Al-Riffa SC
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| Full name | Al-Riffa Sports Club |
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| Short name | Riffa |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Ground | Bahrain National Stadium Riffa |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Chairman | Sh. Abdulla bin Khalid Al-Khalifa |
| Manager | Mohamed Al Mashan |
| League | Premier League |
| 2024–25 | Premier League, 3rd of 12 |
Al-Riffa Sports Club (Template:Langx) is a Bahraini professional football club based in Riffa, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top flight of Bahraini football.[1]
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.[2]
Current squad
First-team squad
- As of 12 June 2024
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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.
- Khalid Bin Hamad Cup: 1
- 2025-26
International
Performance in GCC competitions (As West Riffa SC)
- GCC Club Championship
- 10 appearances
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League
- 1 appearance
- 2004: Group stage
- Asian Club Championship
- 5 appearances
- AFC Cup
- 7 appearances
Notable managers
- Template:Flagicon Theo Laseroms (1982–84)
- Template:Flagicon Uli Maslo (1985–88), (1993–94)
- Template:Flagicon Rodion Gačanin (July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2005)
- Template:Flagicon Dragan Talajić (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006)
- Template:Flagicon Eelco Schattorie (2006–07)
- Template:Flagicon Srećko Juričić (July 1, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007)
- Template:Flagicon Wilco van Buuren (Youth Team Director)
- Template:Flagicon Julio Peixoto
- Template:Flagicon Stefano Impagliazzo (2011–13)
- Template:Flagicon Florin Motroc (June 1, 2013 – 2014)
- Template:Flagicon Ali Ashoor (2018–2022)
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Inarejos (2024–2025)
References
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- ^ Bahrain Riffa Club: team archive Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021
- ^ Scorespro
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chaudhuri, Arunava. "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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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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