Al-Ahli Club (Manama)

This article is about the Bahraini football team. For other uses, see Al-Ahly (disambiguation).
Al-Ahli SC (Manama)
Full name Al-Ahli Sports Club of Manama
Nickname(s) Al Nusoor (the eagles)
Founded 1936 (1936)
Ground Al Ahli Stadium
Manama, Bahrain
Ground Capacity 10,000
Chairman Fuad Kanoo
2014 - 2015 1st

Al-Ahli Club of Manama (Arabic: النادي الأهلي البحريني) is a Bahraini sports club based in the capital city of Manama. They used to play in the top division in Bahraini football but were relegated to the second division after finishing ninth in the 2011–12 First Division league.[1] The club also fields players in other sports such as basketball, handball, and volleyball. Their home stadium is Al Ahli Stadium, although like all other teams in Bahrain they mainly play on Bahrain National Stadium.

Al Ahli (formerly known as Al Nusoor), along with Muharraq Club, are considered to be the pillars of sports in Bahrain. The matches between Al Ahli and Muharraq are known to draw the largest fan attendance in the Bahraini league and is considered to be the Bahrain Derby. [1]

Today they still are known to have the best youth products on their side, and still focus primarily on the youth players to challenge for the league title. Amongst the players that Al Ahli have produced recently are A'ala Hubail (the Asian Cup 2004 top scorer), Ali Saeed, Mohammed Hubail, and Mohammed Husain. The current president is Fuad Kanoo and the vice president is Moanes al Mardi.

Achievements

1969, 1972, 1977, 1996, 2010.
2015 .
1960, 1968, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1991, 2001, 2003.
2007, 2016.

Performance in AFC competitions

2001: Second Round
1991–92: First Round

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Bahrain GK Ali Saeed Abdulla
Serbia DF Milan Marinković
Bahrain DF Ahmed Al Hujairi
Bahrain DF Hasan Ali Al Mosawi
Bahrain DF Aalaa Aiad
Bahrain DF Abbas Aiad
Morocco DF Yosef Al-Maqbool
France MF Hakem Bomelha
No. Position Player
Kyrgyzstan FW Mirlan Murzaev
Bahrain FW Ali Aamer Hasan
Bahrain FW A'ala Hubail
Serbia FW Milan Djurić
Senegal FW Amadi Cisse
Spain Jorge Perez Perez
Colombia Helio Escobar Antolinez

References

  1. 1 2 Hamzah, Mohammed (8 November 2012). "Bahrain at risk of losing one of its fiercest Derbies!". Gulf Daily News. Retrieved 27 December 2012.

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