Al-Wakrah SC
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| Full name | Al-Wakrah Sport Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Cyan Waves | |||
| Founded | 1959 | |||
| Ground | Al Janoub Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 40,000 | |||
| Chairman | Sheikh Khalifa bin Hassan | |||
| Manager | Tintín Márquez | |||
| League | Qatar Stars League | |||
| 2020–21 | Qatari Stars League, 8th of 12 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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| Al Wakrah's active sections | ||
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 Football |
 Basketball |
 Handball |
 Volleyball |
 Futsal |
 Athletics |
Al-Wakrah Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الوكرة الرياضي) is a Qatari professional sports club based in Al Wakrah. Their professional football team competes in the Qatar Stars League and play their home games at the Al-Janoub Stadium.
Name history[]
- 1959: Founded as Al-Wakrah Youth Club
- 1967: Changed name to Al-Wakrah Sport Club
History[]
Al Wakrah was founded in 1959,[1] and was officially legitimized in 1965 under the name of Al Wakrah Youth Club.[2] From that time, its football and handball sections were formed, with both participating in local competitions. It later changed its name to Al Wakrah Sports Club in 1967. Over the years, it branched out to many sports, including chess, basketball, and bowling.
The original club headquarters at Al Wakrah Stadium was constructed in 1984, and tennis and squash teams were also formed during this time in addition to its previously formed sports teams. They won the Qatari league twice, once in 1999 and again in 2001.[3]
The new club headquarters is Al Janoub Stadium, inaugurated in 2019[4] as one of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar sites and was designed by Zaha Hadid.[5]
Honours[]
- Qatar Crown Prince Cup
- Winners (1): 1999
- Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup
- Winners (4): 1989, 1991, 1998, 2004
- Winners (1): 2011
- Winners (2): 1984–85, 2018–19
Players[]
As of Qatar Stars League:
| No | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mohamed Saeed Ibrahim |  Qatar
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| 2 | DF | Lucas Mendes |  Brazil
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| 3 | DF | Abdulqader Zoukh | Qatar
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| 4 | DF | Mohammed Emad (on loan from Al-Duhail) | Qatar
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| 5 | MF | Ahmed Fadhel | Qatar
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| 6 | MF | Omid Ebrahimi |  Iran
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| 7 | MF | Qatar
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| 8 | MF | Khalid Muneer | Qatar
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| 9 | FW | Mohamed Benyettou |  Algeria
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| 10 | MF | Gelson Dala |  Angola
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| 11 | MF | Abdulghani Muneer | Qatar
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| 12 | DF | Murad Naji | Qatar
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| 13 | GK | Karim Mohammed U19 | Qatar
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| 14 | MF | Omar Ali |  Ghana
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| 15 | MF | Abdullah Muftah | Qatar
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| 17 | MF | Hazem Shehata | Qatar
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| 18 | MF | Saud Al-Nasr | Qatar
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| 19 | MF | Mohamed Khaled U19 |  Egypt
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| 20 | MF | Nasser Al Yazidi | Qatar
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| 21 | DF | Ousmane Coulibaly |  Mali
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| 22 | GK | Saoud Al Khater | Qatar
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| 23 | FW | Khald Youssef | Qatar
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| 25 | DF | Abdulaziz Khaled U19 | Qatar
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| 26 | DF | Qatar
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| 27 | MF | Faisal Borshaid | Qatar
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| 31 | GK | Yousef Mohammed U19 | Qatar
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| 34 | DF | U19 | Qatar
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| 37 | MF | Abdulrahman Mohamed | Qatar
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| 44 | GK | Omair Al-Sayed | Qatar
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| 50 | MF | Yousef Mesaad | Qatar
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| 67 | DF | Mohamed Daher | Qatar
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| 70 | FW | Ismail Mardanli (on loan from Umm Salal) | Qatar
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| 78 | MF | Edidiong Essien |  Nigeria
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| 96 | MF | U19 | Qatar
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League records[]
Last update: 23 February 2012.
Apps and goals in the QSL only
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Managerial history[]
As of 24 May 2012.
Ashour Salem (c. 1970s)
Mamdouh Khafaji (c. 1980s)[6]
Len Ashurst (1988–89)[7]
Alcides Romano Junior (1989)
Hassan Ali Sheeb (1989)- Flamarion Nunes (1989–91)
Costică Ştefănescu (1991–92)- Len Ashurst (1993–95)[8]
- Khalifa Khamis (1995)
- José Paulo Rubim (1995)
Adnan Dirjal (1995–98)
Rabah Madjer (1998–99)
Ivan Buljan (1999)- Adnan Dirjal (1999–00)
- José Paulo Rubim (2000–01)
Paul Dolezar (2001)- Mejbel Fartous (2001–02)
Nebojsa Vučković (2002–03)
Džemal Hadžiabdić (July 1, 2003–June 30, 2004)- Adnan Dirjal (2004–Dec 05)
Frank Tyson & Mohammed Al Shaibani (CT) (Dec 2005–Jan 06)- Saeed Al-Misnad (Jan 06)
Hassan Hormutallah (Jan 2006–06)- Mehmed Baždarević (July 1, 2006–June 30, 2007)
- Adnan Dirjal (2007)
- Mustapha Madih (2007)
Reiner Hollmann (2007)- Mejbel Fartous (2007)
- Richard Tardy (2007–08)
Goran Miscević (2008)- Adnan Dirjal (2008)
- Mustapha Madih (Jul, 2008-Jun, 2010)[9]
- Adnan Dirjal (Oct 1, 2010–June 9, 2012)
- Mehmed Baždarević (June 10, 2012–June 3, 2013)
- Adnan Dirjal (May 8, 2013–March 12, 2014)
Maher Kanzari (June 1, 2014–Oct 28, 2014)- Noureddine Zekri (Oct 28, 2014–Feb 20, 2015)
- Goran Tufegdžić (Feb 22, 2015–Jun, 2015)
Mauricio Larriera (Jul, 2015–Nov, 2018)[9]- Kais Yâakoubi ( Nov, 2016-Jun, 2017[9]
Tintín Márquez (Jan, 2018–)[9]
Individual honours[]
- The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup:
- 2009 – Karrar Jassim
- 2009 – Ali Rehema
Performance in AFC competitions[]
- Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance
- 2001: First Round
Asian clubs ranking[]
- As of 12 October 2021.[10]
| Current Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 223 |  |
Harbin Yiteng | 1262 |
| 224 |  |
PSS Sleman | 1262 |
| 225 | |
Al-Wakrah SC | 1262 |
| 226 |  |
FC Sogdiana Jizzakh | 1262 |
| 227 |  |
Chennai City FC | 1262 |
Other sports[]
Basketball[]
References[]
- ^ "Qatar – List of Foundation Dates". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ "Al Wakrah Sports Club". kooora.com. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "Al Wakrah". Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Al Janoub Stadium". Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "How Al Janoub stadium and Zaha Hadid broke traditional stereotypes". 18 May 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ ""بوعلام" نجم لا يكل ولا يمل .. وأداؤه "زي الفل"". al-watan.com. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ "Winning Airs from Ashurst". New Strait Times. 16 January 1992. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "Winning Airs from Ashurst". New Strait Times. 16 January 1992. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Al Wakrah SC Manager history". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Asia Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking". Retrieved 12 October 2021.
External links[]
- (in Arabic) Official website
Categories:
- Al-Wakrah SC
- Football clubs in Qatar
- Association football clubs established in 1959
- Sport in Al Wakrah
- 1959 establishments in Qatar