Damascus Al-Ahli Club
Football club
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Damascus Al-Ahli Club (Arabic: نادي دمشق الأهلي), formerly Al-Majd Sports Club (Arabic: نادي المجد الرياضي) is a Syrian professional football club based in Damascus.
| Full name | Damascus Al-Ahli Club | ||
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| Nicknames | Damascene Castle (Arabic: القلعة الدمشقية) Damascene Jasmine (Arabic: الياسمينة الدمشقية) | ||
| Founded | 1932 | ||
| Ground | Al-Jalaa Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| League | Syrian Premier League | ||
| 2022–23 | 11th (relegated) | ||
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History
The club was founded in 1932 as Damascus Al-Ahli 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]
In August 2025, the club reverted to its original name, Damascus Al-Ahli Club.[7]
Stadium
The club plays its home games in the Abbasiyyin Stadium.[citation needed]
Honours
- Syrian Premier League
- Runner-up: 2008
- Syrian Cup: 2
- Syrian Super Cup:
- Runner-up: 2008[12]
- United Arab Republic Cup:
- Runner-up: 1961
- AFC Cup:
- Round of 16: 2009
- Arab Champions League:
- Quarter-final : 2008
- Damascus International Championship: 1
- Winner: 2009
Performance in AFC competitions
| Match won | Match drawn | Match lost | Champions | Runners-up |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2008–09 | AFC Cup | Group |  Dempo |
2–1 | 0–1 | 1st place |
 Al-Muharraq |
1–1 | 3–2 | ||||
 Al-Faisaly |
4–3 | 2–1 | ||||
| Round of 16 |  Neftchi Farg'ona |
0–0 (1–3 p) | ||||
Current squad
- As of 3 February 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former managers
Tahseen Jabbary (2009)[13]
Emad Dahbour (2011–12)
