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 1.

WA Tlemcen
Full nameWidad Athletic Tlemcen
وداد رياضي تلمسان
Nickname(s)WAT, Widadi, Blues
Founded1962
GroundColonel Lotfi Stadium
Capacity18,000[1]
ChairmanRachid Meliani
ManagerSid Ahmed Slimani[2]
LeagueLigue Professionnelle 1
2020–21Ligue Professionnelle 1, 15th

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 24 February 2022.[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 Abdelwahab Saidi
3 DF  ALG Juba Chirani
5 DF  ALG Youcef Kamel Messaoudi
6 MF  ALG Mohamed Heriat
7 FW  ALG Abdelwahid Belgherbi
9 FW  ALG Mohamed Seguer
10 FW  ALG Mohamed Said Helal
11 FW  ALG Aymen Amoura
13 FW  ALG Mohamed Amine Semahi
15 FW  ALG Sid Ali Mebarki
16 GK  ALG Mohamed Bouchaour
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  ALG Houssam Bahraoui
18 MF  ALG Djamel Belalem
19 DF  ALG Charif Nasseri
20 MF  ALG Redouane Bounoua
21 FW  ALG Kouceila Kasdi
22 DF  ALG Abderrazzak Bentoucha
23 DF  ALG Issam Abdelhafid Guendouze
24 DF  ALG Fathallah Belmokhtar
25 FW  ALG Younes Anis Gali Zerargua
26 MF  ALG Houssem Eddine Ouassini
27 GK  ALG Nafaa Alloui

Reserve Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 DF  ALG Nassim Cherif
34 DF  ALG Chemseddine Lakehal
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 FW  ALG Imad Eddine Ghemadi
46 MF  ALG Mortada Khir Eddine Keniche

Personnel

Current technical staff
Position Staff
Head coachSid Ahmed Slimani
Assistant coachAbdelkarim Ayyad
Goalkeeping coachHichem Mezaïr
Fitness coachMohamed Hadek

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. "وداد تلمسان-الإدارة تتخبط و تعيد سليماني".
  3. "FICHE DU CLUB: WA TLEMCEN".
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