# Al-Wehdat SC

Al-Wehdat Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الوحدات الرياضي) is a Jordanian sports club founded in 1956. They compete in the Jordanian Pro League, the top flight of Jordanian football.
The club is based in and represents the Amman New Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp also known as Al-Wehdat. Their home games are played at King Abdullah II Stadium (cap. 13,265).

## History

The club was founded in 1956 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 1986–1989 when it was named Al-Diffatain Sports Club.)
Al-Wehdat has 54 local trophies from 1980. They won the second division in 1975 and promoted to the first division for the first time, but were relegated in their first season. The next season the club was promoted again and has so far not been relegated. Al-Wehdat is the only Jordanian team that has won the four Jordanian competitions (League, Cup, Super, Shield) in a single season in the 2008–09, 2010–11 seasons Al-Wehdat is the first Jordanian team to play in the AFC Champions League (group stage).

### Colours

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 is a green top with white socks and red shorts

### Al Quwaysimah riot

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.

## Honours

Source:
| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
| Domestic | Premier League | 17 | 1980, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2020 |
| Domestic | FA Cup | 12 | 1982, 1985, 1988, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2022, 2023–24 |
| Domestic | FA Shield | 10 | 1982, 1983, 1988, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2020 |
| Domestic | Super Cup | 15 | 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2023 |
| Total | | 54 |
* record
* $^s$ shared record

## Performance in AFC and UAFA competitions

* Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League: 10 Appearances
       1989–90: Qualifying stage
       1995: First round
       2002–03: Preliminary round 2
       2015: Preliminary round 2
       2016: Play-off round
       2017: Play-off round
       2019: Preliminary round 1
       2021: Group stage
       2022: Group stage
       2023–24: Preliminary round 1
* AFC Cup / AFC Champions League Two: 13 Appearances
       2006: Semi-finals
       2007: Semi-finals
       2008: Group stage
       2009: Group stage
       2010: Group stage
       2011: Semi-finals
       2012: Quarter-finals
       2015: Round of 16
       2016: Round of 16
       2017: Zonal semi-finals
       2019: Zonal semi-finals
       2023–24: Group stage
       2024–25: Round of 16
* AFC Cup Winners Cup: 2 Appearances
       2000–01: Quarter-finals
       2001–02: Second round
* Arab Club Champions Cup / Arab Champions League: 10 Appearances
       1988: Preliminary round
       1995: Group stage
       1996: Group stage
       1997: Group stage
       1998: Group stage
       1999: Group stage
       2003–04: Second round
       2005–06: Semi-finals
       2007–08: Round of 16
       2008–09: Quarter-finals
* Arab Cup Winners' Cup :4 Appearances
       1996: Group stage
       1997: Group stage
       1998: Preliminary round
       2000: Group stage

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 26 January 2025
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 | GK | JOR | Ahmad Al-Juaidi |
| 2 | DF | JOR | Arafat Al-Haj |
| 3 | DF | JOR | Omar Hasanain |
| 4 | DF | JOR | Danial Afaneh |
| 6 | MF | JOR | Amer Jamous |
| 7 | FW | JOR | Ibrahim Sabra |
| 8 | MF | JOR | Mahmoud Shawkat |
| 9 | FW | JOR | Mohammed Al-Mawaly |
| 10 | MF | JOR | Saleh Rateb |
| 11 | FW | JOR | Mohannad Semreen |
| 13 | MF | JOR | Abdel-Halim Al-Zugheir |
| 16 | DF | JOR | Feras Shelbaieh (captain) |
| 17 | FW | JOR | Mohammad Abu Arqob |
| 18 | FW | JOR | Saif Al-Bashabsheh |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | JOR | Omar Al-Azazmeh |
| 20 | FW | CIV | Joseph Gnadou |
| 21 | DF | JOR | Mustafa Kamal |
| 22 | DF | JOR | Shoqi Al-Quz'a |
| 23 | DF | JOR | Yousef Abu Al-Jazar |
| 26 | MF | JOR | Karam Abu Shaban |
| 30 | DF | JOR | Ali Abu Qadoom |
| 43 | MF | GHA | Abdul Halik Hudu |
| 70 | FW | JOR | Ahmad Abu Shaireh (on loan from Al-Jazeera) |
| 77 | FW | SEN | Ousseynou Gueye |
| 88 | GK | JOR | Ahmad Erbash |
| 90 | FW | JOR | Hassan Al-Zahrawi |
| 99 | GK | JOR | Abdallah Al-Fakhouri |

### Out on loan

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 |
| — | DF | JOR | Suhaib Al-Qadi (at Shabab Al-Aqaba until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | JOR | Mohammad Aburiziq (at Al-Salt until 30 June 2025) |

### Al-Wehdat (B)

    As of 11 December 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 |
| — | GK | JOR | Mohammad Al-Taraireh |
| — | DF | JOR | Ayham Al-Samamreh |
| — | DF | JOR | Nouraldin Yaseen |
| — | DF | JOR | Raed Zakaria |
| — | MF | JOR | Ahed Jado |
| — | MF | JOR | Mohammad Al-Assad |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | JOR | Assem Hammad |
| — | MF | JOR | Abdelrahman Ammar |
| — | MF | JOR | Abdelrahman Al-Azzeh |
| — | MF | JOR | Ali Diranieh |
| — | FW | JOR | Abdelkader Al-Alem |
| — | FW | JOR | Aseem Abu Ayyash |

## Personnel
### Technical staff

Source:
Coaching staff :
| Kais Yaâkoubi | Head coach |
| Ghiath Al-Tamimi | Assistant coach |
| Wessam Hazeen | Goalkeeping coach |
| Tariq Ben Nasser | Fitness coach |
| Analysis department ||
| Mohammad Al-Barghouthi | Head analyst |
| Medical department ||
| Moayyad Omar | Team doctor |
| Omar Abu Lawi | Physiotherapist |
| Management department ||
| Mohammad Jamal | Team director |
Source:

### Management

| Position | Name |
| President | Yousef Al-Sqour |
| Board Members |
| Board Members | Abdelrahman Jomaa |
| Board Members | Ali Muslem |
| Board Members | Awad Al-Asmar |
| Board Members | Basam Shelbaieh |
| Board Members | Ghasab Khalil |
| Board Members | Khaled Al-Absy |
| Board Members | Nasser Doghmesh |
| Board Members | Waleed Al-Saoudi |
| Board Members | Zaid Abu Humaid |
| Board Members | Ziad Shelbaieh |
Source:

## Managerial history

Last update: 15 March 2025
| Name | Years |
| Fat'hi Keshek | 1976–1979 |
| Ezzat Hamza | 1979–1980 |
| Othman Al-Qurayni | 1980–1981 |
| Fat'hi Keshek | 1981–1982 |
| Vojo Gardašević | 1983–1985 |
| Math'har Al-Saeed | 1985–1986 |
| Vojo Gardašević | 1986–1987 |
| Mohammed Mustafa | 1987–1988 |
| Ezzat Hamza | 1988–1989 |
| Wathiq Naji | 1989–1991 |
| Mohammed Mustafa | 1991–1992 |
| Mohammed Thamer | 1992–1993 |
| Nazar Ashraf | 1993–1994 |
| Yuve | 1994–1995 |
| Kadhim Khalaf | 1995–1996 |
| Ali Kadhim | 1996 |
| Kadhim Khalaf | 1996–1997 |
| Anwar Jassim | 1997 |
| Mohammed Mustafa | 1997 |
| Badr Al-Khatib | 1997–1998 |
| Hassan Farhan | 1998–1999 |
| Ezzat Hamza | 1999–2000 |
| Kadhim Khalaf | 2000 |
| Nazar Ashraf | 2000–2001 |
| Mohammed Mustafa | 2001 |
| Miroslav Maksimović | 2001–2002 |
| Amer Jamil | 2002 |
| Hisham Abdul-Munam | 2002 |
| Issa Al-Turk | 2002–2003 |
| Nader Zatar | 2003–2004 |
| Name | Years |
| Mohammed Omar | 2004–2005 |
| Kes | 2005 |
| Adil Yousuf | 2005–2006 |
| Tha'er Jassam | 2006–2007 |
| Mohammed Omar | 2007 |
| Akram Salman | 2008–2009 |
| Jamal Mahmoud | 2009 |
| Omar Meziane | 2009 |
| Tha'er Jassam | 2009–2010 |
| Dragan Talajić | 2010–2011 |
| Mohammed Qwayed | 2011–2012 |
| Hisham Abdul-Munam | 2012 |
| Branko Smiljanić | 2012 |
| Mohammed Omar | 2012–2013 |
| Abdullah Abu Zema | 2013–2015 |
| Emad Khankan | 2015 |
| Akram Salman | 2015 |
| Ra'ed Assaf | 2016 |
| Adnan Hamad | 2016–2017 |
| Jamal Mahmoud | 2017–2018 |
| Kais Yâakoubi | 2018–2019 |
| Abdullah Abu Zema | 2019–2021 |
| Jorvan Vieira | 2022 |
| Ra'ed Assaf | 2022 |
| Didier Gomes | 2022 |
| Darko Nestorović | 2023 |
| Rashid Jaber | 2023 |
| Amjad Abu Tuaimeh | 2024 |
| Ra'fat Ali | 2024–2025 |
| Kais Yâakoubi | 2025– |

## Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| 1980–1982 | Adidas | None |
| 1982–1984 | Puma | None |
| 1984–1986 | Under Armour | None |
| 1986–1988 | Adidas | None |
| 1988–1991 | Diadora | None |
| 1991–1992 | Umbro | Pepsi |
| 1992–1993 | Under Armour | National Paints |
| 1993–1998 | Diadora | None |
| 1998–1999 | Diadora | Pepsi |
| 1999–2002 | Adidas | Pepsi |
| 2002–2004 | Adidas | Mobilecom |
| 2004–2007 | Adidas | Fastlink |
| 2007–2010 | Diadora | Zain |
| 2010–2012 | Adidas | Zain |
| 2012–2014 | Uhlsport | Zain |
| 2014–2015 | Errea | Zain |
| 2015–2017 | Jako | Zain |
| 2017–2018 | Givova | Umniah |
| 2019 | Joma | Umniah |
| 2020–2022 | Jako | Umniah |
| 2022– | Kelme | Umniah |

## Supporters and rivalries
### Fans

Al-Wehdat has more than 3 million Wehdati fans in Jordan. The fan's most popular chant is "Allah, Wehdat, Al-Quds Arabiya" (God, Wehdat, Jerusalem is Arab). Al-Wehdat has an ultras named Wehdaty Group (WG), the first ultras in Jordan it was founded on 13 September 2012. Their motto is "We support until death".

### Derby of Jordan

Derby of Jordan is a football traditional game between Al-Wehdat and Al-Faisaly. 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.