Al-Majd SC

This article is about the Syrian football club. For other uses, see Majd.
Al-Majd SC
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Full nameAl Majd Sports Club
Nickname(s)Damascene Castle
(Arabic: القلعة الدمشقية)
Damascene Jasmine
(Arabic: الياسمينة الدمشقية)
Founded1932
GroundAl-Jalaa Stadium
Capacity10,000
Managerleague = Syrian Premier League
2022–2311th (relegated)

Al-Majd Sports Club (Arabic: نادي المجد الرياضي) is a Syrian professional football club based in Damascus. The club is insignificant compared to the city rival Al-Wahda, but more popular than the other rival Al-Jaish.

History

The club was founded in 1932 as Damascus Al-Ahly Club, and is one of the oldest football clubs in Syria.[1] The club's greatest success is the Syrian cup victory in the 1960/61 and 1977/78 season.[2]

At the end of the 2007/08 season of Premier League, the club was runner-up and thus achieved its highest ranking in the league at all.[3] As a runner-up in the league, they automatically qualified for the AFC Cup 2009.[4]

The biggest success of the club in recent years is the final of the Syrian Cup from the 2019/20 season.[5]

The club played in the country's second highest league, the Syrian League 1st Division after relegating from the Premier League in the 2018/2019 season.[6] In the 2021-22 season, after winning the double match against Hurriya SC, when they won 2-1 in the first match and drew 1-1 in the second, they advanced to the Syrian Premier League.[citation needed]

Stadium

Main article: Abbasiyyin Stadium
Abbasiyyin Stadium, home ground of Al Majd SC

The club plays its home games in the Abbasiyyin Stadium.[citation needed]

Honours

Performance in AFC competitions

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away
2008–09 AFC Cup Group India Dempo 2–1 0–1
Bahrain Al-Muharraq 1–1 3–2
Jordan Al-Faisaly 4–3 2–1
Round of 16 Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona 0–0 (1–3 pen.)

Current squad

As of 3 February 2022

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

Former managers

Notable former players

References

  1. ^ "Profile in Soccerway". Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Syria — List of Cup Winners". Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  3. ^ Syrian Premier League 2007/2008
  4. ^ "Syria's Al Maged arrives in Goa for AFC Cup opener". Souria.com. 8 March 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Al-Wahda and al-Majd qualify for the final match of the Republic football Cup". Syrian Arab News Agency. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Summary - Premier League - Syria - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. ^ "United Arab Republic 1960/61". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  8. ^ Syrian Cup 2008/2009
  9. ^ "Syria – Syrian Cup – Results, fixtures, tables, statistics". www.futbol24.com.
  10. ^ Syria Cup 2019/2020, Goalzz.com
  11. ^ RSSSF Database
  12. ^ "Busaiteen set for Ahd clash". Gulf-Daily-News.com. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2011.

External links

Official page