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For other uses, see Al Merreikh.
Al-Merrikh SC
Al-Merrikh SC (logo).png
Full name Al-Merrikh Sporting Club
Nickname(s) Al-Zaeem (The Leader)
The Red Devils
Al-Ahmar Al-Wahhag
Founded Initially as Al-Masalam in 1908 – November 14, 1927
Ground Al-Merrikh Stadium
Omdurman, Sudan
Ground Capacity 45,000
President Gamal Al-Wali
Manager France Diego Garzitto
League Sudan Premier League
2014 2nd
Website Club home page
Current season

Al-Merrikh Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي المريخ الرياضي‎‎) is a Sudanese football club based in Omdurman, Sudan. Their home stadium is Al-Merrikh Stadium. Which is locally known as The Red Castle. Founded in 1908, Al-Merrikh is one of the oldest football clubs in Africa. El-Merrikh have won the Sudan Premier League 20 times and Sudan Cup 24 times. Al-Merrikh means Mars in Arabic. The club share a fierce rivalry with Al-Hilal, the games between them regularly selling out, as well as being the only other realistic challenger to the league crown. Al-Hilal are also based in Omdurman and between them they are Sudan's most powerful and successful football clubs.

Club history

Al-Merrikh was founded under the name of Al-Masalma Sporting Club in 1908 by students from Al-Masalam district in Omdurman of Gordon Memorial College. The club renamed as Al-Merrikh Sporting Club on 14 November 1927.[1]

Crest

  • Old crest

  • Present crest

Honours

National titles

Champions (16): 1971, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015
Winners (23): 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Champions (17): 1953–54, 1955–56, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97

International titles

Runner-up (1): 2007
Winners (1): 1989
Winners (3): 1986, 1994, 2014
Runners-up (3): 1987, 1988, 2009
  • Dubai Golden Cup
Winners (1): 1987

Performance in CAF competitions

Participated 36 times in all CAF championships

( 8 times First Round – 7 times Second Round – 1 time Quarter-Finals – 1 time Group Stage – 1 time semifinal– 1 time Preliminary Round) –

(1 time as Finalist – 1 time semifinal – 1 time – 1 time Quarter-Finals – 1 time Intermediate Round – 1 time Preliminary Round) – Semifinals

appearances (1 time Winner – 2 times semi-finals – 1 time Quarter-Finals – 3 times Second Round – 4 times First Round)

Current squad (2014-15)

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 El Muez Mahgoub
2 Sudan GK Ehab Zoghber
3 Sudan GK Atef Abdallah
4 Sudan FW Bakri Al-Madina
5 Sudan DF Ahmed El-Basha
6 Sudan DF Ahmed Abdalla
7 Sudan DF El Rayah Maki
8 Sudan DF Omer Bakhit
9 Sudan DF Ali Gaffar
10 Sudan DF Ala'a Eldin Yousif
11 Sudan DF Bakhit Khamis
12 Sudan MF Ragei Adbdalla
13 Sudan MF Ramadan Agab
No. Position Player
15 Ghana FW Francis Coffie
16 Sudan DF Balla Gabir
18 Sudan FW Abdu Gabir
19 Sudan MF Ahmed Abakar
21 Ghana MF Augustine Okrah
22 Sudan DF Mosaab Omer
25 Sudan DF Issac Malikh
27 Ivory Coast FW Didier Lebri
30 Nigeria FW Solomon Jabason
42 Sudan MF Magdi Abdelatif
44 Egypt MF Ayman Saied
60 Sudan FW Mohamed Traoré
99 Sudan FW Mohamed Marhoum

Notable former players

Managerial history

Updated: July 2014.[4]

Presidential history

Al-Merrikh have had numerous presidents over the course of history, none of them was owner of the club, although the land on which the current stadium was owned by Abdularahman Shakhour, some of the presidents have been honorary players. Currently Gamal Alwali is the chairman. Here is a complete list of Al-Merrikh club presidents from 1927 until the present day.

References

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External links

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