Hydra AC
| Full name | Hydra Amal Chabab | ||
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| Nickname(s) | l'Athlétic | ||
| Founded | 1936 as Groupement Sportif d'Alger Hydra | ||
| Ground | Stade de Hydra | ||
| Capacity | 4000 | ||
| League | Inter-Régions Division | ||
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Hydra Athletic Club (Arabic: أمل حيدرة), known as Hydra AC or HAC for short, is an Algerian football club based in the Hydra neighbourhood of Algiers.[1] The club was founded in 1936 and its colours are red and white. Their home stadium, Stade de Hydra, has a capacity of 4,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Inter-Régions Division.[2]
History
The club was founded in 1936 as Groupement Sportif d'Alger Hydra. In 1962, after the independence of Algeria, the name of the club was changed to Hydra AC by Ali Benfadah, a player at the club at the time, in reference to his former club, French club Le Havre AC which is known as Le HAC or just HAC for short.[3]
References
- ^ Hydra Le club fête ses 70 ans cette année, Le HAC veut renaître de ses cendres; InfoSoir, May 5, 2006.
- ^ Inter-région (4e div) : Résultats et Classement 2011/2012 Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine; DZFoot, June 30, 2011.
- ^ Hydra AC / Quelques jours après la célébration du 70e anniversaire; InfoSoir, August 2, 2006.