Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)
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Full name | Al-Hilal Sports Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | Seed Al-Balad (The Leader of the Country) Al-Mawj Al-Azraq (The Blue Wave) Nadi Al-Haraka Al-Wataniya (National Movement Club) Nadi Al-Shaab (People's Club) | |||
Founded | 13 February 1930 | |||
Ground | Al-Hilal Stadium | |||
Capacity | 25,000 | |||
Chairman | Hesham Hassan Al Subat | |||
Manager | Florent Ibengé | |||
League | Sudan Premier League | |||
2021–22 | 1st | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Al Hilal Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الهلال للتربية), known as Al Hilal S.C or simply Al Hilal, is a Sudanese professional football club based in Omdurman that competes in the Sudan Premier League. In a surprise move, it was announced that Al Hilal will be playing in the Tanzanian Premier League in the next season.
Name and history
The name Hilāl is the Arabic word for crescent – a name chosen on a night when the crescent of the moon was visible in Omdurman. Also it is the first club in the world to be named (AL- HILAL). The motto for Al-Hilal is Allah – AlWatan – Al-Hilal. It is translated to English as "God – The Nation – Al-Hilal".
The team's home stadium, Al-Hilal Stadium, nicknamed "The Blue Jewel", opened in January 2018.[1]
Players
- As of 2 February 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Honours
National titles
- Sudan Premier League: 29 (Record)
- Sudan Cup: 8
- Champion: 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2021–22
African titles
- CAF Champions League
- 2011 Caf Champions League Top Goal scorer with 7 goals Edward Sadomba
Arab titles
- Arab Cup Winners' Cup
- Runner-up: (1) 2002
References
- ^ "الهلال السوداني يفتتح جوهرة الـ"400 مليار"" [The Sudanese Al-Hilal Opens the "400 billion" Jewel]. سكاي نيوز عربية [Sky News Arabia] (in Arabic). 19 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Arabic)