WA Tlemcen

WA Tlemcen

Full name	Widad Athletic Tlemcen وداد رياضي تلمسان
Nickname(s)	WAT, Widadi, Blues
Founded	1962
Ground	Colonel Lotfi Stadium
Capacity	18,000
League	Inter-Régions Division
2023–24	Inter-Régions Division, Group West, 3rd
Home colours Away colours

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.

Honours

Domestic competitions

• Algerian Cup

Winners (2): 1997–98, 2001–02

Runners-up (3): 1973–74, 1999–00, 2007–08

Regional competitions

• Arab Club Champions Cup

Winners (1): 1998

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances

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	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

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

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

Managers

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

External links

• Official website (archived 25 March 2014)
• WA Tlemcen on Facebook