Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)
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.
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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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".
Players
- As of 4 August 2023
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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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
Arab titles
- Arab Cup Winners' Cup
- Runner-up: (1) 2002
References
External links
- Official website (in Arabic)