Clubname: | Al-Tura SC |
Fullname: | Al-Tura Sports Club |
Ground: | Irbid Municipal Stadium Al-Turrah Municipal Stadium |
Capacity: | 5,500 |
League: | Jordanian First Division League |
Season: | 2024 |
Position: | Jordanian Second Division League – Group 1, 1st of 8 (awarded promotion) |
Current: | 2024 Jordanian Second Division League |
Al-Tura Sports Club (ar|نادي الطرة الرياضي) is a Jordanian football club based in Al-Turrah, Jordan.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] It will compete in the Jordanian First Division League, the second tier of Jordanian football, as a result of the Jordan Football Association exempting the club from punishment the previous season.[7]
Al-Tura SC was founded in 1979 in the city of Al-Turrah. The club carries out sports, cultural and social activities.
The club gained its first promotion to the Jordanian First Division League back in 1985.[8]
It had participated in its first Jordanian top flight experience back in 1999, to which it immediately got relegated back down to the second tier.[9]
On 11 June 2023, Al-Tura hired Hamza Al-Badarneh as their manager.[10]
On 1 September 2024, Al-Tura SC's building, which was built in 1986, has reported to have been facing a potential collapse, following its municipality's neglect.[11]
Due to participate in the 2024 Jordanian Second Division League,[12] on 7 November 2024, the Jordan Football Association announced that it would relegate 15 of the 16 participants of the to the league, as a result of refusing to play matches due to financial demands from the Football Association. Al-Tura was the only club exempt from punishment, and as a result, were awarded as champions of the competition and promoted to the Jordanian First Division League for the upcoming season.[13] [14] [15]
The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before, during or after playing for Al-Tura SC: