Al-Wakrah SC

For the basketball club, see Al-Wakrah SC (basketball).

Al-Wakrah Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الوكرة الرياضي) is a Qatari multi-sports club based in the city of Al Wakrah. Their professional football team competes in the Qatar Stars League. They play their home games at the Al Janoub Stadium.

Al-Wakrah SC

Full name	Al-Wakrah Sports Club
Nickname(s)	The Blue Waves "The Sailors"
Founded	1959; 66 years ago (1959)
Ground	Al Janoub Stadium
Capacity	44,325
Chairman	Sheikh Khalifa bin Hassan
Head coach	Vicente Moreno
League	Qatar Stars League
2024–25	Qatari Stars League, 8th of 12
Website	alwakrahsc.qa
Home colours Away colours

Name history

• 1959: Founded as Al-Wakrah Youth Club
• 1967: Changed name to Al-Wakrah Sports Club

History

Interior of Al Janoub Stadium

Al Wakrah was founded in 1959,^[1] and was officially legitimized in 1965 under the name of Al Wakrah Youth Club.^[2] From that time, its football and handball sections were formed, with both participating in local competitions. It changed its name to Al Wakrah Sports Club in 1967. Over the years, it branched out to many sports, including chess, basketball, and bowling.

The original club headquarters at Al Wakrah Stadium was constructed in 1984, and tennis and squash teams were also formed during this time in addition to its previously formed sports teams. They won the Qatari league twice, in 1999 and 2001.^{[citation needed]}

The new club headquarters is Al Janoub Stadium, inaugurated in 2019^[3] as one of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar sites and was designed by Zaha Hadid.^[4]

Fanbase

A fan group Instagram account dedicated to the club's supporters was created in 2022 and was popularised during the world cup as Argentinian fans shared the club's colors and decided to support the club during its matches before the break.

Al Wakrah fans are mainly people who grew up supporting the club due to their love for the city of Al Wakrah. With a small but loyal fanbase, Al Wakrah continues to dominate games and cause huge upsets in the league.

Honours

• Qatar Stars League
  • Winners (2): 1998–99, 2000–01
• Qatar Cup
  • Winners (2): 1999, 2024
• Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup
  • Winners (4): 1989, 1991, 1998, 2004
• Qatari Stars Cup
  • Winners (1): 2011
• Qatari Second Division
  • Winners (2): 1984–85, 2018–19

Players

As of Qatar Stars League:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  QAT Mohammed Al-Bakri 2 DF  QAT Lucas Mendes 3 DF  QAT Abdelkarim Hassan 5 MF  QAT Ahmed Fadhel 6 MF  JOR Omar Salah 7 FW  ENG Ayoub Assal 8 MF  EGY Hamdy Fathy 9 FW  QAT Mohamed Khaled Hassan U21 10 MF  ANG Gelson Dala 12 DF  QAT Yousef El-Khatib U21 14 DF  QAT Tameem Al-Muhaza 15 DF  QAT Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar 16 MF  QAT Nabil Irfan U21 20 FW  QAT Nasser Al Yazidi 21 MF  QAT Khalid Muneer 22 GK  QAT Saoud Al Khater 31 GK  QAT Yousef Ramadan U21

No. Pos. Nation Player 32 MF  QAT Anas Ramadan U21 33 MF  QAT Moayad Hassan 45 MF  QAT Muhammad Taher Khan 47 DF  QAT Fahad Waad (on loan from Al-Shamal) 56 MF  QAT Abdelrahman Kafarwy U21 70 MF  ALG Farid Boulaya 93 MF  TUN Aïssa Laïdouni 96 FW  QAT Fayiz Al-Farsi U21 98 GK  QAT Abdulaziz Abdulwahab U21 99 GK  QAT Omair Al-Sayed — DF  BRA Lucas Veríssimo (on loan from Al-Duhail) — DF  IDN Abdurrahman Iwan — DF  QAT Mohammed Emad Aiash (on loan from Al-Duhail) — DF  QAT Motaman Mohamed U21 — MF  MAR Amine Zouhzouh — FW  ESP Raúl de Tomás (on loan from Rayo Vallecano)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  QAT Abdelrahman Rashid (on loan to Al-Shamal)

Records and statistics

Mirghani Al Zain holds the club record for league goals scored

Last update: 23 February 2012.
Apps and goals in the QSL only

Most goals

#	Nat.	Name	League Goals
1		Mirghani Al Zain	53
2		Adil Ramzi	47
3		Ali Mejbel Fartoos	24
4		Mansoor Muftah	19
5		Ali Boussaboun	18

Most caps

#	Nat.	Name	League Caps
1		Turki Aman	249
2		Mirghani Al Zain	242
3		Nayef Al Khater	218
4		Ali Qassim	183
5		Mohammed Enyas	169

Club staff

Position	Name
Head coach	-
Assistant coach	Miquel Gomila
Goalkeeper coach	Radhouane Salhi
Fitness coach	Dani Acosta
Chief analyst & Head of scouting	Sergio Márquez
Technical Assistant	Luís Piedrahita
Team manager	Ali Al-Marri
Doctor	Mohammed Al-Muhaza
Physiotherapist	Tameem Hassan
Medicaltherapist	Nasser Al-Zarra
Technical director	Abdulrahman Suhail

Managerial history

See also: Category:Al-Wakra Sports Club managers

As of 24 May 2012

• Ashour Salem (c. 1970s)
• Mamdouh Khafaji (c. 1980s)^[5]
• Hassan Ali Sheeb (1985)^[6]
• Len Ashurst (1988–89)^[7]
• Alcides Romano Junior (1989)
• Hassan Ali Sheeb (1989)
• Flamarion Nunes (1989–91)
• Costică Ştefănescu (1991–92)
• Len Ashurst (1993–95)
• Khalifa Khamis (1995)
• José Paulo Rubim (1995)
• Adnan Dirjal (1995–98)
• Rabah Madjer (1998–99)
• Ivan Buljan (1999)
• Adnan Dirjal (1999–00)
• José Paulo Rubim (2000–01)
• Paul Dolezar (2001)
• Mejbel Fartous (2001–02)
• Nebojsa Vučković (2002–03)
• Džemal Hadžiabdić (1 July 2003–30 June 2004)
• Adnan Dirjal (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 (2007)
• Mustapha Madih (2007)
• Reiner Hollmann (2007)
• Mejbel Fartous (2007)
• Richard Tardy (2007–08)
• Goran Miscević (2008)
• Adnan Dirjal (2008)
• Mustapha Madih (Jul 2008–Jun, 2010)^[8]
• Adnan Dirjal (1 Oct 2010–9 June 2012)
• Mehmed Baždarević (10 June 2012–3 June 2013)
• Adnan Dirjal (8 May 2013–12 March 2014)
• Maher Kanzari (1 June 2014–28 Oct 2014)
• Noureddine Zekri (28 Oct 2014–20 Feb, 2015)
• Goran Tufegdžić (22 Feb 2015–Jun 2015)
• Mauricio Larriera (Jul 2015–Nov 2016)^[8]
• Kais Yâakoubi ( Nov 2016–Jun 2017^[8]
• Tintín Márquez (Jan 2018–Dec 2023)^[8]
• José Murcia (Dec 2023–Apr 2024)^[8]
• Ali Rahma Al-Marri (Apr 2024– )

Individual honours

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup:

• 2009 – Karrar Jassim
• 2009 – Ali Rehema

Performance in AFC competitions

• Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances

2001: First Round

2002: First Round

Other sports

Basketball

Main article: Al-Wakrah Sport Club (basketball)