Al-Ahli Club of Manama ( ar, النادي الأهلي البحريني) is a

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i sports club based in the capital city of

Manama Manama ( ar, المنامة ', Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 people as of 2020. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very di ...

. 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. The club also fields players in other sports such as

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, handball and

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. Their home stadium is Al Ahli Stadium, although like all other teams in Bahrain they mainly play on

Bahrain National Stadium Bahrain National Stadium ( ar, ستاد البحرين الوطني; transliterated: Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī) is the national stadium of Bahrain, located in Riffa. It can accommodate 24,000 spectators and is used mostly for football matches. ...

History

Al Ahli (formerly known as Al Nusoor), along with

Muharraq Club Al-Muharraq Sports Club ( ar, نادي المحرق الرياضي) is a Bahraini professional football club based in Muharraq. It is one of the oldest sports clubs in the Arabian Peninsula. Al-Muharraq Sports Club has won the Bahraini Premier ...

, is considered to be the pillar of sports in Bahrain. Another club known as Al Tursana (which reached the

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in 1969) merged with Al Nusoor to form Al-Ahli Club. 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. Today they still are known to have the best youth products on their side, and focus primarily on the youth players to challenge for the league title. Amongst the players that Al Ahli has produced are

A'ala Hubail A'ala Ahmed Mohamed Hubail ( ar, علاء أحمد محمد حبيل; born 25 June 1982) is a Bahraini former professional footballer who played as a striker. With the Bahrain national team, he was the top scorer in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup. 201 ...

(the Asian Cup 2004 top scorer), Ali Saeed, Mohammed Hubail, and Mohammed Husain.

Achievements

Bahraini Premier League The Bahraini Premier League is the main football competition in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Currently known as the Nasser bin Hamad Premier League, the first season was held in 1957. The winners of the domestic championship qualify for the AFC Cup. ...

: 5 :: 1969, 1972, 1977, 1996, 2010 *Bahraini Second Division League: 1 :: 2015 *

: 8 :: 1960, 1968, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1991, 2001, 2003

Former players

Mehmed Alispahić Mehmed Alispahić (born 24 November 1987) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Club career Alispahić began his career with Iskra Bugojno in the First League of FBiH. He then joined Croatian 1. HNL club ...

* Olivier Boumelaha * Mohammad Abdel-Haleem *

Jeremias Carlos David Jeremias Carlos David (born 7 April 1993) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward. He most recently played for NWC Asten. Career Carlos David started his senior career with Helmond Sport in the Dutch Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie ...

* Manouchehr Ahmadov * Lelo Mbele * Antonio Blakeney

References

External links

Official site
{{Bahraini Premier League Football clubs in Bahrain Association football clubs established in 1936 Organisations based in Manama 1936 establishments in Bahrain Sport in Manama