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Al-Hilal SC (Benghazi)

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Al-Hilal SCSC
Full nameAl-Hilal Sports Cultural & Social Club
Nickname(s)Hila-Hop
Founded23 March 1952; 72 years ago (23 March 1952)
GroundMartyrs of February Stadium, Benina, Libya
Capacity10,550
ChairmanNader Bushnaf
ManagerTarek Thabet
LeagueLibyan Premier League
2023–244th

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

The club has witnessed huge development milestones in terms of infrastructure, strategic development plans and marketing under the leadership of the new board of director (Nader Bushnaf) and the sports director Hossamedin Bedier.[1]

Bedier joined Al Hilal SC, as one of the biggest clubs in Libya. and became the youngest Director of Sports Development in Africa. This role was also in the difficult postwar context of the country.[2][3][1][4]

Honours

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Runners-up (2): 1964–65, 2000
Winners (1): 2000–02
Runners-up (4): 1976–77, 1997–98, 2003–04, 2016-17, 2017-18

Performance in CAF competitions

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2001 – First Round
2003 – Second Round

Current players

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(in alphabetical order by surname)

Basketball team

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Al-Hilal SC has a basketball team that competes in the Libyan Division I Basketball League.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Hossamedin Bedier appointed as sports director of Libya's AlHilal". EgyptToday. 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  2. ^ "Al Hilal begin Libyan bid to host international games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  3. ^ "Gor Mahia hope to spread love and unity in Libya - Polack | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  4. ^ "CAF lifts restriction to host official matches on Libyan territory". CAFOnline.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  5. ^ "Al Hilal Benghazi". afrobasket.com. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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