Al-Hilal SC (Benghazi) explained

Al-Hilal Sports Cultural & Social Club also known as Al-Hilal Benghazi is a Libyan professional association football club based in Benghazi, Libya that competes in the Libyan Premier League.

The club has witnessed huge development milestones at the level of infrastructure, strategic development plans and marketing under the leadership of the new board of directors (Nader Bushnaf) and the sports director Hossamedin Bedier.^[1]

Bedier joined Al Hilal SC, as one of the biggest clubs in Libya. and became the youngest Director of Sports Development in Africa. This role was also in the difficult postwar context of the country.^{[2] [3]} https://www.cafonline.com/press-release/news/caf-lifts-restriction-to-host-official-matches-on-libyan-territory^[4]

Honours

• Libyan Premier League

Runners-up (2): 1964–65, 2000

• Libyan Cup

Winners (1): 2000–02

Runners-up (4): 1976–77, 1997–98, 2003–04, 2016-17, 2017-18

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup

2 appearances

2001 – First Round

2003 – Second Round

Current players

(in alphabetical order by surname)

• Faisal Al Badri

• Hossam Anbieh

• Hemeya Tanjy

Basketball team

Al-Hilal SC has a basketball team that competes in the Libyan Division I Basketball League.^[5]

External links

• Team profile – Soccerway.com
• Official Facebook Page

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019-10-31. Hossamedin Bedier appointed as sports director of Libya’s AlHilal. 2021-11-12. EgyptToday.
2. News: Al Hilal begin Libyan bid to host international games. en-GB. BBC Sport. 2021-11-12.
3. Web site: Gor Mahia hope to spread love and unity in Libya - Polack Goal.com. 2021-11-12. www.goal.com.
4. Web site: CAF lifts restriction to host official matches on Libyan territory. live. 2021-11-12. CAFOnline.com. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182354/https://www.cafonline.com/press-release/news/caf-lifts-restriction-to-host-official-matches-on-libyan-territory . 2021-07-09 .
5. Web site: Al Hilal Benghazi. afrobasket.com. 26 May 2024.