Al Jahra Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي الجهراء الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Jahra. They won the Kuwaiti Premier League once, in 1990. They participated in the Kuwaiti Premier League 21 times, most recently in the 2007–08 season. Al Jahra reached the Kuwait Emir Cup final twice in recent times, 1996 and 2002, where they lost to Al Arabi 1–2 and Kuwait Club 0–1.
 | |||
| Full name | Al-Jahra Sporting Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Sons of the Martyrs (أبناء الشهداء) | ||
| Founded | 1966 (as Al-Shuhada) 1972 (as Al-Jahra) | ||
| Ground | Al Shabab Mubarak Alaiar Stadium Jahra, Kuwait | ||
| Capacity | 17,000 | ||
| Chairman | Nawaf Jded | ||
| Manager | Abdullah Al Mutairi | ||
| League | Kuwaiti Premier League | ||
| 2022–23 | 8th | ||
|
| |||
Al-Jahra also offers various sports such as basketball, volleyball, boxing, and prides itself in fencing.
Achievements edit
Official edit
- Kuwait Premier League
- Champions (1): 1990
- Kuwaiti Division One
- Champions (4): 1987–88, 2002–03, 2019–20, 2021–22
- Kuwait Emir Cup
- Runners-up (3): 1996, 2002, 2013
Friendly edit
- Tishreen Cup
- Winners (1): 2007
Players edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AFC Asian Cup players edit
Managerial history edit
| Years | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1984–86 | Antal Szentmihályi | 
|
| 1986–87 | Allan Jones | 
|
| 1990 | Saleh Zakaria | 
|
| 1993–94 | Jefico | 
|
| 1994 | Abdulqader Al Ejayan |
|
| 1995–96 | Volla | 
|
| 1996 | Karim Salman |
|
| 1997–98 | Diethelm Ferner | 
|
| 1998–99 | Alexandru Moldovan | 
|
| 1999 | Karim Salman |
|
| 2000–01 | Karim Salman |
|
| 2001 | Jawad Maqseed |
|
| 2001–03 | Abdulqader Al Ejayan |
|
| 2003–04 | Grigore Sichitiu |
|
| 2004 | Florin Motroc |
|
| 2006–07 | Aurel Țicleanu |
|
| 2007 | Ghlafis Al Ajmi |
|
| 2007–08 | Alexander Klebar | 
|
| 2008-09 | Marian Mihail |
|
| 2009 | Saleh Al Asfor |
|
| 2009–10 | Zijad Švrakić | 
|
| 2010–201x | Ginés de Silva | 
|
| 2015–2016 | Skënder Gega | 
|
| 2016 | Mohammed Al-Sheikh |
|
| 2016–2017 | Thamer Enad |
|
| 2019–2020 | Mohammed Mashaan |
|
| 2020–2021 | Maher Al-Shammari |
|
| 2021–2023 | Sandi Sejdinovski | 
|
| 2023 | Ginés de Silva |
|
| 2023– | Abdullah Al Mutairi |
|
Asian record edit
- GCC Champions League: 4 appearances
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | GCC Champions League | Group stage | 
|
Riffa | 2–2 | |
| Group stage | 
|
Al Rayyan | 0–1 | |||
| Group stage | 
|
Al-Hilal | 0–1 | |||
| Group stage | 
|
Al Shabab | 0–3 | |||
| Group stage | 
|
Dhofar | 0–0 | |||
| 2012 | GCC Champions League | Group |
|
Fanja SC | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Group stage |
|
Muharraq | 1–0 | 0–1 | ||
| Quarterfinal |
|
Al-Khor | not held | 0–1 | ||
| 2014 | GCC Champions League | Group |
|
Saham Club | 3–4 | 1–1 |
| Group stage |
|
Al-Raed | 2–2 | 3–2 | ||
| Quarterfinal |
|
Al-Nasr | 2–2(aet) (2–4) pso) | |||
| 2015 | GCC Champions League | Group |
|
East Riffa | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Group stage |
|
Al-Faisaly | 1-2 | 1-0 | ||
| Quarterfinal |
|
Al-Seeb | 0-2 | |||
- Arab Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2012: First round
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Arab Champions League | Preliminary round |
|
Al-Fateh | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Club sponsors edit
Al Shahed- Al Jeraiwey
See also edit
External links edit
- Official website
- Al Jahra page on goalzz.com