Al-Ahli SC (Amman)

Al-Ahli

Full name	Al-Ahli Sport Club [1]
Nickname(s)	الليث الأبيض The White Lions [2]
Founded	1944;80 years ago (1944)
Ground	Amman International Stadium
Capacity	17,619
Chairman	Awni Naghway Dudu
Manager	Bibert Kaghado
League	Jordanian Pro League
2023–24	Jordanian Pro League, 10th of 12
Website	http://www.ahliclubjo.org/
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Al-Ahli SC Amman
Football (Men's)	Football (Women's)	Basketball	Handball

Al-Ahli Sport Club (Arabic : النادي الأهلي الرياضي الأردني), is one of the oldest clubs in Jordan based in Amman, established in 1944. ^{[3] [4]} They compete in the Jordanian Pro League, the top flight of Jordanian football.

History

The club was founded in 1944 under the Circassians name Koban club. The name (Al Ahli) was honorably given by the late King Abdullah Bin al Hussein I. ^{[5] [6]}

Stadium

Al-Ahli plays their home games at Amman International Stadium in Amman. The stadium was built on 1964 and opened on 1968, it is owned by The Jordanian government and operated by The higher council of youth. It is also the home stadium of Jordan national football team, Al-Jazeera and Al-Faisaly. It has a current capacity of 17,619 spectators.^{[ citation needed ]}

Kits

Al-Ahli's home kit is all white shirts and white shorts, their away kit is all green shirts and shorts, while their third kit is all purple shirts and white shorts .^{[ citation needed ]}

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit supplier	Shirt sponsor
2015–2016	Jako	The Galleria Mall
2016–2017
2017–2018	Givova

Honours

Source: ^[7]

Domestic

• Jordan League
  • Champions (8): 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1975, 1978, 1979
• Jordan FA Cup
  • Winners (1): 2015–16
• Jordan Super Cup
  • Winners (1): 2016

Current squad

As of 31 August 2024 ^{[8] [9]}

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   JOR Rabie Ezzeldene 4 DF   JOR Husam Abu Sadah 5 MF   JOR Ahmad Abd Rabbo 6 MF   JOR Mohammad Al-Razem 7 MF   JOR Iba'a Al-Ramahi 8 MF   JOR Mohammad Ezzeldeen 9 FW   BRA Wildson Índio 10 FW   JOR Tamer Soubar 11 MF   JOR Ahmed Israiwah 12 GK   JOR Issa Nafish 14 MF   JOR Ahmed Abu Kabeer 15 DF   LBN Omar Sabbagh 16 MF   JOR Mahdi Al-Barri

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF   JOR Ezz El-Din Abu Al-Saud 18 DF   JOR Laith Abu Rahal 19 DF   JOR Yazan Dahshan (Captain) 20 MF   JOR Osama Israiwah 25 DF   CIV Vivien Assie Koua 28 DF   JOR Mohammed Hadad 30 GK   JOR Gabriel Abu Sokhon 37 DF   JOR Mohamed Dahshan 56 FW   PLE Abdulrhman Wishah 66 DF   JOR Baha Shamalty 77 MF   JOR Omar Khader 88 MF   JOR Anas Abu Taima 99 MF   JOR Oun Al-Lozi

Managerial history

• Issa Al-Turk
• Jamal Mahmoud
• Nihad Soufar
• Abdelrahman Idris
• Emad Khankan
• Maher Bahri

See also

• Al-Ahli SC Handball (Amman)
• Al-Ahli SC Basketball (Amman)

References

1. "Al Ahli Sport Club". civilsociety-jo.net. Civil Society Organizations in Jordan. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
2. "الأهلي يستعيد مكانته المعهودة بإنجاز ثنائي". alrai.com (in Arabic). Al-Rai. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
3. "Al Ahli Sport Club". civilsociety-jo.net. Civil Society Organizations in Jordan. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
4. "الأهلي يحتفل بالذكرى الخامسة والسبعين لتأسيسه". khaberni.com (in Arabic). Khaberni. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
5. "تاريخ النادي | النادي الأهلي الاردني". Archived from the original on 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
6. "النادي الأهلي .. زمن جميل وحاضر مشرق". alrai.com (in Arabic). Al-Rai. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
7. "الإنجازات | النادي الأهلي الاردني". Archived from the original on 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
8. "نادي الأهلي - قائمة اللاعبين". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association.
9. "Al-Ahly - Players". ysscores.com. Yalla Shoot. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

External links

• Al-Ahli Club website
• nationalfootballteams.com
• Team details on Kooora.com
• Al-Ahli SC (Amman) on Soccerway.com