Al Ahly Benghazi

For the basketball club, see Al Ahly Benghazi (basketball).

Al-Ahly Benghazi
الأهلي بنغازي
Full nameAl-Ahly Sports Cultural & Social Club
النادي الأهلي الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي
Nickname(s)The Long Journey
The Butchers
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
GroundMartyrs of February Stadium
Capacity10,550
ChairmanLibya Khaled Mohamed
ManagerTunisia Lassaad Dridi
LeagueLibyan Premier League
2022-232nd
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

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

  • Former logo
    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

Current squad

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.

Staff

History

Head coaches

Team captains since founding

  • Libya Salem Al-Bargathy (1950–56)
  • Libya Mahmod Al-Zaroq Boseta (1956–??)
  • Libya Abdelsalam Musa Goada
  • Libya Mohammed Al-Haddad (Qa'am)
  • Libya Mostafa Al-Makki (19??-67)
  • Libya Ahmed Al-Tharat (Beonedo)
  • Libya Emhamed Al-Shrif
  • Libya Taher Khawaja
  • Libya Ali Boaod
  • Libya Abdelkader Al-Khateti
  • LibyaLibyaLibya Ahmed Ben Soueid
  • Libya Naji Al-Ma'adani
  • Libya Ibrahim Kelfa
  • Libya Mohamed Al-Affas
  • Libya Abdeljaliel Al-Hashani
  • Libya Faraj Sati
  • Libya Saad Al Fazani
  • Libya Al-Faitori Ragab
  • Libya Ali Mersal
  • Libya Abdelfatah Al-Farjani
  • Libya Ramzi Al Kowafi
  • LibyaLibya Ali Al-Beshari
  • Libya Khaled Al Zawi
  • Libya Mohamed Al-Beshari
  • Libya Wanes Khaer
  • Libya Fathi Jouma
  • Libya Naji Al-Moghrabi
  • Libya Khaled Al-Abdili
  • Libya Housien Omran
  • Libya Kahled Al-Mesalati
  • Libya Faisal Bushala
  • Libya Jalal Al-Mesalati
  • Libya Rezgala Abdu
  • LibyaLibya Moataz Ben Amer (2006–)
  • LibyaLibya Ahmed Zuway
  • Libya Ahmed Al-Abidi
  • Libya Fathi Rahel
  • Libya Abdelrahman Al-Omami
  • Libya Ahmed Al-Amari
  • Libya Ibrahim Al-Abidi
  • Libya Waled Al-Derisi
  • Libya Hashem Dala
  • Libya Ahmed Ahwaidi
  • Libya Abdeljawad Rezeq
  • Libya Mutasembellah El-Taib (??-2019)
  • Libya Morad El-Wheshy (2022-Present Time)

Former players

Honours

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
  • Libyan Eastern Championship - League of Cyrenaica: 6
1957, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1970
  • Benghazi Championship: 4
1950, 1951, 1954, 1956

Performance in CAF competitions

2009 – First Round
1999 – First Round

References

  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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