[2] In 1953, the club obtained the license, adding football, basketball games, athletics, swimming, and cycling.

Al-Wathba is the first football club represented the city of Homs in the Syrian Premier League which started in 1973.

The club was very close to winning the Premier League many times during the 1980s, the best place they achieved is 2nd in the 1981–82 season.

[citation needed] In February 2013, during the Syrian civil war, Yussef Sleman,[3] one of the players was killed in a mortar strike at the Tishreen Stadium.

[6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.