Construction After the
JS Kabylie team began using the "Ramadan Oukil Stadium," which has a capacity of only 5,000 seats, starting in 1946 during the
French occupation of Algeria, it became necessary, after
Algeria's independence in 1962, to construct a larger
football stadium in the city of
Tizi Ouzou to host
football matches in the country. The team continued to use the "Ramadan Oukil
Stadium" until 1978, when the construction of the November 1, 1954 Stadium in
Tizi Ouzou was completed and inaugurated on March 12, 1978. Occasionally, the
JS Kabylie team would relocate to the Djilali
Bounâama Stadium in the city of Boumerdes, located 40 kilometers west of Tizi Ouzou, to conduct its training sessions and matches during periods of penalties or when the November 1, 1954 Stadium in Tizi Ouzou was closed for maintenance and renovations.
Renovation The stadium underwent a renovation project in 2007, during which its pitch was resurfaced with fourth-generation
artificial turf. In parallel, two of the players' changing rooms were refurbished.
Etymology The stadium was named "November 1, 1954" in 1978, in commemoration of the November 1, 1954, Declaration, which marked the outbreak of the
Algerian War of Independence. During the period between November 1, 1954, and July 5, 1962, the
Kabylie region was part of the "Third Historical Wilaya" of Algeria, which was one of the revolutionary zones. It was led by figures such as
Krim Belkacem,
Saïd Mohammedi,
Colonel Amirouche, Abdel Rahmane Mira, and finally, Mohand Oulhadj. == Utilities ==