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

Ground

Al Ahli Stadium
Manama, Bahrain

Capacity

10,000

Chairman

Fuad Kanoo

2014 - 2015

1st

Home colours

Away colours

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

Bahraini Premier League: 5

1969, 1972, 1977, 1996, 2010.

Bahraini Second Division League: 1

2015 .

Bahraini King's Cup: 8

1960, 1968, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1991, 2001, 2003.

Bahraini FA Cup: 2

2007, 2016.

Performance in AFC competitions

Asian Champions Cup: 1 appearance

2001: Second Round

Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance

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
		GK	Ali Saeed Abdulla
		DF	Milan Marinković
		DF	Ahmed Al Hujairi
		DF	Hasan Ali Al Mosawi
		DF	Aalaa Aiad
		DF	Abbas Aiad
		DF	Yosef Al-Maqbool
		MF	Hakem Bomelha

No.		Position	Player
		FW	Mirlan Murzaev
		FW	Ali Aamer Hasan
		FW	A'ala Hubail
		FW	Milan Djurić
		FW	Amadi Cisse

References

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

External links

(Arabic) Official site

Bahraini Premier League 2011/2012

Al Ahli Al Hidd Al Hala Al Najma Bahrain Club Bahrain Riffa Club Busaiteen East Riffa Manama Muharraq

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