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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
LeagueBahraini Premier League
2022–234th of 10
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] 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, 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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
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
10 MF Bahrain BHR Kamil Al-Aswad
11 MF Jordan JOR Majdi Al-Attar
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
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Bahrain BHR Sayed Redha Isa
17 FW Bahrain BHR Hashim Sayed Isa
18 FW Bahrain BHR Ali Hasan Isa
19 DF Bahrain BHR Husein Al–Eker
21 MF Bahrain BHR Yassine Benmansour
22 MF Bahrain BHR Fahad Jassim
23 FW Tunisia TUN Aymen Harzi
24 GK Bahrain BHR Kareem Fardan
25 MF Bahrain BHR Mohammed Qayoom
28 DF Bahrain BHR Hazza Ali
29 GK Bahrain BHR Abdullah Al-Ahmad
36 MF Bahrain BHR Saleh Mohamed
39 FW Brazil BRA Jacó

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 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: TBD

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.
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