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Arab Cup Winners' Cup
The Arab Cup Winners' Cup () was a football (soccer), football competition between the winning clubs of national cup competitions in Arab nations. It started in 1989 and merged with the Arab Club Champions Cup and Arab Super Cup in 2002 to form the Arab Club Champions Cup, Arab Unified Club Championship. History After the Arab Club Champions Cup, the UAFA held another championship for domestic cup champions, which began in its first edition in 1989. The inaugural competition was hosted by the Saudi Al-Ittihad Club in Jeddah, and the Stade Tunisien won the title. The competition continued until 2002, when it had its last edition in Tunis which was also won by Stade Tunisien. Records and statistics Finals Winners by club Winners by country All-time top scorers References External linksArab Cup Winners' Cup– ''rsssf.com'' (archived 5 January 2006)Arab Cup Winners' Cup– ''mundial11.com''Arab Cup Winners' Cup – ''naseej.net'' (archived 7 March 2016) {{UAFA Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab World
The Arab world ( '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, comprises a large group of countries, mainly located in West Asia and North Africa. While the majority of people in the Arab world are ethnically Arabs, Arab, there are also significant populations of other ethnic groups such as Berbers, Kurds, Somalis and Nubians, among other Demographics of the Arab world, groups. Arabic is used as the lingua franca throughout the Arab world. The Arab world is at its minimum defined as the 19 states where Arabs form at least a wiktionary:plurality, plurality of the population. At its maximum it consists of the 22 member states of the Arab League, members of the Arab League, an international organization, which on top of the 19 plurality Arab states also includes the Bantu peoples, Bantu-speaking Comoros, and the Cushitic-speaking peoples, Cushitic-speaking Djibouti and Somalia. The region stretches from the Atlantic O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Shabab Riyadh
Shabab Club also known as Al-Shabab () is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Riyadh that competes in the Saudi Pro League. Founded in 1947 as ''Shabab Al-Riyadh'' (; ), it was renamed ''Al-Shabab'' in 1967. The club earned its name, "Shabab," meaning "youth" in Arabic, due to its emphasis on developing young players at its inception. Unlike its rivals, which primarily featured senior players, the club focused on nurturing youth talent. This distinction persisted for many years, becoming a defining characteristic of the club. As a result, the club became renowned for its commitment to youth development. History Al Shabab was the first football club in Riyadh. The club began before 1947, with many conflicts before with its numerous members, but it was settled in 1947 and Abdulrahman Bin Saeed was the president. Five years later, Al Shabab won its first tournament beating Sakit Al Hadeed (Railway Club) in Riyadh. In 1955 Al Shabab beat the Military College to win th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laith Hussein
Laith Hussein Shihaib Al-Tawlid (; born 13 October 1968) is an Iraqi former football player who played as a midfielder and served as the captain of the Iraqi national team. He was vital to speaking out against Uday Hussein, the chairman of the Iraqi Olympic Committee, who was known for his brutality against the football team. International career Hussein made his international debut at the age of 17 in 1986. He played in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul and helped Iraq win the Asian Youth Championship in Doha. In the World Youth Cup in Saudi Arabia a year later, Hussein was on the verge of joining Spanish giants Barcelona, after scoring one of the goals in a 2–0 win over Spain, helping Iraq to top their group, but was denied this move by then-president Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until Saddam Hussein statue destruction, his overthrow in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imed Ben Younes
Imed Ben Younes (; born 16 June 1974) is a Tunisian football coach and former player who is the former head coach of CA Bizertin. He played for a few clubs in Tunisia including Étoile Sahel and CS Sfaxien and played a single season at Qatari club Al-Wakrah. After retiring in 2005, he returned in 2008 to play for Sfax Railways Sports, his first professional football club. International career Ben Younes played for the Tunisia national team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, appearing as a substitute in the three matches that Tunisia played. He also played for Tunisia at the 1996 Summer Olympics. His last international match was a friendly against Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati .... Career statistics References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Al-Jumaan
Abdullah Mohamed Al-Jumaan Al-Dosari (; born 10 November 1977) is a Saudi Arabian footballer. Career At the club level, Al-Dosari played most of his career for Al-Hilal. he play 88 game and scoring 93 goals. on 9 February 2007 he joined to Al-Ahali for six moth loan . he left Al-Hilal in September 2007 after Decision the coach of team Cosmin Olăroiu. He also represented the Saudi Arabia national team, and took part at the 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea/Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by .... Al-Dosari won 43 caps, scoring 17 goals for Saudi Arabia. References 1977 births Living people Saudi Arabian men's footballers Saudi Arabia men's international footballers 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2000 AFC Asian Cup players Al-Hilal Saudi FC players Al-Ahli Saudi FC p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachid Amrane
Rachid Amrane (born 15 March 1974 in Mostaganem) () is an Algerian international footballer. Honours * Topscorer of the 1997 Arab Cup Winners' Cup with MC Oran with 6 goals * Topscorer of the Qatar Stars League with Ittihad Doha in the 2001–02 season with 16 goals. * Topscorer of the Algerian Ligue 2 with ASM Oran Association Sportive Madinet d'Oran (), known as ASM Oran or ASMO for short, is an Algerian football club based in Oran and founded in 1933. The club colours are green and white. Their home stadium, Habib Bouakeul Stadium, has a capacity of 15,0 ... in the 2004–05 season with 20 goals. Qadsia Stats References 1974 births Living people Algerian men's footballers Algeria men's international footballers MC Oran players ES Sétif players Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Al-Gharafa SC players Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Sportspeople from Mostaganem ASM Oran players Qadsia SC players Qatar Stars League players ES Mostaganem pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Seator
Frank Jean Seator (24 October 1975 – 12 February 2013) was a Liberian professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his football career in Asia. Club career Seator joined Tunisian club Espérance in 2002. He also played for clubs in Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Hungary and Sweden. In 2005, Seator played with Perak FA in Malaysia, and became a popular player with the fans (whom nicknamed him "Booker T", after the WWE wrestler). He scored 64 goals in all competition within only two and a half seasons. He also played for Indonesian side Persis Solo and Indian I-League club Salgaocar. International career Seator was a long-time member of the Liberia national team. He was a member of the 2002 African Cup of Nations Liberia squad. He was also part of the Liberian squad qualifying for the 2008 African Cup of Nations The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th editio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadd Sports Club
Al Sadd Sports Club () is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd (Qatar), Al Sadd district of the capital city Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the top level of Qatari football, the Qatar Stars League. Locally, it is known primarily by the nickname ''"Al Zaeem"'', which translates to "The Leader". It is known as the best team in Qatar and is the only Qatari team that has won the AFC Champions League in Asia. In addition to football, the club has teams for Team handball, handball, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, and athletics. Al Sadd is the most successful sports club in the country, and holds a national record of 64 official football championships. The origin of Al Sadd's conception began with Al-Attiyah family members who excelled in football but did not wish to join any of the existing football clubs. After consulting the minister of Youth and Sports, the family, led by Ali Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, decided to found the club on 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuwait SC
Kuwait Sports Club () is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Kuwait City. Their football team has won Kuwait Premier League 19 times and has won over 50 trophies overall. The club plays in the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium located in Kaifan, which is the 5th largest stadium in Kuwait. It is the first Kuwaiti club to ever win an Asian title, having won the 2009 AFC Cup, 2012 AFC Cup and 2013 AFC Cup. History The club is also called ''Al Kuwait'' and ''Al Ameed''. Members of the club during the 1980s formed a part of the Kuwaiti national team which reached the 1982 FIFA World Cup. The second golden age for the club was in the 2000s, as they have been winning most of the league titles and participating in AFC Cup. In 2009, Kuwait won the first AFC Cup winning against Al-Karamah from Syria with the victory of 2–1. In 2011, they reached the AFC Cup final, but they lost against Nasaf Qarshi from Uzbekistan. The club became champion of AFC Cup in 2012 and 2013 defeating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étoile Sportive Du Sahel
Étoile Sportive du Sahel (), known as ES Sahel or simply ESS for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Sousse in the Sahel, Tunisia, Sahel region of Tunisia. Their home stadium, Sousse Olympic Stadium, has a capacity of 50,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, the Tunisian top-flight football league. The club was founded on 11 May 1925 after a general meeting under the chairmanship of Chedly Boujemla, Ali Laârbi and Ahmed Zeglaoui, at the headquarters of the Association of the ancient French-Arab School in Laroussi Zarouk Street, in the heart of the Medina of Sousse, Tunisia, old town of Sousse. The aim of the meeting was to establish a sports education society. The Flag of Tunisia, Tunisian flag was chosen in the selection of the colors of the team. The red shirt with the star and the white shorts. The French protectorate of Tunisia, French colonial authorities prevented the use of these colors, but with the insistence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Mokawloon SC
Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club (), known locally as Al Mokawloon, is an Football in Egypt, Egyptian professional sports club based in Nasr City and owned by Arab Contractors (Al Mokawloon Al Arab). The club is best known for their Association football, football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Second Division A. The club over the years have produced some of the most famous and talented players in Egypt, including Abdel Sattar Sabry, Mohamed Salah, and Mohamed Elneny. History Arab Contractors The club was founded in 1973 by the Egyptian engineer, General contractor, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician Osman Ahmed Osman as the official sporting club for his prominent, regional construction company, the Arab Contractors, arguably the biggest one in the entire Middle East at that time. The 1983 championship club included Joseph-Antoine Bell (''Cameroon''), Karim Abdul Razak (''Ghana'') and Ishmael Dyfan (''Sierra Leone''). Honours and achievements Domestic * Egyp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Qadisiyah FC
Al-Qadsiah () is a Saudi Arabian professional football club that competes in the Saudi Pro League. The team is based in the eastern city of Khobar and their home ground is the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium. History Al-Qadsiah have been a regular and uninterrupted participant in the Saudi Premier League since its inception in the inaugural 1976–77 season, their best ever top-flight season came in the 1980–81 season when they finished in 3rd place. Al-Qadsiah's most successful period in their history came in the early 90's when they won the 1991-92 Crown Prince Cup against Al-Shabab 4–2 on penalties to claim their first ever top flight title. The club's cup win qualified them for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup, where they reached the final to face South China whom they beat 6–2 on aggregate to clinch the 1993–94 title. In the same season they also picked up the 1993–94 Saudi Federation Cup by beating Al-Nassr 2–0 in the final. After 21 consecutive seasons in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
