WA Tlemcen

WA Tlemcen
Full nameWidad Athletic Tlemcen
وداد رياضي تلمسان
NicknamesWAT, Widadi, Blues
Founded1962
GroundColonel Lotfi Stadium
Capacity18,000[1]
LeagueLigue 2
2024–25Inter-Régions Division, Group West, 1st (promoted)

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

History

On 23 May 2025 WA Tlemcen returned to the Ligue 2 after two years of absence.[2][3]

Honours

Domestic competitions

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

Regional competitions

Winners (1): 1998

Performance in CAF competitions

1999 – First Round
2003 – First Round

Records

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Domestic cup CAF Other Competitions Top scorer Manager
2009/10 ACN 8 34 12 10 12 43 43 0 46 AC Quarterfinals Ghazali 12 Algeria Fouad Bouali
2010/11 LP1 11 30 10 7 13 35 36 −1 37 AC Round of 64 Boudjakdji 7 Algeria Abdelkader Amrani
2011/12 LP1 8 30 12 8 10 39 37 +2 44 AC Round of 32 Andriamatsinoro 10 Algeria 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

  • Algeria Reda Acimi
  • Algeria Cheïkh Benzerga
  • Algeria Ali Dahleb
  • Algeria Sofiane Daoud
  • Algeria Moustapha Djallit
  • Algeria Lounès Gaouaoui
  • Algeria Kamel Habri
  • Algeria Samir Hadjaoui
  • Algeria Kheireddine Kherris
  • Algeria Hichem Mezaïr
  • Algeria Seddik Naïr
  • Ivory Coast Koh Traoré
  • Madagascar Carolus Andriamatsinoro
  • Serbia Vojislav Marković

Managers

  • Algeria Mohamed Henkouche
  • Algeria Abdelkader Amrani (July 2011 – Oct 12)
  • Algeria Kheireddine Kherris (interim) (Oct 2012 – Nov 12)
  • Algeria Abdelkrim Benyellès (Nov 2012 – Jun 2013)

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2014-06-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Inter-régions : Le WA Tlemcen accède en Ligue 2". footalgerien.com. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Les nouveaux clubs du championnat de Ligue 2 de 2025/2026". lnfa.dz. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
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