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| Full name | Al-Riffa Sports Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Their Excellencies |
| Short name | Riffa |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Ground | Bahrain National Stadium Riffa |
| Capacity | 24,000 |
| Chairman | Sh. Abdulla bin Khalid Al-Khalifa |
| Manager | Hesham Al Mahozi |
| League | Bahraini Premier League |
| 2022–23 | 4th of 10 |
Al-Riffa Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الرفاع الرياضي) is a Bahraini professional football club based in Riffa, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top flight of Bahraini football.[1] The club was founded in 1953.
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History
The club was founded in 1953 under the name of West Riffa Sports Club. In 2001, the club changed the name to Al-Riffa Sports Club.
Stadium
Riffa use Bahrain National Stadium as their home ground, which has a capacity of nearly 24,000 spectators.[2]
Current squad
First-team squad
- As of 12 February
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Achievements
The club's first international achievement was in 1982 when Riffa placed second in the 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.
Friendly international
Scissors Cup: 1
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League
- 1 appearance
- 2004: Group stage
- Asian Club Championship
- 5 appearances
- AFC Cup
- 7 appearances
Notable managers
Theo Laseroms (1982–84)
Uli Maslo (1985–88), (1993–94)
Rodion Gačanin (July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2005)- Dragan Talajić (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006)
- Eelco Schattorie (2006–07)
- Srećko Juričić (July 1, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007)
- Wilco van Buuren (Youth Team Director)
Julio Peixoto- Stefano Impagliazzo (2011–13)
Florin Motroc (June 1, 2013 – 2014)
Ali Ashoor (2018 –)
References
- ^ Bahrain Riffa Club: team archive Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021
- ^ Scorespro
- ^ Arunava Chaudhary. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup: Kerala". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup". jctfootball.com. JCT Mills FC. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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