# Al-Riffa SC

Al-Riffa Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الرفاع الرياضي) is a Bahraini professional football club based in Riffa, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top flight of Bahraini football.

## History

The club was founded in 1953 as West Riffa Sports Club. In 2001, the club changed its name to Al-Riffa Sports Club.

## Stadium

Riffa use Bahrain National Stadium as their home ground, which has the capacity for nearly 24,000 spectators.

## Current squad
### First-team squad

    As of 12 June 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | DF | BHR | Mahmood Al-Ajmi |
| 2 | MF | BHR | Saud Al-Asam |
| 3 | DF | BHR | Salman Al-Qadhaib |
| 4 | DF | BHR | Sayed Baqer |
| 5 | MF | SYR | Mouhamad Anez |
| 6 | DF | BHR | Ali Faraj |
| 7 | FW | BHR | Abdulaziz Khalid |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Vinícius Vargas |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Jacó |
| 10 | MF | BHR | Kamil Al-Aswad |
| 11 | MF | BHR | Abdulla Al Thawadi |
| 12 | DF | SRB | Lazar Đorđević |
| 13 | MF | BHR | Jasim Al-Shaikh |
| 14 | MF | BHR | Ali Haram |
| 15 | DF | BHR | Hamad Al-Shamsan |
| 16 | DF | BHR | Sayed Redha Isa |
| 17 | FW | BHR | Hashim Sayed Isa |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | BHR | Ali Hasan Isa |
| 19 | DF | BHR | Husein Al–Eker |
| 20 | FW | TUN | Aymen Harzi |
| 21 | MF | BHR | Yassine Benmansour |
| 22 | MF | BHR | Fahad Jassim |
| 23 | MF | BHR | Hamad Yasser |
| 24 | GK | BHR | Kareem Fardan |
| 25 | MF | BHR | Mohammed Qayoom |
| 26 | MF | BHR | Abdullah Al Jazeeri |
| 28 | DF | BHR | Hazza Ali |
| 29 | GK | BHR | Abdullah Al-Ahmad |
| 30 | MF | BHR | Saleh Mohamed |
| 31 | MF | BHR | Ahmad Al Ashban |
| 36 | GK | BHR | Omar Ghalam Mohammad |
| 45 | MF | BHR | Abdullah Al Rahman Al Ebedili |

## Achievements

The club's first international achievement was in 1982 when Riffa placed second in the 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.

### Domestic

* Bahraini Premier League: 14
** 1982, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022.
* Bahraini King's Cup: 7
** 1973, 1985, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2019, 2021.
* Bahraini FA Cup: 4
** 2000, 2001, 2004, 2014.
* Bahraini Crown Prince Cup: 4
** 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.
* Bahraini Super Cup: 2
** 2019, 2021.

### Friendly international

* Scissors Cup: 1
** 1997

## Performance in GCC competitions (As West Riffa SC)
### GCC Club Championship

    10 appearances
       1992: Group stage
       1995: Group stage
       1999: Group stage
       2001: Group stage
       2005: Group stage
       2006: Group stage
       2009–10: Group stage
       2011: Quarter-finals
       2012: Quarter-finals
       2024–25:

## Performance in AFC competitions
### AFC Champions League

    1 appearance
       2004: Group stage

### Asian Club Championship

    5 appearances
       1989: Qualifying stage
       1992: Qualifying – 1st round
       1995: Second round
       1997: withdrew in First round
       1999: First round

### AFC Cup

    7 appearances
       2010: Semi-final
       2013: Round of 16
       2014: Round of 16
       2015: Group stage
       2020: Cancelled
       2022: Zonal finals
       2023–24: Zonal semifinals

## Notable managers

* Theo Laseroms (1982–84)
* Uli Maslo (1985–88), (1993–94)
* Rodion Gačanin (July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2005)
* Dragan Talajić (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006)
* Eelco Schattorie (2006–07)
* Srećko Juričić (July 1, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007)
* Wilco van Buuren (Youth Team Director)
* Julio Peixoto
* Stefano Impagliazzo (2011–13)
* Florin Motroc (June 1, 2013 – 2014)
* Ali Ashoor (2018–2022)
* Carlos Inarejos (2024–2025)