{{Short description|Football club in Kuwait}} {{For|the basketball section|Al-Jahra SC (basketball)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Al-Jahra SC <br /> نادي الجهراء | image = Jahra SC logo.jpg | image_size = 200px | fullname = Al-Jahra Sporting Club | nickname = Sons of the Martyrs (أبناء الشهداء) | founded = {{Start date and age|1966}} (as ''Al-Shuhada'') <br />{{Start date and age|1972}} (as ''Al-Jahra'') | ground = [[Al Shabab Mubarak Alaiar Stadium]] <br /> [[Jahra]], [[Kuwait]] | capacity = 17,000 | chairman = Nawaf Jded | manager = [[Abdullah Al Mutairi]] | league = [[Kuwait Premier League]] | season = [[2025 Kuwaiti Division One|2025]] | position = Kuwaiti Division One, 1st of 5 (champions) | current = 2025–26 Kuwaiti Premier League |pattern_la1=_shoulder stripes white stripes half |pattern_b1=_Schalke 1 |pattern_ra1=_shoulder stripes white stripes half |pattern_sh1=_adidaswhite|pattern_so1=_schalke1 |leftarm1=0000FF|body1=FFFFFF|rightarm1=0000FF|shorts1=0000FF|socks1=0000FF |pattern_la2=_shoulder stripes blue stripes half |pattern_b2=_Schalke 2 |pattern_ra2=_shoulder stripes blue stripes half |pattern_sh2=_adidasonwhite|pattern_so2=_3_stripes_blue |leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=0000FF|socks2=FFFFFF }}
'''Al Jahra Sporting Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي الجهراء الرياضي}}) is a [[Kuwait]]i professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Jahra]]. They won the [[Kuwaiti Premier League]] once, in 1990. Al Jahra reached the [[Kuwait Emir Cup]] final twice in recent times, 1996 and 2002, where they lost to [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al Arabi]] 1–2 and [[Kuwait SC|Kuwait Club]] 0–1.
Al-Jahra also offers various sports such as [[Al-Jahra SC (basketball)|basketball]], [[volleyball]], [[boxing]], and prides itself in [[fencing]].
==Achievements== ===Official=== * '''[[Kuwait Premier League]]''' ** Champions (1): 1990 * '''[[Kuwaiti Division One]]''' ** Champions (5): 1987–88, 2002–03, 2019–20, 2021–22, [[2025 Kuwaiti Division One|2024-25]] * '''[[Kuwait Emir Cup]]''' ** Runners-up (3): 1996, 2002, 2013
===Friendly=== * '''Tishreen Cup''' ** Winners (1): 2007
==Players== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=KWT|name=[[Bader Al-Sanoun]]|pos=GK}} |----- ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" | |----- bgcolor="#DFEDFD" {{Fs player|no=2|nat=Cameroon|name=[[Aaron Mbimbe]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=KWT|name=[[Adel Al Enezi]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=KWT|name=[[Mohammed Al Ajmi]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=KWT|name=[[Mohammed Al-Alati]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=KWT |name=[[Abdel Rahman Al-Sarbal]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=KWT|name=[[Ahmed Hmoud]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=Kuwait |name=[[Mohamed Dahash]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|other=|no=19|nat=KUW|name=[[Dahi Ibrahim]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs mid}} |----- ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" | |----- bgcolor="#DFEDFD" {{Fs player|no=|nat=KWT|name=[[Ahmed Al Dhafiri]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=KWT |name=Ahmed Matar|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=KWT|name=[[Obaid Rafee]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Kuwait |name=[[Mohamed Al Ajrash]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Kuwait |name=[[Abdullah Ayed]]|pos=MF}} |----- ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" | |----- bgcolor="#DFEDFD" {{Fs player|no=|nat=KWT |name=[[Fahad Bajea]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=GHA|name=[[Izaka Aboudou]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=KWT|name=[[Omar Al rougi]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=KWT|name=[[Ahmed Al-Nasser]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=BIH|name=[[Enes Sipović]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs end}}
===AFC Asian Cup players=== [[1996 AFC Asian Cup]] {{flagicon|UAE}} * {{fb|KUW|size=40px}} ** '''[[Wail Al Habashi]]'''
[[2000 AFC Asian Cup]] {{flagicon|LIB}} * {{fb|KUW|size=40px}} ** '''[[Khalaf Al-Salamah]]'''
[[2012 Africa Cup of Nations squads|2012 Africa Cup of Nations]] {{Flag|Gabon}} / {{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}} * {{fb|ANG|size=40px}} ** '''[[André Macanga]]'''
==Managerial history== {| class="wikitable" border="9" !Years ! Name ! Nationality |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |1984–86 | [[Antal Szentmihályi]] | {{flagicon|HUN}} |- |1986–87 | [[Allan Jones (football coach)|Allan Jones]] | {{flagicon|ENG}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |1990 | [[Saleh Zakaria]] | {{flagicon|KUW}} |- | 1993–94 | Jefico | {{flagicon|BUL}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 1994 | Abdulqader Al Ejayan | {{flagicon|KUW}} |- | 1995–96 | Volla | {{flagicon|ITA}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |1996 | Karim Salman | {{flagicon|KUW}} |- | 1997–98 | [[Diethelm Ferner]] | {{flagicon|GER}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 1998–99 | [[Alexandru Moldovan]] | {{flagicon|ROU}} |- | 1999 | Karim Salman | {{flagicon|KUW}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2000–01 | Karim Salman |{{flagicon|KUW}} |- | 2001 | Jawad Maqseed |{{flagicon|KUW}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2001–03 | Abdulqader Al Ejayan | {{flagicon|KUW}} |- | 2003–04 | [[Grigore Sichitiu]] | {{flagicon|ROU}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2004 | [[Florin Motroc]] | {{flagicon|ROU}} |- | 2006–07 | [[Aurel Țicleanu]] | {{flagicon|ROU}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2007 | Ghlafis Al Ajmi | {{flagicon|KUW}} |- | 2007–08 | Alexander Klebar | {{flagicon|EU}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2008–09 | [[Marian Mihail]] | {{flagicon|ROU}} |- | 2009 | Saleh Al Asfor | {{flagicon|KUW}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2009–10 | [[Zijad Švrakić]] | {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |- | 2010–201x | Ginés de Silva | {{flagicon|BRA}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2015–2016 | [[Skënder Gega]] | {{flagicon|ALB}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |- | 2016 | Mohammed Al-Sheikh | {{flagicon|KUW}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2016–2017 | [[Thamer Enad]] | {{flagicon|KUW}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |- | 2019–2020 | Mohammed Mashaan | {{flagicon|KUW}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2020–2021 | Maher Al-Shammari | {{flagicon|KUW}} |- |2021–2023 |[[Sandi Sejdinovski]] | {{flagicon|SLO}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2023 | Ginés de Silva | {{flagicon|BRA}} |- | 2023– | [[Abdullah Al Mutairi]] | {{flagicon|KUW}} |}
==Asian record==
* '''[[GCC Champions League]]: 4 appearances''' ::[[GCC Champions League|1992]]: 6th position ::[[2012 GCC Champions League|2012]]: Quarterfinal ::[[2014 GCC Champions League|2014]]: Quarterfinal ::[[2015 GCC Champions League|2015]]: Quarterfinal
{|class="wikitable " |- !Season !Competition !Round ! !Club !Home !Away |- |[[GCC Champions League|1992]] |[[GCC Champions League]] |Group stage |{{flagicon|BHR}} |[[Riffa S.C.|Riffa]] |colspan="2" align=center style="background:#ffd;"|2–2 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|QAT}} |[[Al Rayyan Sports Club|Al Rayyan]] |colspan="2" align=center style="background:#fdd;"|0–1 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|KSA}} |[[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]] |colspan="2" align=center style="background:#fdd;"|0–1 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|UAE}} |[[Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Dubai|Al Shabab]] |colspan="2" align=center style="background:#fdd;"|0–3 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|OMA}} |[[Dhofar S.C.S.C.|Dhofar]] |colspan="2" align=center style="background:#ffd;"|0–0 |- |[[2012 GCC Champions League|2012]] |[[GCC Champions League]] |Group |{{flagicon|Oman}} |[[Fanja SC]] |style="background:#ffd;"|2–2 |style="background:#ffd;"|1–1 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|Bahrain}} |[[Al-Muharraq SC|Muharraq]] |bgcolor=#ddffdd|1–0 |style="background:#fdd;"|0–1 |- | | |Quarterfinal |{{flagicon|QAT}} |[[Al-Khor Sports Club|Al-Khor]] |<small>''not held''</small> |style="background:#fdd;"|0–1 |- |[[2014 GCC Champions League|2014]] |[[GCC Champions League]] |Group |{{flagicon|OMA}} |[[Saham SC|Saham Club]] |style="background:#fdd;"|3–4 |style="background:#ffd;"|1–1 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|KSA}} |[[Al-Raed]] |style="background:#ffd;"|2–2 |bgcolor=#ddffdd|3–2 |- | | |Quarterfinal |{{flagicon|UAE}} |[[Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]] |colspan="2" align=center style="background:#ffffdd;"| <small>2–2([[extra time|aet]]) <br /> (2–4) [[Penalty shootout (association football)|pso]])</small> |- |[[2015 GCC Champions League|2015]] |[[GCC Champions League]] |Group |{{flagicon|Bahrain}} |[[East Riffa Club|East Riffa]] |style="background:#ffd;"|1–1 |bgcolor=#ddffdd|4–2 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|KSA}} |[[Al-Faisaly FC (Harmah)|Al-Faisaly]] |style="background:#fdd;"|1-2 |bgcolor=#ddffdd|1-0 |- | | |Quarterfinal |{{flagicon|OMA}} |[[Al-Seeb Club|Al-Seeb]] |colspan="2" align=center style="background:#fdd;"|0-2 |- |}
* '''[[Arab Champions League]]: 1 appearance''' ::2012: First round {|class="wikitable " |- !Season !Competition !Round ! !Club !Home !Away |- |[[2012–13 UAFA Cup|2012]] |[[Arab Champions League]] |Preliminary round |{{flagicon|KSA}} |[[Al-Fateh SC|Al-Fateh]] |style="background:#fdd;"|1–2 |style="background:#fdd;"|0–1 |- |}
===Club sponsors=== *{{flagicon|KUW}} Al Shahed *{{flagicon|KUW}} Al Jeraiwey
==See also== * [[List of football clubs in Kuwait]]
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.aljahraclub.com}} * [http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?team=398 Al Jahra page] on goalzz.com
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