Club Sportif Constantinois (), also known as CS Constantine or simply CSC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Constantine, Algeria. The club was founded in 1898, and its colours are green and black. Their home stadium, Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium, has a capacity of 22,968 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

History CS Constantine was officially founded under the name of Iqbal Association in 1898. It was named Chabab Mécanique de Constantine from 1977 to 1987.

Tassili Airlines the airlines firm of the petroleum company Sonatrach sponsored the club from 2012 to 2016. And since 2016, the club was sponsored by the Entreprise Nationale des Travaux aux Puits (ENTP), another firm of Sonatrach.

The 1990s and the first title of the championship For the second time in its history, the CSC succeeded in qualifying for the semi-final of the Algerian Cup in 1992, and lost to ASO Chlef (after shots on goal), at the Stade du 5 Juillet 1962. Two years later, the club snatched the title of league champion 2 for the 4th time. In this season the club dominated the D2 championship including the famous Constantine derby, the CSC beating the MO Constantine twice (3- 0 then 2–0). Promoted for the umpteenth time in 1994, the CSC won its first title in the history of Champion of Algeria during the 1996–97 season, with talented and experienced players at the national level (Isâad Bourahli, nicknamed the fox of the surfaces from the 1990s, Moudoud Kaoua, Réda Matem, Salim Laïb, Hassen Ghoula and Sid Ahmed Benamara). The same season, the CSC was a finalist in the international Black Stars tournament in Paris, after the semi-final victory over the Senegalese club ASC Diaraf. The following season (97–98), the club participated for the first time in the African Champions League. Exempted during the preliminary round of this edition the club, was eliminated against the Senegalese club AS Douanes in the first round, at the end of the season the CSC finishes 2nd in the championship of Algeria (Group A).

Colours and badge Under all three names the club has had the same goals and values: (Popular, Islamic); the same colours: Green (Hope) and black (Grief); and the same motto: 'Hope in Grief' (L'esperance en Deuil).

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Crests

Honours Domestic competitions Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Champion (2): 1996–97, 2017–18. Runner-up : 1970–71, 2022–23. Ligue Professionnelle 2 Champion (6): 1969–70, 1976–77, 1985–86, 1993–94, 2003–04, 2010–11. Algerian Super Cup Runner-up (1): 2018

Performance in CAF competitions CS Constantine whose team has regularly taken part in Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions. Qualification for Algerian clubs is determined by a team's performance in its domestic league and cup competitions, CS Constantine have regularly qualified for the primary African competition, the African Cup, by winning the Ligue Professionnelle 1. CS Constantine have also achieved African qualification via the Algerian Cup and have played in the former African Cup Winners' Cup. The first continental participation was in 1998 in the CAF Champions League, and the first match was against AS Douanes and ended with a loss 2–1, As for the biggest defeat result was firstly in 2014 against ASN Nigelec, and the secondly in 2016 against Nasarawa United 4–1, and biggest loss in 2014 against ASEC Mimosas 6–0. so that CS Constantine was absent from the African competitions until 2014 Where did it participate in the CAF Confederation Cup, On 8 February 2014 witnessed a historic event when CS Constantine played two matches on the same day, the first in the Ligue Professionnelle 1 against MO Béjaïa and the second against ASN Nigelec in Niger and in both of them they were defeated by the same score 2–0. the Algerian Football Federation refused to postpone the matches of the championship for the Algerian clubs participating in African competitions because the FAF does not intend to end up with late matches that would disrupt the progress of a calendar allegedly tight because of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, it is for this reason that it strongly encouraged the Algerian clubs engaged in African competitions 2014 to withdraw. After winning the Ligue Professionnelle 1 title CS Constantine returned to the CAF Champions League after 20 years of absence, Qualifying for the group stage was a bit easy after winning against GAMTEL and Vipers putting him in group C with Club Africain, TP Mazembe and Ismaily. where CS Constantine ranked second to face in the quarter-finals the defending champions Espérance de Tunis to defeat 3–6 on aggregate.

CAF Champions League: 2 appearances 1998 – First round 2018–19 – Quarter-finals

CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances 2014 – Second round 2016 – Second round

CAF competitions stats :

CAF competitionsCompetitionSeasonsPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstLast season played Champions League 2 14 6 3 5 16 14 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup 2 10 6 0 4 14 14 2016Total42412393028

Grounds

CS Constantine's home stadium is Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium which has been their home since its opening in 1976. The previous name of the stadium was Stade 17 Juin, the change was made in memory of Hamlaoui's death, a freedom fighter that died during the Algerian War. It can currently hold up to 22,968 people. The stadium has been through some renovation in the last few years.

CS Constantine play also in Ramadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium.

Players Algerian teams are limited to four foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;

Current squad .

Personnel Current technical staff

Position Staff Head coach Mondher Kebaier Assistant coach Ahmed Souissi Goalkeeping coach Alaoua Ayadi Fitness coach Mohamed Toukabri Analyst Anis Ben Mlik

Notable players Below are the notable former players who have represented CS Constantine in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1926. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club or represented the national team for which the player is eligible during his stint with CS Constantine or following his departure.

For a complete list of CS Constantine players, see :Category:CS Constantine players

Mohamed Amroune Fayçal Badji Ousmane Berthé Yacine Bezzaz Hamza Boulemdaïs Noureddine Bounaas Issaad Bourahli Efosa Eguakun Hocine Fenier Hassen Ghoula Réda Matem Mourad Meghni Kaoua Mouloud Gilles Ngomo Laïb Salim Cédric Si Mohamed Paulin Voavy Mounir Zeghdoud

Managers List of managers Information correct as of 2 July 2026. Only competitive matches are counted.

+Key* Caretaker manager

NameFromToMatchesWonDrawnLostWin% + + José Dutra dos Santos 11 July 2011 14 September 20111010 Rachid Bouarrata 27 September 2011 29 January 201215375 Rachid Belhout 10 February 2012 19 May 201216745 Roger Lemerre 14 July 2012 21 May 20133416135 Diego Garzitto 30 June 2013 5 December 201313562 Lounès Gaouaoui* 6 December 2013 4 January 20144301 Bernard Simondi 5 January 2014 24 May 201423869 Diego Garzitto 7 July 2014 11 November 201410433 Rachid Belhout 16 November 2014 25 February 201523968 Hubert Velud 2 July 2015 18 October 20158314 Didier Gomes Da Rosa 5 November 2015 11 September 2016271089 Miguel Ángel Portugal 2 November 2016 10 December 20165023 Abdelkader Amrani 1 January 2017 6 November 201860271914 Denis Lavagne 17 December 2018 24 December 201947201017 Karim Khouda 30 December 2019 15 March 202010532 Abdelkader Amrani 24 June 2020 21 January 20217142 Miloud Hamdi 4 February 2021 11 August 2021261187 Chérif Hadjar 4 September 2021 15 February 202217854 Kheïreddine Madoui 1 March 2022 26 February 2023351799 Lyamine Bougherara 27 March 2023 3 October 202316628 Abdelkader Amrani 21 October 2023 29 June 20243115106 Kheïreddine Madoui 19 July 2024 20 June 202545181413 Rusmir Cviko 14 July 2025 5 December 202512534 Lassaad Dridi 16 December 2025 30 April 202619964 Mondher Kebaier 2 July 2026

Statistics Recent seasons Below, the CS Constantine season-by-season record after independence of Algeria : SeasonLeagueCupOtherAfricaTop goalscorer(s)DivisionPosPtsPWDLGFGANameGoals2014–15Ligue 1 5th 42 30 11 9 10 32 31R16Hamza Boulemdaïs 152015–16Ligue 1 8th 42 30 11 9 10 26 32R64Confederation CupR2Yacine Bezzaz 72016–17Ligue 1 9th 39 30 10 9 11 34 33R32Manucho 62017–18Ligue 1 1st 57 30 16 9 5 36 26R32Lamine Abid 162018–19Ligue 1 7th 40 30 10 10 10 30 24SFRUChampions LeagueQFIsmaïl Belkacemi 102019–20Ligue 1 5th 34 22 9 7 6 32 23R16Arab Club Champions CupR1Lamine Abid 102020–21Ligue 1 8th 57 38 15 12 11 43 31NPPRAbdelhakim Amokrane 82021–22Ligue 1 5th 55 34 15 10 9 46 29NPMarcellin Koukpo 112022–23Ligue 12nd 50 30 14 8 8 39 26R32Brahim Dib 82023–24Ligue 13rd 53 30 15 8 7 46 30SFChampions LeagueR1Brahim Dib 132024–25Ligue 1 10th 39 30 9 12 9 31 31R64Confederation CupSFAbdennour Belhocini 10

Rival clubs MC Alger (Rivalry) JSM Skikda (Rivalry) MO Constantine (Derby) AS Khroub (Derby) ES Sétif (Derby) Club Africain (Rivalry)

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