Al-Majd SC

This article is about the Syrian football club. For other uses, see Majd.
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)

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.

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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Main article: Abbasiyyin Stadium
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 India Dempo 2–1 0–1
Bahrain Al-Muharraq 1–1 3–2
Jordan Al-Faisaly 4–3 2–1
Round of 16 Uzbekistan 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 Syria SYR Amjad Al Sayed
— GK Syria SYR Amjad Haj Yahia
— DF Syria SYR Hussam Al Kurdi
— DF Syria SYR Maher Kharrat
— DF Syria SYR Mussab Al Alou
— DF Syria SYR Safwan Abdul-Jawad
— DF Syria SYR Wejd Sulayman
5 MF Syria SYR Ahmad Rajab
— MF Syria SYR Ahmad Sallom
— MF Syria SYR Ahmed Hmo
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Syria SYR Amer Al Lahham
— MF Syria SYR Luai Khalifa
— MF Syria SYR Bashar Khaddour
— MF Syria SYR Mohammed Kasem
— MF Syria SYR Mohammed Sydawi
— MF Syria SYR Nour Al Halabi
7 MF Syria SYR Obaida Al Sakka
— MF Syria SYR Riva Abdurrahman
— MF Syria SYR Sherawan Al Saleh
— FW Syria 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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