Widad Athletic Tlemcen (Arabic: وداد أتليتيك 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, Colonel Lotfi Stadium, has a capacity of some 18,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Inter-Régions Division.

WA Tlemcen
Full nameWidad Athletic Tlemcen
وداد رياضي تلمسان
Nickname(s)WAT, Widadi, Blues
Founded1962
GroundColonel Lotfi Stadium
Capacity18,000[1]
LeagueInter-Régions Division
2023–24Inter-Régions Division, Group West, 3rd
Current season

Honours

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Domestic competitions

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

Regional competitions

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Winners (1): 1998

Performance in CAF competitions

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1999 – First Round
2003 – First Round

Records

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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   Fouad Bouali
2010/11 LP1 11 30 10 7 13 35 36 −1 37 AC Round of 64 Boudjakdji 7   Abdelkader Amrani
2011/12 LP1 8 30 12 8 10 39 37 2 44 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

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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

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References

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