Al-Wathba SC

Al-Wathba Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الوثبة الرياضي‎) is a Syrian football club based in Homs, Syria.

Al-Wathba SC
Full nameAl-Wathba Sport Club
Nickname(s)The Knights
(Arabic: الفرسان‎)
Founded1937
GroundKhaled bin Walid Stadium
Homs, Syria
Capacity35,000
LeagueSyrian Premier League
2019–202nd

History

Al-Wathba is a professional football club based in Homs, Syria, and they are one of the oldest Syrian clubs. Al-Wathba were founded in 1937 under the name of "Alfedaa Club" by a number of young amateur athletes who took "Dar Aljodi- located in Alhamadiah neighborhood in Homs" as a place to practice their sport activities.[1] In 1953 the club obtained the license, adding football, basketball games, athletics, swimming, cycling and they won the Homs championship from 1963 to 1968.

Al-Wathba is the first football club represented the city of Homs in the Syrian Premier League which started in 1973. They supplied the Syria national football team with very well known players such as (Abd-Almasseih-Eldona – Fouad Al Ghurair – Abdel-Alim Kolko – Nasif – Salkini – Shattour – Khouri – Birini – Raslan Iyad Mando and a lot more....)

In February 2013, during the Syrian civil war, Yussef Sleman,[2] one of the players was killed in a mortar strike at the Tishreen stadium.[3]

The club was very close to winning the Premier League many times during the 1980s, or the "golden age" according to their fans, the best place they achieved is 2nd in 1982 and 1983.

Other achievements: Al-Karamah tournament and the youth league twice.

Achievements


2019.


Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  SYR Fadi Bitar
— GK  SYR Nizar Droubi
— DF  SYR Manhal Kousa
— DF  SYR Subhi Aqoul
— DF  SYR Sabi Al Hamwi
— DF  SYR Rami Jablawi
— DF  SYR Abd Al Motin Wahoud
— MF  SYR Nasser Shandin
— MF  SYR Mohannad Al Dikh
— MF  SYR Mohamed Kroma
— MF  SYR Jamil Mahmoud
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SYR Mohamed Al Farra
— MF  SYR Ali Al Sarem
— MF  SYR Fahd Aodi
— MF  SYR Deab Al Majzoub
— MF  SYR Salim Shatila
— MF  IRN Reza Bitaraf
— MF  SYR Bakr Ghalioum
— MF  SYR Maher Daboul
— FW  SYR Anas Bouta
— FW  SYR Samer Touma
— FW  SYR Ali Ghosn

[4]

Performance in the AFC competition

AFC Cup: 1 appearance

2020: TBD

Contiental record
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2020 AFC Cup Group B Al-Faisaly 0–0
Al-Kuwait 0–0
Al-Ansar

References
  1. "نادي الوثبة الرياضي.. تاريخ حافل بالبطولات". SANA. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. "Syria footballer killed as mortars hit stadium". AFP. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  3. "Syria footballer 'killed in Damascus stadium attack'". BBC News. 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  4. http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?team=1302
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