Manama Club

Manama Football Club

Full name	Manama Club
Nickname(s)	Blue Birds , ALTaj , Lions
Founded	1946
Ground	Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain (Capacity: 22,000)
Chairman	Ibrahim Mohammed
Manager	Ahmad Saleh Aldekheel
League	Bahraini Premier League
09/10	3rd
Home colours Away colours

Todays Manama Club (Arabic: المنامة‎) is a football club based in Manama, Bahrain.^[1] They play in the top division in Bahraini football.^{[citation needed]}

From the inception of the Bahrain league in 1945 till the start of 1990s, Manama did not make an important impact on Bahraini football.^{[citation needed]} While rivals Al Ahli were winning three national titles, Manama were struggling to maintain their status among the elite. However, Manama Club is most commonly the club representing Bahrain in Asian soccer competitions; the last being the Asian Champions League. Manama Club will be the first Bahraine team to compete in the AFC Cup, as winners of Bahrain Super Cup. Manama Club has 10 trophies next to their name in the Bahraine Club Football history. Manama Club has the second biggest fan base in Bahrain after al Shabab club. Manama Club play in the Bahrain National Stadium which is the largest stadium in Bahrain.

History

Manama Club name means "Blue Bird" Manama Sporting Club was associated in Bahrain 1946, located at Al Manama. Manama Club had an important role in changing the view of sport in Bahrain. Manama Club was the first Bahrain soccer team to play in the Asian competitions in the Asian Club Championship 1971. The club is well known as one of the richest in terms of wealth as it sports department specializes in buying and selling of young players from Africa and Europe. Manama Club is at the final stage of its Internatioanl football Academy and Summer camps which will see hundreds of young telent from Africa, the Carrabians, Europe and Americans.

And contributed to the Arab Club in raising high the banner of Bahrain with the participation of players in the national teams in international forums. Also had a prominent role in pushing a lot of players old and retired to practice, arbitration and management. He has held a large number of its members in leadership positions with trade domestic and foreign. The club is currently in talks with big European clubs for partnership deals.

Football

Stadium

Manama Stadium Stadium from the outside

The club currently share the Bahrain National Stadium with four other clubs.^{[citation needed]}

• Bahrain Crown Cup: 6

1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2006–07

• Sport United Cup: 5

1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00

• Bahrain Division One: 1

1999-00

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 7 DF Ibrahim Shoqi 7 DF Ali Dashti 9 FW Zeljko Markov 13 FW Isa Moosa GK Ahmad Al-Meshimeh GK Yunis Hussain GK Reza Bahram DF Ayad Hussain DF Mahmoud Al-Ansari MF Muhsin Ismael Alsaqri MF Mahmood Qamber

No. Position Player MF Hassan Al-Mosawi MF Hameed Darwish (captain) FW Ali Habib FW Abdulla Abbas FW Mahmood Gahlom FW Masoud Qamber FW Danial Milan FW Zayed Al Dosari FW Stephen Abdulsalami Taleb Abdul-Latif Sayed Mohamed

Notable Famous Players

• Aleksandar Andic
• Thiago da Lima
• Sedrik Finn
• Igoor
• Taleb Abdul-Latif
• Stephen Abdulsalami
• Thaker Aid
• Zeljko Markov

Technical staff

• Fawzi Ibrahim – Head Coach
• Emiliano Latino – Ex-Physical Coach
• Fadhel Matar – Assistant Coach
• Khaleefa Al Mansour – Goalkeeper Coach
• Club Scout – Open Position
• Agents – Open positions

League results

Handball

Handball Achievements

#	Championship
9 times	National League
10 times	Federation Cup
1 time	Al Khurafi Cup

Basketball

Basketball Achievements

#	Championship	Years
8 times	National League	1962/63 , 1963/64 , 1965/66 , 1971/72 , 1973/74 , 1975/76 , 1976/77 , 1977/78
9 times	Federation Cup	1961/62 , 1962/63 , 1963/64 , 1964/65 , 1972/73 , 1974/75 , 1975/76 , 1976/77 , 2007/08

Volleyball

Volleyball Achievements

#	Chmapionship	Years
3 times	National League	2001/02 , 2002/03 , 2003/04
6 times	Federation Cup	2002/03 , 2003/04 , 2004/05 , 2005/06 , 2006/07 , 2008/09

Other sports

Besides football, the Club has teams for handball, basketball, volleyball, waterpolo, Squash, athletics, Gymnastics, Swimming, Boxing, Judo, Weightlifting, Karate.

References

1. ^ Manama Club Fans, Facebook.

External links

• fc-manama.com (Official website) (Arabic)
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