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WO Boufarik
Leagues	Algerian Basketball Championship
Founded	1945
Arena	Moussa Chiraf Arena
Capacity	2,000
Location	Boufarik, Algeria
Team colors	Orange, White, Forest Green
President	Redha Rait
Head coach	Sofiane Boulahya
Championships	10 Algerian Leagues 9 Algerian Cups
Website	http://w-a-boufarik-basketball.webnode.fr/

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.

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. In 2007, Widad played their last final against DRB Staouéli and lost 66–64.

History

On June 11, 2022, twenty years after its last coronation, WO Boufarik won the Coupe fédérale by beating TRA Draria with a score of (74–60), winning on this occasion the eighth trophy of its history. A week after the disillusionment suffered in the final of the Super-Division Championship, WO Boufarik's players did not miss the opportunity to return to success after two decades of scarcity, offering a long-awaited trophy to their audience who came in droves to Hacène Harcha Arena. WO Boufarik retained for the 2nd consecutive year, the Algerian Basketball Cup trophy by beating CSC Gué de Constantine (74-63), in the final of the 52nd edition of the event contested at Hacène Harcha Arena, This is the 9th coronation of the WOB. On July 2, 2024, In a demonstration of strength and mastery, WO Boufarik wrote a new page in its history by winning its tenth Super Division title. This consecration, which comes after more than two decades of waiting, materialized during the second leg of the Super-Division final played in Staouéli. Faced with a combative TRA Draria, but ultimately overwhelmed, Sofiane Boulahya's men imposed their diktat, winning a resounding victory with a clear score of (60-41).

Trophies

National competitions

• Algerian Basketball Championship

Champions (10): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2024

• Algerian Cup

Champions (9): 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 200A, 2022, 2023

International competitions

• Arab Club Championship

Runners-up (1): 1998

Roster (Men)

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

WO Boufarik roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age 00 Merahi, Lamouri 29 – (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) 43 – (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) 25 – (1999-08-11)11 August 1999 15 Mimouni, Redouane SG 23 Métidji, Kadour 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (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) 35 – (1989-10-30)30 October 1989 C 44 Zitoun, Rabah 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 36 – (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

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.
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.

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. ^ "Basket-ball : Le WO Boufarik remporte la coupe 20 ans après". El Watan. June 12, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
5. "Basketball - Coupe d'Algérie - (Finale - messieurs) : Le WO Boufarik s'adjuge le trophée". El Moudjahid. July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
6. "Le WO Boufarik champion d'Algérie en basket-ball pour la 10e fois". Horizons. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
7. "Le WO Boufarik en champion incontesté". PlaneteSport. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
8. "الجزائر تعلن إيقاف النشاط الرياضي بسبب كورونا". btolat.com. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
9. "Coupe fédérale : le WOB et l'USMA derniers qualifiés pour les quarts". Radio Algerie. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

External links

• Team profile at Eurobasket.com

• Basketball teams in Algeria
• Basketball teams established in 1945
• 1945 establishments in Algeria