Al-Hilal Sports Cultural & Social Club (Arabic: نادي الهلال الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي) also known as Al-Hilal Benghazi is a Libyan professional association football club based in Benghazi, Libya that competes in the Libyan Premier League.
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| Full name | Al-Hilal Sports Cultural & Social Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Hila-Hop | |
| Founded | 23 March 1952 | |
| Ground | Martyrs of February Stadium, Benina, Libya | |
| Capacity | 10,550 | |
| Chairman | Nader Bushnaf | |
| Manager | Tarek Thabet | |
| League | Libyan Premier League | |
| 2023–24 | 4th | |
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The club has witnessed huge development milestones in terms of infrastructure, strategic development plans and marketing under the leadership of the new board of director (Nader Bushnaf) and the sports director Hossamedin Bedier.[1]
Bedier joined Al Hilal SC, as one of the biggest clubs in Libya. and became the youngest Director of Sports Development in Africa. This role was also in the difficult postwar context of the country.[2][3][1][4]
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Former logo -
Current logo
Honours
edit- Runners-up (2): 1964–65, 2000
- Winners (1): 2000–02
- Runners-up (4): 1976–77, 1997–98, 2003–04, 2016-17, 2017-18
Performance in CAF competitions
edit- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances
- 2001 – First Round
- 2003 – Second Round
Current players
edit(in alphabetical order by surname)
Basketball team
editAl-Hilal SC has a basketball team that competes in the Libyan Division I Basketball League.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Hossamedin Bedier appointed as sports director of Libya's AlHilal". EgyptToday. 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Al Hilal begin Libyan bid to host international games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Gor Mahia hope to spread love and unity in Libya - Polack | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "CAF lifts restriction to host official matches on Libyan territory". CAFOnline.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Al Hilal Benghazi". afrobasket.com. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
External links
edit- Al-Hilal SC at Soccerway
- Al-Hilal SC on Facebook
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