MC Alger (basketball) explained

MC Alger
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Nickname:Le Doyen
Leagues:Algerian Basketball Championship
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Arena:Hacène Harcha Arena
Capacity:8,000
Location:Algiers, Algeria
Colours:Green, Red
President:Djaffar Bel Hocine
Coach:Mohamed Krideche
Championships:20 Algerian Leagues
20 Algerian Cups
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Mouloudia Club d'Alger (Arabic: نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian basketball team that was founded on 7 August 1921, as a division of MC Alger. They play their home games in the Hacène Harcha Arena, which has a capacity of 8,000 people. The team has won a record twenty-one Algerian national championships, as well as twenty Algerian Cups.[1]

History

The team was originally part of the Mouloudia Club d'Alger (MC Alger) club, but became a part of Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers (Arabic: المجمع الرياضي البترولي; English: Sports Group of Oil Fields) on 2 June 2008. Starting from the 1999–2000 season, the team has won numerous titles in Algeria.

By the start of the 2023–24, the defending champions CSM Constantine had lost most of its star players and GS Pétroliers returned to win the title for six consecutive seasons, in addition to nine consecutive cup wins.[2] [3] Due to its winning streak and sponsorship from Sonatrach, GS Pétroliers was the only club not to struggle with financial issues in the early 2010s.[4] [5] The 2019–20 and 2020–21 season were then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 30 November 2019, GS Pétroliers qualified for the 2020 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), by winning the West Division of the qualifying tournaments.[6] The season was later rescheduled to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the group stage, GSP lost its three game and could not qualify for the playoffs.

From 2008 to 2020, the team was known as GS Pétroliers as it was part of the multi-sports club with that name.

The team's name changed back to MC Alger in 2020.[7] [8] [9]

Season-by-season record

SeasonRegular seasonPlayoffsAlgerian CupAfrican competitions
DivisionPosPtsPWL
1988–89Super Division Abgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=goldWinners
1989–90Super Division A
1990–91Super Division ASemifinalist
1991–92Super Division A
1992–93Super Division Abgcolor=goldWinners
1993–94Super Division A
1994–95Super Division Abgcolor=silverRunner-up
1995–96Super Division ASemi-finals
1996–97Super Division A5th 25 16 9 7 Quarter-finalsRound of 16
1997–98Super Division A3rd 28 17 11 6 Semi-finalsbgcolor=silverRunner-up
1998–99Super Division A
1999–00Super Division A2nd 40 22 18 4 bgcolor=gold1st
2000–01Super Division Abgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=silverRunner-up
2001–02Super Division Abgcolor=silver2nd
2002–03Super Division Abgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=goldWinners
2003–04Super Division Abgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=goldWinners
2004–05Super Division Abgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=goldWinners
2005–06Super Division Abgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=goldWinners
2006–07Super Division Abgcolor=silver2nd Round of 16
2007–08Super Division A1st 52 26 26 0 bgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=goldWinners
2008–09Super Division A2nd 20 10 10 0 bgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=silverRunner-up
2009–10Super Division A1st 30 15 15 0 bgcolor=gold1st
2010–11Super Division A1st 60 30 30 0 bgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=goldWinners
2011–12Super Division Abgcolor=gold1st 58 30 28 2 bgcolor=goldWinners
2012–13Super Division A2nd 33 18 16 2 bgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=goldWinners
2013–14Super Division A1st 35 18 17 1 bgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=goldWinners
2014–15Super Division A1st 47 24 23 1 bgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=goldWinners
2015–16Super Division A1st 50 26 24 2 bgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=goldWinners
2016–17Super Division A1st 28 14 14 0 bgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=goldWinners6th 4–3
2017–18National 11st 57 30 27 6 bgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=goldWinners8th 3–5
2018–19National 1bgcolor=gold1st 15 0 13 2 bgcolor=goldWinners
2019–20National 1Canceled
2020–211 BAL0–3
2021–22Super Division 0 0 0 0 Semifinalist
2022–23Super Division 0 0 0 0
2023–24Super Division 3rd 52 30 24 6 3rdQuarterfinalist

Honours

National

Super Division

Algerian Cup

International

Arab Championship

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GS Pétroliers basketball . sebbar.kazeo.com . 17 October 2017.
  2. Web site: 16 Jul 2017 . Championnat national de basket-ball : 4e titre consécutif pour le GS Pétroliers . 16 October 2017 . algeriepatriotique.com.
  3. Web site: Basketball - Coupe d’Algérie : 7e trophée de suite pour le GS Pétroliers . 17 October 2017 . radioalgerie.dz.
  4. Web site: 24 April 2011 . Le Groupe sportif des pétroliers d'Alger marque-t-il le pas ? . 18 October 2017 . djazairess.com.
  5. Web site: 3 June 2008 . Sonatrach se débarrasse du MCA et crée le GSP . 18 October 2017 . djazairess.com.
  6. Web site: GSP, FAP qualify to the regular season of Basketball Africa League 2020. FIBA.basketball. 2 December 2019.
  7. News: Fusion MCA-GSP : l'AGex du MCA largement en faveur de la fusion.
  8. News: Algérie: Le MC Alger récupère treize sections sportives du GSP.
  9. News: MCA : Le Mouloudia approuve la fusion avec le GSP.

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