Full name | Olympic Azzaweya Sports Club |
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Founded | 1947 |
Ground | Olympic Stadium Zawiya, Libya |
Capacity | 8,000 |
League | Libyan Premier League |
2007–08 | 8th |
Olympic Azzaweya Sports Club (Arabic: نادي أولمبي الزاوية الرياضي) is a Libyan football club based in Zawiya, Libya.
They are the only club from outside Tripoli or Benghazi to win the Libyan Premier League title. They achieved this in the 2003–04 season. The club boasts former players such as Nader Kara, Marei Al Ramly and Younes Al Shibani. The club did compete in the CAF Champions League once in 2005, where they went out in the first round to USM Alger, 7–0 on aggregate, having beaten Renaissance FC of Chad 3–2 in the Preliminary Round.
As of December 7, 2008 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.