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Al-Ittihad SCSC
File:AlIttihadTripoli.png
Full nameAl-Ittihad Sport, Cultural & Social Club
Nickname(s)beshmarga
Founded1944
Ground11 June Stadium
Tripoli, Libya
Capacity50,000
ChairmanOmar El Maghierbi
Head CoachBaltemar Brito
LeagueLibyan Premier League
2013–142nd

Al-Ittihad Sport, Cultural & Social Club (Arabic: نـادي الإتحـاد الرياضـي الثقافـي الإجتماعـي) is a Libyan football club based in Bab Ben Gashier, Tripoli, Libya. They have won the Libyan Premier League sixteen times, the Libyan Cup six times and the Libyan SuperCup ten times.

Alittihad became the first Libyan club to qualify for the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League in 2007, where they lost to eventual runners-up Al-Ahly of Egypt (1–0) on aggregate. They also reached the semi-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup in 2010.

History

Al-Ittihad Club was founded on Saturday July 29, 1944 after a merger between three clubs " العمال -al-Ummal", "Al Nahda & Al Shabab, Mohamed Al-Krewi (Arabic: محمد الكريو) was the founder and first president.[1]

Honours

Libyan Championships

1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
1965, 1966, 1969, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
1992, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009
Finalist: 1994, 1987, 2002, 2003
  • Libyan SuperCup: 10 (Libyan Record)
    • 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Performance in CAF competitions

The club have 2 appearances in African Cup of Champions Clubs from 1967 to 1985 and 3 appearances in CAF Champions League from 2007 till now.

2005 – Quarter-finals
2008 – Quarter-finals
2010 – Semi-finals
2011 – Second Round of 16
2000 – Semi-finals

Supporters

Al Ittihad is one of the most well supported football clubs in Libya. They held the record for the highest attendance in the CAF Champions League 2007, The Nickname of Al Ittihad Fans is (RED Aurora Supporters) & (Tiha Supporters).

  • CAF CL 2007
    CAF CL 2007
  • CAF CL 2007
    CAF CL 2007
  • Libyan SuperCup 2006
    Libyan SuperCup 2006
  • LPL 2006–07
    LPL 2006–07

Old Crest

The crest pictured here is the old crest that was in use. The current one (pictured at the top of the page) replaced the old one in 2003 (a star was added) after the club's 10th league title.

Stadium

Alittihad play their home games at the Tripoli Stadium, 6 km from center of Tripoli. They share the 80,000 capacity ground with Al-Ahly Tripoli and Al Madina. The club owns the 5,000 capacity Al Mala'b Al Baladi (Arabic: الملعب البلدي). Located in central Tripoli, the ground is now used for training.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Libya LBY Walid Ali Osman
3 DF Libya LBY Waleed Hadloul
4 MF Libya LBY Akram Nakuaa
12 GK Libya LBY Meftah Ghazalla
14 MF Libya LBY Ali Rahuma
15 DF Libya LBY Hesham Shaban
18 MF Libya LBY Abdulnaser Slil
21 MF Libya LBY Waleed Mhadeb
22 DF Libya LBY Waleed Ali Osman
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK Libya LBY Mohamed Nashnoush
24 MF Libya LBY Riyadh Al Laafi
27 FW Libya LBY Ahmed Alwaani
29 DF Libya LBY Abdulaziz Belraysh
– DF Libya LBY Mahmoud Saftar Makhlouf
– MF Libya LBY Reda Milad Al-Tawarghi
– MF Libya LBY Abdulsalam Boubaker Khamies
– FW Libya LBY Abdulhakeem Al Soudani
– FW Libya LBY Khalifa Abdulla

Managers

Other sports

Al Ittihad has got teams competing in different other sports. Al Ittihad's Handball, Volleyball and Basketball teams have won many national competitions.

Sponsorship

Official Sponsor

Kia, Al-Madar Al-Jadid Telecomm and Total are the current official sponsors for Al Ittihad Sporting Club

Kit providers

References

  1. ^ http://www.alittihad.ly/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=30
  2. ^ "UN BRINDISI A CASA DI GHEDDAFI - la Repubblica.it". Retrieved 9 July 2016.
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