Paradou AC
Full name | Paradou Athletic Club | ||
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Founded | 1994 | ||
Ground | Algiers, Algeria | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
President | |||
Head Coach | Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani[1] | ||
League | Ligue Professionnelle 1 | ||
2020–21 | Ligue Professionnelle 1, 11th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Paradou Athletic Club (Arabic: نادي أتليتيك بارادو), known as Paradou AC or simply PAC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1994 by members of the Hydra AC junior team, the club colours are blue and yellow. Their home stadium, , has a capacity of some 5,000 spectators but the club receives its opponents in Omar Hamadi Stadium. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
In May 2017, Paradou AC returned to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 after a 10 years absence.
History[]
Honours[]
Domestic competitions[]
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
- Champion (1): 2016–17
Players[]
Algerian teams are limited to two foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;
Current squad[]
As of 16 September 2021.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan[]
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 | Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani |
Assistant coach | Christophe Gamel |
Assistant coach | Abdelkader Bouchoucha |
Goalkeeping coach | Mohamed Zemouli |
Fitness coach | Ahmed khalil Khebbeb |
Paradou AC/JMG "El Ankaoui" Academy[]
In 2007, Paradou AC launched their academy in a partnership with JMG Academy, run by Frenchman Jean-Marc Guillou.[3] The cost of the academy is estimated to be about 600 000 € over 7 years, including the purchase of land at a site in Tessala El Merdja (in the outskirts of Alger), and construction of housing and facilities for the players and staff. Since its creation, the academy has had a tremendous amount of success. The current team is made up of players aged 13 to 15 years old, and they have regularly beaten much older teams, while playing without shoes or a goalie.[4] The team is coached by Olivier Guillou and .[5][6]
Players from Paradou AC to Europe[]
Player | Pos | Club | League | Transfer fee | Source |
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Hicham Boudaoui | MF | Nice | Ligue 1 | 4,000,000 € | [7] |
Youcef Atal | DF | KV Kortrijk | Belgian First Division A | 550,000 € | [8] |
Farid El Mellali | FW | Angers | Ligue 1 | Free transfer | [9][10] |
Ramy Bensebaini | DF | Rennes | Ligue 1 | 2,000,000 € | [11] |
Adem Zorgane | MF | Charleroi | Belgian First Division A | 1,000,000 € | [12] |
Abdelkahar Kadri | MF | Kortrijk | Belgian First Division A | 500,000 € | [13][14] |
Players from Paradou AC to other countries[]
Player | Pos | Club | League | Transfer fee | Source |
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Raouf Benguit | MF | Espérance ST | Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 742,000 $ | [15] |
References[]
- ^ "PARADOU AC : Chérif El Ouezzani nouvel entraineur".
- ^ "FICHE DU CLUB: PARADOU AC".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-04-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-04-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Loto foot : le destin incroyable de l'équipe Paradou AC !". www.paradouac.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-04-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Officiel : Hichem Boudaoui 4 ans à Nice". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Transfert : Courtrai lève l'option d'achat de Youcef Atal". footalgerien.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Farid El Mellali rejoint officiellement le SCO d'Angers". alg24.net. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Officiel : El Mellali pour 4 ans au SCO Angers". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ M-A D (5 July 2016). "Bensebaini pour 4 ans au Stade rennais" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "Mercato : Zorgane signe au Sporting de Charleroi". DZFoot.com. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Mercato : Kadri se dirige vers le KV Courtrai". DZFoot.com. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Mercato : Kadri s'engage avec le KV Courtrai". DZFoot.com. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Raouf Benguit, nouvelle recrue algérienne de l'EST". mosaiquefm.net. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
External links[]
- Paradou AC on Facebook
- Paradou AC on Instagram
- Paradou AC on Twitter
- Paradou AC
- Football clubs in Algeria
- Football clubs in Algiers
- Association football clubs established in 1994
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 clubs
- 1994 establishments in Algeria
- Sports clubs in Algeria
- Algerian sport stubs
- North African football club stubs