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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 | Amman International Stadium | ||
Capacity | 13,265[1] | ||
Chairman | Bashar Al-Hawamdeh | ||
Manager | Ra'fat Ali | ||
League | Jordanian Pro League | ||
2023–24 | Pro League, 3rd of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Active departments of Al-Wehdat
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Football | Basketball | Volleyball | Table tennis |
Al-Wehdat Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الوحدات الرياضي) is a Jordanian sports club founded in 1956. They compete in the Jordanian Pro League, the top flight of Jordanian football.
The club is based in and represents the Amman New Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp also known as Al-Wehdat. Their home games are played at King Abdullah II Stadium (cap. 13,265).[2]
The club was founded in 1956[3] 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.)[citation needed]
Al-Wehdat has 54 local trophies from 1980. They won the second division in 1975 and promoted to the first division for the first time, but were relegated in their first season. The next season the club was promoted again and has so far not been relegated. 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).[citation needed]
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[citation needed]
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.[4]
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Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
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Domestic | Premier League | 17 | 1980, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2020 |
FA Cup | 12 | 1982, 1985, 1988, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2022, 2023–24 | |
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 | 54 |
Club world ranking[edit]Footballdatabase club's points 16 April 2023.[6]
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AFC club rankings[edit]Footballdatabase club's points 16 April 2023.
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National club rankings[edit]Footballdatabase club's points 16 April 2023.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff | |
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Ra'fat Ali | Head coach |
Fadi Lafi | Assistant coach |
Basem Fathi | Assistant coach |
Rasheed Al-Najjar | Goalkeeping coach |
Mohammad Al-Sanjlawi | Fitness coach |
Analysis department | |
Mohammad Al-Barghouthi | Head analyst |
Medical department | |
Moayyad Omar | Team doctor |
Omar Abu Lawi | Physiotherapist |
Management department | |
Mohammad Jamal | Team director |
Source: [citation needed]
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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Last update: 15 March 2024[9]
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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).[10] 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".[11]
Derby of Jordan is a football traditional game between Al-Wehdat and Al-Faisaly. 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.[12]