Al-Mourada SC

Al-Mourada SC

Full name	Al-Mourada Sports Club
Nickname	Al Helb الهلب
Founded	1927 (1927)
Ground	Al-Mourada Stadium, Omdurman
Capacity	15,000
Chairman	Abdalla Khalafalla Ahmed

Al-Mourada Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الموردة الرياضي) is a Sudanese professional football club based in Al-Mourada, a suburb of Omdurman. Along with Al-Hilal and Al-Merrikh, they formed the triplet of Sudanese football. Al-Mourada have been crowned as the champions of the Sudanese 1st Division in the year 1968. Their home stadium is Al-Mourada Stadium.

Name and meaning

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 red and blue colors.

Domestic records

Type	Competition	Titles	Seasons
(SFA)	Sudan League / Sudan Premier League	2	1967, 1988
	Sudan Cup	3	1953, 1995, 1997
	Khartoum League	2	1979, 1995

Performance in CAF competitions

• African Cup of Nations Clubs (2):

1968: Quarter-Final

1989: Quarter-Final

• African Cup Winners' Cup (4):

1988 – First Round

1996 – Second Round

1998 – First Round

2002 – Quarter-Final

• CAF Cup (2):

1992 – First Round

1994 – Semi-Final

Performance in UAFA Competitions

• Arab Club Champions Cup (1):

1989 – Preliminary Stage

• Arab Cup Winners' Cup (3):

1993 – Semi-final

1996 – Group Stage

1998 – Group Stage

Performance in CECAFA Competitions

• CECAFA Clubs Cup: 3:

1991 – Group stage

1995 – Third place

1997 – Quarter-final

External links

• Team profile – Goalzz.com