SC Bel Abbès

Sporting Club de Bel Abbès, known as SC Bel Abbès or simply SCBA for a short, is a French Algerian defunct soccer club founded in 1906 in Sidi Bel Abbès. It's considered as the most successful North African club before 1962 under the French colonisation.

SC Bel Abbès

Full name	Sporting Club de Bel Abbès
Nickname(s)	Real of North Africa
Founded	1906
Dissolved	1962
Ground	Stade Paul André Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria
Capacity	7,000
Last president	... Péri
Home colours Away colours

History

Final of Algerian Cup 1960

The club was founded on 1906 by Georges Lhermine (who became the first president of the club) and Edmond Veith in Sidi Bel Abbès. It holds the record for the most titles won in North Africa under French colonisation.

The club was dissolved in 1962 after the independence of Algeria.

Stadium

The club played in Stade Paul André (ex. Stade des Oliviers). After 1962 the stadium was renamed Three Amarouch Brothers Stadium (Stade des Trois Frères Amarouch). It have a capacity of 7,000 places.

Achievements

National

• League of Oran

Champion (15): 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1946–47, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58

• Algerian Championship CFA

Champion (1): 1960

Runner-up: 1961

• Algerian Cup (FFF)

Winner (3): 1958, 1959, 1960.

Regional

• North African Championship

Champion (7): 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1953, 1954

Runner-up (3): 1923, 1928, 1947

• North African Cup

Champion (2): 1951, 1955

Runner-up (2): 1950, 1956

Notable players

André Liminana Joseph Rodriguez Emmanuel Aznar Sauveur Rodriguez Slimane Benyamina Djillali Aber Joseph "Jobic" Lepage Amato Olmiccia Marion

Serge Guttierez Cascalès Di Orio Georges Taillepierre Hubert Gros Saïd Amara Yung Ploner

External links

• Club profile – Footballdatabase