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.
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| Full name | Al-Hilal Sports Cultural & Social Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Hila-Hop | |
| Founded | 23 March 1952 | |
| Ground | Martyrs of February Stadium, Benina, Libya | |
| Capacity | 10,550 | |
| Chairman | Nader Bushnaf | |
| Manager | Tarek Thabet | |
| League | Libyan Premier League | |
| 2023–24 | 4th | |
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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][4]
Former logo
Current logo
Honours
- 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
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances
- 2001 – First Round
- 2003 – Second Round
Current players
(in alphabetical order by surname)
Basketball team
Al-Hilal SC has a basketball team that competes in the Libyan Division I Basketball League.[5]
References
External links
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