# Rivalry between CRB and MCO

The CR Belouizdad–MC Oran rivalry, are the matches between CR Belouizdad (CRB) and MC Oran (MCO) and gives rise to an important confrontation. The first represents Algiers, the capital of the country, the second Oran, the second largest city in the country. They are both among the most successful clubs in the country.
They are also the two clubs having played the greatest number of seasons in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, since they have both always been part of this elite, except for one season. This confrontation is considered a rivalry in Algeria

## History

The rivalry between the two clubs began in the first season of the national Division 1 championship, organized after the country's independence in 1962. The first match between Mouloudia Club d'Oran and Chabab Riadhi Belouizdad (formerly Belcourt) took place during the third season, of which it marks the opening.
Sunday, September 13, 1964 thus saw the beginning of this Algerian football rivalry, in front of 25,000 spectators. MCO top CRB with goals from Nehari (35th) and Karim Hmida (41st & 47th) to take them 3-0 up after an hour. CRB wakes up in the final half hour of play to reduce the score on a collective work allowing Arab to shake twice the nets of Larbi "Elgool" (57th and 85th).
This first confrontation therefore ends with the victory of the MCO on the score of 3 goals to 2 against the CRB of the time. The return match does not take place: the CRB wins the match by penalty following the suspension of MC Oran and MC Alger from all football activity by the Minister of Sport at the time.

## Second professional era (since 2010)

It was decided by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and the Algerian Football Federation to professionalize the Algerian football championship, starting from the 2010–11 season Thus all the Algerian football clubs which until then enjoyed the status of semi-professional club, will acquire the professional appointment this season. the president of the Algerian Football Federation, Mohamed Raouraoua, has been speaking since his inauguration as the federation's president in Professionalism, On 27 September 2012, the National Society of Marketing and Distribution of Petroleum Products Naftal decided to a probable return to sponsoring the MC Oran after an absence of 24 years. As past, Naftal will sponsoring the all sport's sections of Mouloudia Club of Oran. On 6 January 2019, the Hyproc Shipping Company, a firm of the petroleum company Sonatrach signed a protocol and became MC Oran's sponsor. This initiative became after a long time of waiting the petroleum firm Naftal it's nine years ago. However same as Naftal, no final contract was concluded and Hyproc same as Naftal became a minor sponsors only. On July 23, 2019, the CEO of Madar Holding Charafeddine Amara confirmed that an agreement had been reached with CSA/CRB to buy back 67% of the shares, after the CSA/CRB decided in its general meeting to sell only 47% of the shares of the 75% it holds..
On March 15, 2020, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) decided to halt the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria. On July 29, 2020, the LFP declared that season is over and CR Belouizdad to be the champion for the first time in 19 years and the seventh in its history. A new appeal has been launched by the Wali of Oran Saïd Sayoud to the shareholders of the société sportive par actions (SSPA) of MC Oran in order to withdraw their share in the said company in favor of the club sportif amateur (CSA) to overcome the crisis that smolders. According to the same official, the SSPA/MCO is already in a “bankruptcy situation”, deploring the attitude of the shareholders who have completely abandoned the club, showing no desire to help it get out of the chaotic situation in which it is struggling. for quite some time. On February 21, In a statement made public on the official page of “the wilaya of Oran”, the wali declared his official withdrawal and his non-interference in the affairs of the MCO team. Despite the efforts and sincere intentions he has deployed, he has not, however, seen any real and serious will on the part of the club's leaders leading to a professional sporting project which reflects the ambitions of the supporters to see their club heart managed mat a national enterprise.

## All-time head-to-head results

    As of 2 October 2022
| Tournament | GP | CV | D | MV | GoalC | GoalM |
| Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 111 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Algerian Cup | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| League Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 121 | 41 | 42 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
* GP: Games Played
* CV: CR Belouizdad Victory
* D: Draw
* MV: MC Oran Victory
* GoalC: CR Belouizdad Goals
* GoalM: MC Oran Goals

## All-Time Top Scorers

| Player | Club | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | League Cup | Total |
| Kouider Boukessassa | MC Oran, CR Belouizdad | 9 | — | — | 9 |
| Hacène Lalmas | CR Belouizdad | 7 | 1 | — | 8 |
| Mourad Meziane | MC Oran | 7 | — | 1 | 8 |
| Abdelkader Fréha | MC Oran | 5 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Fadel Settara | CR Belouizdad | 5 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Islam Slimani | CR Belouizdad | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| Ishak Ali Moussa | CR Belouizdad | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| Abdelhafid Tasfaout | MC Oran | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| Ramzi Bourakba | CR Belouizdad | 5 | — | — | 5 |

### 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. | Mourad Meziane | 3 | 22', 28', 78' | MC Oran | 4–2 | CR Belcourt | Division 1 |

## Honours

| CR Belouizdad | Championship | MC Oran | Official |
| Domestic (Official) ||||
| 9 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 4 | Yes |
| 8 | Algerian Cup | 4 | Yes |
| 2 | Algerian Super Cup | – | Yes |
| 1 | League Cup | 1 | Yes |
| International (Non-official) ||||
| – | Arab Cup Winners' Cup (Defunct) | 2 | No |
| – | Arab Super Cup (Defunct) | 1 | No |
| 20 | Total Aggregate | 12 |

## League matches

| # | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (home) | Goals (away) | Venue |
| 1 | 13 Sep 1964 | MC Oran | 3–2 | CR Belcourt | Nehari 35', Hamida 41', 47' | Arab 57', 85' | Stade Municipal |
| 2 | 21 Feb 1965 | CR Belcourt | 3–0 | MC Oran | — | — | Stade El Annasser |
| 3 | 19 Sep 1965 | MC Oran | 1–0 | CR Belcourt | Hamida 67' | — | 19 juin 1965 |
| 4 | 30 Jan 1966 | CR Belcourt | 5–1 | MC Oran | Chenen 7', Zitouni A. 30', 86', Lalmas 64', 81' | Beddiar 75' | Stade El Annasser |
| 5 | 27 Nov 1966 | MC Oran | 1–0 | CR Belcourt | Embarek 23' | — | 19 juin 1965 |
| 6 | 14 May 1967 | CR Belcourt | 3–0 | MC Oran | Lalmas 58', 82', Kalem 67' | — | Stade El Annasser |
| 7 | 5 Nov 1967 | MC Oran | 1 – 1 | CR Belcourt | Krimo 85' | Djilali Selmi 56' | 19 juin 1965 |
| 8 | 31 Mar 1968 | CR Belcourt | 1–0 | MC Oran | Kalem 65' | — | Stade El Annasser |
| 9 | 15 Sep 1968 | MC Oran | 1–0 | CR Belcourt | Fréha 51' | — | 19 juin 1965 |
| 10 | 19 Jan 1969 | CR Belcourt | 3–2 | MC Oran | Selmi 29', Lalmas 80', Boudjenoun 89' | Hamid Belabbès 18', Fréha 79' | Stade El Annasser |
| 11 | 28 Dec 1969 | CR Belcourt | 2–0 | MC Oran | Lalmas 20', Bouhadji 70' (o.g.) | — | Stade El Annasser |
| 12 | 3 May 1970 | MC Oran | 3–1 | CR Belcourt | Fréha , Meguenine , Mehdi | Moha | 19 juin 1965 |
| 82 | 30 Oct 2011 | CR Belouizdad | 2–1 | MC Oran | Bourakba 9', 54' | Berradja 3' | 20 Août 1955 |
| 83 | 7 May 2011 | MC Oran | 1–2 | CR Belouizdad | Aouadj 85' | Slimani 3', Kherbache 45' | Ahmed Zabana |
| 84 | 1 Oct 2011 | CR Belouizdad | 4–1 | MC Oran | Abdat 20', Aksas 33', Slimani 81', Bourakba 90+2' | Belaïli 51' | 20 Août 1955 |
| 85 | 4 Feb 2012 | MC Oran | 1–0 | CR Belouizdad | El Bahari 6' | — | Ahmed Zabana |
| 86 | 6 Oct 2012 | MC Oran | 1 – 1 | CR Belouizdad | Dagoulou 49' | Slimani 42' | Ahmed Zabana |
| 87 | 8 Feb 2013 | CR Belouizdad | 1–0 | MC Oran | Slimani 35' | — | 20 Août 1955 |
| 88 | 14 Dec 2013 | MC Oran | 1–0 | CR Belouizdad | Chérif 58' | — | Ahmed Zabana |
| 89 | 17 May 2014 | CR Belouizdad | 2 – 2 | MC Oran | Bourakba 4' (65), pen.' | Bouaïcha 41', O.Belatoui 90' | 20 Août 1955 |
| 90 | 22 Aug 2014 | CR Belouizdad | 1–0 | MC Oran | Djediat 45' | — | 20 Août 1955 |
| 91 | 24 Jan 2015 | MC Oran | 0 – 0 | CR Belouizdad | — | — | Ahmed Zabana |
| 92 | 19 Sep 2015 | MC Oran | 3 – 3 | CR Belouizdad | Moussi 11', 74', Za'abia 81' | Yahia-Chérif, 58' (pen.), Niati 72', Aoudou 90+4' | Ahmed Zabana |
| 93 | 12 Feb 2016 | CR Belouizdad | 2 – 2 | MC Oran | Nekkache 54', Rebih 90+1' (pen.) | Larbi 23', Merouane Dahar 40' | 20 Août 1955 |
| 94 | 20 Aug 2016 | CR Belouizdad | 1 – 1 | MC Oran | Rebih 4' | Nessakh 32' | 20 Août 1955 |
| 95 | 14 Feb 2017 | MC Oran | 0–2 | CR Belouizdad | — | Hamia 13', 79' | Ahmed Zabana |
| 96 | 7 Nov 2017 | CR Belouizdad | 0 – 0 | MC Oran | — | — | 20 Août 1955 |
| 97 | 13 Apr 2018 | MC Oran | 0–3 | CR Belouizdad | — | Draoui 35', 78' | Ahmed Zabana |
| 98 | 29 Sep 2018 | CR Belouizdad | 0–1 | MC Oran | — | Nadji 60' | 20 Août 1955 |
| 99 | 3 Mar 2019 | MC Oran | 1 – 1 | CR Belouizdad | Nessakh 8' (o.g.) | Haïnikoye 58' | Ahmed Zabana |
| 100 | 21 Dec 2019 | CR Belouizdad | 1 – 1 | MC Oran | Djerrar 2' | Mansouri 85' (pen.) | 20 Août 1955 |
| Cancelled ||||||||
| 101 | 16 Jan 2021 | CR Belouizdad | 1 – 1 | MC Oran | Belahouel 22' | Nekkache 26' | 20 Août 1955 |
| 102 | 27 Jun 2021 | MC Oran | 0–3 | CR Belouizdad | — | Sayoud 48', Belkhir 51', Khalfallah 63' | Ahmed Zabana |
| 103 | 21 Jan 2022 | CR Belouizdad | 3–0 | MC Oran | Bourdim 30', Dadache 71', Khalfallah 88' | — | 20 Août 1955 |
| 104 | 22 May 2022 | MC Oran | 0 – 0 | CR Belouizdad | — | — | Ahmed Zabana |
| 105 | 6 Sep 2022 | CR Belouizdad | 2–0 | MC Oran | Aribi 14' (pen.), 44' | — | 20 Août 1955 |
| 106 | 17 Apr 2023 | MC Oran | 3–1 | CR Belouizdad | Belaribi 5', Saihi 39', Dahar 72' (pen.) | Reghba 33' | Ahmed Zabana |

## Algerian Cup results

| # | Date | Round | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (home) | Goals (away) | Venue |
| 1 | 3 February 1968 | R16 | CR Belcourt | 2–1 | MC Oran | Selmi 43', Matem 80' | Fréha 60' | Stade El Annassers |
| 2 | 11 May 1969 | SF | MC Oran | 1 – 1 | CR Belcourt | Nehari 47' | Achour 30' | Stade du 19 juin 1965 |
| 3 | 28 May 1969 | SF replay | CR Belcourt | 2–0 | MC Oran | Djemaa 44', Lalmas 84' | — | Stade d'El Anasser |
| 4 | 16 March 1974 | R16 | MC Oran | 2–0 | CR Belcourt | | — | Stade Trois-Frères Amarouche |
| 5 | 23 April 1978 | SF | MP Oran | 0 – 0 | CR Belcourt | — | — | |
| 6 | 27 April 1978 | SF replay | CR Belcourt | 0 – 0 (pen. 5–4) | MP Oran | — | — | |
| 7 | 15 February 1985 | R32 | MP Oran | 0 – 0 (pen. 5–3) | CR Belcourt | — | — | Stade Maamar Sahli |
| 8 | 15 May 2000 | R16 | MC Oran | 2–1 | CR Belouizdad | Haddou 10', A.Y.Selmi 30' (o.g.) | Settara 18' | Stade Ahmed Kaïd |

## League Cup results

| # | Date | Round | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (home) | Goals (away) | Venue |
| 1 | 25 January 1996 | SF | MC Oran | 2 – 2 (pen. 4–3) | CR Belouizdad | Meziane 44' (pen.), Mezoued 56' | Mounir Dob 10', Bensaleh 87' | Ahmed Zabana Stadium |
| 2 | 19 March 2000 | Final | CR Belouizdad | 3 – 0 | MC Oran | Mezouar 21', 33', Boutaleb 54' | — | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 |

## Shared player history
### Players who have played for both clubs

* Kouider Boukessassa (MCO 1996–2000 & 2003–07 & 2010–11, CRB 2000–03)
* Chemseddine Nessakh (MCO 2013–17, CRB 2018–22)
* Zoubir Ouasti (MCO 1999–2005 & 2008–11 & 2012–13 & 2014–15, CRB 2005–07)
* Mohamed Souibaâh (MCO 2016–18, CRB 2020–21)
* Seddik Berradja (MCO 2002–08 & 2010–11 & 2012–16, CRB 2008–10)
* Abdelmadjid Benatia (MCO 2004–05 & 2008–12 & 2014, CRB 2006–08)
* Mokhtar Belkhiter (MCO 2009–10, CRB 2020–present)
* Zakaria Khali (CRB 2019–21, MCO 2021–present)
* Brahim Arafat Mezouar (CRB 1999–2003 & 2005–06 & 2007–08, MCO 2006–07 & 2008–10)
* Hichem Mezaïr (CRB 2004–05, MCO 2006–07 & 2008–09 & 2012)
* Mohamed Naâmani (CRB 2016–18, MCO 2020–present)
* Alain Ketchemen (CRB 2007, MCO 2008)
* Anwar Boudjakdji (CRB 2001–04, MCO 2007–08)
* Merouane Dahar (CRB 2012–14, MCO 2016 & 2021–present)
* Nassim Bounekdja (CRB 1999–2005 & 2005–06, MCO 2006)
* Sofiane Bouchar (CRB 2017–18 & 2019–present, MCO 2018)
* Hamza Aït Ouamar (CRB 2005–08 & 2008–09 & 2011–12, MCO 2018)
* Abbas Mohamed Djallal Aïssaoui (CRB 2008, MCO 2010–11)
* Mohamed Amine Hamia (CRB 2017–18, MCO 2019)
* Abdelkader Harizi (CRB 2005–10, MCO 2011–12)

### Coaches who managed both clubs

* Giovanni Solinas (CR Belouizdad 2011, MC Oran 2013)
* Ezzaki Badou (CR Belouizdad 2016–17, MC Oran 2018)
* Fouad Bouali (CR Belouizdad 2012–13 & 2016, MC Oran 2015–16)

## Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 results

The tables list the place each team took in each of the seasons.
| | 64–65 | 65–66 | 66–67 | 67–68 | 68–69 | 69–70 | 70–71 | 71–72 | 72–73 | 73–74 | 74–75 | 75–76 | 76–77 | 77–78 | 78–79 | 79–80 | 80–81 | 81–82 |
| No. of teams | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| CR Belouizdad | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
| MC Oran | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 | 88–89 | 89–90 | 90–91 | 91–92 | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 |
| No. of teams | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
| CR Belouizdad | 7 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 16 | x | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| MC Oran | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| No. of teams | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| CR Belouizdad | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| MC Oran | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 14 | x | 15 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| No. of teams | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
| CR Belouizdad | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | |
| MC Oran | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | | |