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Association football club in Qatar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Full name | Al-Wakrah Sports Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Blue Waves "The Sailors" | ||
Founded | 1959 | ||
Ground | Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium | ||
Capacity | 29,000 | ||
Chairman | Sheikh Khalifa bin Hassan | ||
Head coach | Miguel Ángel Ramírez | ||
League | Qatar Stars League | ||
2022–23 | Qatari Stars League, 4th of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Al Wakrah's active sections | ||
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Football |
Basketball |
Handball |
Volleyball |
Futsal |
Athletics |
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.[3]
The new club headquarters is Al Janoub Stadium, inaugurated in 2019[4] as one of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar sites and was designed by Zaha Hadid.[5]
A fan group Instagram account dedicated for 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.
As of Qatar Stars League:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Last update: 23 February 2012.
Apps and goals in the QSL only
# | Nat. | Name | League Goals |
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1 | Mirghani Al Zain | 53 | |
2 | Adil Ramzi | 47 | |
3 | Ali Mejbel Fartoos | 24 | |
4 | Mansoor Muftah | 19 | |
5 | Ali Boussaboun | 18 | |
# | Nat. | Name | League Caps |
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1 | Turki Aman | 249 | |
2 | Mirghani Al Zain | 242 | |
3 | Nayef Al Khater | 218 | |
4 | Ali Qassim | 183 | |
5 | Mohammed Enyas | 169 | |
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Miguel Ángel Ramírez |
Assistant coach | Ali Al-Marri Beñat Labaien |
Goalkeeper coach | |
Fitness coach | Cristóbal Fuentes |
Chief analyst | Sergio Márquez |
Technical Assistant | Luís Piedrahita |
Head of scouting | Sergio Márquez |
Team manager | |
Doctor | |
Physiotherapist | |
Medicaltherapist | |
Technical director |
As of 24 May 2012.
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