Al-Mourada Sports Club(Arabic:نادي الموردة الرياضي) is a Sudanese professionalfootballclub based in Al-Mourada, a suburb ofOmdurman.Along withAl-HilalandAl-Merrikh,they formed the triplet of Sudanese football, but they couldn't continue that legacy. They were one of the strongest teams in Sudan during their strong reign in the top division of the Sudanese football before being relegated to the 2nd division league due to some financial difficulties. Al-Mourada along withHilal Alsahilare the only two teams who had broken the domination of the Sudanese football byAl-Hilal OmdurmanandElmerrikh SCas the league title was always won by either one of the rivals. Al-Mourada have been crowned as the champions of the Sudanese 1st division which was the top tier of the Sudanese football at that time in the year 1968. Their home stadium isAl-Mourada Stadiumlocated in the Mourada district in Omdurman which is being renovated to coup with the international standards.

Al-Mourada SC
Full nameAl-Mourada Sports Club
Nickname(s)Al Helb الهلب
Founded1927;97 years ago(1927)
GroundAl-Mourada Stadium,
Omdurman,Khartoum State,Sudan
Capacity15,000
ChairmanAbdalla Khalafalla Ahmed
LeagueDevotion 1

Name and meaning

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Al-Mourada is derived from the Arabic word 'mowrid' (مورد) which is a port. The name was chosen to symbolise the importance of Al-Mourada suburb as a local port for goods. The football team is symbolized with the red and blue color.

Honours

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Domestic titles

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Performance in CAF competitions

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1968:Quarter-Finals
1989:Quarter-Finals
1988– First Round
1996– Second Round
1998– First Round
2002– Quarter-finals
1992– First Round
1994– Semi-finals

Performance in UAFA Competitions

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1989– Preliminary stage
1993–Semi-finals
1996– Group stage
1998– Group stage

Performance in CECAFA Competitions

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1991– Group stage
1995– Third Place
1997– Quarter-finals

Current squad (2018–19)

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Below the current squad of the team.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK SDN Hani Mahir
2 DF SDN Ahmed Peter
4 DF SSD Khamees Martin
5 DF SDN Mohsen Abdalla
8 FW SDN El Taiyb El Mahi
11 FW SDN Osman Hajo
13 DF SDN Alsadig Babkir
13 DF BRA Paolo Sergio
14 MF SDN Mosab Ahmed
15 MF SDN Mohammed Khamees
17 MF SDN Salih Abdalla
21 DF SDN Ashref Hassan
22 MF SDN Saber Ismael
- GK SDN Salah Yahia
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF SDN Malik Mohamed Ibrahim
- DF SDN Asmail Sidiek
- DF SDN Alraih Ali Maki
- MF SDN Abd Dalla Ibrahim
- MF SDN Ahmed Sif Aldin
- MF BRA Jean Lalana
- MF ERI Helti Gitom
- MF SDN Gobik Phillip
- MF SDN Mosab Musa
- MF SDN Mosab Ahmed
- FW SDN Amer Yaghoub
- FW ERI Asrafil Tsfai
- FW SDN Ramadan Alagab

References

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  1. ^"Current squad of the team".Goalzz.2012.
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