Al-Wakrah Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الوكرة الرياضي) is a Qatari professional sports club based in the city of Al Wakrah. Their professional football team competes in the Qatar Stars League. They play their home games at the Al Janoub Stadium.
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| Full name | Al-Wakrah Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Blue Waves
'الموج الازرق' "The Sailors" | ||
| Founded | 1959 | ||
| Ground | Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 29,000 | ||
| Chairman | Sheikh Khalifa bin Hassan | ||
| Manager | Ali Rahma Al-Marri | ||
| League | Qatar Stars League | ||
| 2022–23 | Qatari Stars League, 4th of 12 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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| Al Wakrah's active sections | ||
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 Football |
 Basketball |
 Handball |
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 Futsal |
 Athletics |
Name history edit
- 1959: Founded as Al-Wakrah Youth Club
- 1967: Changed name to Al-Wakrah Sports Club
History edit
Al Wakrah was founded in 1959,[1] and was officially legitimized in 1965 under the name of Al Wakrah Youth Club.[2] From that time, its football and handball sections were formed, with both participating in local competitions. It changed its name to Al Wakrah Sports Club in 1967. Over the years, it branched out to many sports, including chess, basketball, and bowling.
The original club headquarters at Al Wakrah Stadium was constructed in 1984, and tennis and squash teams were also formed during this time in addition to its previously formed sports teams. They won the Qatari league twice, in 1999 and 2001.[3]
The new club headquarters is Al Janoub Stadium, inaugurated in 2019[4] as one of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar sites and was designed by Zaha Hadid.[5]
Fanbase edit
A fan group Instagram account dedicated for the club's supporters was created in 2022 and was popularised during the world cup as Argentinian fans shared the club's colors and decided to support the club during its matches before the break.
Al Wakrah fans are mainly people who grew up supporting the club due to their love for the city of Al Wakrah. With a small but loyal fanbase, Al Wakrah continues to dominate games and cause huge upsets in the league.
Honours edit
- Qatar Stars League
- Qatar Cup
- Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup
- Winners (4): 1989, 1991, 1998, 2004
- Qatari Stars Cup
- Winners (1): 2011
- Qatari Second Division:
- Winners (2): 1984–85, 2018–19
Players edit
As of Qatar Stars League:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan 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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Records and statistics edit
Last update: 23 February 2012.
Apps and goals in the QSL only
| # | Nat. | Name | League Goals |
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| 1 | 
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Mirghani Al Zain | 53 |
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Adil Ramzi | 47 |
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Ali Mejbel Fartoos | 24 |
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Mansoor Muftah | 19 |
| 5 |
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Ali Boussaboun | 18 |
| # | Nat. | Name | League Caps |
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| 1 |
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Turki Aman | 249 |
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Mirghani Al Zain | 242 |
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Nayef Al Khater | 218 |
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Ali Qassim | 183 |
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Mohammed Enyas | 169 |
Managerial history edit
As of 24 May 2012.
Ashour Salem (c. 1970s)
Mamdouh Khafaji (c. 1980s)[6]
Len Ashurst (1988–89)[7]
Alcides Romano Junior (1989)
Hassan Ali Sheeb (1989)- Flamarion Nunes (1989–91)
Costică Ştefănescu (1991–92)- Len Ashurst (1993–95)[7]
- Khalifa Khamis (1995)
- José Paulo Rubim (1995)
Adnan Dirjal (1995–98)
Rabah Madjer (1998–99)
Ivan Buljan (1999)- Adnan Dirjal (1999–00)
- José Paulo Rubim (2000–01)
Paul Dolezar (2001)- Mejbel Fartous (2001–02)
Nebojsa Vučković (2002–03)
Džemal Hadžiabdić (1 July 2003–30 June 2004)- Adnan Dirjal (2004–Dec 05)
Frank Tyson & Mohammed Al Shaibani (CT) (Dec 2005–Jan 06)- Saeed Al-Misnad (Jan 06)
Hassan Hormutallah (Jan 2006–06)- Mehmed Baždarević (1 July 2006–30 June 2007)
- Adnan Dirjal (2007)
- Mustapha Madih (2007)
Reiner Hollmann (2007)- Mejbel Fartous (2007)
- Richard Tardy (2007–08)
Goran Miscević (2008)- Adnan Dirjal (2008)
- Mustapha Madih (Jul 2008–Jun, 2010)[8]
- Adnan Dirjal (1 Oct 2010–9 June 2012)
- Mehmed Baždarević (10 June 2012–3 June 2013)
- Adnan Dirjal (8 May 2013–12 March 2014)
Maher Kanzari (1 June 2014–28 Oct 2014)- Noureddine Zekri (28 Oct 2014–20 Feb, 2015)
- Goran Tufegdžić (22 Feb 2015–Jun 2015)
Mauricio Larriera (Jul 2015–Nov 2016)[8]- Kais Yâakoubi ( Nov 2016–Jun 2017[8]
Tintín Márquez (Jan 2018–Dec 2023)[8]- José Murcia (Dec 2023–Apr 2024)[8]
- Ali Rahma Al-Marri (Apr 2024– )
Individual honours edit
- The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup:
- 2009 – Karrar Jassim
- 2009 – Ali Rehema
Performance in AFC competitions edit
- Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances
Other sports edit
Basketball edit
References edit
- ^ "Qatar – List of Foundation Dates". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ "Al Wakrah Sports Club". kooora.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "Al Wakrah". Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Al Janoub Stadium". Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "How Al Janoub stadium and Zaha Hadid broke traditional stereotypes". 18 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ ""بوعلام" نجم لا يكل ولا يمل .. وأداؤه "زي الفل"". al-watan.com. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Winning Airs from Ashurst". The New Straits Times. 16 January 1992. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Al Wakrah SC Manager history". Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
External links edit
- "Official website" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2 January 2012.