Ghali Club de Mascara () or simply GC Mascara or simply GCM for short, is an Algerian

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club located in

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. The club was founded in 1925 and its colours are green and white. Their home stadium, The African Unity Stadium, has a capacity of 22,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the

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History

The club was founded in 1925 in

under the name of Galia Club de Mascara. It's one of the first Muslim teams in the

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and was one of the important clubs before and after independence of the country. The team was named Ghali Club de Mascara from 1962 to 1979 and from 1987 till now. It was also named Ghali Chabab Baladiat de Mascara (GCB Mascara) from 1977 to 1979 and Ghali Chabab Raï de Mascara (GCR Mascara) from 1979 to 1987.

Honours

* Algerian Ligue 1 :Champion (1) : 1984 *Oran League :Champion (1) : 1951

Performance in CAF competitions

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: 1 appearance ::

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– Quarter-final

Notable players

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who is ranked amongst the top Algerian players of all time spent majority of his career with the club. Below are the notable former players who have represented GC Mascara in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1925. 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 GC Mascara or following his departure. ''For a complete list of GC Mascara players, see :GC Mascara players''.

References

External links

* Football clubs in Algeria Association football clubs established in 1925 GC Mascara 1925 establishments in Algeria Sports clubs and teams in Algeria {{Algeria-footyclub-stub