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2003–04 Arab Champions League
The 2003–04 Arab Champions League is the first edition of a new format called Arab Champions League replacing the former Arab Unified Club Championship. The teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia. CS Sfaxien of Tunisia won the final against El-Ismaily of Egypt. First round Qatar and UA Emirates forfeited for undisclosed reasons. Dahak Club (Djibouti) were originally announced as participants but apparently not included in the draw. Zone Asia Zone Africa Second round Group A Group B Group C Group D Group stage Group 1 Group 2 Al Ahly withdrew after the first match of the group against Al-Hilal, the result of this match was not counted. Knock-out stage Knock-out stage held in Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the so ...
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CS Sfaxien
Club Sportif Sfaxien (), known as CS Sfaxien or simply CSS for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Sfax. The club was founded in 1928 and its colours are black and white (Bianconero). Their home stadium, Taieb Mhiri Stadium, has a capacity of 12,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1. History The club was founded in 1928 as ''Club Tunisien'', playing in green and red stripes. The team was promoted to the Tunisian First Division in 1947. In 1950, the first supporters group was founded by Béchir Fendri, and in 1962 the club was renamed "Club Sportif Sfaxien" and team colours were changed to the current black and white stripes. CSS celebrated their half-centenary in 1978 by winning the Tunisian League title. In November 1998, CSS captured the CAF Cup for the first time, beating Senegal's ASC Jeanne d'Arc in the final. In more recent times, CSS reached the final of the CAF Champions League 2006 but were beaten with a late ...
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Al-Ahli Saudi FC
Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club (), commonly known as Al-Ahli, is a Saudi professional Association football, football club based in Jeddah. It competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of Saudi football league system, Saudi football. Al-Ahli has won 52 official championships, the third most of any club in Saudi Arabia. Since its founding in 1937, the club has been known as one of the most successful clubs in Saudi Arabia. Al-Ahli has won 1 AFC Champions League Elite and Domestically Al-Ahli has won 3 Saudi Professional Leagues, And won 13 Kings Cup (Saudi Arabia), Kings Cups, six Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Crown Prince Cups, and one Saudi Super Cup, Super Cup 5 Federations Cup 3 Masuaf In international club football, they have won a record equal of 3 GCC Champions League and 1 Arab Club Championship. Al-Ahli was the first Saudi club to win the league and the King's Cup in the same season, and has done so twice - in 1978 and 2016. Al-Ahli was one of the four founding members ...
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MAS Fez
Maghreb Fez () is a Moroccan professional Football team, football club based in Fez, Morocco, Fez, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football league system, Moroccan football. The club was founded in 1946. Maghreb Fez, commonly known as MAS, is one of the oldest sports clubs in Morocco. The club was founded on September 16, 1946, in the city of Fez, Morocco, Fez. MAS has a long and distinguished history in Moroccan football, achieving numerous accomplishments and titles over the years. It also played a significant role in resisting French colonialism in Morocco. The club was established during the French colonial empire, French colonial period and was part of the national movement that used sports as a means to promote national identity and resist colonialism. The club was not merely a sports institution but also a center for national and political activity. Many of the club's members and founders were activists in the national movement striving for independenc ...
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Espérance Sportive De Tunis
Espérance Sportive de Tunis (), known as ES Tunis or simply EST for short, is a Tunisian professional sports club founded on 15 January 1919 in the Bab Souika neighborhood of Tunis. Its football (soccer), football section has competed in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Tunisian Professional League 1 continuously since 1936. It is nicknamed "Mkashkha", ''The Elder of Tunisian Clubs'', ''The Blood and Gold Club'' and ''The Beast of Africa'' It is the most successful Tunisian club nationally and internationally in all competitions, with 34 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Tunisian Professional League 1 titles (record), the last of which was the 2024–25 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, 2024–25 season, 16 Tunisian Cup titles (record), the last of which was the 2024–25 Tunisian Cup, 2024–25 season, and 7 Tunisian Super Cup titles (record), the most recent of which is the 2023–24 Tunisian Super Cup, 2023–24 edition, the Hedi Shaker Cup in 1968 and the Hamda El ...
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Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)
Al Hilal Sports Club (), known as Al Hilal S.C or simply Al Hilal, is a Sudanese professional Football team, football club based in Omdurman that competes in the Sudan Premier League. The club currently competes in the Super D1, the top-flight of football in Mauritania, due to the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war. Name and History The name Hilāl is derived from the Arabic word for "crescent". The club's motto, "Allah – Al-Watan – Al-Hilal," translates to "God – The Nation – Al-Hilal" in English. Al-Hilal's home ground, the iconic Al-Hilal Stadium, is fondly nicknamed "The Blue Jewel." The stadium was officially inaugurated in January 2018 after significant renovations. What sets Al-Hilal apart from many other prominent African football giants is that their stadium was constructed entirely with the club's own private funding. Continental Rivalries Al Hilal has built fierce continental rivalries with powerhouse clubs like Al Ahly SC, Al Ahly ...
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FC Nouadhibou
FC Nouadhibou is a Mauritanian professional football club based in the commercial centre of Nouadhibou. They compete in the Ligue 1 Mauritania, the top flight of Mauritanian football. History The club was founded in 1999 by a group young people led by Ahmed Yahya Ould Abderrahmane who became the club's first president. He is the current president of the FMF (Federation mauritanienne de Football). Before the creation of the club, there was another club that existed in the late 20th century under the name Imraguens de Nouadhibou. It is unrelated to ASC Imraguens which is based in Atar in another region, an existing club. The club participated for a few times at the WAFU Club Championship especially in 1987. Nouadhibou's appearances at the national cup competitions was in 2004 and defeated 1–0 over ASC Ksar to win their first cup title, their recent appearance was in 2008 and defeated 1–0 over Nasr de Sebkha and won their recent cup title for the club. Their first appeara ...
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Al-Hilal SC (Benghazi)
Al-Hilal Sports Cultural & Social Club () also known as Al-Hilal Benghazi is a Libyan professional association football club based in Benghazi, Libya that competes in the Libyan Premier League. The club has witnessed huge development milestones in terms of infrastructure, strategic development plans and marketing under the leadership of the new board of director (Nader Bushnaf) and the sports director Hossamedin Bedier. Bedier joined Al Hilal SC, as one of the biggest clubs in Libya. and became the youngest Director of Sports Development in Africa. This role was also in the difficult postwar context of the countr Image:Al-Hilal Benghazi.png, Former logo Image:Al-Hilal Benghazi (logo).png, Current logo Honours *Libyan Premier League :Runners-up (2): 1964–65, 2000 *Libyan Cup :Winners (1): 2000–02 :Runners-up (4): 1976–77, 1997–98, 2003–04, 2016-17, 2017-18 Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances ::2001 – First Round ::2003  ...
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Al-Talaba SC
Al-Talaba Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. Its football team competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1969, the club was named Al-Jamiea but became known as Al-Talaba ahead of the 1978–79 season after being merged with a new club of the same name. Their home stadium is Al-Talaba Stadium. Al-Talaba are one of Iraq's most successful teams having won five league titles, most recently in the 2001–02 season. They have also achieved two FA Cups, one Super Cup and a joint-record three Baghdad Championships. The club's best achievements on the continental stage include finishing fourth at the 1986 Asian Club Championship and finishing second and fourth at the 1995 and 1998–99 editions of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup respectively. The club was owned by the National Union of Iraqi Students until 1993, when the club was attached to the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research w ...
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Shaab Ibb SCC
Shaab Ibb Sports and Cultural Club () is a Yemeni professional football club based in Ibb. The club was established in 1964. Achievements *Yemeni League: 3 ::2003, 2004, 2012. *Yemeni President Cup: 2 ::2002, 2003. * Yemeni September 26 Cup: 1 ::2002. * Yemeni Super Cup: 1 **2013 Performance in AFC competitions *AFC Cup: 2 appearances ::2004: Group stage ::2013: Group stage See also * List of football clubs in Yemen Yemeni League Clubs 2nd Level * Al-Eli Hamudi (Hadiboh) * Al-Wufaa (Aden) * Al-Wahda (Aden) * May 22 San'a' * Salam (al-Garfa) * Al-Shula * Shabah Al Jeel {{Asia topic, List of football clubs in Yemen Football clubs Football Foo ... External linksShaab Ibb SCCat Goalzz.com Football clubs in Yemen Association football clubs established in 1964 1964 establishments in Yemen {{Yemen-footyclub-stub ...
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Ittihad FC
Al-Ittihad Club (), commonly known as Al-Ittihad or simply Ittihad, is a Saudi professional football club based in Jeddah. It was founded in 1927. The club has spent its entire history in the top flight of football in Saudi Arabia, currently known as the Saudi Pro League. Ittihad has won 52 championships from which 37 are official championships. Ittihad matches are played at Jeddah's main stadium King Abdullah Sports City, which is the second-largest stadium in Saudi Arabia, accommodating 62,345 spectators. Al Ittihad has a long-standing rivalry with Al-Hilal, which is referred to as '' Saudi El Clasico'', and is considered the most prominent and most watched annual match. It is the oldest sports club still surviving in Saudi Arabia, as the club was founded in 1927. The most successful period in the club history was the 1990s and the 2000s, when the club achieved a large number of titles and achievements domestically, regionally, and globally, culminating in the club securing t ...
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Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo
Al-Ittihad Ahli of Aleppo Sports Club () also known as Al-Ittihad Ahli, is a professional multi-sports club based in the Syrian city of Aleppo, mostly known for its football team which competes in the Syrian Premier League, the top league of Syrian football. Al-Ittihad is one of the most successful clubs in Syrian football history, having won six Syrian football league titles and ten Syrian Cups. Al-Ittihad is a sole founding member of Syrian Premier League that has never been relegated from the top division since its debut in 1966. In Asia, their best performance was in 2010 when they became champions of the AFC Cup competition. The club was founded in 1949 and received its license in 1953. They play their home games at the Aleppo International Stadium since its inauguration in 2007. Due to the reconstruction of the main Aleppo International Stadium, they are temporarily playing at the Al-Hamadaniah Stadium from 2021. The club have their own ground; Al-Ittihad Stadium wit ...
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Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)
Al-Faisaly Sports Club () is a Jordanian professional football club based in Amman. Founded in 1932, the club competes in the Jordanian Pro League, the top flight of Jordanian football. Nicknamed "the Blue Eagles", they were founded as Al-Ashbal Club in 1932. They won 84 official titles, 35 league titles, 21 Jordan FA Cups and 17 Jordan Super Cups, being the record holder for all these competitions, 9 Jordan FA Shields and 2 AFC Cups. Their main rival is Al-Wehdat, a club formed by a Palestinian refugee camp in Amman. History Foundation and first years The club was founded in 1932 under the name Al-Ashbal Club. Football was not the only sport they played. However, because of a lack of financial resources, they focused on the most popular sport in Jordan, football. In 1941, Al-Faisaly restarted, but they realized that they need a large budget. They decided to issue a charity lottery and set up a committee to meet with the Jordanian army chief John Bagot Glubb to obtain off ...
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