Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli)
Al-Ittihad Sport, Cultural & Social Club (Arabic: نادي الاتحاد الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي) famously known as Al-Ittihad Tripoli, or simply Al-Ittihad, is a Libyan football club based in Bab Ben Gashier, Tripoli, Libya. They have won the Libyan Premier League 18 times, the Libyan Cup 7 times and the Libyan SuperCup 10 times.
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Full name | Al-Ittihad Sports and Cultural Social Club | ||
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Founded | July 29, 1944 | ||
Ground | Tripoli Stadium | ||
Capacity | 65,000 | ||
League | Libyan Premier League | ||
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Al-ittihad reached the quarter-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup in 2010.
History
Al-Ittihad Club was founded on July 29, 1944, after a merger between three clubs, "Al Ummal", "Al Nahda" & "Al Shabab". Mohamed Al-Krewi (Arabic: محمد الكريو) was the founder and first president.[1]
Honours
Libyan Championships
- Libyan Premier League: 18
- 1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2020–21, 2021-2022
- Libyan Cup: 7
- 1992, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2018
- Finalist: 1994, 1987, 2002, 2003
- Libyan SuperCup: 10
- 1999, 2002, 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League / African Cup of Champions Clubs: 15 appearances
The club have 5 appearances in African Cup of Champions Clubs from 1967 to 1992 and 10 appearances in CAF Champions League from 2003 till now.
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- CAF Confederation Cup: 11 appearances
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- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance
- 2000 – Semi-finals
Stadium
Alittihad play their home games at the Tripoli Stadium, 6 km from center of Tripoli. They share the 80,000 capacity ground with Al-Ahly Tripoli and Al Madina. The club owns the 5,000 capacity Al Mala'b Al Baladi (Arabic: الملعب البلدي). Located in central Tripoli, the ground is now used for training.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
Ion Moldovan (1995–96[2])
Semen Osynovskyi (Aug 1998 – Nov 1998)
Giuseppe Dossena (2002–03)
Ion Moldovan (2005–06)
Branko Smiljanić (July 2006 – June 8)
Stefano Cusin (Dec 2008 – June 9)
Miodrag Ješić (July 2009 – May 10)
Anwar Salama (May 2010 – Oct 10)
Baltemar Brito (2010–11)
Marcos Paquetá (2011–12)
José Vidigal (2012–13)
Baltemar Brito (2013–14)
Osama Al Hamadi (2020–21)
Giuseppe Sannino (2021)
Osama Al Hamadi (2021–22)
Other sports
Al Ittihad has got teams competing in different other sports. Al Ittihad's Handball, Volleyball and Basketball teams have won many national competitions.
References
- "Account Suspended". www.alittihad.ly. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- "UN BRINDISI A CASA DI GHEDDAFI - la Repubblica.it". Retrieved 9 July 2016.
External links
- Al-Ittihad Photo Gallery
- Club Information at Goalzz.com
- (in Arabic) www.ittihad4ever.com – Fans Site
- (in Arabic) ittihad13
- (in Arabic) kooora.com – Libyan soccer forums
- Al Ittihad Photo Gallery @ Flickr
- (in Arabic) History of the Club