Wej Sports Club (Arabic: نادي وج الرياضي) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Al Hawiyah, Ta'if, that competes in the Saudi Second Division, third tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system, formed in 1976.[2][3]
| Full name | Wej Sports Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Fakhar Taif (Pride of Taif) | ||
| Founded | 1976 | ||
| Ground | King Fahd Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 20,000[1] | ||
| President | Hanan Al-Qurashi | ||
| Manager | Yousri bin Kahla | ||
| League | Saudi Second Division | ||
| 2022–23 | Saudi Second Division, 9th (Group B) | ||
On 26 February 2016, Wej promoted to the Saudi First Division for the first time in their history after beating Al-Badaya 1–0 on aggregate in the play-off of Saudi Second Division.[4] They, however, were subsequently relegated back to the third tier the following season.
Current squad
As of 27 January 2024:[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | GK |  KSA | Naif Al-Bedidi |
| 35 | MF | KSA | Yahya Kharmi |
| 40 | MF |  CAN | Alexander Zis |
| 50 | FW | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Shanqeeti |
| 70 | MF | KSA | Ali Al-Rie |
| 77 | MF | KSA | Ibrahim Al-Shehri |
| 88 | MF | KSA | Mansour Asiri |
| 99 | DF | KSA | Mohannad Al-Shehri |
| — | GK | KSA | Hamza Jouhary |
| — | DF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Jazairi |
| — | MF | KSA | Faisal Al-Yami |
| — | MF | KSA | Waddah Al-Otaibi |
| — | MF | KSA | Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim |
| — | MF | KSA | Ali Al-Ibrahim |
| — | FW | CAN | Omar Marzouk |
Honours
- Saudi Second Division
- Third place (1): 2015–16
- Saudi Third Division
- Third place (1): 2013–14
