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Full name
  
Al-Riffa Sports Club

Manager
  
Salman Shireeda

Arena/Stadium
  
Bahrain National Stadium

League
  
Bahraini Premier League

Ground Capacity
  
24,000

Founded
  
1953

Location
  
Riffa, Bahrain

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Nickname(s)
  
Their Excellencies, The Lions

Ground
  
Bahrain National Stadium Riffa, Bahrain

Chairman
  
Sh. Abdulla bin Khalid Al-Khalifa

Al-Riffa Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الرفاع الرياضي‎‎) is a Bahraini football club based in Riffa, playing in the top division of Bahraini football league. The club was founded in 1953 by the Kingdom's Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.

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Achievements and Honors

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.

  • Bahraini Premier League: 11
  • Bahraini King's Cup: 5
  • Bahraini FA Cup: 4
  • Bahraini Crown Prince Cup: 4

    • Performance in AFC competitions

  • AFC Champions League: 2 appearances
  • Asian Club Championship: 5 appearances
  • AFC Cup: 4 appearance

    • Notable Managers

  • Uli Maslo (1985–88), (1993–94)
  • Rodion Gačanin (July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2005)
  • Dragan Talajić (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006)
  • Eelco Schattorie (2006–07)
  • Srećko Juričić (July 1, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007)
  • Wilco van Buuren (Youth Team Director)
  • Julio Peixoto
  • Stefano Impagliazzo (2011–13)
  • Florin Motroc (June 1, 2013–2014)

    • References

    Riffa SC Wikipedia
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