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	Salah Mohamed Adam
League	Sudan 2nd division League
2015	9th
Home colours

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.

Achievements

• Khartoum State League: 1

1968

• Sudan Premier League: 2

1968, 1988

• Sudan Cup: 4

1987, 1989, 1995, 1997

Performance in CAF competitions

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 2 appearances

1968: Quarter-Finals

1989: Quarter-Finals

• CAF Cup: 2 appearances

1992 - First Round

1994 - Semi-Finals

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 4 appearances

1988 - First Round

1996 - Second Round

1998 - First Round

2002 - Quarter-Finals

Current squad (2015)

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Hani Mahir 2 DF Ahmed Peter 4 DF Khamees Martin 5 DF Mohsen Abdalla 8 FW El Taiyb El Mahi 11 FW Osman Hajo 13 DF Alsadig Babkir 13 DF Paolo Sergio 14 MF Mosab Ahmed 15 MF Mohammed Khamees 17 MF Salih Abdalla 21 DF Ashref Hassan 22 MF Saber Ismael - GK Salah Yahia

No. Position Player - DF Malik Mohamed Ibrahim - DF Asmail Sidiek - DF Alraih Ali Maki - MF Abd Dalla Ibrahim - MF Ahmed Sif Aldin - MF Jean Lalana - MF Helti Gitom - MF Gobik Phillip - MF Mosab Musa - MF Mosab Ahmed - FW Amer Yaghoub - FW Asrafil Tsfai - FW Ramadan Alagab

External links

• Al-Mourada SC on Facebook
• Team profile - Goalzz.com