Wej SC
| Full name | Wej Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname | 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 | ||
| 2024-25 | Saudi Second Division, 7th (Group B) | ||
| Website | https://www.wej-club.com/ | ||
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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]
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
[edit source]As of 27 January 2024:[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
[edit source]- Saudi Second Division
- Third place (1): 2015–16
- Saudi Third Division
- Third place (1): 2013–14
See also
[edit source]References
[edit source]- ↑ "الملاعب والمدن الرياضية" (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. 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".
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