Al-Wehda Sports & Cultural Club ( ar, نادي الوحدة الرياضي و الثقافي صنعاء) is a

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

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club based in

Sana'a Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء, ' , Yemeni Arabic: ; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 ''Ṣnʿw''), also spelled Sana'a or Sana, is the capital and largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sanaa Governorate. The city is not part of the Governo ...

. Founded in 1954, Al-Wahda (which means "unity" in Arabic), is one of the most successful and famous clubs in Yemen, having won the

Yemeni League Yemeni League is the top football division of the Yemen Football Association. It was created in 1990 after the unification of North and South Yemen. It was set up in a four-level system with Premier, First, Second and Third Division. 16 northern ...

four times since 1990. Al-Wehda has a fierce rivalry with local rivals

Al-Ahli Club Sana'a Al-Ahli Club Sanaa () is a Yemeni football and basketball club based in Sanaa, Yemen. The club was founded in 1952. Al-Ahli has a fierce rivalry with local rivals Al-Wehda which manifests itself in the Al-Wahda versus Al-Ahli matches, known a ...

Honours

: 1 (before 1990) ::1978/79 *

: 4 (since 1990) ::1994/95, 1996/97, 1997/98, 2001/02 *

Prince Nassem's Cup A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...

: 2

Performance in AFC competitions

AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

: 4 appearances ::2004, 2000, 1999, 1998

External links

Team's profile - ''kooora.com''
Sport in Sanaa Football clubs in Yemen Association football clubs established in 1954 1954 establishments in Asia Establishments in the Kingdom of Yemen {{Yemen-footyclub-stub