Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)

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Al-Ittihad

Full name	Al-Ittihad Of Aleppo
Nickname(s)	Al Ahly
Founded	1953
Ground	Aleppo International Stadium Aleppo, Syria (Capacity: 75,000)
Manager	Hussain Afash
League	Syrian Premier League
2008-09	2nd
Home colours Away colours

Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد‎) is a Syrian football club based in Aleppo. It was founded in 1953. They play at the Aleppo International Stadium. Al-Ittihad had gained the highest number of Syrian Championships and the team is considered as one of the most popular teams in Syria and the Middle East.

Contents 1 Achievements 2 Performance in AFC Competitions 3 Current Squad 3.1 Incoming Transfers 2007/2008 3.2 Outgoing Transfers 2007/2008 4 Notable players 5 External links

[edit] Achievements

• Syrian League: 6

1967, 1968, 1977, 1993, 1995, 2005

• Syrian Cup: 8

1966, 1973, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1994, 2005, 2006

[edit] Performance in AFC Competitions

• AFC Champions League: 4 appearances

2002-03: Qualifying West - 3rd Round

2006: Group Stage

2007: Group Stage

2008: Group Stage

• Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance

1986: 4th place

[edit] Current Squad

As of September 15, 2007:

No. Position Player 1 GK Mahmoud Karkar 24 GK Yasser Jarkas 30 GK Khaled Othman 5 DF Omar Hemidi 22 DF Bakri Tarrab 21 DF Yousef Sheeh Aleshreh 3 DF Majed Humssi 30 DF Abdulkader Dakka 4 MF Khaled Al Zaher 14 DF Wael Ayan 11 FW Ahmad Al-hussain 77 DF Obada Al Said 20 DF Salah Shahrour 25 MF Muhammad Daas

No. Position Player 7 MF Muhammad Fares 18 FW Anas Sari 8 MF Ebbid Salal 27 MF Ayman Salal 17 MF Mahmoud Al Amenah 19 MF Yehya Al Rashed 16 MF Adel Abdullah 12 FW Otobong Ene Edet 10 FW Abdul Fattah Alaga 15 FW Yousef Assel 9 FW Taha Dyab 29 FW Tamer Rasheed 26 MF Mohamad Midou 28 FW Ibrahim Toure

[edit] Incoming Transfers 2007/2008

No. Position Player FW Jésus Gomez (from Raja Casablanca) MF Jonathan Laurens (from Raja Casablanca) DF Yousef Sheeh Aleshreh (from Al Taliya) 18 FW Otobong Ene Edet (from Astres) 28 FW Ibrahim Toure (Asec Abidjan)

[edit] Outgoing Transfers 2007/2008

No. Position Player MF Anatoliy Matkevych (to FC Desna Chernihiv) FW Dumitru Popovici (to Fc Dinamo Bender) DF Hayder Jabar Kadhim (to Al-Wihdat) FW Anas Sari (to Al Nwa´ir SC) DF Maan Al Rashad (to Al Majd) GK Bassam Hindi (to Efrin SC) MF Osama Haddad (to Efrin SC) DF Ibrahim Azeeza (to Al-Horriya) MF Jonathan Laurens (to Mineros de Guayana) FW Jésus Gomez (to Caracas FC)

[edit] Notable players

[edit] External links

• (Arabic) Official site
• (Arabic) The Official Fans society website
• (Arabic) Al Ittihad Fans society website
• Al-Ittihad page - AFC Champions League site

Football in Syria v • d • e
Syrian Football Association | National team | Under-20 | Under-17 | Syrian Premier League | Syrian Cup | Syrian Super Cup
Syrian League 2008-09 v • d • e
Al-Futowa · Hutteen · Al-Ittihad · Jableh SC · Al-Jaish · Al-Karamah · Al-Majd · Al-Nawair · Omayya · Al-Shorta · Al-Taliya · Teshrin · Al-Wahda · Al-Wathba
AFC Champions League 2008 v • d • e
Champions Gamba Osaka Runners-up Adelaide United Eliminated in semi-finals FC Bunyodkor • Urawa Red Diamonds Eliminated in quarter-finals Al-Karamah • Al Qadisiya Kuwait • Kashima Antlers • Saipa Eliminated in group stage Al-Ahli Jeddah • Al-Gharafa • Al-Ittihad Aleppo • Al-Ittihad Jeddah • Al Kuwait Kaifan • Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya • Al-Sadd • Al-Wahda • Al Wasl • Arbil • Beijing Guoan • Binh Duong • Changchun Yatai • Chonburi • Chunnam Dragons • Krung Thai Bank • Melbourne Victory • Nam Dinh • Pakhtakor • Pohang Steelers • Sepahan