Al-Wakrah SC
Wikipedia - Al-Wakrah SC
Al-Wakrah Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الوكرة الرياضي) is a Qatari professional sports club based in the city of Al Wakrah. Their professional football team competes in the Qatar Stars League. They play their home games at the Al Janoub Stadium.
History
Al Wakrah was founded in 1959, and was officially legitimized in 1965 under the name of Al Wakrah Youth Club. From that time, its football and handball sections were formed, with both participating in local competitions. It changed its name to Al Wakrah Sports Club in 1967. Over the years, it branched out to many sports, including chess, basketball, and bowling.
The original club headquarters at Al Wakrah Stadium was constructed in 1984, and tennis and squash teams were also formed during this time in addition to its previously formed sports teams. They won the Qatari league twice, in 1999 and 2001.
The new club headquarters is Al Janoub Stadium, inaugurated in 2019 as one of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar sites and was designed by Zaha Hadid.
Al-Wakrah ble grunnlagt i 1959 og er en av de eldste klubbene i Qatar. Klubben har vunnet Qatari League én gang, i 1999, og Qatari Cup to ganger, i 1999 og 2001.
Al-Wakrah spiller hjemmekampene sine på Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, som har en kapasitet på 12 000. Klubben har en sterk tilhengerskare, kjent som "The Blue Wave".
Blant de mest kjente spillerne som har spilt for Al-Wakrah er Sebastián Soria, Luiz Adriano og Omar Abdulrahman.