Al-Ahli Club of Manama is a Bahrain

Bahrain

' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...

i sports club based in the capital city of Manama

Manama

Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 155,000 people.Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population...

. They play in the top division in Bahraini football as well as in other sports such as basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

, and volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

. Their home stadium is Al Ahli Stadium

Al Ahli Stadium (Bahrain)

Al Ahli Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Manama, Bahrain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Al-Ahli. The stadium holds 10,000 people....

, although like all other teams in Bahrain they mainly play on Bahrain National Stadium

Bahrain National Stadium

The Bahrain National Stadium is the national stadium of Bahrain, located in East Riffa. It can accommodate 35,000 people and is used mostly for football matches. It was built in 1982. Various aspects of the stadium will be renovated, such as the seats and roof.-External links:**...

.

Al Ahli (formerly known as Al Nusoor), along with Muharraq Club

Muharraq Club

Al-Muharraq Sports Club , is the oldest sports club in Muharraq island in the Persian Gulf region. Al-Muharraq Sports Club has won the Bahraini Football Premier League 31 times. Al-Muharraq Sports Club also takes part in other sports than football like Basketball and Volleyball...

, are considered to be the pillars of sports in Bahrain. The matches between Al Ahli and Muharraq are known to draw the largest fan attendance in the Bahraini league and is considered to be the Bahrain Derby.

Today they still are known to have the best youth products on their side, and still focus primarily on the youth players to challenge for the league title. Amongst the players that Al Ahli have produced recently are A'ala Hubail

A'ala Hubail

On 5 April 2011 A'ala Hubail and his brother Mohamed were arrested by the Bahraini authorities and held in custody on an indefinite basis. A'ala Hubail, a trained paramedic, had attended demonstrations during the 2011 Bahraini protests and had reportedly helped provide medical assistance...

 (the Asian Cup 2004 top scorer), Ali Saeed, Mohammed Hubail, and Mohammed Husain. The current president is Fuad Kanoo and the vice president is Moanes al Mardi.

Achievements

• Bahraini Premier League
  Bahraini Premier League
  The Bahraini Premier League is the main football competition in Bahrain. The first season was held in 1957. The winners of the domestic championship qualify for the AFC Cup. The championship is currently contested by 10 clubs-Current Structure:...
  
  : 5

1969, 1972, 1977, 1996, 2010

• Bahraini King's Cup
  Bahraini King's Cup
  The Bahraini King's Cup is Bahrein's premier knockout tournament in men's football .The national cup has had many different names over the years...
  
  : 8

1960, 1968, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1991, 2001, 2003

• Bahraini FA Cup
  Bahraini FA Cup
  -Previous winners:*2000 : West Riffa 3-0 Al Ahli*2001 : Riffa*2002 : not held*2003 : Busaiteen 0-0 Riffa '*2004 : Riffa 3-1 Busaiteen*2005 : Muharraq Club 2-1 Busaiteen*2006 : not held...
  
  : 1

2007

Squad

Notable Famous Players

Jaycee John Akwani Abdulla Fatai Mohammed Hubail Alin Torbitch Siomar Ferrera Amon Douglas Hakem Bomelha Oumar Diakite Ali Nowman Jauna Sawi Yosef Al-Maqbool John Nandy Amadi Cisse Djuric Milan Hickl Nor Aldin

Performance in AFC competitions

• Asian Champions Cup: 1 appearance

2001: Second Round

• Asian Cup Winners Cup
  Asian Cup Winners Cup
  The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...
  
  : 1 appearance

1991/92: First Round