Al-Wakrah SC

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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.

Al-Wakrah SC
Full nameAl-Wakrah Sports Club
Nickname(s)The Blue Waves

'الموج الازرق'

"The Sailors"
Founded1959; 65 years ago (1959)
GroundSaoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium
Capacity29,000
ChairmanSheikh Khalifa bin Hassan
ManagerMiguel Ángel Ramírez
LeagueQatar Stars League
2022–23Qatari Stars League, 4th 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 Sports 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 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

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

Players

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. NationPlayer
15DF  QATAl-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar
16DF  QATIbrahim Elsadig
17DF  QATHazem Shehata
19MF  QATMohamed Khaled Hassan
20MF  QATNasser Al Yazidi
21MF  QATKhalid Muneer
22GK  QATSaoud Al Khater
23MF  QATAhmed Abdul Maqsoud
28DF  QATYousef El-Khatib
31GK  QATYousef Ramadan
33DF  QATAli Nazari
34MF  QATNabil Irfan
99GK  QATOmair Al-Sayed

Out on loan

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
MF  QATHamad Mansour (on loan to Al-Shamal)

Records and statistics

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.NameLeague Goals
1 Mirghani Al Zain53
2 Adil Ramzi47
3 Ali Mejbel Fartoos24
4 Mansoor Muftah19
5 Ali Boussaboun18
Most caps
#Nat.NameLeague Caps
1 Turki Aman249
2 Mirghani Al Zain242
3 Nayef Al Khater218
4 Ali Qassim183
5 Mohammed Enyas169

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

Other sports

Basketball

References