Al-Karamah SC

Al Karamah SC
Full nameAl-Karamah SC
Nickname(s)Blue Eagles
Eagles of Asia
Founded1928; 96 years ago (1928) as Khalid ibn al-Walid Club
GroundKhalid ibn al-Walid Stadium
Bassel al-Assad Stadium
Capacity32,000
25,000
ChairmanSamer al-Shaar
Mohammed Rahif Hakmi (Honor)
ManagerSyria Fawaz Mando
LeagueSyrian Premier League
2023–246th
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/AlKarama.SC1928/
Al-Karamah active sections

Football

Basketball

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.

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]

  1. ^ "حفل تكريم لداعمي نادي الكرامة وتشكيل مجلس شرف للنادي". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Mohammed Rahif Hakmi". Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.