Al-Merrikh
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| Full name | Al-Merrikh Sporting Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Al-Zaeem (The Leader) The Red Devils Al-Ahmar Al-Wahhag |
| Founded | Initially as Al-Masalmah in 1908 – November 14, 1927 |
| Ground |
Al-Merrikh Stadium Omdurman, Sudan |
| Capacity | 43,000 |
| President | Gamal Al-Wali |
| Manager | Luc Eymael |
| League | Sudan Premier League |
| 2015 | Sudan Premier League, 1st |
| Website | Club home page |
Al-Merrikh Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي المريخ الرياضي) is a Sudanese football club based in Omdurman. 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, and 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 with only Al-Ardha street separating the teams and between them they are Sudan's most powerful and successful football clubs.
Al-Merrikh was founded under the name of Al-Masalma Sporting Club in 1908 by students from Al-Masalmah district in Omdurman of Gordon Memorial College. The club renamed as Al-Merrikh Sporting Club on 14 November 1927.
In 2015 Al-Merreikh signed South Sudanese player Aluck Akech from Malakia after Aluck played with South Sudan against Mauritania for 2018 World Cup qualifications.
Old crest
Present crest
Participated 36 times in all CAF championships
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Updated: July 2014.
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.
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