• Source: Al-Riffa SC

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.




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.




Current squad






= First-team squad

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As of 12 June 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.




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

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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
1997




Performance in AFC competitions


AFC Champions League
1 appearance
2004: Group stage
Asian Club Championship
5 appearances
1989: Qualifying stage
1992: Qualifying – 1st round
1995: Second round
1997: withdrew in First round
1999: First round
AFC Cup
7 appearances
2010: Semi-final
2013: Round of 16
2014: Round of 16
2015: Group stage
2020: Cancelled
2022: Zonal finals
2023–24: Zonal semifinals




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

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Riffa S.C.
• Kuwait SC
• Mohamed Marhoon
• Al-Ettifaq FC
• Ismail Abdullatif
• Babak grup Piala AFC 2022
• Piala AFC 2023–2024
• Liga Champions Dua AFC
• Liga Champions AFC 2004
• Daftar klub sepak bola divisi tertinggi di negara anggota AFC
• Al-Riffa SC
• Amin Al-Shanaineh
• Talal Yousef
• Srećko Juričić
• Sayed Dhiya Saeed
• Mahdi Abduljabbar
• Ali Ashoor
• 16th GCC Club Championship
• Ahmed Al-Kaf
• Al-Jahra SC