| Clubname: | Al-Karmel SC |
| Fullname: | Al-Karmel Sports Club |
| Ground: | Al-Hassan Stadium |
| Capacity: | 12,000 |
| Chairman: | Malek Shaheen[1] |
| League: | Jordanian First Division League |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Position: | Jordanian Second Division League – Group 1, 1st of 8 (promoted) |
| Current: | 2024 Jordan League Division 1 |
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Al-Karmel Sports Club (ar|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 First Division League, the second tier of Jordanian football. It hosts a football club, as well as a volleyball club.[2] [3] [4]
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]
The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before, during or after playing for Al-Karmel SC:
Issa Al-Turk
Jabbar Hamid Hisham Abdul-Munam Muneeb Gharaibeh