Al-Wehdat SC
Al-Wehdat Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الوحدات الرياضي) 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. Al-Wehdat's home games are played at King Abdullah II Stadium (cap. 13,265). There are other sports offered in the club, such as volleyball, basketball and table tennis.
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| Full name | Al-Wehdat Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | المارد الأخضر (The Green Giant) | ||
| Short name | WEH | ||
| Founded | 10 March 1956, (as Al-Wehdat Youth Center) | ||
| Ground | King Abdullah II Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 13,265 | ||
| Chairman | Bashar Al-Hawamdeh | ||
| Manager | Rashid Jaber | ||
| League | Jordanian Pro League | ||
| 2022 | Jordanian Pro League, 2nd of 12 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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| Football | Basketball | Volleyball | Table tennis |
History
The club was founded in 1956[1] 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 53 local trophies from 1980 and won the second division in 1975 and promoted to the first division for the first time ever, but they relegated in their first season. The next season the club was promoted again and did not relegated until now. 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.[2]
Honours
Source:[3]
| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
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| Domestic | Premier League | 17  |
1980, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004–2005, 2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2010–2011, 2013–2014, 2014–2015, 2015–2016, 2017–2018, 2020 |
| FA Cup | 11 | 1982, 1985, 1988, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2010–2011, 2013–2014, 2022 | |
| FA Shield | 10 | 1982, 1983, 1988, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2020 | |
| Super Cup | 15 | 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2023 | |
| Total | 53 |
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Performance in AFC and UAFA competitions
- Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League: 10 Appearances
- AFC Cup: 12 Appearances
- AFC Cup Winners Cup: 2 Appearances
- Arab Club Champions Cup / Arab Champions League: 10 Appearances
- Arab Cup Winners' Cup :4 Appearances
IFFHS rankings
Club world rankingFootballdatabase club's points 16 April 2023.[4]
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AFC club rankingsFootballdatabase club's points 16 April 2023.
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National club rankingsFootballdatabase club's points 16 April 2023.
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Players
First-team squad
- As of the 2023—24 season.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Personnel
Technical staff
Source:[6]
| Coaching staff | |
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 Rashid Jaber |
Head coach |
 Vacant |
Assistant coach |
 Salameh Eid |
Goalkeeping coach |
| Analysis department | |
 Adel Abbas |
Performance analyst |
| Fitness coaches | |
| Mohamed Hamdi |
Fitness coach |
| Medical department | |
| Moayyad Omar |
Team doctor |
| Basil Younes |
Physiotherapist |
| Management department | |
| Mohammad Jamal |
Team director |
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Management
| Position | Name |
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| President | Bashar Al-Hawamdeh |
| Vice-president | Ghasab Khalil |
| Treasurer | Awad Al-Asmar |
| Board Members | |
| Abdelrahman Al-Najar | |
| Basam Shelbaieh | |
| Hatem Abu Maelash | |
| Khaled Abu Quta | |
| Mokhled Al-Kouz | |
| Waleed Al-Saoudi | |
| Ziad Shelbaieh |
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Managerial history
Last update: 29 August 2023[7]
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Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
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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 Arabian).[8] 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".[9]
Derby of Jordan
Derby of Jordan is a football traditional game between Al-Wehdat and Al-Faisaly. These games receive great interest among the sports community on the Domestic and Arab level due to its intensity and a long history between the two teams. 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.[10]
References
- Tuastad, Dag (2 May 2010). "Al-Wihdat: The Pride of the Palestinians in Jordan". Washington, DC: Middle East Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "Rival Jordan football fans clash". Al Jazeera. 11 December 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "History". Al Wehdat Club. nd. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "Club World Ranking by footballdatabase". footballdatabase. 31 October 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- "فريق: الوحدات". m.kooora.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- "The team". KOOORA. nd. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "هؤلاء من درّبوا الوحدات عبر التاريخ". alweehdat.net. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- Montague, James (28 October 2008). "No place like home as Palestine redefine the meaning of winning". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- "وراء كل صورة حكاية .... مجموعة وحداتي .... – ::.. منتديات جماهير الوحدات ..::". alweehdat.net. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- "كلاسيكو الأردن (وحدات وفيصلي) بلغة الأرقام". Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Arabic)
- Al-Wehdat SC – National Football Teams
- Al-Wehdat SC – Kooora (in Arabic)
- Al-Wehdat SC – Soccerway
- Al-Weehdat