Al-Majd Sports Club (Arabic: نادي المجد الرياضي) is a Syrian professional football club based in Damascus. The club is insignificant compared to the city rival Al-Wahda, but more popular than the other rival Al-Jaish.

Al-Majd SC
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Full nameAl Majd Sports Club
Nickname(s)Damascene Castle
(Arabic: القلعة الدمشقية)
Damascene Jasmine
(Arabic: الياسمينة الدمشقية)
Founded1932
GroundAl-Jalaa Stadium
Capacity10,000
LeagueSyrian Premier League
2022–2311th (relegated)

History

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The club was founded in 1932 as Damascus Al-Ahly Club, and is one of the oldest football clubs in Syria.[1] The club's greatest success is the Syrian cup victory in the 1960/61 and 1977/78 season.[2]

At the end of the 2007/08 season of Premier League, the club was runner-up and thus achieved its highest ranking in the league at all.[3] As a runner-up in the league, they automatically qualified for the AFC Cup 2009.[4]

The biggest success of the club in recent years is the final of the Syrian Cup from the 2019/20 season.[5]

The club played in the country's second highest league, the Syrian League 1st Division after relegating from the Premier League in the 2018/2019 season.[6] In the 2021–22 season, after winning the double match against Hurriya SC, when they won 2–1 in the first match and drew 1–1 in the second, they advanced to the Syrian Premier League.[citation needed]

Stadium

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Abbasiyyin Stadium, home ground of Al Majd SC

The club plays its home games in the Abbasiyyin Stadium.[citation needed]

Honours

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Performance in AFC competitions

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Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away
2008–09 AFC Cup Group   Dempo 2–1 0–1
  Al-Muharraq 1–1 3–2
  Al-Faisaly 4–3 2–1
Round of 16   Neftchi Farg'ona 0–0 (1–3 pen.)

Current squad

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As of 3 February 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   SYR Amjad Al Sayed
GK   SYR Amjad Haj Yahia
DF   SYR Hussam Al Kurdi
DF   SYR Maher Kharrat
DF   SYR Mussab Al Alou
DF   SYR Safwan Abdul-Jawad
DF   SYR Wejd Sulayman
5 MF   SYR Ahmad Rajab
MF   SYR Ahmad Sallom
MF   SYR Ahmed Hmo
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SYR Amer Al Lahham
MF   SYR Luai Khalifa
MF   SYR Bashar Khaddour
MF   SYR Mohammed Kasem
MF   SYR Mohammed Sydawi
MF   SYR Nour Al Halabi
7 MF   SYR Obaida Al Sakka
MF   SYR Riva Abdurrahman
MF   SYR Sherawan Al Saleh
FW   SYR Ahmad Kodmani

Former managers

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Notable former players

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References

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  1. ^ "Profile in Soccerway". Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Syria — List of Cup Winners". Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  3. ^ Syrian Premier League 2007/2008
  4. ^ "Syria's Al Maged arrives in Goa for AFC Cup opener". Souria.com. 8 March 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Al-Wahda and al-Majd qualify for the final match of the Republic football Cup". Syrian Arab News Agency. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Summary - Premier League - Syria - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. ^ "United Arab Republic 1960/61". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  8. ^ Syrian Cup 2008/2009
  9. ^ "Syria – Syrian Cup – Results, fixtures, tables, statistics". www.futbol24.com.
  10. ^ Syria Cup 2019/2020, Goalzz.com
  11. ^ RSSSF Database
  12. ^ "Busaiteen set for Ahd clash". Gulf-Daily-News.com. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
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