Wej SC

Wej Sports Club (Arabic: نادي وج الرياضي) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Al Hawiyah, Ta'if, that competes in the Saudi Second Division, third tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system, formed in 1976.[2][3]

Wej SC
Full nameWej Sports Club
Nickname(s)Fakhar Taif (Pride of Taif)
Founded1976 (1976)
GroundKing Fahd Stadium
Capacity20,000[1]
PresidentHanan Al-Qurashi
ManagerKhalid Al-Koroni
LeagueSaudi Second Division
2022–23Saudi Second Division, 9th (Group B)

On 26 February 2016, Wej promoted to the Saudi First Division for the first time in their history after beating Al-Badaya 1–0 on aggregate in the play-off of Saudi Second Division.[4] They, however, were subsequently relegated back to the third tier the following season.

Current squad

As of 27 January 2024:[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  KSA Ahmed Fallatah
5 MF  ALG Aziz Fegaâs
6 DF  KSA Khaled Al-Saqan
8 MF  KSA Fawaz Al-Eisa
9 FW  KSA Faisal Al-Samrani
10 MF  KSA Ibrahim Al-Telhi
14 DF  KSA Ahmed Al-Harbi
15 MF  KSA Ahmed Al-Oufi
16 DF  KSA Balghaith Al-Shehri
17 DF  KSA Mahmoud Muaaz
18 DF  KSA Amjad Hawsawi
21 MF  KSA Waleed Al-Wothainani
26 GK  KSA Mohammed Al-Zahrani
27 FW  TUN Khalil Balbouz
33 DF  ALG Ahmed Arbaoui
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 GK  KSA Naif Al-Bedidi
35 MF  KSA Yahya Kharmi
40 MF  CAN Alexander Zis
50 FW  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Shanqeeti
70 MF  KSA Ali Al-Rie
77 MF  KSA Ibrahim Al-Shehri
88 MF  KSA Mansour Asiri
99 DF  KSA Mohannad Al-Shehri
— GK  KSA Hamza Jouhary
— DF  KSA Ahmed Al-Jazairi
— MF  KSA Faisal Al-Yami
— MF  KSA Waddah Al-Otaibi
— MF  KSA Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim
— MF  KSA Ali Al-Ibrahim
— FW  CAN Omar Marzouk

Honours

See also

References
  1. "الملاعب والمدن الرياضية" (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. "فريق: وج" [Wajj team]. Kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. "وج" (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  4. "نادي وج يتأهل إلى مصاف أندية الدرجة الأولى" [Wej Club qualified to the First Division League] (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  5. "تشكيلة وج".


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