CR Belouizdad

The club was founded in 1962 (following the independence of Algeria). It was born out of a merger of two former clubs from the same district; 'Widad Riadhi Belcourt' (former club of the rue de Lyon) and the 'Athletic Club de Belcourt' . These two former clubs were known for playing football competitions in the French colonial era, and both were affiliated to the 'FFFA' (French Football Federation) and the 'FLOT' '(Algiers Ligue de Football Association).

1963–1972: The great Chabab

CRB is a club that has done well in Algerian football since its establishment, particularly during the period between 1963 and 1972. This period saw Chabab break records so far unparalleled, beginning with winning 10 titles during 8 seasons. Players wore the famous red and white colours which were worn by the best players in Algeria and also constituted the pillars of the national team of Algeria. Among the players were Lalmas (who was chosen as the best Algerian player of all time after a survey conducted by the Echibek sports weekly in 1993 including votes from more than 350 technical people from Algerian coaches to players), Kalem, Achour and Selmi to name a few. With Boukida Djeloul as chairman, and under the leadership of Yahia Saâdi as coach, the goal of the first season in the championship (1962–63) was the adaptation of the team and group cohesion. In this season, the CRB was in the group of Bologhine and Bousmail and was content to win a place allowing it to participate in…

Domestic competitions

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Winners (10): 1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 Runners-up (4): 1971–72, 1976–77, 1979–80, 2023–24 Algerian Cup Winners (9): 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1977–78, 1994–95, 2008–09, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2023–24 Runners-up (6): 1987–88, 2002–03, 2011–12, 2022–23, 2024–25, 2025–26 Algerian League Cup Winners (1): 1999–2000 Algerian Super Cup Winners (2): 1995, 2019

Regional competitions

Maghreb Champions Cup Winners (3): 1970, 1971, 1972 Runners-up: 1973