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.
Full name | Widad Athletic Tlemcen وداد رياضي تلمسان | ||
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Nickname(s) | WAT, Widadi, Blues | ||
Founded | 1962 | ||
Ground | Colonel Lotfi Stadium | ||
Capacity | 18,000[1] | ||
League | Inter-Régions Division | ||
2023–24 | Inter-Régions Division, Group West, 3rd | ||
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Honours
editDomestic competitions
editRegional competitions
edit- Winners (1): 1998
Performance in CAF competitions
edit- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances
- 1999 – First Round
- 2003 – First Round
Records
editSeason 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
editBelow 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
edit- Mohamed Henkouche
- Abdelkader Amrani (July 2011 – Oct 12)
- Kheireddine Kherris (interim) (Oct 2012 – Nov 12)
- Abdelkrim Benyellès (Nov 2012 – Jun 2013)
References
editExternal links
edit- Official website (archived 25 March 2014)
- WA Tlemcen on Facebook