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| Full name | Al Ahly Sports Cultural & Social Club النادي الأهلي الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي | ||
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| Nicknames | The Long Journey The Butchers | ||
| Founded | 19 April 1947 (1947-04-19) | ||
| Ground | Martyrs of February Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 10,550 | ||
| Chairman | Khaled Mohamed | ||
| Manager | Dejan Arsov | ||
| League | Libyan Premier League | ||
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Al Ahly Sports Cultural and Social Club (Arabic: النادي الأهلي الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي), also known as Al Ahly Benghazi, is a Libyan sports club based in Benghazi. Al Ahly has its roots in a political party, the Omar al Mukhtar society.
History
Al Ahly Benghazi was made a professional football club in 1947, although they had existed years before then.
In 2000, Al Ahly Benghazi'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 Benghazi 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 Benghazi 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
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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 2024–25 season
- As of 16 February 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
Moamen Soliman Head coach
History
Head coaches
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Team captains since founding
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Former players
Honours
National titles
- Libyan Premier League:
- 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
- Libyan Cup
- Winners (3): 1987, 1991, 1996
- Libyan Eastern Championship - League of Cyrenaica
- Winners (6): 1957, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1970
- Benghazi Championship
- Winners (4): 1950, 1951, 1954, 1956
International titles
- North African Cup Winners Cup
- Runners-up: 2009
Performance in CAF competitions
- African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League: 7 appearances
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- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
- 2009 – First Round
- CAF Cup: 1 appearance
- 1999 – First Round
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi, His Son and the Politics of Libyan Soccer Bleacher Report, 23 February 2011
External links
- Official website. Archived 24 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
- Windows App
- Windows Phone App