Al-Wehdat
Full nameAl-Wehdat Sports Club
Nickname(s)المارد الأخضر
(The Green Giant)
Short nameWEH
Founded10 March 1956; 68 years ago (1956-03-10), (as Al-Wehdat Youth Center)
GroundKing Abdullah II Stadium
Capacity13,265
ChairmanBashar Al-Hawamdeh
ManagerRa'fat Ali
LeagueJordanian Pro League
2022Jordanian Pro League, 2nd of 12
WebsiteClub website
Current season
Active departments of Al-Wehdat
Football Basketball Volleyball Table tennis

Al-Wehdat Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الوحدات الرياضي) is a Jordanian sports club founded in 1956. The club is based in and represents the Amman New Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp also known as Al-Wehdat. Al-Wehdat's home games are played at King Abdullah II Stadium (cap. 13,265).[citation needed]

History

The club was founded in 1956[1] under the name Al-Wehdat Youth Center. In 1974, they changed their name to Al-Wehdat Sports Club and have been called that since then (with the exception of 1986–1989 when it was named Al-Diffatain Sports Club.)[citation needed]

Al-Wehdat has 53 local trophies from 1980. They won the second division in 1975 and promoted to the first division for the first time, but were relegated in their first season. The next season the club was promoted again and has so far not been relegated. Al-Wehdat is the only Jordanian team that has won the four Jordanian competitions (League, Cup, Super, Shield) in a single season in the 2008–09, 2010–11 seasons Al-Wehdat is the first Jordanian team to play in the AFC Champions League (group stage).[citation needed]

Colours

The traditional and primary colors of Al-Wehdat are green and red. The kit has varied over the years. Currently the away kit is a full white. The home kit is a green top with white socks and red shorts[citation needed]

Al Quwaysimah riot

After a 1–0 win in the Derby of Jordan versus Al-Faisaly on 10 December 2010, rioting broke out following the game between rival Amman clubs. Some Al-Faisaly fans threw bottles at Al-Wehdat players and their fans. About 250 people were injured. 243 of them Al-Wehdat fans, according to senior officials from the hospitals.[2]

Honours

Source:[3]

Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Premier League 17 1980, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004–2005, 2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2010–2011, 2013–2014, 2014–2015, 2015–2016, 2017–2018, 2020
FA Cup 11 1982, 1985, 1988, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2010–2011, 2013–2014, 2022
FA Shield 10 1982, 1983, 1988, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2020
Super Cup 15 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2023
Total 53

Performance in AFC and UAFA competitions

1989–90: Qualifying stage
1995: First round
2002–03: Preliminary round 2
2015: Preliminary round 2
2016: Play-off round
2017: Play-off round
2019: Preliminary round 1
2021: Group stage
2022: Group stage
2023–24: Preliminary round 1
2006: Semi-finals
2007: Semi-finals
2008: Group stage
2009: Group stage
2010: Group stage
2011: Semi-finals
2012: Quarter-finals
2015: Round of 16
2016: Round of 16
2017: Zonal semi-finals
2019: Zonal semi-finals
2023–24: Group stage
2000–01: Quarter-finals
2001–02: Second round
1988: Preliminary round
1995: Group stage
1996: Group stage
1997: Group stage
1998: Group stage
1999: Group stage
2003–04: Second round
2005–06: Semi-finals
2007–08: Round of 16
2008–09: Quarter-finals
1996: Group stage
1997: Group stage
1998: Preliminary round
2000: Group stage

IFFHS rankings

Players

First-team squad

As of the 2023—24 season.[5]

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 GK Jordan JOR Ahmed Abdel-Sattar
2 DF Jordan JOR Arafat Al-Haj
4 DF Jordan JOR Danial Afaneh
6 FW Jordan JOR Mohannad Abu Taha
7 FW Jordan JOR Mohammad Al-Mawaly
8 MF Jordan JOR Mahmoud Shawkat
9 FW Jordan JOR Mahmoud Za'tara
10 MF Jordan JOR Saleh Rateb
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Henri Doumbia
12 MF Republic of the Congo CGO Christ Kouvouama
13 DF Morocco MAR Mouhcine Rabja
14 DF Jordan JOR Fadi Al-Natour
15 FW Jordan JOR Anas Al-Awadat
16 DF Jordan JOR Feras Shelbaieh (vice-captain)
17 FW Jordan JOR Mohammad Aburiziq
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Jordan JOR Tareq Khattab (captain)
19 MF Jordan JOR Ahmed Sariweh
20 FW Jordan JOR Baha' Faisal
21 FW Jordan JOR Ibrahim Sabra
22 GK Jordan JOR Murad Al-Faluji
23 DF Jordan JOR Yousef Abu Al-Jazar
27 MF Jordan JOR Amer Jamous (on loan from Al-Jazeera)
29 FW Jordan JOR Sharara
70 DF Syria SYR Khaled Kourdoghli
80 FW Jordan JOR Hassan Al-Zahrawi
90 MF Jordan JOR Ahmad Sameer
99 GK Jordan JOR Abdallah Al-Fakhouri
— GK Jordan JOR Ahmad Al-Juaidi
— DF Jordan JOR Shoqi Al-Quz'a

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Jordan JOR Alaa Dayyeh
— MF Jordan JOR Omar Al-Azazmeh
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Jordan JOR Mohannad Semreen

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Jordan JOR Mohammad Hisham (at Markaz Balata until 30 June 2024)
— DF Jordan JOR Suhaib Al-Qadi (at Jenin until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Jordan JOR Mohammad Abdulaziz (at Ma'an until 30 June 2024)
— FW Jordan JOR Mohammad Ali (at Markaz Balata until 30 June 2024)

Personnel

Technical staff

Source:[6]

Coaching staff
Jordan Ra'fat Ali Head coach
Jordan Basem Fathi Assistant coach
Jordan Wessam Hazeen Goalkeeping coach
Jordan Saad Ismail Fitness coach
Analysis department
Jordan Rafat Al-Alamy Performance analyst
Medical department
Jordan Moayyad Omar Team doctor
Jordan Basil Younes Physiotherapist
Management department
Jordan Mohammad Jamal Team director

Source: [citation needed]

Management

Position Name
President Bashar Al-Hawamdeh
Vice-president Ghasab Khalil
Treasurer Awad Al-Asmar
Board Members
Abdelrahman Al-Najar
Basam Shelbaieh
Hatem Abu Maelash
Khaled Abu Quta
Mokhled Al-Kouz
Waleed Al-Saoudi
Ziad Shelbaieh

Source: [citation needed]

Managerial history

Last update: 15 March 2024[7]

 
Name Nationality Years
Fat'hi Keshek Egypt 1976–1979
Ezzat Hamza Jordan 1979–1980
Othman Al-Qurayni Jordan 1980–1981
Fat'hi Keshek Egypt 1981–1982
Vojo Gardašević Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1983–1985
Math'har Al-Saeed Jordan 1985–1986
Vojo Gardašević Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1986–1987
Mohammed Mustafa Jordan 1987–1988
Ezzat Hamza Jordan 1988–1989
Wathiq Naji Iraq 1989–1991
Mohammed Mustafa Jordan 1991–1992
Mohammed Thamer Iraq 1992–1993
Nazar Ashraf Iraq 1993–1994
Yuve Serbia and Montenegro 1994–1995
Kadhim Khalaf Iraq 1995–1996
Ali Kadhim Iraq 1996
Kadhim Khalaf Iraq 1996–1997
Anwar Jassim Iraq 1997
Mohammed Mustafa Jordan 1997
Badr Al-Khatib Jordan 1997–1998
Hassan Farhan Iraq 1998–1999
Ezzat Hamza Jordan 1999–2000
Kadhim Khalaf Iraq 2000
Nazar Ashraf Iraq 2000–2001
Mohammed Mustafa Jordan 2001
Miroslav Maksimović Serbia and Montenegro 2001–2002
Amer Jamil Serbia and Montenegro 2002
Hisham Abdul-Munam Jordan 2002
Issa Al-Turk Jordan 2002–2003
Nader Zatar Jordan 2003–2004
 
Name Nationality Years
Mohammed Omar Egypt 2004–2005
Kes Hungary 2005
Adil Yousuf Iraq 2005–2006
Tha'er Jassam Iraq 2006–2007
Mohammed Omar Egypt 2007
Akram Salman Iraq 2008–2009
Jamal Mahmoud Jordan 2009
Omar Meziane Tunisia 2009
Tha'er Jassam Iraq 2009–2010
Dragan Talajić Croatia 2010–2011
Mohammed Qwayed Syria 2011–2012
Hisham Abdul-Munam Jordan 2012
Branko Smiljanić Serbia 2012
Mohammed Omar Egypt 2012–2013
Abdullah Abu Zema Jordan 2013–2015
Emad Khankan Syria 2015
Akram Salman Iraq 2015
Ra'ed Assaf Jordan 2016
Adnan Hamad Iraq 2016–2017
Jamal Mahmoud Jordan 2017–2018
Kais Yâakoubi Tunisia 2018–2019
Abdullah Abu Zema Jordan 2019–2021
Jorvan Vieira Brazil 2022
Ra'ed Assaf Jordan 2022
Didier Gomes France 2022
Darko Nestorović Bosnia and Herzegovina 2023
Rashid Jaber Oman 2023
Amjad Abu Tuaimeh Jordan 2024
Ra'fat Ali Jordan 2024–

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

 
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1980–1982 Adidas None
1982–1984 Puma
1984–1986 Under Armour
1986–1988 Adidas
1988–1991 Diadora
1991–1992 Umbro Pepsi
1992–1993 Under Armour National Paints
1993–1998 Diadora None
1998–1999 Pepsi
1999–2002 Adidas
2002–2004 Mobilecom
2004–2007 Fastlink
2007–2010 Diadora Zain
2010–2012 Adidas
2012–2014 Uhlsport
2014–2015 Errea
2015–2017 Jako
2017–2018 Givova Umniah
2019 Joma
2020–2022 Jako
2022– Kelme

Supporters and rivalries

Fans

Al-Wehdat has more than 3 million Wehdati fans in Jordan. The fan's most popular chant is "Allah, Wehdat, Al-Quds Arabiya" (God, Wehdat, Jerusalem is Arabian).[8] Al-Wehdat has an ultras named Wehdaty Group (WG), the first ultras in Jordan it was founded on 13 September 2012. Their motto is "We support until death".[9]

Derby of Jordan

Derby of Jordan is a football traditional game between Al-Wehdat and Al-Faisaly. The Derby is as known for its intensity on the pitch as it is for the tensions off the pitch. The two clubs first met on 28 November 1976.[10]

References

  1. ^ Tuastad, Dag (2 May 2010). "Al-Wihdat: The Pride of the Palestinians in Jordan". Washington, DC: Middle East Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Rival Jordan football fans clash". Al Jazeera. 11 December 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ "History". Al Wehdat Club. nd. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Club World Ranking by footballdatabase". footballdatabase. 31 October 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  5. ^ "فريق: الوحدات". m.kooora.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  6. ^ "The team". KOOORA. nd. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. ^ "هؤلاء من درّبوا الوحدات عبر التاريخ". alweehdat.net. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  8. ^ Montague, James (28 October 2008). "No place like home as Palestine redefine the meaning of winning". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  9. ^ "وراء كل صورة حكاية .... مجموعة وحداتي .... – ::.. منتديات جماهير الوحدات ..::". alweehdat.net. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  10. ^ "كلاسيكو الأردن (وحدات وفيصلي) بلغة الأرقام". Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

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