Al-Ahli Club (Manama)

Al-Ahli Club
Full name	Al-Ahli Sports Club of Manama
Nickname(s)	Al Nusoor (The Eagles)
Founded	1936; 88 years ago
Ground	Al Ahli Stadium ; Manama
Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Khalid Kanoo
League	Bahraini Premier League
2022–23	6th of 10
Home colours	Away colours

Al-Ahli Club of Manama (Arabic: النادي الأهلي البحريني) is a Bahraini sports club based in the capital city of Manama. 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.^[1] The club also fields players in other sports such as basketball, handball and volleyball. Their home stadium is Al Ahli Stadium, although like all other teams in Bahrain they mainly play on Bahrain National Stadium.

History[edit]

Al Ahli (formerly known as Al Nusoor), along with Muharraq Club, is considered to be the pillar of sports in Bahrain. Another club known as Al Tursana (which reached the Bahraini King's Cup in 1969) merged with Al Nusoor to form Al-Ahli Club.^[2]

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.^[1] 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 (the Asian Cup 2004 top scorer), Ali Saeed, Mohammed Hubail, and Mohammed Husain.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 24 September 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SYR	Khaled Ibrahim
2	FW	SYR	Mostafa Hamou
5	DF	SYR	Muhammad Rostom
6	DF	SYR	Ibrahim Sawas
8	MF	SYR	Tariq Hendawi
9	FW	SYR	Ali Ramadan
11	FW	SYR	Rami Amer
12	FW	SYR	Ahmed Al Sharif
13	GK	SYR	Talal Al Hussen
14	DF	SYR	Louay Al Shareef
15	DF	SYR	Zakaria Karak
16	FW	RWA	Ernest Sugira
17	DF	SYR	Mohamad Rammal (captain)
18	FW	SYR	Mohamad Sharif


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	SYR	Anas Balhous
20	MF	SYR	Mohammad Othman
21	FW	SYR	Anas Alaji
22	GK	SYR	Mustafa Al Borsali
23	MF	SYR	Yahya Karak
27	FW	SYR	Firas Kareem
28	FW	SYR	Qais Al-Hassan
30	MF	SYR	Qusay Habib
70	DF	SYR	Farhad Khaled
77	MF	SYR	Mohamed Maatouk
80	FW	SYR	Ivan Sliman
88	MF	SYR	Malek Ali
90	DF	SYR	Ahmad Al Khaimi
99	MF	SYR	Mohammed Harb

Achievements[edit]

Bahraini Premier League: 5

1969, 1972, 1977, 1996, 2010.

Bahraini Second Division League: 1

2015.

Bahraini King's Cup: 9

1960, 1968, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1991, 2001, 2003, 2024.

Bahraini FA Cup: 2

2007, 2016.

Bahraini Super Cup: 1

2003.

Former players[edit]

Handball[edit]

Current squad[edit]

Squad 2023–2024

Head coach: Sofiane Hiouani

Goalkeepers

1 Husain Mahfoodh

Left wingers

9 Hasan Al-Samahiji
10 Mahmood Husain

Right wingers

Line players

33 Hasan Madan

Left backs

22 Abdullah Ali
77 Jasim Al-Salatna

Center backs

Right backs

11 Sadiq Ali
15 Mohamed Abdulredha

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Hamzah, Mohammed (8 November 2012). "Bahrain at risk of losing one of its fiercest Derbies!". Gulf Daily News. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
^ "فريق الترسانة". alayam.com (in Arabic). 19 October 2012.
^ "TBT: Blaise Lelo Mbele, Pirates' DRC Magician". Soccer Laduma.co.za. 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

External links[edit]

(in Arabic) Official site

[Hamzah-1] Hamzah, Mohammed (8 November 2012). "Bahrain at risk of losing one of its fiercest Derbies!". Gulf Daily News. Retrieved 27 December 2012.

[2] "فريق الترسانة". alayam.com (in Arabic). 19 October 2012.

[3] "TBT: Blaise Lelo Mbele, Pirates' DRC Magician". Soccer Laduma.co.za. 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

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