Wej SC

Wej Sports Club (Arabic: نادي وج الرياضي‎), is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Al Hawiyah, Ta'if, that plays in the Saudi First Division, the second tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system, formed in 1976.[2][3]

Wej SC
Full nameWej Sports Club
Nickname(s)Fakhar Taif (Pride of Taif)
Founded1976 (1976)
GroundKing Fahd Stadium
Capacity20,000 [1]
PresidentMbarak Al-Yami
ManagerMahdi El Sifi
LeagueSaudi Second Division
2016–17Saudi First Division, 16th (relegated)

On 26 February 2016, Wej promoted to the Saudi First Division for the first time in their history after beating Al-Badaya 1–0 on aggregate in the play-off of Saudi Second Division.[4]

Current squad

As of 3 January 2019:

No Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Abdulaziz Al-Qahtani  Saudi Arabia
2 Defender Hadi Yahya  Saudi Arabia
4 Defender Talha Hawsawi  Saudi Arabia
7 Midfielder Rakan Al-Towairqi  Saudi Arabia
8 Midfielder Turki Al-Sohaymi  Saudi Arabia
9 Forward Turki Al-Jadaani  Saudi Arabia
10 Midfielder Wasl Al-Thowaibi  Saudi Arabia
11 Forward Ely Cheikh Voulany  Mauritania
12 Defender Mohammed Homairan  Saudi Arabia
17 Midfielder Mohammed Omar  Chad
18 Defender Mohammed Baadheem  Saudi Arabia
19 Midfielder Zamel Al-Harbi  Saudi Arabia
20 Midfielder Achraf Ben Dhiaf  Tunisia
22 Goalkeeper Mohana Al-Malki  Saudi Arabia
24 Defender Ibrahim Assiri  Saudi Arabia
30 Goalkeeper Mohsen Al-Yamani  Saudi Arabia
38 Goalkeeper Hassan Moamenah  Saudi Arabia
42 Midfielder Issam Al-Qarni  Saudi Arabia
55 Defender Mansor Sharahili  Saudi Arabia
77 Midfielder Muhannad Habkor  Saudi Arabia
90 Forward Naif Abdali  Saudi Arabia
— Defender Muhannad Hawsawi  Saudi Arabia
— Defender Raed Al-Zahrani  Saudi Arabia
— Defender Ali Hassan  Saudi Arabia
— Midfielder Abdulaziz Al-Mataani  Saudi Arabia
— Midfielder Abdulmohsen Al-Nofaiei  Saudi Arabia
— Midfielder Alaa Al-Yamani  Saudi Arabia
— Midfielder Hattan Al-Harthi  Saudi Arabia
— Forward Ahmed Al-Qarni  Saudi Arabia
— Forward Koffi Adama  Ivory Coast

Honours

References
  1. "الملاعب والمدن الرياضية" (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. "فريق: وج" [Wajj team]. Kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. "وج" (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  4. "نادي وج يتأهل إلى مصاف أندية الدرجة الأولى" [Wej Club qualified to the First Division League] (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.


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