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NC Magra

NC Magra
Full nameNedjm Chabab Magra
Nickname(s)NC Magra, NCM
Short nameNCM
Founded1 January 1998; 27 years ago (1998-01-01)
as Nedjm Chabab Magra
GroundBoucheligue Brothers Stadium
Capacity8,000
PresidentAzzedine Bennacer
LeagueLigue 2
2024–25Ligue 1, 15th of 16 (relegated)
Current season

Nedjm Chabab Magra (Arabic: نجم شباب مقرة), known as NC Magra or NCM for short, is an Algerian football club based in the city of Magra in M'Sila Province. The club was founded in 1998 and its colours are Blue and white. Their home stadium, Boucheligue Brothers Stadium, has a capacity of 5,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

History

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In 2004, NC Magra reached the semi-finals of the 2003–04 Algerian Cup. However, in the semi-finals, they lost 3–0 to JS Kabylie.[1]

On 5 May 2018, NC Magra were promoted to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 after winning 2017–18 Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur "Group Centre".[2]

In 2020–21 season NC Magra signed a number of young players, and the goal was to ensure that they remained in the Ligue 1, and with the establishment of the League Cup competition, the club had ambitions and despite its involvement with large clubs, it was able to overcome it in the form of CS Constantine, CR Belouizdad and USM Alger. To reach the final of the first tournament in its history where he faced JS Kabylie and was defeated by penalty kicks.[3]

On August 14, 2024, Azzedine Bennacer was re-elected as president of NC Magra for a new term. In a statement to the media, Bennacer once again called for the arrival of a national company, like other professional clubs, to take over the destiny of SSPA NC Magra.[4] Bennacer added "We have been informed that the club is going to be bought by the Groupe Cosider. We are still waiting for the arrival of the company in question. I can assure that within forty-eight hours the transfer of ownership will be completed. We are up to date with our balance sheets and accounting." Regarding the stadium works and the disputes at the CRL level, the president expects help from local authorities.[4]

Personnel

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Current technical staff

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Position Staff
Head coach
Assistant coach
Goalkeeping coach
Fitness coach

Statistics

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Recent seasons

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Season League Cup Other Africa Top goalscorer(s)[note 1] Ref.
Division Pos Pts P W D L GF GA Name Goals
2015–16 DNA 4th 46 30 12 10 8 34 27 PRR
2016–17 DNA 4th 51 30 14 9 7 42 30 R64
2017–18 DNA 1st 63 30 18 9 3 59 31 R32
2018–19 Ligue 2 2nd 53 30 16 9 5 37 25 R16 Ayache Ziouache 8
2019–20 Ligue 1[note 2] 16th 19 22 4 7 11 16 30 R64 Akram Demane 3
2020–21 Ligue 1 9th 52 38 14 10 14 38 44 NP RU Akram Demane 9
2021–22 Ligue 1 13th 45 34 13 6 15 31 36 NP Akram Demane
Ramdane Hitala		 5
2022–23 Ligue 1 13th 40 30 11 7 12 35 36 SF Faik Amrane 6
2023–24 Ligue 1 12th 38 30 9 11 10 30 32 R64 Hamza Demane 10
2024–25 Ligue 1 R64

Notes

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  1. ^ Goals in all competitions (Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Algerian Cup, League Cup, African and Super Cup) are counted.
  2. ^ On March 15, 2020, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) decided to halt the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.[5] On July 29, 2020, the LFP declared that season is over and CR Belouizdad to be the champion, the promotion of four teams from the League 2, and scrapping the relegation for the current season.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Coupe d'Algérie 1/2 Finale. JS Kabylie 3–0 NC Magra
  2. ^ "Le NC Magra accède en Ligue 2".
  3. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue : La JSK vainqueur de Magra". dzfoot.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "NC Magra : Azzedine Bennacer plébiscité à la tête du club". 14 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  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.
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