CS Constantine

{{Infobox football club

| clubname = Club Sportif Constantinois

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| fullname = Club Sportif Constantinois

| nickname = CSC,
The Smurfs

| founded = {{start date and age|1898|df=yes}}{{cite web |title=LFP - Ligue de Football Professionnelle |url=http://lfp.dz/csc.html |access-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221024422/http://lfp.dz/csc.html |archive-date=December 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

| ground = Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Ramadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium

| capacity = 22,968 (Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium)
8,000 (Ramadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium)

| owner = ENTP SPA

| chrtitle = President

| chairman = Tarek Arama{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/csc-tarek-arama-revient-au-club-248953.html |title=CSC : Tarek Arama revient au club |website=dzfoot.com |date=17 October 2023 |access-date=17 October 2023 |archive-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017121730/https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/csc-tarek-arama-revient-au-club-248953.html |url-status=live }}

| mgrtitle = Head Coach

| manager = Kheïreddine Madoui{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/csc-abdelkader-amrani-nouvel-entraineur-249017.html |title=CSC : Abdelkader Amrani, nouvel entraîneur |website=dzfoot.com |date=21 October 2023 |access-date=21 October 2023 |archive-date=28 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028174451/https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/csc-abdelkader-amrani-nouvel-entraineur-249017.html |url-status=live }}

| league = Ligue 1

| season = 2023–24

| position = Ligue 1, 3rd of 16

| website = {{URL|https://csconstantine.dz/}}

| current = 2024–25 CS Constantine season

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Club Sportif Constantinois ({{langx|ar|النادي الرياضي القسنطيني}}), 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 1927.{{cite web |title=LFP - Ligue de Football Professionnelle |url=http://lfp.dz/csc.html |access-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221024422/http://lfp.dz/csc.html |archive-date=December 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.algerie1.com/index.php/sport/sonatrach-et-ses-filieres-reprendront-le-mca-le-mco-le-csc-et-la-js-saoura |title=Sonatrach et ses filières reprendront le MCA, le MCO, le CSC et la JSS |work=Algérie1.com |publisher=Abbès Zineb |date=August 18, 2012 |access-date=February 9, 2018 |archive-date=October 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018194655/https://www.algerie1.com/index.php/sport/sonatrach-et-ses-filieres-reprendront-le-mca-le-mco-le-csc-et-la-js-saoura |url-status=live }} And since 2016, the club was sponsored by the Entreprise Nationale des Travaux aux Puits (ENTP), another firm of Sonatrach.{{cite web |url=http://leconews.com/fr/actualites/nationale/services/l-entp-rachete-le-cs-constantine-04-04-2016-177200_296.php |title=L'ENTP rachète le CS Constantine |work=L'EcoNews |publisher=M.E.H |date=April 4, 2016 |access-date=May 21, 2018 |archive-date=May 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522113853/http://leconews.com/fr/actualites/nationale/services/l-entp-rachete-le-cs-constantine-04-04-2016-177200_296.php |url-status=live }}

= 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 {{Color box|#0b692a}} (Hope) and black {{Color box|#000000}} (Grief); and the same motto: 'Hope in Grief' (L'esperance en Deuil).{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}

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=Crests=

CSC 1938.png|1938

Csc 1940.png|1936-1940

Csc-46-47.png|1946-1947

CSC 69-70.png|1969-1970

Image:CS Constantine (logo) 2.png|2013-2015

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/insolite-le-cs-constantine-contraint-de-jouer-deux-matchs-le-meme-jour |title=Insolite : le CS Constantine contraint de jouer deux matchs le même jour |website=afrik-foot.com |date=8 February 2014 |accessdate=19 October 2020 |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022112503/https://www.afrik-foot.com/insolite-le-cs-constantine-contraint-de-jouer-deux-matchs-le-meme-jour |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2014/02/07/insolite-le-cs-constantine-jouera-deux-matchs-demain-36620.php |title=Insolite : le CS Constantine jouera deux matchs demain ! |website=DZFoot.com |date=7 February 2014 |accessdate=19 October 2020 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021020342/http://www.dzfoot.com/2014/02/07/insolite-le-cs-constantine-jouera-deux-matchs-demain-36620.php |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2018/12/22/caf-ligue-champions-cs-constantine-qualifie-resultats-jour/ |title=CAF LIGUE DES CHAMPIONS : CS CONSTANTINE QUALIFIÉ, LES RÉSULTATS DU JOUR |website=africatopsports.com |date=22 December 2018 |accessdate=19 October 2020 |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630203758/https://www.africatopsports.com/2018/12/22/caf-ligue-champions-cs-constantine-qualifie-resultats-jour/ |url-status=live }} where CS Constantine ranked second to face in the quarter-finals the defending champions Espérance de Tunis to defeat 3–6 on aggregate.{{cite web |url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2019/04/14/ldc-lesperance-na-pas-tremble-contre-le-cs-constantine/ |title=LDC: L'ESPÉRANCE N'A PAS TREMBLÉ CONTRE LE CS CONSTANTINE |website=africatopsports.com |date=14 April 2019 |accessdate=19 October 2020 |archive-date=2 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202101415/https://www.africatopsports.com/2019/04/14/ldc-lesperance-na-pas-tremble-contre-le-cs-constantine/ |url-status=live }}

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 =

{{As of|2019|4|13}}:

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Champions League \| 2 \| 14 \| 6 \| 3 \| 5 \| 16 \| 14 \| 2018–19
CAF Confederation Cup \| 2 \| 10 \| 6 \| 0 \| 4 \| 14 \| 14 \| 2016
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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.

Image:Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium (Constantine, Algeria).jpg|Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium

Players

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

=Current squad=

{{As of|2024|8|26}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.dz/club/view?id=17|title=FICHE DU CLUB: CS CONSTANTINE|access-date=2019-08-14|archive-date=2019-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816084805/https://www.lfp.dz/club/view?id=17|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lfp.dz/club/print-joueurs?id=17|title=Joueurs du CS Constantine|access-date=2023-09-03|archive-date=2023-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812101831/https://www.lfp.dz/club/print-joueurs?id=17|url-status=live}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ALG|name=Mohamed Amine Benmessabih|pos=FW}}

=Reserve Squad=

Personnel

=Current technical staff=

Position ! Staff
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Head coach	Abdelkader Amrani
Assistant coach	Azzedine Rahim
Goalkeeping coach	Lyes Benhaha
Fitness coach	Medjahed Belaïd

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

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

Managers

=List of managers=

Information correct as of 14 June 2024. Only competitive matches are counted.

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!Name

!From

!To

!Matches

!Won

!Drawn

!Lost

!Win%

|align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} José Dutra dos Santos

| 11 July 2011{{cite web |url=https://www.csconstantine.net/forum/index.php?topic=8239.0 |title=José Dutra Dos Santos signe au CSC pour une année |website=csconstantine.net |date=11 July 2011 |access-date=30 June 2023 |archive-date=9 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209052235/https://www.csconstantine.net/forum/index.php?topic=8239.0 |url-status=live }}

| 14 September 2011{{cite web |url=https://www.djazairess.com/fr/apsfr/214373 |title=Albert Cartier, nouvel entraîneur du CS Constantine |website=djazairess.com |date=14 September 2011 |access-date=30 June 2023 |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630202750/https://www.djazairess.com/fr/apsfr/214373 |url-status=live }}

|{{#expr:0/1 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|ALG}} Rachid Bouarrata

| 27 September 2011{{cite web |url=http://www.elmoudjahid.com/fr/mobile/detail-article/id/17255 |title=CSC : Bouarrata signe pour une année |website=elmoudjahid.com |accessdate=14 September 2018}}

| 29 January 2012{{cite web |url=https://www.algerie1.com/actualite/cs-constantine-rachid-bouarrata-claque-la-porte |title=CS Constantine : Rachid Bouarrata claque la porte |website=algerie1.com |date=29 January 2012 |accessdate=14 September 2018 |archive-date=9 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209052245/https://www.algerie1.com/actualite/cs-constantine-rachid-bouarrata-claque-la-porte |url-status=live }}

|15

|{{#expr:3/15 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|ALG}} Rachid Belhout

| 10 February 2012{{cite web |url=https://www.djazairess.com/fr/latribune/63476 |title=Football /CS Constantine: Rachid Belhout nouvel entraîneur |website=djazairess.com |accessdate=14 September 2018 |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630192556/https://www.djazairess.com/fr/latribune/63476 |url-status=live }}

| 19 May 2012

|16

|{{#expr:7/16 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Roger Lemerre

| 14 July 2012{{cite web |url=http://www.lematindz.net/news/8576-le-francais-roger-lemerre-est-le-nouvel-entraineur-du-cs-constantine.html |title=Le Français Roger Lemerre est le nouvel entraîneur du CS Constantine |website=lematindz.net |accessdate=30 November 2017 |archive-date=24 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424061519/http://www.lematindz.net/news/8576-le-francais-roger-lemerre-est-le-nouvel-entraineur-du-cs-constantine.html |url-status=live }}

| 21 May 2013

|34

|16

|13

|{{#expr:16/34 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Diego Garzitto

| 30 June 2013{{cite web |url=https://www.djazairess.com/fr/lebuteur/71472 |title=CSC : Diego Garzitto, nouvel entraîneur |website=djazairess.com |date=30 June 2013 |access-date=30 June 2023 |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630190526/https://www.djazairess.com/fr/lebuteur/71472 |url-status=live }}

| 5 December 2013{{cite web |url=https://www.djazairess.com/fr/lqo/5191347 |title=CSC : Boulahbib directeur général, Garzitto limogé et Hidalgo comme conseiller |website=djazairess.com |date=7 December 2013 |access-date=30 June 2023 |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630190527/https://www.djazairess.com/fr/lqo/5191347 |url-status=live }}

|13

|{{#expr:5/13 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" scope=row style=background:#FBCEB1| {{flagicon|ALG}} Lounès Gaouaoui^*

| 6 December 2013

| 4 January 2014

|{{#expr:3/4 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Bernard Simondi

| 5 January 2014{{cite web |url=https://www.djazairess.com/fr/letemps/111865 |title=L'entraîneur français Bernard Simondi pour 6 mois au CS Constantine |website=djazairess.com |date=5 January 2014 |access-date=30 June 2023 |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630190528/https://www.djazairess.com/fr/letemps/111865 |url-status=live }}

| 24 May 2014

|23

|{{#expr:8/23 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Diego Garzitto

| 7 July 2014{{cite web |url=http://www.lestrepublicain.com/index.php/sport/item/12668-garzitto-officiellement-nouveau-coach |title=Garzitto, officiellement nouveau coach |website=lestrepublicain.com |accessdate=23 November 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| 11 November 2014{{cite web |url=https://www.djazairess.com/fr/elwatan/477316 |title=CS Constantine : Le contrat de Garzitto résilié |website=djazairess.com |date=11 November 2014 |access-date=30 June 2023 |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630182630/https://www.djazairess.com/fr/elwatan/477316 |url-status=live }}

|10

|{{#expr:4/10 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|ALG}} Rachid Belhout

| 16 November 2014{{cite web |url=https://www.lebuteur.com/article/detail?id=19436 |title=CSC : Rachid Belhout signera aujourd'hui son contrat |website=lebuteur.com |date=16 November 2014 |access-date=30 June 2023 |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630182630/https://www.lebuteur.com/article/detail?id=19436 |url-status=live }}

| 25 February 2015{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/non-classe/ligue-1-cs-constantine-rachid-belhout-deja-menace-63492.html |title=Ligue 1 : CS Constantine, Rachid Belhout déjà menacé |website=dzfoot.com |date=25 February 2015 |access-date=30 June 2023 |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630182629/https://www.dzfoot.com/non-classe/ligue-1-cs-constantine-rachid-belhout-deja-menace-63492.html |url-status=live }}

|23

|{{#expr:9/23 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Hubert Velud

| 2 July 2015{{cite web |url=https://www.competition.dz/actualites/49228-csc-velud-a-signe-son-contrat.html |title=CSC : Velud a signé son contrat |website=competition.dz |date=2 July 2015 |access-date=30 June 2023 |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630184311/https://www.competition.dz/actualites/49228-csc-velud-a-signe-son-contrat.html |url-status=live }}

| 18 October 2015{{cite web |url=https://www.liberte-algerie.com/dossiers-sportifs/velud-limoge-bouali-pressenti-234791 |title=Velud limogé, Bouali pressenti |website=liberte-algerie.com |accessdate=17 December 2019 |archive-date=17 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217131308/https://www.liberte-algerie.com/dossiers-sportifs/velud-limoge-bouali-pressenti-234791 |url-status=dead }}

|{{#expr:3/8 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Didier Gomes Da Rosa

| 5 November 2015{{cite web | url= http://fr.starafrica.com/football/articles/cs-constantine-didier-gomes-da-rosa-pressenti-pour-le-poste-dentraineur/ | title= CS Constantine : Didier Gomes Da Rosa pressenti pour le poste d'entraineur | publisher= fr.starafrica.com | access-date= 2023-06-30 | archive-date= 2017-04-22 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170422213846/https://fr.starafrica.com/football/articles/cs-constantine-didier-gomes-da-rosa-pressenti-pour-le-poste-dentraineur/ | url-status= dead }}

| 11 September 2016{{cite web |url=https://www.csconstantine.net/csc-infos/4409-gomes-didier-da-rosa-remercie.html |title=Gomes Didier Da Rosa remercié |website=csconstantine.net |date=11 September 2016 |access-date=30 June 2023 |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630184310/https://www.csconstantine.net/csc-infos/4409-gomes-didier-da-rosa-remercie.html |url-status=live }}

|27

|10

|{{#expr:10/27 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Ángel Portugal

| 2 November 2016{{cite web |url=https://www.djazairess.com/fr/lexpression/253217 |title=Miguel-Angel Portugal Vicario nouvel entraîneur |website=djazairess.com |date=2 November 2016 |access-date=30 June 2023 |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630193830/https://www.djazairess.com/fr/lexpression/253217 |url-status=live }}

| 10 December 2016

|{{#expr:0/5 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|ALG}} Abdelkader Amrani

| 1 January 2017

| 6 November 2018{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2018/11/06/csc-amrani-jette-leponge-et-demissionne-de-son-poste-138309.php |title=CSC : Amrani jette l'éponge et démissionne de son poste |website=dzfoot.com |date=6 November 2018 |accessdate=6 November 2018 |archive-date=7 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107024824/http://www.dzfoot.com/2018/11/06/csc-amrani-jette-leponge-et-demissionne-de-son-poste-138309.php |url-status=live }}

|60

|27

|19

|14

|{{#expr:27/60 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Denis Lavagne

| 17 December 2018{{cite web |url=https://www.liberte-algerie.com/sport/denis-lavagne-signe-un-contrat-de-18-mois-305208 |title=Denis Lavagne signe un contrat de 18 mois |website=liberte-algerie.com |accessdate=29 May 2019 |archive-date=29 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529140203/https://www.liberte-algerie.com/sport/denis-lavagne-signe-un-contrat-de-18-mois-305208 |url-status=dead }}

| 24 December 2019{{cite web |url=https://www.lematindalgerie.com/cs-constantine-denis-lavagne-limoge |title=CS Constantine : Denis Lavagne limogé |website=lematindalgerie.com |date=25 December 2019 |accessdate=5 January 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102212514/https://www.lematindalgerie.com/cs-constantine-denis-lavagne-limoge |url-status=live }}

|47

|20

|10

|17

|{{#expr:20/47 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|ALG}} Karim Khouda

| 30 December 2019{{cite web |url=https://www.annasronline.com/index.php/2014-08-09-10-33-20/2014-08-23-11-15-15/138342-2019-12-30-12-18-49 |title=شباب قسنطينة: ترقية كريم خودة إلى مدرب رئيسي |website=annasronline.com |date=30 December 2019 |accessdate=5 January 2020 |archive-date=2020-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102213711/https://www.annasronline.com/index.php/2014-08-09-10-33-20/2014-08-23-11-15-15/138342-2019-12-30-12-18-49 |url-status=live }}

| 15 March 2020

|10

|{{#expr:5/10 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|ALG}} Abdelkader Amrani

| 24 June 2020{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2020/06/25/csc-abdelkader-amrani-signe-officiellement-183681.php |title=CSC : Abdelkader Amrani signe officiellement |website=DZFoot.com |date=25 June 2020 |accessdate=30 August 2020 |archive-date=26 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826124516/http://www.dzfoot.com/2020/06/25/csc-abdelkader-amrani-signe-officiellement-183681.php |url-status=live }}

| 21 January 2021{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2021/01/21/cs-constantine-amrani-jette-leponge-bezzaz-nouveau-directeur-sportif-196522.php |title=CS Constantine : Amrani jette l'éponge, Bezzaz nouveau directeur sportif |website=DZFoot.com |date=21 January 2021 |accessdate=22 January 2021 |archive-date=21 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121085338/http://www.dzfoot.com/2021/01/21/cs-constantine-amrani-jette-leponge-bezzaz-nouveau-directeur-sportif-196522.php |url-status=live }}

|{{#expr:1/7 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|ALG}} Miloud Hamdi

| 4 February 2021{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2021/02/02/csc-miloud-hamdi-attendu-cette-semaine-197245.php |title=CSC : Miloud Hamdi attendu cette semaine |website=DZFoot.com |date=4 February 2021 |accessdate=4 February 2021 |archive-date=12 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212172210/http://www.dzfoot.com/2021/02/02/csc-miloud-hamdi-attendu-cette-semaine-197245.php |url-status=live }}

| 11 August 2021

|26

|11

|{{#expr:11/26 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|ALG}} Chérif Hadjar

| 4 September 2021{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/csc-cherif-hadjar-nouvel-entraineur-210598.html |title=CSC : Cherif Hadjar nouvel entraineur |website=dzfoot.com |date=4 September 2021 |accessdate=5 September 2021 |archive-date=5 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905020615/https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/csc-cherif-hadjar-nouvel-entraineur-210598.html |url-status=live }}

| 15 February 2022{{cite web |url=https://www.lescore.dz/2022/02/16/csc-cherif-hadjar-limoge/ |title=CSC : Chérif Hadjar limogé |website=lescore.dz |date=16 February 2022 |accessdate=2 March 2022 |archive-date=2 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302092542/https://www.lescore.dz/2022/02/16/csc-cherif-hadjar-limoge/ |url-status=live }}

|17

|{{#expr:8/17 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|ALG}} Kheïreddine Madoui

| 1 March 2022{{cite web |url=https://africafootunited.com/algerie-kheireddine-madoui-nouvel-entraineur-du-cs-constantine/ |title=Algérie : Kheireddine Madoui nouvel entraîneur du CS Constantine |website=africafootunited.com |date=1 March 2022 |accessdate=2 March 2022 |archive-date=2 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302092539/https://africafootunited.com/algerie-kheireddine-madoui-nouvel-entraineur-du-cs-constantine/ |url-status=dead }}

| 26 February 2023{{cite web |url=https://www.elmoudjahid.dz/fr/sports/csc-kheireddine-madoui-demissionnaire-196036 |title=CSC : Kheireddine Madoui démissionnaire |website=elmoudjahid.dz |date=26 February 2023 |accessdate=26 February 2023 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|35

|17

|{{#expr:17/35 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|ALG}} Lyamine Bougherara

| 27 March 2023{{cite web|url=https://www.lescore.dz/2023/03/27/cs-constantine-lyamine-bougherara-nouvel-entraineur/|title=CS Constantine: Lyamine Bougherara nouvel entraîneur|website=lescore.dz|date=27 March 2023|accessdate=27 March 2023|archive-date=27 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327151559/https://www.lescore.dz/2023/03/27/cs-constantine-lyamine-bougherara-nouvel-entraineur/|url-status=live}}

| 3 October 2023{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/csc-bougherara-quitte-le-club-248234.html |title=CSC : Bougherara quitte le club |website=dzfoot.com |date=3 October 2023 |access-date=3 October 2023 |archive-date=6 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006200829/https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/csc-bougherara-quitte-le-club-248234.html |url-status=live }}

|16

|{{#expr:6/16 * 100 round 2}}

|align="left" | {{flagicon|ALG}} Abdelkader Amrani

| 21 October 2023{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/csc-abdelkader-amrani-nouvel-entraineur-249017.html |title=CSC : Abdelkader Amrani, nouvel entraîneur |website=dzfoot.com |date=21 October 2023 |access-date=21 October 2023 |archive-date=28 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028174451/https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/csc-abdelkader-amrani-nouvel-entraineur-249017.html |url-status=live }}

| 29 June 2024{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/csc-abdelkader-amrani-refuse-de-contiuer-261594.html |title=CSC : Abdelkader Amrani refuse de contiuer |website=DZfoot |date=29 June 2024 |access-date=30 June 2024}}

|31

|15

|10

|{{#expr:15/31 * 100 round 2}}

Statistics

=Recent seasons=

Below, the CS Constantine season-by-season record after independence of Algeria :

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!rowspan=2|Season

!colspan=9|League

!rowspan=2|Cup

!rowspan=2|Other

!rowspan=2 colspan=2|Africa

!colspan=2|Top goalscorer(s){{refn|group=note|name=Top goalscorer|Goals in all competitions (Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Algerian Cup, League Cup, African and Super Cup) are counted.}}

!colspan=2|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}

Division

!Pos

!Pts

!GF

!GA

!Name

!Goals

2014–15

|Ligue 1|| 5th || 42 || 30 || 11 || 9 || 10 || 32 || 31

|R16

|align=left|Hamza Boulemdaïs || 15

2015–16

|Ligue 1|| 8th || 42 || 30 || 11 || 9 || 10 || 26 || 32

|R64

|Confederation Cup

|R2

|align=left|Yacine Bezzaz || 7

2016–17

|Ligue 1|| 9th || 39 || 30 || 10 || 9 || 11 || 34 || 33

|R32

|align=left|Manucho || 6

2017–18

|Ligue 1|| bgcolor=gold| 1st || 57 || 30 || 16 || 9 || 5 || 36 || 26

|R32

|align=left|Lamine Abid || 16

2018–19

|Ligue 1|| 7th || 40 || 30 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 30 || 24

|bgcolor=#cc9966|SF

|bgcolor=silver|RU

|Champions League

|QF

|align=left|Ismaïl Belkacemi || 10

2019–20

|Ligue 1{{refn|group=note|name=2019–20 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|On March 15, 2020, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) decided to halt the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.{{cite web |url=https://al-ain.com/article/frensh-scenario-algerian |title=بسبب كورونا.. الدوري الجزائري مهدد بالسيناريو الفرنسي |website=al-ain.com |language=Arabic |date=12 July 2020 }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.elkhabar.com/press/article/170759/%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A/ |title=شباب بلوزداد بطلا لموسم استثنائي |website=elkhabar.com |language=Arabic |date=29 July 2020 }}}}|| 5th || 34 || 22 || 9 || 7 || 6 || 32 || 23

|R16

|Arab Club Champions Cup

|R1

|align=left|Lamine Abid || 10

2020–21

|Ligue 1|| 8th || 57 || 38 || 15 || 12 || 11 || 43 || 31

|NP

|PR

|align=left|Abdelhakim Amokrane || 8

2021–22

|Ligue 1|| 5th || 55 || 34 || 15 || 10 || 9 || 46 || 29

|NP