Hutteen SC

Full name	Hutteen Sporting Club
Nickname(s)	The Blue Whale (Arabic: الحوت الأزرق)
Short name	Hutteen
Founded	1945; 79 years ago (1945)
Ground	Al-Assad Stadium
Capacity	28,000
Manager	Said Bayazid
League	Syrian Premier League
2022–23	10th of 12
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Hutteen Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي حطين الرياضي) is a Syrian professional football club based in Latakia, Syria. The club was founded in 1945. The club's greatest achievement was winning the Syrian Cup in 2001. The club colours are blue and white. Their home stadium, Al-Assad Stadium, has a capacity of 28,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in Syrian Premier League.

History

It was founded in 1945 in the city of Latakia, although it sometimes plays at home in the capital Damascus. They have never won the Premier League title, their most important title being the Syrian Cup won in 2001 after beating Al-Jaish SC 1-0 in the final in four finals they have played.^[1]

At the international level they have participated in the AFC Cup Winners' Cup in 2001, in which they were eliminated in the second round by the Al-Shabab of Saudi Arabia and in the 2001 Arab Club Champions Cup, where they were eliminated in the first round.^[2]

Grounds

Huteen, one of the most popular club in Latakia, plays his home matches with the Tishreen Club at Al-Assad Stadium. Their second stadium is sometimes Latakia Sports City Stadium.

Achievements

• Syrian Premier League:
  • Runner-up: 1995–96, 1999–00
• Syrian Cup: 1
  • Champion: 2000–2001
  • Runner-up: 1986–87, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2020–21

Performance in AFC competitions

• Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance

2000–01: Second Round

Records

Accurate as of 12 June 2022

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away
2000–01	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	First Round	Al-Wehda Sanaa	5–1	5–0
		Second Round	Al Shabab	1–0	0–2

Performance in UAFA competitions

• Arab Club Champions Cup: 1 appearance

2000–01: Group Stage

Records

Accurate as of 12 June 2022

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away
2000–01	Arab Club Champions Cup	Preliminary Stage	Al-Hilal	6–2	–
			Al Faisaly	0–1	–
		Group Stage	MC Oran	0–2	–
			Al Sadd	1–6	–
			Al-Ahli Sanaa	1–1	–

Players

Current squad

As of 30 June 2022

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  SYR Omar Kadije 3 DF  SYR Zein Khadija 4 MF  SYR Hamood Al Hamood 5 DF  SYR Ibrahim Baghdadi 7 DF  SYR Marwan Zidane 8 MF  SYR Khaled Koujli 10 DF  SYR Mustafa Jneid 11 DF  SYR Hassan Abo Kaf 13 GK  SYR Mohamad Al Masri 14 DF  SYR Ismail Al Hfez 15 MF  SYR Ali Zainah 19 FW  SYR Belal Hassan

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 FW  SYR Ahmed Homsi 22 GK  SYR Mouhamad Naanoe 23 MF  SYR Jalal Dakar 55 MF  SYR Hassan Qoraili 88 FW  SYR Muhannad Mamish 90 FW  SYR Betrous Fayoud — MF  SYR Aimn Akil — MF  MEX Carlos Peña 10 FW  ARG Alexis Barraza 87 FW  CIV Ibrahim Abou Dicko

Former coaches

• Leonida Nedelcu
• Dorian Marin

Basketball department

League positions

• Syrian Basketball League
  • Fifth place (1): 2015 (Group A)^[3]
  • Eighth place (1): 2004
• Syrian Basketball Super Cup
  • Sixth place (1): 2021