Almahalla Sports Club (Arabic: نادي المحلة الرياضي) is a Libyan football club based in Tripoli, Libya. The club won two Libyan Premier League titles in a successful period in the late 1990s. The club finished 2nd in 1997, and followed this with two back-to-back titles, in seasons 1997–98 and 1998–99. The club's home strip is orange, and the away strip is black.
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| Full name | Almahalla Sports Club |
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| Founded | 1977 |
| Ground | GMR Stadium Tripoli, Libya |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| League | Libyan Premier League |
| 2021–22 | Group B, 6th |
Glory Years: Late 1990s
editDuring the late 1990s, Almahalla started to build a strong team. However, the 1998–99 season proved to be just as fruitful domestically. Al Mahallah won the league title again, and thus secured qualification to the 2000 CAF Cup, where they met the Egyptian club and eventual runners-up Ismaily. Ismaily ran out 5–1 victors at the Ismailia Stadium, but Al Mahallah salvaged pride in the second leg, as they won 3–2. This was Ismaily's only defeat in the competition.
Relegation and Stagnation
editThe club was relegated from the Libyan Premier League in the 2001–02 season. It has failed to come anywhere near that level since. The club has even relegated to the Libyan Third Division and has only recently returned to the second tier. In the 2006–07 season, their first back in the Second Division, the club finished 9th in Group A, avoiding relegation by 6 points; last season, they made a great improvement, and finished 5th in Group B. They have made a great start to this season's competition, winning five of their first 6 matches. As of the end of Round 7, they sit top of Group A, with 19 points from 7 games.
Honours
edit- Libyan Premier League
- Champions (2): 1998, 1999
- Libyan SuperCup
- Winners (1): 1998
Performance in CAF competitions
edit- 1999 – First Round
- CAF Cup: 2 appearances
- 2000 – First Round
- 2001 – First Round