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| Full name | Al-Riffa Sports Club |
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| Short name | Riffa |
| Founded | 1953; 72 years ago (1953) |
| Ground | Khalifa Sports City Stadium Riffa |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Chairman | Sh. Abdulla bin Khalid Al-Khalifa |
| Manager | Carlos Inarejos |
| League | Premier League |
| 2023–24 | Premier League, 2nd of 12 |
 Current season | |
Al-Riffa Sports Club (Arabic:نادي الرفاع الرياضي) is aBahraini professionalfootball club based inRiffa, that competes in theBahraini Premier League, the top flight ofBahraini football.[1]
The club was founded in 1953 asWest Riffa Sports Club. In 2001, the club changed its name to Al-Riffa Sports Club.
Riffa useBahrain National Stadium as their home ground, which has the capacity for nearly 24,000 spectators.[2]
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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The club's first international achievement was in 1982 when Riffa placed second in theGCC 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.
Scissors Cup: 1
Theo Laseroms (1982–84)
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 PeixotoStefano Impagliazzo (2011–13)
Florin Motroc (June 1, 2013 – 2014)
Ali Ashoor (2018–2022)
Carlos Inarejos (2024–2025)
