# CS Constantine in African football

CS Constantine, 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 two occasions, and the Confederation Cup on two occasions.

## History

CS Constantine 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, CS Constantine have regularly qualified for the primary African competition, the African Cup, by winning the Ligue Professionnelle 1. CS Constantine have also achieved African qualification via the Algerian Cup and have played in the CAF Confederation Cup. The first continental participation was in 1998 in the CAF Champions League, and the first match was against AS Douanes and ended with a loss 2–1, As for the biggest defeat result was firstly in 2014 against ASN Nigelec, and the secondly in 2016 against Nasarawa United 4–1, and biggest loss in 2014 against ASEC Mimosas 6–0. so that CS Constantine was absent from the African competitions until 2014 Where did it participate in the CAF Confederation Cup.
On 8 February 2014 witnessed a historic event when CS Constantine played two matches on the same day, the first in the Ligue Professionnelle 1 against MO Béjaïa and the second against ASN Nigelec in Niger and in both of them they were defeated by the same score 2–0. the Algerian Football Federation refused to postpone the matches of the championship for the Algerian clubs participating in African competitions because the FAF does not intend to end up with late matches that would disrupt the progress of a calendar allegedly tight because of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, it is for this reason that it strongly encouraged the Algerian clubs engaged in African competitions 2014 to withdraw.
After winning the Ligue Professionnelle 1 title CS Constantine returned to the CAF Champions League after 20 years of absence, Qualifying for the group stage was a bit easy after winning against GAMTEL and Vipers putting him in group C with Club Africain, TP Mazembe and Ismaily. where CS Constantine ranked second to face in the quarter-finals the defending champions Espérance de Tunis to defeat 3–6 on aggregate.

## CAF competitions

CS Constantine results in CAF competition :
| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1998 | Champions League | First round | AS Douanes | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| 2014 | Confederation Cup | Preliminary round | ASN Nigelec | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 |
| 2014 | Confederation Cup | First round | Red Lions | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2014 | Confederation Cup | Second round | ASEC Mimosas | 1–0 | 0–6 | 1–6 |
| 2016 | Confederation Cup | First round | Nasarawa United | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 |
| 2016 | Confederation Cup | Second round | Misr Lel Makkasa | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 |
| 2018–19 | Champions League |
| 2018–19 | Champions League | Preliminary round | GAMTEL | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2018–19 | Champions League | First round | Vipers | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 2018–19 | Champions League | Group stage | Club Africain | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2nd place |
| 2018–19 | Champions League | Group stage | TP Mazembe | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2nd place |
| 2018–19 | Champions League | Group stage | Ismaily | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2nd place |
| 2018–19 | Champions League | Quarter-finals | Espérance de Tunis | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–6 |
| 2023–24 | Champions League | First round | ES Sahel | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| 2024–25 | Confederation Cup | First round | Police FC | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| 2024–25 | Confederation Cup | Second round | Nsoatreman | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 2024–25 | Confederation Cup | Group stage | CS Sfaxien | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2nd place |
| 2024–25 | Confederation Cup | Group stage | Simba | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2nd place |
| 2024–25 | Confederation Cup | Group stage | Bravos do Maquis | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2nd place |
| 2024–25 | Confederation Cup | Quarter-finals | | – | – | – |

## Non-CAF competitions

CS Constantine results in Non-CAF competition :
| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2019–20 | Arab Club Champions Cup | First round | Al-Muharraq | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 (a) |

## Statistics
### By season

    Information correct as of 19 January 2025.

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

As of 19 January 2025:
CAF competitions :
| Competition | Seasons | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Last season played |
| Champions League | 3 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 2023–24 |
| CAF Confederation Cup | 3 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 2024–25 |
| Total | 6 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 38 | |

#### Non-CAF competitions

As of 17 September 2019:
Non-CAF competitions :
| Competition | Seasons | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Last season played |
| Arab Champions League | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2019–20 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |

## Statistics by country

Statistics correct as of game against Nsoatreman on September 21, 2024

### CAF competitions

| Country | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Angola | Bravos do Maquis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Ivory Coast | ASEC Mimosas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
| Liberia | Red Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Niger | ASN Nigelec | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Nigeria | Nasarawa United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Uganda | Vipers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| DR Congo | TP Mazembe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Egypt | Ismaily | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Egypt | Misr Lel Makkasa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Gambia | GAMTEL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Ghana | Nsoatreman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Rwanda | Police FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Senegal | AS Douanes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| Tanzania | Simba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +0 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| Tunisia | Club Africain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tunisia | Espérance de Tunis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| Tunisia | ES Sahel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
| Tunisia | CS Sfaxien | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | −2 |
| Total | Total | 36 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 38 | +11 |

### Non-CAF competitions

Result summary by country :
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 |

## African competitions goals

Statistics correct as of game against Simba on January 19, 2025
| Position | Player | TOTAL | CCL | CCC |
| 1 | Zakaria Benchaâ | 6 | – | 6 |
| 2 | Brahim Dib | 3 | – | 3 |
| 3 | Ismaïl Belkacemi | 2 | 2 | – |
| = | Tosin Omoyele | 2 | – | 2 |
| = | Mounder Temine | 2 | – | 2 |
| = | Dadi El Hocine Mouaki | 2 | – | 2 |
| = | Adil Djabout | 2 | 2 | – |
| = | Nassim Yettou | 2 | 2 | – |
| = | Dylan Bahamboula | 2 | 2 | – |
| = | Nasreddine Zaâlani | 2 | 2 | – |
| = | Yacine Bezzaz | 2 | – | 2 |
| = | Mourad Meghni | 2 | – | 2 |
| = | Paulin Voavy | 2 | – | 2 |
| = | Zahir Zerdab | 2 | – | 2 |
| = | Abdelhakim Sameur | 2 | – | 2 |
| 16 | Houcine Benayada | 1 | 1 | – |
| = | Kaddour Beldjilali | 1 | 1 | – |
| = | Hassen Ghoula | 1 | 1 | – |
| = | Mohamed Walid Bencherifa | 1 | 1 | – |
| = | Abdenour Belkheir | 1 | 1 | – |
| = | Sid Ali Lamri | 1 | 1 | – |
| = | Eyemen Henaini | 1 | – | 1 |
| = | Karim Naït Yahia | 1 | – | 1 |
| = | Ahmed Messadia | 1 | – | 1 |
| = | Abdennour Belhocini | 1 | – | 1 |
| = | Miloud Rebiaï | 1 | – | 1 |
| = | Chahine Bellaouel | 1 | – | 1 |
| = | Own Goals | 2 | – | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | 49 | 16 | 33 |

### Two goals one match

| N | Date | Player | Match | Score |
| 1 | 13 Sep 2024 | Zakaria Benchaâ | Nsoatreman – CS Constantine | 0–2 |
| 2 | 12 Jan 2025 | Zakaria Benchaâ | CS Constantine – CS Sfaxien | 3–0 |

## Non-CAF competitions goals

| P | Player | Goals |
| 1 | Ismaïl Belkacemi | 1 |
| P | Player | Goals |
| = | Abdelhakim Amokrane | 1 |
| P | Player | Goals |
| = | Adil Djabout | 1 |

## List of All-time appearances

This List of All-time appearances for CS Constantine in African competitions contains football players who have played for CS Constantine in African football competitions and have managed to accrue 10 or more appearances.
Gold Still playing competitive football in CS Constantine.
| # | Name | Position | CL1 | CCC | SC | TOTAL | Date of first cap | Debut against | Date of last cap | Final match against |
| 1 | Walid Bencherifa | MF | 8 | 4 | – | 12 | 13 March 2016 | Nasarawa United | 13 Apr 2019 | Espérance de Tunis |
| = | Nasreddine Zaâlani | DF | 12 | – | – | 12 | 27 Nov 2018 | GAMTEL | 13 Apr 2019 | Espérance de Tunis |
| 3 | Chamseddine Rahmani | GK | 11 | – | – | 11 | 27 Nov 2018 | GAMTEL | 6 Apr 2019 | Espérance de Tunis |
| = | Houcine Benayada | DF | 11 | – | – | 11 | 27 Nov 2018 | GAMTEL | 13 Apr 2019 | Espérance de Tunis |
| = | Islam Chahrour | DF | 11 | – | – | 11 | 27 Nov 2018 | GAMTEL | 13 Apr 2019 | Espérance de Tunis |
| 6 | Yassine Salhi | DF | 10 | – | – | 10 | 27 Nov 2018 | GAMTEL | 13 Apr 2019 | Espérance de Tunis |
| = | Fouad Haddad | MF | 10 | – | – | 10 | 5 Dec 2018 | GAMTEL | 13 Apr 2019 | Espérance de Tunis |
| = | Kaddour Beldjilali | MF | 10 | – | – | 10 | 27 Nov 2018 | GAMTEL | 13 Apr 2019 | Espérance de Tunis |
| = | Sid Ali Lamri | FW | 10 | – | – | 10 | 5 Dec 2018 | GAMTEL | 16 Mar 2019 | TP Mazembe |
| = | Ismail Belkacemi | FW | 10 | – | – | 10 | 27 Nov 2018 | GAMTEL | 16 Mar 2019 | TP Mazembe |