MC Alger
football section of Algerian multi-sports club
Mouloudia Club d'Alger (Arabic: نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are green, red and gold. Their home stadium, Ali La Pointe Stadium, has a capacity of 40,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Founded in 1921 as Mouloudia Club Algérois and Mouloudia Chaâbia d’Alger, the club was known as Mouloudia Pétroliers d'Alger from 1977 to 1986 and changed its name to Mouloudia Club d'Alger in 1986. The club colours are red and green.
Mouloudia were the first Algerian club to win a continental competition, winning the 1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs. They are one of the most successful Algerian clubs having won the domestic league 10 times, and the domestic cup 8 times, tied with USM Alger, CR Belouizdad and ES Sétif.
As of the 2023–24 season, Mouloudia was the Algerian football club with the highest market value. The market value was €9.68 million.
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