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]
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| Full name | Manama Club | ||
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| Founded | 1946 | ||
| Ground | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | ||
| Capacity | 24,000 | ||
| Chairman | Yousif Zaman | ||
| Manager | Haitham Jatal | ||
| League | Bahraini Premier League | ||
| 2021–22 | Bahraini Premier League, 2nd of 10 | ||
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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
- 2023
- Bahraini Super Cup
Winners (1): 2017
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 |
Basketball team
| Manama Club | |
|---|---|
| League | Bahraini Premier League |
| Founded | 1946 |
| History | Manama Club (1946–present) |
| Arena | BBA Arena |
| Location | Manama, Bahrain |
| Head coach | Aben Abaz |
Manama Club also has a professional basketball team that plays in the Bahraini Premier League and is the most decorated team in national basketball history, having won a record 21 championships,[3] 17 Cup titles,[4] and 5 Super Cup titles. Currently, Manama also plays in the West Asia Super League (WASL).[5]
Manama plays in the BBA Arena (also known as the Zain Basketball Arena).
Domestic
- Champions (21): 1977–78, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22
Bahraini Cup[3]
- Champions (17): 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022[4]
Bahraini Super Cup[3]
- Champions (5): 2011, 2014, 2018, 2019
International
FIBA Asia Champions Cup
- Third Place (1): 2000
Notable players
Several former National Basketball Association (NBA) players have played for Manama Club.
Josh Boone (2014–2015)- Devin Ebanks (2021–2022)
- Jordan Crawford (2022–2023)
- Jerai Grant (2020)
- Davion Berry (2022–2023)
- Austin Daye (2016)
- D. J. Stephens (2019)
Head coaches
- Sam Vincent (2014–2016)
Miodrag Perišić (2016–2017)
Josep Clarós (2016–2017)
Linos Gavriel (2021–2022)
References
- Manama Club Fans, Facebook.
- "In Pictures: Manama claim first King's Cup title". AFC. 3 March 2017.
- "Al-Manama – History". Asiabasket. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- "Manama crowned BBA Cup champions | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN". DT News. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- "Al Manama at the WASL - Gulf League 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
External links
- fc-manama.com (Official website) (in Arabic)
