Al-Ittihad of Aleppo (Arabic: الاتحاد حلب) is a Syrian sports club based in Aleppo. Al-Ittihad play in the Syrian Premier League, the top league of Syrian football and is one of the most successful clubs in Syrian football history, having won six Syrian football champions, nine Syrian cups and one AFC Cup the second most important association cup in Asia. 20 types of sports are being practiced by the club. Al-Ittihad is also one of the most popular clubs in the Arabic World and the Middle East.
The Club was founded in 1949 and recognized officially by the government in 1953. They mostly play at the Aleppo International Stadium and sometimes at the Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, although the club owns its private Al-Ittihad Stadium which has a capacity of 10,000 spectators.
[edit] History
The club was founded on 20 January 1949 under the name Halab Al-Ahli Club, by the merge of three small football teams in Aleppo: Al-Janah (The Wing), Osud Al-Shahba (Lions of Shahba) and Al-Nejmeh (The Star), before getting recognized officially by the ministry of internal affairs on 25 January 1953. In 1972, the name of the club was changed into Al-Ittihad by the decision of the Syrian government.[1]
1967, 1968, 1977, 1993, 1995, 2005
1966, 1973, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2011
[edit] Performance in AFC competitions
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- 2002-03: Qualifying West - 3rd Round
- 2006: Group Stage
- 2007: Group Stage
- 2008: Group Stage
- 2011: Qualifying Play-off - West Semi-final
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- 2010: Champions
- 2011: Group Stage
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- 1986: 4th place
[edit] Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[edit] Former players
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