Libya - Foundation Dates Clubs


1920            Libia FC                       [disbanded]
                Union Tripolis                 [disbanded]
                Fulpor SC                      [disbanded] 
1922 Jan  1     Al-Sukkur Tobruk       
193?            US Bengasi
193?            Deutscher Fußballclub Benghazi [disbanded]
1935 Dec        US Tripolina (Tripolis)  
1938		Al-Ahly Benghazi               [foundation name unknown; Al-Ahly since 1947]
1943            An-Najma Benghazi
1944 May 28     The Workers Club           
     Jul 29     Al-Ittihad Tripoli             [merger of Al-Nahda, Al-Shabab and Al-Ummal]  
1947            Al-Dhahra Tripoli  
                Olympic Zawiyah
1948		Al-Jazeera Zuwara
1950 Sep 19     Al-Ahly Tripoli
1951		Al-Swihli Misurata
1952            Al-Afriqi DC Darnah
                Al-Hilal Benghazi
1953 Oct 29     Al-Madina Tripoli
1954            Al-Tahaddi Benghazi
                Al-Nasr Benghazi
                Al-Wahda Tripoli
                Al-Tarsana SSCC Tripoli        [founded as Al-Hilal Tripoli]
1955 Sep 16     Al-Sadaqa SC Shahhat      
1957            Ittihad Alamn Alaam Tripoli    [founded as Al-Shorta aka Police]
                Al-Wifak Sabratha
                Al-Oruba SC Ajelat
1958            Darnes SSC Derna
                Al-Akhdar Bayda
                Al-Khums SCCC                  [founded as Al-Harati SCSC]
                Al-Charara Sabha
		Al-Mourouj
                Al-Korthabea Sabha
1959            Rafik Sorman
1960            Al-Anwar SC Al-Abyar
1961		Al-Nahda Sabha
1963 May  5     Al-Khaleej Sirte SC            [merged 1999 with Al-Najm Al-Sate and Al-Antilaaq]
1964            Al-Majd SC Tripoli
1965 Aug 15     Al-Ittihad Misurata SC         [break-away from Al-Ahly Misurata]
1965            Yarmouk FC (Janzour)
1966            Al-Mustaqbal Jumayl
1969            Al-Andalus SC Tobruk
1974            Al-Ahly Al-Misati SC
                Shabab Al-Jabal SC Shahhat
1976            Abu Salim SC Tripoli
1977            Al-Mahalla Tripoli
                Al-Sawa'ed SC Benghazi
1982            CSC Al-Shat Sports Tripoli
                Alshmoh SC Misurata
1984 Jul 23     Bazaah Stars Sporting SCC      [founded as Nojom Zliten]  
1984		New Benghazi                   [aka Al-Jadida SC]
                Al-Ansar Bayda
                Nojom Ajdabiya
1986		Al-Chat
                Abelashshar Club Tripoli

Data on 2002/03 First Level Teams

Name		Town		Found.	Stadium			Uniform colors
----		----		------	-------			--------------

Al-Ittihad	Tripoli		1944	11 June Stadium		Red and White	[1,2,3]
Al-Nasr		Benghazi	1954	28 March Stadium	Green and White	[4]
Al-Hilal	Benghazi	1952	28 March Stadium	Blow and White	[4]
Al-Ahli		Tripoli		1950	11 June Stadium		Green and White	[3,5]
Al-Olympique	Az-Zwiyah
Al-Madina	Tripoli		1953				Black and White	[6,7]
Al-Tirsana	Tripoli
Al-Swihli	Misurata	1951	9 July Stadium		Red
Al-Wifak	Sabrata         1957
Al-Tahaddi	Benghazi	1954	28 March Stadium	Black and White	[4]
Al-Wahda	Tripoli			11 June Stadium		Red and Green	[2,3]
Rafik		Sorman		1959	Sorman Stadium		Orange and Black
Al-Dahra	Tripoli		1947	11 June Stadium		Red and Black	[3,8]
Al-Soukour

1) after a merger between Al-Nahda, Al-Shabab and Al-Ummal clubs.
2) precise location: South of Tripoli, Bab Ben-Gesher Area, 4 km from Tripoli Downtown.
3) 11 June Stadium is located in sportive city in Tripoli.
4) 28 March Stadium is located in a sportive city in Benghazi.
5) precise location: sportive city-Tripoli.
6) precise location: Downtown Tripoli Omar Almoktar St.
7) Blue, White and Black (Secondary uniform).
8) precise location: Dahra-Tripoli.


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Last updated: 22 Nov 2023

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