# Al-Orouba SC

Al-Orouba Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي العروبة الرياضي; also known locally as Al-Marid, or "The Giant(s)", or just plainly as Al-Orouba) is a sports club based in Sur, Oman. The club's football section currently plays in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is Sur Sports Complex. The stadium is government owned, but the club also owns their own stadium and sports equipment, as well as their training facilities. The club also participated in AFC Cup, in continental stages.

## History

The club was actually formed in 1956 in Kuwait and the name given was Al-Ahli. The first chairman of the club was late Sheikh Saleh Nasser Al-Hashar. In 1970, when His Majesty Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said al Said rose to power many Omanis came back and settled in Oman. In November 1970, the club officials met for the first time in Oman and one year after this meeting the club was renamed to Al-Orouba. The first chairman of Al-Orouba SC was Sheikh Ali Said Al-Alawi. The club was founded in 1970 and was registered on 26 June 2002.

## Being a multisport club

Although being mainly known for their football, Al-Orouba SC like many other clubs in Oman, have not only football in their list, but also hockey, volleyball, handball, basketball, badminton and squash. They also have a youth football team competing in the Omani Youth league.

## Crest and colours

Al-Orouba SC have been known since establishment to wear a full white (with green stripes on the trim) or green (Away) kit, varying themselves from neighbors Al-Tali'aa SC (orange) and Sur SC (blue) kits. They have also had many different sponsorships over the years. As of now, Uhlsport provides them with kits.
The Al-Orouba SC logo consists of a dow steering representing the history of Sur in dow making & historical sea trading. It consists of three rings indicating a link between sports, culture and society.

## Support

The club has a unique fan culture with an orchestra playing traditional arabic music during home matches.

## Club participation in CSR activities

Al-Orouba SC is participating in a variety of activities related to corporate social responsibility such as museum, seminars, parties and festivals and charities.

### Museum

There had always been the idea of creating a museum of the club which will inspire many of its members. Since its inception in 1986, the club members began to collect as much as possible historical collections which have been displayed in the museum.

## Honours and achievements
### National titles

* Oman Professional League (4):
   * Winners 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2014–15
   * Runners-up 1991–92, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2010–11
* Sultan Qaboos Cup (4):
   * Winners 1993, 2001, 2010, 2014–15
   * Runners-up 1997, 2000, 2019–20
* Oman Super Cup (4):
   * Winners 2000, 2002, 2008, 2011
* Oman Youth League (U-19) (3):
   * Winners 2001–02
   * Runners-up 1994–95
* Oman Youth League (U-16) – Al-Sharqiya (3):
   * Winners 1992–93, 1993–94, 2002–03

## Club performance-international competitions
### AFC competitions

* Asian Club Championship : 1 appearance
   * 1991 : Qualifying-Round One
* Asian Cup Winners' Cup : 1 appearance
   * 1994–95 : First Round
* AFC Cup : 3 appearances
   * 2009 : Group Stage
   * 2011 : Group Stage
   * 2012 : Group Stage

### UAFA competitions

* UAFA Club Cup : 3 appearances
   * 2005–06 : Round of 32
   * 2007–08 : Round of 32
   * 2012–13 : First Round
* Gulf Club Champions Cup: 2 appearances
   * 2003 : 4th Position
   * 2009–10 : Group Stage

## Players
### First-team squad

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 | OMA | Jarah Al-Tarshi |
| 20 | GK | OMA | Ahmed Al-Qulhati |
| 22 | GK | OMA | Riyadh Al-Alawi |
| 72 | GK | OMA | Ibrahim Saleh Al-Mukhaini |
| 2 | DF | OMA | Abdullah Saleh Al-Mukhaini |
| 3 | DF | OMA | Mazin Al-Alawi |
| 4 | DF | OMA | Mohammed Al-Mukhaini |
| 6 | DF | OMA | Hassan Mudhafar Al-Gheilani |
| 11 | DF | OMA | Saad Al-Mukhaini |
| 23 | DF | OMA | Saad Al-Araimi |
| 24 | DF | OMA | Ahmed Al-Mukhaini |
| 25 | DF | OMA | Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 28 | DF | OMA | Rashid Juma Al-Farsi |
| 44 | DF | OMA | Faiz Al-Mukhaini |
| 54 | DF | OMA | Yasser Al-Mukhaini |
| 69 | DF | OMA | Yousuf Al-Mukhaini |
| 7 | MF | OMA | Aiman Al-Rahbi |
| 8 | MF | OMA | Abdul Majeed Al-Hadi |
| 10 | MF | OMA | Younis Mubarak Al-Mahaijri |
| 14 | MF | OMA | Ahmed Mishaal Al-Mushrafi |
| 87 | MF | OMA | Ibrahim Al-Zadjali |
| 90 | MF | KGZ | Edgar Bernhardt |
| 19 | FW | OMA | Azwar Al-Hasani |
| 35 | FW | OMA | Abdullah Abdul-Hadi |
| 46 | FW | OMA | Majid Al-Mukhaini |
| 77 | FW | MLI | Moussa Koné |

### Former players

* Ewerson Batata

## Personnel
### Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Fabio Lopez |
| Assistant coach |
| Assistant coach | Said Nasser Al-Farsi |
| Goalkeeping coach | Vacant |
| Team Manager | Abdullah Jameel Al-Mukhaini |
| Team Doctor | Khaled El-Shamy |

### Management

| Position | Staff |
| Chairman | His Excellency Abdullah Salim Al-Mukhaini |
| General Secretary | Fathi Al-Mukahini |
| Vice-president | Khalid Al-Farsi |
| Board Member | Jehad Al-Fanna |
| Board Member | Mohammed Al-Madalwi |
| Board Member | Ahmed Al-Araimi |
| Board Member | Nasr Al-Madalwi |
| Board Member | Qutaibah Al-Gheilani |