# Homs Al Fidaa SC > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Homs_Al_Fidaa_SC > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Homs_Al_Fidaa_SC.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs_Al_Fidaa_SC > Source revision: 1341937055 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Syrian football club Football club Homs Al Fidaa Full name Homs Al Fidaa Sports Club Nicknames The Knights (Arabic: الفرسان) Founded 1937; 89 years ago (1937) as Al-Fedaa Club Ground Khaled bin Walid Stadium Homs Municipal Stadium Capacity 32,000 25,000 Chairman Youssef Salameh Manager Firas Maasas League Syrian Premier League 2024–25 5th Website Official page Home colours Away colours Current season **Homs Al Fidaa Sports Club** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): نادي حمص الفداء الرياضي), formerly **Al-Wathba Sport Club** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): نادي الوثبة الرياضي) is a Syrian professional [football](/source/Association_football) club based in [Homs](/source/Homs) that competes in the [Syrian Premier League](/source/Syrian_Premier_League).[1] The club has a [men's basketball team](/source/Homs_Al_Fidaa_SC_(men's_basketball)). ## History Al-Wathba Sport Club logo until 2025 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](/source/Basketball) games, [athletics](/source/Track_and_field_athletics), [swimming](/source/Swimming_(sport)), and [cycling](/source/Cycle_sport). 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](/source/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] In February 2013, during the [Syrian civil war](/source/Syrian_civil_war), [Yussef Sleman](/source/Yussef_Sleman),[3] one of the players was killed in a mortar strike at the [Tishreen Stadium](/source/Tishreen_Stadium).[4] In 2019, Al-Wathba won the [Syrian Cup](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_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 - **[Syrian Premier League](/source/Syrian_Premier_League):** - - Runners-up (3) : 1981–82, [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Syrian_Premier_League), [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Syrian_Premier_League) - **[Syrian Cup](/source/Syrian_Cup):** - - **Winners** (1): [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Syrian_Cup) - Runners-up (1) : [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Syrian_Cup) - **Al-Wathba Cup:** - - **Winners** (1): 2020 ## Current squad 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 11 MF SYR Fahd Aodi 19 FW SYR Anas Bouta ## Performance in the AFC competition - **[AFC Cup](/source/AFC_Cup): 1 appearance** - - [2020](/source/2020_AFC_Cup): *abandoned due to [COVID-19 pandemic in Asia](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Asia)* ## Continental record Season Competition Round Club Home Away 2020 AFC Cup Group B Al-Faisaly – 0–0 Al-Kuwait 0–0 – Al-Ansar – – ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Al Wathba"](https://www.eurosport.com/football/teams/al-wathba/teamcenter.shtml). *[Eurosport](/source/Eurosport)*. Retrieved 14 February 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["نادي الوثبة الرياضي.. تاريخ حافل بالبطولات"](http://www.sana.sy/?p=99968). *SANA*. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-AFP_3-0)** ["Syria footballer killed as mortars hit stadium"](https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jWBhmHwr8tUWQwI38dnighp4Zuzg?docId=CNG.de51b59a1e3ed3c4a8f38876e161c3ef.3a1). *AFP*. Retrieved 2013-02-20.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-BBC_News_4-0)** ["Syria footballer 'killed in Damascus stadium attack'"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21516957). *BBC News*. 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2013-02-20. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["لقب اول للوثبة في كأس سوريا"](https://elaph.com/Web/Sports/2019/06/1255808.html). *elaph.com* (in Arabic). 29 June 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["مدير الكرة بالوثبة في حوار لكووورة: كنا نستحق حصد لقب الدوري السوري"](https://www.kooora.com/?n=942203). *kooora.com* (in Arabic). 1 August 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["نادي حمص الفداء يستعد لإطلاق هويته البصرية الجديدة"](https://sana.sy/sport/2273054/). SANA. 27 August 2025. ## External links - [Al Wathba Official site](https://web.archive.org/web/20120102121140/http://www.alwathbasport.com/site/) v t e Football in Syria Syrian Football Association National teams Men Senior Under-23 Under-20 Under-17 Futsal Beach soccer Women Senior Under-20 League competitions Syrian Premier League Syrian League 1st Division Syrian League 2nd Division Syrian Women Championship Cup competitions Syrian Cup Syrian Super Cup Other competitions 1974 Kuneitra Cup (defunct) v t e Syrian Premier League 2025–26 clubs Al-Futowa Al-Hurriya Al-Ittihad Al-Jaish Al-Karamah Al-Shorta Al-Shouleh Damascus Al-Ahli Al-Taliya Al-Wahda Homs Al Fidaa Hutteen Jableh Khan Shaykhun Omayya Tishreen Former clubs Afrin Al-Herafyeen Al-Horgelah Al-Jazeera Al-Jihad Al-Muhafaza Al-Nawair Al-Sahel Al-Yaqdhah Al-Yarmouk Baniyas Refinery Barada Mayadin Qardaha Shorta Aleppo Seasons 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2013 2014 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 Statistics and awards Top scorers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Homs Al Fidaa SC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs_Al_Fidaa_SC) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs_Al_Fidaa_SC?action=history)). 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