Wej Sports Club(Arabic:نادي وج الرياضي) is a Saudi Arabian professionalfootballclub based inAl Hawiyah,Ta'if,that competes in theSaudi Second Division,third tier of theSaudi 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 beatingAl-Badaya1–0 on aggregate in the play-off ofSaudi 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 underFIFA 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.Retrieved14 March2016.
- ^"فريق: وج"[Wajj team].Kooora(in Arabic).Retrieved14 March2016.
- ^"وج"(in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation.Retrieved14 March2016.
- ^"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.Retrieved14 March2016.
- ^"تشكيلة وج".
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