Manama Club

Manama Football Club

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

Manama Club (Arabic: المنامة‎‎) is a football club based in Manama, Bahrain. 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.

• Bahrain Crown Cup: 6

1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2007

• Sport United Cup: 5

1996, 1997, 1999, 2000

• Bahrain Division One: 1

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 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 MF Duash Makadas

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

Former managers

• Marcos Falopa (1983–85)

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

#	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.

External links

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