Al-Ittihad Sport, Cultural & Social Club ( ar, نادي الاتحاد الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي) famously known as Al-Ittihad Tripoli, or simply Al-Ittihad, is a
Libyan
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football
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club based in
Bab Ben Gashier
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*Bab (toponymy), a component of Arabic toponyms literally meaning "gate"
* Set (mythology) (also known as Bab, Baba, or Seth) ancient Egyptian God
* Bab (Shia Islam), a term designating deputies of the Imams in Shia Isla ...
,
Tripoli, Libya
Tripoli (; ar, طرابلس الغرب, translit= Ṭarābulus al-Gharb , translation=Western Tripoli) is the capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.1 million people in 2019. It is located in the northwest of Libya o ...
. They have won the
Libyan Premier League
The Libyan Premier League ( ar, الدوري الليبي الممتاز) is the men's top professional football division of the Libyan football league system. Administered by the Competition Organizing Committee in the Libyan Football Federatio ...
19 times, the
Libyan Cup
The Libyan Cup is the main knock-out competition for football clubs in Libya.
History
*The Libyan Cup competition started in 1976.
*From the year 1978 to the year 1995 the Libyan Cup was played only 3 times, The LPL's runner-up was named (''non- ...
7 times and the
Libyan SuperCup The Libyan Super Cup is a Libyan football championship contested between the winners of the Libyan Premier League and the Alfatih Cup. The game is played at the beginning of the following season, and signals the beginning of the domestic year. The ...
10 times.
Al-ittihad reached the semi-finals of the
CAF Confederation Cup
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in 2010.
History
Al-Ittihad Club was founded on July 29, 1944, after a merger between three clubs, "Al Ummal", "Al Nahda" & "Al Shabab". Mohamed Al-Krewi ( ar, محمد الكريو) was the founder and first president.
Honours
Libyan Championships
*
Libyan Premier League
The Libyan Premier League ( ar, الدوري الليبي الممتاز) is the men's top professional football division of the Libyan football league system. Administered by the Competition Organizing Committee in the Libyan Football Federatio ...
: 18 (Libyan Record)
::1965, 1966, 1969, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2021, 2022
*
Libyan Cup
The Libyan Cup is the main knock-out competition for football clubs in Libya.
History
*The Libyan Cup competition started in 1976.
*From the year 1978 to the year 1995 the Libyan Cup was played only 3 times, The LPL's runner-up was named (''non- ...
: 7 (Libyan Record)
:: ,1992, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2018
::''Finalist'': 1994, 1987, 2002, 2003
*
Libyan SuperCup The Libyan Super Cup is a Libyan football championship contested between the winners of the Libyan Premier League and the Alfatih Cup. The game is played at the beginning of the following season, and signals the beginning of the domestic year. The ...
: 10 (Libyan Record)
**1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
*
Tripoli Championship
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*Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece
*Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in th ...
: 13 (competition founded 1948)
::48/49 - 49/50 - 50/51 - 51/52 - 52/53 - 53/54 - 54/55 - 55/56 - 56/57 - 57/58 - 58/59 - 61/62 - 62/63
Performance in CAF competitions
*
CAF Champions League / African Cup of Champions Clubs: 15 appearances
The club have 5 appearances in
African Cup of Champions Clubs
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from 1967 to 1992 and 10 appearances in
CAF Champions League
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from 2003 till now.
::
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
– Quarter-finals
::
1985
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Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
– First round
::
1990
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– First round
::
1991
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– First round
::
1992
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– First round
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2003
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– First round
::
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
– Preliminary round
::
2006
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– Preliminary round
::
2007
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– Semi-finals
::
2008
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– Second round
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2009
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– First round
::
2010
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– Second round
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2011
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– Second round
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2013
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– Preliminary round
::
2021–22 – First round
*
CAF Confederation Cup
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: 11 appearances
::
2005
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– Second round
::
2008
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– Play-off round
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2010
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– Semi-finals
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2011
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– Play-off round
::
2015
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– First round
::
2016
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– First round
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2018
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– First round
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2018–19 – First round
::
2019–20 – First round
::
2020–21
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– First round
::
2021–22 – Quarter-finals
*
CAF Cup Winners' Cup
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: 1 appearance
::
2000
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– Semi-finals
Supporters
Al Ittihad is one of the most well supported football clubs in Libya. They held the record for the 2nd highest Libyan club attendance in the
CAF Champions League 2007
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, The
Nickname
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of Al Ittihad Fans is (RED Aurora Supporters) & (
Tiha Supporters).
Image:Tehaa-Fans-BenTaher.jpg, CAF CL 2007
Image:Tehaa-BenTaher-Fans.jpg, CAF CL 2007
Image:Tehaa-Fans-SuperCup-BenTaher.jpg, Libyan SuperCup 2006
Image:BenTaher-Tehaa-Fans.jpg, LPL 2006–07
Stadium
Alittihad play their home games at the
Tripoli Stadium
The Tripoli International Stadium ( ar, ملعب طرابلس) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripoli, Libya. It can hold 65,000 spectators.
It is the main venue used by the Libyan national football team in its FIFA World Cup and African Nations C ...
, 6 km from center of
Tripoli
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* Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece
* Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in ...
. 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 ( ar, الملعب البلدي). Located in central Tripoli, the ground is now used for training.
Current squad
Managers
*
Ion Moldovan (1995–96
)
*
Semen Osynovskyi (Aug 1998 – Nov 1998)
*
Giuseppe Dossena
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(2002–03)
*
Ion Moldovan (2005–06)
*
Branko Smiljanić
Branko Smiljanić (born 27 September 1957) is a Serbian football manager and former footballer.
Playing career
In 1978, he signed a one-year contract with Mercator Ljubljana. He moved to OFK Beograd in 1979. In 1981, he signed a long-term contr ...
(July 2006 – June 8)
*
Stefano Cusin
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(Dec 2008 – June 9)
*
Miodrag Ješić
Miodrag Ješić ( sr-Cyrl, Миодраг Јешић, ; 30 November 1958 – 8 December 2022) was a Serbian football manager and player.
Playing career
Born in Osečenica, Ješić played for Partizan between 1974 and 1985, taking part in 342 m ...
(July 2009 – May 10)
*
Anwar Salama
Anwar Salama (born 14 March 1947) is an Egyptian football manager.
References
1947 births
Living people
Egyptian footballers
Al Ahly SC players
Egyptian football managers
Al Ahly SC managers
Egypt national football team managers
Al ...
(May 2010 – Oct 10)
*
Baltemar Brito
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Playing career
Born in Recife, Pernambuco, Bri ...
(2010–11)
*
Marcos Paquetá
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Career
Born in Rio de Janeiro but raised in the Paquetá Island, he started ...
(2011–12)
*
José Vidigal
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In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
(2012–13)
*
Baltemar Brito
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Playing career
Born in Recife, Pernambuco, Bri ...
(2013–14)
*
Osama Al Hamadi (2020–21)
*
Giuseppe Sannino
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Playing career
Born in Campania, Sannino relocated to T ...
(2021)
*
Osama Al Hamadi (2021–22)
Other sports
Al Ittihad has got teams competing in different other sports.
Al Ittihad's Handball, Volleyball and Basketball teams have won many national competitions.
Sponsorship
Official Sponsor
Kia
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,
Al-Madar Al-Jadid Telecomm and
Total
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* Total order, a partial order without incomparable pairs
* Total relation, which may also mean
** connected relation (a binary relation in which any two elements are comp ...
are the current official sponsors for Al Ittihad Sporting Club
Kit providers
*
Adidas
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: 1995–06
*
Nike
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* Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory
* Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment
Nike may also refer to:
People
* Nike (name), a surname and feminine given ...
: 2006–08
*
Puma AG
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: 2008–
*
Adidas
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: 2011
References
External links
Al-Ittihad Photo Gallery Club Information at Goalzz.com*
www.ittihad4ever.com – Fans Site*
ittihad13*
kooora.com – Libyan soccer forumsAl Ittihad Photo Gallery @ Flickr *
History of the Club
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Ittihad
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Association football clubs established in 1944
Sport in Tripoli
1944 establishments in Libya