Al-Riffa SC
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| Full name | Al-Riffa Sports Club |
|---|---|
| Short name | Riffa |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Ground | Bahrain National Stadium Riffa |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Chairman | Sh. Abdulla bin Khalid Al-Khalifa |
| Manager | Mohamed Al Mashan |
| League | Premier League |
| 2024–25 | Premier League, 3th of 12 |
Al-Riffa Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الرفاع الرياضي) is a Bahraini professional football club based in Riffa, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top flight of Bahraini football.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]The club was founded in 1953 as West Riffa Sports Club. In 2001, the club changed its name to Al-Riffa Sports Club.
Stadium
[edit | edit source]Riffa use Bahrain National Stadium as their home ground, which has the capacity for nearly 24,000 spectators.[2]
Current squad
[edit | edit source]First-team squad
[edit | edit source]- As of 12 June 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Achievements
[edit | edit source]The club's first international achievement was in 1982 when Riffa placed second in the GCC Club Cup. This was an important achievement for the club and Bahraini football in general as it helped the region take notice of the talent available in Bahrain.
Domestic
[edit | edit source]- Bahraini Premier League: 14
- 1982, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022.
- Bahraini King's Cup: 7
- 1973, 1985, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2019, 2021.
- Bahraini FA Cup: 4
- 2000, 2001, 2004, 2014.
- Bahraini Crown Prince Cup: 4
- 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.
- Bahraini Super Cup: 2
- 2019, 2021.
Friendly international
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Performance in GCC competitions (As West Riffa SC)
[edit | edit source]- GCC Club Championship
- 10 appearances
Performance in AFC competitions
[edit | edit source]- AFC Champions League
- 1 appearance
- 2004: Group stage
- Asian Club Championship
- 5 appearances
- AFC Cup
- 7 appearances
Notable managers
[edit | edit source]- Netherlands Theo Laseroms (1982–84)
Uli Maslo (1985–88), (1993–94)- Croatia Rodion Gačanin (July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2005)
- Croatia Dragan Talajić (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006)
- Netherlands Eelco Schattorie (2006–07)
- Croatia Srećko Juričić (July 1, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007)
- Netherlands Wilco van Buuren (Youth Team Director)
- Brazil Julio Peixoto
- Brazil Stefano Impagliazzo (2011–13)
- Romania Florin Motroc (June 1, 2013 – 2014)
- Bahrain Ali Ashoor (2018–2022)
- Spain Carlos Inarejos (2024–2025)
