Al Ahly SC (Benghazi)

Al Ahly Benghazi
الأهلي بنغازي
Full nameAl Ahly Sports Cultural & Social Club
النادي الأهلي الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي
NicknamesThe Long Journey
The Butchers
Founded19 April 1947; 79 years ago (1947-04-19)
GroundMartyrs of February Stadium
Capacity10,550
ChairmanKhaled Mohamed
ManagerZoran Manojlovic
LeagueLibyan Premier League
Current season

Al Ahly Sports Cultural and Social Club (Arabic: النادي الأهلي الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي), also known as Al Ahly Benghazi, is a Libyan sports club based in Benghazi. Al Ahly has its roots in a political party, the Omar al Mukhtar society.

History

Al Ahly Benghazi was made a professional football club in 1947, although they had existed years before then.

In 2000, Al Ahly Benghazi's headquarters and training complex was demolished by the Libyan government, supposedly destroying records, trophies and medals of the club. The demolition was allegedly carried out in response to Al Ahly Benghazi fans insulting Saadi Gaddafi by dressing a donkey in a shirt baring his squad number, but other sources pointed to the burning a few days before of the Libyan Football Federation offices in Benghazi by angry Al Ahly Benghazi fans as the matter. The club was then given an indefinite ban which lasted until 2005. Saadi Gaddafi had denied all the allegations.

The club has been given 77 acres (310,000 m2) of land for a new ground by the Libyan Jamahiriya government, although it cannot afford to develop it.

Crest

Note: Al Ahly SC (Benghazi) is the only club in Libya which has a star in its logo before reaching 10 league titles.

Squad

Current squad

As of 20 September 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  LBA Murad Al-Wuheeshi (captain)
— FW  TUN Firas Chaouat
— MF  BFA Trova Boni
— MF  ALG Islam Merili
6 MF  LBA Osama Al-Sarit
— MF  MAR Amine Aboulfath
8 MF  LBA Abdallah Dagou
— FW  COD Makabi Lilepo
10 MF  MOZ Luís Miquissone
— MF  LBA Fahad Al-Mesmari
12 GK  LBA Redwan Tawfiq
— FW  LBA Ahmed Mekari
14 FW  LBA Waleed Al-Murghani
15 DF  LBA Mohamed Othman Karoui
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  LBA Mohammed Al-Tarhouni
17 MF  LBA Ashraf Al-Maghasi
18 MF  LBA Hussain Taktak
19 MF  LBA Hamam Hamza
20 MF  LBA Salem Boushaala
21 DF  LBA Malek Ben Ismael
22 FW  COL Santiago Muñoz
24 DF  LBA Salah Fakroun
25 MF  LBA Islam Nasr
28 GK  LBA Zekeriya Girada
29 GK  LBA Farag Fakroun
31 FW  LBA Mousa Al-Agouri
32 FW  LBA Hamza Wanis
33 MF  LBA Mohammed Wanis
35 MF  LBA Nouredinne Al-Madani

Staff

History

Head coaches

Team captains since founding

Former players

Honours

National titles

International titles

Performance in CAF competitions

2009 – First Round
1999 – First Round

References

  1. 1 2 3 Xan Rice (25 May 2011). "Libya: A donkey taunt, the Gaddafis and a fatal footballing rivalry". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi, His Son and the Politics of Libyan Soccer Bleacher Report, 23 February 2011