FC Nouadhibou

FC Nouadhibou is a Mauritanian professional football club based in the commercial centre of Nouadhibou, that competes in the Ligue 1 Mauritania, the top flight of Mauritanian football.

FC Nouadhibou
Full nameFootball Club Nouadhibou
Nickname(s)Le Club Orange
(The Orange Club)
Founded1999 (1999)
GroundStade Municipal de Nouadhibou, Nouadhibou
Capacity10,300
ChairmanMoulaye Boughourbal Abdel Aziz (in 2014)
ManagerAmir Abdou
LeagueMauritanian Premier League
2022–231st (champions)
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded in 1999 by a group young people led by Ahmed Yahya Ould Abderrahmane who became the club's first president. He is the current president of the FMF (Federation mauritanienne de Football).

Before the creation of the club, there was another club that existed in the late 20th century under the name Imraguens de Nouadhibou. It is unrelated to ASC Imraguens which is based in Atar in another region, an existing club. The club participated for a few times at the WAFU Club Championship especially in 1987.

Nouadhibou's appearances at the national cup competitions was in 2004 and defeated 1–0 over ASC Ksar to win their first cup title, their recent appearance was in 2008 and defeated 1–0 over Nasr de Sebkha and won their recent cup title for the club.

Their first appearance at a continental competition was in 2003 and was in the preliminary round, the club faced Niger's AS Niamey and the score was 2–2 in two of its matches and lost under the away goals rule in Niamey. Their second and recent appearance was in 2014 and faced Guinea's Horoya AC, the first match was tied apiece with one goal each, Nouadhibou lost the second match 0–3 and was out of the competition. Nouadhibou did not participate in the 2002 and 2012 championships.

Nouadhibou equalled the Mauritanian record for titles with seven after winning the 2018–19 championship. They won the league title that season with two remaining games after defeating their local rival ASAC Concorde.[1]

The club qualified for the group stage of the 2019-20 CAF Confederation Cup after defeating Triangle FC of Zimbabwe 4-3 on aggregate in the play-off round.[2]

Titles
Champion: (11): 2001, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Winner (4): 2004, 2008, 2017, 2018
  • Coupe de la Ligue Nationale
Winner (2): 2014, 2019
Winner (3): 2011, 2013, 2018

League and cup history

Performance in CAF competitions
Nouadhibou's results in CAF competition
Season Competition Qualification method Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate
2003 CAF Champions League Mauritanean champions Preliminary Round Niger AS Niamey 2–1 1–0 2–2 (a)
2014 CAF Champions League Mauritanean champions Preliminary Round Guinea Horoya AC 1–1 3–0 1–4

National level
Season Tier Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Cup Notes
2010–11 1 1 161222 256+1938
2016–17 1 5
2017–18 1 1 2618624613+3360
2018–19 1 1 2618534711+3659

Statistics
  • Best position: Preliminary or Qualification Round (continental)
  • Appearances at a Super Cup competition: 3 (national)
  • Total goals scored at the CAF Champions League: 3
  • Total goals scored at the Super Cup: 4 (national)

Management
Office Name
President Moulaye Boughourbal Abdel Aziz
Vice president of social area Salah Din Ould Bechir
Vice president of sports area Zakaria Abobekrin
Corporate director general Soueilima Ould Sidatty
Board secretary Soueilima Ould Sidatty
Treasurer Moulaye Ould Ahmed
Treasurer Assistant Baba Khalidou Haydara

Last updated: 21 April 2013
Source: FC Nouadhibou

Presidents
  • Ahmed Yahya – first president
  • Moulaye Abdel Aziz Boughourbal (as of 2014)

References
  1. "Africa: Mauritania - Champions Nouadhibou in Seventh Heaven". All Africa. 30 April 2019.
  2. "Triangle crash out of Confed Cup". Newsday. 4 November 2019.
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