Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli)
| Full name | Al-Ittihad Sports & Cultural & Social Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) |
Al Ameed Al Teeha |
| Founded | 29 July 1944 |
| Ground |
Tripoli International Stadium Tripoli, Libya |
| Capacity | 80,000 |
| Chairman | Omar El Maghierbi |
| Head Coach | Abdulhafidh Erbish |
| League | Libyan Premier League |
| 2013–14 | 2nd |
Al-Ittihad Sport, Cultural & Social Club (Arabic: نادي الاتحاد الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي) is a Libyan football club based in Bab Ben Gashier, Tripoli, Libya. They have won the Libyan Premier League sixteen times, the Libyan Cup six times and the Libyan SuperCup ten times.
Alittihad became the first Libyan club to qualify for the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League in 2007, where they lost to eventual runners-up Al-Ahly of Egypt (1–0) on aggregate. They also reached the semi-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup in 2010.
Al-Ittihad Club was founded on Saturday July 29, 1944 after a merger between three clubs " العمال -al-Ummal", "Al Nahda & Al Shabab, Mohamed Al-Krewi (Arabic: محمد الكريو) was the founder and first president.
The club have 2 appearances in African Cup of Champions Clubs from 1967 to 1985 and 3 appearances in CAF Champions League from 2007 till now.
Al Ittihad is one of the most well supported football clubs in Libya. They held the record for the highest attendance in the CAF Champions League 2007, The Nickname of Al Ittihad Fans is (RED Aurora Supporters) & (Tiha Supporters).
CAF CL 2007
CAF CL 2007
Libyan SuperCup 2006
LPL 2006–07
The crest pictured here is the old crest that was in use. The current one (pictured at the top of the page) replaced the old one in 2003 (a star was added) after the club's 10th league title.
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