Association Sportive Aïn M'lila (), commonly known as AS Aïn M'lila or simply ASAM for short, is an Algerian football club based in

Aïn M'lila Aïn M'lila (, ''Ayn Malīlah''; which means "the white source", the root ''m-l-l'' being of Berber origin) is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 65,371 ...

. The club was founded in 1933 and its colours are red and black. Their home stadium, Zoubir Khelifi Touhami Stadium, has a capacity of 8,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the

Inter-Régions Division Inter Régions Division (also known as ''Ligue Inter Régions de football'') is the third-highest division overall in the Algerian football league system. The division has six groups based on the region of the country, which are East, West and Cen ...

History

The club first participated in the first division when they were promoted from the second division in the 1983–84 season alongside WA Tlemcen, USM Annaba and JSM Tiaret. In the 1990–91 season, AS Ain M'lila was challenging for the title, finishing in third-position. The club continued to challenge for the title for several years coming in respectable positions, but their closest was that of the 1990–91 season. In 1993-94, the club reached the final of the

Algerian Cup The Algerian Cup () also known the Republic Cup (), is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after independence, and has been played yearly since then apart ...

for the first time in their history. They were to play the mighty

JS Kabylie Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (Kabyle grammar, Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqvayel; Berber languages, Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ; ), known as JS Kabylie or simply JSK, is an Algerian profession ...

. They had played well, and had fought hard throughout the game, however, they conceded a goal by Hadj-Adlane in the 88th minute. The final result being 1–0 at the Stade du 5 Juillet in

Algiers Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...

. In the 1998–99 season, the club came 8th in the Championnat National 1, but was relegated due to the new format as only clubs from the top six from both groups were kept on for the new format of the league. In the 1999–2000 season, of the newly formatted second division, the club came in fourth-position which enabled them to get promoted back to the Championnat National 1 after just one season away. In the 2001–02 season, the club came in sixteenth-position in the Championnat National 1, they were relegated. In the 2003–04 season, the Championnat National 2 league format was changed again, which subsequently relegated AS Ain M'lila to the newly created league Ligue Inter-Régions de football. The club was promoted for the 2010–11 season of the newly created Championnat National de Football Amateur due to the professionalisation of the first two divisions in

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

. On May 12, 2017, the team returned to

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 The Algerian Ligue 2, also called Ligue 2, formerly known as Ligue Professionnelle 2 and Championnat National 2, is the second highest division overall in the Algerian football league system. Administered by the Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur ...

. On May 25, 2018, the team finished 2nd in

and was promoted to Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

Shirt sponsor & kit manufacturer

The Italian company Givova, is the equipment manufacturer of the club since July 2023.

Honours

Domestic competitions

* Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 ** Champions (1): 1984 *

** Runners-up (1): 1993–94

Players

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

Current squad

Personnel

Current technical staff

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ain M'lila Football clubs in Algeria Oum El Bouaghi Province Association football clubs established in 1925 1925 establishments in Algeria Sports clubs and teams in Algeria