Hydra AC

Algerian football club

Football club

Hydra AC

Full name

Hydra Amal Chabab

Nickname(s)

l'Athlétic

Founded

1936 as Groupement Sportif d'Alger Hydra

Ground

Ahmed Fellak Stadium

Capacity

4000

League

Ligue Régional I

2023–24

Ligue Régional I, Alger, 11th

Home colours

Away colours

Current season

Hydra Athletic Club (Arabic: أمل حيدرة), known as Hydra AC or HAC for short, is an Algerian football club based in the Hydra neighbourhood of Algiers.^[1] The club was founded in 1936 and its colours are red and white. Their home stadium, Ahmed Fellak Stadium, has a capacity of 4,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Ligue Régional I.^[2]

History

The club was founded in 1936 as Groupement Sportif d'Alger Hydra. In 1962, after the independence of Algeria, the name of the club was changed to Hydra AC by Ali Benfadah, a player at the club at the time, in reference to his former club, French club Le Havre AC which is known as Le HAC or just HAC for short.^[3]

Notable players

References

^ Hydra Le club fête ses 70 ans cette année, Le HAC veut renaître de ses cendres; InfoSoir, May 5, 2006.
^ Inter-région (4e div) : Résultats et Classement 2011/2012 Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine; DZFoot, June 30, 2011.
^ Hydra AC / Quelques jours après la célébration du 70e anniversaire; InfoSoir, August 2, 2006.