Al-Riffa SC

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{More citations needed|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Al-Riffa SC | fullname = Al-Riffa Sports Club | image = Riffa_Sports_Club.png | upright = 0.7 | founded = {{start date and age|1953}} | short name = Riffa | ground = [[Bahrain National Stadium]] <br> [[Riffa]] | capacity = 15,000 | chairman = Sh. Abdulla bin Khalid Al-Khalifa | manager = Mohamed Al Mashan | league = [[Bahraini Premier League|Premier League]] | season = [[2024–25 Bahraini Premier League|2024–25]] | current = 2025–26 Bahraini Premier League | position = [[Bahraini Premier League|Premier League]], 3rd of 12 }}

'''Al-Riffa Sports Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي الرفاع الرياضي}}) is a [[Bahrain]]i professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Riffa]], that competes in the [[Bahraini Premier League]], the top flight of [[Football in Bahrain|Bahraini football]].<ref>[https://us.soccerway.com/teams/bahrain/bahrain-riffa-club/3618/ Bahrain Riffa Club: team archive] ''Soccerway.com''. Retrieved 15 August 2021</ref>

==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]] as their home ground, which has the capacity for nearly 24,000 spectators.<ref>[https://www.scorespro.com/soccer/livescore/east-riffa/ Scorespro]</ref> ==Current squad== ===First-team squad=== {{updated|12 June 2024}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=LTU|name=[[Džiugas Bartkus]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=BHR|name=Saud Al-Asam|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=BHR|name=Salman Al-Qadhaib|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=BHR|name=[[Sayed Baqer]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=BHR|name=Ali Faraj|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=BHR|name=[[Abdulaziz Khalid]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=MLI|name=[[Ibrahima Tandia]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=BHR|name=Abdulla Al Thawadi|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=SRB|name=[[Lazar Đorđević]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=BHR|name=[[Jasim Al-Shaikh]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=BHR|name=[[Ali Haram]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=BHR|name=[[Hamad Al-Shamsan]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=BHR|name=Sayed Redha Isa|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=BHR|name=[[Hashim Sayed Isa]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=BHR|name=Ali Hasan Isa|pos=FW}} {{fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=BHR|name=Husein Al–Eker|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=TUN|name=[[Aymen Harzi]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=BHR|name=Yassine Benmansour|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=BHR|name=Fahad Jassim|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=BHR|name=Hamad Yasser|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=BHR|name=Kareem Fardan|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=BHR|name=Mohammed Qayoom|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=BHR|name=Abdullah Al Jazeeri|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=BHR|name=[[Hazza Ali]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=BHR|name=Abdullah Al-Ahmad|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=BHR|name=Saleh Mohamed|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=BHR|name=Ahmad Al Ashban|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=36|nat=BHR|name=Omar Ghalam Mohammad|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=45|nat=BHR|name=Abdullah Al Rahman Al Ebedili|pos=MF}} {{Fs end|National team=BHR|Position=FW|Name=[[Thiago Augusto]]}}

==Achievements==

The club's first international achievement was in 1982 when Riffa placed second in the [[Gulf Club Champions Cup|GCC Club 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]]: 14''' ** 1982, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022. *'''[[Bahraini King's Cup]]: 7''' ** 1973, 1985, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2019, 2021. *'''[[Bahraini FA Cup]]: 4''' ** 2000, 2001, 2004, 2014. *'''[[Bahraini Crown Prince Cup]]: 4''' ** 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005. *'''[[Bahraini Super Cup]]: 2''' ** 2019, 2021. *'''[[Khalid Bin Hamad Cup]]: 1''' ** 2025-26

===International=== * {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Scissors Cup]]: 1''' **1997<ref>{{cite web|first1=Arunava|last1=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/scissorscup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup: Kerala|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024223324/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/scissorscup.html|archive-date=24 October 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jctfootball.com/aboutUs/recordsAndStats/listofWinners/scissorsCupListOfWinners.aspx?a=5|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup|website=jctfootball.com|publisher=[[JCT FC|JCT Mills FC]]|access-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421201511/http://www.jctfootball.com/aboutUs/recordsAndStats/listofWinners/scissorsCupListOfWinners.aspx?a=5|archive-date=21 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Performance in GCC competitions (As West Riffa SC)== ; '''[[AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League|GCC Club Championship]]''': 10 appearances ::[[9th GCC Club Championship|1992]]: Group stage ::[[12th GCC Club Championship|1995]]: Group stage ::[[16th GCC Club Championship|1999]]: Group stage ::[[18th GCC Club Championship|2001]]: Group stage ::[[21st GCC Club Championship|2005]]: Group stage ::[[22nd GCC Club Championship|2006]]: Group stage ::[[25th GCC Club Championship|2009–10]]: Group stage ::[[26th GCC Club Championship|2011]]: Quarter-finals ::[[27th GCC Club Championship|2012]]: Quarter-finals ::[[2024–25 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League|2024–25]]: Group stage ::[[2025–26 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League|2025–26]]:

==Performance in AFC competitions== ; '''[[AFC Champions League]]''': 1 appearance ::[[AFC Champions League 2004|2004]]: Group stage

; '''[[Asian Club Championship]]''': 5 appearances ::[[Asian Club Championship 1989|1989]]: Qualifying stage ::[[Asian Club Championship 1992|1992]]: Qualifying – 1st round ::[[Asian Club Championship 1995|1995]]: Second round ::[[Asian Club Championship 1997|1997]]: withdrew in First round ::[[Asian Club Championship 1999|1999]]: First round

==Notable managers== *{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Theo Laseroms]] (1982–84) *{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Uli Maslo]] (1985–88), (1993–94) *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Rodion Gačanin]] (July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2005) *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Dragan Talajić]] (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006) *{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Eelco Schattorie]] (2006–07) *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Srećko Juričić]] (July 1, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007) *{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Wilco van Buuren]] ''(Youth Team Director)'' *{{flagicon|Brazil}} Julio Peixoto *{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Stefano Impagliazzo]] (2011–13) *{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Florin Motroc]] (June 1, 2013 – 2014) *{{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[Ali Ashoor]] (2018–2022) *{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Carlos Inarejos]] (2024–2025)

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