Manama Club (football)

Manama Club
Full nameManama Club
Short nameManama
Founded1946; 78 years ago (1946)
GroundBahrain National Stadium
Capacity24,000
ChairmanYousif Zaman
ManagerAdel Alnoaimi
LeaguePremier League
2023–24Premier League, 5th of 12
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Manama Club (Arabic: المنامة) is a Bahraini professional football club based in Manama. Founded in 1946, the club competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top flight of football in the country.[1]

Manama Club, formally known as Al Taj, is a well-known basketball club in the Gulf and Asia. They have won two Gulf Championships, and were the first-ever Bahraini club and only the second Gulf club to come in third place in the 2000 ABC Champions Cup. Manama Club has won over 45 basketball 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, a Polish player, played for Manama Club in 2012.