ASO Chlef
ClubnameASO Chlef
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FullnameAssociation Sportive Olympique de Chlef
FoundedJune 13, 1947; 79 years ago (as Association Sportive Orléansvilloise)[1]
GroundMohamed Boumezrag Stadium
Capacity18,000
ChrtitlePresident
ChairmanAbdelkrim Medouar
MgrtitleHead Coach
ManagerAbdelhaq Belaid
LeagueLigue 1
Season2024–25
PositionLigue 1, 13th of 16
Current2025–26 ASO Chlef season
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Association Sportive Olympique de Chlef (Arabic: الجمعية الرياضية أولمبي الشلف), known as ASO Chlef or simply ASO for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Chlef, founded in 1947. The club colours are red and white. Their home stadium, Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium, has a capacity of some 20,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

History

ASO Chlef was founded on June 13, 1947, as Association Sportive d'Orléansville, Orléansville being the colonial name of Chlef at the time.[2] The club was founded by the indigenous Algerian Muslim community of the city who wanted a club to rival the already existing European club in the city, Groupement Sportif Orléansville. In its first season of existence, the club finished second in the third division. In the following two seasons, it won promotion to the first division. After Algeria gained its independence in 1962, the name of the city was changed from Orléansville to El Asnam and the club changed its name to Asnam Sportive Olympique, keeping its original ASO initials.

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.[3] 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, they lost to AS Douanes of Senegal 1–0 on aggregate in the first round.

In the 2007–08 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.[4]

On May 12, 2012, ASO Chlef beat Sudanese club Al-Hilal 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out in the second round of the 2012 CAF Champions League after the two legs ended up tied 2–2 to qualify to the group stage for the first time in the club's history.[5]

On June 22, 2023, the club led by head coach Abdelkader Amrani beat CR Belouizdad 2–1 in the final of the 2022-23 Algerian Cup to win its second cup title.[6]

Honours

Domestic competitions

Performance in CAF competitions

2009 – First Round
2012 – Group stage
2006 – First Round
2007 – Second Round
2015 – Second Round
2024 – First Round

Players

Algerian teams are limited to four foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;

Current squad

As of 31 January 2026[7]

Personnel

Current technical staff

PositionStaff
Head coachAbdelhaq Belaid
Assistant coach
Goalkeeping coachHussein Aabrous
Fitness coachAbdelali Sehri

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

Managers

List of managers

Information correct as of 21 July 2025. Only competitive matches are counted.

Key
Caretaker manager
NameFromToMatchesWonDrawnLostWin%
Abdelkader AmraniJuly 2003June 200712247413438.52
Rachid Belhout1 July 20079 June 2008[8]331510845.45
Said Hadj Mansour1 July 2008[9]30 June 20093914131235.9
Moussa Saïb30 June 2009[10]30 August 2009[11]40220
Meziane Ighil10 July 2010[12]5 September 201133216663.64
Noureddine Saâdi6 September 2011[13]30 May 20124018101245
Rachid Belhout1 June 2012[14]25 October 20121223716.67
Mohamed Benchouia*25 October 201215 November 201220110
Nour Benzekri17 November 2012[15]24 January 2013944150
Mohamed Benchouia*25 January 201330 June 20131461742.86
Meziane Ighil1 July 20138 October 2014[16]3711141229.73
Mohamed Benchouia9 October 2014[17]30 May 20153512121134.29
Samir Zaoui17 July 2019[18]8 March 20202487933.33
Fodil Moussi27 November 202022 January 2021[19]941444.44
Nadhir Leknaoui24 January 2021[20][19]26 February 2021310233.33
Meziane Ighil10 March 2021[21][22]11 May 2021711514.29
Samir Zaoui11 May 2021[23]12 June 20225219181536.54
Lyamine Bougherara30 July 2022[24]7 December 2022[25]1436521.43
Abdelkader Amrani22 January 2023[26]16 July 2023[27]19105452.63
Abdelkader Yaiche12 August 2023[28]9 October 2023[29]631250
Kais Yaâkoubi25 October 2023[30]10 January 2024[31][32]8224100
Chérif Hadjar15 January 2024[33]15 June 20241986542.11
Samir Zaoui15 July 2024[34]21 June 2025317131122.58
Fouad Bouali21 July 2025[35]0000
List of ASO Chlef managers by games
ManagerPeriodGWDLWin %Honours
1Abdelkader Amrani2003 – 2007, 202314157463840.432 Algerian Cup
2Samir Zaoui2019 – 2020, 2021 – 2022
2024 – 2025		10734383535.53
3Meziane Ighil2010 – 2011, 2013 – 2014, 20217733212345.711 Ligue Professionnelle 1
4Mohamed Benchouia2012, 2013, 2014 – 20155118141935.29

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