Al-Mourada SC

Al-Mourada SC
Full name Al-Mourada Sports Club
Nickname(s) "Al-Garageer"
Founded 1927
Ground Al-Mourada Stadium,
Omdurman, Sudan
Ground Capacity 15,000
Manager [[]]
League Khartoum League
2015 9th

Al-Mourada Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الموردة الرياضي) is a Sudanese football club based in Al-Mourada, a suburb of Omdurman. Along with Al-Hilal and Al-Merrikh, they formed the triplet of Sudanese football, but they couldn't that legacy. They were one of the strongest teams in Sudan during their strong reign in the top division of the Sudanese football before being relegated to the 2nd division league due to some financial difficulties. Al-Mourada along with Hilal Alsahil are the only two teams who had broken the domination of the Sudanese football by Al-Hilal Omdurman and Elmerrikh SC as the league title was always won by either one of the rivals. Al-Mourada have been crowned as the champions of the Sudanese 1st division which was the top tier of the Sudanese football at that time in the year 1968. Their home stadium is Al-Mourada Stadium located in the Mourada district in Omdurman which is being renovated to coup with the international standards .

Name and meaning

Al-Mourada is derived from the Arabic word 'mowrid' (مورد) which is a port. The name was chosen to symbolise the importance of Al-Mourada suburb as a local port for goods. The football team is symbolized with the red and blue color.

National

Champion (2):1968, 1988
Runners-up (3):1987, 1996, 1997
Third Place (3): 1993 1999, 2007
Fourth Place (2): 1998, 2006
9 Place (1): 2012
14 Place (1): 2013
Champion (2): 1995, 1997
Runners-up (1): 2001
Champion (2): 1978, 1995

International

Third Place (1): 1995

Performance in CAF competitions

1968: Quarter-Finals
1989: Quarter-Finals
1988 – First Round
1996 – Second Round
1998 – First Round
2002 – Quarter-finals
1992 – First Round
1994 – Semi-finals

Performance in UAFA Competitions

1989 – Preliminary stage
1993 –Semi-finals
1996 – Group stage
1998 – Group stage

Performance in CECAFA Competitions

1991 – Group stage
1995 – Third Place
1997 – Quarter-finals

Current squad (2015)

Below the current squad of the team.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Sudan GK Hani Mahir
2 Sudan DF Ahmed Peter
4 South Sudan DF Khamees Martin
5 Sudan DF Mohsen Abdalla
8 Sudan FW El Taiyb El Mahi
11 Sudan FW Osman Hajo
13 Sudan DF Alsadig Babkir
13 Brazil DF Paolo Sergio
14 Sudan MF Mosab Ahmed
15 Sudan MF Mohammed Khamees
17 Sudan MF Salih Abdalla
21 Sudan DF Ashref Hassan
22 Sudan MF Saber Ismael
- Sudan GK Salah Yahia
No. Position Player
- Sudan DF Malik Mohamed Ibrahim
- Sudan DF Asmail Sidiek
- Sudan DF Alraih Ali Maki
- Sudan MF Abd Dalla Ibrahim
- Sudan MF Ahmed Sif Aldin
- Brazil MF Jean Lalana
- Eritrea MF Helti Gitom
- Sudan MF Gobik Phillip
- Sudan MF Mosab Musa
- Sudan MF Mosab Ahmed
- Sudan FW Amer Yaghoub
- Eritrea FW Asrafil Tsfai
- Sudan FW Ramadan Alagab

References

  1. "Current squad of the team". Goalzz.com. 2012.

External links

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