WA Boufarik (basketball)

Widad Olympic Boufarik, formerly Widad Adabi Boufarik, shortly WO Boufarik, is a basketball team belonging to a multi-sports club of the same name. Based in Boufarik, Algeria, WA Boufarik has historically been the nation's second-best team, after GS Pétroliers.

WO Boufarik
LeaguesAlgerian Basketball Championship
Founded1945
ArenaMoussa Charef Arena
Capacity2,000
LocationBoufarik, Algeria
Team colorsOrange, White, Forest Green
     
PresidentRedha Rait
Head coachMohammed Abedat
Championships9 Algerian Leagues
9 Algerian Cups
Websitehttp://w-a-boufarik-basketball.webnode.fr/

In total, WA Boufarik has won 18 titles. The team won its first title in the 1987 Cup of Algeria, winning the finals against NA Hussein Dey by one point (65–64). In the 1990s, the club won 12 titles, including five consecutive titles from 1990 to 1994 and four Algerian Cups. The club won its most recent league title during the 2001–02 season.[1][2] In 2007, Widad played their last final against DRB Staouéli and lost 66–64.[3]

Trophies

National competitions
Champions (9): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002
Champions (9): 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2001, 2022, 2023

International competitions
Runners-up (1): 1998

Roster (Men)

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WO Boufarik roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
00 Merahi, Lamouri 28 – (1995-10-06)6 October 1995
1 Hamdani, Tarek 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1995-01-07)7 January 1995
PG 6 Kaouane, Abdelhalim (C) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 42 – (1981-11-29)29 November 1981
7 Hamdani, Abdellah 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1992-01-11)11 January 1992
C 10 Touati, Mohamed Seddik 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 37 – (1987-01-25)25 January 1987
PG 11 Henna, Abdelhak 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (1999-08-11)11 August 1999
15 Mimouni, Redouane
SG 23 Métidji, Kadour 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1998-08-10)10 August 1998
24 Amairia, Mohamed 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
SF 32 Achache, Cherif Djamel Eddine 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 34 – (1989-10-30)30 October 1989
C 44 Zitoun, Rabah 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 35 – (1988-09-03)3 September 1988
Head coach
  • Sofiane Boulahia
Assistant coach(es)
  • Samir Mehnaoui
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured

Statistics

Season by season
Season Regular season Playoffs Algerian Cup International
Division Pos Pts P W L
1989–90 Super Division A1st
1990–91 Super Division A1st Quarterfinalist
1991–92 Super Division A1st Winners
1992–93 Super Division A1st
1993–94 Super Division A1st Winners
1994–95 Super Division A
1995–96 Super Division A5th18RU Winners
1996–97 Super Division A2nd28161241st Semifinalist
1997–98 Super Division A1st36181801st Winners
1998–99 Super Division A1st Runner-up
1999–00 Super Division A3rd3922175
2000–01 Super Division A Winners
2001–02 Super Division A1st Winners
2002–03 Super Division A
2003–04 Super Division A
2004–05 Super Division ARU Runner-up
2005–06 Super Division ARU
2006–07 Super Division A Runner-up
2007–08 Super Division A4th42261610
2008–09 Super Division A3rd181174 Quarterfinalist
2009–10 Super Division A2nd2112933rd ?
2010–11 Super Division A3rd55302553rd Semifinalist
2011–12 Super Division A3rd5430246— Round of 16
2012–13 Super Division A2nd31181357th Round of 32
2013–14 Super Division A8th2218414Not qualify Round of 32
2014–15 Super Division A12nd2824618Not qualify ?
2015–16 Super Division A9th37261115Not qualify ?
2016–17 Super Division A3rd171073Not qualify Round of 16
2017–18 National 15th493020105th
2018–19 National 1
2019–20 National 1Canceled[lower-alpha 1]
2020–21
2021–22 Super Division1st16880RU Winners[lower-alpha 2]
2022–23 Super Division1st3016142RU Winners
2023–24 Super Division1st5630264Final Final

Notes
  1. On March 15, 2020, the Ministry of Youth and Sports decided to stop the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.[4]
  2. The Algerian Basketball Federation (FABB) decided to cancel the Algerian Cup for this season and replace it with the Coupe Fédérale, in which only the 20 teams in the Super Division competed.[5]

References
  1. "Le WAB, le titre en attendant la coupe". lexpressiondz.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  2. "Le WA Boufarik, 15 ans après..." djazairess.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. "Triplé historique de Staouéli". djazairess.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  4. "الجزائر تعلن إيقاف النشاط الرياضي بسبب كورونا". btolat.com. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. "Coupe fédérale : le WOB et l'USMA derniers qualifiés pour les quarts". Radio Algerie. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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