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Al-Ahly Benghazi
الأهلي بنغازي
Al-Ahly SC Benghazi (logo).png
Full name Al-Ahly Sports Cultural & Social Club
النادي الأهلي الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي
Nickname(s) The Long Journey
The Butchers
Founded 19 April 1947; 77 years ago (19 April 1947)
Ground Martyrs of February Stadium
Ground Capacity 10,550
Chairman Khaled Mohamed
Manager Dejan Arsov
League Libyan Premier League

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. 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. The club was then given an indefinite ban which lasted until 2005. Saadi Gaddafi had denied all the allegations.

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

  • Al-Ahly SC Benghazi (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

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

Staff

  • Tunisia Lassaad Dridi Head coach

History

Head coaches

  • England Thomson (Late 60's)
  • Egypt Saleh El Wahsh (1969–72)
  • Romania Nicolae Oaidă (1972–74)
  • Bulgaria Ivan Deyanov (1977–78)
  • Hungary Flórián Albert (1978–85)
  • Libya Abdeljelil Al Hashani (1985–??)
  • Libya Ahmed Ben Soueid (1987–88)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ?? (19??–91)
  • Libya Abdeljelil Al Hashani (1991–??)
  • Libya Ahmed Ben Soueid (1994–95)
  • Algeria Saïd Amara (1996–99)
  • Egypt Hassan Shehata (1999)
  • Club not recognised by LFF (1999–04)
  • Libya Ahmed Ben Soueid (2004–05)
  • Algeria Al Tayeb Abu Hafs (2005–07)
  • Algeria Abderrahmane Mehdaoui (2007–08)
  • Serbia Dragan Gugleta (2008–09)
  • Brazil Dutra Santos (Aug–Nov 2009)
  • Serbia Dragan Gugleta (Dec 2009–2010)
  • Tunisia Tariq Thabit (2010–2011)
  • Libya Faisal Bushala (2012)
  • Tunisia Nasreddine Nabi (2013)
  • Egypt Tarek El Ashry (2013–14)
  • Tunisia Tariq Thabit (2015–16)
  • Croatia Rodion Gačanin (Sep 2021–Jun 2022)
  • Tunisia Faouzi Benzarti (Jun–Jul 2022)
  • Tunisia Chiheb Ellili (Aug–Dec 2022)
  • Tunisia Lassaad Dridi (Dec 2022–present)

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

  • Libya Ali Al-Beshari

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
  • Libyan Cup: 3
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

  • CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
2009 – First Round
  • CAF Cup: 1 appearance
1999 – First Round

See also

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