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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.[1] The club was founded in 1953.

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Al-Riffa SC

Full name	Al-Riffa Sports Club
Nickname(s)	Their Excellencies
Founded	1953; 69 years ago (1953)
Ground	Bahrain National Stadium Riffa
Capacity	24,000
Chairman	Sh. Abdulla bin Khalid Al-Khalifa
Manager	Ali Ashour
League	Bahraini Premier League
2020–21	Bahraini Premier League, 1st of 10 (champions)

History

The club was founded in 1953 under the name of West Riffa Sports Club. In 2001, the club changed the name to Al-Riffa Sports Club.

Stadium

Riffa use Bahrain National Stadium as their home ground, which has a capacity of nearly 24,000 spectators.[2]

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.

Friendly international

Scissors Cup (India): 1

1997.[3][4]

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

5 appearances

2010: Semi-final

2013: Round of 16

2014: Round of 16

2015: Group stage

2022: TBD

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

На других языках

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[de] Al-Riffa SC

Al-Riffa Sports Club ist ein Fußballverein aus West Riffa im Bahrain. Aktuell spielt der Verein in der höchsten Liga des Landes der Bahraini Premier League. Seine Heimspiele trägt der Verein im Nationalstadion von Bahrain aus. Gegründet wurde der Verein 1953 vom späteren Premierminister Chalifa ibn Salman Al Chalifa als West Riffa Club. 2002 wurde der Verein mit Zallaq zusammengelegt und benannte sich in Bahrain Riffa Club um. Bisher konnte der Verein 11-mal die Meisterschaft gewinnen, zuletzt 2005. 2009 verpasste man nur knapp die Meisterschaft und wurde zweiter hinter dem Muharraq Club.

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- [en] Al-Riffa SC

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[es] Riffa Club

El Al-Riffa Sports Club (en árabe, الرفاع‎) es un club de fútbol de Baréin, de la ciudad de Riffa. Fue fundado en 1953 y juega en la Liga Premier de Baréin.

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