NC Magra

{{Short description|Algerian football club}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}

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| fullname = Nedjm Chabab Magra

| nickname = NC Magra, NCM

| short name = NCM

| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1998|01|01}}
as Nedjm Chabab Magra

| ground = Boucheligue Brothers Stadium

| capacity = 8,000

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| chrtitle = President

| chairman = Azzedine Bennacer

| mgrtitle = Head Coach

| manager = Lyamine Bougherara{{cite web |url=https://mediafootdz.dz/nc-magra-bougherara-nouvel-entraineur/ |title=NC Magra : Bougherara nouvel entraîneur |website=mediafootdz.dz |date=14 February 2024 |accessdate=14 February 2024}}

| league = Ligue 1

| season = 2023–24

| position = Ligue 1, 12th of 16

| current = 2024–25 NC Magra season

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Nedjm Chabab Magra ({{langx|ar|نجم شباب مقرة}}), known as NC Magra or NCM for short, is an Algerian football club based in the city of Magra in the 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

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.[http://www.dzfoot.com/fiches/fiche2.php?fiche_id=717 Coupe d'Algérie 1/2 Finale. JS Kabylie 3–0 NC Magra]

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".{{cite web |url=https://www.elwatan.com/edition/sports/le-nc-magra-accede-en-ligue-2-06-05-2018|title=Le NC Magra accède en Ligue 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/coupe-de-la-ligue-la-jsk-vainqueur-sur-magra-208983.html |title=Coupe de la Ligue : La JSK vainqueur de Magra |website=dzfoot.com |date=10 August 2021 |accessdate=11 August 2021}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.elmoudjahid.dz/fr/sports/nc-magra-azzedine-bennacer-plebiscite-a-la-tete-du-club-222343 |title=NC Magra : Azzedine Bennacer plébiscité à la tête du club |website= |date=14 August 2024 |access-date=18 August 2024}} 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.

Players

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

=Current squad=

{{As of|2024|2|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.lfp.dz/club/view?id=59|title=FICHE DU CLUB: NC MAGRA}}{{cite web |url=https://www.lfp.dz/club/print-joueurs?id=59|title=Joueurs du NC Magra}}

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=ALG|name=Mohamed Tayeb Cherif|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=ALG|name=Moncef Merouani|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=ALG|name=Chemseddine Lakehal|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=ALG|name=M'Hamed Merouani|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=ALG|name=Zakaria Kemoukh|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=ALG|name=Yanis Boughanem|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=ALG|name=Karm Benkouider|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=ALG|name=Hamza Demane|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=12|nat=ALG|name=Alouane Benharat|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=ALG|name=Abdelkader Salhi|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ALG|name=Fouad Hadded|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=15|nat=ALG|name=Mounib Benmerzoug|pos=FW}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=ALG|name=Salaheddine Chemouri|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=ALG|name=Aymen Attou|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=ALG|name=Ibrahim Bekakchi|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=ALG|name=Chakib Berkani|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ALG|name=Bouzid Dadache|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ALG|name=Amir Laidouni|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=ALG|name=Achref Aïb|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ALG|name=Nasreddine Bouldjedri|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=ALG|name=Mohammed Bourahla|pos=MF|other=captain}}

{{Fs player|no=25|nat=ALG|name=Sabri Cheraitia|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=26|nat=ALG|name=Laid Saidi|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ALG|name=Imad Moussaoui|pos=FW}}

{{Fs end}}

=Reserve Squad=

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=28|nat=ALG|name=Ismail Ghanemi|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=31|nat=ALG|name=Mostafa Berkane|pos=MF}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=32|nat=ALG|name=Anis Cheniti|pos=MF}}

{{Fs end}}

Personnel

=Current technical staff=

class=wikitable
Position

! Staff

Head coachLyamine Bougherara
Assistant coach
Goalkeeping coachTahar Mardef
Fitness coachFarid Zeghdoudi

Statistics

=Recent seasons=

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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.}}

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Division

!Pos

!Pts

!P

!W

!D

!L

!GF

!GA

!Name

!Goals

2015–16

|DNA|| 4th || 46 || 30 || 12 || 10 || 8 || 34 || 27

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2016–17

|DNA|| 4th || 51 || 30 || 14 || 9 || 7 || 42 || 30

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2017–18

|DNA||bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| 1st || 63 || 30 || 18 || 9 || 3 || 59 || 31

|R32

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2018–19

|Ligue 2||bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| 2nd || 53 || 30 || 16 || 9 || 5 || 37 || 25

|R16

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|align=left|Ayache Ziouache || 8

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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 }}}}|| 16th || 19 || 22 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 16 || 30

|R64

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|align=left|Akram Demane || 3

|{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

2020–21

|Ligue 1|| 9th || 52 || 38 || 14 || 10 || 14 || 38 || 44

|NP

|bgcolor=silver|RU

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|align=left|Akram Demane || 9

|{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

2021–22

|Ligue 1|| 13th || 45 || 34 || 13 || 6 || 15 || 31 || 36

|NP

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|align=left|Akram Demane
Ramdane Hitala || 5

|{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

2022–23

|Ligue 1|| 13th || 40 || 30 || 11 || 7 || 12 || 35 || 36

|bgcolor=#cc9966|SF

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|align=left|Faik Amrane || 6

|{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

2023–24

|Ligue 1|| 12th || 38 || 30 || 9 || 11 || 10 || 30 || 32

|R64

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|align=left|Hamza Demane || 10

|{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

2024–25

|Ligue 1|| || || || || || || ||

|R64

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|{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Notes

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