Al-Merrikh Sporting Club(Arabic:نادي المريخ الرياضي) is a Sudanese professionalfootballclub based in the city ofOmdurman.Their home stadium isAl-Merrikh Stadium,which is locally known as The Red Castle. Founded in 1908, Al-Merrikh is one of the oldest football clubs in Africa. The club competes in theSudan Premier League,however they currently play in theSuper D1,the top flight ofMauritaniadue to theSudanese civil war.
| Full name | Al-Merrikh Sporting Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Al-Zaeem الزعيم(The Chief) The Red Devils Al-Ahmar Al-Wahhaj(The Glowing Red) | ||
| Founded | 1908as Al-Maslamah 1927as Al–Merrikh SC | ||
| Ground | Al-Merrikh Stadium Omdurman,Khartoum State,Sudan | ||
| Capacity | 43,000[1] | ||
| President | Omer Alnemair | ||
| Manager | Giovanni Solinas | ||
| League | Sudan Premier League | ||
| 2022–23 | 2nd of 18 | ||
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Club history
editAl-Merrikh was founded under the name of Al-Masalma Sporting Club in 1908 by students from Al-Masalmah district that was headed by their chairman Jek Deng Aban Gorang inOmdurmanofGordon Memorial College.The club renamed as Al-Merrikh Sporting Club on 14 November 1927.[2]
Rivalries
editThe club has a fierce rivalry withAl-Hilalwith the games between them regularly selling out, as well as being the only other realistic challenger to the league crown. They won the Om-al-Dahab championship in 1965 and are the only team to have ever won this one time event. Al-Hilal is also based in Omdurman with only Al-Ardha Street separating the teams. Between them they are Sudan's most powerful and successful football clubs.[citation needed]
Honours
editDomestic
editContinental
editThe only Club in Sudan to win Continental Cup.
- African Cup Winners' Cup
- Winners (1):1989
- CAF Confederation Cup
- Runners-up (1):2007
CECAFA titles
editPlayers
edit- As of 1 February 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Performance in CAF Competitions
edit- CAF Champions League29 Appearances
- 1971- Second round
- 1973- Second round
- 1975- Quarter-finals
- 1978- Second round
- 1983- First round
- 1986- First round
- 1991- First round
- 1994- First round
- 1998- First round
- 2001- Second round
- 2002- Second round
- 2003- First round
- 2009- Group stage
- 2010- Second round
- 2011- First round
- 2012- Second round
- 2013- First round
- 2014- Preliminary round
- 2015- Semi-finals
- 2016- Second round
- 2017- Group stage
- 2018- Preliminary round
- 2018-19- Preliminary round
- 2019-20- Preliminary round
- 2020-21- Group stage
- 2021-22- Group stage
- 2022-23- Group stage
- 2023-24- Second round
- 2024-25- Second round
Performance in CECAFA Competitions
editReferences
edit- ^https://archive.today/20130805122747/http://mobile.nation.co.ke/Sports/Southern-Sudan-enjoys-sports-potential------------------/-/1294/1090366/-/format/xhtml/item/0/-/apcaiuz/-/index.html
- ^"تأسيس نادي المريخ (Foundation of the club)".Al-Merrikh Official website.1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.Retrieved2 May2015.