Manama Club

Manama Football Club
Full name Manama Club
Nickname(s) Blue Birds , ALTaj , Lions
Founded 1946
Ground Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain
Capacity 35,000
Chairman Bahrain Zuhair Kazerooni
Manager Bahrain Mousa Habib
League Bahraini Premier League
2014/15 1st

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

From the inception of the Bahrain league in 1945 till the start of the 1990s, Manama did not make an important impact on Bahraini football. While rivals Al Ahli were winning national titles, Manama were struggling to maintain their status among the elite.

History

Manama Club's name means "Blue Bird" Manama Sporting Club was associated in Bahrain 1946. 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's sports department specializes in buying and selling of young players from Africa and Europe.

Football

Stadium

The club currently share the Bahrain National Stadium with four other clubs.

1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2007
1996, 1997, 1999, 2000
2000

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
7 Bahrain DF Ali Dashti
9 Serbia FW Zeljko Markov
13 Bahrain FW Isa Moosa
Bahrain GK Ahmad Al-Meshimeh
Bahrain GK Yunis Hussain
Bahrain GK Reza Bahram
Bahrain DF Ayad Hussain
Bahrain DF Mahmoud Al-Ansari
Bahrain MF Muhsin Ismael Alsaqri
Bahrain MF Mahmood Qamber
Nigeria MF Duash Makadas
No. Position Player
Bahrain MF Hassan Al-Mosawi
Bahrain MF Hameed Darwish (captain)
Bahrain FW Ali Habib
Brazil FW Gilmar
Bahrain FW Abdulla Abbas
Bahrain FW Mahmood Gahlom
Bahrain FW Masoud Qamber
Serbia FW Danial Milan
Bahrain FW Zayed Al Dosari
Nigeria FW Stephen Abdulsalami
Iraq Taleb Abdul-Latif
Bahrain Sayed Mohamed

Former managers

Technical staff

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

# Championship 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

External links

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