Al Hilal Educational Club ( ar, نادي الهلال للتربية), known as Al Hilal Omdurman or simply Al Hilal, is

based in

Omdurman Omdurman (standard ar, أم درمان ''Umm Durmān'') is a city in Sudan. It is the most populated city in the country, and thus also in the State of Khartoum. Omdurman lies on the west bank of the River Nile, opposite and northwest of the ...

that competes in the

Sudan Premier League Sudan Premier League ( ar, الدوري السوداني الممتاز) is the top division of the Sudan Football Association, it was created in 1965. It starts on August 1 and ends May 31. Sudan Premier League Clubs 2022-23 Championship his ...

Name and history

The name ''Hilāl'' is the Arabic word for

crescent A crescent shape (, ) is a symbol or emblem used to represent the lunar phase in the first quarter (the "sickle moon"), or by extension a symbol representing the Moon itself. In Hinduism, Lord Shiva is often shown wearing a crescent moon on his ...

– a name chosen on a night when the crescent of the moon was visible in Omdurman. Also it is the first club in the world to be named (AL- HILAL).

First Administration

Babiker Ahmed Gabani Babiker Awadalla ( ar, بابكر عوض الله; 2 March 1917 – 17 January 2019) was a Sudanese Arab nationalist politician who was Prime Minister of Sudan from 25 May 1969 to 27 October 1969. Early life and education Awadalla was born in ...

, (F) President * Yousif Al-Mamoun,(F) Secretary * Abdelraheem Sarour Kabshour,(F) Secretary * Yousif Mustafa Al-Tinay, (F) Media Executive *

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, (F) Administration Member *

Fathallah Bushara Fathallah, Fathalla or the Turkish variant Fethullah is a transliteration of the Arabic given name, فتح الله (''Fatḥ Allāh''), built from the Arabic words ''fath'' and ''Allah''. It is one of many Arabic theophoric names, meaning "Allah ...

, (F) Administration Member *

Babiker Mukhtar Tatay Babiker Awadalla ( ar, بابكر عوض الله; 2 March 1917 – 17 January 2019) was a Sudanese Arab nationalist politician who was Prime Minister of Sudan from 25 May 1969 to 27 October 1969. Early life and education Awadalla was born in ...

Hamdnaallah Ahmed

First Squad (1930)

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, (F), GK * Abdelraheem Sarour Kabshour, (F), DF *

, (F), DF * Hamdnaallah Ahmed, (F), DF * Nimir Elamin, (F), DF *

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, (F), DF * Awad Abuzeid, (F), MF * Amin Babiker, (F), MF and Captain * Mohamed Hussein Sharfi, (F), MF *

, (F), FW * Yousif Mustafa Al-Tinay, (F), FW * Mohamed Talat Farid, FW Other Founders * Eltigany Aamir, (F) * Mohamed Mustafa Abdelwahid, (F) * Abdelrahman Shadad, (F) * Abdallah Elsanousi, (F) * Nimir Elamin, (F) * Elyasa Khalifa, (F) (F) = denotes Founder

Presidential history

(1930) * Amin Babiker (1930–1931) * Hamadnaallah Ahmed (1931–1933) * Makki Osman Azreg (1933–1938) * Bushra Abdelrahman Sagheer (1938–1944) * Elhaj Awadallah (1944–1946) * Mohamed Hussaein Sharfi (1946–1948) * Mohamed Khalid Hassan (1948–1950) * Ahmed Mohamed Ali Elsenjawi (1950–1952) * Mohamed Aamir Bashir Forawi (1952–1962) * Mahmoud Abusamra (1962–1963) * Mahjoub Taha (1963–1965) * Elsir Mohamed Ahmed (1965–1967) * Mohamed Abdallah Galnder (1967–1969) * Salih Mohamed Salih (1969–1971) * Omer Ali Hassan (1971–1973) * Ahmed Abdelrahman Elsheikh (1973–1975) * Zainelabdeen Mohamed Ahmed Abdelgadir (1975–1977) * Eltayeb Abdallah Mohamed Ali (1977-84/1988/1988-91/1994-96/1999) * Omer Mohamed Saeed (1984–1988) * Noureldin Elmubark (1988) * Abdelmajeed Mansour Abdallah (1991–1994) * Hassan Abdelgadir Hilal (1996–1999) * Taha Ali Elbashir (1999–2002) * Abdelrahman Sirelkhatim (2002–2005) * Salaheldin Ahmed Mohamed Idris (2005–2010) * Yusuf Ahmed Yusuf (2010) * Elamin Elberair (2011–2013) * Elhaj Ataaelmanan (2013) * Ashraf Seed Ahmed (2014–2020) * Hesham Hassan Al Subat (2020–)

Managerial history

* Saleh Rajab (1950–1958) * Jiří Starosta (1958–1966) (1968–1970) * Osman Hussein Al Sabi (1966–1968) * Al Hadi Seyam (1970–1973) * Mustafa Shawish (1973–1975) * Ibrahim Yahia El-Kawarty (1975–1977) * Nasr El-Din Abbas (1977) (1982–1983) * Muhieldin Osman (1978–1982) * Naghwira (1983–1986) * Ahmad Abdallah (1986–1987) (1991–1992) *

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(1987) * Jafar Abdelrazig (1992–1993) * Anwar Jassam (1994) (2002) * Paulo Matta (1995–1996) * Fawzi Al Mardi (1996–1999) * Markinous (1999–2000) * Ahmed Adam "Aafia" (2000–2001) * Mustafa Younes (2002–2003) *

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(2003–2004) * Sofiane Al Haydosi (2004–2005) *

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(2005–2008) * Mohamed Muhieldin Al Diba (2008) (2017) *

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(2009) *

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(2009–2010) (2014) *

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(2011) *

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(2012–2013) * Al Fateh Al Nager (2013) (2020) * Salah Mohamed Adam (2013) * Nasreddine Nabi (2014) *

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(2015) * Nabil Kouki (2015) (2017) (2019) * Jean-Michel Cavalli (2016) * Tarek El-Ashry (2016) * Ilie Balaci (2016) *

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(2017) * Khaled Bakhit (2017)(2022-) * Mohamed Al Fateh Hejazi (2017) * Sergio Farias (2018) * Mohamed Al Tayeb (2018) * Irad Zaafouri (2018) (2018–2019) * Lamine N'Diaye (2018) * Haitham Mustafa (2019) *

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(2019–2020) *

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(2020–2021) * Ricardo Formosinho (2021) * João Mota (2021–2022) *

Florent Ibengé Jean-Florent Ikwange Ibengé (born 4 December 1961) is a Congolese football coach and former player who manages Sudanese club Al-Hilal Club. Early and personal life He was born in Léopoldville on 4 December 1961. Playing career Ibengé played ...

(2022-)

Captain history

*1930-1967 by election *1968- in seniority * 1- Amin Babeker (1930) * 2- Muhammed Hussein Sharfi (1930–1933) * 3- Hassan Mabrok (1933–1935) * 4- Abdel Aal Hussein (1935–1938) * 5- Hashem Deifallah (1938–1942) * 6- Abdel Kheir Saleh (1942–1946) (1953–1956) * 7- Saleh Rajab (1946–1947) * 8- Yousef Abdel Azeez (1947–1948) * 9- Awad Ahmed (1948–1949) * 10- Muhamed Talat Farid (1949–1950) * 11- Alnour Balla (1950–1952) * 12- Zaki Saleh (1956–1957) * 13- Siddiq Manzul (1957–1963) * 14- Deim El-Kabir (1963–1964) * 15- Sabit Dudu (1965–1967) * 16- Ebrahim Alkawarti (1968–1969) * 17-

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(1970–1971) * 18- Deim El-Sagheer(1972–1974) * 19- Nasreldin Jaksa (1975–1977) * 20-

Ali Gagarin Haydar Hassan Haj Al-Sidig known as Ali Gagarin (born 1 April 1949 in Omdurman) is a Sudanese former footballer who played with Al-Hilal Club. He participated in the Africa Cup of Nations 1970 and 1976. He earned his nickname of Ali Gagarin when ...

(1978–1979) * 21- Ezzeldin El-daheesh(1978–1980) * 22- Gasim Ahmed Osman (1981) * 23- Abdallah Musa (1982) * 24- Salah Abu Rouf (1983) * 25- Mustafa Elnager (1984–1985) * 26- Mustafa Seimawi (1986) * 27- Tareg Ahmed Adam (1987–1993) * 28- Mansour Tenga (1994–1997) * 29- Jamal Al-Thalab (1997) * 30- Akef Ataa (1998) * 31- Mustafa Komi (1999) * 32- Muhamed Hamdan (2000–2001) * 33- Hemed Kamal (2002–2003) * 34- Haitham Mustafa (2004–2012) * 35- Omer Bakhit (2013–2014) * 36- Seif Mesawi (2015–2016) * 37- Mudathir Karika (2017–2018) * 38- Muhamed Besha (2018–2019) * 39- Abdel Latif Boya (2019–2022) * 40- Muhamed Abdel Rahman (2022–)

Honours

National titles

: 29 ::Champion:

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in for a full term ...

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo ...

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

, 1973, 1981, 1983,

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal en ...

, 1987,

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nels ...

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone o ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A ...

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 ...

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; " Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discover ...

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro votes to declare independence from Serbia; The 2006 ...

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple Inc., Apple's first iPhone (1st generation), iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakis ...

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; Protests ...

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wa ...

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...

2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen b ...

, 2021–22 (''Record'') *

Sudan Cup The Sudan Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Sudanese football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, Kick (football), kicking a Football (ball), ball to score a Goal (sport), goal. Unqualified, Footba ...

: 8 ::Champion:

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ...

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrates ...

, 2021–22

African titles

CAF Champions League The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and con ...

::Runner-up: (2) 1987,

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment building in Amsterdam after two of its engin ...

Arab titles

Arab Cup Winners' Cup The Arab Cup Winners' Cup ( ar, الكأس العربية للأندية الفائزة بالكؤوس) was a football competition between the winning clubs of national cup competitions in Arab nations. It started in 1989 and merged with the Arab ...

::Runner-up: (1)

Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Champions League

: 36 appearances

CAF Confederation Cup

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and organi ...

: 6 appearances

African Cup Winners' Cup

African Cup Winners' Cup The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederation Cup. It was a competition between the winning clubs of domestic cups in CAF-affiliated nations and wa ...

: 4 appearances

CAF Cup

CAF Cup The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runners-up of member associations who have not qualified to the pre-existing CAF international club competition the African Cup of Champions Clubs. History The tour ...

: 2 appearances

Performance in UAFA competitions

Arab Champions League

Arab Club Champions Cup The Arab Club Champions Cup ( ar, كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال, french: Ligue des Champions Arabe) is an annual regional club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by elit ...

: 10 appearances

Arab Cup Winners' Cup

:2 appearances

Performance in Cecafa Clubs competitions

CECAFA Clubs Cup

CECAFA Clubs Cup The CECAFA Club Cup is a football club tournament organised by CECAFA. It has been known as the Kagame Interclub Cup since 2002, when Rwandan President Paul Kagame began sponsoring the competition. It is contested by clubs from East and Central A ...

:8 appearances

Motto

The

motto A motto (derived from the Latin , 'mutter', by way of Italian , 'word' or 'sentence') is a sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group, or organisation. M ...

for Al-Hilal is ''Allah – AlWatan – Al-Hilal''. It is translated to English as "God – The Nation – Al-Hilal", which establishes a priority love list for Al-Hilal fans.

Players

Out on loan

(on loan) Al Rabita Kosti (Until June 2023) (on loan)

Hilal Alsahil SC Hilal Alsahil Sports Club ( ar, نادي هلال الساحل الرياضي) is a Sudanese football club founded in 1937 in Port Sudan. They played in the top division in Sudanese football, Sudan Premier League. Their home stadium is Stade ...

(Until June 2023) (on loan) Haidoub SC (Until June 2023) (on loan) Wad Nubawi SC (Until June 2023) (on loan)

Kober SC Kober is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adolf Kober (1879–1958), German rabbi and medievalist *Alice Kober (1906–1950), American classical scholar and archaeologist * Amelie Kober (born 1987), German snowboarder *An ...

(Until June 2023)

References

External links

Official website
{{Sudan Premier League Hilal Association football clubs established in 1930 Omdurman 1930 establishments in Sudan