Hutteen SC

Hutteen Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي حطين الرياضي) is a Syrian professional football club based in Latakia, Syria. The club was founded in 1945. The club's greatest achievement was winning the Syrian Cup in 2001. The club colours are blue and white. Their home stadium, Latakia Municipal Stadium, has a capacity of 28,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in Syrian Premier League.

Hutteen SC

Full name	Hutteen Sporting Club
Nickname(s)	The Blue Whale (Arabic: الحوت الأزرق)
Short name	Hutteen
Founded	1945; 80 years ago (1945)
Ground	Latakia Municipal Stadium
Capacity	28,000
Manager	Victoraş Constantin
League	Syrian Premier League
2024–25	3rd of 12
Website	www.hutteen-sc.com
Home colours Away colours

History

It was founded in 1945 in the city of Latakia, although it sometimes plays at home in the capital Damascus. They have never won the Premier League title, their most important title being the Syrian Cup won in 2001 after beating Al-Jaish SC 1–0 in the final in four finals they have played.^[1]

At the international level they have participated in the AFC Cup Winners' Cup in 2001, in which they were eliminated in the second round by the Al-Shabab of Saudi Arabia and in the 2001 Arab Club Champions Cup, where they were eliminated in the first round.^[2]

Grounds

Main articles: Latakia Municipal Stadium and Latakia Sports City Stadium

Latakia Municipal Stadium, home ground of Huteen

Huteen, one of the most popular club in Latakia, plays his home matches with the Tishreen Club at Latakia Municipal Stadium. Their second stadium is sometimes Latakia Sports City Stadium.

Achievements

• Syrian Premier League:
  • Runner-up: 1995–96, 1999–2000
• Syrian Cup: 1
  • Champion: 2000–2001
  • Runner-up: 1986–87, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2020–21

Performance in AFC competitions

• Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance

2000–01: Second Round

• AFC Challenge League: 1 appearance

2025–26: Preliminary Round

Records

Accurate as of 12 August 2025

Match won

Match drawn

Match lost

Champions

Runners-up

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2000–01	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	First Round	Al-Wehda Sanaa	5–0	5–1	10–1
		Second Round	Al Shabab	1–0	0–2	1–2
2025–26	AFC Challenge League	Preliminary Round	Abdysh-Ata	2–5

Performance in UAFA competitions

• Arab Club Champions Cup: 1 appearance

2000–01: Group Stage

Records

Accurate as of 12 June 2022

Match won

Match drawn

Match lost

Champions

Runners-up

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2000–01	Arab Club Champions Cup	Preliminary Stage	Al-Hilal	6–2		2nd place
			Al Faisaly	0–1
		Group Stage	MC Oran	0–2		4th place
			Al Sadd	1–6
			Al-Ahli Sanaa	1–1

Players

Current squad

As of 11 June 2024

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  SYR Mohamad Al Masri 2 DF  SYR Saad Al Ahmad 3 DF  SYR Gibbia Jacob 4 MF  SYR Ahmad Kallasi 5 MF  SYR Ezzeddin Al Awad 6 DF  SYR Hussain Al Shouaeeb 7 FW  SYR Sulaiman Rasho 8 FW  SYR Jacob Gouriye 9 FW  SYR Mardik Mardikian 10 FW  ARG Alexis Barraza 11 FW  SYR Jacob Mattheüs 13 MF  SYR Mohammad Krouma 14 DF  SYR Ismail Al Hfez 15 MF  SYR Ali Zainal 16 MF  SYR Mazen Alees 17 FW  SYR Muthana Arkawi 18 MF  SYR Zayn Warda 19 FW  SYR Mohammed Bogha 20 FW  SYR Ahmed Homsi

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  SYR Mahmoud Abdo 23 MF  SYR Abd Al Qader Ghareeb 24 DF  SYR Khaled Al Hajjah 27 MF  SYR Mahmoud Zaid Oukia 29 DF  SYR Ahmad Ismail 30 DF  SYR Hussein Jwayed 31 MF  SYR Ahmad Kazim 38 MF  SYR Mounes Abo Amsha 44 MF  SYR Mahmoud Younes 45 DF  SYR Walat Ami 55 MF  SYR Hassan Qoraili 77 FW  CIV Ibrahim Dicko 81 DF  SYR Adnan Haddad 87 MF  MEX Carlos Peña 90 FW  SYR Betrous Fayoud 96 MF  SYR Muhammad Qifat 97 GK  SYR Yazan Ourabi 98 GK  SYR Mouhamad Naanoe

Former coaches

• Leonida Nedelcu
• Dorian Marin

Basketball department

League positions

• Syrian Basketball League
  • Fifth place (1): 2015 (Group A)^[3]
  • Eighth place (1): 2004
• Syrian Basketball Super Cup
  • Sixth place (1): 2021