Al-Wathba Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الوثبة الرياضي) is a Syrian professional football club based in Homs that competes in the Syrian Premier League.[1]
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| Full name | Al-Wathba Sport Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Knights (Arabic: الفرسان) | ||
| Founded | 1937 as Al-Fedaa Club | ||
| Ground | Khaled bin Walid Stadium Bassel al-Assad Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 32,000 25,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Youssef Salameh | ||
| Manager | Firas Maasas | ||
| League | Syrian Premier League | ||
| 2022–23 | 5th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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| Al-Wathba active sections | ||
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 Football |
 Basketball | |
History edit
One of the oldest Syrian clubs, Al-Wathba were founded in 1937 as "Al-Fedaa Club" by a number of young amateur athletes who used "Dar Al-Jodi", located in al-Hamidiyah neighborhood of Homs, to practice their sport activities.[2] In 1953, the club obtained the license, adding football, basketball games, athletics, swimming, and cycling. They won the Homs championship from 1963 to 1968.
Al-Wathba is the first football club represented the city of Homs in the Syrian Premier League which started in 1973. The club was very close to winning the Premier League many times during the 1980s, the best place they achieved is 2nd in the 1981–82 season.[citation needed]
In February 2013, during the Syrian civil war, Yussef Sleman,[3] one of the players was killed in a mortar strike at the Tishreen Stadium.[4]
In 2019, Al-Wathba won the Syrian Cup, to be their first title in their history.[5] In 2019–20 season, Al-Wathba finished second in the league, their best position since 1981–82.[6]
Achievements edit
- Winners (1): 2018–19
- Runners-up (1) : 2021–22
- Al-Wathba Cup:
- Winners (1): 2020
Current squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Performance in the AFC competition edit
- AFC Cup: 1 appearance
- 2020: abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
Continental record edit
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away |
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| 2020 | AFC Cup | Group B |  Al-Faisaly
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– | 0–0 |
 Al-Kuwait
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0–0 | – | |||
 Al-Ansar
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– | – |
References edit
- ^ "Al Wathba". Eurosport. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "نادي الوثبة الرياضي.. تاريخ حافل بالبطولات". SANA. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Syria footballer killed as mortars hit stadium". AFP. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
- ^ "Syria footballer 'killed in Damascus stadium attack'". BBC News. 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
- ^ "لقب اول للوثبة في كأس سوريا". elaph.com (in Arabic). 29 June 2019.
- ^ "مدير الكرة بالوثبة في حوار لكووورة: كنا نستحق حصد لقب الدوري السوري". kooora.com (in Arabic). 1 August 2020.