# Al-Riffa SC > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Al-Riffa_SC > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Al-Riffa_SC.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Riffa_SC > Source revision: 1344193581 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Al-Riffa SC" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Football club Al-Riffa SC Full name Al-Riffa Sports Club Short name Riffa Founded 1953; 73 years ago (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, 3rd of 12 Current season **Al-Riffa Sports Club** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): نادي الرفاع الرياضي) is a [Bahraini](/source/Bahrain) professional [football](/source/Association_football) club based in [Riffa](/source/Riffa), that competes in the [Bahraini Premier League](/source/Bahraini_Premier_League), the top flight of [Bahraini football](/source/Football_in_Bahrain).[1] ## History The club was founded in 1953 as **West Riffa Sports Club**. In 2001, the club changed its name to Al-Riffa Sports Club. ## Stadium Riffa use [Bahrain National Stadium](/source/Bahrain_National_Stadium) as their home ground, which has the capacity for nearly 24,000 spectators.[2] ## Current squad ### First-team squad - *As of 12 June 2024* Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK LTU Džiugas Bartkus 2 MF BHR Saud Al-Asam 3 DF BHR Salman Al-Qadhaib 4 DF BHR Sayed Baqer 6 DF BHR Ali Faraj 7 FW BHR Abdulaziz Khalid 10 MF MLI Ibrahima Tandia 11 MF BHR Abdulla Al Thawadi 12 DF SRB Lazar Đorđević 13 MF BHR Jasim Al-Shaikh 14 MF BHR Ali Haram 15 DF BHR Hamad Al-Shamsan 16 DF BHR Sayed Redha Isa 17 FW BHR Hashim Sayed Isa 18 FW BHR Ali Hasan Isa No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF BHR Husein Al–Eker 20 FW TUN Aymen Harzi 21 MF BHR Yassine Benmansour 22 MF BHR Fahad Jassim 23 MF BHR Hamad Yasser 24 GK BHR Kareem Fardan 25 MF BHR Mohammed Qayoom 26 MF BHR Abdullah Al Jazeeri 28 DF BHR Hazza Ali 29 GK BHR Abdullah Al-Ahmad 30 MF BHR Saleh Mohamed 31 MF BHR Ahmad Al Ashban 36 GK BHR Omar Ghalam Mohammad 45 MF BHR Abdullah Al Rahman Al Ebedili ## Achievements The club's first international achievement was in 1982 when Riffa placed second in the [GCC Club Cup](/source/Gulf_Club_Champions_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 - **[Bahraini Premier League](/source/Bahraini_Premier_League): 14** - 1982, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022. - **[Bahraini King's Cup](/source/Bahraini_King's_Cup): 7** - 1973, 1985, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2019, 2021. - **[Bahraini FA Cup](/source/Bahraini_FA_Cup): 4** - 2000, 2001, 2004, 2014. - **[Bahraini Crown Prince Cup](/source/Bahraini_Crown_Prince_Cup): 4** - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005. - **[Bahraini Super Cup](/source/Bahraini_Super_Cup): 2** - 2019, 2021. - **[Khalid Bin Hamad Cup](/source/Khalid_Bin_Hamad_Cup): 1** - 2025-26 ### International - **[Scissors Cup](/source/Scissors_Cup): 1** - 1997[3][4] ## Performance in GCC competitions (As West Riffa SC) ****[GCC Club Championship](/source/AGCFF_Gulf_Club_Champions_League)**** - 10 appearances - [1992](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=9th_GCC_Club_Championship&action=edit&redlink=1): Group stage - [1995](/source/12th_GCC_Club_Championship): Group stage - [1999](/source/16th_GCC_Club_Championship): Group stage - [2001](/source/18th_GCC_Club_Championship): Group stage - [2005](/source/21st_GCC_Club_Championship): Group stage - [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=22nd_GCC_Club_Championship&action=edit&redlink=1): Group stage - [2009–10](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=25th_GCC_Club_Championship&action=edit&redlink=1): Group stage - [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=26th_GCC_Club_Championship&action=edit&redlink=1): Quarter-finals - [2012](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=27th_GCC_Club_Championship&action=edit&redlink=1): Quarter-finals - [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_AGCFF_Gulf_Club_Champions_League): Group stage - [2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_AGCFF_Gulf_Club_Champions_League): ## Performance in AFC competitions ****[AFC Champions League](/source/AFC_Champions_League)**** - 1 appearance - [2004](/source/AFC_Champions_League_2004): Group stage ****[Asian Club Championship](/source/Asian_Club_Championship)**** - 5 appearances - [1989](/source/Asian_Club_Championship_1989): Qualifying stage - [1992](/source/Asian_Club_Championship_1992): Qualifying – 1st round - [1995](/source/Asian_Club_Championship_1995): Second round - [1997](/source/Asian_Club_Championship_1997): withdrew in First round - [1999](/source/Asian_Club_Championship_1999): First round ****[AFC Cup](/source/AFC_Cup)**** - 7 appearances - [2010](/source/AFC_Cup_2010): Semi-final - [2013](/source/AFC_Cup_2014): Round of 16 - [2014](/source/AFC_Cup_2014): Round of 16 - [2015](/source/AFC_Cup_2015): Group stage - [2020](/source/2020_AFC_Cup): *Cancelled* - [2022](/source/2022_AFC_Cup): Zonal finals - [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_AFC_Cup): Zonal semifinals ## Notable managers - [Theo Laseroms](/source/Theo_Laseroms) (1982–84) - [Uli Maslo](/source/Uli_Maslo) (1985–88), (1993–94) - [Rodion Gačanin](/source/Rodion_Ga%C4%8Danin) (July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2005) - [Dragan Talajić](/source/Dragan_Talaji%C4%87) (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006) - [Eelco Schattorie](/source/Eelco_Schattorie) (2006–07) - [Srećko Juričić](/source/Sre%C4%87ko_Juri%C4%8Di%C4%87) (July 1, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007) - [Wilco van Buuren](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wilco_van_Buuren&action=edit&redlink=1) *(Youth Team Director)* - Julio Peixoto - [Stefano Impagliazzo](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stefano_Impagliazzo&action=edit&redlink=1) (2011–13) - [Florin Motroc](/source/Florin_Motroc) (June 1, 2013 – 2014) - [Ali Ashoor](/source/Ali_Ashoor) (2018–2022) - [Carlos Inarejos](/source/Carlos_Inarejos) (2024–2025) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Bahrain Riffa Club: team archive](https://us.soccerway.com/teams/bahrain/bahrain-riffa-club/3618/) *Soccerway.com*. Retrieved 15 August 2021 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Scorespro](https://www.scorespro.com/soccer/livescore/east-riffa/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Chaudhuri, Arunava. ["List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup: Kerala"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201024223324/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/scissorscup.html). *indianfootball.de*. Indian Football Network. Archived from [the original](http://www.indianfootball.de/data/scissorscup.html) on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170421201511/http://www.jctfootball.com/aboutUs/recordsAndStats/listofWinners/scissorsCupListOfWinners.aspx?a=5). *jctfootball.com*. [JCT Mills FC](/source/JCT_FC). Archived from [the original](http://www.jctfootball.com/aboutUs/recordsAndStats/listofWinners/scissorsCupListOfWinners.aspx?a=5) on 21 April 2017. 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