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 1.
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Full name | Raed Club Arbaâ | ||
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Nickname(s) | RCA, Blues | ||
Founded | February 27, 1941 as Raed Club Arbéen | ||
Ground | Ismaïl Makhlouf Stadium | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
President | Ahmed Boukhalfa | ||
Head Coach | Faiçal Kebbiche[1] | ||
League | Ligue Professionnelle 1 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue Professionnelle 1, 14th | ||
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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.[2] 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.[3]
On July 18, 2021, RC Arbaâ promoted to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.[4]
Players
Algerian teams are limited to two foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;
Current squad
As of 5 February 2023.[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
Current technical staff
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | Faiçal Kebbiche |
Assistant coach | |
Goalkeeping coach | Karim Haouideche |
Fitness coach | Samir Amara |
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
- "نتيجة سلسلة النتائج السلبية المحققة مؤخرا إدارة الأمل تتوصل لفسخ العقد مع الطاقم الفني بالتراضي".
- APS (May 5, 2012). "RC Arba, CR Témouchent et CRB Ain Fakroun en Ligue 2" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- 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.
- "Ligue 2 (Play-offs) 3e journée : le HBCL bat le MCBOS (1-0) et accède en Ligue 1 avec le RCA".
- "FICHE DU CLUB: RC ARBAA".