Al-Ahly Benghazi
الأهلي بنغازي
Full nameAl-Ahly Sports Cultural & Social Club
النادي الأهلي الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي
Nickname(s)The Long Journey
The Butchers
Founded1947 (1947)
GroundMartyrs of February Stadium
Capacity10,550
ChairmanLibya Khaled Mohamed
ManagerTunisia Lassaad Dridi
LeagueLibyan Premier League
2022-232nd

Al-Ahly Sports Cultural and Social Club (Arabic: النادي الأهلي الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي), known as Al-Ahly SCSC, is a Libyan sports club based in Benghazi. Al-Ahly SC has its roots in a political party, the Omar al Mukhtar society.

History

Al-Ahly SC Libya was made a professional football club in 1947, although they had existed years before then.

In 2000, the club'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 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 fans as the matter.[1][2] The club was then given an indefinite ban which lasted until 2005. Saadi Gadafi 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

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 2023–24 season[3]

As of 13 August 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Libya LBY Morad El-Wheshy (captain)
3 DF Liberia LBR Jamal Arago
4 DF Libya LBY Ali Yousif
5 DF Uganda UGA Richard Kasagga
6 DF Libya LBY Osama Jamal Suraiet
7 MF Algeria ALG Zakaria Mansouri
8 MF Libya LBY Abdullah Dago
11 MF Libya LBY Ibrahem Bodbous
13 MF Libya LBY Bader Hassan
15 FW Libya LBY Abdullah Al-Ferjani
16 DF Libya LBY Mohamed Al-Tarhouni
17 FW Libya LBY Moataz Al-Mehdi
18 MF Libya LBY Husien Taktak
21 MF Libya LBY Abdullah Belam
23 GK Libya LBY Ali Al-Sha'fi
24 MF Libya LBY Abdelrahman Al-Omami (vice-captain)
25 MF Ghana GHA Richard Boadu
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW Libya LBY Fadel Salama
30 DF Libya LBY Jouma Aburaqiqa
— GK Libya LBY Faraj Fakroun
— GK Libya LBY Zubair Al-Zwai
— DF Libya LBY Jasem Al-Khames
— DF Libya LBY Hamed Al-Thelba
— MF Libya LBY Abdullah Al-Hwiti
— MF Mali MLI Oumar Camara
— MF Libya LBY Suhaib Ben Suliman
— MF Libya LBY Meftah Taktak
— FW Libya LBY Talha Ruzek
— FW Libya LBY Mohamed Gadalla
— FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Kadima Kabangu
— FW Libya LBY Mohamed Tawirgi
— FW Libya LBY Ahmed Fakroun
— FW Libya LBY Salem Roma

    Staff

    History

    Head coaches

    Team captains since founding

    • Libya Salem Al-Bargathy (1950–56)
    • Libya Mahmod Al-Zaroq Boseta (1956–??)
    • Libya Abdelsalam Musa Goada
    • Libya Mohammed Al-Haddad (Qa'am)
    • Libya Mostafa Al-Makki (19??-67)
    • Libya Ahmed Al-Tharat (Beonedo)
    • Libya Emhamed Al-Shrif
    • Libya Taher Khawaja
    • Libya Ali Boaod
    • Libya Abdelkader Al-Khateti
    • LibyaLibyaLibya Ahmed Ben Soueid
    • Libya Naji Al-Ma'adani
    • Libya Ibrahim Kelfa
    • Libya Mohamed Al-Affas
    • Libya Abdeljaliel Al-Hashani
    • Libya Faraj Sati
    • Libya Saad Al Fazani
    • Libya Al-Faitori Ragab
    • Libya Ali Mersal
    • Libya Abdelfatah Al-Farjani
    • Libya Ramzi Al Kowafi
    • LibyaLibya Ali Al-Beshari
    • Libya Khaled Al Zawi
    • Libya Mohamed Al-Beshari
    • Libya Wanes Khaer
    • Libya Fathi Jouma
    • Libya Naji Al-Moghrabi
    • Libya Khaled Al-Abdili
    • Libya Housien Omran
    • Libya Kahled Al-Mesalati
    • Libya Faisal Bushala
    • Libya Jalal Al-Mesalati
    • Libya Rezgala Abdu
    • LibyaLibya Moataz Ben Amer (2006–)
    • LibyaLibya Ahmed Zuway
    • Libya Ahmed Al-Abidi
    • Libya Fathi Rahel
    • Libya Abdelrahman Al-Omami
    • Libya Ahmed Al-Amari
    • Libya Ibrahim Al-Abidi
    • Libya Waled Al-Derisi
    • Libya Hashem Dala
    • Libya Ahmed Ahwaidi
    • Libya Abdeljawad Rezeq
    • Libya Mutasembellah El-Taib (??-2019)
    • Libya Morad El-Wheshy (2022-Present Time)

    Former players

    Honours

    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
    Semi-finals (7): 1963–64, 1975–76, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1995–96
    1987, 1991, 1996
    • Libyan Eastern Championship - League of Cyrenaica: 6
    1957, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1970
    • Benghazi Championship: 4
    1950, 1951, 1954, 1956

    Performance in CAF competitions

    2009 – First Round
    1999 – First Round

    References

    1. 1 2 3 Xan Rice (25 May 2011). "Libya: A donkey taunt, the Gaddafis and a fatal footballing rivalry". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
    2. ↑ Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi, His Son and the Politics of Libyan Soccer Bleacher Report, 23 February 2011
    3. ↑ Ahly squad during 2023 Libyan Cup Semi Final
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