Raed Club Arbaâ ( ar, أمل الأربعاء), known as RC Arbaâ or simply RCA for short, is an Algerian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

club located in Larbaâ. The club was founded in 1941 and its colours are blue and white. Their home stadium, the Ismaïl Makhlouf Stadium, has a capacity of some 5,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 ( ar, الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم); known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat Natio ...

History

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 The Algerian Ligue 2, also called Ligue 2 , formerly known as Ligue Professionnelle 2 and Championnat National 2, is the second highest division overall in the Algerian football league system. It was professional from 2010 to 2020. History The ...

, marking their return to the second division after a twelve-year absence. The following season, they finished second in the 2012-13 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 to win promotion to the

for the first time. On July 18, 2021, RC Arbaâ promoted to the

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.''

Personnel

Current technical staff

Managers

* Samir Boudjaarane *

Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani Si-Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani ( ar, سي الطاهر شريف الوزاني, born 10 July 1967 in Oran) is a former Algerian footballer. Career Chérif El-Ouazzani started his career with hometown MC Oran in 1983. In his first season, he would ...

(2013–2014) * Mohamed Mekhazni (2014–2014) * Darko Janackovic (2014–2014) * Mohamed Mihoubi (2014–2015) *

Billel Dziri Billel Dziri (born 21 January 1972) is an Algerian football manager and former player. After starting off with NA Hussein Dey, Dziri played most of his career with USM Alger and had spells with Étoile Sportive du Sahel in Tunisia, CS Sedan Arde ...

(2015–2015) * Darko Janackovic (2015–)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arbaa, RC Association football clubs established in 1941 Football clubs in Algeria Blida Province Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 clubs 1941 establishments in Algeria Sports clubs and teams in Algeria