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Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi)
This article is about the Libyan football team. For other uses, see Al-Ahly (disambiguation).
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| Full name | Al-Ahly Sports Cultural & Social Club | ||
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Butchers (الجزارة) Long distance (المشوار الطويل) |
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| Founded | 1947 | ||
| Ground | March 28th Stadium, Benghazi (Capacity: 65,000) |
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| Chairman | Nasir Elhusuni | ||
| Manager |  Tariq Thabit |
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| League | Libyan Premier League | ||
| 2009-10 | 2nd | ||
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| Active departments of Al-Ahly Benghazi | |||
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 Basketball |
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 Football |
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Al-Ahly Sports Cultural & Social Club (Arabic: النادي الأهلي الرياضي) is a Libyan football club based in Benghazi, Libya. Mohammed Bashir Al-Mogherbi was the first president of the club. Al-Ahly Benghazi has its roots in a political party, the Omar al Mukhtar society.
The club won 5 cups in a successful period from 1980 to 1996. Al-Ahly Benghazi was made a professional football club in 1947, although they had existed years before then. Al Ahly is the most supported club in Benghazi and is famous in Libya for its passionate, loyal and sometimes violent crowds, who stood by the club through frustrating times.
In 2000, the club's stadium was demolished by the Gaddafi-era government, destroying many old and traditional artifacts of the club.[1] The demolition was apparently carried out in response to fans insulting Saadi Gaddafi by dressing a donkey in a shirt baring his squad number.[1] The club was then given an indefinite ban which lasted until 2005.[1]
The club has been given 77 acres (310,000 m²) of land) for a new ground, although it cannot afford to develop it. Al Ahly is one of the biggest derbies in Bengazi, and along with Tripoli's derby, the most prevalent in Libya.
Ahly Benghazi have the second largest football popularity in Libya. It has a big amount of fans in Libya. There are about 1 million Ahly Benghazi fans.
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Squad
Current Squad
2010–11 season[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
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Raziqallah Abdo (Under 19 Team), (Assistant Coach )- Muhammad Al Bousseffi (First Team), (Goalkeepers Coach)
- Mohammed Al Sharef (Under 19 Team), (Head Coach)
- Hashim Alfllah (First Team), (Team Doctor)
- Wanis Kheir (First Team), (Assistant Coach)
- Tariq Thabit (First Team), (Head Coach)
History
Former Players
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Head Coaches
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Team Captains Since Foundation
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Honours
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- 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: 2
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- 1984, 1996
- Libyan Eastern Championship: 6
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- 1957, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1970
- Benghazi Championship: 4
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- 1950, 1951, 1954, 1956
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League: 2 appearance
- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
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- 2009 - Second Round
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 3 appearances
- CAF Cup: 1 appearance
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- 1999 - First Round
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances
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- 1981 - First Round
- 1992 - First Round
References
- ^ a b c Xan Rice (25 May 2011). "Libya: A donkey taunt, the Gaddafis and a fatal footballing rivalry". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/25/libya-gaddafi-al-ahly-football-benghazi. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Ahly squad at HTCI.ly (Arabic)
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