tizi Ouzou
1 – 1
MP AlgerAouis 70' Bousri 46'
331 October 1982JE Tizi Ouzou2 – 1MP AlgerAbdesslem 15', Belahcene 66'Bousri 74'
3418 February 1983MP Alger1 – 0JE Tizi OuzouBellemou 19'—
3528 October 1983JE Tizi Ouzou1 – 0MP AlgerBouiche 42'—
3623 March 1984MP Alger2 – 1JE Tizi OuzouMeghichi 37', Bouiche 87'Menad 71'
379 November 1984MP Alger
0 – 0
JE Tizi Ouzou——
3829 March 1985JE Tizi Ouzou
1 – 1
MP AlgerLarbes 55' (pen.)Meghichi 80' (pen.)
393 October 1986MP Alger0 – 1JE Tizi Ouzou—Bouiche 3'
4023 February 1987JE Tizi Ouzou
1 – 1
MP AlgerBouiche 1' (pen.)Sebbar 56'
419 October 1987JE Tizi Ouzou3 – 1MP AlgerMenad 14', 38', Ayach 35'Djahmoune 86'
424 March 1988MP Alger
0 – 0
JE Tizi Ouzou——
4317 November 1988MP Alger
0 – 0
JE Tizi Ouzou——
4416 March 1989JE Tizi Ouzou
1 – 1
MP AlgerMenad 86'Belaouchet 75'
4512 October 1989JS Kabylie1 – 0MC AlgerDjahnit Abderrazek 47'—
4629 March 1990MC Alger1 – 0JS KabylieBelhouchet Khelifa 41'—
4713 September 1990MC Alger2 – 1JS KabylieTebbal 12', Hadjouri 43'Lazizi red-colored football 45' (o.g.)
4825 February 1991JS Kabylie5 – 0MC AlgerDjahnit 2', 25' (pen.), Amaouche 29', Karouf 56', Medane 75'—
492 December 1991JS Kabylie1 – 0MC AlgerDjahnit 57'—
5014 May 1992MC Alger
1 – 1
JS KabylieGhouli 62'Hadj Adlane 45'
515 November 1992JS Kabylie
1 – 1
MC AlgerMourad Aït Tahar 24'Boukhtouchène 3'
5218 March 1993MC Alger
0 – 0
JS Kabylie——
5330 December 1993JS Kabylie
0 – 0
MC Alger——
5421 April 1994MC Alger
2 – 2
JS KabylieBenmessahel 35', Maza 50'Hadj Adlane 4', Moussouni 11'
558 December 1994JS Kabylie
1 – 1
MC AlgerAmrouche 83'Tebbal Mourad 47'
5613 June 1995MC Alger
4 – 4
JS KabylieZitouni 48' (pen.), Tebbal 69', 74', 80'Mahieddine Meftah 28', Menad 35', Hadj Adlane 55', 72'
578 April 1996MC Alger3 – 0JS KabylieAït Tahar 3', 34', Fodil Dob 46'—
5813 June 1996JS Kabylie0 – 1MC Alger—Benali 67'
5931 October 1996JS Kabylie1 – 0MC AlgerOuld Rabah 79'—
603 March 1997MC Alger2 – 5JS KabylieMourad Aït Tahar 17', Tebbal 47' (pen.)Fatahine red-colored football 6' (o.g.), Moussouni 21', Meftah 37'
Benhamlat 59' (pen.), Boubrit 67'
6130 May 1999MC Alger1 – 0JS KabylieRahmouni 118'—
629 December 1999JS Kabylie2 – 1MC AlgerGasmi 2', 89'Diab 90'
6329 June 2000MC Alger
1 – 1
JS KabylieBoukaf Fayçal 78'Khadir 75'
6418 December 2000MC Alger0 – 2JS Kabylie—Moussouni 63', Abaci 89'
6519 February 2001JS Kabylie4 – 1MC AlgerRaho 10', Bendahmane 41'
Moussouni 60' (pen.), Mounir Dob 89'		Merakchi 70'
6610 January 2002JS Kabylie
0 – 0
MC Alger——
6720 May 2002MC Alger1 – 0JS KabylieFaïsca 42'—
681 September 2003MC Alger4 – 1JS KabylieDellalou 23', Chaouch 58', Naceri 86', Amrane 90'Saïb 45+2'
699 January 2004JS Kabylie2 – 1MC Alger
7012 November 2004JS Kabylie6 – 1MC AlgerBelkaid 16', Endzanga 40', Berguiga 45', 73' (pen.)
Zafour 54', Djillali 86'		Chaouch 51'
7116 May 2005MC Alger2 – 1JS KabylieOuahid 41', Deham 48'Endzanga 3'
725 December 2005JS Kabylie2 – 1MC AlgerBerguiga 40', Oussalah 90'Largot 47'
738 May 2006MC Alger
1 – 1
JS KabylieBouguèche 82'Yacef 74'
7413 November 2006JS Kabylie1 – 0MC AlgerHemani 61'—
7522 January 2007MC Alger
0 – 0
JS Kabylie——
7625 October 2007MC Alger0 – 2JS Kabylie—Saïbi 1', Galoul red-colored football 66' (o.g.)
776 March 2008JS Kabylie1 – 0MC AlgerBensaïd 33'—
7827 November 2008MC Alger2 – 1JS KabylieAmroune 67', Boumechra 71'Ouznadji 43'
797 May 2009JS Kabylie
1 – 1
MC AlgerBensaïd 36'Amroune 69'
8011 September 2009MC Alger1 – 0JS KabylieBouguèche 71'—
8123 February 2010JS Kabylie
0 – 0
MC Alger——
8226 February 2011MC Alger
1 – 1
JS KabylieBoudebouda 1'Hamiti 77'
838 July 2011JS Kabylie
0 – 0
MC Alger——
846 September 2011JS Kabylie1 – 0MC AlgerBoulemdaïs 90+1'—
8521 January 2012MC Alger
0 – 0
JS Kabylie——
8610 November 2012JS Kabylie0 – 1MC Alger—Yaâlaoui 6'
876 April 2013MC Alger3 – 1JS KabylieDjallit 33' (pen.), Yachir 50', 81'Rial 59' (pen.)
8826 October 2013MC Alger1 – 0JS KabylieYahia-Chérif 25'—
8922 March 2014JS Kabylie3 – 0MC AlgerRial 31', Bencherifa 45', Ebossé Bodjongo 83' (pen.)—
9030 October 2014MC Alger2 – 4JS KabylieBerchiche 13', Hachoud 22'Rial 23' (pen.), Yesli 27', Ferguene 44', Khodja 79'
9128 March 2015JS Kabylie1 – 2MC AlgerZiti 8'Ben Braham 26', Djallit 36'
9216 October 2015MC Alger3 – 1JS KabylieMerzougi 65' (pen.), Gourmi 79', Karaoui 88'Diawara 33'
9319 March 2016JS Kabylie2 – 1MC AlgerDiawara 35' (pen.), Mebarki 78'Abid 24' (pen.)
9420 August 2016JS Kabylie
0 – 0
MC Alger——
9525 March 2017MC Alger
1 – 1
JS KabylieDerrardja 77'Boulaouidet 83'
9621 October 2017MC Alger2 – 0JS KabylieDerrardja 19', 63'—
973 April 2018JS Kabylie3 – 1MC AlgerDjabout 8', Hammar 32', Benaldjia 75'Derrardja 20' (pen.)
9816 September 2018MC Alger0 – 5JS Kabylie—Nwofor 9', 90', Benyoucef 12', Abdul Razak 33', Chetti 70'
999 February 2019JS Kabylie
1 – 1
MC AlgerSaâdou 67'Frioui 44'
10013 November 2019MC Alger0 – 3JS Kabylie—Belgherbi 50', Hamroune 68' (pen.), Bensayah 90+1'
Cancelled [note 1]
10127 February 2021MC Alger1 – 2JS KabylieFrioui 64'Zaka 48', Ait Abdessalem 80'
10227 July 2021JS Kabylie2 – 1MC AlgerHamroune 41', 48'Abdelhafid 24'
10310 February 2022JS Kabylie0 – 1MC Alger—Zaidi 78'
10428 May 2022MC Alger0 – 2JS Kabylie—Gatal 25', Nezla 85'
1056 November 2022MC Alger1 – 0JS KabylieHamoudi 31'—
1066 June 2023JS Kabylie2 – 0MC AlgerMouaki 8' Redjem 45+2'—
1076 January 2024MC Alger
1 – 1
JS KabylieNaidji 38'Matouti 89'
10826 May 2024JS Kabylie
1 – 1
MC AlgerRedouane Berkane 7'Merzougui 84' (pen.)

Algerian Cup results

#DateRoundHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (home)Goals (away)
14 November 1951Round of 16MC Alger7 – 0JS KabylieHahad 27', 46', Aliane 30', Aït Saâda , Kouar 68', 71'—
221 March 1971Round of 16MC Alger2 – 2
(corners. 6–3)		JS KabylieBachi 3', 93'Cheikh red-colored football 10' (o.g.) Djabbar 55'
38 April 1973Quarter-finalsMC Alger2 – 1JS KabylieAizel 62', Draoui 70'Dali 79'
43 March 1983Round of 16MP Alger3 – 2JE Tizi OuzouGhrib 35', Mahiouz 66', Bencheikh 89'Belahcène 55', Baris 60'
524 February 1989Round of 32JE Tizi Ouzou2 – 2
(pen. 4–2)		MP AlgerBouiche 66', Addene 71'Belhouchet 9', Meghichi 1'
628 December 2012Round of 32MC Alger0 – 0
(pen. 7–6)		JS Kabylie——
71 May 2014FinalJS Kabylie1 – 1
(pen. 4–5)		MC AlgerRial 88' (pen.)Rial red-colored football 4' (o.g.)
81 April 2017Quarter-finalsMC Alger0 – 0
(pen. 3–1)		JS Kabylie——
913 April 2018Semi-finalsJS Kabylie0 – 0
(pen. 5–4)		MC Alger——

League Cup results

#DateRoundHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (home)Goals (away)
123 December 1999Group stageJS Kabylie
1 – 1
MC AlgerGacemi 30'Messaoudi 14'

Super Cup results

#DateRoundHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (home)Goals (away)
11 November 2006FinalMC Alger2 – 1JS KabylieBouguèche 40', Belkaïd 75'Douicher 55'

Shared player history

Players who have played for both clubs

Played for one, managed the other

Coaches who managed both clubs

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 results

69–7070–7171–7272–7373–7474–7575–7676–7777–7878–7979–8080–8181–8282–8383–8484–8586–8787–8888–8989–9090–9191–92
No. of teams 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
MC Alger 2 3 1 3 5 1 1 5 1 1 8 5 10 4 4 18 9 13 2 3 5 7
JS Kabylie 6 7 9 1 1 7 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 6 2 1 1 4 13
92–9393–9494–9595–9696–9797–9898–9999–0000–0101–0203–0404–0505–0606–0707–0808–0909–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–15
No. of teams 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
MC Alger 7 7 5 8 6 5 1 11 14 15 4 3 6 11 7 5 1 10 6 5 7 11
JS Kabylie 3 3 1 5 8 4 2 6 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 11 9 7 2 13
15–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–26
No. of teams 16 16 16 16 16 20 18 16 16 16 16
MC Alger 12 2 5 6 2 7 8 3 1 1 1
JS Kabylie 3 11 11 2 4 5 2 14 7 2 5

Notes

  1. ↑ Second leg match between JS Kabylie and MC Alger 2019–20 season has been canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.[7][8]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ "JS Kabylie - MC Alger : Le Classico algérien". Le Buteur (in French). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Classico MCA-JSK où est passée la saveur ?". DZFoot (in French). Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Adnane, Naïm, p. 63.
  4. ↑ Adnane, Naïm, p. 17.
  5. ↑ Adnane, Naïm, pp. 18–19.
  6. ↑ Adnane, Naïm, p. 22.
  7. ↑ "بسبب كورونا.. الدوري الجزائري مهدد بالسيناريو الفرنسي". al-ain.com (in Arabic). 12 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "شباب بلوزداد بطلا لموسم استثنائي". elkhabar.com (in Arabic). 29 July 2020.

Bibliography

  • Adnane, Naïm (1987). « 40 ans de Football, l'histoire exemplaire d'un club algérien » : Tome I (1946-1976): De la JSK à la JET, ENAP, Alger, 1987 p. 62 à 70. ENAP.
  • Zani, Abderrahmane (2003). « Les associations sportives d'Algérie » : (1867-1952), ANEP, Alger, 2003, p. 52 & 99. ANEP.
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