Khaleej Sirte S.C.

Khaleej Sirte

Full name	Khaleej Sirte
Founded	5 May 1963
Ground	2 March Stadium Sirte, Libya
Ground Capacity	2,000
Manager	Tariq Thabit
League	Libyan Premier League
2007-08	Libyan Premier League, 5th

Khaleej Sirte is a Libyan football club based in Sirte, Libya. They play in the Libyan Premier League. They play their home matches at the 2 March Stadium in Sirte. The stadium holds around 2,000 people.

History

Sirte was founded on 5 May 1963. It continued under this name, and on 29 July 1999, the two other clubs in Sirte, Al-Najm Al-Sate and Al-Intilaaq, merged to form Khaleej Sirte

Recent years

Having gained promotion to the Premier League in 2005-06, they managed to stay up in their first season, achieving a respectable 7th place finish. They finished 5th in 2007-08, and manager Abdulhafeedh Arbeesh managed to guide the club to their first pieces of silverware, the Libyan League Cup and the Libyan Cup, after a 1-0 win over Madina.

They therefore gained qualification to the 2009 CAF Confederation Cup. After a 6-0 aggregate win over Tanzanian side Prisons FC in the first round, they were handed a tricky draw against Algerian giants ES Sétif. Having been narrowly defeated 1-0 in the home leg, they were crushed 5-0 in Sétif, as they bowed out to the eventual finalists. In the 2008 North African Cup Winners Cup, they were defeated 4-0 on aggregate by Moroccan side Maghreb Fez.

Despite another top half finish in 2008-09, Arbeesh left to join Hilal, and Tunisian Tariq Thabit joined from Wefaq Sabratha. New signings Hussein al Idrissy, Tariq al Aqrabi, Mehdi ben Nsira and Maher Nayili led the side to a top three finish in 2009-10, and Thabit's contract was renewed for a second year.

Achievements

Libyan Football Cup: 1

2008

Libyan SuperCup: 0

Runners-up: 2008

Libyan League Cup: 1

2008

CAF Competitions

CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance

2009 - First Round

Current squad

2009-10 season Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Salim Al Jaaly
2	DF	Tariq Al Jemal
5	DF	Issam Al Dughaili
6	DF	Hussein Al Ammari
7	MF	Hussein Al Idrissy
8	MF	Hamza Al Juhaimi
9	FW	Anwar Al Tahir
10	FW	Sheikh Sedaolai
11	DF	Muhammad Khalifa
12	GK	Saif Eddine Al Waa'er
13	MF	Tariq Q'tait
14	MF	Mas'oud Al Ghunaay

No.	Position	Player
15	DF	Maher Nayili
16	MF	Fathi Raheel
17	FW	Dumaka Francis
18	MF	Akram Al Azzabi
19	MF	Ibrahim Heballu
20	MF	Muhammad Rizqi
21	FW	Tariq Al Aqrabi
22	GK	Hassan Ashkaal
23	FW	Waleed Al Shebli
24	DF	Muhammad Abu Raqiqah (Captain)
25	MF	Sa'ad Belaid

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Mukhtar Taleely
Assistant Manager	Abdul 'Atee Qubay
Team Doctor	Mohammed Khalifa

Libyan Premier League

2013–14 teams	Al Ahly Al Ahly Al Akhdar Al Hilal Al Ittihad Al Madina Al Najma Al Nasr Al Olympique Al Shat Al Swihli Al Tahaddi Al Tirsana Al Wahda Darnes Khaleej Sirte

Former Teams	Al Jazeera Wefaq Sabratha Alamn Alaam Wahda Tripoli Nojom Ajdabiya Urouba Assuqoor Rafik Sorman Al Charara Al Dhahra Tripoli Majd Tripoli Mustaqbal Almahalla Tripoli Almurooj Al Sawa'ed Al Intilaaq Al Yarmouk Afriqi Darnes Sports Club Shabab Qurthabia Nahdha Alahly Sabha Attayaran

Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 (unfinished) 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1987 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2013–14

Other articles	Ahlawi derby Benghazi derby

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