# Al Ittihad SCSC (Tripoli)

Al-Ittihad Sports Club (نادي الاتحاد الليبي) famously known as 'Al-Ittihad, is a professional football club based in Bab Ben Gashier, Tripoli, Libya. They have won the Libyan Premier League 18 times, the Libyan Cup 7 times and the Libyan SuperCup 11 times. Al-ittihad reached the semi-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup in 2010, CAF Champions League in 2007 and CAF Cup Winners Cups in 2001

## History

Al-Ittihad Club was founded on July 29, 1944, after a merger between three clubs, "Al Ummal", "Al Nahda" & "Al Shabab". Mohamed Al-Krewi (Arabic: محمد الكريو) was the founder and first president.

## Honours
### Libyan Championships

* Libyan Premier League: 18
** 1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2020–21, 2021–2022
* Libyan Cup: 7
** 1992, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2018
** Finalist: 1994, 1987, 2002, 2003
* Libyan SuperCup: 11
** 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022, 2024
** Runners Up 2021

## Performance in CAF competitions

* CAF Champions League / African Cup of Champions Clubs: 15 appearances
The club have 5 appearances in African Cup of Champions Clubs from 1967 to 1992 and 10 appearances in CAF Champions League from 2003 till now.
* CAF Confederation Cup: 11 appearances
* CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance
       2000 – Semi-finals (third place)

## Stadium

Al-Ittihad play their home games at the Tripoli Stadium, 6 km from center of Tripoli. They share the 45,000-capacity ground with Al-Ahl Tripoli and Al Madina. The club owns the 5,000 capacity Al Mala'b Al Baladi (Arabic: الملعب البلدي). Located in central Tripoli, the ground is now used for training. Al-Ittihad SCSC usually play their home games in front of thousands of spectators.

## Current 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 | LBY | Hamza Al-Burji |
| 2 | DF | LBY | Tahir Bin Amir |
| 3 | DF | LBY | Subhi Al-Dhawi |
| 4 | DF | BOT | Thatayaone Ditlhokwe |
| 5 | DF | LBY | Ahmed Al-Kaami (vice captain) |
| 8 | MF | MTN | Sidi Bouna Amar |
| 10 | FW | MAR | Nawfel Zerhouni |
| 11 | FW | EGY | Kahraba |
| 12 | GK | LBY | Moad Allafi |
| 13 | DF | LBY | Talal Farhat (captain) |
| 14 | MF | LBY | Alaa Alqichdar |
| 15 | FW | LBY | Salah Altaher |
| 16 | DF | SDN | Abdelrahman Kuku |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | LBY | Mohammed Al-Tuhami |
| 18 | MF | LBY | Anas Al-Shibli |
| 20 | FW | BOT | Tumisang Orebonye |
| 21 | GK | LBY | Ahmed Abelasher |
| 22 | DF | LBY | Sanad Elkouri |
| 23 | FW | LBY | Yousef Karah |
| 25 | MF | LBY | Rabia Al Shadi |
| 26 | MF | MAR | Mohamed Zrida |
| 27 | FW | LBY | Mohamed Zubya |
| 28 | MF | LBY | Mahmoud Al-Shalui |
| 30 | FW | SDN | Yasin Hamed |
| 31 | FW | LBY | Mutassim Garfa |
| 32 | FW | LBY | Marwan Zgouzi |

## Managers

* Ion Moldovan (1995–96)
* Semen Osynovskyi (Aug 1998 – Nov 1998)
* Giuseppe Dossena (2002–03)
* Ion Moldovan (2005–06)
* Branko Smiljanić (July 2006 – June 8)
* Stefano Cusin (Dec 2008 – June 9)
* Miodrag Ješić (July 2009 – May 10)
* Anwar Salama (May 2010 – Oct 10)
* Baltemar Brito (2010–11)
* Marcos Paquetá (2011–12)
* José Vidigal (2012–13)
* Baltemar Brito (2013–14)
* Osama Al Hamadi (2020–21)
* Giuseppe Sannino (2021)
* Osama Al Hamadi (2021–22)
* Milija Savović 2022–23)
* Moamen Soliman (2023–24)
* Jamal Khamis (2024–Now)

## Other sports

Al Ittihad has got teams competing in different other sports.