Al-Ahly (Tripoli)
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| Full name | Al-Ahly Sporting Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Ahlaoi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | September 19th, 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | 11 June Stadium Tripoli, Libya (Capacity: 80,000) |
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| Chairman | Ismail Ishtewi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Noureddine Saa'di | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Libyan Premier League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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For current season, see Al Ahly Tripoli season 2008-09
Al-Ahly Tripoli (Arabic: الأهلي طرابلس) (English: National Tripoli) is a Libyan football club based in Tripoli, Libya. The club is the second most successful Libyan club in history, having won 10 Libyan Premier League titles, 6 Libyan Cups and 1 Libyan SuperCup. The club has endured a poor period in the last 10 years, having been overshadowed by their arch rivals Al Ittihad's superior dominance. They have not won the title since the 1999-2000 season.
The club's crest consists of a green and white background, with a torch placed on an outline of Libya. The torch is meant to signify independence for the nation, as it was achieved just months after the club was founded. The club's crest changed after it won its 10th Libyan Premier League title in 2000, with a star being placed on top.
Al Ahly's main rivalry is with Al Ittihad. The two clubs are the biggest in the country, and together, have won 28 of the 41 national championships that have been contested, as well as 10 of the 18 domestic cups. The rivalry's name is the Clasico, as it guarantees a brilliant atmosphere, and more often than not, a great football match and a red card. In the last 5 meetings, there have been 4 sendings off.
The club won the first national championship in the 1963-64 season, but then suffered a period of 7 years until its next win in 1970-71. The club won two of the next three titles, and picked up the last before the cancellation of the league in 1977-78. The 1980s was a very dire period for the club, as their own failure, coupled with Al Ittihad's success, meant that their rivals went into the 1990s with 6 titles to their own 5. However, they did reach the final of the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1984, where they withdrew from facing Al Ahly Cairo, as Colonel Gaddafi's bad relationship with Egypt at that time meant that Libyan clubs were banned from facing Egyptian clubs.
Three successive titles meant that Al Ahly's dominance looked to be restored, but their relegation in the late 90's meant that they had to wait until the 1999-2000 season for their 10th title. Since then, they have not won the championship. Al Ittihad's six titles in the 8 seasons that have passed since then means the trophy count is now at 14 to 10
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[edit] Foundation
In the middle of the 20th century, Libya, a country still looking for its independence, started to found many sporting clubs and youth clubs in a political move to unite the youth of the country in order to fight for its independence, and drive out the British forces. A young group of youngsters from Tripoli decided to name their club Al Istiqlal, meaning Independence, but the British administration, uincomfortable with this name as it may have caused a revolt against their power, refused it. The club was therefore named Al Ahly, meant as The People's Club, and chose the club's colours as green to signify independence, peace and hope for the country. The youngsters who put their names down for the first board meeting were:
- Mabrouk Misraty (President)
- Ahmed Taweel (Vice-President)
- Yousef bin Abdallah (Treasurer)
- Salem bin Hussein (Board Member)
- Mustafa al Raqea'y (Board Member)
- Mahmoud bin Hadimah (Board Member)
- Mohamed Sa'ad bin Othman (Board Member)
- Mustapha al Khouga (Board Member)
The club was founded on September 19, 1950
The club's first squad was:
Amir al Mujraab; Mabrouk al Misraty; Ahmed al Taweel; Hassan Mohamed al Amir; Mahmoud abu Hadima; Mohamed al Houny; Mohamed al Yumni; Salem bin Hussein; Mustafa al Khouga; Al-hadi al Khadaar; Mustafa al Raqea'y; Mohamed al Sadiq Abu Raqiqa; Ali al Jundi; Abdesalam Bizaan; Ibrahim Kafaalah; Yousef bin Abdallah al Fazzani; Ali al Jdeady; Manager: Othman Bizaan
[edit] Achievements
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- 1963-64, 1970-71, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1977-78, 1983-84, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1999-2000
- Libyan Cup: 5
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- 1975-76, 1993-94, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2005-06
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- 2000
[edit] Performance in CAF competitions
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- 2000 - First Round
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 5 appearances
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 6 appearances
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- 1976 - First Round
- 1977 - First Round
- 1984 - withdrew before the Final
- 1986 - withdrew in Second Round
- 1989 - withdrew in First Round
- 2002 - Second Round
- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
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- 2007 - Preliminary Round
[edit] 2008-09 season
[edit] Current squad
As of December 10, 2008
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[edit] Results by Round
| Round | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Source: http://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?&t=12268134
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win.
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