Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi) facts for kids

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Al-Ahly Benghazi
الأهلي بنغازي

Full name	Al-Ahly Sports Cultural & Social Club النادي الأهلي الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي
Nickname(s)	The Long Journey The Butchers
Founded	19 April 1947; 78 years ago (19 April 1947)
Ground	Martyrs of February Stadium
Ground Capacity	10,550
Chairman	Khaled Mohamed
Manager	Dejan Arsov
League	Libyan Premier League
Home colours Away colours

Al-Ahly Sports Cultural and Social Club, often called Al-Ahly SCSC, is a well-known Libyan sports club from Benghazi. This club is famous for its football team. It was officially started as a professional football club in 1947, but it had been around for some years before that.

History of Al-Ahly Benghazi

Al-Ahly SC Libya became a professional football club in 1947. Even before that, the club had connections to a group called the Omar al Mukhtar society.

In the year 2000, the club faced a big challenge. Its main building and training area were taken down. This event caused the loss of many club records, trophies, and medals. The club was then not allowed to play for a few years, until 2005.

The club was later given a large piece of land, about 77 acres (or 310,000 square meters), for a new stadium. However, building on this land has been difficult because of the high costs.

Club Crest

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  Former logo

You might notice that Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi) has a star on its logo. This is special because it's the only club in Libya to have a star before winning 10 league titles!

The Team and Staff

Current Squad (2023–24 Season)

Here are the players currently on the team for the 2023–24 season:

No. Position Player 1 GK Morad El-Wheshy (captain) 3 DF Jamal Arago 4 DF Ali Yousif 5 DF Richard Kasagga 6 DF Osama Jamal Suraiet 7 MF Zakaria Mansouri 8 MF Abdullah Dago 11 MF Ibrahem Bodbous 13 MF Bader Hassan 15 FW Abdullah Al-Ferjani 16 DF Mohamed Al-Tarhouni 17 FW Moataz Al-Mehdi 18 MF Husien Taktak 21 MF Abdullah Belam 23 GK Ali Al-Sha'fi 24 MF Abdelrahman Al-Omami (vice-captain) 25 MF Richard Boadu

No. Position Player 26 FW Fadel Salama 30 DF Jouma Aburaqiqa GK Faraj Fakroun GK Zubair Al-Zwai DF Jasem Al-Khames DF Hamed Al-Thelba MF Abdullah Al-Hwiti MF Oumar Camara MF Suhaib Ben Suliman MF Meftah Taktak FW Talha Ruzek FW Mohamed Gadalla FW Kadima Kabangu FW Mohamed Tawirgi FW Ahmed Fakroun FW Salem Roma

Coaching Staff

• Lassaad Dridi Head coach

Club Achievements (Honours)

Al-Ahly Benghazi has won many titles over the years:

• Libyan Premier League:
  • Winners (4 times): 1969–70, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1991–92
  • Runners-up (11 times): 1963–64, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1998–99, 2008–09, 2009–10
  • Semi-finals (7 times): 1963–64, 1975–76, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1995–96

• Libyan Cup:
  • Winners (3 times): 1987, 1991, 1996

• Libyan Eastern Championship - League of Cyrenaica:
  • Winners (6 times): 1957, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1970

• Benghazi Championship:
  • Winners (4 times): 1950, 1951, 1954, 1956

Playing in African Competitions (CAF)

Al-Ahly Benghazi has also played in big African football tournaments:

• African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League:
  • They have played in this top African club competition 7 times.
  • 1971 – First Round
  • 1973 – Second Round
  • 1976 – First Round
  • 2010 – Preliminary Round
  • 2014 – Group stage – Quarter-finals
  • 2018–19 – First Round
  • 2020–21 – First Round

• CAF Confederation Cup:
  • They have played in this competition 1 time.
  • 2009 – First Round

• CAF Cup:
  • They have played in this competition 1 time.
  • 1999 – First Round

See also

In Spanish: Al-Ahly Benghazi para niños