Al-Karamah Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الكرامة الرياضي) is a Syrian football club based in the city of Homs. Founded in 1928, it is considered to be one of Asia's oldest sporting clubs. The club has won eight Syrian League titles and eight Syrian Cup titles. It also was the first Syrian club to win both the league and cup titles in the same year. The club is based at the Khaled Ibn Al Walid Stadium. In 2008 the club formed Board of Honor from a prominent business men[1] of the city of Homs to support the club activities and Dr Mohammed Rahif Hakmi[2] was elected to be the Board Chairman.
AFC Champions League 2006
In 2006 the club reached the semi-final of Asian CL campaign, winning most of the major Asian football team. The club played on the way to the semi-final Al Wahda from the UAE, Saba Battery from Iran with the team was led by the international goal scorer Ali Daei and Al-Gharafa from Qater (Qater League current champions). They finished at the top of group and qualified for the Asian CL quarter-finals with 4 wins and 2 losses.
In the quarter-final the club played Al Ittihad where the result was in the first leg (away) from home 2–0. In the return match at home scored 2 goals during the first 90 minutes and the match went into extra time. In extra time, Mohanad Ibrahim scored 2 goals and Al-Karamah ended up winning the game 4–0 which caused a tie with an overall aggregate score of 4–2 causing a great surprise in AFC Champions League history. .
The club moved on to play Al-Qadisya of Kuwait in the semi-final. The first leg in Homs, Syria. resulting in 0–0 draw. while Al-Karamah was in possession for 85% of the time. The return leg was in Kuwait. Al-Karamah won the game by scoring in the 14th minute of the match by Aatef Jenyat.
On 1 November 2006, the club played Jeonbuk Motors (South Korea) where Al Karama lost 2–0 in South Korea. In the second leg, Al Karama won 2–1 but lost on aggregate 3–2 which made Jeonbuk the 2006 AFC Champion of the league and Al-Karamah runner-up.
Achievements
- 1974–75, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1995–96, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
- 1982–83, 1986–87, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- 1985, 2008
- 2006: Runners-up
- 2009: Runners-up
Performance in AFC competitions
- 2006: Runners-up
- 2007: Quarter-finals
- 2008: Quarter-finals
- 2010: Qualifying play-off – West semi-finals
- 2001: First round
- 2009: Runners-up
- 2010: Quarter-finals
- 2011: Group Stage
Al-Karamah in Asia
Current squad
- As on 8 of February 2014
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Players transfer
During 2013, 2014 the list of major transfers as follows:
References
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