Al-Wehdat SC (Arabic: نادي الوحدات) is a sports club founded in 1956 and located in the Amman New Camp (a Palestinian refugee camp). In football, it has a fierce rivalry with long-time local rivals Al-Faisaly Club (Amman). The club has won the Jordanian league eleven times and the Jordanian cup seven times. There are several other sports offered in the club, such as volleyball, basketball, and table tennis.
The fans of Al-Wehdat are mainly Palestinian immigrants, Palestinian refugees, or people of Palestinian origin though born in Jordan, the fierce rivalry with Al-Faisaly has long been marred by violence, with many fan on fan, fans on players, or player-on-player clashes in the past. The most recent incident in December 2010 (Wehdat beating Faisaly 1–0 at the final whistle) when Faisaly fans threw rocks over the stands while leaving the stadium, Wahdat fans trying to escape the ground desperately were mistaken for an out-of-control hooligan crowd by police, and clashes occurred. The fans eventually broke down the fence separating the stands from the pitch, then broke free.[citation needed] Though sometimes thought[by whom?] to be a racist rivalry with much sectarian hatred between Jordanians and Palestinians, it truly is just a popularity contest of the two greatest teams in Jordan, with the mass success fueling the passion, hatred and emotion. Due to the two-horse race nature of the league, it has been like that for a very long time.
As of 2011, Wehdat are the champions of all four domestic competitions in Jordan for 2011, after successfully wrestling back the league title from Faisaly (2010 champions). Also as of 2011, Wehdat nearly reached the final of the AFC cup for the first ever time, but were knocked out by Nasaf Qarshi of Uzbekistan 2–1 on aggregate.
Achievements
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- 1980, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2011
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- 1982, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2011
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- 1982–1983, 1983–1984, 1988–1989, 1995–1996, 2002–2003, 2004–2005, 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2010–2011
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- 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008 , 2009, 2010, 2011
Performance in AFC competitions
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- 2002–03: Qualifying West – 2nd Round
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- 1996: First Round
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- 2006: Semi-Finals
- 2007: Semi-Finals
- 2008: Group Stage
- 2009: Group Stage
- 2010: Group Stage
- 2011: Semi-Finals
- 2012:
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- 2000/01: Quarter-Finals
- 2001/02: Second Round
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Season Transfers
In
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out
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Former/Notable Players
Managerial History
Kit Providers
Rankings are calculated by the IFFHS.[1]
| AFC |
IFFHS |
Club |
Points |
| 1 |
80 |
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
130,5 |
| 2 |
82 |
 Zob Ahan Isfahan FC |
128,0 |
| 3 |
90 |
 Kashima Antlers |
123,5 |
| 4 |
94 |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
121,0 |
| 5 |
100 |
Gamba Osaka |
119,5 |
| 6 |
113 |
 Muangthong United F.C. |
113,5 |
| 7 |
116 |
 Al-Hilal FC |
112,0 |
| 8 |
125 |
Cerezo Osaka |
108,0 |
| 9 |
131 |
 Al-Wehdat SC |
105,0 |
| 10 |
136 |
Sepahan Esfahan FC |
103,5 |
| 11 |
148 |
Nagoya Grampus |
100,0 |
| 12 |
156 |
FC Seoul |
98,5 |
| 13 |
158 |
 Al-Qadsia (Kuwait) |
97,5 |
| 14 |
176 |
 Persipura Jayapura |
93,5 |
| 15 |
185 |
Jeju United |
91,0 |
| 16 |
200 |
 FC Bunyodkor |
87,5 |
| 17 |
201 |
Al-Shabab Riyadh |
87,0 |
| = |
201 |
Al-Ittihad Jeddah |
87,0 |
| 19 |
204 |
Nasaf Qarshi |
86,0 |
| = |
204 |
 Al-Sadd Club |
86,0 |
Rivalries
Rival teams:
References
2. http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?team=1156&mode=p
External links
Branko Smiljanić
Adil Yousuf
Omar Meziane
Dragan Talajić
Mohammad Qwayed
