Al-Arabi SC (Irbid) explained

Al-Arabi Irbid Sports Club (ar|نادي العربي إِربِد الرياضي) is a football club based in Irbid, Jordan which currently competes in the Jordanian First Division League.^[2]

History

Al-Arabi Sports Club's origins began when a group of 22 young intellectuals were interested in establishing a place, where they could gather and practice their various hobbies. Thus, the Acting and Music Club was formed in 1945.^[3] The club began as one that focused on youth culture and music, and sports was not a focus of the club at the time. It established its sports branch in 1955, under the current name Al-Arabi SC.^[4] Al-Arabi SC is considered to be one of the oldest football clubs formed in Jordan, and the oldest club in Northern Jordan.^[5]

According to Fayez Salim, the football team rose to the ranks of the Premier League team and was the first team from Irbid to win the Jordan FA Cup in 1986 and is still the only team from the city of Irbid to have won it^[6] as of 2024.

Al-Arabi was also famous for its handball team,^{[7] [8]} as it dominated the Kingdom’s championships for nearly 16 consecutive years, between 1983 and ending in 1991, as well as hosting other sports such as tennis, volleyball, cycling and athletics.^[9] A peculiarity within the club during the domination of its handball team was that some of their players switched between representing Al-Arabi in handball and Al-Arabi in football.^[10]

Recent history

Al-Arabi finished as runners-up of the 2009–10 Jordan FA Cup, where they narrowly lost 1-0 to Al-Wehdat at the King Abdullah II Stadium.^[11]

On 8 November 2017, Al-Arabi was threatened with collapse as it faced a difficult financial situation, owing a debt of over 1 million dinars.^[12]

On 1 July 2019, various properties of Al-Arabi were put up for sale that amounted to approximately $10.4 million.^[13]

On 17 December 2019, Al-Arabi and Al-Hussein began renovating a football stadium in the Zabada area of Irbid. It would be used as a training ground for both clubs, as opposed to go all the way to Ar-Ramtha to conduct their training.^[14]

Current squad

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Personnel

Current staff

Position	Name
President	Habes Al-Zinati[26]
Vice-president	Abdullah Al-Akour[27]
Director	Ayman Al-Naimi Abu Al-Abd[28]
Secretary	Khaled Abu Zaid
Manager	Fathi Al-Dhawahra[29]
Technical director / Head-coach	Imad Rashad
Assistant coaches	Hadi Al-Maharmeh[30] Abdel-Ilah Al-Hanahneh[31]
U-19 head coach	Tariq Salah[32]
U-13, U-15, U17 technical director	Abdul Rahman Suleiman[33]
Goalkeeping coach	Mohamed Badarna[34]
U-13 head coach and physical trainer	Moamen Hamed[35]
U-17 head coach and U-15 assistant coach	Mohamed Ahmed Al-Azayda[36]
U-15 assistant coach	Mustafa Al-Turkmani[37]

Notable players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before, during or after playing for Al-Arabi SC (Irbid):

Managerial history

• Fares Shdifat (?–2009)
• Kadhim Khalaf (2009–2010)
• Osama Qasem (2010)
• Muneer Masbah (2010–2011)
• Mustafa Al-Lubani (2011–2012)
• Hisham Khalf (2011)
• Issa Al-Turk (2012)
• Maher Bahri (2012–2013)
• Ahmed Sobh (2013)
• Kadhim Khalaf (2013–2014)
• Bega (2014)
• Mohammad Al-Ababneh (2014)

Honours

• Jordan FA Cup
  • Winners (1): 1986

Kit Providers

• Adidas
• Uhlsport
• Adidas F50
• Jako
• Puma

External links

• NFT club profile
• Kooora profile
• Soccerway profile
• Al Arabi Sport Club

Notes and References

1. Web site: Imad Rashad appointed as "Technical Director" of Al-Arabi (Irbid). Facebook.com . Al-Arabi Irbid . 22 September 2024 . Arabic.
2. Web site: العربي - Al Arabi . kooora.com . Kooora . 22 September 2024 . Arabic.
3. Web site: Al-Sharif . Ali . "العربي" أقدم أندية الشمال.. 71 عاماً من العطاء . alrai.com . Al-Rai . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 22 April 2016.
4. Web site: Al-Sharif . Ali . "العربي" أقدم أندية الشمال.. 71 عاماً من العطاء . alrai.com . Al-Rai . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 22 April 2016.
5. Web site: Al-Sharif . Ali . "العربي" أقدم أندية الشمال.. 71 عاماً من العطاء . alrai.com . Al-Rai . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 22 April 2016.
6. Book: سليم (Salim) . فايز (Fayez) . تاريخ النادي العربي . 26 September 2024.
7. Web site: النواعير والبلدية يبعثران اوراق العربي والحسين في بطولة اربد العربية لكرة اليد . alrai.com . Al-Rai . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 29 July 2006.
8. Web site: إربد "حاضنة" كرة اليد و"المحافظة" على ألقها . alghad.com . Al-Ghad . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 1 April 2020.
9. Book: سليم (Salim) . فايز (Fayez) . تاريخ النادي العربي . 26 September 2024.
10. Web site: Al-Sharif . Ali . "العربي" أقدم أندية الشمال.. 71 عاماً من العطاء . alrai.com . Al-Rai . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 22 April 2016.
11. Web site: الوحدات والعربي في قمة كأس الأردن .. اليوم. ammonnews.net . Ammon News . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 28 May 2010.
12. Web site: نواب اربد يتدارسون وادارة النادي العربي سبل الخروج من ازمته . alanbatnews.net . Al-Anbat News . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 8 November 2017.
13. Web site: عرض ممتلكات نادٍ أردني عريق للبيع في المزاد العلني . alkhaleejonline.net . Al-Khaleej Online . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 1 July 2019.
14. Web site: البدء بفرش أرضية الملعب المشترك لناديي الحسين اربد والعربي . johinanews.com . Johina News . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 17 December 2019.
15. Web site: نادي العربي . jfa.jo . Jordan Football Association . 22 September 2024.
16. Web site: Rami Al-Mayouf . Facebook.com . Al-Arabi Irbid . 22 September 2024 . Arabic.
17. Web site: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1192753728961232&set=a.214194983483783&__cft__[0=AZUj_gKQm1EjXa9Bl4o1rA42nXfVyE2JnQZQ1bOWWfPZAlSz87TWORzg3jfVWsu7d48ozRfqPWID97yW-7fpRVUmCRGTbvu_-NvEp8qPbFC0oLwUJziLs6oXsaJV1W1OZDFv0EvCA7bnGVA5URV7Znkh3AGrQvAsAQitGMm6vvr5LKXOnyQYs2RvVEeghzVEZO0gMWSRF7PHUF0B30sjTN_YWLENVmBC4y5dEk3GI5_NeA Ali Deiraniyeh]. Facebook.com . Al-Arabi Irbid . 22 September 2024 . Arabic.
18. Web site: Qusai Al-Yassin. Facebook.com . Al-Arabi Irbid . 22 September 2024 . Arabic.
19. Web site: Nahar Al Rashoud. Facebook.com . Al-Arabi Irbid . 22 September 2024 . Arabic.
20. Web site: Muhammad Hussein (Al-Aqrabawi). Facebook.com . Al-Arabi Irbid . 22 September 2024 . Arabic.
21. Web site: Murad Al-Qadoumi . Facebook.com . Al-Arabi Irbid . 22 September 2024 . Arabic.
22. Web site: Ahmed Malkawi. Facebook.com . Al-Arabi Irbid . 22 September 2024 . Arabic.
23. Web site: Hassan Al-Safouri . Facebook.com . Al-Arabi Irbid . 22 September 2024 . Arabic.
24. Web site: Ali Al-Attar . Facebook.com . Al-Arabi Irbid . 22 September 2024 . Arabic.
25. Web site: Hashem Sawalha . Facebook.com . Al-Arabi Irbid . 22 September 2024 . Arabic.
26. Web site: President & Vice-president. Facebook.com . Al-Arabi (Irbid) . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 13 June 2024.
27. Web site: President & Vice-president. Facebook.com . Al-Arabi (Irbid) . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 13 June 2024.
28. Web site: Ayman Al-Naimi Abu Al-Abd . Facebook.com . Al-Arabi (Irbid) . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 12 July 2024.
29. Web site: Fathi Al-Dhawahra. Al-Arabi (Irbid) . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 15 July 2024.
30. Web site: Fathi Al-Dhawahra. Facebook.com . Al-Arabi (Irbid) . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 15 July 2024.
31. Web site: Fathi Al-Dhawahra. Facebook.com . Al-Arabi (Irbid) . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 15 July 2024.
32. Web site: Ayman Al-Naimi Abu Al-Abd . Facebook.com . Al-Arabi (Irbid) . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 12 July 2024.
33. Web site: Al-Arabi Irbid youth coaches (U-13, U-15, U-17). Facebook.com . Al-Arabi (Irbid) . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 12 July 2024.
34. Web site: Al-Arabi Irbid youth coaches (U-13, U-15, U-17). Facebook.com . Al-Arabi (Irbid) . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 12 July 2024.
35. Web site: Al-Arabi Irbid youth coaches (U-13, U-15, U-17). Facebook.com . Al-Arabi (Irbid) . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 12 July 2024.
36. Web site: Al-Arabi Irbid youth coaches (U-13, U-15, U-17). Facebook.com . Al-Arabi (Irbid) . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 12 July 2024.
37. Web site: Al-Arabi Irbid youth coaches (U-13, U-15, U-17). Facebook.com . Al-Arabi (Irbid) . 26 September 2024 . Arabic . 12 July 2024.