Ouroube SC

Ouroube Sports Club (Arabic: نادي العروبة الرياضي) (Armenian: Ուրուբե) is a Syrian sports club based in Aleppo, best known for their football team and basketball teams (men and women).[1][2] Founded in 1923, Ouroube is the oldest sports organization in Syria.[3] The club is part of the Antranik Youth Association, which is a sports program of the AGBU organization. In general, 5 types of sports are being practiced by the club.

Ouroube SC
Full nameOuroube Sports Club
Nickname(s)Ararat
(Armenian: Արարատ)
Founded1923
GroundRi'ayet al-Shabab Stadium
Capacity10,000
PresidentElie Sanossian
LeagueSyrian League 3rd Division
Ouroube active sections

Football
Women's Basketball

History

The club was founded as al-Ahd al-Jadid (Arabic: العهد الجديد) in 1923 by Armenian refugees and survivors of the Armenian genocide.[4]

Two minor sport clubs -Istiqlal (Arabic: الاستقلال) and al-Mish'al (Arabic: المشعل)- were also founded by the Armenians of Aleppo in 1930 and 1931 respectively.[4] Al-Ahd al-Jadid and Istiqlal were specialized in football while al-Mish'al was a basketball club. Finally in 1971, the three clubs were merged into one sports organization to form the Ouroube Sports Club.[4]

Ouroube have qualified for the final match of the first ever Syrian Cup competition played during the 1959-1960 season. However, the match which was scheduled against the al-Jaish Club was never played.

The former basketball player and trainer Hrayr Muradian had served as club president for a period of 23 years, from 1985 until his death in 2008.

The best Syrian football player of the 20th century Avedis Kavlakian played for Ouroube during the 1950s.

Administration

Administrative Board of Ouroube SC:

Office Name
President of the Board Elie Sanossian
Vice-president Henry Arslanian
Member of the Board Shahnour Muradian
Member of the Board Harout Muradian
Member of the Board Vrej Kurumlian
Member of the Board Jack Der-Khorenian
Member of the Board Jemma Badra

Last updated: April 2013
Source: Aleppo sport community

Former notable players
  • Avedis Kavlakian
  • Hagop Avarian
  • Hovig Marash

See also

References
  1. H. Zain/ H. Said (18 December 2014). "Al-Jalaa basketball team takes lead in 1st leg of Aleppo Gathering League Tournament". Syrian Arab News Agency. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. EuroBasket News (21 January 2022). "D1: Round 9: Al-Ouroube still unable to win any game". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. Aleppo sport community
  4. "Syria foundation dates". RSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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