Al-Wehdat SC

Al-Wehdat SC
Full name	Al-Wehdat Sports Club of Amman
Nickname(s)	المارد الأخضر; Al-Mared Al-Akhdar; (The Green Giant)
Founded	1956; 68 years ago
Ground	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Capacity	20,000
Chairman	Tareq Khouri
Manager	Abdullah Abu Zema
League	Jordan League
2014–15	1st
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Al-Wehdat Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الوحدات) is a Jordanian sports club founded in 1956. The club is based in and represents the Amman New Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp which is also known as Al-Wehdat. In football, it has a fierce rivalry with Al-Faisaly. There are several other sports offered in the club, such as volleyball, basketball, and table tennis.

History

The club was founded in 1956 under the name of Al-Wehdat Youth Center, in 1974 it's taked the name of Al-Wehdat Sports Club till now with the exception that it was named Al-Diffatain Sports Club from 1986 to 1988.

Achievements

Jordan League: 14

1980, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015

Jordan FA Cup: 10

1982, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014

Jordan FA Shield: 9

1983, 1984, 1989, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011

Jordan Super Cup: 12

1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014

Performance in AFC competitions

AFC Champions League: 2 Appearances

2002–03: Qualifying West – 2nd round

2015: Qualifying play-off – Preliminary round 2

Asian Club Championship: 1 Appearance

1995: First round

AFC Cup: 8 Appearances

2006: Semi-finals

2007: Semi-finals

2008: Group stage

2009: Group stage

2010: Group stage

2011: Semi-finals

2012: Quarter-finals

2015:

AFC Cup Winners Cup: 2 Appearances

2000–01: Quarter-Finals

2001–02: Second round

Current squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JOR	Amer Shafi
3	FW	JOR	Laith Al-Bashtawi
4	DF	JOR	Mohammad Al-Basha
5	FW	JOR	Ahmad Hisham
6	DF	JOR	Basem Fathi (vice-captain)
7	FW	JOR	Munther Abu Amarah
8	MF	JOR	Amer Deeb (vice-captain)
9	FW	JOR	Mahmoud Za'tara
10	MF	JOR	Adnan Adous
11	MF	JOR	Ahmed Elias
12	DF	PLE	Abdelatif Bahdari
14	MF	JOR	Saleh Rateb
16	DF	JOR	Feras Shelbaieh


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	JOR	Raja'i Ayed
18	DF	JOR	Munther Raja
19	MF	JOR	Rami Al-Radaidah
20	MF	JOR	Ahmad Abu Kabeer
22	GK	JOR	Mahmoud Qandeel
23	DF	JOR	Ala'a Matalqa
24	MF	JOR	Ahmed Al-Shaalan
26	FW	JOR	Mahmoud Shelbaieh (captain)
31	GK	JOR	Mohammad Abu Nabhan
37	FW	JOR	Baha' Faisal
38	FW	SEN	El Hadji Malick Tall
39	MF	JOR	Samir Raja

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
First team head coach	Abdullah Abu Zema
Assistant coach	Ghiath Al-Tamimi
Goalkeeping coach	Othman Barhouma
Team doctor	Ma'moun Harb
Managing director	Mohammad Jamal

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Former/notable players

Hassan Abdel-Fattah
Hisham Abdul-Munam (retired)
Jihad Abdul-Munam (retired)
Sufian Abdullah (retired)
Yousef Al-Amouri (retired)
Othman Al-Qurayni (retired)
Ra'fat Ali (retired)
Ra'ed Assaf (retired)
Amer Deeb
Ezzat Hamza (retired)
Nasser Hasan (retired)
Faisal Ibrahim (retired)
Ali Jummah (retired)
Ayhab Ma'ali (retired)
Jamal Mahmoud (retired)
Awad Ragheb
Khaled Salim (retired)
Fadi Shaheen
Ashraf Shatat (retired)
Mahmoud Shelbaieh
Haitham Simreen (retired)
Basem Tim (retired)
Abdullah Abu Zema (retired)

Haidar Abdul-Jabar
Ali Salah Hashim
Bamba Abdel-Rahman
Musa Watra
Yaseen Al-Sahel
Fahim Al-Sakrouhi
Ahmad Belal
Alaa Ibrahim
Ibrahim Sadqi
Daniel Olerum
Emmanuel Amuneke
Kenneth Ikwugbado
Paul Makejesle
Abdelatif Bahdari
Ziyad Al-Kord
Fahed Attal
Khaldoun Fahed
Murad Ismail
Ahmed Keshkesh
Fadi Lafi
Yusuf Mazyan
El Hadji Malik Tal
Mohammad Dabundeh

Managerial history

Last update: 21 February 2013^[1]

Name	Nationality	Years
Fat'hi Keshek		1975–79
Ezzat Hamza		1979–80
Othman Al-Qurayni		1980–81
Fat'hi Keshek		1981–82
Vojo Gardašević		1983–85
Math'har Al-Saeed		1985–86
Vojo Gardašević		1986-87
Mohammed Mustafa		1987-88
Ezzat Hamza		1988–89
Wathiq Naji		1989–91
Mohammed Mustafa		1991–92
Mohammed Thamer		1992–93
Nazar Ashraf		1993–94
Yuve		1994–95
Kadhim Khalaf		1995–96
Within Naji		1996
Ali Kadhim		1996
Kadhim Khalaf		1996–97
Anwar Jassim		1997
Mohammed Mustafa		1997
Badr Al-Khatib		1997-98
Ibrahim Abdullah		1998
Anwar Jassim		1998
Hassan Farhan		1998–99
Ezzat Hamza		1999–2000

Name	Nationality	Years
Kadhim Khalaf		2000
Nazar Ashraf		2000–01
Mohammed Mustafa		2001
Druvko		2001
Miroslav Maksimović		2001–02
Amer Jamil		2002
Hisham Abdul-Munam		2002
Nader Zatar		2002
Issa Al-Turk		2002–03
Nader Zatar		2003–04
Mohammed Omar		2004–05
Kes		2005
Adil Yousuf		2005–06
Tha'er Jassam		2006–07
Mohammed Omar		2007
Ismail Youssef		2007–08
Akram Ahmad Salman / Adil Yousuf	/	2008–09
Jamal Mahmoud		2009
Omar Meziane		2009
Tha'er Jassam		2009–10
Dragan Talajić		2010–11
Mohmmad Qwayed		2011–12
Hisham Abdul-Munam		2012
Branko Smiljanić		2012
Mohammed Omar		2012–13
Abdullah Abu Zema		2013–

Team Info

Fans

Al Wehdat have the largest number of fans in Jordan and the club has fans in almost every city in Jordan. There are about 3 million Al Wehdat fans in Jordan. The fan's most popular chant is "Allah, Wehdat, Al Quds Arabiya" (God, Wehdat, Jerusalem is Arabian).^[2]

Past wins and rankings

Derby of Jordan

Derby of Jordan is a football traditional game which combines clubs Al-Wehdat and Al-Faisaly and these games received great interest among the sports community on the Domestic and Arab level to afford the sensitivities and a long history between the two teams with meetings since 1976:

#	Tournament	Al-Faisaly Wins	Al-Wehdat Wins	Draws	Total	Al-Faisaly Goals	Al-Wehdat Goals
1	Jordan Premier League	26	29	22	77	67	76
2	Jordan FA Cup	6	8	5	19	25	27
3	Jordan FA Shield	8	5	3	16	19	14
4	Jordan Super Cup	4	5	2	11	13	13
5	AFC Cup	3	0	1	4	4	2
6	Total	47	47	33	127	128	132

Asian Football Clubs (by IFFHS)

Rankings are calculated by the IFFHS.^[3]

AFC	IFFHS	Club	Points
1	80	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	130,5
2	82	Zob Ahan Isfahan FC	128,0
3	90	Kashima Antlers	123,5
4	94	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	121,0
5	100	Gamba Osaka	119,5
6	113	Persipura Jayapura	113,5
7	116	Al-Hilal FC	112,0
8	125	Cerezo Osaka	108,0
9	131	Al-Wahdat SC	105,0
10	136	Sepahan F.C.	103,5
11	148	Nagoya Grampus	100,0
12	156	FC Seoul	98,5
13	158	Qadsia SC	97,5
14	176	Sriwijaya F.C.	93,5
15	185	Jeju United	91,0
16	200	Persib Bandung	87,5
17	201	Al-Shabab Riyadh	87,0
=	201	Al-Ittihad Jeddah	87,0
19	204	Nasaf Qarshi	86,0
=	204	Al-Sadd Club	86,0