Al Ittihad SCSC (Tripoli)

Full name	Al-Ittihad Sport, Cultural & Social Club
Founded	29 July 1944; 81 years ago
Ground	Tripoli Stadium
Capacity	50,000[1]
Chairman	Muhammad Ismail
League	Libyan Premier League
Home colours	Away colours

Al-Ittihad SCSC

Al-Ittihad SCSC (Arabic: نادي الاتحاد الرياضي) 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.[citation needed] 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[citation needed]

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.[2]

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.

1967 – Quarter-finals 1985 – First round 1990 – First round 1991 – First round 1992 – First round

2003 – Second round 2004 – Preliminary round 2006 – Preliminary round 2007 – Semi-finals (third place) 2008 – Second round

2009 – First round 2010 – Second round 2011 – Second round 2013 – Preliminary round 2021–22 – First round

CAF Confederation Cup: 11 appearances

2005 – Second round 2008 – Play-off round 2010 – Semi-finals (third place) 2011 – Play-off round

2015 – First round 2016 – First round 2018 – First round 2018–19 – First round

2019–20 – First round 2020–21 – First round 2021–22 – Quarter-finals

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

As of 2 March 2026

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	Mohamed Darebi
2	DF	LBY	Husain Badi
3	DF	LBY	Subhi Al-Dhawi
5	DF	LBY	Motasem Sabbou
6	MF	TOG	Roger Aholou
7	MF	LBY	Ahmad Benali
8	MF	LBY	Mahmoud Al-Shalui
9	FW	CMR	Anatole Abang
10	FW	MAR	Nawfel Zerhouni
11	FW	RSA	Thembinkosi Lorch
12	GK	LBY	Moad Allafi
13	DF	LBY	Talal Farhat (captain)
14	DF	LBY	Tahir Bin Amir
15	FW	LBY	Al-Sanousi Al-Hadi

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	LBY	Anas Al-Shibli
19	FW	LBY	Mouad Eissa
20	FW	LBY	Ahmed Al-Bizi
21	GK	LBY	Ahmed Abi Lashhar
22	MF	BFA	Stephane Aziz Ki
23	FW	LBY	Yousef Karah
24	DF	LBY	Mohammed Al-Shiteewi
25	MF	LBY	Mohammed Al-Zentani
27	MF	NGA	Clement Ikenna
28	DF	ALG	Adem Alilet
29	FW	LBY	Abdulmuyassir Boushibar
30	FW	LBY	Al-Sanousi Al-Hadi
31	FW	LBY	Mutassim Garfa

Out on loan

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
—	DF	BOT	Thatayaone Ditlhokwe (at Al Shomooa until 30 June 2026)

Managers

Ion Moldovan (1995–96[3])
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.

References

^ https://libyanwanderer.com/the-reopening-of-tripolis-international-stadium/
^ "Account Suspended". alittihad.ly. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
^ "UN BRINDISI A CASA DI GHEDDAFI – la Repubblica.it". 30 December 1995. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.

External links

Al-Ittihad Photo Gallery
Club Information at Goalzz.com
(in Arabic) www.ittihad4ever.com – Fans Site
(in Arabic) ittihad13
(in Arabic) kooora.com – Libyan soccer forums
Al Ittihad Photo Gallery @ Flickr
(in Arabic) History of the Club

[1] ttps://libyanwanderer.com/the-reopening-of-tripolis-international-stadium/

[2] "Account Suspended". alittihad.ly. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2019.

[3] "UN BRINDISI A CASA DI GHEDDAFI – la Repubblica.it". 30 December 1995. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.

v t e Libyan Premier League 2021−22
Group A	Al-Ahly Benghazi Al-Akhdar Al-Hilal Benghazi Al Nasr Benghazi Al-Sadaqa Al-Ta'awon Al-Tahaddy Darnes Khaleej Sirte Shabaab Al-Jabal
Group B	Abu Salem Al-Ahly Tripoli Al-Ittihad Misurata Al-Ittihad Tripoli Al-Khums Al-Madina Al-Mahalla Aschat Asswehly Olympic Azzaweya
Former teams	Abi al Ashar Afriqi Al-Ahly Sabha Al-Amn Alaam Al-Andalus Al-Dhahra Al-Intilaaq Al-Jazeera Al-Murooj Al-Mustaqbal Al Sawa'ed Al-Suqoor Al-Yarmouk Annajma Ascharara Attahaddy Attayaran Attersana Al-Urouba Al-Wahda Majd Tripoli Nahdha Nojom Ajdabiya Qurdabia Sabha Wefaq Sabratha Rafik Sorman
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 (unfinished) 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1987 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2013–14 2016 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25