Association Sportive Olympique de Chlef (Arabic: جمعية أولمبي الشلف) is an Algerian football club based in Chlef, founded in 1947. The club colours are red and white. Their venue, Stade Mohamed Boumezrag has a capacity of some 30,000.
[edit] History
On June 21, 2005, ASO Chlef won its first domestic title after beating USM Sétif 1-0 in the final of the 2005 Algerian Cup with a goal from Mohamed Messaoud in extra-time.[2] By winning the Cup, they also qualified for continental competition for the first time, earning a spot in the 2006 CAF Confederation Cup. However, their run in African competition came to a quick end. After walking over ASC Entente of Mauritania in the preliminary round of the, they lost to AS Douanes of Senegal 1-0 on aggregate in the first round.
In the 2007-2008 season, ASO Chlef achieved its best league finish to date by finishing second in the Algerian Championnat National, 10 points behind champions JS Kabylie.
On June 21, 2011, led by head coach Meziane Ighil, ASO Chlef won its first Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 title after second placed CR Belouizdad lost to USM El Harrach.[3]
[edit] Achievements
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- Winner: 2011
- Runner-up (1): 2008
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- Winner: 2005
[edit] Performance in CAF competitions
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- 2009 - First Round
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- 2006 - First Round
- 2007 - Second Round
[edit] Current squad (2011-2012)
As of January 19, 2012:[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[edit] On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[edit] Notable players
Below are the notable former players who have represented ASO Chlef in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1947. 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 ASO Chlef or following his departure.
For a complete list of ASO Chlef players, see Category:ASO Chlef players
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