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Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi)

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Al-Ahly Benghazi
الأهلي بنغازي
Full nameAl-Ahly Sports Cultural & Social Club
النادي الأهلي الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي
Nickname(s)The Long Journey
The Butchers
Founded19 April 1947; 77 years ago (19 April 1947)
GroundMartyrs of February Stadium
Capacity10,550
ChairmanKhaled Mohamed
ManagerDejan Arsov
LeagueLibyan Premier League
Current season

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.

History

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Al-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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Note: Alahly SC (Benghazi) is the only club in Libya which has a star in its logo before reaching 10 league titles.

Squad

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Current squad

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The 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Libya LBY Morad El-Wheshy (captain)
3 DF Liberia LBR Jamal Arago
4 DF Libya LBY Ali Yousif
5 DF Uganda UGA Richard Kasagga
6 DF Libya LBY Osama Jamal Suraiet
7 MF Algeria ALG Zakaria Mansouri
8 MF Libya LBY Abdullah Dago
11 MF Libya LBY Ibrahem Bodbous
13 MF Libya LBY Bader Hassan
15 FW Libya LBY Abdullah Al-Ferjani
16 DF Libya LBY Mohamed Al-Tarhouni
17 FW Libya LBY Moataz Al-Mehdi
18 MF Libya LBY Husien Taktak
21 MF Libya LBY Abdullah Belam
23 GK Libya LBY Ali Al-Sha'fi
24 MF Libya LBY Abdelrahman Al-Omami (vice-captain)
25 MF Ghana GHA Richard Boadu
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW Libya LBY Fadel Salama
30 DF Libya LBY Jouma Aburaqiqa
GK Libya LBY Faraj Fakroun
GK Libya LBY Zubair Al-Zwai
DF Libya LBY Jasem Al-Khames
DF Libya LBY Hamed Al-Thelba
MF Libya LBY Abdullah Al-Hwiti
MF Mali MLI Oumar Camara
MF Libya LBY Suhaib Ben Suliman
MF Libya LBY Meftah Taktak
FW Libya LBY Talha Ruzek
FW Libya LBY Mohamed Gadalla
FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Kadima Kabangu
FW Libya LBY Mohamed Tawirgi
FW Libya LBY Ahmed Fakroun
FW Libya LBY Salem Roma

Staff

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History

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Head coaches

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Team captains since founding

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Former players

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Honours

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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
1987, 1991, 1996
1957, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1970
1950, 1951, 1954, 1956

Performance in CAF competitions

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2009 – First Round
1999 – First Round

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi, His Son and the Politics of Libyan Soccer Bleacher Report, 23 February 2011
  3. ^ Ahly squad during 2023 Libyan Cup Semi Final
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