RC Arbaâ

Raed Club Arbaâ (Arabic: أمل الأربعاء‎), known as RC Arbaâ or simply RCA for short, is an Algerian football club located in Larbaâ. The club was founded in 1941 and its colours are blue and white. Their home stadium, the Stade Ismaïl Makhlouf, has a capacity of some 5,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.

RC Arbaâ
Full nameRaed Club Arbaâ
Nickname(s)RCA, Blues
FoundedFebruary 27, 1941 (1941-02-27)
as Raed Club Arbéen
GroundStade Ismaïl Makhlouf, Larbaâ
Capacity5,000
PresidentAhmed Boukhalfa
Head CoachKamel Bouhellal
LeagueLigue Professionnelle 2
2018–19Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur, Group Centre, 1st (promoted)

In 2012, RC Arba finished first in the Groupe Centre of the 2011-12 Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur to win promotion to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2, marking their return to the second division after a twelve-year absence.[1] The following season, they finished second in the 2012-13 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 to win promotion to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 for the first time.[2]

Current squad

As of22 January, 2020.[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Ahmed Walid Chouih
5 DF Ibrahim Saidani
6 MF Abdelbasset Dahou
7 FW Riad Hakkar
8 MF Mohamed Billal Rait
9 FW Djamel Eddine Zermane
10 MF Mohamed Amine Bouziane
11 MF Abdelkader Laribi
16 GK Hichem Tenoubel
17 DF Nori Amrani
18 MF Mehdi Boubakeur
No. Position Player
19 MF Salim Brahmi
20 FW Smaine Boulenouar
21 DF Messaoud Doumi
22 MF Ali Amiri
23 MF Yacine Deghmani
24 DF El Hadi Belaid
25 MF Islam Adel Aït Ali Yahia
27 MF Seifeddine Boughalia
28 FW Mohamed Khalfaoui
30 GK Oualid Ouldache

Managers
  • Samir Boudjaarane
  • Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani (2013–2014)
  • Mohamed Mekhazni (2014–2014)
  • Darko Janackovic (2014–2014)
  • Mohamed Mihoubi (2014–2015)
  • Billel Dziri (2015–2015)
  • Darko Janackovic (2015–)

References
  1. APS (May 5, 2012). "RC Arba, CR Témouchent et CRB Ain Fakroun en Ligue 2" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  2. Walid Z. (May 3, 2013). "CRB Aïn Fakroun champion, SAM et MOC relégués en D3" (in French). DZFoot. Archived from the original on May 6, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  3. "FICHE DU CLUB: RC ARBAA".
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