| Full name | Al-Wahda Sports Club Damascus | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicknames | Damascene Orange (Arabic:البرتقالة الدمشقية) | ||
| Founded | 1928; 98 years ago (1928) (asQasioun SC) | ||
| Ground | Al-Jalaa Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ghias al Dbbas | ||
| Manager | Nizar Mahrous | ||
| League | Syrian Premier League | ||
| 2024–25 | Syrian Premier League, 4th | ||
| Website | www | ||
Al-Wahda Sports Club (Arabic:نادي الوحدة الرياضي) is aSyrian multi-sports club based inDamascus.[1] The club is mostly known for itsfootball andbasketball teams.[2] The football team plays in Syria's top competition, theSyrian Premier League. Al-Wahda SC was founded in 1928 and its colours are orange and white. They play their home games at theAl-Jalaa Stadium. The club is nicknamed "The Damascene orange".
The club has one of Syria's most prominent football charts, as it has won theSyrian Premier League 2 times, theSyrian Cup 8 times and theSyrian Super Cup 3 times. Internationally, Al-Wahda biggest achievement is participation in the final of the2004 AFC Cup.[citation needed]
Al-Wahda SC have competed in theAFC Champions League group stage as first Syrian club in history and have reached the knockout rounds of theAFC Cup four times, as well as reaching the round of 32 at theArab Club Champions Cup twice.[3][4]
Founded in 1928, Al Wahda is one of the oldest clubs in theArab world. Previous names for the club include Al Ghouta, and Qasioun (named afterMount Qasioun which overlooks the city of Damascus).[5]
The club was officially opened in 1928 and hosted a series of sports, including football and weightlifting.[citation needed]
Nenad Stavrić is a Serbian coach who joined Al-Wahda club in 2001. He started with two losses againstAl-Horriya andAl-Karamah followed with draw withAl-Jaish, the team had to wait until the fifth week of the season to achieve their first win with the new coach. The team finished the league in the third place. In his second year the team had a big improvement In the level of performance especially with the new formation 4–4–2 which was the first time ever a Syrian team to use it, in the beginning the results was awful with the new formation especially the big defeat against the Saudi Arabia championAl-Ittihad Jeddah seven to nothing in the Arabian club tournament, but after that the team keep improving to win theSyrian Cup in 2003 againstAl-Ittihad Aleppo after a dramatic match 5–3. In the next season he made the dream true and Al-Wahda is the 2003–04Syrian League champion for the first time in the club history, also the team reached the final ofAFC Cup and lost against the other Syrian sideAl-Jaish after losing the first game 2–3 and winning the second game 1–0. In 2004–05 the team was too close to win the title again but it lost it in the last few weeks with missing a key players along the season with major injury. The curse of injuries continued in the following season but even though the team was closer than the year before to clinch the title. The chairman of the club Khaled Hbobaty decided to replace him with Mansoor Haj Saied and the club entered the black tunnel for several years and remains so to this day.[citation needed]

Al-Jalaa Stadium is located inMazzehmunicipality ofDamascus, Syria.[6]

Al-Wahda formerly played their home games at their own ground,Abbasiyyin Stadium, but maintenance deficiencies prevented the club from using the stadium. As a consequence,Al-Jalaa Stadium replaced it as the official home ground.
The biggest rival of the club isAl-Jaish SC,[7] with whom they play the Damascus city derby.
The club's home jersey is based on the orange color that, in addition to the Damascus sword monument located onUmayyad Square and DamasceneJasmine, the club has had in its emblem since its foundation. Away jerseys are white with orange edges.[8]
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–2016 | Kappa | Cham Wings Airlines |
| 2016–2017 | Lotto | |
| 2017–2019 | Uhlsport | None |
| 2019–2020 | Nike | |
| 2020–2022 | Adidas | Cham Wings Airlines |
| 2022– | Nike |
Notes:
Accurate as of 28 September 2022
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Champions League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| AFC Cup | 49 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 66 | 66 |
| TOTAL | 55 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 71 | 82 |
| Match won | Match drawn | Match lost | Champions | Runners-up |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | AFC Cup | Group stage | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1st place | |
| 5–1 | 0–0 | |||||
| Quarterfinals | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–4[a] | |||
| Semifinals | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||
| Final | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–3[b] | |||
| 2004–05 | AFC Champions League | Group stage | 2–3 | 0–3 | 4th place | |
| 1–2 | 1–3 | |||||
| 1–3 | 0–2 | |||||
| 2012–13 | AFC Cup | Qualifying play-off | 3–5[c] | |||
| 2013–14 | AFC Cup | Group stage | 1–4[d] | 1–3 | 4th place | |
| 1–3 | 0–0 | |||||
| 1–3 | 1–1 | |||||
| 2014–15 | AFC Cup | Group stage | 1–2[e] | 0–0 | 2nd place | |
| 3–1 | 2–0 | |||||
| 1–1 | 1–0 | |||||
| Round of 16 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4p) | |||||
| 2015–16 | AFC Cup | Qualifying play-off | 2–0 | |||
| Group stage | 2–1[f] | 1–2 | 2nd place | |||
| 5–2 | 0–1 | |||||
| 0–3[g] | 3–0[h] | |||||
| Round of 16 | 0–4 | |||||
| 2016–17 | AFC Cup | Group stage | 0–2[i] | 1–0 | 2nd place | |
| 2–0 | 6–0 | |||||
| 0–0 | 1–1 | |||||
| Zonal semifinals | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | |||
| Zonal finals | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) | |||
| 2017–18 | AFC Cup | Group stage | 1–2[j] | 2–2 | 4th place | |
| 2–1 | 0–1 | |||||
| 0–0 | 0–2 | |||||
| 2020–21 | AFC Cup | Group stage | 1–1 | 2nd place | ||
| 0–0 | ||||||
Accurate as of 28 September 2022
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arab Club Champions Cup | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| TOTAL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| Match won | Match drawn | Match lost | Champions | Runners-up |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Arab Champions League | Group stage | 1–2 | 3rd place | ||
| 0–7 | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Round of 32 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Round of 32 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 | ||
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| No. | Season | Name | Nation | Goals | Notes |
| 1 | 1990–91 | Othman Bawarshi | 11 | ||
| 2 | 1992–93 | Assaf Khalifa | 11 | With Mouhanad Boushi | |
| 3 | 2010–11 | Ali Salah Hashim | 9 | Season suspended | |
| 4 | 2013–14 | Majed al-Haj | 11 | ||
| 5 | 2015–16 | Raja Rafe | 22 | ||
| 6 | 2016–17 | Osama Omari | 17 | ||
| 7 | 2017–18 | Basel Mustafa | 15 |
| No. | Name | Nation | Goals | Notes |
| 1 | Osama Omari | 78 | ||
| 2 | Maher Al-Sayed | 76 | ||
| 3 | Assaf Khalifa | 59 | ||
| 4 | Mahmoud Mahmalji | 51 | ||
| 5 | Raja Rafe | 46 | ||
| 6 | Nizar Mahrous | 44 | ||
| 7 | Majed al-Haj | 38 | ||
| =7 | Nabil Al-Shahma | 38 | ||
| 9 | Ismail Fatout | 31 | ||
| 10 | Maher Kharrat | 30 |