Olympique de Médéa
Olympique de Médéa (Arabic: أولمبي المدية), also known as 'O Médéa or simply OM for short, is an Algerian football club based in Médéa. The club was founded in 1945[4] and its colours are orange and blue. Their home stadium, Stade Imam Lyes de Médéa, has a capacity of 12,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
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| Full name | Olympique de Médéa | ||
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| Nickname(s) | l'OM Médéa | ||
| Founded | 1945 (as Olympique de Médéa) | ||
| Ground | Imam Lyes Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 12,000[1] | ||
| President | Kamel Damardji[2] | ||
| Head Coach | Karim Zaoui[3] | ||
| League | Ligue Professionnelle 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue Professionnelle 1, 10th | ||
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History
In 1995, the club reached the final of the Algerian Cup for the first time in their history. They opened the scoring in the 45th minute through Kamel Djahmoune but went on to lose the game 2–1.[5]
In 1996, the team had participated in the seventh Arab Cup Winners' Cup in Amman, Jordan. They were unfortunately eliminated in the semi-finals by the Moroccan team Olympique Khouribga despite a fine performance with the final score being 2–1.[6][7] Olympique Khouribga eventually won the 1996 Arab Cup Winners' Cup beating Al-Faisaly in the final 3–1.
The team managed to get promoted to the Ligue Inter-Régions de football after finishing top of the Ligue Régionale de football de Blida group 11 points clear of second placed RC Arabâ.[8][9]
They came in fifth-position in the Ligue Inter-Régions de football in the 2009–10 season.[10]
In 2010, the club was listed as a member of the newly professional Ligue Professionnelle 2, because the club had become professional. The club replaced OM Arzew due to them not taking the necessary steps in becoming a professional club. Before JS Kabylie's historical game against Al Ahly in Cairo on 29 August 2010, Olympique de Médéa had the honour of playing JS Kabylie in a friendly match in preparation for the game in Cairo. The friendly was held on the 21 August 2010, at Stade Imam Lyes de Médéa which JS Kabylie won 1–0 with Sofiane Younès breaking the deadlock in the thirty-third minute of the game.[11]
Players
Algerian teams are limited to two foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;
Current squad
As of 24 February 2022.[12] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
Current technical staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Karim Zaoui |
| Assistant coach | Khaled Lemmouchia |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ammar Belhani |
| Fitness coach | Samir Amara |
Notable players
For details on former players, see Category:Olympique de Médéa players
References
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- "Karim Zaoui nouvel entraîneur".
- "Document sans nom". www.dzfoot.com. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- "Algeria 1994/95". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- "Goalzz.com: live sports scores and news". www.goalzz.com.
- "7th Arab Cup Winners' Cup 1996". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- Kamel, Fergani (2009-06-17). "regard sur medea: L'équipe de football de medea". regard sur medea. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- "Olympique de Médéa : L'accession en point de mire". vitaminedz.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - CAF Error Page". www.cafonline.com. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- "Fiche du club: O Médéa - Ligue de Football Professionnel". www.lfp.dz.