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Al-Wehdat SC
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Full nameAl-Wehdat Sports Club of Amman
Nickname(s)المارد الأخضر
Al-Mared Al-Akhdar
(The Green Giant)
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
GroundKing Abdullah II Stadium, Amman
Capacity13,000
ChairmanTareq Khouri
ManagerAdnan Hamad
LeagueJordan League
2015–161st
WebsiteClub website
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 Al-Wehdat Youth Center; in 1974 it took the name Al-Wehdat Sports Club till now with the exception that it was named Al-Diffatain Sports Club from 1986 to 1988.

Achievements

1980, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016
1982, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
1983, 1984, 1989, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010
1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014

Performance in AFC competitions

2002–03: Qualifying West – 2nd round
2015: Qualifying play-off – Preliminary round 2
2016: Qualifying play-off – Play-off round
1995: First round
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
2000–01: Quarter-Finals
2001–02: Second round

Players

No Position Player Nation
1 GK Amer Shafi (4th captain)  Jordan
22 GK Mahmoud Qandeel  Jordan
33 GK Mohammad Abu Nabhan  Jordan
44 GK Tamer Saleh  Jordan
4 DF Mohammad Al-Dmeiri  Jordan
6 DF Basem Fathi  Jordan
18 DF Tareq Khattab  Jordan
24 DF Adham Al-Qureishi  Jordan
25 DF Sebastijan Antić  Croatia
26 DF Mohammad Mustafa  Jordan
27 DF Omar Qandeel  Jordan
37 DF Tareq Nabil  Jordan
5 MF Hassan Abdel-Fattah (vice-captain)  Jordan
No Position Player Nation
7 MF Munther Abu Amarah  Jordan
8 MF Amer Deeb (captain)  Jordan
10 MF Abdallah Deeb (3rd captain)  Jordan
11 MF Ahmed Elias  Jordan
12 MF Fadi Awad  Jordan
14 MF Saleh Rateb  Jordan
17 MF Raja'i Ayed  Jordan
3 FW Laith Al-Bashtawi  Jordan
15 FW Francisco Wagsley  Brazil
19 FW Ahmed Hisham  Jordan
20 FW Baha' Faisal  Jordan
21 FW Hatem Abu Khadra  Jordan

Out on Loan

No Position Player Nation
-- DF Munther Raja (at Al-Hussein until 30 June 2017)  Jordan

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Adnan Hamad
Assistant coach Yassin Amal
Assistant coach Ghiath Al Tamimi
Goalkeeping coach Ahmad Jassim
Fitness coach Manuel Barrinuevo
Team doctor Essam Jassam
Physician Jibreen Al Manasra

Source: [citation needed]

Former/notable players

Managerial history

Last update: 8 June 2016[1]

 
Name Nationality Years
Fat'hi Keshek Egypt 1976–1979
Ezzat Hamza Jordan 1979–1980
Othman Al-Qurayni Jordan 1980–1981
Fat'hi Keshek Egypt 1981–1982
Vojo Gardašević Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1983–1985
Math'har Al-Saeed Jordan 1985–1986
Vojo Gardašević Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1986-1987
Mohammed Mustafa Jordan 1987-1988
Ezzat Hamza Jordan 1988–1989
Wathiq Naji Iraq 1989–1991
Mohammed Mustafa Jordan 1991–1992
Mohammed Thamer Iraq 1992–1993
Nazar Ashraf Iraq 1993–1994
Yuve Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1994–1995
Kadhim Khalaf Iraq 1995–1996
Wathiq Naji Iraq 1996
Ali Kadhim Iraq 1996
Kadhim Khalaf Iraq 1996–1997
Anwar Jassim Syria 1997
Mohammed Mustafa Jordan 1997
Badr Al-Khatib Jordan 1997-1998
Ibrahim Abdullah Jordan 1998
Anwar Jassim Iraq 1998
Hassan Farhan Iraq 1998–1999
Ezzat Hamza Jordan 1999–2000
Kadhim Khalaf Iraq 2000
Nazar Ashraf Iraq 2000–2001
Mohammed Mustafa Jordan 2001
 
Name Nationality Years
Druvko Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2001
Miroslav Maksimović Serbia 2001–2002
Amer Jamil Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2002
Hisham Abdul-Munam Jordan 2002
Nader Zatar Jordan 2002
Issa Al-Turk Jordan 2002–2003
Nader Zatar Jordan 2003–2004
Mohammed Omar Egypt 2004–2005
Kes Hungary 2005
Adil Yousuf Iraq 2005–2006
Tha'er Jassam Iraq 2006–2007
Mohammed Omar Egypt 2007
Ismail Youssef Egypt 2007–2008
Akram Ahmad Salman Iraq 2008–2009
Jamal Mahmoud Jordan 2009
Omar Meziane Tunisia 2009
Tha'er Jassam Iraq 2009–2010
Dragan Talajić Croatia 2010–2011
Mohmmad Qwayed Syria 2011–2012
Hisham Abdul-Munam Jordan 2012
Branko Smiljanić Serbia 2012
Mohammed Omar Egypt 2012–2013
Abdullah Abu Zema Jordan 2013–2015
Emad Khankan Syria 2015
Akram Ahmad Salman Iraq 2015
Ra'ed Assaf Jordan 2016
Adnan Hamad Iraq 2016–

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 4 million Al Wehdat fans in Jordan. The fan's most popular chant is "Allah, Wehdat, Al Quds Arabiya" (God, Wehdat, Jerusalem is Arabian).[2]

Rivalries

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 28 30 20 78 70 76
2 Jordan FA Cup 7 8 6 21 36 37
3 Jordan FA Shield 9 5 3 17 30 24
4 Jordan Super Cup 5 5 2 12 13 13
5 AFC Cup 3 0 1 4 4 2
6 Total 52 48 32 132 153 152

References

  1. ^ "هؤلاء من درّبوا الوحدات عبر التاريخ". alweehdat.net. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  2. ^ Montague, James (28 October 2008). "No place like home as Palestine redefine the meaning of winning". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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