Al-Riffa SC
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Full name | Al-Riffa Sports Club |
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Nickname(s) | Their Excellencies |
Short name | Riffa |
Founded | 1953 |
Ground | Bahrain National Stadium Riffa |
Capacity | 24,000 |
Chairman | Sh. Abdulla bin Khalid Al-Khalifa |
Manager | Hesham Al Mahozi |
League | Bahraini Premier League |
2022–23 | 4th of 10 |
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]
Current squad
First-team squad
- As of 12 February
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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: 14
- 1982, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022.
- Bahraini King's Cup: 7
- 1973, 1985, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2019, 2021.
- Bahraini FA Cup: 4
- 2000, 2001, 2004, 2014.
- Bahraini Crown Prince Cup: 4
- 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.
- Bahraini Super Cup: 2
- 2019, 2021.
Friendly international
- Scissors Cup: 1
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
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)
- Wilco van Buuren (Youth Team Director)
- Julio Peixoto
- Stefano Impagliazzo (2011–13)
- Florin Motroc (June 1, 2013 – 2014)
- Ali Ashoor (2018 –)
References
- ^ Bahrain Riffa Club: team archive Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021
- ^ Scorespro
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.