Al-Merreikh
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{{Football club infobox |
clubname = Al Merreikh|
image = <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:Abosalih_mreekh.gif|200px|Logo]] -->|
fullname = Merreikh Al-Sudan||nat=SUD|
nickname = ''Al-Zaeem'', The Red Devils, ''Al-Ahmar Alwahhag'' |
founded = [[1908]]|
ground = [[Stade de Al-Merreikh|Al Merreikh Stadium]]<br>[[Omdurman]], [[Sudan]]|
capacity = 27,500 will expand to 42,000 this year|
chairman = [[Image:Flag of Sudan.svg|20px|Sudanese]] [[Mr Gamal Al-Wali]]
| manager = [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|20px|German]] [[Michael Krüger]] |
league = [[Sudan Premier League]] |
season = 2007/08 |
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'''Al-Merreikh''' ([[Arabic_language|Arabic]]: نادي المريخ السوداني ) is a [[Sudanese]] [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[Omdurman]], [[Sudan]]. Along with [[AlHilal]] and [[Al-Mourada]], it forms the triplet of Sudanese football. Their home stadium is [[Stade de Al-Merreikh]].
==Name and meaning==
Al-Merreikh is the Arabic translation for planet [[Mars]].
==Leagues==
Primarily, Al-Merreikh competes in the [[Sudanese Premier league]], Sudan's top football league. Based on the club's end-of-season standing, it competes in the Arabic and African [[Confederation_of_African_Football|CAF]] tournaments including [[Arab Champions League]], [[African Champions League]] or [[CAF_Confederation_Cup|African Confederation Cup]].
==Al-Merreikh Stadium==
[[Al-Merreikh ]]Stadium was first Opened in 1962 when [[Al Mawrada Omdurman]] defeated Al-Hilal Omdurman 2/0 , the second stage opening of [[Al-Merreikh]] stadium was in 1964 when Al-Merreikh played against Daynamo Kiev of Soviet Union and the result was 2/0 for the visitors .
Alhilal stadium opening was in 1968 when Ghana defeated Alhilal Omdurman 2/1
[[http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/africa/sudan/omdurman_merreikh.jpg]]
[[African Champions League]]
==Al-Merreikh daily sport newspaper==
AlMerrikh fc daily newspaper was first published in 1965 in Khartoum , it is the oldest sport newspaper in Sudan
[http://www.mariekhnews.com]
==Achievements==
:: Al-Merreikh Was the winner of the first Official cup in Sudan ( 1934 )
*[[Sudan Premier League]]: 16[http://rsssf.com/tabless/soedchamp.html]
::1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002
*[[Sudan Cup]]: 18[http://rsssf.com/tabless/soedcuphist.html]
:: 1963, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007
*[[Khartoum League]]: 17
:: 1953 - 1954 , 1955 - 1956 , 1961 - 1962 , 1965 - 1966 , 1967 - 1968 , 1971 - 1972 , 1972 - 1973, 1978 - 1979 , 1980 - 1981 , 1982 - 1983 , 1984 - 1985 , 1985 - 1986 , 1990 - 1991 , 1991 - 1992 , 1992 - 1993 , 1995 - 1996 , 1996 - 1997
*[[CECAFA Clubs Cup]]: 2
:: 1986,1994,
*[[African Cup Winners' Cup]]: 1
:: 1989
*[[CAF Confederation Cup]]: 0
:: Runner-Up 2007
==Performance in CAF competitions==
'''30 times participations total in all CAF championships'''
*'''[[CAF Champions League]]''': 3 Appearances
( 2 times second round - 1 time first round )
::[[CAF Champions League 2001|2001]] - Second Round
::[[CAF Champions League 2002|2002]] - Second Round
::[[CAF Champions League 2003|2003]] - First Round
*'''[[CAF Confederation Cup]]''': 5 Appearances
( 1 time as finalist - 1 time quarter final - 1 time intermediate round - 1 time preliminary round )
::[[CAF Confederation Cup 2004|2004]] - Preliminary Round
::[[CAF Confederation Cup 2005|2005]] - Quarter Final
::[[CAF Confederation Cup 2006|2006]] - Intermediate Round
::[[CAF Confederation Cup 2007|2007]] - '''Final'''
::[[CAF Confederation Cup 2008|2008]] - ''in progress''
* '''[[African Cup of Champions Clubs]]''': 12 Appearances
( 2 times withdrew - 5 times first round - 4 times second round - 1 time quarter final )
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1971|1971]]: Second Round
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972|1972]]: withdrew in First Round
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1973|1973]]: Second Round
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1975|1975]]: Quarter-Final
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1976|1976]]: Second Round
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1978|1978]]: Second Round
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1979|1979]]: withdrew in First Round
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1983|1983]]: First Round
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1986|1986]]: First Round
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1991|1991]]: First Round
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1994|1994]]: First Round
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1998|1998]]: First Round
* '''[[African Cup Winners' Cup]]''': 10 Appearances
( 1 time winner - 2 times Semifinal - 1 time Quarterfinal - 3 times second round - 3 times first round )
::[[African Cup Winners' Cup1984|1984]]: Second Round
::[[African Cup Winners' Cup1985|1985]]: First Round
::[[African Cup Winners' Cup1989|1989]]: '''Cup Winner'''
::[[African Cup Winners' Cup1990|1990]]: Semifinal
::[[African Cup Winners' Cup1992|1992]]: Semifinal
::[[African Cup Winners' Cup1993|1993]]: Quarterfinal
::[[African Cup Winners' Cup1995|1995]]: Second Round
::[[African Cup Winners' Cup1997|1997]]: First Round
::[[African Cup Winners' Cup1999|1999]]: First Round
::[[African Cup Winners' Cup2000|2000]]: Second Round
==Current squad (2008 season)==
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|name=[[Mohammed Kamal]]|nat=SUD|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=29|name=[[Balla Gabir]]|nat=SUD|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|name=[[Mousa Alzouma]]|nat=SUD|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|name=[[Ahmed Elbasha]]|nat=SUD|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|name=[[Saad Attiya]]|nat=IRQ|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|name=[[Abdelhamid Ammari]]|nat=SUD|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|name=[[Alaa Abdul-Zahra]]|nat=IRQ|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=12|name=[[Alaa Eldin Babiker]]|nat=SUD|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=13|name=[[Noureldin Antar Maarouf]]|nat=SUD|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|name=[[Paulo Roberto]]|nat=BRA|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=18|name=[[Nasreldin Alshigail]]|nat=SUD|pos=MF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=27|name=[[Haytham Tambal]]|nat=SUD|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=15|name=[[Mugahid Ahmed Mohamed]]|nat=SUD|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|name=[[Saeed Mustafa]]|nat=SUD|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=24|name=[[Faisal Agab]]|nat=SUD|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|name=[[Amir Damar Koku]]|nat=SUD|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|name=[[Mohammed Ali El Khider]]|nat=SUD|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=16|name=[[Akram Elhadi Saleem]]|nat=SUD|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=25|name=[[Obinna Auko]]|nat=NGA|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|name=[[Hafiz Mohammed]]|nat=SUD|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=19|name=[[Jimmy Natali]]|nat=SUD|pos=FW}}
{{Fs end}}
===Players U-19===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=15|name=[[Ahmed Hassan (Sudanese footballer)|Ahmed Hassan]]|nat=SUD|pos=}}
{{Fs player|no=19|name=[[Modather Omer]]|nat=SUD|pos=}}
{{Fs player|no=17|name=[[Khamis Martin]]|nat=SUD|pos=}}
{{Fs player|no=30|name=[[Ahmed Mohammed]]|nat=SUD|pos=}}
{{Fs player|no=28|name=[[Hussam Eldin]]|nat=SUD|pos=}}
{{Fs end}}
<!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:Sudan merikh koo mrrrrrekh-1-.jpg|thumb|444px|center|Al-Merrikh team in 2007]] -->
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===Administrators===
* {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Hassan Yousif]]
* {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Sayed Saleem]]
===Coaches===
* {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Mohammed Abdullah Mazda]]
* {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Ibrahim Husein]]
* {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Sayed Aldahrawy]]
* {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Sayed Yassin]]
==Players out on loan==
{|
|valign="top"|
*{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Effosa Eguakon]]
|width="33"|
|valign="top"|
*{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Endurance Idahor]]
|}
==Presidential history==
Al-Merreikh have had numerous presidents over the course of history, no one of them was owner of the club,although the land on which the current stadium was owned by Abdularahman Shakhour , some of the presidents have been honorary presidents. Currently Gamal Alwali is the chairman. Here is a complete list of Al-Merrikh club presidents from 1927 until the present day.[http://www.almerrikh.com/main-inlow.html]
{|
|valign="top"|
*[[Khaled Abdullah]]
*[[Sulaiman Atabani]]
*[[Mohammed Khair Ali]]
*[[Mohammed Ali Bakhiet]]
*[[Yousif Omer Agha]]
*[[Mohammed Bashier Fourawy]]
*[[Mohammed Sherrief Ahmed]]
|width="33"|
|valign="top"|
*[[Ishag Shadad]]
*[[Dr.Mohammed Saeed Bayiomy]]
*[[Bashier Hassan bashier]]
*[[Ibrahim Mohammed Ahmed]]
*[[Fahmy Sulaiman]]
*[[Yousif Abusamra]]
*[[Abdulrahim Osman Saleh]]
|width="33"|
|valign="top"|
*[[Dr.Mohammed Alfatih]]
*[[Badawy mohammed Osman]]
*[[Awad Abuzeid]]
*[[Abdulrahman Shakhour]]
*[[Mahadi Alfaki]]
*[[Hassan Abu-ala'ila]]
*[[Fouad Altoum]]
|width="33"|
|valign="top"|
*[[Abdulaziz Shiddou]]
*[[Khalid Hassan Abbas]]
*[[Abdulhamid Haggoug]]
*[[Mahil Abu Ginna]]
*[[Dr.Tag Alsir Mahgoub]]
*[[Mohammed Eliyas mahgoub]]
*[[Gamal alwali ]]
|}
==Managerial history==
Al-Merreikh have had many managers and trainers running the team during their history, here is a list of some them from 1927 onwards
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Manager
! Nationality
|-
| Mansour Ramadan
| [[Image:Flag of Sudan.svg|20px|Sudanese]]
|-
| John Manang
| [[Image:Flag of England.svg|20px|English]]
|-
| Sayed saleem
| [[Image:Flag of Sudan.svg|20px|Sudanese]]
|-
| Arnest Ruder
| [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|20px|German]]
|-
| Ahmed Rifaat
| [[Image:Flag of Egypt.svg|20px|Egyptian]]
|-
| Mr Marco
| [[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg|20px|Brazilian]]
|-
| Kreso Senad
| [[Image:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg|20px|Bosnian]]
|-
| *Mahmoud Saad
| [[Image:Flag of Egypt.svg|20px|Egyptian]]
|-
| Mr Branco
| [[Image:Flag of Serbia.svg|20px|Serbian]]
|-
| Mohammed Omer
| [[Image:Flag of Egypt.svg|20px|Egyptian]]
|-
| [[Otto Pfister]]
| [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|20px|German]]
|-
|}
==Club history==
Al-Merreikh was founded as Sport Club of Al-Masalma in late 1908 by pupils from Al- Masalam district in Omdurman and was then renamed as Al-Merreikh Football Club in 1927. The club was the winner of the first Sudanese football championship in 1934 ,Al-Merrikh is wearing their original red and yellow kit although the original one was including black colour.
There is a historical rivalry between the two strongest clubs in Sudan, Al-Merreikh and Al-Hilal , both clubs based in Omdurman , the old national capital of Sudan with Al-Hilal most winner of the Sudan premier league and Al-Merreikh as the most winner of the Sudan cup .
The first match between Al-Merreikh and Al-Hilal was in 1934 when Almerrikh defeated AlHilal and the two goals of the match were scored by AlZain Haiba ,Almerrikh striker .The match is known historically as (The match of the green grass market ) since there were no stadiums at that time and the match was held in the famous square of Omdurman , the national capital of Sudan , during day times the square was used by green grass sellers and football matches were used to be played in the afternoons , up to date the match is still very famous and it was the actual start of rivalry between the two very famous Sudanese football clubs.
==Famous matches==
*Al-Merrikh 6-2 Al-Hilal FC - 1948 - Education day cup - Omdurman[http://hemamtec.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=14316]
*Al-Merrikh 3-5 Honvéd FC - 1956 - Friendly Match - Omdurman[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Honv%C3%A9d_FC]
*Al-Merrikh 3-1 Asante Kotoko- 1962 - Friendly - Khartoum
*Al-Merrikh 14-1 Alamir - 1966 - Khartoum League - Omdurman [http://hemamtec.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=23683]
*Al-Merrikh 0-0 Egyptian national team - 1979 - Friendly - Khartoum
*Al-Merrikh 2-0 Nigerian national team - 1988 - Friendly - Khartoum
== External links ==
* [http://www.almerrikh.com AlMerreikh Official website]
* [http://www.mariekhnews.com AlMerreikh Official Newspaper]
* [http://www.almerreikh.com/vb AlMerreikh English Forum website]
* [http://www.hemamtec.com/phpbb AlMerreikh Fans website]
* [http://www.merrikhalsudan.com/vb Al-Merreikh supporters website]
[[Category:Sudanese football clubs|Merrikh]]
[[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1908]]
[[Category:Omdurman]]
{{Sudan Premier League}}
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[[nl:Al-Merreikh Omdurman]]