CS Constantine - History

History

The big story of the Dean

More than a football club, the CSC is a story, a legend which has its roots in the lands of Constantine. through the years of its existence is the history of Algeria and men who have brought honor to the country running.

Algerian sports talk can be done without speaking of the Dean of Deans: CCS, the first sports club football in Algeria.

Despite pressure colonialists and painful historical events that gripped our country, this sports association lasted over time under three different symbols:

– IKBAL Emancipation from 1898 to 1915.

– The Star Club Muslim Constantine from 1916 to 1918

– The Chabab Sportif Constantinois since June 26, 1926.

Three acronyms but one club, with the same goals, values and the same colors .. 1898–1909 IKBAL EMANCIPATION In the late 19th century, after more than 50 years of colonial rule since the capture of Constantine in 1837, a group of friends had the idea of promoting culture and sport and Constantine created the CSBC (Salah Bey Constantine Circle ).

Thus, the CSBC, which had its headquarters in Sidi Djellas (in the old town) in 1898 gave birth to a football club, the IKBAL Emancipation, the first committee will meet at the farm Bencheikh Lefgoun Sarkin. The colors were Green and Black expectancy resulting in mourning.

The CSBC issued a large number of cultural associations and sports other than football with the support of all who responded favorably Constantine to engage in different activities. (Theater, music, scootisme etc.).

Thus, this period was the great start of the movement culture and sport in our country and especially in Constantine, whose name is engraved in history. Their situations were obviously deemed irregular by many colonists who were against the existence of any activity of Muslim society of Constantine.

The growing activity of the indigenous Muslims was not without leaving the colonizers and so insensitive, pressure in pressure, the colonial forces arrived to carry out its withdrawal in 1909. 1916–1918 MUSLIM STAR CLUB Constantine : The football club IKBAL Emancipation in 1916 but will reappear with the same colors but this time under the name of the Star Club Constantine Muslim Turkish coffee Fandouk Zait operated at the time by Si Mohamed Hajar.

In 1916, the Star Club defeated the Muslim Constantine AS Montpellier in Algiers during a meeting held at the field maneuver on the score of 2–0 goals scored by Fedaoui Lamri Zellagui and Ahmed.

The Star Club Champion becomes Muslim Constantine in Algeria.

The same year he won the African Cup North, defeating Stade Gaulois Tunis by 4 goals 2, after qualifying first at the expense of the Red Star of Algiers classified under the second national championship. CSConstantine : The Star Club Muslim Constantine had a short life due to the outbreak of World War I (1914–1918) and resigned himself to die after the armistice signed November 11, 1918, under the constraint of colonial power.