[citation needed] Al-Wahda SC have competed in the AFC Champions League group stage as first Syrian club in history and have reached the knockout rounds of the AFC Cup four times, as well as reaching the round of 32 at the Arab Club Champions Cup twice.[citation needed] Nenad Stavrić is a Serbian coach who joined Al-Wahda club in 2001.He started with two losses against Al-Horriya and Al-Karamah followed with draw with Al-Jaish, the team had to wait until the fifth week of the season to achieve their first win with the new coach.In the next season he made the dream true and Al-Wahda is the 2003–04 Syrian League champion for the first time in the club history, also the team reached the final of AFC Cup and lost against the other Syrian side Al-Jaish after losing the first game 2–3 and winning the second game 1–0.In 2004–05 the team was too close to win the title again but it lost it in the last few weeks with missing a key players along the season with major injury.
Abbasiyyin stadium in 2007
Fajr Ibrahim
, four-time coach of the Syrian national team and winner of the 1993 Syrian Cup with Al-Wahda.