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Al-Riffa SC

Al-Riffa SC
Full nameAl-Riffa Sports Club
Nickname(s)Their Excellencies
Short nameRiffa
Founded1953; 71 years ago (1953)
GroundBahrain National Stadium
Riffa
Capacity24,000
ChairmanSh. Abdulla bin Khalid Al-Khalifa
ManagerHesham Al Mahozi
LeaguePremier League
2023–24Premier League, 2nd of 12
Current season

Al-Riffa Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الرفاع الرياضي) is a Bahraini professional football club based in Riffa, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top flight of Bahraini football.[1]

History

The club was founded in 1953 as West Riffa Sports Club. In 2001, the club changed its name to Al-Riffa Sports Club.

Stadium

Riffa use Bahrain National Stadium as their home ground, which has the capacity for nearly 24,000 spectators.[2]

Current squad

First-team squad

As of 12 June 2024

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
1 DF Bahrain BHR Mahmood Al-Ajmi
2 MF Bahrain BHR Saud Al-Asam
3 DF Bahrain BHR Salman Al-Qadhaib
4 DF Bahrain BHR Sayed Baqer
5 MF Syria SYR Mouhamad Anez
6 DF Bahrain BHR Ali Faraj
7 FW Bahrain BHR Abdulaziz Khalid
8 MF Brazil BRA Vinícius Vargas
9 FW Brazil BRA Jacó
10 MF Bahrain BHR Kamil Al-Aswad
11 MF Bahrain BHR Abdulla Al Thawadi
12 DF Serbia SRB Lazar Đorđević
13 MF Bahrain BHR Jasim Al-Shaikh
14 MF Bahrain BHR Ali Haram
15 DF Bahrain BHR Hamad Al-Shamsan
16 DF Bahrain BHR Sayed Redha Isa
17 FW Bahrain BHR Hashim Sayed Isa
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Bahrain BHR Ali Hasan Isa
19 DF Bahrain BHR Husein Al–Eker
20 FW Tunisia TUN Aymen Harzi
21 MF Bahrain BHR Yassine Benmansour
22 MF Bahrain BHR Fahad Jassim
23 MF Bahrain BHR Hamad Yasser
24 GK Bahrain BHR Kareem Fardan
25 MF Bahrain BHR Mohammed Qayoom
26 MF Bahrain BHR Abdullah Al Jazeeri
28 DF Bahrain BHR Hazza Ali
29 GK Bahrain BHR Abdullah Al-Ahmad
30 MF Bahrain BHR Saleh Mohamed
31 MF Bahrain BHR Ahmad Al Ashban
36 GK Bahrain BHR Omar Ghalam Mohammad
45 MF Bahrain BHR Abdullah Al Rahman Al Ebedili

Achievements

The club's first international achievement was in 1982 when Riffa placed second in the GCC Club Cup. This was an important achievement for the club and Bahraini football in general as it helped the region take notice of the talent available in Bahrain.

Domestic

Friendly international

Performance in GCC competitions (As West Riffa SC)

GCC Club Championship
10 appearances
1992: Group stage
1995: Group stage
1999: Group stage
2001: Group stage
2005: Group stage
2006: Group stage
2009–10: Group stage
2011: Quarter-finals
2012: Quarter-finals
2024–25:

Performance in AFC competitions

AFC Champions League
1 appearance
2004: Group stage
Asian Club Championship
5 appearances
1989: Qualifying stage
1992: Qualifying – 1st round
1995: Second round
1997: withdrew in First round
1999: First round
AFC Cup
7 appearances
2010: Semi-final
2013: Round of 16
2014: Round of 16
2015: Group stage
2020: Cancelled
2022: Zonal finals
2023–24: Zonal semifinals

Notable managers

References

  1. ^ Bahrain Riffa Club: team archive Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021
  2. ^ Scorespro
  3. ^ Arunava Chaudhary. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup: Kerala". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup". jctfootball.com. JCT Mills FC. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2021.