Al-Ittihad () is a

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professional

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club based in

Misurata Misrata ( ; , Libyan Arabic: ; also spelled Misratah and known by the Italian spelling Misurata) is a city in northwestern Libya located in the Misrata District, situated to the east of Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli on the Mediterranean coast near C ...

, western

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. They play their home games at

Misurata Stadium Misrata Stadium is a football stadium in the city of Misrata, in northwestern Libya. It was the previous home of the Libyan national team and hosted some of the country's 2006 World cup qualifiers, most notably against Cameroon, where they hel ...

. The club's home colours are green and white.

History

Around a year before its foundation, a group of youngsters from the "Al Ahly Misurata" club broke away, due to disagreements over points of view and ideas about how to take Al Ahly forward. The club was founded on August 15, 1965, after a license was obtained from the Ministry of Social Affairs.

References

Football clubs in Libya 1965 establishments in Libya Misrata {{Libya-footyclub-stub