Al-Hilal

Al Hilal (Arabic الهلال 'the crescent') may refer to:

Geography

Publications

Buildings and organizations

Films

Sports

Football

Al-Hilal SC (Benghazi)

Al-Hilal Sports Cultural & Social Club (Arabic: نادي الهلال الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي‎) also known as Al-Hilal Benghazi is a Libyan football club based in Benghazi, Libya.

Crest

Former logo

Former logo

Present logo

Present logo

Honours

Performance in CAF competitions

Current players

(in alphabetical order)

Ghasaan al Maqini

Omar Diop

Haroon Jamakra

Gabrel Mohamed

Abdelsalam Omar

External links

Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)

Al Hilal Educational Club (Arabic: نادي الهلال للتربية‎) also known as Al Hilal Omdurman or Al Hilal for a short, is a Sudanese football club founded on 13 February 1930 in the city of Omdurman. The team has been crowned champion of the Sudan Premier League in seven of the past nine seasons, and throughout its history has won the championship 27 times during the league's 45 seasons – thus making it Sudan's most successful football team.

Name and history

The name Hilāl is the Arabic word for crescent – a name chosen on a night when the crescent of the moon was visible in Omdurman. Also it is the first club in the world to be named (AL- HILAL).

Idea

During the late 1920s and early 1930s, on the heels of a failed uprising by pro Egyptian elements antagonistic to the Anglo part of the then Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, the British colonial authorities banned many activities and organizations that could potentially disrupt their hold on the region. The only organized activities permitted were sports clubs and Scouting.