Al-Riffa SC
| Al-Riffa | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Al-Riffa Sports Club |
| Seat | Riffa |
| founding | 1953 |
| Colours | blue White |
| Website | riffa-club.com |
| First soccer team | |
| Head coach |
 Josie Garrido
|
| Venue | Bahrain National Stadium |
| Places | 35,000 |
| league | Bahraini Premier League |
| 2018/19 | 1st place (master) |
Al-Riffa Sports Club is a football club from West Riffa in Bahrain . The club currently plays in the country's highest league, the Bahraini Premier League . The club plays its home games in the national stadium in Bahrain. The club was founded in 1953 by the later Prime Minister Chalifa ibn Salman Al Chalifa as West Riffa Club . In 2002 the club was merged with Zallaq and was renamed the Bahrain Riffa Club. So far, the club has won the championship 11 times, most recently in 2005. In 2009, they narrowly missed the championship and finished second behind the Muharraq Club .
Club successes
National
- Masters (12): 1982, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2019.
- Vice champion 2009
- Winner (5): 1973, 1985, 1986, 1998, 2010
- Bahraini FA Cup
- Winner 2000, 2001, 2004
Trainer
-
Uli Maslo (1985–1988, 1993–1994) -
Rodion Gačanin (2003-2005) -
Dragan Talajić (2005-2006)
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Eelco Schattorie (2006-2007) -
Srećko Juričić (2007)
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Stefano Impagliazzo (2011-2013) -
Florin Motroc (2013-2014)
Individual evidence
- ↑ rsssf.com: List of Masters of Bahrain
Web links
- Official website ( page no longer available , search in web archives )