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.
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| Full name | Al-Hilal Sports Club | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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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.
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.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | MF | SDN | Walieldin Khedr |
| 22 | DF | SDN | Faris Abdalla (5th Captain) |
| 23 | MF | SDN | Emad Salah |
| 24 | DF | COD | Steven Ebuela |
| 25 | DF | SDN | Ahmed Yahia |
| 26 | DF | SDN | Shehab Amer |
| 27 | DF | SDN | Muwafaq Sedig (4th Captain) |
| 28 | FW | SDN | Anas Saeed |
| 29 | GK | SDN | Ali Abu Eshrein |
| 30 | GK | SDN | Muhamed Abouja (3rd Captain) |
| 31 | MF | SDN | Yaser Awad |
| 33 | MF | CIV | Claude Singone |
| 35 | GK | SDN | Omer Yusuf |
| 36 | DF | SDN | Esmat Abdelhameed |
| 37 | DF | SDN | Marwan Rajab |
| 38 | DF | SEN | Ousmane Diouf |
| 39 | FW | SDN | Youhana Abdallah |
| 40 | MF | SDN | Alsheikh Muhamed |
| — | DF | SEN | Junior Marc Mendy |
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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
External links
- Official website (in Arabic)