WA Boufarik (basketball)
Algerian basketball team
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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.
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| 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 | Reda Hachemi |
| Championships | 11 Algerian Leagues 9 Algerian Cups |
| Website | http://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]
History
A New Golden Era for WO Boufarik
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.[4] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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).[6][7]
Trophies
National competitions
- Champions (9): 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 200A, 2022, 2023
International competitions
- Runners-up (1): 1998
Roster (Men)
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Statistics
Season by season
| Season | Regular season | Playoffs | Algerian Cup | Super Cup | International | |||||||
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| Division | Pos | Pts | P | W | L | |||||||
| 1989–90 | Super Division A | 1st | ||||||||||
| 1990–91 | Super Division A | 1st | Quarterfinalist | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | Super Division A | 1st | Winners | |||||||||
| 1992–93 | Super Division A | 1st | ||||||||||
| 1993–94 | Super Division A | 1st | Winners | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | Super Division A | |||||||||||
| 1995–96 | Super Division A | 5th | 18 | Runner-up | Winners | |||||||
| 1996–97 | Super Division A | 2nd | 28 | 16 | 12 | 4 | Champion | Semifinalist | ||||
| 1997–98 | Super Division A | 1st | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0 | Champion | Winners | Winners | |||
| 1998–99 | Super Division A | Champion | Runner-up | Arab Club Championship | RU | |||||||
| 1999–00 | Super Division A | 3rd | 39 | 22 | 17 | 5 | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Super Division A | Winners | ||||||||||
| 2001–02 | Super Division A | 1st | Winners | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Super Division A | |||||||||||
| 2003–04 | Super Division A | |||||||||||
| 2004–05 | Super Division A | RU | Runner-up | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Super Division A | RU | ||||||||||
| 2006–07 | Super Division A | Runner-up | ||||||||||
| 2007–08 | Super Division A | 4th | 42 | 26 | 16 | 10 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Super Division A | 3rd | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | Quarterfinalist | |||||
| 2009–10 | Super Division A | 2nd | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3rd | ? | ||||
| 2010–11 | Super Division A | 3rd | 55 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 3rd | Semifinalist | ||||
| 2011–12 | Super Division A | 3rd | 54 | 30 | 24 | 6 | N/a | Round of 16 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Super Division A | 2nd | 31 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7th | Round of 32 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Super Division A | 8th | 22 | 18 | 4 | 14 | Not qualify | Round of 32 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Super Division A | 12nd | 28 | 24 | 6 | 18 | Not qualify | ? | ||||
| 2015–16 | Super Division A | 9th | 37 | 26 | 11 | 15 | Not qualify | ? | ||||
| 2016–17 | Super Division A | 3rd | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | Not qualify | Round of 16 | ||||
| 2017–18 | National 1 | 5th | 49 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 5th | |||||
| 2018–19 | National 1 | Semi-finals | ||||||||||
| 2019–20 | National 1 | Canceled[a] | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | ||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | Super Division | 1st | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | Runner-up | Winners[b] | Arab Club Championship | QR | 2–2 | |
| 2022–23 | Super Division | 1st | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2 | Runner-up | Winners | Arab Club Championship | R16 | 0–4 | |
| 2023–24 | Super Division | 1st | 56 | 30 | 26 | 4 | Champion | Runner-up | ||||
| 2024–25 | Super Division | 2nd | 47 | 26 | 21 | 5 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Winners | |||
| 2025–26 | Super Division | 2nd | 43 | 26 | 17 | 9 | Champion | Semi-finals | ||||
Notes
- On March 15, 2020, the Ministry of Youth and Sports decided to stop the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.[8]
- 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.[9]