Afrin SC

Afrin Sports Club
Full nameAfrin Sport Club
Nickname(s)Afrin SC
Founded1984; 40 years ago (1984)
GroundAl-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo
Capacity15,000
ChairmanAhmed Mado
ManagerOsama Hadad
LeagueSyrian League 1st Division
2021-2022Syrian Premier League 14th (relegated)

Afrin Sports Club is a Syrian professional football club based in Afrin. The club was founded in 1984, and competed in the Syrian Premier League in 2007–08 and 2009–10, and promoted for the 2021–22 season.[1] Club was moved to Aleppo due to the Turkish occupation of Afrin in 2018 and plays home matches at the Hamadaniah and 7 April stadiums.[2]

References

  1. ^ "عفرين يقترب من حلم العودة للدوري السوري". Kooora (in Arabic). 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Syria war: Turkey-backed forces oust Kurds from heart of Afrin". BBC. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018.
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