WA Tlemcen

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WA Tlemcen
WA Tlemcen (logo).png
Full nameWidad Athletic Tlemcen
وداد رياضي تلمسان
Nickname(s)WAT, Widadi, Blues
Founded1962
Ground Colonel Lotfi Stadium
Capacity18,000 [1]
League Ligue 2
2024–25 Inter-Régions Division, Group West, 1st (promoted)
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

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.

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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

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAGDPDomestic cup CAF Other CompetitionsTop scorerManager
2009/10 ACN 8341210124343046 AC Quarterfinals Ghazali 12 Flag of Algeria.svg Fouad Bouali
2010/11 LP1 1130107133536−137 AC Round of 64 Boudjakdji 7 Flag of Algeria.svg Abdelkader Amrani
2011/12 LP1 830128103937+244 AC Round of 32 Andriamatsinoro 10 Flag of Algeria.svg 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

Managers

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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