Al-Riffa SC

Football club

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]

History

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

Stadium

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

Current squad

First-team squad

As of 12 June 2024

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

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: 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

7 appearances

2010: Semi-final

2013: Round of 16

2014: Round of 16

2015: Group stage

2020: Cancelled

2022: Zonal finals

2023–24: Zonal semifinals

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

1. Bahrain Riffa Club: team archive Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021
2. Scorespro
3. Arunava Chaudhary. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup: Kerala". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
4. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup". jctfootball.com. JCT Mills FC. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2021.