Al-Arabi Irbid Sports Club () is a

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club based in

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which currently competes in the

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, the second tier of Jordanian football.

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. 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. Al-Arabi SC is considered to be one of the oldest

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formed in

, and the oldest club in Northern Jordan. 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

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in 1986 and is still the only team from the city of

to have won it as of 2024. Al-Arabi was also famous for its handball team, 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. 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.

Recent history

Al-Arabi finished as runners-up of the

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, where they narrowly lost 1-0 to Al-Wehdat at the

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

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

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to conduct their training.

Current squad

Personnel

Current staff

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

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(?–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

**Winners (1): 1986

Kit Providers

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*Adidas F50 *

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* Puma

References

External links

NFT club profileKooora profileSoccerway profileAl Arabi Sport Club
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arabi Irbid Football clubs in Jordan Sport in Irbid 1945 establishments in Transjordan