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{{Infobox football club<br />
| clubname = Al-Riffa SC<br />
| fullname = Al-Riffa Sports Club<br />
| image = Riffa_Sports_Club.png<br />
| upright = 0.7<br />
| founded = {{start date and age|1953}}<br />
| short name =Riffa<br />
| ground = [[Khalifa Sports City Stadium]] <br> [[Riffa]]<br />
| capacity = 15,000<br />
| chairman = Sh. Abdulla bin Khalid Al-Khalifa<br />
| manager = Carlos Inarejos<br />
| league = [[Bahraini Premier League|Premier League]]<br />
| season = [[2024–25 Bahraini Premier League|2024–24]]<br />
| current = 2024–25 Bahraini Premier League<br />
| position = [[Bahraini Premier League|Premier League]], 4th of 12<br />
}}<br />
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'''Al-Riffa Sports Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي الرفاع الرياضي}}) is a [[Bahrain]]i professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Riffa]], that competes in the [[Bahraini Premier League]], the top flight of [[Football in Bahrain|Bahraini football]].<ref>[https://us.soccerway.com/teams/bahrain/bahrain-riffa-club/3618/ Bahrain Riffa Club: team archive] ''Soccerway.com''. Retrieved 15 August 2021</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The club was founded in 1953 as '''West Riffa Sports Club'''. In 2001, the club changed its name to Al-Riffa Sports Club.<br />
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==Stadium==<br />
Riffa use [[Bahrain National Stadium]] as their home ground, which has the capacity for nearly 24,000 spectators.<ref>[https://www.scorespro.com/soccer/livescore/east-riffa/ Scorespro]</ref><br />
==Current squad==<br />
===First-team squad===<br />
{{updated|12 June 2024}}<br />
{{Fs start}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=BHR|name=Saud Al-Asam|pos=MF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=BHR|name=Salman Al-Qadhaib|pos=DF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=BHR|name=[[Sayed Baqer]]|pos=DF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=BHR|name=Ali Faraj|pos=DF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=BHR|name=[[Abdulaziz Khalid]]|pos=FW}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=BHR|name=Abdulla Al Thawadi|pos=MF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=SRB|name=[[Lazar Đorđević]]|pos=DF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=BHR|name=[[Jasim Al-Shaikh]]|pos=MF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=BHR|name=[[Ali Haram]]|pos=MF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=BHR|name=[[Hamad Al-Shamsan]]|pos=DF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=BHR|name=Sayed Redha Isa|pos=DF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=BHR|name=[[Hashim Sayed Isa]]|pos=FW}}<br />
{{fs mid}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=BHR|name=Ali Hasan Isa|pos=FW}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=BHR|name=Husein Al–Eker|pos=DF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=TUN|name=[[Aymen Harzi]]|pos=FW}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=BHR|name=Yassine Benmansour|pos=MF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=BHR|name=Fahad Jassim|pos=MF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=BHR|name=Hamad Yasser|pos=MF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=BHR|name=Kareem Fardan|pos=GK}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=BHR|name=Mohammed Qayoom|pos=MF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=BHR|name=Abdullah Al Jazeeri|pos=MF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=BHR|name=[[Hazza Ali]]|pos=DF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=BHR|name=Abdullah Al-Ahmad|pos=GK}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=BHR|name=Saleh Mohamed|pos=MF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=BHR|name=Ahmad Al Ashban|pos=MF}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=BHR|name=Omar Ghalam Mohammad|pos=GK}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=45|nat=BHR|name=Abdullah Al Rahman Al Ebedili|pos=MF}}<br />
{{Fs end}}<br />
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==Achievements==<br />
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The club's first international achievement was in 1982 when Riffa placed second in the [[Gulf Club Champions Cup|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.<br />
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===Domestic===<br />
*'''[[Bahraini Premier League]]: 14'''<br />
** 1982, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022.<br />
*'''[[Bahraini King's Cup]]: 7'''<br />
** 1973, 1985, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2019, 2021.<br />
*'''[[Bahraini FA Cup]]: 4'''<br />
** 2000, 2001, 2004, 2014.<br />
*'''[[Bahraini Crown Prince Cup]]: 4'''<br />
** 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.<br />
*'''[[Bahraini Super Cup]]: 2'''<br />
** 2019, 2021.<br />
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===Friendly international===<br />
* {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Scissors Cup]]: 1'''<br />
**1997<ref>{{cite web|first1=Arunava|last1=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/scissorscup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup: Kerala|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024223324/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/scissorscup.html|archive-date=24 October 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jctfootball.com/aboutUs/recordsAndStats/listofWinners/scissorsCupListOfWinners.aspx?a=5|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup|website=jctfootball.com|publisher=[[JCT FC|JCT Mills FC]]|access-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421201511/http://www.jctfootball.com/aboutUs/recordsAndStats/listofWinners/scissorsCupListOfWinners.aspx?a=5|archive-date=21 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Performance in GCC competitions (As West Riffa SC)==<br />
; '''[[AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League|GCC Club Championship]]''': 10 appearances<br />
::[[9th GCC Club Championship|1992]]: Group stage<br />
::[[12th GCC Club Championship|1995]]: Group stage<br />
::[[16th GCC Club Championship|1999]]: Group stage<br />
::[[18th GCC Club Championship|2001]]: Group stage<br />
::[[21st GCC Club Championship|2005]]: Group stage<br />
::[[22nd GCC Club Championship|2006]]: Group stage<br />
::[[25th GCC Club Championship|2009–10]]: Group stage<br />
::[[26th GCC Club Championship|2011]]: Quarter-finals<br />
::[[27th GCC Club Championship|2012]]: Quarter-finals<br />
::[[2024–25 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League|2024–25]]: Group stage<br />
::[[2025–26 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League|2025–26]]:<br />
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==Performance in AFC competitions==<br />
; '''[[AFC Champions League]]''': 1 appearance<br />
::[[AFC Champions League 2004|2004]]: Group stage<br />
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; '''[[Asian Club Championship]]''': 5 appearances<br />
::[[Asian Club Championship 1989|1989]]: Qualifying stage<br />
::[[Asian Club Championship 1992|1992]]: Qualifying&nbsp;– 1st round<br />
::[[Asian Club Championship 1995|1995]]: Second round<br />
::[[Asian Club Championship 1997|1997]]: withdrew in First round<br />
::[[Asian Club Championship 1999|1999]]: First round<br />
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;'''[[AFC Cup]]''': 7 appearances<br />
::[[AFC Cup 2010|2010]]: Semi-final<br />
::[[AFC Cup 2014|2013]]: Round of 16<br />
::[[AFC Cup 2014|2014]]: Round of 16<br />
::[[AFC Cup 2015|2015]]: Group stage<br />
::[[2020 AFC Cup|2020]]: ''Cancelled''<br />
::[[2022 AFC Cup|2022]]: Zonal finals<br />
::[[2023–24 AFC Cup|2023–24]]: Zonal semifinals<br />
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==Notable managers==<br />
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Theo Laseroms]] (1982–84)<br />
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Uli Maslo]] (1985–88), (1993–94)<br />
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Rodion Gačanin]] (July 1, 2003&nbsp;– June 30, 2005)<br />
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Dragan Talajić]] (July 1, 2005&nbsp;– June 30, 2006)<br />
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Eelco Schattorie]] (2006–07)<br />
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Srećko Juričić]] (July 1, 2007&nbsp;– Dec 31, 2007)<br />
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Wilco van Buuren]] ''(Youth Team Director)''<br />
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} Julio Peixoto<br />
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Stefano Impagliazzo]] (2011–13)<br />
*{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Florin Motroc]] (June 1, 2013 – 2014)<br />
*{{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[Ali Ashoor]] (2018–2022)<br />
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Carlos Inarejos]] (2024–2025)<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Bahraini Premier League}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Riffa}}<br />
[[Category:Al-Riffa SC| ]]<br />
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1953]]<br />
[[Category:1953 establishments in Bahrain]]<br />
[[Category:Football clubs in Bahrain]]<br />
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