Mouloudia Club of Oujda (), commonly abbreviated to MC Oudja, is a Moroccan

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club based in

Oujda Oujda (, ) is a major city in northeast Morocco near the Algeria–Morocco border, border with Algeria. Oujda is the capital city of the Oriental (Morocco), Oriental region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of 506,224 people (2024 censu ...

. Mouloudia, which closely translates to "birth" in Arabic, was named after the coincidence of the day of its creation: on March 16, 1946 (12 second spring of 1365 Hjeria) with the anniversary of the birth of

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. Businessman Mohamed Houar became president of the club in 2017, and his investment led to a 2017–18 Botola 2 title followed by strong performances in the

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the following seasons. However, the club faced a crisis in 2021 when Houar announced he was leaving the club, with players and staff striking over unpaid wages. Ziani Madani was elected new president of the Mouloudia Club d'Oujda (MCO) during a general meeting held Thursday 7 March 2024 in Oujda at the headquarters of the Sports Leagues of the Oriental region.

Achievements

* Moroccan League First Division ::1975 * Moroccan Cup ::1957, 1958, 1960, 1962 * Moroccan Super Cup ::1960 * Moroccan League Second Division ::1950, 1993, 2003, 2018

Current squad

Kit supplier

Macron has been the team's kit supplier since the 2021–22 season.

Managers

Abdelhak Benchikha Abdelhak Benchikha (; born 22 November 1963) is an Algerian football coach and former player. Personal life Benchikha was born on 22 November 1963 in the Soustarah neighborhood of Algiers.

(2019–2020) *Abdeslam Ouaddou (2020–2021) *Mounir Jaouani (2021–2022) *Omar Najhi (2022–2023) *Faouzi Jamal (2023–present)

References

MC Oujda Football clubs in Morocco Oujda Association football clubs established in 1946 1946 establishments in Morocco {{Morocco-footyclub-stub