ASO Chlef

Association Sportive Olympique de Chlef
Company type	Professional football club
Industry	Sports
Predecessor	Association Sportive d'Orléansville
Founded	June 13, 1947; 79 years ago in Chlef, Algeria
Founder	Local Algerian Muslim population
Headquarters	Chlef, Algeria
Area served	Algeria
Key people	Fouad Bouali (head coach), Abdelkader Amrani (coach)
Products	Football team

Association Sportive Olympique de Chlef (), commonly referred to as ASO Chlef or simply ASO, is a professional football club from Algeria, based in the city of Chlef. Established in 1947, the team’s official colours are red and white. They play their home matches at Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium, which accommodates approximately 20,000 fans. ASO Chlef competes in the top tier of Algerian football, the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

History

The club was originally founded on June 13, 1947, under the name Association Sportive d'Orléansville, reflecting the colonial-era name of Chlef. It was created by the local Algerian Muslim population as a counterpart to the European club Groupement Sportif Orléansville. Following Algeria’s independence in 1962 and the renaming of the city to El Asnam, the club adopted the name Asnam Sportive Olympique, maintaining its ASO acronym.

ASO Chlef secured its inaugural major trophy on June 21, 2005, by defeating USM Sétif 1–0 in the final of the 2005 Algerian Cup, which earned them qualification for the 2006 CAF Confederation Cup. Their first foray into continental competition saw them progress past Mauritania’s ASC Entente but subsequently eliminated by Senegal’s AS Douanes in the opening round.

The 2007–08 campaign marked a milestone as they achieved their highest league standing at that time, finishing second in the Algerian Championnat National, trailing champions JS Kabylie.

Guided by head coach Meziane Ighil, ASO Chlef clinched their maiden Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 championship on June 21, 2011, benefiting from a defeat suffered by their nearest rivals, CR Belouizdad.

On May 12, 2012, ASO Chlef reached the group phase of the 2012 CAF Champions League for the first occasion after overcoming Sudanese side Al-Hilal via a penalty shootout following a tied aggregate score.

Most recently, under the leadership of coach Abdelkader Amrani, ASO Chlef lifted their second Algerian Cup trophy on June 22, 2023, securing a 2–1 victory over CR Belouizdad in the final of the 2022-23 Algerian Cup.

Domestic competitions

Algerian Ligue 1
- Champions (1): 2010–11
- Second place (1): 2007–08
- Third place finishes (3): 1985–86, 1986–87, 2005–06
Algerian Cup
- Titles won (2): 2004–05, 2022–23
- Runner-up (1): 1991–92

CAF competitions performance

CAF Champions League: Participated twice

2009 – Eliminated in First Round

2012 – Reached Group Stage

CAF Confederation Cup: Four appearances

2006 – First Round exit

2007 – Advanced to Second Round

2015 – Second Round exit

2024 – First Round participation

Players

Algerian clubs are restricted to registering four foreign players. The roster below lists each player’s primary nationality.

Current squad

As of 31 August 2025^[update]

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Fouad Bouali
Assistant coach	Abdelhaq Belaid
Goalkeeping coach	Hussein Aabrous
Fitness coach	Abdelali Sehri

Noteworthy Players

The following individuals are distinguished former members of ASO Chlef who have competed in league and international fixtures since the club's establishment in 1947. Eligibility requires a minimum of 100 official appearances for the team or having played for their national squad during or following their time with ASO Chlef.

For an exhaustive roster of ASO Chlef athletes, refer to Category:ASO Chlef players

Managerial History

Data accurate as of 15 July 2024. Statistics include only official competitive games.

Legend
*	Interim manager

Name	Start	End	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Winning Percentage
Template:Country data ALG Template:Namespace detect showall Abdelkader Amrani	July 2003	June 2007	122	47	41	34	38.52
Template:Country data ALG Template:Namespace detect showall Rachid Belhout	1 July 2007	9 June 2008	33	15	10	8	45.45
Template:Country data PLE Template:Namespace detect showall Said Hadj Mansour	1 July 2008	30 June 2009	39	14	13	12	35.9
Template:Country data ALG Template:Namespace detect showall Moussa Saïb	30 June 2009	30 August 2009	4	0	2	2	0.00
Template:Country data ALG Template:Namespace detect showall Meziane Ighil	10 July 2010	5 September 2011	33	21	6	6	63.64
Template:Country data ALG Template:Namespace detect showall Noureddine Saâdi	6 September 2011	30 May 2012	40	18	10	12	45
Template:Country data ALG Template:Namespace detect showall Rachid Belhout	1 June 2012	25 October 2012	12	2	3	7	16.67
25 October 2012	15 November 2012	2	0	1	1	0.00

#	Manager	Tenure Periods	Games Managed (G)	Wins (W)	Draws (D)	Losses (L)	Win Percentage (%)	Achievements (Honours)

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