Al-Wakrah SC

{{Short description|Association football club in Qatar}} {{For|the basketball club|Al-Wakrah SC (basketball)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Al-Wakrah SC | image = Al-Wakrah SC logo.svg | upright = 0.8 | fullname = Al-Wakrah Sports Club | nickname = ''The Blue Waves'' "The Sailors" | founded = {{Start date and age|1959}} | ground = Al Janoub Stadium | capacity = 44,325 | chairman = Sheikh Khalifa bin Hassan | mgrtitle = Head coach | manager = José Luis Sierra | league = Qatar Stars League | season = 2025–26 | position = Qatari Stars League, 8th of 12 | pattern_la1 = _alwakrh2526h | pattern_b1 = _alwakrh2526h | pattern_ra1 = _alwakrh2526h | pattern_sh1 = _alwakrh2526h | pattern_so1 = _alwakrh2526h | leftarm1 = 000000 | body1 = 77BBFF | rightarm1 = 000000 | shorts1 = 000000 | socks1 = FFFFFF | pattern_la2 = _alwakrh2526a | pattern_b2 = _alwakrh2526a | pattern_ra2 = _alwakrh2526a | pattern_sh2 = _alwakrh2526a | pattern_so2 = _3_stripes_yellow | leftarm2 = 007711 | body2 = FFF000 | rightarm2 = 007711 | shorts2 = 007711 | socks2 = 007711 | pattern_la3 = _alwakrh2526t | pattern_b3 = _alwakrh2526t | pattern_ra3 = _alwakrh2526t | pattern_sh3 = _alwakrh2526t | pattern_so3 = _alwakrh2526t | leftarm3 = 000000 | body3 = 000000 | rightarm3 = 000000 | shorts3 = 000000 | socks3 = 000000 | website = {{URL|https://alwakrahsc.qa/}} }}

'''Al-Wakrah Sport Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي الوكرة الرياضي}}) is a Qatari multi-sports club based in the city of Al Wakrah. Their professional football team competes in the Qatar Stars League. They play their home games at the Al Janoub Stadium.

==Name history== *'''1959''': Founded as ''Al-Wakrah Youth Club'' *'''1967''': Changed name to ''Al-Wakrah Sports Club''

==History== thumb|Interior of Al Janoub Stadium Al Wakrah was founded in 1959,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/qatfound.html|title=Qatar – List of Foundation Dates|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=20 June 2012|archive-date=20 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720152009/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/qatfound.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and was officially legitimized in 1965 under the name of ''Al Wakrah Youth Club''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/?team=223|title=Al Wakrah Sports Club|publisher=kooora.com|access-date=18 May 2013|archive-date=10 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210010245/http://www.kooora.com/?team=223|url-status=live}}</ref> From that time, its football and handball sections were formed, with both participating in local competitions. It changed its name to ''Al Wakrah Sports Club'' in 1967. Over the years, it branched out to many sports, including chess, basketball, and bowling.

The original club headquarters at Al Wakrah Stadium was constructed in 1984, and tennis and squash teams were also formed during this time in addition to its previously formed sports teams. They won the Qatari league twice, in 1999 and 2001.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

The new club headquarters is Al Janoub Stadium, inaugurated in 2019<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/destination/al-janoub-stadium | title=Al Janoub Stadium | accessdate=14 October 2021 | archive-date=29 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129053458/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/destination/al-janoub-stadium | url-status=live }}</ref> as one of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar sites and was designed by Zaha Hadid.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/2022-world-cup-zaha-hadid-qatar-al-janoub-stadium/1i9aon6eer9n61wn2ozav75hii | title=How Al Janoub stadium and Zaha Hadid broke traditional stereotypes | date=18 May 2019 | accessdate=1 August 2021 | archive-date=20 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620235113/https://www.goal.com/en/news/2022-world-cup-zaha-hadid-qatar-al-janoub-stadium/1i9aon6eer9n61wn2ozav75hii | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Fan base== A fan group Instagram account dedicated to the club's supporters was created in 2022 and was popularised during the World Cup as Argentine fans shared the club's colors and decided to support the club during its matches.

==Honours== *'''Qatar Stars League''' **'''Winners (2):''' 1998–99, 2000–01 *'''Qatar Cup''' **'''Winners (2):''' 1999, 2024 *'''Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup''' **'''Winners (4):''' 1989, 1991, 1998, 2004 *'''Qatari Stars Cup''' **'''Winners (1):''' 2011 *'''Qatari Second Division''' **'''Winners (2):''' 1984–85, 2018–19

==Players== ===Current squad=== ''As of Qatar Stars League:''

{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=6a9afc|color=000000|border=AAD0FF}} {{Fs player |no=1|nat=QAT|name=Mohammed Al-Bakri|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=2|nat=QAT|name=Lucas Mendes|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=3|nat=QAT|name=Abdelkarim Hassan|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=4|nat=QAT|name=Abdullah Al-Saei|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=5|nat=QAT|name=Ahmed Fadhel|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=6|nat=JOR|name=Omar Salah|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=7|nat=ENG|name=Ayoub Assal |pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=8|nat=EGY|name=Hamdy Fathy |pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=9|nat=GAM|name=Yusupha Njie|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan from Al-Markhiya}}}} {{Fs player |no=10|nat=ANG|name=Gelson Dala|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=11|nat=ALG|name=Redouane Berkane |pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=13|nat=QAT|name=Yusuf Abdurisag|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan from Al-Sadd}}}} {{Fs player |no=14|nat=QAT|name=Tameem Al-Muhaza|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=15|nat=QAT|name=Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar|pos=DF}} {{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=6a9afc|color=000000|border=AAD0FF}} {{Fs player |no=18|nat=QAT|name=Assim Madibo|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from Al-Duhail}}}} {{Fs player |no=20|nat=QAT|name=Nasser Al Yazidi|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=21|nat=QAT|name=Khalid Muneer|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=22|nat=QAT|name=Saoud Al Khater|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=24|nat=QAT|name=Murad Naji|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=27|nat=QAT|name=Mohammed Alaaeldin|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=32|nat=ESP|name=Luis Alberto|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=33|nat=QAT|name=Moayad Hassan|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=40|nat=ESP|name=Gerard Valentín|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=47|nat=QAT|name=Fahad Waad|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan from Al-Shamal}}}} {{Fs player |no=75|nat=MAR|name=Amin Zahzouh|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=93|nat=TUN|name=Aïssa Laïdouni|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=99|nat=QAT|name=Omair Al-Sayed |pos=GK}} {{Fs end}}

===Olympic squad=== {{fs start|nonumber=|bg=6a9afc|color=000000|border=AAD0FF}} {{Fs player |no=12|nat=QAT|name=Yousef El-Khatib |pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=16|nat=QAT|name=Nabil Irfan|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=19|nat=QAT|name=Anas El-Hamahmi|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=23|nat=QAT|name=Motaman Mohamed |pos=DF}} {{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=6a9afc|color=000000|border=AAD0FF}} {{Fs player |no=26|nat=ALG|name=Khalil Zohir |pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=31|nat=QAT|name=Yousef Ramadan |pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=89|nat=QAT|name=Abdulaziz Abdulwahab |pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=96|nat=QAT|name=Fayiz Al-Farsi|pos=FW}} {{Fs end}}

===Out on loan=== {{fs start|nonumber=|bg=6a9afc|color=000000|border=AAD0FF}} {{Fs player |no=17|nat=QAT|name=Mohamed Khaled Hassan|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan to Umm Salal}}}} {{Fs player |no=45|nat=QAT|name=Muhammad Taher Khan|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan to Lusail}}}} {{Fs player |no=|nat=QAT|name=Abdelrahman Rashid|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan to Al-Shamal}}}} {{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=6a9afc|color=000000|border=AAD0FF}} {{Fs player |no=|nat=QAT|name=Salem Al-Hajri|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan to Umm Salal}}}} {{Fs player |no=|nat=ALG|name=Nawfel Metidji|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan to Mesaimeer}}}} {{Fs player |no=|nat=QAT|name=Abdelrahman Raafat|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan to Al-Khor}}}} {{Fs end}}

==Records and statistics== [[File:Mirghani Al Zain 2012 1.jpg|thumb|Mirghani Al Zain holds the club record for league goals scored]] Last update: 23 February 2012. ''Apps and goals in the QSL only''

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |+'''Most goals''' |- !class="unsortable"|# !class="unsortable"|Nat. !class="unsortable"|Name !class="unsortable"|League Goals |- |- |1 |{{flagicon|QAT}} |Mirghani Al Zain |53 |- |2 |{{flagicon|MAR}} |Adil Ramzi |47 |- |3 |{{flagicon|QAT}} |Ali Mejbel Fartoos |24 |- |4 ||{{flagicon|QAT}} |Mansoor Muftah |19 |- |5 |{{flagicon|MAR}} |Ali Boussaboun |18 |- |}

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |+'''Most caps''' |- !class="unsortable"|# !class="unsortable"|Nat. !class="unsortable"|Name !class="unsortable"|League Caps |- |- |1 |{{flagicon|QAT}} |Turki Aman |249 |- |2 |{{flagicon|QAT}} |Mirghani Al Zain |242 |- |3 |{{flagicon|QAT}} |Nayef Al Khater |218 |- |4 |{{flagicon|QAT}} |Ali Qassim |183 |- |5 |{{flagicon|QAT}} |Mohammed Enyas |169 |- |}

==Club staff==

{| class="wikitable" |+ !Position !Name |- |Head coach | {{Flagicon|ESP}} Vicente Moreno |- |Assistant coach |{{Flagicon|ESP}} Miquel Gomila |- |Goalkeeper coach |{{Flagicon|ESP}} Ángel Pindado |- |Fitness coach |{{Flagicon|ESP}} Dani Acosta {{Flagicon|ESP}} Xavier Pedrero |- |Chief analyst & Head of scouting |{{Flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Márquez |- |Match analyst |{{Flagicon|BRA}} Thiago de Souza |- |Technical Assistant |{{Flagicon|COL}} Luís Piedrahita |- |Team manager |{{Flagicon|QAT}} Ali Al-Marri |- |Doctor |{{Flagicon|QAT}} Mohammed Al-Muhaza |- |Physiotherapist |{{Flagicon|QAT}} Tameem Hassan |- |Medicaltherapist |{{Flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Zarra |- |Technical director |{{Flagicon|QAT}} Abdulrahman Suhail |}

==Managerial history== {{See also|Category:Al-Wakra Sports Club managers}} {{Updated|24 May 2012}}

{{div col|colwidth=28em}} *{{flagicon|SUD}} Ashour Salem (c. 1970s) *{{flagicon|EGY}} Mamdouh Khafaji (c. 1980s)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al-watan.com/viewnews.aspx?n=7AD27E01-F632-4830-BF7C-3EC5B9F2A9DB&d=20130514&writer=1|title="بوعلام" نجم لا يكل ولا يمل .. وأداؤه "زي الفل"|publisher=al-watan.com|date=14 November 2012|access-date=19 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610203327/http://www.al-watan.com/viewnews.aspx?n=7AD27E01-F632-4830-BF7C-3EC5B9F2A9DB&d=20130514&writer=1|archive-date=10 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> *{{flagicon|QAT}} Hassan Ali Sheeb (1985)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.raya.com/2023/08/19/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%88%d9%91%d9%84-%d8%b5%d9%81%d8%ad%d8%a9-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b9%d9%8a%d9%91%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%b5%d8%af%d8%b1-%d9%83%d9%84-%d8%b3%d8%a8-21/|title=قلة الدورات التدريبة وغياب التشجيع وعدم الثقة من أبرز مشاكل المدربين الوطنيين|publisher=Al Raya|language=Arabic|date=10 November 1985|accessdate=9 June 2024}}</ref> *{{flagicon|ENG}} Len Ashurst (1988–89)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19920116&id=DhFZAAAAIBAJ&pg=5740,2217221|title=Winning Airs from Ashurst|work=The New Straits Times|date=16 January 1992|access-date=3 December 2014|archive-date=21 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121225731/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19920116&id=DhFZAAAAIBAJ&pg=5740%2C2217221|url-status=live}}</ref> *{{flagicon|BRA}} Alcides Romano Junior (1989) *{{flagicon|QAT}} Hassan Ali Sheeb (1989) *{{flagicon|BRA}} Flamarion Nunes (1989–91) *{{flagicon|ROM}} Costică Ştefănescu (1991–92) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Len Ashurst (1993–95) *{{flagicon|QAT}} Khalifa Khamis (1995) *{{flagicon|BRA}} José Paulo Rubim (1995) *{{flagicon|IRQ}} Adnan Dirjal (1995–98) *{{flagicon|ALG}} Rabah Madjer (1998–99) *{{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Buljan (1999) *{{flagicon|IRQ}} Adnan Dirjal (1999–00) *{{flagicon|BRA}} José Paulo Rubim (2000–01) *{{flagicon|FRA}} Paul Dolezar (2001) *{{flagicon|IRQ}} Mejbel Fartous (2001–02) *{{flagicon|SRB}} Nebojsa Vučković (2002–03) *{{flagicon|BIH}} Džemal Hadžiabdić (1 July 2003–30 June 2004) *{{flagicon|IRQ}} Adnan Dirjal (2004–Dec 05) *{{flagicon|NED}} Frank Tyson & {{flagicon|QAT}} Mohammed Al Shaibani ''('''CT''')'' (Dec 2005–Jan 06) *{{flagicon|QAT}} Saeed al-Misnad (Jan 06) *{{flagicon|MAR}} Hassan Hormutallah (Jan 2006–06) *{{flagicon|BIH}} Mehmed Baždarević (1 July 2006–30 June 2007) *{{flagicon|IRQ}} Adnan Dirjal (2007) *{{flagicon|MAR}} Mustapha Madih (2007) *{{flagicon|GER}} Reiner Hollmann (2007) *{{flagicon|IRQ}} Mejbel Fartous (2007) *{{flagicon|FRA}} Richard Tardy (2007–08) *{{flagicon|CAN}} Goran Miscević (2008) *{{flagicon|IRQ}} Adnan Dirjal (2008) *{{flagicon|MAR}} Mustapha Madih (Jul 2008–Jun, 2010)<ref name="wor1">{{cite web | url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te17595/al-wakrah/all-managers/ | title=Al Wakrah SC Manager history | access-date=31 May 2021 | archive-date=2 June 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213405/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/al-wakrah/9/ | url-status=live }}</ref> *{{flagicon|IRQ}} Adnan Dirjal (1 Oct 2010–9 June 2012) *{{flagicon|BIH}} Mehmed Baždarević (10 June 2012–3 June 2013) *{{flagicon|IRQ}} Adnan Dirjal (8 May 2013–12 March 2014) *{{flagicon|TUN}} Maher Kanzari (1 June 2014–28 Oct 2014) *{{flagicon|ALG}} Noureddine Zekri (28 Oct 2014–20 Feb, 2015) *{{flagicon|SER}} Goran Tufegdžić (22 Feb 2015–Jun 2015) *{{flagicon|URU}} Mauricio Larriera (Jul 2015–Nov 2016)<ref name="wor1" /> *{{flagicon|TUN}} Kais Yâakoubi ( Nov 2016–Jun 2017<ref name="wor1" /> *{{flagicon|ESP}} Tintín Márquez (Jan 2018–Dec 2023)<ref name="wor1" /> *{{flagicon|ESP}} José Murcia (Dec 2023–Apr 2024)<ref name="wor1" /> *{{flagicon|QAT}} Ali Rahma Al-Marri (Apr 2024– ) {{div col end}} ==Individual honours== '''2009 FIFA Confederations Cup''' :The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup: :*{{flagicon|Iraq}} 2009 – Karrar Jassim :*{{flagicon|Iraq}} 2009 – Ali Rehema

==Performance in AFC competitions== * '''Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances'''

::'''2001:''' First Round ::'''2002:''' First Round

==Other sports==

===Basketball=== {{Main|Al-Wakrah Sport Club (basketball)}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{cite web|url=http://www.alwakrh.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102231615/http://www.alwakrh.com/|archive-date=2 January 2012|title=Official website|language=ar}}

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