Afrin Sports Club is a Syrian professional football club based in Afrin, Syria. The club was founded in 1984. They played in the Syrian Premier League in 2007–08 and 2009–10, and promoted for the 2021–22 season.[1] Club was moved to Aleppo due to the Turkish occupation of Afrin in 2018 and plays home matches at the Hamadaniah and 7 April stadiums.[2]

Afrin Sports Club
Full nameAfrin Sport Club
Nickname(s)Afrin SC
Founded1984; 40 years ago (1984)
GroundAl-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo
Capacity15,000
ChairmanAhmed Mado
ManagerOsama Hadad
LeagueSyrian League 1st Division
2021-2022Syrian Premier League 14th (relegated)

References edit

  1. ^ "عفرين يقترب من حلم العودة للدوري السوري". Kooora (in Arabic). 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Syria war: Turkey-backed forces oust Kurds from heart of Afrin". BBC. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018.