Al-Karamah SC
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Al-Karamah SC (Arabic: نادي الكرامة الرياضي) is a Syrian professional football club based in the city of Homs. Founded in 1928, it is considered to be one of Asia's oldest sporting clubs.[citation needed] The club has won eight Syrian League titles and eight Syrian Cup titles. It also was the first Syrian club to win both the league and cup titles in the same year. The club is based at the Khaled Ibn Al Walid Stadium. In 2008, the club formed Board of Honor comprising businessmen[1] of the city of Homs to support the club activities and Dr Mohammed Rahif Hakmi[2] was elected as the board chairman.
Full name | Al-Karamah SC | ||
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Nickname(s) | Blue Eagles Eagles of Asia | ||
Founded | 1928; 96 years ago (1928) as Khalid ibn al-Walid Club | ||
Ground | Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium Bassel al-Assad Stadium | ||
Capacity | 32,000 25,000 | ||
Chairman | Samer al-Shaar Mohammed Rahif Hakmi (Honor) | ||
Manager | Fawaz Mando | ||
League | Syrian Premier League | ||
2022–23 | 7th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club covers other sports such as basketball, handball, table tennis, tennis and athletics for both, males and females. In addition to boxing, freestyle wrestling, judo, karate, weightlifting and cycling.[citation needed]