Al-Orouba SC

Al-Orouba SC
نادي العروبة الرياضي

Full name	Al-Orouba Sporting Club
Nickname(s)	Al-Marid (The Giant(s))
Founded	1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Ground	Sur Sports Complex Sur, Oman
Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Abdullah Salim Al-Mukhaini
Manager	Ahmed Al-Alawi
League	Oman Professional League
2022–23	12th
Home colours Away colours

Al-Orouba Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي العروبة الرياضي; also known locally as Al-Marid, or "The Giant(s)", or just plainly as Al-Orouba) is an Omani sports club based in Sur, Oman.^[1] The club currently plays in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is Sur Sports Complex. The stadium is government owned, but the club also owns their own stadium and sports equipment, as well as their training facilities. The club also participated in AFC Cup, in continental stages.^[2]

History

The club was actually formed in 1956 in Kuwait and the name given was Al-Ahli. The first chairman of the club was late Sheikh Saleh Nasser Al-Hashar. In 1970, when His Majesty Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said al Said rose to power many Omanis came back and settled in Oman. In November 1970, the club officials met for the first time in Oman and one year after this meeting the club was renamed to Al-Orouba. The first chairman of Al-Orouba SC was Sheikh Ali Said Al-Alawi. The club was founded in 1970 and was registered on 26 June 2002.

Being a multisport club

Although being mainly known for their football, Al-Orouba SC like many other clubs in Oman, have not only football in their list, but also hockey, volleyball, handball, basketball, badminton and squash. They also have a youth football team competing in the Omani Youth league.

Crest and colours

Al-Orouba SC have been known since establishment to wear a full white (with green stripes on the trim) or green (Away) kit, varying themselves from neighbors Al-Tali'aa SC (orange) and Sur SC (blue) kits. They have also had many different sponsorships over the years. As of now, Uhlsport provides them with kits.

The Al-Orouba SC logo consists of a dow steering representing the history of Sur in dow making & historical sea trading. It consists of three rings indicating a link between sports, culture and society.

Support

The club has a unique fan culture with an orchestra playing traditional arabic music during home matches.

Club participation in CSR activities

Al-Orouba SC is participating in a variety of activities related to corporate social responsibility such as museum, seminars, parties and festivals and charities.

Museum

There had always been the idea of creating a museum of the club which will inspire many of its members. Since its inception in 1986, the club members began to collect as much as possible historical collections which have been displayed in the museum.

Honours and achievements

National titles

• Oman Professional League (4):

• Winners 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2014–15
• Runners-up 1991–92, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2010–11

• Sultan Qaboos Cup (4):

• Winners 1993, 2001, 2010, 2014–15
• Runners-up 1997, 2000, 2019–20

• Oman Super Cup (4):

• Winners 2000, 2002, 2008, 2011

• Oman Youth League (U-19) (3):

• Winners 2001–02
• Runners-up 1994–95

• Oman Youth League (U-16) – Al-Sharqiya (3):

• Winners 1992–93, 1993–94, 2002–03

Club performance-International Competitions

AFC competitions

• Asian Club Championship : 1 appearance

• 1991 : Qualifying-Round One

• Asian Cup Winners' Cup : 1 appearance

• 1994–95 : First Round

• AFC Cup : 3 appearances

• 2009 : Group Stage
• 2011 : Group Stage
• 2012 : Group Stage

UAFA competitions

• UAFA Club Cup : 3 appearances

• 2005–06 : Round of 32
• 2007–08 : Round of 32
• 2012–13 : First Round

• Gulf Club Champions Cup: 2 appearances

• 2003 : 4th Position
• 2009–10 : Group Stage

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  OMA Jarah Al-Tarshi 20 GK  OMA Ahmed Al-Qulhati 22 GK  OMA Riyadh Al-Alawi 72 GK  OMA Ibrahim Saleh Al-Mukhaini 2 DF  OMA Abdullah Saleh Al-Mukhaini 3 DF  OMA Mazin Al-Alawi 4 DF  OMA Mohammed Al-Mukhaini 6 DF  OMA Hassan Mudhafar Al-Gheilani 11 DF  OMA Saad Al-Mukhaini 23 DF  OMA Saad Al-Araimi 24 DF  OMA Ahmed Al-Mukhaini 25 DF  OMA Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 DF  OMA Rashid Juma Al-Farsi 44 DF  OMA Faiz Al-Mukhaini 54 DF  OMA Yasser Al-Mukhaini 69 DF  OMA Yousuf Al-Mukhaini 7 MF  OMA Aiman Al-Rahbi 8 MF  OMA Abdul Majeed Al-Hadi 10 MF  OMA Younis Mubarak Al-Mahaijri 14 MF  OMA Ahmed Mishaal Al-Mushrafi 87 MF  OMA Ibrahim Al-Zadjali 90 MF  KGZ Edgar Bernhardt 19 FW  OMA Azwar Al-Hasani 35 FW  OMA Abdullah Abdul-Hadi 46 FW  OMA Majid Al-Mukhaini 77 FW  MLI Moussa Koné

Personnel

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Fabio Lopez
Assistant coach
	Said Nasser Al-Farsi
Goalkeeping coach	Vacant
Team Manager	Abdullah Jameel Al-Mukhaini
Team Doctor	Khaled El-Shamy

Management

See also

• List of football clubs in Oman

References

External links

• Al-Oruba SC at Soccerway
• Al-Oruba SC at Goalzz

This page was last edited on 20 February 2024, at 15:47