Riffa SC
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| Full name | Al-Riffa Sports Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Their Excellencies |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Ground | Bahrain National Stadium Riffa |
| Capacity | 24,000 |
| Chairman | Sh. Abdulla bin Khalid Al-Khalifa |
| Manager | Ali Ashour |
| League | Bahraini Premier League |
| Bahraini Premier League, 1st of 10 (champions) | |
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] The club was founded in 1953.
History[]
The club was founded in 1953 under the name of West Riffa Sports Club. In 2001, the club changed the name to Al-Riffa Sports Club.
Stadium[]
Riffa use Bahrain National Stadium as their home ground, which has a capacity of nearly 24,000 spectators.[2]
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[]
- Bahraini Premier League: 13
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- 1982, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2021.
- Bahraini King's Cup: 7
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- 1973, 1985, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2019, 2021.
- Bahraini FA Cup: 4
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- 2000, 2001, 2004, 2014.
- Bahraini Crown Prince Cup: 4
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- 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.
- Bahraini Super Cup: 2
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- 2019, 2021.
Friendly international[]
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
- 4 appearances
- 2010: Semi-final
- 2013: Round of 16
- 2014: Round of 16
- 2015: Group stage
Notable managers[]
Theo Laseroms (1982–84)
Uli Maslo (1985–88), (1993–94)
Rodion Gačanin (July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2005)- Dragan Talajić (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006)
- Eelco Schattorie (2006–07)
- Srećko Juričić (July 1, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007)
- (Youth Team Director)
Julio Peixoto- (2011–13)
Florin Motroc (June 1, 2013 – 2014)
(2018 –)
References[]
- ^ Bahrain Riffa Club: team archive Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021
- ^ Bahrain: Premier League: East Riffa Club 1-2 Al Ittihad scorespro.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021
- ^ Arunava Chaudhary. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup: Kerala". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
Categories:
- Football clubs in Bahrain
- Association football clubs established in 1953
- 1953 establishments in Bahrain
- West Asian football club stubs
- Bahraini sport stubs