Al-Wakrah Sport Club ( ar, نادي الوكرة الرياضي) is a Qatari professional
sports club
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based in
Al Wakrah
Al Wakrah ( ar, الوكرة, al-Wakra) is the capital city of the Al Wakrah Municipality in Qatar. Al Wakrah's eastern edge is the shores of the Persian Gulf and Qatar's capital Doha is situated to the city's immediate north. Governed by Sheikh ...
. Their professional
football
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team competes in the
Qatar Stars League
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and play their home games at the
Al-Haribo Stadium.
Name history
*1959: Founded as ''Al-Wakrah Youth Club''
*1967: Changed name to ''Al-Wakrah Sport Club''
History
Al Wakrah was founded in 1959, and was officially legitimized in 1965 under the name of ''Al Wakrah Youth Club''. From that time, its football and handball sections were formed, with both participating in local competitions. It later changed its name to ''Al Wakrah Sports Club'' in 1967. Over the years, it branched out to many sports, including
chess
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,
basketball
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, and
bowling
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.
The original club headquarters at Al Wakrah Stadium was constructed in 1984, and
tennis
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and
squash teams were also formed during this time in addition to its previously formed sports teams. They won the Qatari league twice, once in 1999 and again in 2001.
The new club headquarters is
Al Janoub Stadium, inaugurated in 2019 as one of the
FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar sites and was designed by
Zaha Hadid
Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid ( ar, زها حديد ''Zahā Ḥadīd''; 31 October 1950 – 31 March 2016) was an Iraqi-British architect, artist and designer, recognised as a major figure in architecture of the late 20th and early 21st centu ...
.
Honours
*
Qatar Stars League
The Qatar Stars League ( ar, دوري نجوم قطر), or the QSL, also called QNB Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is the top level football league in Qatar football league system. Contested by 12 teams, it operates on a system of promotio ...
: Winners (2):
1998–99,
2000–01
*
Qatar Crown Prince Cup
: Winners (1): 1999
*
Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup
: Winners (4): 1989, 1991, 1998, 2004
*
Qatari Stars Cup
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The knockout competition, which involves a round-robin league structure, was first started in 2009 ...
: Winners (1): 2011
*
Qatari Second Division:
:Winners (2): 1984–85, 2018–19
Players
''As of
Qatar Stars League
The Qatar Stars League ( ar, دوري نجوم قطر), or the QSL, also called QNB Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is the top level football league in Qatar football league system. Contested by 12 teams, it operates on a system of promotio ...
:''
League records
Last update: 23 February 2012.
''Apps and goals in the QSL only''
Managerial history
As of 24 May 2012.
* Ashour Salem (c. 1970s)
* Mamdouh Khafaji (c. 1980s)
*
Len Ashurst
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He spent most of his playing career with Sunderland, making 458 appearances, the second most in the club's history. He retired a ...
(1988–89)
* Alcides Romano Junior (1989)
* Hassan Ali Sheeb (1989)
* Flamarion Nunes (1989–91)
*
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*Costică Toma
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Pl ...
(1991–92)
*
Len Ashurst
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He spent most of his playing career with Sunderland, making 458 appearances, the second most in the club's history. He retired a ...
(1993–95)
* Khalifa Khamis (1995)
* José Paulo Rubim (1995)
*
Adnan Dirjal
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(1995–98)
*
Rabah Madjer
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He reached stardom as a Porto player during the 1980s, being widely regarded as one of the ...
(1998–99)
*
Ivan Buljan (1999)
*
Adnan Dirjal
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(1999–00)
* José Paulo Rubim (2000–01)
*
Paul Dolezar
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(2001)
*
Mejbel Fartous
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International goals
;Iraq national football team goals
:''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.' ...
(2001–02)
*
Nebojsa Vučković (2002–03)
*
Džemal Hadžiabdić
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He made his debu ...
(
1 July 2003–
30 June 2004)
*
Adnan Dirjal
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(2004–
Dec 05)
* Frank Tyson & Mohammed Al Shaibani ''(CT)'' (
Dec 2005–
Jan 06)
* Saeed Al-Misnad (
Jan 06)
* Hassan Hormutallah (
Jan 2006–06)
*
Mehmed Baždarević (
1 July 2006–
30 June 2007)
*
Adnan Dirjal
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(2007)
* Mustapha Madih (2007)
*
Reiner Hollmann (2007)
*
Mejbel Fartous
Mejbil Fartous ( ar, مجبل فرطوس; born 6 July 1950) is an Iraqi football coach and former footballer. He played as a defender.
International goals
;Iraq national football team goals
:''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.' ...
(2007)
*
Richard Tardy
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Career
Tardy has managed in the Superleague Greece with Aris Thessaloniki F.C., a ...
(2007–08)
*
Goran Miscević (2008)
*
Adnan Dirjal
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(2008)
*
Mustapha Madih
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References
1950s births
2018 deaths
Moroccan football managers
Morocco national football team managers
Hassania Agadir managers
AS FAR (footb ...
(
Jul 2008–
Jun, 2010)
*
Adnan Dirjal
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(
1 Oct 2010–
9 June 2012)
*
Mehmed Baždarević (
10 June 2012–
3 June 2013)
*
Adnan Dirjal
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(
8 May 2013–
12 March 2014)
*
Maher Kanzari
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Club career
He played in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 with Stade Tunisien and Espérance de Tunis. He played also in the ...
(
1 June 2014–
28 Oct 2014)
*
Noureddine Zekri
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(
28 Oct 2014–
20 Feb, 2015)
*
Goran Tufegdžić
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(
22 Feb 2015–
Jun 2015)
*
Mauricio Larriera
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Career
Larriera started his managerial career with Club Sol de América. After that, he coached Racing Club d ...
(
Jul 2015–
Nov 2016)
*
Kais Yâakoubi
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He was capped 14 times for Tunisia and was also a squad member for the 1988 Olympics.
Honours
; Club Africain:
* Tunisi ...
(
Nov 2016–
Jun 2017
*
Tintín Márquez (
Jan 2018–)
Individual honours
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
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:The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup:
:* 2009 –
Karrar Jassim
Karrar Jassim Mohammed Al-Mahmoudi ( ar, كرار جاسم محمد المحمودي, born 11 June 1987) known as Karrar Jassim, is an Iraqi professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder most recently for Naft Al-Wasat in the Iraqi Premier Le ...
:* 2009 –
Ali Rehema
Ali Hussein Rehema Al-Mutairi ( ar, علي حسين رحيمة المطيري, born on 8 August 1985) is an Iraqi former footballer. He has represented the Iraq national football team.
Career
Since playing every minute of Iraq's title-winning ...
Performance in AFC competitions
*
Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances
::
2001
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: First Round
::
2002
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: First Round
Asian clubs ranking
Other sports
Basketball
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in Qatar
Association football clubs established in 1959
Sport in Al Wakrah
1959 establishments in Qatar