Manama Club

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Manama Club
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Full nameManama Club
Founded1946; 75 years ago (1946)
GroundBahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain
Capacity24,000
ChairmanHussain Al-Qaseer
ManagerHaitham Jatal
LeagueBahraini Premier League
Bahraini Premier League, 3rd of 10

Manama Club (Arabic: المنامة) is a Bahraini professional football club, founded in 1946 and based in Manama, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top flight of Bahraini football.[1]

Manama Club, formally known as Al Taj, is a well-known basketball club in the Gulf and Asia. They have two Gulf Championships, and were the first-ever Bahraini club and second-ever Gulf club to come in third place in the 2000 ABC Champions Cup. Manama Club has won over 45 titles in domestic competitions. The club is not as successful in football, however they won their first two titles, the Bahraini King's Cup and Bahraini Super Cup, in 2017. Patryk Bora, polish top player, played in this club in 2012.

Football achievements[]

Stadiums and facilities[]

The football club currently shares the Bahrain National Stadium (capacity 35,000) with four other clubs. Regular basketball matches are played in Um Al Hassam at the (capacity 2,000) while playoffs are held at the Arena (capacity 4,000). The club's training facilities for football and basketball are located in Juffair.

Other sports[]

Besides football and basketball, Manama Club has teams for bowling.

Continental record[]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2018 AFC Cup Group B Syria Al-Jaish 0–0 1–0 4th
Lebanon Al-Ahed 0–1 3–1
Iraq Al-Zawraa 1–3 2–1
2020 AFC Cup Group A Syria Al-Jaish 0–0
Lebanon Al-Ahed 1–0
State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds

References[]

  1. ^ Manama Club Fans, Facebook.
  2. ^ "In Pictures: Manama claim first King's Cup title". AFC. 3 March 2017.

External links[]

  • [ fc-manama.com] (Official website) (in Arabic)
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