Hydra AC

Hydra AC
Full name Hydra Amal Chabab
Founded 1936 as Groupement Sportif d'Alger Hydra
League Inter-Régions Division

Hydra Amal Chabab, 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 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.[2] The club currently plays in the Inter-Régions Division, the fourth tier in the Algerian football system.[3]

References

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