Ittihad Riadi Baladiat Maghnia , known as IRB Maghnia or IRBM for short, is an Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

n football club based in the city of Maghnia

Maghnia

Maghnia is a town in Tlemcen Province, northwestern Algeria, near the border with Morocco. It is known for the Treaty of Lalla Maghnia between France and Abderrahman, Sultan of Morocco, which established the boundaries between Algeria and Morocco...

 in the Tlemcen Province

Tlemcen Province

Tlemcen is a province in northwestern Algeria. The Tlemcen National Park is located there.-Administrative divisions:The province is divided into 20 districts , which are further divided into 53 communes or municipalities....

. It was founded in 1928 as Société Sportive d'éducation Physique de Maghnia (SSEPM). It currently plays in the Championnat National de Football Amateur

Championnat National de Football Amateur

Championnat National de Football Amateur is the third-highest division in the Algerian football league system. The division has three groups based on the region of the clubs in the country, each containing 14 teams from their respective regions...

 and hosts its games at the Stade Frères Nouali.

History

IRB Maghnia was formed in 1928 as Société Sportive d'éducation Physique de Maghnia (SSEPM). In 1971, the club changed its name to Ittihad Riadi Maghnia (IRM), and again in 1977 to its current name of Ittihad Riadi Baladiat Maghnia (IRBM).

In the 2010–2011 season, IRB Maghnia finished in fifth place in the Centre-Ouest division of the Championnat National de Football Amateur

Championnat National de Football Amateur

Championnat National de Football Amateur is the third-highest division in the Algerian football league system. The division has three groups based on the region of the clubs in the country, each containing 14 teams from their respective regions...

.