FC Nouadhibou is a
Mauritania
Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, ...
n professional
football
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club based in the commercial centre of
Nouadhibou
Nouadhibou (; , ), formerly named Port-Étienne, is the second largest city in Mauritania and serves as a major commercial center. The city has about 173,000 inhabitants. It is situated on a 65-kilometre peninsula or headland called Ras Nouadhibou ...
. They compete in the
Ligue 1 Mauritania
Super D1 () is the top division of association football league system in Mauritania. It was created in 1976.
Current clubs (2024–25)
Previous winners
Performance by club
Top goalscorers
Multiple hat-tricks
See also
* Mauritanian ...
, the top flight of
Mauritanian football.
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
The West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup), also known as the General Eyadéma Cup, was a football tournament for West African clubs from 1977 to 1999. It was open to league runners-up in the West Africa (or ''Zone 3'') region of the CAF. Whil ...
especially in
1987
Events January
* January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency.
* January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade.
* January 3 – Afghan leader ...
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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
Horoya Athletic Club, also known as Horoya Conakry or H.A.C., is a Guinean professional football club based in Conakry, Guinea. The club plays in the Ligue 1 Pro, the top tier in the Guinean football league system. It was founded in 1975.
Histo ...
, 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
Association Sportive Artistique et Culturelle de la Concorde (), simply known as ASAC Concorde, is a Mauritanian football club based in Nouakchott.
History
ASAC Concorde was founded in Nouakchott in 1979. It's one of the oldest clubs in Mauritan ...
.
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.
On 9 December 2023, FC Nouadhibou faced the Congolese club
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional association football, football club based in Lubumbashi.
History
Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a ...
, the first African football club in a world championship final. The game, which took place at the
Stade Municipal de Nouadhibou, attracted a crowd of 7,000. It ended in a goalless draw.
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Titles
*
Ligue 1 (Mauritania)
::Champion: (13): 2001, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2014,
2017–18,
2018–19,
2019–20,
2020–21,
2021–22,
2022–23,
2023–24,
2024–25
*
Coupe du Président de la République
::Winner (5): 2004, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2023
*
Coupe de la Ligue Nationale
::Winner (2): 2014, 2019
*
Mauritanian Super Cup
::Winner (3): 2011, 2013, 2018
League and cup history
Performance in CAF competitions
National level
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)
Personnel
Management
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!Office
!Name
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, President
, Moulaye Boughourbal Abdel Aziz
, -
, Vice president of social area
, Salah Din Ould Bechir
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, 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
, -
Presidents
*Ahmed Yahya – first president
*
Moulaye Abdel Aziz Boughourbal (as of 2014)
References
External links
*
FC Nouadhibouat National-Football-Teams.com
FC Nouadhibouat Soccerway.com
Football clubs in Mauritania
1999 establishments in Mauritania
Association football clubs established in 1999
Football
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Nouadhibou
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