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Afak Relizane

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Afak Relizane

Full name

Afak Chabab Relizane

Nickname(s)

El Afak

Founded

1995 (29 years ago)

Ground

Tahar Zoughari Stadium
Relizane, Algeria

Capacity

30,000

President

Rachida Benallou

Head Coach

Sid Ahmed Mouaz

League

Algerian Women's Championship

2022–23

Champions

Home colours

Away colours

Afak Chabab Relizane (Arabic: آفاق شباب غليزان, lit. 'Relizane Youth Horizons') is a women's professional football club based in Relizane, Algeria. The club is playing in the Algerian Women's Championship, the top division in the Algerian female football league system.

History

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Afak Relizane was founded in 1995^[1] to encourage the practice of sports by young people from Relizane during the Algerian Civil War.^[2] The club is one of the most successful in Algerian women's football clubs.^[1]

In 2021, the team participated in the first edition of the African Champions League;^[3] they finished in second place in the 2021 CAF CL - UNAF zone qualifiers. In August 2022, Afak Relizane became the first women's Algerian club to be professional, this statue was done by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).^[4]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 27 August 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ALG	Hadda Ayad
—	GK	ALG	Kaoutar Saïda Meghelli
—	DF	ALG	Kelthoum Arbi Aouda (c)
—	DF	ALG	Naïma Barkat
—	DF	ALG	Nadjah Djorni
—	DF	ALG	Djawhar Nafissa Hadji
—	DF	ALG	Faiza Messaouer
—	DF	ALG	Fatiha Belkadi
—	DF	ALG	Habiba Sadou
—	MF	ALG	Halima Meçabih
—	MF	ALG	Aïcha Hamidèche
—	MF	ALG	Zeyneb Kendouci


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ALG	Bachra Benhadda
—	FW	ALG	Naïma Bouhenni
—	FW	ALG	Fatiha Benssaha
—	FW	ALG	Linda Boussebih
—	FW	ALG	Amina Chahinez Hemour
—	FW	ALG	Khadidja Khelifouche
—	FW	ALG	Ikram Bahri
—	FW	ALG	Fatima Zohra Nouara
—	FW	ALG	Houria Affak
—		ALG	Amel Kheira Benabdellah
—		ALG	Selma Aifaoui
—		ALG	Fouzia Daoudi

Notable players

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Naïma Bouhenni-Benziane
Sabrina Mansouri

Fatima Sekouane

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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Position	Staff
Manager	Sid Ahmed Mouaz
Assistant manager	...
Senior goalkeeping coach	...
Fitness coaches	...

Manager history

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Dates	Name	Notes
0000–	...
0000–	Sid Ahmed Mouaz
2011–2012	Soraya Bouabdellah
0000–present	Sid Ahmed Mouaz

Presidents

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Afak Relizane
From	To	President
		Belhadj Djelloul Bouazza
	present	Rachida Benallou

Honours

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National titles

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Algerian Women's Championship
- Winners (11): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Runners-up (7): 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2019

Algerian Women's Cup
- Winners (6): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
- Runners-up (2): 2008, 2009

Algerian Women's Super Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2016

Continental and Regional titles

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UNAF Women's Champions League
- Runners-up (2): 2021, 2023

Maghreb Women's Club Tournament^[5]^[6]^[7]
- Winners (2): 2010, 2012
- Runners-up (1): 2011

UNAF U-20 Women's Club Tournament
- Winners (1): 2024

References

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^ ^a ^b "AFAK : Mériter une place dans le Guinness". El Watan. Issac B. 1 June 2021.
^ "Mariage ou ballon rond: des Algériennes face à un dilemme". Le Point. 6 March 2021.
^ "CAF CL/Fem., La FAF va aider l'Afak Relizane". dzfoot.com. Juba Touabi. 30 June 2021.
^ "كرة القدم النسوية : آفاق غليزان أول نادي جزائري يحصل على إجازة الفريق المحترف". aps.dz. 30 August 2022.
^ "Maghreb Champions' Cup (Women)". rsssf. Hans Schöggl. 21 April 2021.
^ "Afak Relizane remporte le tournoi maghrébin à Aïn Defla". L'Expression. R. S. 11 March 2010.
^ "Football féminin : un tournoi maghrébin à Aïn Defla". El Watan. 24 February 2012.

Algerian Women's Championship

Seasons

Regional leagues	1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08
Division 1	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Current teams

CF Akbou
ASE Alger Centre
CR Belouizdad
AS Evasion Béjaïa
FC Béjaïa
US Biskra
CS Constantine
AR Guelma
JF Khroub
AS Oran Centre
Afak Relizane
CEA Sétif
CF Ténès

Former teams

AS Sûreté Nationale (Algiers)
CLT Belouizdad (Algiers)
USF Béjaïa
CSF Casbah (Algiers)
MC Kouba (Algiers)
NRB Bab El Oued (Algiers)
ESF Amizour
CM Draâ Erriche (Annaba)
ASFW Béjaïa
FC Béjaïa
AC Biskra
F Blida
LSTPW Bouira
APDSF Boumerdès
ESF Constantine
UM Djelfa
SF El Attaf
ASJ Khémis Miliana
MO Khroub
Irathen SF (Larbaâ Nath Irathen)
ASJ Canastel Oran
AS Intissar Oran
AS Noudjoum Wahran (Oran)
AFW Oum Bouaghi
JS Sétif
FC Russicada (Skikda)
FJ Skikda
ARTSF Tébessa
COTS Tiaret
APDSF Tizi Ouzou
ESFOR Touggourt
SMB Touggourt
MS Houda

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