WA Tlemcen

Widad Athletic Tlemcen (Arabic: وداد تلمسان‎), known as WA Tlemcen or WAT for short, is an Algerian football club based in Tlemcen. The club was founded in 1962 and its colours are blue and white. Their home stadium, Stade Akid Lotfi, has a capacity of some 18,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.

WA Tlemcen
Full nameWidad Athletic Tlemcen
وداد رياضي تلمسان
Nickname(s)WAT , Widadi , Blues
Founded1962
GroundStade Akid Lotfi
Capacity18,000[1]
ChairmanHadj Kacem
ManagerDjamel Benchadli[2]
LeagueLigue Professionnelle 1
2019–20Ligue Professionnelle 2, 3rd (promoted)

Honours

Domestic competitions
Winners (2): 1997–98, 2001–02
Runners-up (3): 1973–74, 1999–00, 2007–08
Runners-up (1): 1999

Regional competitions
Winners (1): 1998

Performance in CAF competitions
1999 – First Round
2003 – First Round

Players

Algerian teams are limited to two foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;

Current squad

As of 27 October, 2020.[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ALG Kamel Soufi
2 DF  ALG Mohamed Oukrif (captain)
3 DF  ALG Djamel Ibouzidène
4 DF  ALG Soufyane Mebarki
5 DF  ALG Youcef Kamel Messaoudi
6 MF  ALG Amine Benbelaid
7 FW  ALG Mounir Aichi
8 DF  ALG Ahmida Zenasni
9 FW  ALG Abdelhalim Nezouani
10 FW  ALG Oussama Bellatreche
11 FW  ALG Lahouari Touil
12 FW  ALG Karim Benhamida
13 FW  ALG Mohamed Amine Semahi
14 MF  ALG Yasser Belaribi
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  ALG Benali Arbaoui
16 GK  ALG Adel Chellali
17 MF  ALG Ali Amiri
18 MF  ALG Djamel Belalem
19 MF  ALG Bilal Bezzeghoud
20 FW  ALG Djamel Eddine Zermane
21 MF  ALG Zineddine Asli
22 DF  ALG Aymen Attou
24 FW  ALG Ibrahim Abdallah Benachour
25 DF  ALG Kheireddine Benamrane
26 MF  ALG Houssem Eddine Ouassini
27 GK  ALG Sidi Mohamed Bendadou
- DF  ALG Abdallah Bencheikh
- DF  ALG Abdelghani Khiat

Personnel

Current technical staff
Position Staff
Head coachDjamel Benchadli
Assistant coachDjawad Yadel
Goalkeeping coachHichem Mezaïr
Fitness coachIlyas Serir

Management
Office Name
President Mohamed Chaouki Benchouk
Administrator Nasreddine Souleymane
Accountant Daho Benamar

Records
SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAGDPDomestic cupCAFOther CompetitionsTop scorerManager
2009/10 ACN8341210124343046 AC Quarterfinals Ghazali 12 Fouad Bouali
2010/11 LP11130107133536−137 AC Round of 64 Boudjakdji 7 Abdelkader Amrani
2011/12 LP1830128103937+244 AC Round of 32 Andriamatsinoro 10 Abdelkader Amrani


Div. = Division; ACN = Algerian Championnat National; LP1 = Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1; Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost
GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; GD = Goal difference P = Points
AP = Algerian Cup
ARCL = Arab Champions League; ARWC = Arab Cup Winners' Cup; CAFL = CAF Champions League;CAFCC= CAF Confederation Cup;CAFSC = CAF Super Cup
Colors: Gold = winner; Silver = runner-up; Bronze = third,Semi-final .

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented WA Tlemcen in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1962. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club or represented the national team for which the player is eligible during his stint with WA Tlemcen or following his departure.

For a complete list of WA Tlemcen players, see Category:WA Tlemcen players

Managers

References
  1. http://www.worldstadiums.com/africa/countries/algeria.shtml
  2. "Accord trouvé avec l'entraîneur Benchadli".
  3. "FICHE DU CLUB: WA TLEMCEN".
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