Al-Wathba SC
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| Full name | Al-Wathba Sports Club |
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| Founded | 1938 |
| Ground | Khaled bin Walid Stadium Homs, Syria |
| Capacity | 35,000 |
| 2013–14 | 3rd (Group B) 6th (Championship play-off) |
Al-Wathba Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الوثبة الرياضي) is a Syrian football club based in Homs, Syria.
History
Al-Wathba is a professional football club based in Homs, Syria, and they are one of the oldest Syrian clubs. Al-Wathba were founded in 1938 under the name of "Alfedaa Club" by a number of young amateur athletes who took“ Dar Aljodi- located in Alhamadiah neighborhood in Homs” as a place to practice their sport activities. In 1953 the club obtained the license, adding football, basketball games, athletics, swimming, cycling and they won the Homs championship from 1963 to 1968.
Al-Wathba is the first football club represented the city of Homs in the Syrian Premier League which started in 1973. They supplied the Syria national football team with very well known players such as (Abd-Almasseih-Eldona - Fouad Al Ghurair - Abdel-Alim Kolko - Nasif - Salkini - Shattour - Khouri - Birini - Raslan Iyad Mando and a lot more….)
In February 2013, during the Syrian civil war, Yussef Sleman,[1] one of the players was killed in a mortar strike at the Tishreen stadium.[2]
Achievements
The club was very close to winning the Premier League many times during the 1980s, or the "golden age" according to their fans, the best place they achieved is 2nd in 1982 and 1983.
Other achievements: Al-Karamah tournament and the youth league twice.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
Jaja Santana- Roberto Bahia
Wael Al Rifai- Ibrahim Alma
- Fouad Ghrer
- Tarek Ghrer (killed in Syrian civil war in late April 2014) [4]
- Thaer Kroma
- Iyad Mando
- Yussef Sleman (killed in Syrian civil war in late February 2013)[5]
References
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External links
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