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Paradou AC

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Paradou AC
Full nameParadou Athletic Club
Founded16 August 1994; 31 years ago (16 August 1994)
GroundOmar Benrabah Stadium
Capacity14,150
PresidentHacène Zetchi
Head CoachAzzedine Aït Djoudi[1]
LeagueLeague 2
2025–26Ligue 1, 14th of 16 (relegated)
Current season

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, Ahmed Fellak Stadium, has a capacity of some 5,000 spectators but the club receives its opponents in Omar Benrabah Stadium. The club is currently playing in the Algerian League 2.

In May 2017, Paradou AC returned to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 after a 10 years absence.

History

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The founding members of the Paradou Athlétic Club, include the brothers Kheiredine and Hassen Zetchi. From its first sporting season 1994–95, the Paradou AC reached all levels until it ended up in 2005 in Ligue 1. Several players trained by Paradou AC include Lamouri Djediat, Mokhtar Benmoussa, Hocine El Orfi, Saad Tedjar, Billel Ouali and Hichem Nekkache.[2]

On 21 May 2026, Paradou AC were relegated to Algerian League 2 after 9 years in the top division.[3]

Honours

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Domestic competitions

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Players

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Algerian teams are limited to four foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;

Current squad

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As of 28 July 2026[4] 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
3 DF  ALG Mohamed Bouderka
5 DF  ALG Ouanisse Bouzahzah
6 DF  ALG Hamza Salem
9 FW  ALG Mohamed Ait El Hadj
12 DF  ALG Salaheddine Zaoui
14 MF  CIV Abdoul Fatahou Ouattara
15 FW  ALG Mohamed Ramdaoui
16 GK  ALG Toufik Moussaoui (captain)
17 MF  ALG Moncef Bisker
18 MF  ALG Abdeldjalil Tahri
19 MF  ALG Mohamed Lamine Tahar
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  ALG Sid Ahmed Lahmer
25 FW  MAD Lalaïna Rafanomezantsoa
26 MF  ALG Taha Yassine Tahar
27 MF  ALG Djafar Zabaiou
29 FW  ALG Abderrahmane Bacha
30 GK  ALG Ahmed Abdelkader
35 DF  ALG Abdelhak Benidder
37 FW  ALG Mohamed Guidoum
60 GK  ALG Mohammed El Koubi
- FW  MAD Toky Rakotondraibe

Personnel

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Current technical staff

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Position Staff
Head coach
Assistant coach
Goalkeeping coach
Fitness coach

Paradou AC/JMG "El Ankaoui" Academy

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In 2007, Paradou AC launched their academy in a partnership with JMG Academy, run by Frenchman Jean-Marc Guillou.[5] 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. 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.[6] The team is coached by Olivier Guillou and Djamel Aïch.[7][8]

Players from Paradou AC to Europe

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Player Pos ClubLeagueTransfer feeSource
Algeria Hicham BoudaouiMFNiceFrance Ligue 1€4,000,000[9]
Algeria Youcef AtalDFKV KortrijkBelgium Belgian First Division A€550,000[10]
Algeria Farid El MellaliFWAngersFrance Ligue 1Free transfer[11][12]
Algeria Ramy BensebainiDFRennesFrance Ligue 1€2,000,000[13]
Algeria Adem ZorganeMFCharleroiBelgium Belgian First Division A€1,000,000[14]
Algeria Abdelkahar KadriMFKortrijkBelgium Belgian First Division A€500,000[15][16]
Algeria Ahmed Nadhir BenboualiFWCharleroiBelgium Belgian First Division A€750,000[17]
Algeria Yassine TitraouiMFCharleroiBelgium Belgian First Division A€1,200,000[18]

Players from Paradou AC to other countries

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Player Pos ClubLeagueTransfer feeSource
Algeria Raouf BenguitMFEspérance STTunisia Ligue Professionnelle 1742,000 $[19]

List of Paradou AC international footballers

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Players

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Key
† Players participated in the African Cup of Nations
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Bold Still playing competitive football
Paradou AC international footballers
Name Position Date of first cap Debut against Date of last cap Final match
against		 Caps Ref
Algeria Youcef AtalDF6 Jun 2017 Guinea11 Jun 2017 Togo2[20]
Algeria Hicham BoudaouiMF27 Dec 2018 Qatar7 Jul 2019 Guinea5[21]
Algeria Farid El MelaliFW22 Mar 2018 Tanzania27 Mar 2018 Iran2[22]
Uganda Allan OkelloFW16 Nov 2020 South Sudan14 Nov 2021 Mali6[23]
Algeria Haithem LoucifDF27 Dec 2018 Qatar22 Mar 2019 Gambia2[24]
Algeria Zakaria NaidjiFW22 Mar 2019 Gambia22 Mar 2019 Gambia1[25]

Notes

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References

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  1. ↑ "Ligue 1 : Aït-Djoudi annoncé au PAC". competition.dz. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Paradou AC : Un modèle de réussite pour le football algérien". dzfoot.com. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Après neuf saisons parmi l'élite : Le Paradou AC relégué officiellement en Ligue 2". lecourrier-dalgerie.com. 21 May 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Players".
  5. ↑ "Paradou AC : Lancement de l'academie J-M Guillou | Football algérien". Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  6. ↑ "Académie JM Guillou / Paradou AC | Football algérien". Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Interview de Djamel Aïch | Football algérien". Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  9. ↑ "Officiel : Hichem Boudaoui 4 ans à Nice". dzfoot.com. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Transfert : Courtrai lève l'option d'achat de Youcef Atal". footalgerien.com. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Farid El Mellali rejoint officiellement le SCO d'Angers". alg24.net. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Officiel : El Mellali pour 4 ans au SCO Angers". dzfoot.com. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  13. ↑ M-A D (5 July 2016). "Bensebaini pour 4 ans au Stade rennais" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Mercato : Zorgane signe au Sporting de Charleroi". DZFoot.com. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Mercato : Kadri se dirige vers le KV Courtrai". DZFoot.com. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Mercato : Kadri s'engage avec le KV Courtrai". DZFoot.com. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  17. ↑ Juba Touabi (July 23, 2022). "Mercato : Benbouali signe à Charleroi jusqu'en juin 2025 (Officiel)" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Yacine Titraoui rejoint officiellement Charleroi pour 3 ans". Shoot Africa. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  19. ↑ "Raouf Benguit, nouvelle recrue algérienne de l'EST". mosaiquefm.net. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  20. ↑ "Youcef Atal". national-football-teams.com.
  21. ↑ "Hicham Boudaoui". national-football-teams.com.
  22. ↑ "Farid El Melali". national-football-teams.com.
  23. ↑ "Allan Okello". national-football-teams.com.
  24. ↑ "Haithem Loucif". national-football-teams.com.
  25. ↑ "Zakaria Naidji". national-football-teams.com.
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