The Classico algérien is the name given to matches between MC Alger and JS Kabylie, This name is inspired by the Spanish El Clásico between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona.

Classico algérien
MC Alger vs JS Kabylie on October 30, 2014
LocationAlgeria Algeria, Africa
TeamsMC Alger
JS Kabylie
First meetingMC Alger 7–0 JS Kabylie
Forconi Cup
(4 November 1951)
Latest meetingJS Kabylie 1–1 MC Alger
Ligue 1
(26 May 2024)
BroadcastersEPTV Terrestre
StadiumsAli La Pointe Stadium MC Alger
Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium JS Kabylie
Statistics
Meetings total122
Most winsJS Kabylie (40)
Top scorerAbdeslam Bousri
Mourad Aït Tahar (7)
All-time seriesJS Kabylie: 40
Drawn: 48
MC Alger: 34
Largest victoryMC Alger 7–0 JS Kabylie
Forconi Cup
(4 November 1951)
Largest goal scoringMC Alger 4–4 JS Kabylie
Algerian Ligue Professionelle 1
(13 June 1995)

MC Alger represents the capital of the country Algiers while JS Kabylie (more titled Algerian clubs) represents Kabylia. These meetings became important, following the case n ° 107 of the disciplinary committee concerning the JSK-MCA match, which caused serious incidents on and around the field during the 1962–63 season. Indeed this case constitutes the first serious case, treated by the disciplinary commission of the very young Algerian football championship, called "critérium honneur". Heavy sanctions are imposed on the two teams, press releases are made public to the attention of the clubs of the League of Algiers and to the Algerian people as a whole in order to recall respect for the practice of this sport and also to improve the image of the country abroad. Since this affair the matches between the two clubs have been strewn with a certain rivalry where each of the two clubs must not lose to the other. Despite this painful episode in the early days of Algerian football some matches remain sporting references for supporters of both camps because they are two of the most successful clubs in Algeria whether on the continental, regional or national level.

History

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MC Alger vs. JS Kabylie, Novembre 4, 1951.
 
JS Kabylie's team season 2014–15
with From Left to Right:
Stand Up : Ziti, Mekkaoui, Benlamri, Bodjongo, Rial, Doukha.
Sitting Raiah, Aiboud, Delhoum, Moulaye, Ferrahi.

MC Alger is known to be the dean of Algerian football and JS Kabylie is known to be the most successful. Both have a well-stocked record, and have been part of Algerian football folklore since the independence of Algeria. Their domination is not limited to the borders of Algeria, but also in Africa and in the Arab world. JSK with its seven African trophies and MCA, the first Algerian club to win an African cup, have often played the leading roles in international competitions. There is also the fact that these two clubs often compete for the head of the championship, but this is not the only point, there are two other causes that led to the birth of this rivalry.[1] First of all, the two clubs have a common history since the beginnings of Algerian football. Indeed it must be remembered that during the colonial period, the JSK, a young newly created sports association, was refused subsidies from the colonial government of the time, in the town of Tizi Ouzou. He prefers to help the colonial team of the Olympique de Tizi-Ouzou which is an older formation, rather than to help the new Muslim sports association.[2] Having no sports equipment, JS Kabylie receives help from MC Alger.[3] This club showed them where to acquire jerseys in order to allow JSK to structure itself.[4] The canaries which currently wear the colors yellow and green have long wore the colors red and green because of the FLN's appeal in the early years of the Algerian revolution.

All-time head-to-head results

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As of 26 May 2024
Tournament GP MV D JV GoalM GoalJ
Ligue Professionnelle 1 109 30 41 38 115 146
Ligue 2 2 0 1 1 4 5
Algerian Cup 8 2 6 0 10 8
League Cup 1 0 1 0 1 1
Super Cup 1 1 0 0 2 1
Forconi Cup 2 1 0 1 7 11
TOTAL 122 34 48 40 138 171
GP: Games Played
MV: MC Alger Victory
D: Draw
JV: JS Kabylie Victory
GoalM: MC Alger Goals
GoalJ: JS Kabylie Goals

All-Time Top Scorers

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Player Club Ligue 1 Algerian Cup League Cup Super Cup Total
  Abdeslam Bousri MC Alger 7 7
  Mourad Aït Tahar MC Alger, JS Kabylie 7 7
  Mourad Tebbal MC Alger 6 6
  Omar Betrouni MC Alger 6 6
  Mokrane Baïleche JS Kabylie 5 5
  Rachid Baris JS Kabylie 5 5
  Nacer Bouiche JS Kabylie 4 4
  Djamel Menad JS Kabylie 4 4
  Tarek Hadj Adlane JS Kabylie 4 4

Hat-tricks

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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.   Mokrane Baïleche 3 24', 77', 85' JS Kawkabi 4–1 MC Alger Nationale I
2.   Omar Betrouni 3 11', 34', 85' MP Alger 3–2 JE Tizi Ouzou Division 1
3.   Mourad Tebbal 3 69', 74', 80' MC Alger 4–4 JS Kabylie Division 1

Honours

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JS Kabylie Championship MC Alger
International (Official)
2 CAF Champions League 1
1 CAF Cup Winners' Cup (Defunct)
3 CAF Cup (Defunct)
1 CAF Super Cup
Domestic (Official)
14 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 8
5 Algerian Cup 8
1 League Cup 1
1 Algerian Super Cup 4
Regional (Defunct and non-official)
Maghreb Cup Winners Cup 2
28 Total Aggregate 24

League matches

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# Date Home team Score Away team Goals (home) Goals (away)
1 20 January 1963 JS Kabylie
1 – 1
MC Alger Abbès   77' Zidane   11'
2 7 April 1963 MC Alger 1 – 0 JS Kabylie Mazari   85'
3 20 January 1964 JS Kabylie
0 – 0
MC Alger
4 24 May 1964 MC Alger 2 – 0 JS Kabylie Lemoui   67', Oucif   80'
5 21 November 1965 MC Alger 1 – 2 JS Kabylie Berkani   74' Kolli   58', 80'
6 8 May 1966 JS Kabylie
3 – 3
MC Alger Bourras  ,  , Aouadj   Haouchine  , Khalfi  ,  
7 28 December 1969 MC Alger
0 – 0
JS Kabylie
8 3 May 1970 JS Kabylie
3 – 3
MC Alger Kouffi   44',   65', Karamani   83' Zerrouk   20', 35', Betrouni   66'
9 27 September 1970 JS Kabylie
1 – 1
MC Alger Hannachi   19' Hassen Tahir   25'
10 17 January 1971 MC Alger 2 – 0 JS Kabylie Hassen Tahir   49', 61'
11 5 September 1971 MC Alger 1 – 2 JS Kawkabi Hassen Tahir   17' Kouffi   48', Rafai   59'
12 13 February 1972 JS Kawkabi
1 – 1
MC Alger Kouffi   20' (pen.) Betrouni   63'
13 29 October 1972 JS Kawkabi 1 – 0 MC Alger Derridj   31'
14 15 April 1973 MC Alger
0 – 0
JS Kawkabi
15 11 November 1973 JS Kawkabi 2 – 1 MC Alger Derridj   25', 42' Bouhadda   3'
16 24 March 1974 MC Alger 2 – 3 JS Kawkabi Bousri   14', Draoui   40' Dali   38', Iboud   64', Derridj   76'
17 17 November 1974 MC Alger 1 – 0 JS Kawkabi Bencheikh   90+1'
18 23 March 1975 JS Kawkabi 1 – 2 MC Alger Aouis   17' Mahiouz   3', Betrouni   77'
19 18 January 1976 MC Alger 1 – 0 JS Kawkabi Azzouz   47' (pen.)
20 4 July 1976 JS Kawkabi 2 – 3 MC Alger Aouis   10', Barris   70' Bellemou   50', Bachi   65', Bousri   75'
21 3 January 1977 MC Alger 1 – 4 JS Kawkabi Bencheikh   59' Baileche   24', 77', 85', Baris   82'
22 22 April 1977 JS Kawkabi
3 – 3
MC Alger Baileche   48', Dali   53', Douadi   58' Bellemou   25', Bousri   47', 64'
23 30 September 1977 JE Tizi Ouzou 2 – 3 MP Alger Aouis   10', Zemmour   57' (o.g.) Betrouni   11', 34', 85'
24 6 January 1978 MP Alger 2 – 0 JE Tizi Ouzou Bencheikh   5', Bousri   75'
25 15 September 1978 MP Alger
1 – 1
JE Tizi Ouzou Ait Hamouda   16' Iboud   68' (pen.)
26 12 January 1979 JE Tizi Ouzou 3 – 1 MP Alger Baris   65', Douadi   81', 82' Zenir   86' (pen.)
27 5 October 1979 MP Alger
1 – 1
JE Tizi Ouzou Mahiouz   51' Douadi   32'
28 15 February 1980 JE Tizi Ouzou
1 – 1
MP Alger Makri   41' Belloumi   44'
29 27 October 1980 JE Tizi Ouzou 2 – 1 MP Alger Larbes   36', Baïleche   67' Khellaf   15'
30 30 January 1981 MP Alger 2 – 1 JE Tizi Ouzou Belloumi   11', Bouiche   25' Baris   36'
31 13 November 1981 MP Alger 1 – 2 JE Tizi Ouzou Khellaf   25' Belahcène   3', 27'
32 2 April 1982 JE Tizi Ouzou
1 – 1
MP Alger Aouis   70' Bousri   46'
33 1 October 1982 JE Tizi Ouzou 2 – 1 MP Alger Abdesslem   15', Belahcene   66' Bousri   74'
34 18 February 1983 MP Alger 1 – 0 JE Tizi Ouzou Bellemou   19'
35 28 October 1983 JE Tizi Ouzou 1 – 0 MP Alger Bouiche   42'
36 23 March 1984 MP Alger 2 – 1 JE Tizi Ouzou Meghichi   37', Bouiche   87' Menad   71'
37 9 November 1984 MP Alger
0 – 0
JE Tizi Ouzou
38 29 March 1985 JE Tizi Ouzou
1 – 1
MP Alger Larbes   55' (pen.) Meghichi   80' (pen.)
39 3 October 1986 MP Alger 0 – 1 JE Tizi Ouzou Bouiche   3'
40 23 February 1987 JE Tizi Ouzou
1 – 1
MP Alger Bouiche   1' (pen.) Sebbar   56'
41 9 October 1987 JE Tizi Ouzou 3 – 1 MP Alger Menad   14', 38', Ayach   35' Djahmoune   86'
42 4 March 1988 MP Alger
0 – 0
JE Tizi Ouzou
43 17 November 1988 MP Alger
0 – 0
JE Tizi Ouzou
44 16 March 1989 JE Tizi Ouzou
1 – 1
MP Alger Menad   86' Belaouchet   75'
45 12 October 1989 JS Kabylie 1 – 0 MC Alger Djahnit Abderrazek   47'
46 29 March 1990 MC Alger 1 – 0 JS Kabylie Belhouchet Khelifa   41'
47 13 September 1990 MC Alger 2 – 1 JS Kabylie Tebbal   12', Hadjouri   43' Lazizi   45' (o.g.)
48 25 February 1991 JS Kabylie 5 – 0 MC Alger Djahnit   2', 25' (pen.), Amaouche   29', Karouf   56', Medane   75'
49 2 December 1991 JS Kabylie 1 – 0 MC Alger Djahnit   57'
50 14 May 1992 MC Alger
1 – 1
JS Kabylie Ghouli   62' Hadj Adlane   45'
51 5 November 1992 JS Kabylie
1 – 1
MC Alger Mourad Aït Tahar   24' Boukhtouchène   3'
52 18 March 1993 MC Alger
0 – 0
JS Kabylie
53 30 December 1993 JS Kabylie
0 – 0
MC Alger
54 21 April 1994 MC Alger
2 – 2
JS Kabylie Benmessahel   35', Maza   50' Hadj Adlane   4', Moussouni   11'
55 8 December 1994 JS Kabylie
1 – 1
MC Alger Amrouche   83' Tebbal Mourad   47'
56 13 June 1995 MC Alger
4 – 4
JS Kabylie Zitouni   48' (pen.), Tebbal   69', 74', 80' Mahieddine Meftah   28', Menad   35', Hadj Adlane   55', 72'
57 8 April 1996 MC Alger 3 – 0 JS Kabylie Aït Tahar   3', 34', Fodil Dob   46'
58 13 June 1996 JS Kabylie 0 – 1 MC Alger Benali   67'
59 31 October 1996 JS Kabylie 1 – 0 MC Alger Ould Rabah   79'
60 3 March 1997 MC Alger 2 – 5 JS Kabylie Mourad Aït Tahar   17', Tebbal   47' (pen.) Fatahine   6' (o.g.), Moussouni   21', Meftah   37'
Benhamlat   59' (pen.), Boubrit   67'
61 30 May 1999 MC Alger 1 – 0 JS Kabylie Rahmouni   118'
62 9 December 1999 JS Kabylie 2 – 1 MC Alger Gasmi   2', 89' Diab   90'
63 29 June 2000 MC Alger
1 – 1
JS Kabylie Boukaf Fayçal   78' Khadir   75'
64 18 December 2000 MC Alger 0 – 2 JS Kabylie Moussouni   63', Abaci   89'
65 19 February 2001 JS Kabylie 4 – 1 MC Alger Raho   10', Bendahmane   41'
Moussouni   60' (pen.), Mounir Dob   89'
Merakchi   70'
66 10 January 2002 JS Kabylie
0 – 0
MC Alger
67 20 May 2002 MC Alger 1 – 0 JS Kabylie Faïsca   42'
68 1 September 2003 MC Alger 4 – 1 JS Kabylie Dellalou   23', Chaouch   58', Naceri   86', Amrane   90' Saïb   45+2'
69 9 January 2004 JS Kabylie 2 – 1 MC Alger
70 12 November 2004 JS Kabylie 6 – 1 MC Alger Belkaid   16', Endzanga   40', Berguiga   45', 73' (pen.)
Zafour   54', Djillali   86'
Chaouch   51'
71 16 May 2005 MC Alger 2 – 1 JS Kabylie Ouahid   41', Deham   48' Endzanga   3'
72 5 December 2005 JS Kabylie 2 – 1 MC Alger Berguiga   40', Oussalah   90' Largot   47'
73 8 May 2006 MC Alger
1 – 1
JS Kabylie Bouguèche   82' Yacef   74'
74 13 November 2006 JS Kabylie 1 – 0 MC Alger Hemani   61'
75 22 January 2007 MC Alger
0 – 0
JS Kabylie
76 25 October 2007 MC Alger 0 – 2 JS Kabylie Saïbi   1', Galoul   66' (o.g.)
77 6 March 2008 JS Kabylie 1 – 0 MC Alger Bensaïd   33'
78 27 November 2008 MC Alger 2 – 1 JS Kabylie Amroune   67', Boumechra   71' Ouznadji   43'
79 7 May 2009 JS Kabylie
1 – 1
MC Alger Bensaïd   36' Amroune   69'
80 11 September 2009 MC Alger 1 – 0 JS Kabylie Bouguèche   71'
81 23 February 2010 JS Kabylie
0 – 0
MC Alger
82 26 February 2011 MC Alger
1 – 1
JS Kabylie Boudebouda   1' Hamiti   77'
83 8 July 2011 JS Kabylie
0 – 0
MC Alger
84 6 September 2011 JS Kabylie 1 – 0 MC Alger Boulemdaïs   90+1'
85 21 January 2012 MC Alger
0 – 0
JS Kabylie
86 10 November 2012 JS Kabylie 0 – 1 MC Alger Yaâlaoui   6'
87 6 April 2013 MC Alger 3 – 1 JS Kabylie Djallit   33' (pen.), Yachir   50', 81' Rial   59' (pen.)
88 26 October 2013 MC Alger 1 – 0 JS Kabylie Yahia-Chérif   25'
89 22 March 2014 JS Kabylie 3 – 0 MC Alger Rial   31', Bencherifa   45', Ebossé Bodjongo   83' (pen.)
90 30 October 2014 MC Alger 2 – 4 JS Kabylie Berchiche   13', Hachoud   22' Rial   23' (pen.), Yesli   27', Ferguene   44', Khodja   79'
91 28 March 2015 JS Kabylie 1 – 2 MC Alger Ziti   8' Ben Braham   26', Djallit   36'
92 16 October 2015 MC Alger 3 – 1 JS Kabylie Merzougi   65' (pen.), Gourmi   79', Karaoui   88' Diawara   33'
93 19 March 2016 JS Kabylie 2 – 1 MC Alger Diawara   35', pen.', Mebarki   78' Abid   24', pen.'
94 20 August 2016 JS Kabylie
0 – 0
MC Alger
95 25 March 2017 MC Alger
1 – 1
JS Kabylie Derrardja   77' Boulaouidet   83'
96 21 October 2017 MC Alger 2 – 0 JS Kabylie Derrardja   19', 63'
97 3 April 2018 JS Kabylie 3 – 1 MC Alger Djabout   8', Hammar   32', Benaldjia   75' Derrardja   20' (pen.)
98 16 September 2018 MC Alger 0 – 5 JS Kabylie Nwofor   9', 90', Benyoucef   12', Abdul Razak   33', Chetti   70'
99 9 February 2019 JS Kabylie
1 – 1
MC Alger Saâdou   67' Frioui   44'
100 13 November 2019 MC Alger 0 – 3 JS Kabylie Belgherbi   50', Hamroune   68' (pen.), Bensayah   90+1'
Cancelled [note 1]
101 27 February 2021 MC Alger 1 – 2 JS Kabylie Frioui   64' Zaka   48', Ait Abdessalem   80'
102 27 July 2021 JS Kabylie 2 – 1 MC Alger Hamroune   41', 48' Abdelhafid   24'
103 10 February 2022 JS Kabylie 0 – 1 MC Alger Zaidi   78'
104 28 May 2022 MC Alger 0 – 2 JS Kabylie Gatal   25', Nezla   85'
105 6 November 2022 MC Alger 1 – 0 JS Kabylie Hamoudi   31'
106 6 June 2023 JS Kabylie 2 – 0 MC Alger Mouaki   8' Redjem   45+2'
107 6 January 2024 MC Alger
1 – 1
JS Kabylie Naidji   38' Matouti   89'
108 26 May 2024 JS Kabylie
1 – 1
MC Alger Redouane Berkane   7' Merzougui   84' (pen.)

Algerian Cup results

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# Date Round Home team Score Away team Goals (home) Goals (away)
1 4 November 1951 Round of 16 MC Alger 7 – 0 JS Kabylie Hahad   27', 46', Aliane   30', Aït Saâda   , Kouar   68', 71'
2 21 March 1971 Round of 16 MC Alger 2 – 2
(corners. 6–3)
JS Kabylie Bachi   3', 93' Cheikh   10' (o.g.) Djabbar   55'
3 8 April 1973 Quarter-finals MC Alger 2 – 1 JS Kabylie Aizel   62', Draoui   70' Dali   79'
4 3 March 1983 Round of 16 MP Alger 3 – 2 JE Tizi Ouzou Ghrib   35', Mahiouz   66', Bencheikh   89' Belahcène   55', Baris   60'
5 24 February 1989 Round of 32 JE Tizi Ouzou 2 – 2
(pen. 4–2)
MP Alger Bouiche   66', Addene   71' Belhouchet   9', Meghichi   1'
6 28 December 2012 Round of 32 MC Alger 0 – 0
(pen. 7–6)
JS Kabylie
7 1 May 2014 Final JS Kabylie 1 – 1
(pen. 4–5)
MC Alger Rial   88' (pen.) Rial   4' (o.g.)
8 1 April 2017 Quarter-finals MC Alger 0 – 0
(pen. 3–1)
JS Kabylie
9 13 April 2018 Semi-finals JS Kabylie 0 – 0
(pen. 5–4)
MC Alger

League Cup results

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# Date Round Home team Score Away team Goals (home) Goals (away)
1 23 December 1999 Group stage JS Kabylie
1 – 1
MC Alger Gacemi   30' Messaoudi   14'

Super Cup results

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# Date Round Home team Score Away team Goals (home) Goals (away)
1 1 November 2006 Final MC Alger 2 – 1 JS Kabylie Bouguèche   40', Belkaïd   75' Douicher   55'

Shared player history

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Players who have played for both clubs

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Played for one, managed the other

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Coaches who managed both clubs

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Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 results

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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 82–83 83–84 84–85 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92
No. of teams 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
MC Alger 2 3 1 3 5 1 1 5 1 1 8 5 10 4 4 18 9 13 2 3 5 7
JS Kabylie 6 7 9 1 1 7 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 6 2 1 1 4 13
92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
No. of teams 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
MC Alger 7 7 5 8 6 5 1 11 14 15 4 3 6 11 7 5 1 10 6 5 7 11
JS Kabylie 3 3 1 5 8 4 2 6 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 11 9 7 2 13
15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22
No. of teams 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
MC Alger 12 2 5 6 2 7
JS Kabylie 3 11 11 2 4 5 2

Notes

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  1. ^ Second leg match between JS Kabylie and MC Alger 2019–20 season has been canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.[5][6]

References

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Notes

  1. ^ Adnane, Naïm, p. 63.
  2. ^ Adnane, Naïm, p. 17.
  3. ^ Adnane, Naïm, pp. 18–19.
  4. ^ Adnane, Naïm, p. 22.
  5. ^ "بسبب كورونا.. الدوري الجزائري مهدد بالسيناريو الفرنسي". al-ain.com (in Arabic). 12 July 2020.
  6. ^ "شباب بلوزداد بطلا لموسم استثنائي". elkhabar.com (in Arabic). 29 July 2020.

Bibliography

  • Adnane, Naïm (1987). « 40 ans de Football, l'histoire exemplaire d'un club algérien » : Tome I (1946-1976): De la JSK à la JET, ENAP, Alger, 1987 p. 62 à 70. ENAP.
  • Zani, Abderrahmane (2003). « Les associations sportives d'Algérie » : (1867-1952), ANEP, Alger, 2003, p. 52 & 99. ANEP.