Al-Wakrah SC

Al-Wakrah SC
Full nameAl-Wakrah Sports Club
NicknamesThe Blue Waves
"The Sailors"
Founded1959 (1959)
GroundAl Janoub Stadium
Capacity44,325
ChairmanSheikh Khalifa bin Hassan
Head coachJosé Luis Sierra
LeagueQatar Stars League
2025–26Qatari Stars League, 8th of 12
Websitealwakrahsc.qa

Al-Wakrah Sport Club (Arabic: 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

Interior of Al Janoub Stadium

Al Wakrah was founded in 1959,[1] and was officially legitimized in 1965 under the name of Al Wakrah Youth Club.[2] 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.

The new club headquarters is Al Janoub Stadium, inaugurated in 2019[3] as one of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar sites and was designed by Zaha Hadid.[4]

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:

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  QAT Mohammed Al-Bakri
2 DF  QAT Lucas Mendes
3 DF  QAT Abdelkarim Hassan
4 MF  QAT Abdullah Al-Saei
5 MF  QAT Ahmed Fadhel
6 MF  JOR Omar Salah
7 MF  ENG Ayoub Assal
8 MF  EGY Hamdy Fathy
9 FW  GAM Yusupha Njie (on loan from Al-Markhiya)
10 FW  ANG Gelson Dala
11 FW  ALG Redouane Berkane
13 FW  QAT Yusuf Abdurisag (on loan from Al-Sadd)
14 DF  QAT Tameem Al-Muhaza
15 DF  QAT Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  QAT Assim Madibo (on loan from Al-Duhail)
20 FW  QAT Nasser Al Yazidi
21 MF  QAT Khalid Muneer
22 GK  QAT Saoud Al Khater
24 DF  QAT Murad Naji
27 DF  QAT Mohammed Alaaeldin
32 MF  ESP Luis Alberto
33 MF  QAT Moayad Hassan
40 MF  ESP Gerard Valentín
47 DF  QAT Fahad Waad (on loan from Al-Shamal)
75 MF  MAR Amin Zahzouh
93 MF  TUN Aïssa Laïdouni
99 GK  QAT Omair Al-Sayed

Olympic squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF  QAT Yousef El-Khatib
16 DF  QAT Nabil Irfan
19 MF  QAT Anas El-Hamahmi
23 DF  QAT Motaman Mohamed
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF  ALG Khalil Zohir
31 GK  QAT Yousef Ramadan
89 GK  QAT Abdulaziz Abdulwahab
96 FW  QAT Fayiz Al-Farsi

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  QAT Mohamed Khaled Hassan (on loan to Umm Salal)
45 MF  QAT Muhammad Taher Khan (on loan to Lusail)
— DF  QAT Abdelrahman Rashid (on loan to Al-Shamal)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  QAT Salem Al-Hajri (on loan to Umm Salal)
— MF  ALG Nawfel Metidji (on loan to Mesaimeer)
— MF  QAT Abdelrahman Raafat (on loan to Al-Khor)

Records and statistics

Mirghani Al Zain holds the club record for league goals scored

Last update: 23 February 2012.
Apps and goals in the QSL only

Most goals
# Nat. Name League Goals
1 Qatar Mirghani Al Zain 53
2 Morocco Adil Ramzi 47
3 Qatar Ali Mejbel Fartoos 24
4 Qatar Mansoor Muftah 19
5 Morocco Ali Boussaboun 18
Most caps
# Nat. Name League Caps
1 Qatar Turki Aman 249
2 Qatar Mirghani Al Zain 242
3 Qatar Nayef Al Khater 218
4 Qatar Ali Qassim 183
5 Qatar Mohammed Enyas 169

Club staff

Position Name
Head coach Spain Vicente Moreno
Assistant coach Spain Miquel Gomila
Goalkeeper coach Spain Ángel Pindado
Fitness coach Spain Dani Acosta
Spain Xavier Pedrero
Chief analyst & Head of scouting Spain Sergio Márquez
Match analyst Brazil Thiago de Souza
Technical Assistant Colombia Luís Piedrahita
Team manager Qatar Ali Al-Marri
Doctor Qatar Mohammed Al-Muhaza
Physiotherapist Qatar Tameem Hassan
Medicaltherapist Qatar Nasser Al-Zarra
Technical director Qatar Abdulrahman Suhail

Managerial history

As of 24 May 2012
  • Sudan Ashour Salem (c. 1970s)
  • Egypt Mamdouh Khafaji (c. 1980s)[5]
  • Qatar Hassan Ali Sheeb (1985)[6]
  • England Len Ashurst (1988–89)[7]
  • Brazil Alcides Romano Junior (1989)
  • Qatar Hassan Ali Sheeb (1989)
  • Brazil Flamarion Nunes (1989–91)
  • Romania Costică Ştefănescu (1991–92)
  • England Len Ashurst (1993–95)
  • Qatar Khalifa Khamis (1995)
  • Brazil José Paulo Rubim (1995)
  • Iraq Adnan Dirjal (1995–98)
  • Algeria Rabah Madjer (1998–99)
  • Croatia Ivan Buljan (1999)
  • Iraq Adnan Dirjal (1999–00)
  • Brazil José Paulo Rubim (2000–01)
  • France Paul Dolezar (2001)
  • Iraq Mejbel Fartous (2001–02)
  • Serbia Nebojsa Vučković (2002–03)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Džemal Hadžiabdić (1 July 2003–30 June 2004)
  • Iraq Adnan Dirjal (2004–Dec 05)
  • Netherlands Frank Tyson & Qatar Mohammed Al Shaibani (CT) (Dec 2005–Jan 06)
  • Qatar Saeed al-Misnad (Jan 06)
  • Morocco Hassan Hormutallah (Jan 2006–06)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Mehmed Baždarević (1 July 2006–30 June 2007)
  • Iraq Adnan Dirjal (2007)
  • Morocco Mustapha Madih (2007)
  • Germany Reiner Hollmann (2007)
  • Iraq Mejbel Fartous (2007)
  • France Richard Tardy (2007–08)
  • Canada Goran Miscević (2008)
  • Iraq Adnan Dirjal (2008)
  • Morocco Mustapha Madih (Jul 2008–Jun, 2010)[8]
  • Iraq Adnan Dirjal (1 Oct 2010–9 June 2012)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Mehmed Baždarević (10 June 2012–3 June 2013)
  • Iraq Adnan Dirjal (8 May 2013–12 March 2014)
  • Tunisia Maher Kanzari (1 June 2014–28 Oct 2014)
  • Algeria Noureddine Zekri (28 Oct 2014–20 Feb, 2015)
  • Serbia Goran Tufegdžić (22 Feb 2015–Jun 2015)
  • Uruguay Mauricio Larriera (Jul 2015–Nov 2016)[8]
  • Tunisia Kais Yâakoubi ( Nov 2016–Jun 2017[8]
  • Spain Tintín Márquez (Jan 2018–Dec 2023)[8]
  • Spain José Murcia (Dec 2023–Apr 2024)[8]
  • Qatar Ali Rahma Al-Marri (Apr 2024– )

Individual honours

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup:

Performance in AFC competitions

2001: First Round
2002: First Round

Other sports

Basketball

References

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  2. ^ "Al Wakrah Sports Club". kooora.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Al Janoub Stadium". Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. ^ "How Al Janoub stadium and Zaha Hadid broke traditional stereotypes". 18 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ ""بوعلام" نجم لا يكل ولا يمل .. وأداؤه "زي الفل"". al-watan.com. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  6. ^ "قلة الدورات التدريبة وغياب التشجيع وعدم الثقة من أبرز مشاكل المدربين الوطنيين" (in Arabic). Al Raya. 10 November 1985. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Winning Airs from Ashurst". The New Straits Times. 16 January 1992. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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