Al-Riffa Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الرفاع الرياضي) is a Bahraini professional football club based in Riffa, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top flight of Bahraini football.

History

The club was founded in 1953 as West Riffa Sports Club. In 2001, the club changed its name to Al-Riffa Sports Club.

Stadium

Riffa use Bahrain National Stadium as their home ground, which has the capacity for nearly 24,000 spectators.

Current squad

First-team squad

As of 12 June 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.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK LTU Džiugas Bartkus 2 MF BHR Saud Al-Asam 3 DF BHR Salman Al-Qadhaib 4 DF BHR Sayed Baqer 6 DF BHR Ali Faraj 7 FW BHR Abdulaziz Khalid 10 MF MLI Ibrahima Tandia 11 MF BHR Abdulla Al Thawadi 12 DF SRB Lazar Đorđević 13 MF BHR Jasim Al-Shaikh 14 MF BHR Ali Haram 15 DF BHR Hamad Al-Shamsan 16 DF BHR Sayed Redha Isa 17 FW BHR Hashim Sayed Isa 18 FW BHR Ali Hasan IsaNo. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF BHR Husein Al–Eker 20 FW TUN Aymen Harzi 21 MF BHR Yassine Benmansour 22 MF BHR Fahad Jassim 23 MF BHR Hamad Yasser 24 GK BHR Kareem Fardan 25 MF BHR Mohammed Qayoom 26 MF BHR Abdullah Al Jazeeri 28 DF BHR Hazza Ali 29 GK BHR Abdullah Al-Ahmad 30 MF BHR Saleh Mohamed 31 MF BHR Ahmad Al Ashban 36 GK BHR Omar Ghalam Mohammad 45 MF BHR Abdullah Al Rahman Al Ebedili
1GKLTUDžiugas Bartkus
2MFBHRSaud Al-Asam
3DFBHRSalman Al-Qadhaib
4DFBHRSayed Baqer
6DFBHRAli Faraj
7FWBHRAbdulaziz Khalid
10MFMLIIbrahima Tandia
11MFBHRAbdulla Al Thawadi
12DFSRBLazar Đorđević
13MFBHRJasim Al-Shaikh
14MFBHRAli Haram
15DFBHRHamad Al-Shamsan
16DFBHRSayed Redha Isa
17FWBHRHashim Sayed Isa
18FWBHRAli Hasan Isa
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19DFBHRHusein Al–Eker
20FWTUNAymen Harzi
21MFBHRYassine Benmansour
22MFBHRFahad Jassim
23MFBHRHamad Yasser
24GKBHRKareem Fardan
25MFBHRMohammed Qayoom
26MFBHRAbdullah Al Jazeeri
28DFBHRHazza Ali
29GKBHRAbdullah Al-Ahmad
30MFBHRSaleh Mohamed
31MFBHRAhmad Al Ashban
36GKBHROmar Ghalam Mohammad
45MFBHRAbdullah Al Rahman Al Ebedili

Achievements

The club's first international achievement was in 1982 when Riffa placed second in the GCC Club Cup. This was an important achievement for the club and Bahraini football in general as it helped the region take notice of the talent available in Bahrain.

Domestic

International

Performance in GCC competitions (As West Riffa SC)

GCC Club Championship

10 appearances 1992: Group stage 1995: Group stage 1999: Group stage 2001: Group stage 2005: Group stage 2006: Group stage 2009–10: Group stage 2011: Quarter-finals 2012: Quarter-finals 2024–25: Group stage 2025–26:

Performance in AFC competitions

AFC Champions League

1 appearance 2004: Group stage

Asian Club Championship

5 appearances 1989: Qualifying stage 1992: Qualifying – 1st round 1995: Second round 1997: withdrew in First round 1999: First round

AFC Cup

7 appearances 2010: Semi-final 2013: Round of 16 2014: Round of 16 2015: Group stage 2020: Cancelled 2022: Zonal finals 2023–24: Zonal semifinals

Notable managers