Al-Orouba SC
نادي العروبة الرياضي
Full nameAl-Orouba Sporting Club
Nickname(s)Al-Marid
(The Giant(s))
Founded1970 (1970)
GroundSur Sports Complex
Sur, Oman
Capacity10,000
ChairmanOman Abdullah Salim Al-Mukhaini
ManagerOman Ahmed Al-Alawi
LeagueOman Professional League
2022–2312th

Al-Orouba Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي العروبة الرياضي; also known locally as Al-Marid, or "The Giant(s)", or just plainly as Al-Orouba) is an Omani sports club based in Sur, Oman.[1] The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is Sur Sports Complex. The stadium is government owned, but they also own their own personal stadium and sports equipments, as well as their own training facilities. The club also participated in AFC Cup, in continental stages.[2]

History

The club was actually formed in 1956 in Kuwait and the name given was Al-Ahli. The first chairman of the club was late Sheikh Saleh Nasser Al-Hashar. In 1970, when His Majesty Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said al Said rose to power many Omanis came back and settled in Oman. In November 1970, the club officials met for the first time in Oman and one year after this meeting the club was renamed to Al-Orouba. The first chairman of Al-Orouba SC was Sheikh Ali Said Al-Alawi. The club was founded in 1970 and was registered on 26 June 2002.

Being a multisport club

Although being mainly known for their football, Al-Orouba SC like many other clubs in Oman, have not only football in their list, but also hockey, volleyball, handball, basketball, badminton and squash. They also have a youth football team competing in the Omani Youth league.

Crest and colours

Al-Orouba SC have been known since establishment to wear a full white (with green stripes on the trim) or green (Away) kit, varying themselves from neighbors Al-Tali'aa SC (orange) and Sur SC (blue) kits. They have also had many different sponsorships over the years. As of now, Uhlsport provides them with kits.

The Al-Orouba SC logo consists of a dow steering representing the history of Sur in dow making & historical sea trading. It consists of three rings indicating a link between sports, culture and society.

Support

The club has a unique fan culture with an orchestra playing traditional arabic music during home matches.

Club participation in CSR activities

Al-Orouba SC is participating in a variety of activities related to corporate social responsibility such as museum, seminars, parties and festivals and charities.

Museum

There had always been the idea of creating a museum of the club which will inspire many of its members. Since its inception in 1986, the club members began to collect as much as possible historical collections which have been displayed in the museum.

Honours and achievements

National titles

  • Winners 1993, 2001, 2010, 2014–15
  • Runners-up 1997, 2000, 2019–20
  • Winners 2000, 2002, 2008, 2011
  • Oman Youth League (U-19) (3):
  • Winners 2001–02
  • Runners-up 1994–95
  • Oman Youth League (U-16) – Al-Sharqiya (3):
  • Winners 1992–93, 1993–94, 2002–03

Club performance-International Competitions

AFC competitions

  • 1991 : Qualifying-Round One

UAFA competitions

Players

First-team squad

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 Oman OMA Jarah Al-Tarshi
20 GK Oman OMA Ahmed Al-Qulhati
22 GK Oman OMA Riyadh Al-Alawi
72 GK Oman OMA Ibrahim Saleh Al-Mukhaini

2 DF Oman OMA Abdullah Saleh Al-Mukhaini
3 DF Oman OMA Mazin Al-Alawi
4 DF Oman OMA Mohammed Al-Mukhaini
6 DF Oman OMA Hassan Mudhafar Al-Gheilani
11 DF Oman OMA Saad Al-Mukhaini
23 DF Oman OMA Saad Al-Araimi
24 DF Oman OMA Ahmed Al-Mukhaini
25 DF Oman OMA Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF Oman OMA Rashid Juma Al-Farsi
44 DF Oman OMA Faiz Al-Mukhaini
54 DF Oman OMA Yasser Al-Mukhaini
69 DF Oman OMA Yousuf Al-Mukhaini

7 MF Oman OMA Aiman Al-Rahbi
8 MF Oman OMA Abdul Majeed Al-Hadi
10 MF Oman OMA Younis Mubarak Al-Mahaijri
14 MF Oman OMA Ahmed Mishaal Al-Mushrafi
87 MF Oman OMA Ibrahim Al-Zadjali
90 MF Kyrgyzstan KGZ Edgar Bernhardt

19 FW Oman OMA Azwar Al-Hasani
35 FW Oman OMA Abdullah Abdul-Hadi
46 FW Oman OMA Majid Al-Mukhaini
77 FW Mali MLI Moussa Koné

Personnel

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Italy Fabio Lopez
Assistant coach
Oman Said Nasser Al-Farsi
Goalkeeping coach Vacant
Team Manager Oman Abdullah Jameel Al-Mukhaini
Team Doctor Egypt Khaled El-Shamy

Management

Position Staff
ChairmanHis Excellency Abdullah Salim Al-Mukhaini
General SecretaryFathi Al-Mukahini
Vice-PresidentKhalid Al-Farsi
Board MemberJehad Al-Fanna
Board MemberMohammed Al-Madalwi
Board MemberAhmed Al-Araimi
Board MemberNasr Al-Madalwi
Board MemberQutaibah Al-Gheilani

See also

References

  1. "Al-Oruba Sur". national-football-teams.com.
  2. "AFC Cup: Al Arouba 1-0 Salgaocar SC – Karim Bencherifa's side handed an away defeat in Group D opener". goal.com. GOAL. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
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