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]
Full name | Wej Sports Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Fakhar Taif (Pride of Taif) | ||
Founded | 1976 | ||
Ground | King Fahd Stadium | ||
Capacity | 20,000[1] | ||
President | Hanan Al-Qurashi | ||
Manager | Yousri bin Kahla | ||
League | Saudi Second Division | ||
2022–23 | Saudi Second Division, 9th (Group B) | ||
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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
editAs 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.
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Honours
edit- Saudi Second Division
- Third place (1): 2015–16
- Saudi Third Division
- Third place (1): 2013–14
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "الملاعب والمدن الرياضية" (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "فريق: وج" [Wajj team]. Kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "وج" (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "تشكيلة وج".