Manama Club

Manama Club (Arabic: المنامة) is a Bahraini professional football club, founded in 1946 and based in Manama, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top flight of Bahraini football.[1]

Manama Club
Full nameManama Club
Founded1946 (1946)
GroundBahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain
Capacity24,000
ChairmanHussain Al-Qaseer
ManagerHaitham Jatal
LeagueBahraini Premier League
2020–21Bahraini Premier League, 3rd of 10

Manama Club, formally known as Al Taj, is a well-known basketball club in the Gulf and Asia. They have two Gulf Championships, and were the first-ever Bahraini club and second-ever Gulf club to come in third place in the 2000 ABC Champions Cup. Manama Club has won over 45 titles in domestic competitions. The club is not as successful in football, however they won their first two titles, the Bahraini King's Cup and Bahraini Super Cup, in 2017. Patryk Bora, polish top player, played in this club in 2012.

Football achievements

Stadiums and facilities

The football club currently shares the Bahrain National Stadium (capacity 35,000) with four other clubs. Regular basketball matches are played in Um Al Hassam at the Zain Basketball Arena (capacity 2,000) while playoffs are held at the Khalifa Sport City Arena (capacity 4,000). The club's training facilities for football and basketball are located in Juffair.

Other sports

Besides football and basketball, Manama Club has teams for bowling.

Continental record
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2018 AFC Cup Group B Al-Jaish 0–0 1–0 4th
Al-Ahed 0–1 3–1
Al-Zawraa 1–3 2–1
2020 AFC Cup Group A Al-Jaish 0–0
Al-Ahed 1–0
Hilal Al-Quds

References
  1. Manama Club Fans, Facebook.
  2. "In Pictures: Manama claim first King's Cup title". AFC. 3 March 2017.
  • [ fc-manama.com] (Official website) (in Arabic)
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