Al-Tilal SC
Sports club in Yemen
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Al-Tilal Sports Club (Arabic: نادي التلال) is a Yemeni multi-sports club based in Aden, Yemen.[1] The club was founded in 1905, making it the oldest football club in the Arabian Peninsula and one of the oldest in the Middle East. Al-Tilal Sports Club is a Yemeni football team that plays in the Yemeni League, the country's top football league.
Aden, Yemen
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| Full name | Al-Tilal Sports Club | |
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| Founded | 1905 (as the Yousef Muhammad Khan Stadium in 1903, later renamed to Al-Ittihad Al-Muhammadi Club in 1905) | |
| Ground | 22 May Stadium, Aden, Yemen | |
| Capacity | 8,000 | |
| Manager | Fadel Al Raee | |
| League | Yemeni League | |
| 2013–14 | 3rd | |
| Website | www | |
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History
Al-Tilal SC was founded in 1905 under the name "Al-Ittihad al-Mohammadi".[2] Al-Tilal SC is the oldest football team in the Arabian peninsula. The team has won the league title on two occasions and six National Cup tournaments.[2]
At the international level, they have participated in five continental tournaments, where their best participation has been in the 2012 AFC Cup, where they advanced to the Round of 16.
Achievements
- South Yemeni League: 5
- 1970–71, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87
- Yemeni League: 2
- 1991, 2005
- Yemeni Presidents Cup: 2
- 2007, 2010
- Yemeni Naseem Cup: 2
- 2000, 2003
- Yemeni Unity Cup: 1
- 1999
- Ali Muhsin al-Murisi Cup: 1
- 2003
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Cup: 3 appearances
- Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance
- 1992: Qualifying – second round
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance
- 1994–95: Withdrew in First Round
