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Al-Wakrah SC

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

Al-Wakrah Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الوكرة الرياضي) is a Qatari multi-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.

Al-Wakrah SC
Full nameAl-Wakrah Sports Club
Nickname(s)The Blue Waves
"The Sailors"
Founded1959; 65 years ago (1959)
GroundSaoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium
Capacity29,000
ChairmanSheikh Khalifa bin Hassan
Head coachMiguel Ángel Ramírez
LeagueQatar Stars League
2022–23Qatari Stars League, 4th of 12
Websitehttps://alwakrahsc.qa/
Al Wakrah's active sections

Football
Basketball
Handball

Volleyball
Futsal
Athletics

Name history

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  • 1959: Founded as Al-Wakrah Youth Club
  • 1967: Changed name to Al-Wakrah Sports Club

History

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Interior of Al Janoub Stadium

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

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A fan group Instagram account dedicated to 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

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Players

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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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   QAT Mohammed Al-Bakri
2 DF   QAT Lucas Mendes
3 DF   QAT Abdelkarim Hassan
5 MF   QAT Ahmed Fadhel
6 MF   JOR Omar Salah
7 FW   ENG Ayoub Assal
8 MF   EGY Hamdy Fathy
9 FW   QAT Mohamed Khaled Hassan U21
10 MF   ANG Gelson Dala
11 FW   CPV Ricardo Gomes
12 DF   QAT Yousef El-Khatib U21
13 DF   DEN Alexander Scholz
14 DF   QAT Tameem Al-Muhaza
15 DF   QAT Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar
16 MF   QAT Nabil Irfan U21
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   QAT Jassim Al-Zarra (on loan from Al-Gharafa)
20 FW   QAT Nasser Al Yazidi
21 MF   QAT Khalid Muneer
22 GK   QAT Saoud Al Khater
25 DF   QAT Abdelaziz Mitwali
27 MF   QAT Khaled Mohammed (on loan from Al-Duhail)
31 GK   QAT Yousef Ramadan U21
32 MF   QAT Anas Ramadan U21
33 MF   QAT Moayad Hassan
45 MF   QAT Muhammad Taher Khan
69 FW   ENG Maxim Jordan
70 MF   ALG Farid Boulaya
93 MF   TUN Aïssa Laïdouni
96 FW   QAT Fayiz Al-Farsi U21
99 GK   QAT Omair Al-Sayed

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF   QAT Abdelrahman Rashid (on loan to Al-Khor)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   QAT Motaman Mohamed U21 (on loan to Júpiter Leonés)

Records and statistics

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Mirghani Al Zain holds the club record for league goals scored

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

Most goals
# Nat. Name League Goals
1   Mirghani Al Zain 53
2   Adil Ramzi 47
3   Ali Mejbel Fartoos 24
4   Mansoor Muftah 19
5   Ali Boussaboun 18
Most caps
# Nat. Name League Caps
1   Turki Aman 249
2   Mirghani Al Zain 242
3   Nayef Al Khater 218
4   Ali Qassim 183
5   Mohammed Enyas 169

Club staff

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Position Name
Head coach   Miguel Ángel Ramírez
Assistant coach   Ali Al-Marri
  Beñat Labaien
Goalkeeper coach   Davidson
Fitness coach   Cristóbal Fuentes
Chief analyst   Sergio Márquez
Technical Assistant   Luís Piedrahita
Head of scouting   Sergio Márquez
Team manager  
Doctor  
Physiotherapist  
Medicaltherapist  
Technical director  

Managerial history

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See also: Category:Al-Wakra Sports Club managers
As of 24 May 2012

Individual honours

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2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup:

Performance in AFC competitions

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2001: First Round
2002: First Round

Other sports

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Basketball

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Main article: Al-Wakrah Sport Club (basketball)

References

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  1. ^ "Qatar – List of Foundation Dates". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Al Wakrah Sports Club". kooora.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Al Wakrah". Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Al Janoub Stadium". Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  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. ^ "قلة الدورات التدريبة وغياب التشجيع وعدم الثقة من أبرز مشاكل المدربين الوطنيين" (in Arabic). Al Raya. 10 November 1985. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Winning Airs from Ashurst". The New Straits Times. 16 January 1992. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Al Wakrah SC Manager history". Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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