A'Ali Cultural & Sports Club is a professional

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

club based in

A'ali A'ali () is a major town in northern Bahrain. It is a part of the Northern Governorate, although from 2001 to 2014 it lay within the Central Governorate (Bahrain), Central Governorate. A'ali is famous for its Dilmun Burial Mounds, ancient burial ...

, a major town in northern

Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...

. The club competes in the

Premier League The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...

, the top tier of Bahraini football. They first participated professionally in the 2022–23 season in the

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. They were promoted to the

for the first time after finishing second in the 2023–24 Second Division. They made their Premier League debut in the 2024–25 season.

References

Football clubs in Bahrain Association football clubs established in 1968 1960s establishments in Bahrain {{Bahrain-footyclub-stub