WA Boufarik (basketball)

WO Boufarik
WO Boufarik logo
LeaguesAlgerian Basketball Championship
Founded1945
ArenaMoussa Chiraf Arena
Capacity2,000
LocationBoufarik, Algeria
Team colorsOrange, White, Forest Green
     
PresidentRedha Rait
Head coachSofiane Boulahya
Championships10 Algerian Leagues
9 Algerian Cups
Websitehttp://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.[1][2] In 2007, Widad played their last final against DRB Staouéli and lost 66–64.[3]

  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.