GC Mascara

Ghali Club de Mascara (Arabic: نادي غالي معسكر) or simply GC Mascara or simply GCM for short, is an Algerian football club located in Mascara, Algeria. The club was founded in 1925 and its colours are green and white. Their home stadium, Stade de l'Unité Africaine, has a capacity of 22,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur.

Ghali Mascara
غالي معسكر
Full nameGhali Club de Mascara
نادي غالي معسكر
Nickname(s)El-Ghali
Founded1925 (1925)
as Galia Club de Mascara
GroundStade de l'Unité Africaine, Mascara
Capacity22,000[1]
PresidentBenali Meriyah
LeagueLigue Nationale du Football Amateur
2019–20Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur, Group West, 11th

History

The club was founded in 1925 in Mascara under the name of Galia Club de Mascara. It's one of the first Muslim teams in the French Algeria and was one of the important clubs before and after independence of the country.

The team was named Ghali Club de Mascara from 1962 to 1979 and from 1987 till now. It was also named Ghali Chabab Baladiat de Mascara (GCB Mascara) from 1977 to 1979 and Ghali Chabab Raï de Mascara (GCR Mascara) from 1979 to 1987.

Honours

Champion (1) : 1984
  • Oran League
Champion (1) : 1951

Performance in CAF competitions

1985 – Quarter-final

Current squad

As of August 24, 2017. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK  ALG Walid Haroun
- GK  ALG Mohamed Réda Younes
- MF  ALG Omar Kherbache
- DF  ALG Billal Tayebi
- MF  ALG Hichem Baghdouce
- FW  ALG Aimen Abdelaziz Lahmeri
- DF  ALG Oussama Ould Sadat
- FW  ALG Ali Hamamouch
- DF  ALG Mohammed Amine Hamiani
- DF  ALG Nasreddine Benlebna
- MF  ALG Cherif Siam
No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW  ALG Mohammed Lamine Kassem
- DF  ALG Fatah Achour
- FW  ALG Abdenacer Bensaci
- MF  ALG Walid Zoubir Talbi
- FW  ALG Hamid Djaouchi
- MF  ALG Ammar Loukkab
- FW  ALG Ayoub Boukert
- MF  ALG Dahou El Hendi
- FW  ALG Noureddine Azzouz
- DF  ALG Noureddine Daikh
- DF  ALG Nasser Maddour

Notable players

Lakhdar Belloumi
with GC Mascara in 1984

Lakhdar Belloumi who is ranked amongst the top Algerian players of all time spent majority of his career with the club.

Below are the notable former players who have represented GC Mascara in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1925. 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 GC Mascara or following his departure.

For a complete list of GC Mascara players, see Category:GC Mascara players.

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