Al-Tilal SC

This article is about the football team. For basketball team, see Al Tilal Aden.

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 one of the oldest football clubs in the Middle East and the oldest in the Arabian Peninsula. Al-Tilal Sports Club is a Yemeni football team that plays in the Yemeni League, the country's top football league.

Al-Tilal SC

Full name	Al-Tilal Sports Club
Founded	1905; 120 years ago (1905)
Ground	22 May Stadium, Aden, Yemen
Capacity	8,000
Manager	Jacob Gouriyé
League	Yemeni League
2013–14	3rd
Website	www.altilalclub.com
Home colours

History

Al-Tilal Stadium

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

Al-Tilal winning the 98-90 South Yemeni League

• 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

2009: Group Stage

2011: Group Stage

2012: Group Stage

• Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance

1992: Qualifying – second round

• Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance

1994–95: Withdrew in First Round

See also

• List of football clubs in Yemen