Al-Riffa SC

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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]

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
LeaguePremier League
2023–24Premier League, 2nd of 12
Current season

History

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The club was founded in 1953 as West Riffa Sports Club. In 2001, the club changed its name to Al-Riffa Sports Club.

Stadium

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Riffa use Bahrain National Stadium as their home ground, which has the capacity for nearly 24,000 spectators.[2]

Current squad

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First-team squad

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As of 12 June 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   BHR Mahmood Al-Ajmi
2 MF   BHR Saud Al-Asam
3 DF   BHR Salman Al-Qadhaib
4 DF   BHR Sayed Baqer
5 MF   SYR Mouhamad Anez
6 DF   BHR Ali Faraj
7 FW   BHR Abdulaziz Khalid
8 MF   BRA Vinícius Vargas
9 FW   BRA Jacó
10 MF   BHR Kamil Al-Aswad
11 MF   BHR Abdulla Al Thawadi
12 DF   SRB Lazar Đorđević
13 MF   BHR Jasim Al-Shaikh
14 MF   BHR Ali Haram
15 DF   BHR Hamad Al-Shamsan
16 DF   BHR Sayed Redha Isa
17 FW   BHR Hashim Sayed Isa
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   BHR Ali Hasan Isa
19 DF   BHR Husein Al–Eker
20 FW   TUN Aymen Harzi
21 MF   BHR Yassine Benmansour
22 MF   BHR Fahad Jassim
23 MF   BHR Hamad Yasser
24 GK   BHR Kareem Fardan
25 MF   BHR Mohammed Qayoom
26 MF   BHR Abdullah Al Jazeeri
28 DF   BHR Hazza Ali
29 GK   BHR Abdullah Al-Ahmad
30 MF   BHR Saleh Mohamed
31 MF   BHR Ahmad Al Ashban
36 GK   BHR Omar Ghalam Mohammad
45 MF   BHR Abdullah Al Rahman Al Ebedili

Achievements

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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

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Friendly international

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Performance in AFC competitions

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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: Zonal semifinals

Notable managers

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References

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  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.