Al Hilal Juba Football Club is a South Sudanese football club located in Juba, South Sudan, which currently plays in the South Sudan Football Championship.[1]
| Full name | Al Hilal Football Club | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The African Blues,
( Home of Nile ) ( Blue Palace ) | |||
| Founded | 1956 | |||
| Ground | Juba Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 12,000 | |||
| League | South Sudan Football Championship | |||
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Name and history
editThe name Hilāl is the Arabic word for crescent – a name chosen on a night when the crescent of the moon was visible in Omdurman. Also it is the first club in the world to be named (AL- HILAL). This name coming from North Sudan.
Al Hilal Juba was established in 1956 by the Sudanese community in Juba, who were fans of Al Hilal Omdurman. Since then, they have gone onto become one of Juba's strongest clubs and are the reigning South Sudan Cup champions after taking the title in 2017.
Stadium
editCurrently the team plays at the 12000 capacity Juba Stadium.
Honours
editSouth Sudan competitions
edit- Winners: 2012, 2014
- Runners-up (2): 2015, 2017
- Winners: 2013, 2014, 2015
Performance in CAF competitions
edit- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
- 2014 – Preliminary round
- 2018 – Preliminary round
- CAF Champions League: 1 appearances
- 2012 – Preliminary round
References
edit- ^ "Al Hilal Football Club". thefinalball.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
External links
edit- South Sudan Championship Tournament 2013, rsssf.com