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Al-Wahda SC (Syria)

This article is about the Syrian sports club. For other uses, see Al-Wahda (disambiguation).

Al-Wahda Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الوحدة الرياضي) is a Syrian multi-sports club based in Damascus.[1] The club is mostly known for its football and basketball teams.[2] The football team plays in Syria's top competition, the Syrian Premier League. Al-Wahda SC was founded in 1928 and its colours are orange and white. They play their home games at the Al-Jalaa Stadium. The club is nicknamed "The Damascene orange".

Al-Wahda SC
Full nameAl-Wahda Sports Club Damascus
Nickname(s)Damascene orange
(Arabic: البرتقالة الدمشقية)
Founded1928; 96 years ago (1928) as Qasioun SC
GroundAl-Jalaa Stadium
Capacity10,000
ChairmanMaher Al-Sayed
ManagerSyria Ammar Shamali
LeagueSyrian Premier League
2022–238th
WebsiteClub website
Current season
Al-Wahda active sections

Football
Basketball

The club has one of Syria's most prominent football charts, as it has won the Syrian Premier League 2 times, the Syrian Cup 8 times and the Syrian Super Cup 3 times. Internationally, Al-Wahda biggest achievement is participation in the final of the 2004 AFC Cup.[citation needed]

Al-Wahda SC have competed in the AFC Champions League group stage as first Syrian club in history and have reached the knockout rounds of the AFC Cup four times, as well as reaching the round of 32 at the Arab Club Champions Cup twice.[3][4]

History

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Founded in 1928, Al Wahda is one of the oldest clubs in the Arab world. Previous names for the club include Al Ghouta, and Qasioun (named after Mount Qasioun which overlooks the city of Damascus).[5]

The club was officially opened in 1928 and hosted a series of sports, including football and weightlifting.[citation needed]

The "Golden Era"

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Nenad Stavrić is a Serbian coach who joined Al-Wahda club in 2001. He started with two losses against Al-Horriya and Al-Karamah followed with draw with Al-Jaish, the team had to wait until the fifth week of the season to achieve their first win with the new coach. The team finished the league in the third place. In his second year the team had a big improvement In the level of performance especially with the new formation 4–4–2 which was the first time ever a Syrian team to use it, in the beginning the results was awful with the new formation especially the big defeat against the Saudi Arabia champion Al-Ittihad Jeddah seven to nothing in the Arabian club tournament, but after that the team keep improving to win the Syrian Cup in 2003 against Al-Ittihad Aleppo after a dramatic match 5–3. In the next season he made the dream true and Al-Wahda is the 2003–04 Syrian League champion for the first time in the club history, also the team reached the final of AFC Cup and lost against the other Syrian side Al-Jaish after losing the first game 2–3 and winning the second game 1–0. In 2004–05 the team was too close to win the title again but it lost it in the last few weeks with missing a key players along the season with major injury. The curse of injuries continued in the following season but even though the team was closer than the year before to clinch the title. The chairman of the club Khaled Hbobaty decided to replace him with Mansoor Haj Saied and the club entered the black tunnel for several years and remains so to this day.[citation needed]

Stadiums

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Al-Jalaa Stadium

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Main article: Al-Jalaa Stadium
The entrance of Al-Jalaa Stadium in 2010

Al-Jalaa Stadium is located in Mazzeh municipality of Damascus, Syria.[6]

Abbasiyyin Stadium

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Main article: Abbasiyyin Stadium
Abbasiyyin stadium in 2007

Al-Wahda formerly played their home games at their own ground, Abbasiyyin Stadium, but maintenance deficiencies prevented the club from using the stadium. As a consequence, Al-Jalaa Stadium replaced it as the official home ground.

Supporters and rivalries

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The biggest rival of the club is Al-Jaish SC,[7] with whom they play the Damascus city derby.

Colours and kits

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The club's home jersey is based on the orange color that, in addition to the Damascus sword monument located on Umayyad Square and Damascene Jasmine, the club has had in its emblem since its foundation. Away jerseys are white with orange edges.[8]

Shirt sponsor & kit manufacturer

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PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
2012–2016KappaCham Wings Airlines
2016–2017Lotto
2017–2019UhlsportNone
2019–2020Nike
2020–2022AdidasCham Wings Airlines
2022–Nike

Honours

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Domestic

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Continental

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Regional

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Notes:

  • In 2016, Al-Wahda received[9] an extraordinary Nine Values Cup, an award of the international children's social programme Football for Friendship.

Performance in AFC competitions

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See also: Syrian football clubs in the AFC Cup
2005: Group Stage
2004: Finalists
2013: Qualifying Round
2014: Group Stage
2015: Round of 16
2016: Round of 16
2017: Zonal finals
2018: Group Stage
2021: Group Stage

Records

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Accurate as of 28 September 2022

CompetitionPldWDLGFGA
AFC Champions League6006516
AFC Cup491713196666
TOTAL551713257182
Match wonMatch drawnMatch lostChampionsRunners-up
SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAgg
2003–04AFC CupGroup stage Dhofar1–12–03–1
Mahindra5–10–05–1
Quarterfinals Nejmeh2–12–34–4
Semifinals Geylang1–11–02–1
Final Al-Jaish2–31–03–3 [a]
2004–05AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage Al-Ain2–30–32–6
Al Shabab1–21–32–5
Sepahan1–30–21–5
2012–13AFC CupQualifying play-off Ahli Taizz3–5[b]3–5
2013–14AFC CupGroup stage Hidd1–4[c]1–32–7
Al-Shorta1–30–01–3
Qadsia1–31–12–4
2014–15AFC CupGroup stage Al Nahda1–2[d]0–01–2
Salam Zgharta3–12–05–1
Al-Wehdat1–11–02–1
Round of 16 Istiklol1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)1–2
2015–16AFC CupGroup stage Al-Ourouba2–1[e]1–23–3
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya5–20–15–3
Shabab Al-Dhahiriya0–3[f]3–0 [g]3–3
Round of 16 Al Ahed0–40–4
2016–17AFC CupGroup stage Hidd0–2[h]1–01–2
Safa2–06–08–0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya0–01–15–3
Zonal semifinals Al-Wehdat4–10–14–2
Zonal finals Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2–10–12–2 (a)
2017–18AFC CupGroup stage Al-Faisaly1–2[i]2–23–4
Al Ansar2–10–12–2
Dhofar0–00–20–2
2020–21AFC CupGroup stage Hidd1–11–1
Ahed0–00–0

Performance in UAFA competitions

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2002–03: Group Stage
2005–06: Round of 32
2006–07: Round of 32

Records

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Accurate as of 28 September 2022

CompetitionPldWDLGFGA
Arab Club Champions Cup6015317
TOTAL6015317
Match wonMatch drawnMatch lostChampionsRunners-up
SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAgg
2002–03Arab Champions LeagueGroup stage Qadsia1–21–2
Al-Ittihad0–70–7
2005–06Arab Champions LeagueRound of 32 Raja Casablanca1–10–11–2
2006–07Arab Champions LeagueRound of 32 Club Africain0–31–31–6

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 30 May 2024

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  SYRHussain Rahal
2DF  SYRAbdullah Jniat
3DF  SYRYasser Shahen
4DF  SYRYousef Mohammad
5DF  SYRMilad Hamad
6DF  SYRBurhan Sahyouni
7FW  SYRFiras Kareem
8MF  SYRMaher Daaboul
9FW  SYRAnas Bota
11FW  GHAMohammed Anas
12FW  SYRAhmed Al Sharif
14DF  SYRLouay Al Shareef
15DF  SYRMohammad Othman
17DF  SYRMohamad Ali Rammal (captain)
18FW  SYRMohamad Sharif
No.Pos. NationPlayer
19MF  SYRAbdul Kader Adi
21FW  SYRQais Al-hassan
23MF  SYRYahya Karak
24FW  SYRMahmoud Al-khatib
27FW  SYRFiras Kraym
30MF  SYRQusay Habib
31MF  SYRAnas Al-aji
66DF  SYRZakaria Karak
70DF  SYRFarhad Khaled
77DF  SYRAmro Jenyat
88FW  SENSekou Traore
90DF  SYRAhmad Al Khaimi
92GK  SYRAli Mariama
97GK  SYREyad Jomaa
99MF  SYRMohammed Harb

Personnel

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Current technical staff

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Administration

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Club presidents

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  • Wahda presidents since 1974:

Former managers

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Notable players

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Further information: Category:Al-Wahda SC (Syria) players
Fajr Ibrahim, four-time coach of the Syrian national team and winner of the 1993 Syrian Cup with Al-Wahda.
Omar Kharbin, Al-Wahda prodigy, Asian Footballer of the Year 2017 and international

Player records

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League top scorer

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See also: List of Syrian Premier League top scorers
  • Al-Wahda SC players won the title of top scorer in the Syrian Premier League 7 times:
No.SeasonNameNationGoalsNotes
11990–91Othman Bawarshi Syria11
21992–93Assaf Khalifa Syria11With Mouhanad Boushi
32010–11Ali Salah Hashim Iraq9Season suspended
42013–14Majed al-Haj Syria11
52015–16Raja Rafe Syria22
62016–17Osama Omari Syria17
72017–18Basel Mustafa Syria15

Top scorers

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  • List of top scorers for Al Wahda club in the league and cup historically:
No.NameNationGoalsNotes
1Osama Omari Syria78
2Maher Al-Sayed Syria76
3Assaf Khalifa Syria59
4Mahmoud Mahmalji Syria51
5Raja Rafe Syria46
6Nizar Mahrous Syria44
7Majed al-Haj Syria38
=7Nabil Al-Shahma Syria38
9Ismail Fatout Syria31
10Maher Kharrat Syria30

Notes

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  1. ^ Al-Jaish SC won on away goals rule.
  2. ^ Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  3. ^ Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  4. ^ Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  5. ^ Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  6. ^ The Al-Wahda v Shabab Al-Dhahiriya match on matchday 2 (9 March 2016) was not played as scheduled. It was awarded 3–0 to Al-Wahda by the AFC Disciplinary Committee on 28 April 2016, as it found Shabab Al-Dhahiriya as the relevant party for causing the cancellation of the match.[10][11] The decision was reversed and awarded 3–0 to Shabab Al-Dhahiriya by the AFC Appeal Committee on 24 June 2016, as it found Al-Wahda as the relevant party for causing the cancellation of the match.[12][13]
  7. ^ The Shabab Al-Dhahiriya v Al-Wahda match was required by the AFC to be played at a neutral venue due to restriction of Syrians entering Palestine.[14] However, Shabab Al-Dhahiriya were unable to secure a neutral venue and the match was forfeited.[15]
  8. ^ Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  9. ^ Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

References

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  1. ^ "Al Wahda profile". goalzz.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Al Wahda Damascus". asia-basket. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Arab Champions' League 2005/06". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Arab Champions' League 2006/07". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  5. ^ History of Al Wahda Archived 2020-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Kabboul, Tamarah (8 February 2019). "Discover old Beirut in these 15 amazing photos". www.the961.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Al-Wahda team qualifies to the final round of the Basketball League". Syrian Arab News Agency. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Al-Wahda defeats al-Wathba 1-0, tops Syrian league". Syrian Arab News Agency. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Young football ambassadors present Nine Values Cup to the Samba Boys". euronews. 2019-04-03. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  10. ^ "AFC Disciplinary Committee decision regarding Al Wahda v Al Dharia match". AFC. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  11. ^ "17th AFC Disciplinary Committee on 28 April 2016" (PDF). AFC. 28 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  12. ^ "AFC Appeal Committee decisions". AFC. 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  13. ^ "4th AFC Appeal Committee on 24 June 2016" (PDF). AFC. 24 June 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  14. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee decisions". AFC. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  15. ^ "AFC Cup 2016: Final standings in Groups C and D confirmed". AFC. 13 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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