# CR Belouizdad in African football

CR Belouizdad, 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 four occasions, the Confederation Cup on four occasions and the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup on two occasions.

## History

CR Belouizdad 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, CR Belouizdad have regularly qualified for the primary African competition, the African Cup, by winning the Ligue Professionnelle 1. CR Belouizdad have also achieved African qualification via the Algerian Cup and have played in the former African Cup Winners' Cup. the first match was against ASC Jeanne d'Arc and ended in victory for CR Belouizdad 5–3 but in the second leg, CR Belouizdad did not move to Senegal for unknown reasons. As for the biggest win result was in 1996 against Horoya AC 5–2, and biggest loss was in 2001 against ASEC Mimosas 7–0, The best participation was in 1996 in the African Cup Winners' Cup, when the team reached the semi-finals and was eliminated against AC Sodigraf.
After a difficult season that did not end due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria. it was announced that CR Belouizdad had won the league title for the first time in 20 years and returned to participate in the CAF Champions League Qualifying to the group stage was easy by beating Al Nasr and Gor Mahia back and forth. where the draw was placed in a difficult group with Mamelodi Sundowns, TP Mazembe and Al Hilal. Despite the difficult start but in the last two rounds CR Belouizdad managed to win against TP Mazembe and Mamelodi Sundowns to qualify for the quarter-finals. to face Espérance de Tunis and defeat by penalty kicks 3–2.

## CAF competitions

CR Belouizdad results in CAF competition :
| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1970 | Cup of Champions Clubs | First round | ASC Jeanne d'Arc | 5–3 | canc.$^2$ | 5–3 |
| 1979 | Cup Winners' Cup | Second round | Al-Nasr | 4–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 |
| 1979 | Cup Winners' Cup | Quarterfinals | Horoya AC | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 |
| 1996 | Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Horoya AC | 5–2 | 0–2 | 5–4 |
| 1996 | Cup Winners' Cup | Second round | AS Douanes | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 1996 | Cup Winners' Cup | Quarter-finals | Pretoria City FC | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover |
| 1996 | Cup Winners' Cup | Semi-finals | AC Sodigraf | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| 2001 | Champions League | First round | Al-Ahly | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 2001 | Champions League | Second Round | Al-Merrikh | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| 2001 | Champions League | Group stage | Petro Atlético | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4th place |
| 2001 | Champions League | Group stage | Al Ahly | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4th place |
| 2001 | Champions League | Group stage | ASEC Mimosas | 1–1 | 0–7 | 4th place |
| 2002 | Champions League | First round | ASC Jeanne d'Arc | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| 2004 | Confederation Cup | First round | Etoile Guinee | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) |
| 2010 | Confederation Cup | Preliminary Round | Tersanah | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| 2010 | Confederation Cup | First round | FAR Rabat | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 2010 | Confederation Cup | Second Round | Amal Atbara | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 2010 | Confederation Cup | Second Round of 16 | Djoliba AC | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 (a) |
| 2018 | Confederation Cup | Preliminary Round | Onze Créateurs | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 2018 | Confederation Cup | First round | Nkana | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| 2018 | Confederation Cup | Second Round | ASEC Mimosas | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 2019–20 | Confederation Cup | Preliminary Round | AS CotonTchad | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 2019–20 | Confederation Cup | First round | Pyramids | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| 2020–21 | Champions League | Preliminary Round | Al Nasr | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 2020–21 | Champions League | First round | Gor Mahia | 6–0 | 2–1 | 8–1 |
| 2020–21 | Champions League | Group stage | TP Mazembe | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2nd place |
| 2020–21 | Champions League | Group stage | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2nd place |
| 2020–21 | Champions League | Group stage | Al Hilal | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2nd place |
| 2020–21 | Champions League | Quarter-finals | Espérance de Tunis | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 (2–3 p) |
| 2021–22 | Champions League | First round | Akwa United | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 2021–22 | Champions League | Second round | ASEC Mimosas | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 (a) |
| 2021–22 | Champions League | Group stage | Étoile du Sahel | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2nd place |
| 2021–22 | Champions League | Group stage | Espérance de Tunis | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2nd place |
| 2021–22 | Champions League | Group stage | Jwaneng Galaxy | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2nd place |
| 2021–22 | Champions League | Quarter-finals | Wydad AC | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| 2022–23 | Champions League | First round | Bo Rangers | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| 2022–23 | Champions League | Second round | Djoliba | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| 2022–23 | Champions League | Group stage | Zamalek | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2nd place |
| 2022–23 | Champions League | Group stage | Espérance de Tunis | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2nd place |
| 2022–23 | Champions League | Group stage | Al Merrikh | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2nd place |
| 2022–23 | Champions League | Quarter-finals | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–6 |
| 2023–24 | Champions League | Second round | Bo Rangers | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 |
| 2023–24 | Champions League | Group stage | Young Africans | 3–0 | 0–4 | 3rd place |
| 2023–24 | Champions League | Group stage | Medeama | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3rd place |
| 2023–24 | Champions League | Group stage | Al Ahly | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3rd place |
| 2024–25 | Champions League | First round | AC Léopards | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 2024–25 | Champions League | Second round | AS Douanes | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 (a) |
| 2024–25 | Champions League | Group stage | Orlando Pirates | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3rd place |
| 2024–25 | Champions League | Group stage | Stade d'Abidjan | – | 1–0 | 3rd place |
| 2024–25 | Champions League | Group stage | Al Ahly | 1–6 | 1–0 | 3rd place |
    $^2$ CR Belcourt withdrew

## Non-CAF competitions

Non-CAF competition record :
| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score |
| 1970 | Maghreb Champions Cup | Semifinals | Wydad AC | 0–0 (2–1 p) (August 20, 1955 Stadium, Algiers) |
| 1970 | Maghreb Champions Cup | Final | CS Sfaxien | 2–2 (4–3 p) (August 20, 1955 Stadium, Algiers) |
| 1971 | Maghreb Champions Cup | First leg | Espérance de Tunis | 2–2 (Tunis) |
| 1971 | Maghreb Champions Cup | Second leg | Espérance de Tunis | 3–2 (August 20, 1955 Stadium, Algiers) |
| 1971 | Maghreb Champions Cup | First leg | FAR de Rabat | 3–0 (August 20, 1955 Stadium, Algiers) |
| 1971 | Maghreb Champions Cup | Second leg | FAR de Rabat | 1–1 (Rabat) |
| 1972 | Maghreb Champions Cup | Semifinals | RS Settat | 2–1 (Casablanca) |
| 1972 | Maghreb Champions Cup | Final | CS Sfaxien | 2–1 (Casablanca) |
| 1973 | Maghreb Champions Cup | Semifinals | AD Marocaines | 0–0 (4–3 p) (Tunis) |
| 1973 | Maghreb Champions Cup | Final | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | 0–2 (Tunis) |
| 1989 | Arab Cup Winners' Cup | Group stage | Kuwait SC | 0–0 (Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah) |
| 1989 | Arab Cup Winners' Cup | Group stage | Al-Hilal Omdurman | 0–1 (Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah) |
| 1989 | Arab Cup Winners' Cup | Group stage | Zamalek SC | 2–0 (Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah) |
| 1995 | Arab Club Champions Cup | Group stage | Al-Nassr | 1–0 (Riyadh) |
| 1995 | Arab Club Champions Cup | Group stage | Al-Wehdat | 1–0 (Riyadh) |
| 1995 | Arab Club Champions Cup | Group stage | Kazma | 1–0 (Riyadh) |
| 1995 | Arab Club Champions Cup | Group stage | Al-Wehda | 5–0 (Riyadh) |
| 1995 | Arab Club Champions Cup | Semifinals | Espérance de Tunis | 0–1 (King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh) |
| 2012–13 | UAFA Club Cup | Second round | Steal Nouvel FC | 0–3 (Sima, Comoros) 5–1 (August 20, 1955 Stadium, Algiers) |
| 2012–13 | UAFA Club Cup | Quarter-finals | Ismaily SC | 1–1 (August 20, 1955 Stadium, Algiers) 1–1 (1–4 p) (30 June Stadium, Cairo) |
| 2023 | Arab Club Champions Cup | Group stage | Raja CA | 1–2 (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha) |
| 2023 | Arab Club Champions Cup | Group stage | Al-Wahda | 1–2 (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha) |
| 2023 | Arab Club Champions Cup | Group stage | Kuwait SC | 1–1 (Damac Club Stadium, Khamis Mushait) |

## Statistics
### By season

    Information correct as of 12 January 2025.

#### Key
### By competition
#### In Africa

As of 12 January 2025:
CAF competitions :
| Competition | Seasons | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Last season played |
| Champions League | 8 | 66 | 29 | 13 | 24 | 83 | 71 | 2023–24 |
| CAF Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 1996 |
| CAF Confederation Cup | 4 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 2019–20 |
| Total | 14 | 96 | 41 | 22 | 33 | 118 | 95 | |

#### Non-CAF competitions

Non-CAF competitions :
| Competition | Seasons | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Last season played |
| Arab Champions League | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2012–13 |
| Arab Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1989 |
| Maghreb Champions Cup (defunct) | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1973 |
| Total | 7 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 19 | |

## Statistics by country

Statistics correct as of game against Medeama on March 1, 2024

### CAF competitions

| Country | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Angola | Petro Atlético | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| Botswana | Jwaneng Galaxy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| Chad | AS CotonTchad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| DR Congo | TP Mazembe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| DR Congo | AC Sodigraf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Egypt | Al Ahly | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
| Egypt | Pyramids | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| Egypt | Zamalek | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +0 |
| Ivory Coast | ASEC Mimosas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
| Ghana | Medeama | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Guinea | Etoile Guinee | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Guinea | Horoya AC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 |
| Kenya | Gor Mahia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Senegal | ASC Jeanne d'Arc | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 |
| Senegal | AS Douanes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
| Libya | Al-Ahly | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Libya | Tersanah | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Libya | Al-Nasr | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 |
| Mali | Djoliba AC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Mali | Onze Créateurs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| Morocco | FAR Rabat | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Morocco | Wydad AC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 |
| Nigeria | Akwa United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| South Africa | Mamelodi Sundowns | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 |
| Sierra Leone | Bo Rangers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| Sudan | Amal Atbara | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Sudan | Al-Merrikh | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Sudan | Al Hilal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
| Tanzania | Young Africans | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| Tunisia | Espérance | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| Tunisia | Étoile du Sahel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | +0 |
| Zambia | Nkana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Total | Total | 87 | 36 | 22 | 29 | 109 | 84 | +25 |

### Non-CAF competitions

Result summary by country :
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Comoros | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Morocco | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Total | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 19 | +13 |

## African competitions goals

Statistics correct as of game against Medeama on March 1, 2024
List of CR Belouizdad players with 3 or more goals :
| Position | Player | TOTAL | CCL | CCC | CWC |
| 1 | Amir Sayoud | 11 | 8 | 3 | – |
| 2 | Ishak Ali Moussa | 7 | 4 | – | 3 |
| = | Leonel Wamba | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| 4 | Karim Aribi | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| 5 | Kheireddine Merzougui | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| = | Mohamed Islam Belkhir | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| = | Youcef Bechou | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
| = | Chouaib Keddad | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| = | Sofiane Bouchar | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| = | Raouf Benguit | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Totals | Totals | 91 | 71 | 20 | 0 |

### Hat-tricks

| N | Date | Player | Match | Score | Time of goals |
| 1 | 4 May 1979 | Hocine Ben Miloudi | CR Belouizdad – Al-Nasr SC Benghazi | 4–2 | 7', 52', 64' |
| 2 | 1996 | Ishak Ali Moussa | CR Belouizdad – Horoya AC | 5–2 | |
| 3 | 26 December 2020 | Amir Sayoud | CR Belouizdad – Gor Mahia | 6–0 | 6', 20'p, 52' |
| 4 | 2 October 2023 | Leonel Wamba | CR Belouizdad – Bo Rangers | 3–1 | 78'p, 80', 90' |

### Two goals one match

| N | Date | Player | Match | Score |
| 1 | 11 April 1970 | Hacène Lalmas | CR Belcourt – AS Jeanne d'Arc | 5–3 |
| 2 | 27 May 2001 | Ishak Ali Moussa | CR Belouizdad – Al-Merrikh | 3–0 |
| 3 | 26 February 2022 | Kheireddine Merzougui | Jwaneng Galaxy – CR Belouizdad | 0–2 |
| 4 | 17 September 2023 | Oussama Darfalou | Bo Rangers – CR Belouizdad | 1–3 |

## Non-CAF competitions goals

| P | Player | Goals |
| = | Hamid Boudjenoun | 4 |
| = | Selmi Djillali | 4 |
| = | Islam Slimani | 2 |
| = | Hacène Lalmas | 2 |
| = | Amar Ammour | 1 |
| = | Mehdi Benaldjia | 1 |
| P | Player | Goals |
| = | Pascal Angan | 1 |
| = | Mokhtar Khalem | 1 |
| = | Onome Sodje | 1 |
| = | Mustapha Dahleb | 1 |
| = | Sofiane Harkat | 1 |
| = | Achour Hacène | 1 |
| P | Player | Goals |
| = | Mouad Hadded | 1 |
| = | Aimen Bouguerra | 1 |
| = | Mohamed Islam Belkhir | 1 |
| = | Salem Chekroun | 1 |

## List of All-time appearances

This List of All-time appearances for CR Belouizdad in African competitions contains football players who have played for CR Belouizdad in African football competitions and have managed to accrue 20 or more appearances.
Gold Still playing competitive football in CR Belouizdad.
| # | Name | Position | CL1 | CCC | SC | TOTAL | Date of first cap | Debut against | Date of last cap | Final match against |
| 1 | Sofiane Bouchar | CB | 35 | 9 | – | 44 | 9 Feb 2018 | Onze Créateurs | 1 Mar 2024 | Medeama |
| 2 | Chouaib Keddad | CB | 36 | 4 | – | 40 | 10 Aug 2019 | AS CotonTchad | — | — |
| 3 | Zakaria Draoui | DM | 33 | 5 | – | 38 | 9 Feb 2018 | Onze Créateurs | 22 Apr 2023 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| 4 | Mokhtar Belkhiter | RB | 35 | – | – | 35 | 29 Nov 2020 | Al Nasr | 1 Mar 2024 | Medeama |
| 5 | Housseyn Selmi | DM | 30 | 4 | – | 34 | 10 Aug 2019 | AS CotonTchad | — | — |
| 6 | Mohamed Islam Bakir | LW | 32 | – | – | 32 | 6 Jan 2021 | Gor Mahia | 1 Mar 2024 | Medeama |
| 7 | Houssem Eddine Mrezigue | DM | 30 | – | – | 30 | 6 Dec 2020 | Al Nasr | 1 Apr 2023 | Espérance de Tunis |
| 8 | Mohamed Islam Belkhir | LW | 31 | – | – | 31 | 5 Mar 2021 | Al Hilal | — | — |
| 9 | Chemseddine Nessakh | LB | 20 | 4 | – | 24 | 10 Aug 2019 | AS CotonTchad | 23 Apr 2022 | Wydad AC |