The club was founded in 1962 (following the independence of Algeria). It was born out of a merger of two former clubs from the same district; " 'Widad Riadhi Belcourt' " (former club of the rue de Lyon) and the " 'Athletic Club de Belcourt' ". These two former clubs were known for playing football competitions in the French colonial era, and both were affiliated to the " 'FFFA' " (French Football Federation) and the " 'FLOT' '(Algiers Ligue de Football Association)."