FC Blida

FC Blida

Full name	Football Club Blida
Nickname(s)	The Dean
Founded	4 October 1904
Dissolved	1962
Ground	FCB Stadium, Blida
Capacity	3.000
Home colours

The Football club Blida, commonly abbreviated as FC Blida or FCB, is a former Algerian football club based in Blida.

Formed on 4 October 1904, FC Blida became known, The Dean teams of the Algiers. The club won six titles including the Algiers champion of Division Honor, four Forconi Cup, two Championship and North African Cup.

During the independence of Algeria in 1962, FCB was dissolved like most other clubs.

History

Stadium

The FCB Stadium was inaugurated in 1924.^[1] After 1962 the stadium was renamed Zoubir Zouraghi Stadium (Stade Chahid Zoubir Zouraghi). It have a capacity of 3,000 places.

Honours

Final of North African Cup 1952
Stand Up (L-R) : Samary Yvon, Bachelu Georges, Reynaud, Schmitt (coach), Camand, Gasque, Riera (Captain) et Mercadal (Vice President).
Sitting (L-R) : Arnaud Guy, Hasni, Giner, Sic ard, Dahmane Meftah, Rais et Ruiz

Domestic competitions

• League Algiers Football Association

Champion (6): 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1929 and 1953.

• Forconi Cup

Winner (4): 1946, 1952, 1954 and 1957.

International competitions

• North African Championship

Winner (1): 1923 and 1929.

• North African Cup

Winner (1): 1952

Notable players

Source:^[2]

• Pierre Chesneau
• Georges Bonello
• Henri Salvano
• Georges Riera
• Claude Sicard
• Charly Camand
• Guy Zaragozi
• Alain Torres
• Tonio Torres
• Bernard Rahis
• Armand Libérati
• Sauveur Rodriguez
• Dahmane Meftah
• Djilali Hasni

References

1. "Le Stade du FCB:". blidanostalgie.pagesperso-orange.fr. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
2. "Entretien avec Armand RUIZ, president de l'UDAFAN". Archived from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2020-05-25.

External links

• Club profile – Footballdatabase
• blidanostalgie.pagesperso-orange.fr (in French)