Al-Wakrah SC

Al-Wakrah Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الوكرة الرياضي) is a Qatari professional sports club based in Al Wakrah. Their professional football team competes in the Qatar Stars League and play their home games at the Al-Janoub Stadium.

For the basketball club, see Al-Wakrah SC (basketball).

Al-Wakrah SC
Full nameAl-Wakrah Sport Club
Nickname(s)The Cyan Waves
Founded1959 (1959)
GroundAl Janoub Stadium
Capacity40,000
ChairmanSheikh Khalifa bin Hassan
ManagerTintín Márquez
LeagueQatar Stars League
2020–21Qatari Stars League, 8th of 12
WebsiteClub website
Al Wakrah's active sections

Football
Basketball
Handball

Volleyball
Futsal
Athletics

Name history
  • 1959: Founded as Al-Wakrah Youth Club
  • 1967: Changed name to Al-Wakrah Sport Club

History

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 later 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, once in 1999 and again in 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]

Honours
Winners (2): 1998–99, 2000–01
Winners (1): 1999
Winners (4): 1989, 1991, 1998, 2004
Winners (1): 2011
Winners (2): 1984–85, 2018–19

Players

As of Qatar Stars League:

No Position Player Nation
1 GK Mohamed Saeed Ibrahim  Qatar
2 DF Lucas Mendes  Brazil
3 DF Abdulqader Zoukh  Qatar
4 DF Mohammed Emad (on loan from Al-Duhail)  Qatar
5 MF Ahmed Fadhel  Qatar
6 MF Omid Ebrahimi  Iran
7 MF Saleh Al-Halabi  Qatar
8 MF Khalid Muneer  Qatar
9 FW Mohamed Benyettou  Algeria
10 MF Gelson Dala  Angola
11 MF Abdulghani Muneer  Qatar
12 DF Murad Naji  Qatar
13 GK Karim Mohamed U19  Qatar
14 MF Omar Ali  Ghana
15 MF Abdullah Muftah  Qatar
16 DF Boualem Mesmoudi  Algeria
17 MF Hazem Shehata  Qatar
18 MF Saud Al-Nasr  Qatar
19 MF Mohamed Khaled U19  Egypt
20 MF Nasser Al Yazidi  Qatar
22 GK Saoud Al Khater  Qatar
23 FW Khald Youssef  Qatar
26 DF Yaseen Lafrid  Qatar
27 MF Faisal Borshaid  Qatar
28 MF Abdulrashid Saeed U19  Qatar
29 MF Ali El-Amri  Qatar
31 GK Yousef Ramadan U19  Qatar
33 DF Ali Nazari U19  Qatar
34 MF Nabil Irfan U19  Qatar
37 MF Abdulrahman Mohamed  Qatar
60 MF Abdulla Al-Abdulla U19  Qatar
67 DF Mohamed Daher  Qatar
70 FW Ismail Mardanli (on loan from Umm Salal)  Qatar
74 FW Abdulla Essam U19  Qatar
78 MF Edidiong Essien  Nigeria
96 MF Yousef Al-Khatib U19  Qatar
99 GK Omair Al-Sayed  Qatar

League records

Last update: 23 February 2012.
Apps and goals in the QSL only

Managerial history

As of 24 May 2012.

Individual honours

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup:

Performance in AFC competitions
2001: First Round
2002: First Round

Asian clubs ranking
As of 12 October 2021.[9]
Current Rank Country Team Points
223Harbin Yiteng1262
224PSS Sleman1262
225Al-Wakrah SC1262
226FC Sogdiana Jizzakh1262
227Chennai City FC1262

Other sports

Basketball
Main article: Al-Wakrah Sport Club (basketball)

References
  1. "Qatar – List of Foundation Dates". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  2. "Al Wakrah Sports Club". kooora.com. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. "Al Wakrah". Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. "Al Janoub Stadium". Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  5. "How Al Janoub stadium and Zaha Hadid broke traditional stereotypes". 18 May 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ""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.
  7. "Winning Airs from Ashurst". New Straits Times. 16 January 1992. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  8. "Al Wakrah SC Manager history". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  9. "Asia Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking". Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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