Al-Ahly Sports Cultural and Social Club (Arabic: النادي الأهلي الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي), known as Al-Ahly SCSC, is a Libyan sports club based in Benghazi. Al-Ahly SC has its roots in a political party, the Omar al Mukhtar society.
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| Full name | Al-Ahly Sports Cultural & Social Club النادي الأهلي الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Long Journey The Butchers | ||
| Founded | 19 April 1947 | ||
| Ground | Martyrs of February Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 10,550 | ||
| Chairman | Khaled Mohamed | ||
| Manager | Dejan Arsov | ||
| League | Libyan Premier League | ||
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History
editAl-Ahly SC Libya was made a professional football club in 1947, although they had existed years before then.
In 2000, the club's headquarters and training complex was demolished by the Libyan government, supposedly destroying records, trophies and medals of the club.[1] The demolition was allegedly carried out in response to Al-Ahly fans insulting Saadi Gaddafi by dressing a donkey in a shirt baring his squad number, but other sources pointed to the burning a few days before of the Libyan Football Federation offices in Benghazi by angry Al-Ahly fans as the matter.[1][2] The club was then given an indefinite ban which lasted until 2005. Saadi Gaddafi had denied all the allegations.[1]
The club has been given 77 acres (310,000 m2) of land for a new ground by the Libyan Jamahiriya government, although it cannot afford to develop it.
Crest
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Former logo
Note: Alahly SC (Benghazi) is the only club in Libya which has a star in its logo before reaching 10 league titles.
Squad
editCurrent squad
editThe 2023–24 season[3]
- As of 13 August 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
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Lassaad Dridi Head coach
History
editHead coaches
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Team captains since founding
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Former players
editHonours
edit- Winners (4):1969–70, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1991–92
- Runners-up (11): 1963–64, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1998–99, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Semi-finals (7): 1963–64, 1975–76, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1995–96
- Libyan Cup: 3
- 1987, 1991, 1996
- 1957, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1970
- 1950, 1951, 1954, 1956
Performance in CAF competitions
edit- African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League: 7 appearances
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- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
- 2009 – First Round
- CAF Cup: 1 appearance
- 1999 – First Round
References
edit- ^ a b c Xan Rice (25 May 2011). "Libya: A donkey taunt, the Gaddafis and a fatal footballing rivalry". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi, His Son and the Politics of Libyan Soccer Bleacher Report, 23 February 2011
- ^ Ahly squad during 2023 Libyan Cup Semi Final
External links
edit- Official website. Archived 24 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
- Windows App
- Windows Phone App