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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]
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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 | Premier League |
| 2023–24 | Premier League, 2nd of 12 |
History
editThe club was founded in 1953 as West Riffa Sports Club. In 2001, the club changed its name to Al-Riffa Sports Club.
Stadium
editRiffa use Bahrain National Stadium as their home ground, which has the capacity for nearly 24,000 spectators.[2]
Current squad
editFirst-team squad
edit- As of 12 June 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Achievements
editThe 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
edit- 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
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Scissors Cup: 1
Performance in GCC competitions (As West Riffa SC)
editPerformance in AFC competitions
edit- AFC Champions League
- 1 appearance
- 2004: Group stage
- Asian Club Championship
- 5 appearances
Notable managers
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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 (2018–2022)
References
edit- ^ 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.
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