Al-Wehdat SC
Al-Wehdat Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الوحدات الرياضي) is a Jordanian sports club founded in 1956. The club is based in and represents the Amman New Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp which is also known as Al-Wehdat. Al-Wehdat's home games are played at King Abdullah II Stadium (cap. 13,000), also known as the Stadium of fire and victory. There are several other sports offered in the club, such as volleyball, and basketball.
Full name | Al-Wehdat Sports Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | المارد الأخضر (The Green Giant) | ||
Short name | WEH | ||
Founded | February 8, 1956 , as Al-Wehdat Youth Center | ||
Ground | King Abdullah II Stadium | ||
Capacity | 13,000[1] | ||
Chairman | Bashar Al-Hawamdeh | ||
Manager | Abdullah Abu Zema | ||
League | Jordanian Pro League | ||
2020 | Jordanian Pro League, 1st of 12 (champions) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Football | Basketball | Volleyball |
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History
The club was founded in 1956[2] under the name Al-Wehdat Youth Center. In 1974, they changed their name to Al-Wehdat Sports Club and have been called that since then (with the exception of 1986-1988 when it was named Al-Diffatain Sports Club.)
Al-Wehdat has 50 local trophies from 1980 and appears in 11 AFC Cup but did not achieve the title. Al-Wehdat won the second division in 1975 and were promoted to the first division for the first time ever, but were relegated in their first season. The next season, the club was promoted again and has not been relegated since then. Through these 10 years Al-Wehdat won the league 6 times and many other trophies. Since 2005, Al-Faisaly won the league 4 times which made Al-Wehdat the dominant team in Jordanian football.
Colours
Ever since the club's foundation, the traditional and primary colors of Al-Wehdat are green and red. The kit has varied over the years. Currently the away kit is a full white. The home kit however is a green top with white socks and red shorts.
Al Quwaysimah incident
After a 1–0 win in the Derby of Jordan versus Al-Faisaly on 10 December 2010, rioting broke out following the game between rival Amman clubs. Some Al-Faisaly fans threw bottles at Al-Wehdat players and their fans. About 250 people were injured. 243 of them Al-Wehdat fans, according to senior officials from the hospitals. A similar riot occurred in 2009.[3]
Honours
Source:[4]
League
Performance in AFC and UAFA competitions
- Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League: 6 Appearances
- AFC Cup: 11 Appearances
- AFC Cup Winners Cup: 2 Appearances
- Arab Club Champions Cup / Arab Champions League: 10 Appearances
IFFHS Rankings
Club world rankingFootballdatabase club's points 6 December 2020.[5]
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AFC club rankingsFootballdatabase club's points 6 December 2020.
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National club rankingsFootballdatabase club's points 6 December 2020.
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Players
First-team squad
- As of the 2020 season.[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players under contract
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Out on loan
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Personnel
Technical staff
Source:[7]
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Abdullah Abu Zema |
Director general | Mohammad Jamal |
Assistant coach | Amjad Al-Taher |
Assistant coach | Ghiath Al-Tamimi |
Goalkeeping coach | Ali Mahmoud |
Fitness coach | Mohammad Abdelrahman |
Massuer | Mohammad Shkleh |
Physiotherapist | Ma'mun Harb |
Doctor | Moayad Omar |
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Management
Position | Name |
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President | Bashar Al-Hawamdeh |
Vice-president | Ghasab Khalil |
Members | Ziad Shelbaieh |
Abdelrahman Al-Najjar | |
Awad Al-Asmar | |
Basam Shelbaieh | |
Naser Doghmesh | |
Khaled Abu Quta | |
Waleed Al-Saoudi | |
Abdelhakem Al-Sinawy |
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Managerial history
Last update: 30 May 2019[8]
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Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
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Supporters and rivalries
Fans
Al Wehdat has one of the largest number of fans in Jordan and the club has fans in almost every city in Jordan. There are about 3 million Al Wehdat fans in Jordan. The fan's most popular chant is "Allah, Wehdat, Al Quds Arabiya" (God, Wehdat, Jerusalem is Arabian).[9] Al-Wehdat has an ultras named Wehdaty Group (WG) that was founded on 13 September 2012. Their motto is "We support until death".[10]
Derby of Jordan
Derby of Jordan is a football traditional game between Al-Wehdat and Al-Faisaly. These games receive great interest among the sports community on the Domestic and Arab level due to its intensity and a long history between the two teams. According to Al Jazeera, supporters of Al-Wehdat are generally of Palestinian origin, while Faisaly fans are of Jordanian origin. The Derby is as known for its intensity on the pitch as it is for the tensions off the pitch. The two clubs first met on 28 November 1976. [11]
# | Tournament | Al-Faisaly Wins | Al-Wehdat Wins | Draws | Total | Al-Faishaly Goals | Al-Wehdat Goals |
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1 | Premier League | 29 | 31 | 26 | 86 | 77 | 86 |
2 | FA Cup | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 38 | 37 |
3 | FA Shield | 9 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 24 |
4 | Super Cup | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
5 | AFC Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
6 | Total | 53 | 50 | 39 | 142 | 163 | 163 |
References
- FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018 - Amman - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
- Tuastad, Dag (2 May 2010). "Al-Wihdat: The Pride of the Palestinians in Jordan". Washington, DC: Middle East Institute. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "Rival Jordan football fans clash". Al Jazeera. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "History". Al Wehdat Club. nd. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "Club World Ranking by footballdatabase". footballdatabase. 31 October 2019.
- "فريق: الوحدات". m.kooora.com.
- "The team". KOOORA. nd. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "هؤلاء من درّبوا الوحدات عبر التاريخ". alweehdat.net. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- Montague, James (28 October 2008). "No place like home as Palestine redefine the meaning of winning". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- "وراء كل صورة حكاية .... مجموعة وحداتي .... - ::.. منتديات جماهير الوحدات ..::". www.alweehdat.net.
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