2024 Algerian Basketball Super Division Finals

2024 Algerian Basketball Super Division Finals
Dates	June 28– July 2
MVP	Rabah Zitoun

2024 Algerian Basketball Super Division Finals was a final between the two top Algerian basketball teams, WO Boufarik has 9 titles, the last of which was in the 2001–02 season. As for TRA Draria qualified for the first time in its history. After the Playoffs, the final is played between the first-place team and the second-place team. The first leg will be played on June 28 in Boufarik, the second leg is scheduled for July 2 in Staoueli, while the big one if necessary, will take place on July 6 in Rouiba.^[2]

Overviews

WO Boufarik roster

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WO Boufarik roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
	00	Merahi, Lamouri		28 – (1995-10-06)6 October 1995
	1	Hamdani, Tarek	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	29 – (1995-01-07)7 January 1995
PG	6	Kaouane, Abdelhalim (C)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	42 – (1981-11-29)29 November 1981
	7	Hamdani, Abdellah	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	32 – (1992-01-11)11 January 1992
C	10	Touati, Mohamed Seddik	2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)	37 – (1987-01-25)25 January 1987
PG	11	Henna, Abdelhak	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	24 – (1999-08-11)11 August 1999
	15	Mimouni, Redouane
SG	23	Métidji, Kadour	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	25 – (1998-08-10)10 August 1998
	24	Amairia, Mohamed	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
SF	32	Achache, Cherif Djamel Eddine	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	34 – (1989-10-30)30 October 1989
C	44	Zitoun, Rabah	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	35 – (1988-09-03)3 September 1988

Head coach

Sofiane Boulahia

Assistant coach(es)

Samir Mehnaoui

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
Injured

TRA Draria roster

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TRA Draria roster

Players

Coaches

No.	Name	Ht.	Age
4	Boumedfa, Slimane
5	Nouari, Nabil	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
6	Benbrahim, Sif Eddine
7	Berouane, Adem Mohamed	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
8	Mokrani, Adel
9	Ait Ziane, Mohamed Amziane
10	Bensalah, Amine
11	Diar, Nourelislem
13	Bellabes, Djawed
15	Bouchaib, Habib (C)
21	Belkhodja, Fayçal Zerouk	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	36 – (1988-02-03)3 February 1988
24	Aouana, Abdelmalek		21 – (2003-05-26)26 May 2003

Head coach

Amine Chenieff

Assistant coach(es)

Said Djouadi

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
Injured

Regular season series

The Two Team Tied in the regular season series 1–1.

February 20, 2024^{[nb 1]}

TRA Draria 69, WO Boufarik 66

Salle OMS Mohamed Kadiri

April 23, 2024

Boxscore

WO Boufarik 84, TRA Draria 73
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 22–9, 21–25, 20–21

Salle Moussa Chiraf

Playoff

The playoff competition took place in two stages, the first in Staoueli and the second in Boufarik, the first and second qualify for the final.^[3] WO Boufarik grabbed the first ticket to the final thanks to its victory against NB Staouéli (76–67), in a match counting for the 4th day of the play-offs.^[4] TRA Draria will be WO Boufarik’s opponent in the final. The formation of the capital qualified for the first time in its history for this stage of the competition thanks to its victory gleaned, with forceps, against USM Alger but also the defeat of MC Alger recorded against the WOB.^[2]

Playoffs table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	WO Boufarik	5	5	0	402	366	+36	10	Qualification to the Super Division final
2	TRA Draria	5	3	2	395	369	+26	8	Qualification to the Super Division final
3	MC Alger	5	3	2	342	318	+24	8
4	NB Staouéli	5	3	2	382	351	+31	8
5	USM Alger	5	1	4	370	396	−26	6
6	NA Hussein Dey	5	0	5	348	439	−91	5

First match(es) will be played: June 22, 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

May 31, 2024 Round 1	WO Boufarik	85–78	USM Alger	Staoueli
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 23–24, 23–10, 19–23
	Pts: Redouane Mimouni 15 Rebs: Mohamed Seddik Touati 9 Asts: Four players 4	Boxscore	Pts: Nabil Saidi 15 Rebs: Lotfi Adrar 6 Asts: Tarek Redouane 5	Arena: Salle de Staouéli Referees: Mohamed Houari Benmendil, Abderezak Fouchene

May 31, 2024 Round 1	NA Hussein Dey	73–91	TRA Draria	Staoueli
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 19–18, 15–33, 15–16
	Pts: Two players 19 Rebs: Omar Belliche 13 Asts: Two players 5	Boxscore	Pts: Amine Bensalah 21 Rebs: Amine Bensalah 12 Asts: Three players 5	Arena: Salle de Staouéli Referees: Mhamed Berrah, Mouaadh Harrache

June 1, 2024 Round 2	TRA Draria	80–81	WO Boufarik	Staoueli
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 19–23, 17–22, 21–16
	Pts: Amine Bensalah 23 Rebs: Amine Bensalah 14 Asts: Fayçal Zerouk Belkhodja 4	Boxscore	Pts: Kadour Métidji 14 Rebs: Mohamed Seddik Touati 9 Asts: Two players 5	Arena: Salle de Staouéli Referees: Mohamed Bouarifi, Abderezak Fouchene

June 20, 2024 Round 3	NB Staouéli	81–80	TRA Draria	Boufarik
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 18–20, 18–18, 24–25
	Pts: Hichem Dahkakene 27 Rebs: Chakib Sedoud 12 Asts: Mohamed Boussaad 5	Boxscore	Pts: Abdelmalek Aouana 22 Rebs: Abdelmalek Aouana 12 Asts: Fayçal Zerouk Belkhodja 6	Arena: Moussa Chiraf Arena Referees: Farid Amrane, Abderezak Fouchene

June 20, 2024 Round 3	WO Boufarik	89–72	NA Hussein Dey	Boufarik
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 17–11, 16–23, 24–16
	Pts: Abdellah Hamdani 17 Rebs: Cherif Djamel Achache 20 Asts: Tarek Hamdani 7	Boxscore	Pts: Abdelkrim Ziane 14 Rebs: Abdessalem Semrouni 11 Asts: Abdelkrim Ziane 8	Arena: Moussa Chiraf Arena Referees: Brahim Ferhani, Mohamed Bouarifi

June 21, 2024 Round 4	TRA Draria	61–59	MC Alger	Boufarik
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 15–20, 13–17, 11–9
	Pts: Amine Bensalah 17 Rebs: Amine Bensalah 9 Asts: Fayçal Zerouk Belkhodja 8	Boxscore	Pts: Mustapha Adrar 14 Rebs: Mustapha Adrar 7 Asts: Merouane Bourkaib 5	Arena: Moussa Chiraf Arena Referees: Mohamed Bouarifi, Abderezak Fouchene

June 21, 2024 Round 4	WO Boufarik	76–67	NB Staouéli	Boufarik
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 11–12, 22–21, 26–13
	Pts: Kadour Métidji 25 Rebs: Cherif Djamel Achache 9 Asts: Abdelhalim Kaouane 11	Boxscore	Pts: Hichem Dahkakene 21 Rebs: Zakaria Matoub 8 Asts: Hichem Dahkakene 7	Arena: Moussa Chiraf Arena Referees: Mhamed Berrah, Brahim Ferhani

June 22, 2024 Round 5	USM Alger	75–830(OT)	TRA Draria	Boufarik
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 20–14, 18–11, 16–24, Overtime: 5–13
	Pts: Nabil Saidi 14 Rebs: Two players 10 Asts: Two players 5	Boxscore	Pts: Adel Mokrani 26 Rebs: Two players 9 Asts: Amine Bensalah 6	Arena: Moussa Chiraf Arena Referees: Mhamed Berrah, Farid Amrane

June 22, 2024 Round 5	MC Alger	69–71	WO Boufarik	Boufarik
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 15–23, 13–8, 26–24
	Pts: Mustapha Adrar 14 Rebs: Abdesslem Dekkiche 12 Asts: Ramzi Merahi 6	Boxscore	Pts: Mohamed Seddik Touati 22 Rebs: Mohamed Seddik Touati 15 Asts: Abdelhalim Kaouane 8	Arena: Moussa Chiraf Arena Referees: Sofiane Hammada, Brahim Ferhani

Game summaries

First leg

WO Boufarik won the first leg of the final of the Super Division, thanks to its clear victory against its rival TRA Draria with a score of (83–59).^[5] Indeed, Sofiane Boulahia's capes have stood alone since the first quarter (17-8). Subsequently, the comrades of captain Abdelhalim Kaouane maintained the pace throughout the last three quarters (31-24, 55-40, 83-59).^[5] WO Boufarik's coach Sofiane Boulahia said “We had to close the spaces and stop TRA Draria’s three-point shots which are really deadly. However, we must not declare victory early, because there is still the second round. Now, we have to stay focused and focus on the recovery of the players, to have strength on Tuesday, especially since nothing has been done yet and everything can change at any time”.^[5]^[6]

Friday, June 28
19:00

Boxscore

WO Boufarik	83–59	TRA Draria
Scoring by quarter: 17–8, 14–16, 24–16, 28–19
Pts: Rabah 17 Rebs: Merahi, Rabah 7 Asts: Kaouane 6		Pts: Belkhodja 20 Rebs: Bensalah 7 Asts: Belkhodja 4
WO Boufarik leads series, 1–0

Moussa Chiraf Arena, Boufarik
Referees: Hamid Kaddour, Mhamed Berrah, Mohamed Bouarifi

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

	2	Laamouri Merahi	11	7	2
PG	6	Abdelhalim Kaouane	7	6	6
	7	Abdellah Hamdani	5	5	3
	15	Redouane Mimouni	13	6	1
C	44	Rabah Zitoun	17	7	1
Reserves:
	1	Tarek Hamdani	0	2	4
	9	Haithem Menacer	0	0	1
C	10	Mohamed Seddik Touati	6	4	1
PG	11	Abdelhak Henna	5	1	1
	12	Zakaia Foughali	2	0	0
SG	23	Kadour Métidji	11	6	2
SF	32	Cherif Djamel Eddine Achache	6	4	2
Head coach:
Sofiane Boulahia

WO Boufarik

TRA Draria

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WO Boufarik	Statistics	TRA Draria
	Statistics
22/48 (45.8%)	2-pt field goals	16/50 (32%)
9/29 (31%)	3-pt field goals	5/22 (22.7%)
12/20 (60%)	Free throws	12/18 (66.7%)
18	Offensive rebounds	15
39	Defensive rebounds	30
57	Total rebounds	45
24	Assists	12
8	Turnovers	13
	Steals
10	Blocks	2
34	Fouls	37

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

	5	Nabil Nouari	4	4	2
	8	Adel Mokrani	3	5	1
	10	Amine Bensalah	2	7	1
	21	Fayçal Zerouk Belkhodja	20	5	4
	24	Abdelmalek Aouana	6	5	0
Reserves:
	4	Slimane Boumedfa	0	2	0
	6	Sif Eddine Benbrahim	0	3	1
	7	Adem Mohamed Berouane	17	2	1
	9	Mohamed Amziane Ait Ziane	0	1	2
	11	Nourelislem Diar	3	3	0
	13	Djawed Bellabes	0	4	0
	15	Habib Bouchaib	4	0	0
Head coach:
Amine Chenieff

Second leg

In a demonstration of strength and mastery, WO Boufarik wrote a new page in its history by winning its tenth Super Division title. This consecration, which comes after more than two decades of waiting, materialized during the second round of the Super-Division final played in Staouéli. Faced with a combative TRA Draria, but ultimately overwhelmed, Sofiane Boulahya's men imposed their diktat, winning a resounding victory with a clear score of (60-41). the Orange and Green had to face a burst of pride from their opponents, returning to the locker room with a narrow lead of two points (27-25). However, the second half saw the experience and determination of the Boufarikois take over, inexorably widening the gap to finally win with a 19-point lead. At the heart of this victory, we cannot fail to highlight the exceptional performance of Abdelhalim Kaouane, the emblematic leader of the Orange and Green at 43, Kaouane continues to demonstrate his capital importance to the team, embodying the spirit of perseverance that allowed the club to return to the heights of Algerian basketball.^[7]^[8]

Tuesday, July 2
17:00

Boxscore

TRA Draria	41–60	WO Boufarik
Scoring by quarter: 10–16, 15–11, 10–17, 6–16
Pts: Belkhodja 13 Rebs: Bensalah 13 Asts: Belkhodja 3		Pts: Métidji 15 Rebs: Métidji 12 Asts: Kaouane 5
WO Boufarik wins series, 2–0

Salle de Staouéli, Staoueli
Referees: Sofiane Si Youcef, Anis Bennani, Sofiane Hammada

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

	5	Nabil Nouari	5	1	2
	7	Adem Mohamed Berouane	7	4	1
	10	Amine Bensalah	7	13	1
	15	Habib Bouchaib	0	3	2
	24	Abdelmalek Aouana	6	12	1
Reserves:
	6	Sif Eddine Benbrahim	0	1	1
	8	Adel Mokrani	DNP
	9	Mohamed Amziane Ait Ziane	3	2	0
	11	Nourelislem Diar	0	0	0
	12	Mounir Bounamra	DNP
	13	Djawed Bellabes	0	4	0
	21	Fayçal Zerouk Belkhodja	13	12	3
Head coach:
Amine Chenieff

TRA Draria

WO Boufarik

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TRA Draria	Statistics	WO Boufarik
	Statistics
9/43 (20.9%)	2-pt field goals	18/42 (42.9%)
7/32 (21.9%)	3-pt field goals	5/29 (17.2%)
2/9 (22.2%)	Free throws	9/15 (60%)
21	Offensive rebounds	12
38	Defensive rebounds	40
59	Total rebounds	52
11	Assists	16
19	Turnovers	13
	Steals
3	Blocks	8
24	Fouls	24

2024 Super Division champions
WO Boufarik 10th Super Division title

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

	2	Laamouri Merahi	2	2	2
PG	6	Abdelhalim Kaouane	4	6	5
	15	Redouane Mimouni	7	2	0
SF	32	Cherif Djamel Eddine Achache	4	12	4
C	44	Rabah Zitoun	4	6	1
Reserves:
	00	Haithem Menacer	3	0	0
	1	Tarek Hamdani	2	6	3
	7	Abdellah Hamdani	11	5	1
C	10	Mohamed Seddik Touati	6	2	0
PG	11	Abdelhak Henna	0	1	0
	14	Zakaia Foughali	2	2	0
SG	23	Kadour Métidji	15	2	0
Head coach:
Sofiane Boulahia

Notes

^ On January 26, 2024 The game was stopped at the end of the second quarter with a score of 31–45 for WO Boufarik. Later the match will be replayed in Rouiba on February 20, 2024.

References

^ "Most Valuable Player Rabah Zitoun". Facebook. July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Super Division – Play-offs : le TRAD double le MCA et file en finale". Radio Algerie. June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
^ "Super Division – Play-offs (1e j) : bonne entame du WOB, du TRAD et du MCA". Radio Algerie. June 1, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
^ "Super Division – Play-off (4e J) : le WOB premier qualifié pour la finale". Radio Algerie. June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Super Division – Finale (aller) : WOB-TRAD (83-59), les Boufarikois prennent option". Radio Algerie. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
^ "Basketball - SuperDivision (Finale/1re manche) : Le WO Boufarik s'impose devant le TRA Draria". El Moudjahid. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
^ "Le WO Boufarik champion d'Algérie en basket-ball pour la 10e fois". Horizons. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
^ "Le WO Boufarik en champion incontesté". PlaneteSport. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.

[games_TRADvsWOB-3] On January 26, 2024 The game was stopped at the end of the second quarter with a score of 31–45 for WO Boufarik. Later the match will be replayed in Rouiba on February 20, 2024.

[1] "Most Valuable Player Rabah Zitoun". Facebook. July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.

[Play-offs_:_le_TRAD_double_le_MCA_et_file_en_finale-2] "Super Division – Play-offs : le TRAD double le MCA et file en finale". Radio Algerie. June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.

[4] "Super Division – Play-offs (1e j) : bonne entame du WOB, du TRAD et du MCA". Radio Algerie. June 1, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.

[5] "Super Division – Play-off (4e J) : le WOB premier qualifié pour la finale". Radio Algerie. June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.

[WOB-TRAD_(83-59),_les_Boufarikois_prennent_option-6] "Super Division – Finale (aller) : WOB-TRAD (83-59), les Boufarikois prennent option". Radio Algerie. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

[7] "Basketball - SuperDivision (Finale/1re manche) : Le WO Boufarik s'impose devant le TRA Draria". El Moudjahid. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

[8] "Le WO Boufarik champion d'Algérie en basket-ball pour la 10e fois". Horizons. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.

[9] "Le WO Boufarik en champion incontesté". PlaneteSport. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.

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