Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli)
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Full name | Al-Ittihad Sport, Cultural & Social Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | beshmarga | ||
Founded | 1944 | ||
Ground | 11 June Stadium Tripoli, Libya |
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Capacity | 50,000 | ||
Chairman | Omar El Maghierbi | ||
Head Coach | Baltemar Brito | ||
League | Libyan Premier League | ||
2013–14 | 2nd | ||
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Al-Ittihad Sport, Cultural & Social Club (Arabic: نـادي الإتحـاد الرياضـي الثقافـي الإجتماعـي) is a Libyan football club based in Bab Ben Gashier, Tripoli, Libya. They have won the Libyan Premier League sixteen times, the Libyan Cup six times and the Libyan SuperCup ten times.
Alittihad became the first Libyan club to qualify for the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League in 2007, where they lost to eventual runners-up Al-Ahly of Egypt (1–0) on aggregate. They also reached the semi-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup in 2010.
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History[edit]
Al-Ittihad Club was founded on Saturday July 29, 1944 after a merger between three clubs " العمال -al-Ummal", "Al Nahda & Al Shabab, Mohamed Al-Krewi (Arabic: محمد الكريو) was the founder and first president.[1]
Honours[edit]
Libyan Championships[edit]
- Tripoli Championship: 10 (competition founded 1948)
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- 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
- Libyan Premier League: 16 (Libyan Record)
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- 1965, 1966, 1969, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Libyan Cup: 6 (Libyan Record)
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- 1992, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009
- Finalist: 1994, 1987, 2002, 2003
- Libyan SuperCup: 10 (Libyan Record)
- 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Performance in CAF competitions[edit]
- CAF Champions League / African Cup of Champions Clubs: 5 appearances
The club have 2 appearances in African Cup of Champions Clubs from 1967 to 1985 and 3 appearances in CAF Champions League from 2007 till now.
- CAF Confederation Cup: 4 appearances
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance
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- 2000 – Semi-finals
Supporters[edit]
Al Ittihad is one of the most well supported football clubs in Libya. They held the record for the highest attendance in the CAF Champions League 2007, The Nickname of Al Ittihad Fans is (RED Aurora Supporters) & (Tiha Supporters).
Old Crest[edit]
The crest pictured here is the old crest that was in use. The current one (pictured at the top of the page) replaced the old one in 2003 (a star was added) after the club's 10th league title.
Stadium[edit]
Alittihad play their home games at the Tripoli Stadium, 6 km from center of Tripoli. They share the 80,000 capacity ground with Al-Ahly Tripoli and Al Madina. The club owns the 5,000 capacity Al Mala'b Al Baladi (Arabic: الملعب البلدي). Located in central Tripoli, the ground is now used for training.
Current squad[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers[edit]
Ion Moldovan (1995–96[2])
Semen Osynovskyi (Aug 1998 – Nov 1998)
Giuseppe Dossena (2002–03)
Ion Moldovan (2005–06)
Branko Smiljanić (July 2006 – June 8)
Stefano Cusin (Dec 2008 – June 9)
Miodrag Ješić (July 2009 – May 10)
Anwar Salama (May 2010 – Oct 10)
Baltemar Brito (2010–11)
Marcos Paquetá (2011–12)
Jose Vidigal (2012–13)
Baltemar Brito (2013–)
Other sports[edit]
Al Ittihad has got teams competing in different other sports. Al Ittihad's Handball, Volleyball and Basketball teams have won many national competitions.
Sponsorship[edit]
Official Sponsor[edit]
Kia, Al-Madar Al-Jadid Telecomm and Total are the current official sponsors for Al Ittihad Sporting Club
Kit providers[edit]
External links[edit]
- (Arabic) Official website
- Al-Ittihad Photo Gallery
- Club Information @ Goalzz.com
- (Arabic) www.ittihad4ever.com – Fans Site
- (Arabic) ittihad13
- (Arabic) kooora.com – Libyan soccer forums
- Al Ittihad Photo Gallery @ Flickr
- (Arabic) History of the Club
- https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&tl=en&u=http://www.almadar.ly/