Wej Sports Club (Arabic: نادي وج الرياضي), is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Al Hawiyah, Ta'if, that plays in the Saudi First Division, the second tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system, formed in 1976.[2][3]
Full name | Wej Sports Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Fakhar Taif (Pride of Taif) | ||
Founded | 1976; 46 years ago (1976) | ||
Ground | King Fahd Stadium | ||
Capacity | 20,000 [1] | ||
President | Mbarak Al-Yami | ||
Manager | Mahdi El Sifi | ||
League | Saudi Second Division | ||
2016–17 | Saudi First Division, 16th (relegated) | ||
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On 26 February 2016, Wej promoted to the Saudi First Division for the first time in their history after beating Al-Badaya 1–0 on aggregate in the play-off of Saudi Second Division.[4]
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