Al-Wehdat SC

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Al-Wehdat Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الوحدات الرياضي) is a Jordanian sports club founded in 1956. The club is based in and represents the Amman New Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp also known as Al-Wehdat. Al-Wehdat's home games are played at King Abdullah II Stadium (cap. 13,265).[citation needed]

Al-Wehdat
Full nameAl-Wehdat Sports Club
Nickname(s)المارد الأخضر
(The Green Giant)
Short nameWEH
Founded10 March 1956; 68 years ago (1956-03-10), (as Al-Wehdat Youth Center)
GroundKing Abdullah II Stadium
Capacity13,265
ChairmanBashar Al-Hawamdeh
ManagerRa'fat Ali
LeagueJordanian Pro League
2023-24Pro League, 3rd of 12
WebsiteClub website
Current season
Active departments of Al-Wehdat
FootballBasketballVolleyballTable tennis

History

The club was founded in 1956[1] under the name Al-Wehdat Youth Center. In 1974, they changed their name to Al-Wehdat Sports Club and have been called that since then (with the exception of 1986–1989 when it was named Al-Diffatain Sports Club.)[citation needed]

Al-Wehdat has 54 local trophies from 1980. They won the second division in 1975 and promoted to the first division for the first time, but were relegated in their first season. The next season the club was promoted again and has so far not been relegated. Al-Wehdat is the only Jordanian team that has won the four Jordanian competitions (League, Cup, Super, Shield) in a single season in the 2008–09, 2010–11 seasons Al-Wehdat is the first Jordanian team to play in the AFC Champions League (group stage).[citation needed]

Colours

The traditional and primary colors of Al-Wehdat are green and red. The kit has varied over the years. Currently the away kit is a full white. The home kit is a green top with white socks and red shorts[citation needed]

Al Quwaysimah riot

After a 1–0 win in the Derby of Jordan versus Al-Faisaly on 10 December 2010, rioting broke out following the game between rival Amman clubs. Some Al-Faisaly fans threw bottles at Al-Wehdat players and their fans. About 250 people were injured. 243 of them Al-Wehdat fans, according to senior officials from the hospitals.[2]

Honours

Source:[3]

TypeCompetitionTitlesSeasons
DomesticPremier League17 1980, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2020
FA Cup121982, 1985, 1988, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2022, 2023–24
FA Shield101982, 1983, 1988, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2020
Super Cup151989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2023
Total54
  •   record
  • s shared record

Performance in AFC and UAFA competitions

1989–90: Qualifying stage
1995: First round
2002–03: Preliminary round 2
2015: Preliminary round 2
2016: Play-off round
2017: Play-off round
2019: Preliminary round 1
2021: Group stage
2022: Group stage
2023–24: Preliminary round 1
2006: Semi-finals
2007: Semi-finals
2008: Group stage
2009: Group stage
2010: Group stage
2011: Semi-finals
2012: Quarter-finals
2015: Round of 16
2016: Round of 16
2017: Zonal semi-finals
2019: Zonal semi-finals
2023–24: Group stage
2000–01: Quarter-finals
2001–02: Second round
1988: Preliminary round
1995: Group stage
1996: Group stage
1997: Group stage
1998: Group stage
1999: Group stage
2003–04: Second round
2005–06: Semi-finals
2007–08: Round of 16
2008–09: Quarter-finals
1996: Group stage
1997: Group stage
1998: Preliminary round
2000: Group stage

IFFHS rankings


AFC club rankings

Footballdatabase club's points 16 April 2023.

Pos.TeamPoints
34 Gol Gohar1444
35 BG Pathum United1440
36 Al-Wehdat1435
37 Dempo1430
38 Daegu1429

National club rankings

Footballdatabase club's points 16 April 2023.

Pos.TeamPoints
1 Al-Wehdat1435
2 Al-Faisaly1372
3 Al-Ramtha1312
4 Al-Jazeera1300
5 Al-Salt1285

Players

First-team squad

As of the 2023—24 season.[5]

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
17FW  JORMohammad Aburiziq
18DF  JORTareq Khattab (captain)
19MF  JORAhmed Sariweh
20FW  JORBaha' Faisal
21FW  JORIbrahim Sabra
22GK  JORMurad Al-Faluji
23DF  JORYousef Abu Al-Jazar
27MF  JORAmer Jamous (on loan from Al-Jazeera)
29FW  JORSharara
31GK  JORAhmad Al-Juaidi
70DF  SYRKhaled Kourdoghli
80FW  JORHassan Al-Zahrawi
90MF  JORAhmad Sameer
99GK  JORAbdallah Al-Fakhouri

Other players under contract

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
FW  JORMohannad Semreen

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  JORMohammad Abdulaziz (at Ma'an until 30 June 2024)
FW  JORMohammad Ali (at Markaz Balata until 30 June 2024)

Personnel

Technical staff

Source:[6]

Coaching staff
Ra'fat AliHead coach
Basem FathiAssistant coach
Wessam HazeenGoalkeeping coach
Saad IsmailFitness coach
Medical department
Moayyad OmarTeam doctor
Basil YounesPhysiotherapist
Management department
Mohammad JamalTeam director

Source: [citation needed]

Management

PositionName
PresidentBashar Al-Hawamdeh
Vice-presidentGhasab Khalil
TreasurerAwad Al-Asmar
Board Members
Abdelrahman Al-Najar
Basam Shelbaieh
Hatem Abu Maelash
Khaled Abu Quta
Mokhled Al-Kouz
Waleed Al-Saoudi
Ziad Shelbaieh

Source: [citation needed]

Managerial history

Last update: 15 March 2024[7]

 
NameNationalityYears
Fat'hi Keshek 1976–1979
Ezzat Hamza 1979–1980
Othman Al-Qurayni 1980–1981
Fat'hi Keshek 1981–1982
Vojo Gardašević 1983–1985
Math'har Al-Saeed 1985–1986
Vojo Gardašević 1986–1987
Mohammed Mustafa 1987–1988
Ezzat Hamza 1988–1989
Wathiq Naji 1989–1991
Mohammed Mustafa 1991–1992
Mohammed Thamer 1992–1993
Nazar Ashraf 1993–1994
Yuve 1994–1995
Kadhim Khalaf 1995–1996
Ali Kadhim 1996
Kadhim Khalaf 1996–1997
Anwar Jassim 1997
Mohammed Mustafa 1997
Badr Al-Khatib 1997–1998
Hassan Farhan 1998–1999
Ezzat Hamza 1999–2000
Kadhim Khalaf 2000
Nazar Ashraf 2000–2001
Mohammed Mustafa 2001
Miroslav Maksimović 2001–2002
Amer Jamil 2002
Hisham Abdul-Munam 2002
Issa Al-Turk 2002–2003
Nader Zatar 2003–2004
 
NameNationalityYears
Mohammed Omar 2004–2005
Kes 2005
Adil Yousuf 2005–2006
Tha'er Jassam 2006–2007
Mohammed Omar 2007
Akram Salman 2008–2009
Jamal Mahmoud 2009
Omar Meziane 2009
Tha'er Jassam 2009–2010
Dragan Talajić 2010–2011
Mohammed Qwayed 2011–2012
Hisham Abdul-Munam 2012
Branko Smiljanić 2012
Mohammed Omar 2012–2013
Abdullah Abu Zema 2013–2015
Emad Khankan 2015
Akram Salman 2015
Ra'ed Assaf 2016
Adnan Hamad 2016–2017
Jamal Mahmoud 2017–2018
Kais Yâakoubi 2018–2019
Abdullah Abu Zema 2019–2021
Jorvan Vieira 2022
Ra'ed Assaf 2022
Didier Gomes 2022
Darko Nestorović 2023
Rashid Jaber 2023
Amjad Abu Tuaimeh 2024
Ra'fat Ali 2024–

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

 
PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
1980–1982AdidasNone
1982–1984Puma
1984–1986Under Armour
1986–1988Adidas
1988–1991Diadora
1991–1992UmbroPepsi
1992–1993Under ArmourNational Paints
1993–1998DiadoraNone
1998–1999Pepsi
1999–2002Adidas
2002–2004Mobilecom
2004–2007Fastlink
2007–2010DiadoraZain
2010–2012Adidas
2012–2014Uhlsport
2014–2015Errea
2015–2017Jako
2017–2018GivovaUmniah
2019Joma
2020–2022Jako
2022–Kelme

Supporters and rivalries

Fans

Al-Wehdat has more than 3 million Wehdati fans in Jordan. The fan's most popular chant is "Allah, Wehdat, Al-Quds Arabiya" (God, Wehdat, Jerusalem is Arabian).[8]Al-Wehdat has an ultras named Wehdaty Group (WG), the first ultras in Jordan it was founded on 13 September 2012. Their motto is "We support until death".[9]

Derby of Jordan

Derby of Jordan is a football traditional game between Al-Wehdat and Al-Faisaly. The Derby is as known for its intensity on the pitch as it is for the tensions off the pitch. The two clubs first met on 28 November 1976.[10]

References