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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.

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.^[1] 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.^[1][2] The club was then given an indefinite ban which lasted until 2005. Saadi Gaddafi had denied all the allegations.^[1]

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.

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

The 2024–25 season

As of 16 February 2025

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 Murad Al-Wuheeshi (captain) 2 MF  SDN Mohamed Abuaagla 3 DF  LBY Al Bahlul Bousahmin 4 DF  LBY Mansour Makkari 6 MF  LBY Osama Al-Sarit 7 MF  ALG Zakaria Mansouri 8 MF  LBY Abdallah Dagou 9 FW  MLI Boubacar Traoré 10 MF  LBY Muftah Taktak 11 MF  LBY Taha Al-Shalawi 12 GK  LBY Redwan Tawfiq 13 DF  LBY Ahmad Fakroon 14 MF  LBY Suhaib Shafshuf 15 FW  COD Guily Manziba 16 MF  LBY Mohammed Al-Tarhouni 17 FW  NGA Gabriel Orok

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  LBY Hussain Taktak 19 FW  SDN John Mano 20 MF  LBY Osama Belaid 21 MF  TUN Elyes Jelassi 22 DF  LBY Mustafa Hamza 24 DF  LBY Salah Fakroun 25 MF  GHA Richard Boadu 26 FW  LBY Fadel Mansour 27 FW  PLE Zaid Qunbar 28 MF  LBY Almuetasim Allafi 29 GK  LBY Faraj Fakroun 30 DF  LBY Jumaa Abu Raqiqah — DF  ALG Mouad Hadded — MF  PLE Oday Kharoub — MF  FRA Yassine El Ouatki

• Moamen Soliman Head coach

Thomson (Late 60’s) Said Brahimi (1965–??) Saleh El Wahsh (1969–72) Nicolae Oaidă (1972–74) Ivan Deyanov (1977–78) Flórián Albert (1978–85) Abdeljelil Al Hashani (1985–??) Ahmed Ben Soueid (1987–88)  ?? (19??–91) Abdeljelil Al Hashani (1991–??)

Ahmed Ben Soueid (1994–95) Saïd Amara (1996–99) Hassan Shehata (1999) Club not recognised by LFF (1999–04) Ahmed Ben Soueid (2004–05) Tayeb Bouhafs (2005–07) Abderrahmane Mehdaoui (2007–08) Dragan Gugleta (2008–09) Dutra Santos (Aug–Nov 2009) Dragan Gugleta (Dec 2009–2010)

Tariq Thabit (2010–2011) Faisal Bushala (2012) Nasreddine Nabi (2013) Tarek El Ashry (2013–14) Tariq Thabit (2015–16) Rodion Gačanin (Sep 2021–Jun 2022) Faouzi Benzarti (Jun–Jul 2022) Chiheb Ellili (Aug–Dec 2022) Lassaad Dridi (Dec 2022–present)

Salem Al-Bargathy (1950–56) Mahmod Al-Zaroq Boseta (1956–??) Abdelsalam Musa Goada Mohammed Al-Haddad (Qa’am) Mostafa Al-Makki (19??-67) Ahmed Al-Tharat (Beonedo) Emhamed Al-Shrif Taher Khawaja Ali Boaod Abdelkader Al-Khateti Ahmed Ben Soueid Naji Al-Ma’adani Ibrahim Kelfa Mohamed Al-Affas Abdeljaliel Al-Hashani Faraj Sati

Saad Al Fazani Al-Faitori Ragab Ali Mersal Abdelfatah Al-Farjani Ramzi Al Kowafi Ali Al-Beshari Khaled Al Zawi Mohamed Al-Beshari Wanes Khaer Fathi Jouma Naji Al-Moghrabi Khaled Al-Abdili Housien Omran Kahled Al-Mesalati Faisal Bushala Jalal Al-Mesalati

Rezgala Abdu Moataz Ben Amer (2006–) Ahmed Zuway Ahmed Al-Abidi Fathi Rahel Abdelrahman Al-Omami Ahmed Al-Amari Ibrahim Al-Abidi Waled Al-Derisi Hashem Dala Ahmed Ahwaidi Abdeljawad Rezeq Mutasembellah El-Taib (??-2019) Morad El-Wheshy (2022-Present Time)

Ali Al-Beshari

• Libyan Premier League:
  • Winners (4):1969–70, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1991–92
  • Runners-up (11): 1963–64, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1998–99, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Libyan Cup
  • Winners (3): 1987, 1991, 1996
• Libyan Eastern Championship – League of Cyrenaica
  • Winners (6): 1957, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1970
• Benghazi Championship
  • Winners (4): 1950, 1951, 1954, 1956

• North African Cup Winners Cup
  • Runners-up: 2009

• African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League: 7 appearances

• CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance

2009 – First Round

• CAF Cup: 1 appearance

1999 – First Round

• Official website. Archived 24 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
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