Al-Karmel SC

Al-Karmel Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الكرمل الرياضي) is a Jordanian football club which is based in Al-Husn Camp, near the city of Irbid. The football club currently competes in the Jordanian Second Division League, the third tier of Jordanian football. It hosts a football club, as well as a volleyball club.^[2][3][4]

Al-Karmel SC

Full name	Al-Karmel Sports Club
Founded	1969; 56 years ago (1969)
Ground	Al-Hassan Stadium
Capacity	12,000
Chairman	Malek Shaheen[1]
League	Jordanian Second Division League
2024–25	Jordanian First Division League, 11th of 14 (relegated)
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

Al-Karmel participated in the 2009–10 Jordanian Pro League, which they got demoted down to the Jordanian First Division League after one season.^[5]

On 7 May 2013, Al-Karmel appointed Iraqi Wathiq Naji as manager of the club, with the aim of Al-Karmel regaining promotion to the Jordanian Pro League.^[6]

Throughout the summer of 2015, Al-Karmel established a partnership with Palestinian club Jenin SC, where they completed two separate week-long camps in Irbid.^[7][8][9]

Al-Karmel had a notable run in the 2018–19 Jordan FA Cup, where they reached all the way to the semi-finals of the competition. They first defeated Sahab in the round of 32. They then defeated Al-Salt 4-2 on penalties.^[10] They then defeated Jordanian Second Division League side Umm Al-Qutain 3-3 on away goals.^[11] They finally ended their run after a 2-0 aggregate loss to eventual champions Al-Faisaly.

On 9 July 2020, Al-Karmel President Rakan Mahmoud was arrested in what was described as mysterious circumstances.^[12]

On 11 September 2021, Al-Karmel appointed Abdul Rahman Suleiman as manager of the club, replacing the departing Mohamed Tohan during the 2021 Jordanian First Division League season^[13]

On 20 March 2022, Rakan Mahmoud was re-elected as President of Al-Karmel SC, who is described as a well-known political, social and youth activist to the region.^[14]

On 18 November 2023, Al-Karmel participated in the 2023 Jordanian Second Division League, where they clinched their spot back to the Jordanian First Division League, after defeating Deir Abi Saeed in the semi-finals.^[15]

Partnerships

• Jenin SC^[16][17]

Current squad

As of 16 September 2024^[18][19]

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 — GK  JOR Mustafa Abu Musameh — GK  JOR Mohammad Abu Zaina — GK  JOR Saif Nseerat — GK  JOR Mo'ad Abu Al-Rabb — DF  JOR Abdel Aal Al-Awadhi — DF  JOR Mohammad Abu Aqel — DF  JOR Mohammad Bashar Bani Yaseen — DF  JOR Mohammad Abu Salem — DF  JOR Noor Ghazi — DF  JOR Rakan Mreikhat — DF  JOR Haitham Al-Qasem — MF  JOR Salah Abu Sayed — MF  JOR Ahmed Al-Sayeh — MF  JOR Abdulrahman Al-Bes — MF  JOR Akhtam Badr Al-Sqoor

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  JOR Nayef Anbar — MF  JOR Mohammad Al-Khaldi — MF  JOR Mahmoud Al-Hourani — MF  JOR Mahmoud Al-Taj — MF  JOR Ahmad Abu Nader — FW  JOR Moath Abu Salah — FW  JOR Mohammad Ghazi — FW  JOR Asaad Alazzam — FW  JOR Amir Raed —  JOR Ahmad Irsheid —  JOR Moath Mahmmod Moshleh —  JOR Mahmoud Abu Zeina

Notable players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before, during or after playing for Al-Karmel SC:

• Zakaria Charara
• Omar Khalil

Managerial history

• Issa Al-Turk
• Jabbar Hamid
• Hisham Abdul-Munam
• Muneeb Gharaibeh

Kit providers

• Uhlsport