Al-Karmel SC

Al-Karmel SC

Full name	Al-Karmel Sports Club
Founded	1969; 56 years ago (1969)
Ground	Al-Hassan Stadium
Capacity	12,000
Chairman	Malek Shaheen[1]
League	Jordanian First Division League
2023	Jordanian Second Division League – Group 1, 1st of 8 (promoted)
Home colours Away colours

Al-Karmel Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الكرمل الرياضي) is a Jordanian football club which is based in Al-Husn Camp, near the city of Irbid. The football club currently competes in the Jordanian First Division League, the second tier of Jordanian football. It hosts a football club, as well as a volleyball club.[2][3][4]

History

Al-Karmel participated in the 2009–10 Jordanian Pro League, which they got demoted down to the Jordanian First Division League after one season.[5]

On 7 May 2013, Al-Karmel appointed Iraqi Wathiq Naji as manager of the club, with the aim of Al-Karmel regaining promotion to the Jordanian Pro League.[6]

Throughout the summer of 2015, Al-Karmel established a partnership with Palestinian club Jenin SC, where they completed two separate week-long camps in Irbid.[7][8][9]

Al-Karmel had a notable run in the 2018–19 Jordan FA Cup, where they reached all the way to the semi-finals of the competition. They first defeated Sahab in the round of 32. They then defeated Al-Salt 4-2 on penalties.[10] They then defeated Jordanian Second Division League side Umm Al-Qutain 3-3 on away goals.[11] They finally ended their run after a 2-0 aggregate loss to eventual champions Al-Faisaly.

On 9 July 2020, Al-Karmel President Rakan Mahmoud was arrested in what was described as mysterious circumstances.[12]

On 11 September 2021, Al-Karmel appointed Abdul Rahman Suleiman as manager of the club, replacing the departing Mohamed Tohan during the 2021 Jordanian First Division League season[13]

On 20 March 2022, Rakan Mahmoud was re-elected as President of Al-Karmel SC, who is described as a well-known political, social and youth activist to the region.[14]

On 18 November 2023, Al-Karmel participated in the 2023 Jordanian Second Division League, where they clinched their spot back to the Jordanian First Division League, after defeating Deir Abi Saeed in the semi-finals.[15]

Partnerships

• Jenin SC[16][17]

Current squad

As of 16 September 2024[18][19]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  JOR Mustafa Abu Musameh — GK  JOR Mohammad Abu Zaina — GK  JOR Saif Nseerat — GK  JOR Mo'ad Abu Al-Rabb — DF  JOR Abdel Aal Al-Awadhi — DF  JOR Mohammad Abu Aqel — DF  JOR Mohammad Bashar Bani Yaseen — DF  JOR Mohammad Abu Salem — DF  JOR Noor Ghazi — DF  JOR Rakan Mreikhat — DF  JOR Haitham Al-Qasem — MF  JOR Salah Abu Sayed — MF  JOR Ahmed Al-Sayeh — MF  JOR Abdulrahman Al-Bes — MF  JOR Akhtam Badr Al-Sqoor

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  JOR Nayef Anbar — MF  JOR Mohammad Al-Khaldi — MF  JOR Mahmoud Al-Hourani — MF  JOR Mahmoud Al-Taj — MF  JOR Ahmad Abu Nader — FW  JOR Moath Abu Salah — FW  JOR Mohammad Ghazi — FW  JOR Asaad Alazzam — FW  JOR Amir Raed —  JOR Ahmad Irsheid —  JOR Moath Mahmmod Moshleh —  JOR Mahmoud Abu Zeina

Notable players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before, during or after playing for Al-Karmel SC:

• Zakaria Charara
• Omar Khalil

Managerial history

• Issa Al-Turk
• Jabbar Hamid
• Hisham Abdul-Munam
• Muneeb Gharaibeh

Kit providers

• Uhlsport

References

1. "Karmel Sport Club". civilsociety-jo.net. Civil Society Jordan. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
2. "ختام مشاركة ممثلي الاردن في بطولة الاندية العربية بالكرة الطائرة ... شباب الحسين يتغلب على الكرمل ويحل بالمركز 13". alrai.com (in Arabic). Al-Rai. 13 January 2005. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
3. "منتخب «الطائرة» يواجه الكرمل الليلة وبطولة كأس الأردن تنطلق (7) الشهر القادم". addustour.com (in Arabic). Ad-Dustor. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
4. "الكرمل يعزز صفوف فرقه.. ويضم الفلسطيني نوفل لـ"الطائرة"". alghad.com (in Arabic). Al-Ghad. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
5. "دوري المحترفين الاردني : اسود الأردن تعبر سهول الكرمل برباعية نظيفة". kooora.com (in Arabic). Kooora. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
6. "العراقي واثق ناجي مديرا فنيا لفريق الكرمل الأردني". kooora.com (in Arabic). Kooora. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
7. "نادي جنين يوقع اتفاقية توأمة مع الكرمل الأردني". al-ayyam.ps (in Arabic). Al-Ayyam. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
8. "نادي جنين الرياضي يبدأ معسكر تدريبي في الأردن". maannews.net (in Arabic). Ma'an News. 27 September 2015.
9. "نادي جنين يختتم معسكره التدريبي في اربد". al-ayyam.ps (in Arabic). Al-Ayyam. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
10. "الكرمل يقصي السلط من كأس الأردن". kooora.com (in Arabic). Kooora. April 17, 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
11. "الفيصلي والرمثا لنصف نهائي كأس الاردن". khaberni.com (in Arabic). Khaberni. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
12. "النائب خوري يتحدث عن اعتقال رئيس نادي الكرمل". ammonnews.net (in Arabic). Ammon News. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
13. "جهاز فني جديد لفريق كرة القدم بنادي الكرمل". mala3eb.com (in Arabic). Mala3eb. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
14. "راكان محمود مجددا رئيسا بالتزكية لنادي الكرمل الرياضي الأردني". raialyoum.com (in Arabic). Rai Al-Youm. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
15. "فريقا دوقرة والكرمل يتأهلان لدوري الدرجة الأولى". royanews.tv (in Arabic). Ro'ya News. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
16. "نادي جنين يوقع اتفاقية توأمة مع الكرمل الأردني". al-ayyam.ps (in Arabic). Al-Ayyam. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
17. "نادي جنين الرياضي يبدأ معسكر تدريبي في الأردن". maannews.net (in Arabic). Ma'an News. 27 September 2015.
18. "نادي الكرمل". jfa.jo. Jordan Football Association. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
19. "Al-Karmel SC squad + staff". Facebook.com (in Arabic). نادي الكرمل الرياضي - Alkarmel SC. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

External links

• فريق: الكرمل
• Al-Karmel Irbid (19/20)
• Karmel Sport Club