Al Hilal Club (Omdurman)

This article is about the Sudanese football club. For other uses, see Al-Hilal.

Al Hilal Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الهلال), known as Al Hilal S.C or simply Al Hilal, is a Sudanese professional football club based in Omdurman that competes in the Sudan Premier League. The club currently competes in the Super D1, the top-flight of football in Mauritania, due to the Sudanese civil war.

Al-Hilal S.C

Full name	Al-Hilal Sports Club
Nickname(s)	Seed Al-Balad (The Leader of the Country) Al-Mawj Al-Azraq (The Blue Wave) Nadi Al-Haraka Al-Wataniya (National Movement Club) Nadi Al-Shaab (People's Club)
Founded	13 February 1930; 95 years ago (1930-02-13)
Ground	Al-Hilal Stadium
Capacity	65,000
Chairman	Hesham Hassan Al Subat
Manager	Laurentiu Reghecampf
League	Super D1 (temporarily)
2024–25	Super D1, 1st out of 16 (ineligible)
Website	alhilalsc.com
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Name and History

The name Hilāl is derived from the Arabic word for "crescent".^{[citation needed]}

The club's motto, "Allah – Al-Watan – Al-Hilal," translates to "God – The Nation – Al-Hilal" in English.^{[citation needed]}

Al-Hilal's home ground, the iconic Al-Hilal Stadium, is fondly nicknamed "The Blue Jewel." The stadium was officially inaugurated in January 2018 after significant renovations. What sets Al-Hilal apart from many other prominent African football giants is that their stadium was constructed entirely with the club's own private funding.

Continental Rivalries

Al Hilal has built fierce continental rivalries with powerhouse clubs like Al Ahly, TP Mazembe, ES Tunis. Matches against Al Ahly are notoriously heated, often marred by tension, controversy, and even clashes^[1] between Egyptian and Sudanese supporters. However, in recent times, Al Hilal and Al Ahly's management have taken steps toward reconciliation, working to mend tensions and foster better relations; a testament to the intense history and impact of their fierce rivalry. Meanwhile, battles with ES Tunis and TP Mazembe are defined by relentless intensity and high stakes, with a fiercely contested head-to-head record that amplifies the rivalry's fire.

Captain History

• Amin Babeker
• Muhamed Hussein Sharfi
• Hasan Mabrouk
• Abdelaal Hussein
• Hashem Deifallah
• Saleh Rajab
• Yousef Abdelaziz
• Awad Ahmed
• Muhamed Talaat Fareed
• Alnour Balla
• Abdelkheir Saleh
• Zaki Saleh
• Siddiq Manzul
• Osman Al-Deim (1963-1964)
• Sabit Dudu (1964-1967)
• Ebrahim Yahia Alkawarti (1967-1970)
• Amin Zaki (1970-1971)
• Muhieldin Al-Deim (1971-1974)
• Nasr El-Din Abbas (1974-1977)
• Ali Gagarin (1977-1980)
• Ezzeldin Al-Dehish (1979-1982)
• Abdallah Musa (1981)
• Gasem Ahmed Osman (1982)
• Mustafa Al-Nager (1982-1986)
• Mustafa Seimawi (1986)
• Tareg Ahmed Adam (1987-1993)
• Mansour Tenga (1993-1996)
• Jamal Al-Thalab (1996-1997)
• Akef Ataa (1998)
• Mustafa Kome (1999)
• Muhamed Hamdan (2000-2001)
• Hemed Kamal (2002-2003)
• Haitham Mustafa (2004-2012)
• Omer Bakhit (2013-2014)
• Seif Mesawi (2015-2016)
• Mudather Karika (2017-2018)
• Mohamed Ahmed Bashir (2018-2019)
• Abdellatif Boya (2019-2021)
• Muhamed Abdelrahman (2022-)

Players

As of 2 August 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CIV Eisa Fofana 3 MF  SDN Abdel Raouf (3th Captain) 4 DF  SDN Eltayeb Abdelrazeg 5 DF  SDN Mazen Simbo 6 DF  SDN Muhamed Ering 7 FW  BDI Jean Claude Girumugisha 8 MF  SEN Ethane Tendeng 9 FW  SDN Yaser Muzmel 10 FW  SDN Muhamed Abdelrahman (Captain) 11 FW  MLI Adama Coulibaly 12 DF  MTN Khadim Diaw 13 FW  SDN Ali Abdallah Hemedelnil 15 MF  SDN Salah Adel 16 GK  SDN Muhamed Madani 18 MF  SEN Madicke Kane 21 MF  SDN Walieldin Khedr

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  SDN Faris Abdalla (Vice-Captain) 23 FW  MTN Ahmed Salem Mubarak 24 DF  COD Steven Ebuela 25 MF  SDN Musab Kurduman 26 DF  SEN Junior Marc Mendy 27 MF  MTN Guessouma Fofana 28 FW  SDN Ahmed Esmat 29 GK  SDN Ali Abu Eshrein 30 FW  TUN Taieb Ben Zitoun 31 MF  SDN Yaser Awad 35 MF  SDN Fakhreldin Suliman 36 FW  SDN Alothaimeen Shamseldin 38 DF  SEN Ousmane Diouf - GK  SDN Omer Yusuf - DF  COD Ernest Luzolo - MF  SDN Esmail Hassan - MF  SDN Emad Salah - MF  NAM Aprocius Petrus - FW  NGA Taiwo Akire

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  SDN Ahmed Yahia (on loan) Al-Berans SC (Until June 2025) — DF  SDN Esmat Abdelhameed (on loan) Asante Kotoko S.C. (Until June 2025) — FW  SDN Muhamed Almunzer (on loan) Al Akhdar SC (Until June 2025) — MF  SDN Suliman Ezallah (on loan) Al-Nasr SC (Benghazi) (Until June 2025) — MF  SDN Osman Mukhtar (on loan) Abu Salem SC (Until June 2025) — MF  SDN Alsheikh Muhamed (on loan) Abu Salem SC (Until June 2025) — MF  SDN Telal Adel (on loan) Al-Amir SC (Dongola) (Until June 2025) — MF  SDN Shukri Musa (on loan) Al-Sheroug SC (Zintan) (Until June 2025) — FW  SDN Amjed Esam (on loan) Al-Ahrar SC (Zeliten) (Until June 2025) — FW  SDN Anas Saeed (on loan) Al-Berans SC (Until January 2025) — FW  SDN Abdelazim Sheikheldin (on loan) Al-Sadaqa FC (Until June 2025) — FW  ZAM Albert Kangwanda (on loan) CFC Spartani Sportul (Until June 2025) — FW  SEN Pape Abdou (on loan) Al-Sadaqa (Until June 2025)

Honours

National titles

• Sudan League /Sudan Premier League: 31 (Record)
  • Champion: 1965, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020–21, 2021-22, 2023-24, 2024-25

• Super D1 (Mauritania): 1
  • Champion: 2024–25

• Sudan Cup: 10
  • Champion: 1954, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2021–22, 2024-25

African titles

• CAF Champions League
  • Runner-up: (2) 1987, 1992

Arab titles

• Arab Cup Winners' Cup
  • Runner-up: (1) 2002

Performance in Caf Competition

CAF Champions League 39 Appearances

1966 - Semi-finals 1967 - First round 1970 - Second round 1974 - Second round 1982 - Second round 1984 - First round 1985 - Second round 1987 - Finalist 1988 - Quarter-finals 1990 - Quarter-finals 1992 - Finalist 1995 - First round 1996 - First round 1997 - Second round 1999 - Second round 2000 - First round 2004 - Second round 2005 - First round 2006 - Second round 2007 - Semi-finals

2008 - Group stage 2009 - Semi-finals 2010 - Second round 2011 - Semi-finals 2012 - Second round 2013 - First round 2014 - Group stage 2015 - Semi-finals 2016 - First round 2017 - Group stage 2018 - First round 2018-19 - First round 2019-20 - Group stage 2020-21 - Group stage 2021-22 - Group stage 2022-23 - Group stage 2023-24 - Group stage 2024-25 - Quarter-finals 2025-26 -

Performance in Cecafa Competition

• CECAFA Clubs Cup 9 Appearances
• 1985 - Group stage
• 1987 - Group stage
• 1988 - 3rd Place
• 1989 - Group stage
• 1992 - Group stage
• 1994 - Semi-finals
• 1996 - Group stage
• 1999 - Quarter-finals
• 2024 - 3rd Place