ASO Chlef (ASOC) All white with red trim
CA Bordj Bou Arredj (CABBA) Yellow with black sleeves/black
CR Belouizdad (CRB) [3] White with red V/red
CS Constantine (CSC) Green/black
ES Setif (ETS) White with black trim/black
GC Mascara (GCRM) White with green sleeves/white
JS Kabylie (JSK) [1] Yellow and green stripes/yellow
MC Alger (MCA) [2] All green with red trim
MC Oran (MCO) [2] All red with white trim
NA Hussein Dey (NAHD) [2] All yellow with red trim
OM Ruisseau (OMR) All white with black trim
US Chaouia (USC) [1] Yellow with black sleeves/yellow
USM Alger (USMA) [1] Red with black trim/black
USM Annaba (USM) White with broad red stripe/red
USM Blida (USMB) All green with white hoop
WA Tlemcen (WAT) [2] Sky-blue/white
Other clubs:
AS Ain-M'lila (ASAM) [1] Red/white
CA Batna (CAB) [2] not known
MO Constantine (MOC) [2] Blue/white
USM Ain-Beida (USMAB) [1] White/blue
USM El-Harrach (USMH) [1] Yellow/black
WA Mostaganem (WAM) [2] not known
WO Boufarik (WOB) [2] Green/Orange
[1] club of French origin
[2] club of mixed (French/Arabic) origin
[3] club of Arabic origin; CRB formerly known as CR Belcourt.
Common abbreviations:
AS = Association Sportive
CA = Chabab Athletic
CR = Chabab Riadhy
JS = Jeunesse Sportive
MC = Mouloudia Club
MO = Mouloudia Olympique
NA = Nasr Athletic
US = Union Sportive
USM = Union Sportive de la Medina
WA = Widad Athletic
WO = Widad Olympique
Translations of some Arab words:
Widad : Association
Chabab : Youth
Mouloudia : From the Mouloud, prophet Mohamed birth celebration
Nasr : Victory
NB: Kabylie and Chaouia are Berber regions; all other geographical
entities listed in club names are towns or cities.
With thanks to George Chilvers
(chilvers1@screaming.net)
Prepared and maintained by Hakim Bederr for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Hakim Bederr
Last updated: 5 Sep 2004
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