Homs Al Fidaa SC
| Full name | Homs Al Fidaa Sports Club | ||
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| Nicknames | The Knights (Arabic: الفرسان) | ||
| Founded | 1937 as Al-Fedaa Club | ||
| Ground | Khaled bin Walid Stadium Homs Municipal Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 32,000 25,000 | ||
| Chairman | File:Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Youssef Salameh | ||
| Manager | File:Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Firas Maasas | ||
| League | Syrian Premier League | ||
| 2024–25 | 5th | ||
| Website | Official page | ||
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Homs Al Fidaa Sports Club (Arabic: نادي حمص الفداء الرياضي), formerly Al-Wathba Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الوثبة الرياضي) is a Syrian professional football club based in Homs that competes in the Syrian Premier League.[1]
The club has a men's basketball team.
History
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One of the oldest Syrian clubs, Al-Wathba were founded in 1937 as "Al-Fedaa Club" by a number of young amateur athletes who used "Dar Al-Jodi", located in al-Hamidiyah neighborhood of Homs, to practice their sport activities.[2] In 1953, the club obtained the license, adding football, basketball games, athletics, swimming, and cycling. They won the Homs championship from 1963 to 1968.
Al-Wathba is the first football club represented the city of Homs in the Syrian Premier League which started in 1973. The club was very close to winning the Premier League many times during the 1980s, the best place they achieved is 2nd in the 1981–82 season.[citation needed]
In February 2013, during the Syrian civil war, Yussef Sleman,[3] one of the players was killed in a mortar strike at the Tishreen Stadium.[4]
In 2019, Al-Wathba won the Syrian Cup, to be their first title in their history.[5] In 2019–20 season, Al-Wathba finished second in the league, their best position since 1981–82.[6]
In August 2025, the club reverted to its original name, "Homs Al Fidaa."[7]
Achievements
[edit | edit source]- Al-Wathba Cup:
- Winners (1): 2020
Current squad
[edit | edit source]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Performance in the AFC competition
[edit | edit source]- AFC Cup: 1 appearance
- 2020: abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
Continental record
[edit | edit source]| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away |
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| 2020 | AFC Cup | Group B | Jordan Al-Faisaly | – | 0–0 |
| Kuwait Al-Kuwait | 0–0 | – | |||
| Lebanon Al-Ansar | – | – |
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