Al Ittihad Ahli of Aleppo SC

{{about|the Syrian football team||Al-Ittihad (disambiguation)}} {{Short description|Association football club in Syria}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Al-Ittihad Ahli | image = | upright = 0.7 | fullname = Al-Ittihad Ahli of Aleppo Sports Club | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1949|1|20}} as Al-Ahli Sports Club | nickname = ''The Red Castle''<br />''Halab Al-Ahli''<br />''Al-Hawiya'' | ground = [[Al-Hamadaniah Stadium]]{{Efn|[[Aleppo International Stadium]] (53,200) is closed since 2012.}} | capacity = 15,000 | chrtitle = President | chairman = | manager = [[Ahmed Haouache]] | league = [[Syrian Premier League]] | season = [[2024–25 Syrian Premier League|2024–25]] | position = 1st of 12 (champions) | pattern_la1 = _blackline | pattern_b1 = _shoulder_stripes_black_stripes | pattern_ra1 = _blackline | leftarm1 = FF0000 | body1 = FF0000 | rightarm1 = FF0000 | shorts1 = FF0000 | socks1 = FF0000 | pattern_la2 = _redlines | pattern_b2 = _whiteredstriped_sides | pattern_ra2 = _redlines | pattern_sh2 = _red_stripes_adidas | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = _red_stripes_adidas | socks2 = FFFFFF | pattern_la3 = _red_stripes | pattern_b3 = _red_stripes | pattern_ra3 = _red_stripes | pattern_sh3 = _red_stripes | pattern_so3 = _band_red | leftarm3 = FFFFFF | body3 = FFFFFF | shorts3 = _red_stripes_adidas | socks3 = FFFFFF | website = {{URL|https://www.facebook.com/ittihadofaleppo/|Official page}} | current = 2022–23 Syrian Premier League }} '''Al-Ittihad Ahli of Aleppo Sports Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي الاتحاد أهلي حلب الرياضي}}) also known as '''Al-Ittihad Ahli''', is a professional multi-sports club based in the [[Syria]]n city of [[Aleppo]], mostly known for its [[football team]] which competes in the [[Syrian Premier League]], the top league of Syrian football.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goalzz.com/?team=1155|website=goalzz.com|access-date=3 March 2022|title=Al-Ittihad SC|archive-date=3 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303101006/https://www.goalzz.com/?team=1155|url-status=live}}</ref> Al-Ittihad is one of the most successful clubs in [[Football in Syria|Syrian football history]], having won six [[Syrian Premier League|Syrian football league]] titles and ten [[Syrian Cup]]s. Al-Ittihad is the only founding member of Syrian Premier League that has [[List of unrelegated association football clubs|never been relegated]] from the top division since its debut in 1966. In Asia, their best performance was in 2010 when they became champions of the [[2010 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]] competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=4884|website=goalzz.com|access-date=2 March 2022|title=AFC Cup 2010 Final|archive-date=2 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302212232/https://www.goalzz.com/?c=4884|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/as3.html|title=AFC Cup Winners|access-date=2 February 2023|archive-date=27 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727130225/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/as3.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The club was founded in 1949 and received its license in 1953. They play their home games at the [[Aleppo International Stadium]] since its inauguration in 2007. Due to the reconstruction of the main Aleppo International Stadium, they are temporarily playing at the [[Al-Hamadaniah Stadium]] from 2021.<ref name="ground">{{Cite web |url=https://m.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=971748|title=ديربي حلب يخطف الأضواء في الجولة الثالثة للدوري السوري|website=koora.com|access-date=22 January 2021|date=5 November 2020}}</ref> The club also has its own ground; [[Al-Ittihad Stadium]], with a capacity of 10,000 spectators.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

Al-Ittihad are also known for [[Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo (men's basketball)|their basketball team]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://basketball.asia-basket.com/team/Syria/Al-Ittihad-Aleppo/3415?Page=5|title=Al-Ittihad, History|work=asia-basket|access-date=21 December 2021|archive-date=8 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108093754/http://basketball.asia-basket.com/team/Syria/Al-Ittihad-Aleppo/3415?Page=5|url-status=live}}</ref> and have [[Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo (women's basketball)|a women's basketball team]]. In general, 20 types of sports including volleyball and handball are being practiced by the club.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

==History== === Early history (1949–1972) === The club was founded on 20 January 1949 under the name '''Halab Al-Ahli Club''', by the merge of three smaller football teams in Aleppo: ''Al-Janah (The Wing)'', ''Assad Al-Shahba (Lions of Shahba)'' and ''Al-Nejmeh (The Star)'', before getting recognized officially by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on 24 September 1953. Prior to the foundation of the Syrian official football league, the club have competed in various regional competitions in the [[Aleppo Governorate]] such as the regional league of Aleppo and the ''Aleppo Municipality Shield''. The first major success in the club's history was winning the [[Syrian Cup]] in the 1964–65 season, when they beat [[Barada SC]] 4–1 in the final.<ref name="syrc">{{cite web|title=Syria – List of Cup Winners|website=[[RSSSF]]|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/syrcuphist.html|access-date=5 July 2012|archive-date=24 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724235538/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/syrcuphist.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The club participated in the first ever [[Syrian Premier League|Syrian football league]] in 1966–67 when they became champions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/syrchamp.html|access-date=6 July 2012|website=[[RSSSF]]|title=Syria – List of Champions|archive-date=30 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730204328/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/syrchamp.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the following league season, the club defended the title. In 1972, the name of the club was changed to '''Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo''' by the decision of the Syrian government.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ittihadaleppo.com/ar-sy/Arts/33/19.aspx |language=ar |title=The History of Al-Ittihad |access-date=25 January 2012 |work=Al-Ittihad official website |archive-date=8 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308202109/http://www.ittihadaleppo.com/ar-sy/Arts/33/19.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Since then, they have never relegated to the bottom level.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

=== Ups and downs (1972–2005) === The 1972–73 season was also success, as despite the league being suspended, the club won the Syrian Cup.<ref name="syrc" /> Despite being among the most successful clubs in the country, they only won the league title in the 1976–77 season when they overtook their later rivals [[Al-Karamah SC]]. Until 1982, Al-Ittihad Ahli regularly placed third in the league.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

Everything changed in the 1981–82 season when Al-Ittihad Ahli won the Syrian Cup and reached the final of the [[Syrian Super Cup]], losing 1–2 to [[Al-Karamah SC]]. The same success in the cup was recorded by the club in 1984 and 1985.<ref name="syrc" /> In the 1985–86 season, the club made its first appearance in an Asian competition, advancing from the group stage at the [[Asian Club Championship]] and finishing in 4th place after losing to [[Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup86.html|title=Champions' Cup 1985/86|access-date=2 February 2023|archive-date=7 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007003106/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup86.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the following seasons, the club finished second at best.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

The last time in this period, the club achieved the league championship in 1993 and 1995, beating long standing rival Al-Karamah. In addition to both league titles, they also won the Cup in 1994 over [[Jableh SC]].<ref name="syrc" /> After this seasons, the club experienced a loss of quality, which was reflected in the club's poor results in domestic competitions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com//en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=385&matchId=3007 |title=2010 AFC Cup Final – Match Summary |accessdate=8 February 2012 |work=the-afc.com |archive-date=17 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617194101/http://www.the-afc.com//en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=385&matchId=3007 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Domestic and continental success (2005–2012) === In the 2004–05 season, after a successful group stage of the league, the club took part in the title, and then, after winning the cup final over [[Al-Majd SC]], also the Syrian Cup victory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=914479|access-date=4 August 2022|website=kooora.com.com|title=Al-Ittihad SC in Syrian League 2004/2005|date=3 April 2020|archive-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811142744/https://m.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=914479|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="syrc" /> In the 2005–2006 season, Al-Ittihad Ahli won the Syrian Cup after they dominated the final against [[Tishreen SC]] 3–0.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=1715|website=goalzz.com|access-date=4 August 2022|title=Syria Cup 2005/06|archive-date=4 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804165345/https://www.goalzz.com/?c=1715|url-status=live}}</ref> For the first time in their history, they took part in the [[AFC Champions League]], where they took third place in the [[2006 AFC Champions League|group]] after defeating [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor]] and [[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]].<ref>{{cite web|title=전북 현대 AFC 챔피언스리그 우승|url=https://n.news.naver.com/sports/general/article/001/0001462555|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|language=ko|date=9 November 2006|access-date=2 September 2021|archive-date=2 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902105014/https://n.news.naver.com/sports/general/article/001/0001462555|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2007–08 Syrian Premier League|2007–08 season]], the club finished third overall in the league behind Al Karamah and Al Majd SC. The club also participated in the [[2008 AFC Champions League]], defeating [[Sepahan S.C.|Sepahan]] twice in the group stage (2–1, 2–0).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=3038|website=goalzz.com|title=2008 AFC Champions League|access-date=4 August 2022|archive-date=10 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310065009/https://www.goalzz.com/?c=3038|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2009, after two years, the club sacked its Romanian coach [[Valeriu Tița]].<ref>[http://www.gsp.ro/international/campionate/valeriu-tita-demis-de-la-cirma-liderului -campionatului-siriei-132554.html]{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Gazeta Sporturilor on April 6, 2009 (Romanian), retrieved on 20 February 2010</ref>

In the [[2010 AFC Cup|2010 season]], during its first participation in the [[AFC Cup]], Al-Ittihad Ahli was able to go from second place in the [[2010 AFC Cup group stage|group]] to the [[2010 AFC Cup knockout stage|playoffs]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/28943-ar-acl-draw |title=Open ACL draw for Koreans; Saudis separated |access-date=4 August 2022 |archive-date=11 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511205256/https://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/28943-ar-acl-draw |url-status=live }}</ref> In the round of 16 of the competition, they met [[Kuwait SC]], which they defeated 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in regular time. In the quarter-finals, they advanced over [[Kazma SC]], which they defeated 3–2 and 1–0. In the semi-finals, they beat [[Muangthong United F.C.|Muangthong United]] 2–1 on the score after a close double-header.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2010/30994-al-ittihad-v-muangthong-united-agg|title=Al Ittihad 2-0 Muangthong United. Agg 2-1|date=2010-10-19|work=afc.com|access-date=2010-10-19}}{{dead link|date=June 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In the [[2010 AFC Cup Final|final of the AFC Cup]], they met with [[Qadsia SC]], with whom they drew 1–1 after regular time ([[Taha Dyab|Dyab]] scored a goal for Ittihad) and beat them 4–2 after penalties ([[Radwan Kalaji]] scored the decisive penalty).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=4884 |title=2010 AFC Cup Final (Goalzz.com) |access-date=4 August 2022 |archive-date=4 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804185255/https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=4884 |url-status=live }}</ref> They became only the second Syrian football club to win the Asian club competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2010/31289-al-qadsia-v-al-ittihad|title=Al Ittihad win AFC Cup|date=2010-11-06|work=the-afc.com|access-date=2010-11-06|archive-date=10 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110202338/https://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2010/31289-al-qadsia-v-al-ittihad|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 2010–11 season, the club won the [[2010–11 Syrian Cup|Syrian Cup]], defeating [[Al-Wathba SC]] 3–1 in the final. In the same season, the club failed to reach the [[2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off|AFC Champions League play-offs]], losing to [[Al Sadd SC]] 1–5.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goalzz.com/?m=625275&cancomp=6423|website=goalzz.com|title=2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off|access-date=5 August 2022|archive-date=5 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805122505/https://www.goalzz.com/?m=625275&cancomp=6423|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2011 AFC Cup group stage|group stage]] of the [[2011 AFC Cup]], they first beat [[Al-Saqr SC|Al-Saqr]] 2–1, but then lost to [[Qadsia SC]] 0–2.<ref name="afc" /> In other matches, they drew [[FC Shurtan Guzar|Shurtan Guzar]] 1–1 and 0–0, won against [[Al-Saqr SC]] 2–0 and lost to Qadsia 2–3.<ref name="afc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=6424|website=goalzz.com|title=2011 AFC Cup|access-date=5 August 2022|archive-date=5 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805122053/https://www.goalzz.com/?c=6424|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 2011–12 season, the club was playing to stay in the [[2011–12 Syrian Premier League|Syrian Premier League]] and withdrew from the [[2012 Syrian Cup]] in the semi-finals due to the [[Early insurgency phase of the Syrian civil war|conflict in the country]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://topnews-nasserkandil.com/topnews/share.php?sms_id=25395 |title=بقرار اتحادي الوحدة يتوج بطلا لكأس الجمهورية بكرة القدم سوريا | رياضة - اتخذ اتحاد كرة القدم بموجب اجتماعه أمس الأحد في مقره بالفيحاء قرارا اعتبر فيه نادي الوحدة بطلاً لكاس الجمهورية للموسم 2011-2012 وذلك بعد أن تخلفت فرق الشرطة والإتحاد والجزيرة عن إكمال منافساتها في الدور النصف النهائي للبطولة والذي كان مقررا يوم أمس حيث قرر اتحاد الكرة حرمان هذه الفرق من المشاركة في بطولة كأس الجمهورية لمدة عامين وذلك تطبيقاً للمادة السادسة من لائحة العقوبات......(أ.ج) |website=topnews-nasserkandil.com |access-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105031945/http://topnews-nasserkandil.com/topnews/share.php?sms_id=25395 |archive-date=5 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The club also participated in the [[2012 AFC Cup]], despite not being able to play at home ground, they beat Qadsia 1–0 and drew with [[Al-Faisaly SC]] 0–0.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=7819|website=goalzz.com|title=2012 AFC Cup|access-date=5 August 2022|archive-date=5 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805121655/https://www.goalzz.com/?c=7819|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Difficult years (2012–2017) ===

The club had to play the entire 2012–13 season in Damascus due to security reasons arising from the beginning of the [[Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)|Battle of Aleppo]]. Despite this, it placed in mid-table in the [[2013 Syrian Premier League|league]] and retained its league affiliation.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.futbol24.com/national/Syria/Premier/2013/ | title=2013 Syrian Premier League | access-date=9 August 2022 | archive-date=10 September 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910164552/http://www.futbol24.com/national/Syria/Premier/2013/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Due to the security situation, Al-Ittihad also had to withdraw from the [[2013 Syrian Cup]], for which it was threatened with a two-year ban from participating in domestic competitions, but it finally received an exemption from the [[Syrian Arab Football Federation|federation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=252416&o=ncsy|title=كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول|date=10 July 2019|access-date=9 August 2022|archive-date=9 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809094207/https://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=252416&o=ncsy|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 2013–14 season, the club also played in Damascus and finished in the relegation place in the [[2014 Syrian Premier League|league]], it was saved from relegation by the fact that the clubs in the [[Syrian League 1st Division|first division]] were not interested in entering the SPL.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=284476&o=ncsy|title=كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول|date=10 July 2019|access-date=9 August 2022|archive-date=10 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910131711/http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=284476&o=ncsy|url-status=live}}</ref> The club achieved little success in the [[2014 Syrian Cup]], where they advanced to the semi-finals, where they lost to [[Baniyas Refinery SC|Baniyas SC]] 0–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syrian-soccer.com/?page=show_det&select_page=14&id=6928|title=Decisive confrontations in the Cup quarter-finals Republic|publisher=Syrian-soccer.com|date=10 July 2014|access-date=10 July 2014|language=ar|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714192439/http://www.syrian-soccer.com/?page=show_det&select_page=14&id=6928|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2014–15 season, the club was placed in the bottom half of the [[2014–15 Syrian Premier League|league]] table of Group A.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/?n=361777|title=اتحاد الكرة السوري يعلن مواعيد مباريات الدور الأول من الدوري|work=kooora.com|access-date=5 February 2017|archive-date=5 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205181840/http://www.kooora.com/?n=361777|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 2015–16 season, Al-Ittihad Ahli achieved unexpected success by finishing second in Group B of the [[2015–16 Syrian Premier League|SPL]], advancing to the Championship group where they finished just three points behind [[Al-Wahda SC (Syria)|Al-Wahda]] and [[Al-Jaish SC (Syria)|Al-Jaish]] in third place.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=444073&pg=6&o=ncsy | title=كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول | date=9 July 2019 | access-date=9 August 2022 | archive-date=9 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809102934/https://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=444073&pg=6&o=ncsy | url-status=live }}</ref> The 2016–17 season was a breakthrough from the club's point of view. On 28 January 2017, ''Al-Ahli'' finally returned to Aleppo, defeating [[Hurriya SC]] 2–1 in a derby match at [[Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium]].<ref name="derby" />

=== Stabilization and gradual success (2017–present) === [[File:Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo logo.png|thumb|Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo logo until 2022]] Financially and infrastructurally stabilized Al-Ittihad Ahli finished in second place in the [[2017–18 Syrian Premier League#Standings|2017–18 season]], after losing a tie-breaker to [[Al-Jaish SC (Syria)|Al-Jaish]] with whom they were level on points.<ref>{{cite web|date=September 23, 2017|title=Former Toronto FC striker Mo Babouli joins Syrian club Al-Ittihad|first=Oliver|last=Platt|work=Waking The Red|url=https://www.wakingthered.com/2017/9/23/16354248/mo-babouli-al-ittihad-syria-toronto-fc-news|access-date=9 August 2022|archive-date=19 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119133640/https://www.wakingthered.com/2017/9/23/16354248/mo-babouli-al-ittihad-syria-toronto-fc-news|url-status=live}}</ref> They lost to Al-Jaish 0–1 as league vice-champions in the 2018 [[Syrian Super Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=16428|website=goalzz.com|title=2018 Syrian Super Cup|access-date=9 August 2022}}</ref>

In the 2018–19 season, Al-Ittihad Ahli participated as Syrian runners-up in the [[2019 AFC Cup group stage|group stage]] of the [[2019 AFC Cup]]. The team achieved only one positive result, a 0–0 draw with [[Al-Najma SC (Bahrain)|Al-Najma]]. They lost the other matches with [[Al-Jazeera SC (Amman)|Al-Jazeera SC]] and [[Kuwait SC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=16719|website=goalzz.com|title=2019 AFC Cup|access-date=9 August 2022|archive-date=9 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809183756/https://www.goalzz.com/?c=16719|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons, the Al-Ittihad Ahli finished [[2019–20 Syrian Premier League|sixth]] and [[2020–21 Syrian Premier League|eighth]] respectively in the Syrian Premier League. Therefore, due to the negative results, the club management gradually dismissed the coaches [[Ahmed Haouache]] and [[Arthur Bernardes (football manager)|Artur Bernardes]]. A new Croatian coach, [[Igor Tkalčević]], came in their place, but the results of the football team did not improve, as they were only playing for survival in the league until the spring of 2022.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

The situation culminated in the resignation of the long-time chairman of the club Bassel Hamwi in March 2022, who was replaced by the new chairman Rasen Martini and the new coach Maher Bahri.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://basketball.asia-basket.com/team/Syria/Al-Ittihad-Aleppo/3415?page=17|title=Staff|work=asia-basket|access-date=20 December 2021}}</ref> The team, stabilized financially and in play, ended up in [[2021–22 Syrian Premier League|fifth place]] in the league.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.goalzz.com/?c=22619|title=Syria - Premier League 2021-22: Results, fixtures, tables, statistics - Goalzz|access-date=11 August 2022|archive-date=15 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015084114/https://m.goalzz.com/?c=22619|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same [[2021–22 Syrian Cup|2021–22 season]], Al-Ittihad Ahli achieved historic success, after defeating [[Al-Hurriya SC|Al-Hurriya]] and [[Al-Jaish SC (Syria)|Al-Jaish]], the team reached the final of the Syrian Cup, beating [[Al-Wathba SC]] 4–3 on penalties.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sana.sy/en/?p=281278|author=Mazen Eyon|title=Al-Ittihad Aleppo crowned hero of the Republic Cup|publisher=SANA|date=19 August 2022|access-date=20 August 2022|archive-date=20 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820075037/http://www.sana.sy/en/?p=281278|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, the Syrian General Sports Federation approved the club's name change to '''Al-Ittihad Ahli of Aleppo SC''' which having its name recognised as '''Al-Ittihad Ahli''', inspired by the club's original name '''Halab Al-Ahli Club'''; following pleas by the fans to restore the club's original name.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.enabbaladi.net/archives/556468|title=Al-Ittihad Aleppo changed name to Al-Ittihad Ahli Halab after 51 years|publisher=Enab Baladi|date=15 March 2022|access-date=15 May 2023|archive-date=15 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515165414/https://www.enabbaladi.net/archives/556468|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 12 July 2025, the club secured their first league title in 20 years following a 2–0 win over [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] in the final match of the [[2024–25 Syrian Premier League#Championship play-offs|Championship play-offs round]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kooora.com/كرة-قدم/أخبار/بعد-غياب-20-عاما--أهلي-حلب-بطلا-للدوري-السوري/blta8854ff32863b7b9 |title=بعد غياب 20 عاما.. أهلي حلب بطلا للدوري السوري |publisher=Kooora |date=12 July 2025 }}</ref>

==Stadiums== [[File:Aleppo International Stadium, night view, 2009 (1).jpg|thumb|Al-Ittihad fans crowded in the [[Aleppo International Stadium]]]] Al-Ittihad Ahli's original home ground since the early 1950s was the [[Aleppo 7 April Stadium|Aleppo Municipal Stadium]] which is considered one of the most historic stadiums in Syria.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football-in-times-of-crisis-syrian-game-continues-on-as-inspiration-propaganda-shadow-1.16805|title=Football in times of crisis: Syrian game continues on as inspiration, propaganda, shadow|first1=Ahmed|last1=Rizvi|date=20 July 2015|access-date=27 September 2022|website=thenationalnews.com|publisher=The National News Sport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522123205/https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football-in-times-of-crisis-syrian-game-continues-on-as-inspiration-propaganda-shadow-1.16805|archive-date=22 May 2021}}</ref> At the beginning of the 1990s the club moved to the newly built [[Al-Hamadaniah Stadium]]. After the inauguration of the [[Aleppo International Stadium]] in 2007, the club decided to play their home games at the Syrian league and [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] competitions in the modern stadium which can host around 53,000 spectators. Al-Hamadaniah Stadium is still used as an alternative venue.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! style="width:50;"|Stadium Name ! style="width:50;"|Capacity ! style="width:50;"|Years |- |[[Aleppo 7 April Stadium|7 April Stadium]] |12,000 |1949–90 |- |[[Al-Hamadaniah Stadium]] |Original: 25,000 (15,000 after the 2008 renovation) |1990–08, 2021– |- |[[Aleppo International Stadium]] |53,200 |2008– |- |[[Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium]] |10,000 |2017–2021 |}

===Training facilities=== [[File:Ittihad SC Aleppo stadium.jpg|thumb|[[Al-Ittihad Stadium]]]] The training grounds of al-Ittihad are located in the al-Shahbaa district of Aleppo. The complex is home to the [[Al-Ittihad Stadium]] with a capacity of 10,000 spectators, a nearby indoor training pitch and many other small pitches.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

==Supporters and rivalries== Al-Ittihad Ahli are rivals with fellow Aleppine clubs [[Hurriya SC|Hurriya]], [[Jalaa SC|Al-Jalaa]], [[Al-Herafyeen SC|Al-Herafyeen]], [[Ouroube SC|Ouroube]] and [[Al-Yarmouk SC (Syria)|Al-Yarmouk]].<ref name="derby">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-syria-aleppo-idUSKBN15C0U0|title=Derby returns to Aleppo after five-year absence|work=Reuters|date=28 January 2017|access-date=30 January 2017|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140225/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-syria-aleppo-idUSKBN15C0U0|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Colours and kits== Since its foundation, the traditional colour of Al-Ittihad's home kit is red with various designs over the years. Therefore, the club is nicknamed '''The Red Castle''' by the fans as a reference to the city's main landmark; the [[Citadel of Aleppo]]. The away kit may vary between a full white kit and a white kit with red stripes on the shirt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=861689|author=Abdul Najjar|language=ar|title=الاتحاد الحلبي يكشف عن قميصه الجديد|website=kooora.com|date=5 October 2021|access-date=11 August 2022|archive-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811142853/https://m.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=861689|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:red;"|Period ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:red;"|Kit supplier ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:red;"|Shirt sponsor |- | 2008–2012 | [[Adidas]] | rowspan="4"|<small>''None''</small> |- | 2012–2013 | [[Uhlsport]] |- | 2013–2016 | [[Adidas]] |- | 2016–2017 | MBB Apparel |- | 2017–2019 | [[Adidas]] | rowspan="4"| Katarji Group |- | 2019–2020 | [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] |- | 2020–2022 | [[Adidas]] |- | 2022–present | [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] |- |}

==Players== ===Current squad=== {{updated|12 June 2024}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=NOR|pos=GK|name=Magnus Carlsen}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=SYR|name=Einhar Mortategndoden|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=ENG|name=Jacob van Maguire|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=GRE|name=Jacob Iakovos|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=SYR|name=Jacob Gouriye (C)|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=USA|name=[[Dominic Gouriye (2nd captain)]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=GRE|pos=MF|name=Jakob John}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=SYR|pos=MF|name=Sumu-Epuh}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=GRE|pos=FW|name=Jacob Pouli}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Jakob Reinha-Gambito]]}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=SYR|pos=FW|name=Abdullah Najjar}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=SYR|name=Jacob Caruana|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=SYR|pos=MF|name=Amer Fayad}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=SYR|pos=DF|name=Ahmad Al Ali}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=SYR|name=Mohammed Kayali|pos=MF}} {{fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=SYR|name=Amjad Fayad|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=SYR|name=Anas Al Dahan|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=SYR|name=Zakaria Aziz|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=NGA|name=Shadrach Chidubem|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=SYR|name=Mahmoud Nayef|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=SYR|name=Mohamad Hassouni|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=SYR|name=Mohammed Al Abdo|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=SYR|name=Hamza Haj Deebo|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=47|nat=SYR|name=Mahmoud Al Omar|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=48|nat=SYR|name=Alaa Homsi|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=50|nat=SYR|name=Rasheed Beto|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=55|nat=SYR|name=Shaher Al Shakhir|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=60|nat=GUI|name=Aboubacar Camara|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=66|nat=SYR|name=Ahmad Al Kaloo|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=88|nat=SYR|name=Hamza Sawas|pos=FW}} {{fs end}}

=== On loan === {{Fs start}}

==Club official== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="color:white; background:red;"| Office ! style="color:white; background:red;"| Name |- |President of the Board |Cristian Popovici |- |Investment and Facilities Director |Mulham Tabbara |- |Member of the Board |Jum'a ar-Rashed |- |Administrative and Legislative Committee Director |Ayman Hazzam |- |Financial Director |Ziyad al-Sheikh Omar |- |Member of the Board |Weizar Sarmini |- |Training Centres Director |Reem Sabbagh |- {{Fb cs footer|u=March 2022 |s=[http://www.ittihadaleppo.com/ar-sy/News/2/785.aspx/ ittihadaleppo.com]|date=November 2012}}

==Managerial history== {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * {{flagicon|Syria}} Abdel Qader Tayfur (1965–67) * {{flagicon|Syria}} Zaki Natoor (1967–77) * {{flagicon|Syria}} Mahmoud Sultan (1981–84) * {{flagicon|Syria}} Wael Aqqad (1990) * {{flagicon|Syria}} Nael Burghol (1990–92) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Ahmed Haouache]] (1992–93) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Fateh Zaki]] (1994–95) * {{flagicon|Czech}} Jiří Nevrlý (1999–01) * {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Osvaldo Ardiles]] (2001) * {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Stefan Genov]] (2001–02) * {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Hassan El-Shazly]] (2002–03) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Amin Alati]] (2003) * {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Mahmoud Abou-Regaila]] (Feb 2004 – July 2004) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Yasser Sibai]] (2004–05) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Ahmed Haouache]] (2005–06) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Hussein Afash]] (2006–07) * {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Oscar Fulloné]] (July 2007 – January 2008) * {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Valeriu Tiţa]] (Feb 2008 – April 2009) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Hussein Afash]] (April 2009 – July 2009) * {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[:pt:José Rachão|José Rachão]] (August 2009 – November 2009) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Mohammad Khattam]] (Nov 2009) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Fateh Zaki]] (November 2009 – February 2010) * {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Valeriu Tiţa]] (February 2010 – December 2010) * {{flagicon|Bosnia}} [[Kemal Alispahić]] (January 2011 – June 2011) * {{flagicon|Syria}} Amin Alati (November 2011 – December 2011) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Hussein Afash]] (January 2012 – April 2012) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Ammar Rihawi]] (2013) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Anas Sabouni]] (January 2014 – March 2014) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Radwan al-Abrash]] (March 2014 – September 2014) * {{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Kais Yâakoubi]] (August 2019 – February 2020) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Ahmed Haouache]] (February 2020 – February 2021) * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Arthur Bernardes (football manager)|Arthur Bernardes]] (February 2021 – May 2021) * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Igor Tkalčević]] (July 2021 – March 2022) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Maher Bahri]] (March 2022 – February 2023) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Hussein Afash]] (February 2023 – July 2023) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Maen Al-Rashed]] (July 2023 – December 2023) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Ahmed Haouache]] (December 2023 – July 2024) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Hussein Afash]] (July 2024 – November 2024) * {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Ahmed Haouache]] (November 2024 – present) {{div col end}}

==Honours== ===Domestic=== *''' [[Syrian Premier League]]: 7''' **'''Winners:''' 1967, 1968, 1977, 1993, 1995, 2005, [[2024–25 Syrian Premier League|2024–25]] *''' [[Syrian Cup]]: 10''' **'''Winners:''' 1965, 1973, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1994, 2005, 2006, [[2010–11 Syrian Cup|2011]], [[2021–22 Syrian Cup|2022]] *''' [[Syrian Super Cup]]:''' **'''Runners-up:''' 1982, 1985, 2018

===Continental=== *'''[[AFC Cup]]: 1''' **'''Winners:''' [[2010 AFC Cup|2010]]

===Regional=== * '''[[Arab Club Champions Cup]]:''' **'''Round of 16:''' [[2008–09 Arab Champions League|2009]]

==Performance in AFC competitions== {{See also|Syrian football clubs in the AFC Cup}}

* '''[[Asian Club Championship]]: 1 appearance''' ::[[1985 Asian Club Championship|1985]]: 4th place

* '''[[AFC Champions League]]: 5 appearances''' ::[[2002–03 AFC Champions League|2002–03]]: Qualifying West – 3rd Round ::[[2006 AFC Champions League|2006]]: Group Stage ::[[2007 AFC Champions League|2007]]: Group Stage ::[[2008 AFC Champions League|2008]]: Group Stage ::[[2011 AFC Champions League|2011]]: Qualifying Play-off – West Semi-final

===Records=== ''Accurate as of 22 August 2023'' {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#BBF3BB;" |Match won | style="background:#ffd;" |Match drawn | style="background:#FFBBBB;" |Match lost | style="background:gold;" |Champions | style="background:silver;" |Runners-up |} {| class="wikitable" ! style="color:white; background:red;" | Season ! style="color:white; background:red;" | Competition ! style="color:white; background:red;" | Round ! style="color:white; background:red;" | Club ! style="color:white; background:red;" | Home ! style="color:white; background:red;" | Away |- | rowspan="4" |[[1985–86 Asian Club Championship|1985–86]] | rowspan="4" |[[Asian Club Championship]] | rowspan="2" |Group |{{Flagicon|THA}} [[Bangkok Bank F.C.|Bangkok Bank]] | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" |3–0 |- |{{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Busan IPark|Daewoo Royals]] | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–1 |- |Semifinals |{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Ahli Saudi FC|Al Ahli Jeddah]] | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–1 |- |3rd place match |{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian]] | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–1 |- | rowspan="2" |[[2002–03 AFC Champions League|2002–03]] | rowspan="2" |[[AFC Champions League]] |2nd Round |{{flagicon|TJK}} [[FK Khujand|Khujand]] | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" |w/o{{Efn| Khujand disqualified following suspension of Tajik FA by FIFA and AFC.}} |- |3rd Round |{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–1 | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–3 |- | rowspan="3" |[[2006 AFC Champions League|2005–06]] | rowspan="3" |[[AFC Champions League]] | rowspan="3" |Group |{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor]] | colspan="1" align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" |2–1 | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–2 |- |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] | align="center" style="background: #ffd;" | 0–0 | colspan="1" align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" | 2–1 |- |{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] | align="center" style="background: #ffd;" | 2–2 | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–1 |- | rowspan="3" |[[2007 AFC Champions League|2006–07]] | rowspan="3" |[[AFC Champions League]] | rowspan="3" |Group |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Sepahan S.C.|Sepahan]] | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–5 | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 1–2 |- |{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]] | align="center" style="background: #ffd;" | 0–0 | align="center" style="background: #ffd;" | 1–1 |- |{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al Shabab]] | align="center" style="background: #ffd;" | 1–1 | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–4 |- | rowspan="3" |[[2008 AFC Champions League|2007–08]] | rowspan="3" |[[AFC Champions League]] | rowspan="3" |Group |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Sepahan S.C.|Sepahan]] | align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" | 2–1 | align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" | 2–0 |- |{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–1 | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–3 |- |{{flagicon|UZB}} [[FC Bunyodkor|Bunyodkor]] | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–2 | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–1 |- | rowspan="7" |[[2010 AFC Cup|2010]] | rowspan="7" |[[AFC Cup]] | rowspan="3" |[[2010 AFC Cup group stage|Group]] |{{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]] | align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" | 2–1 | align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" | 4–1 |- |{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] | align="center" style="background: #ffd;" | 0–0 | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–3 |- |{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]] | align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" | 4–2 | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–1 |- |Round of 16 |{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait SC|Kuwait]] | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" |1–1 (5–4 [[Penalty shootout (association football)|pen.]]) |- |Quarterfinals |{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kazma SC|Kazma]] | align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" | 3–2 | align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" | 1–0 |- |Semifinals |{{flagicon|THA}} [[Muangthong United F.C.|Muangthong]] | align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" | 2–0 | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–1 |- |[[2010 AFC Cup Final|Final]] |{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] | colspan="2" bgcolor="gold" |1–1 (4–2 [[Penalty shootout (association football)|pen.]]) |- | rowspan="1" |[[2011 AFC Champions League|2010–11]] | rowspan="1" |[[AFC Champions League]] |[[2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off|Qualifying play-off round]] |{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC|Al Sadd]] | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" |1–5 |- | rowspan="3" |[[2011 AFC Cup|2011]] | rowspan="3" |[[AFC Cup]] | rowspan="3" |[[2011 AFC Cup group stage|Group]] |{{flagicon|YEM}} [[Al-Saqr SC]] | align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" | 2–0 | align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" | 2–1 |- |{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–2 | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 2–3 |- |{{flagicon|UZB}} [[FC Shurtan Guzar|Shurtan Guzan]] | align="center" style="background: #ffd;" | 0–0 | align="center" style="background: #ffd;" | 1–1 |- | rowspan="3" |[[2012 AFC Cup|2012]] | rowspan="3" |[[AFC Cup]] | rowspan="3" |[[2012 AFC Cup group stage|Group]] |{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] | align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" | 1–0{{Efn|Due to the [[Syrian Revolution|political crisis in Syria]], the AFC requested Syrian clubs to play their home matches at neutral venues.<ref name="yemen-syria">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/936-afc-cup-2012/38106-yemen-syria-clubs-to-play-in-neutral-venue|title=Yemen, Syria clubs to play in neutral venue|publisher=AFC|date=27 February 2012|access-date=12 June 2022|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122165503/https://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/936-afc-cup-2012/38106-yemen-syria-clubs-to-play-in-neutral-venue|url-status=live}}</ref>}} | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 2–5 |- |{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Faisaly SC|Al-Faisaly]] | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 1–4{{Efn|Due to the [[Syrian Revolution|political crisis in Syria]], the AFC requested Syrian clubs to play their home matches at neutral venues.<ref name="yemen-syria"/>}} | align="center" style="background: #ffd;" | 1–1 |- |{{flagicon|OMN}} [[Suwaiq Club|Suwaiq]] | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–2{{Efn|Due to the [[Syrian Revolution|political crisis in Syria]], the AFC requested Syrian clubs to play their home matches at neutral venues.<ref name="yemen-syria"/>}} | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–2 |- |- | rowspan="3" |[[2019 AFC Cup|2019]] | rowspan="3" |[[AFC Cup]] | rowspan="3" |[[2019 AFC Cup group stage|Group]] |{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait SC|Kuwait]] | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–2{{Efn|Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.}} | align="center" style="background: #ffd;" | 0–0 |- |{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Al-Najma SC (Bahrain)|Najma]] | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 1–2{{Efn|Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.}} | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 1–2 |- |{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Jazeera SC (Amman)|Al-Jazeera]] | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–2{{Efn|Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.}} | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–4 |- | rowspan="1" |[[2023–24 AFC Cup|2023]] | rowspan="1" |[[AFC Cup]] | rowspan="1" |[[2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs|Qualifying play-off]] |{{Flagicon|PLE}} [[Shabab Al-Khalil SC|Shabab Al-Khalil]] | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" |2–1 |- |}

==Performance in UAFA competitions== * '''[[Arab Champions Cup]]: 2 appearances''' ::[[2003–04 Arab Champions League|2004]]: 1st Round ::[[2008–09 Arab Champions League|2009]]: Round of 16 * '''[[Arab Cup Winners' Cup]]: 1 appearance''' ::[[1995 Arab Cup Winners' Cup|1995]]: Group Stage

===Records=== ''Accurate as of 12 June 2022'' {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#BBF3BB;" |Match won | style="background:#ffd;" |Match drawn | style="background:#FFBBBB;" |Match lost | style="background:gold;" |Champions | style="background:silver;" |Runners-up |} {| class="wikitable" ! style="color:white; background:red;" | Season ! style="color:white; background:red;" | Competition ! style="color:white; background:red;" | Round ! style="color:white; background:red;" | Club ! style="color:white; background:red;" | Home ! style="color:white; background:red;" | Away |- | rowspan="4" |[[1995 Arab Cup Winners' Cup|1994–95]] | rowspan="4" |[[Arab Cup Winners' Cup]] | rowspan="4" |Group |{{Flagicon|TUN}} [[Club Africain]] | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–1 |- |{{Flagicon|UAE}} [[Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]] | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" |3–0 |- |{{Flagicon|EGY}} [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–1 |- |{{Flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Riyadh SC|Al-Riyadh]] | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–2 |- | rowspan="1" |[[2003–04 Arab Champions League|2003–04]] | rowspan="1" |[[Arab Club Champions Cup]] | rowspan="1" |1st Round |{{Flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad Jeddah]] | align="center" style="background: #ffd;" | 0–0 | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–2 |- | rowspan="2" |[[2008–09 Arab Champions League|2008–09]] | rowspan="2" |[[Arab Club Champions Cup]] | rowspan="1" |Round of 32 |{{flagicon|ALG}} [[USM Annaba]] | align="center" style="background: #ffd;" | 0–0 | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" |0–0 (4–2 [[Penalty shootout (association football)|pen.]]) |- | rowspan="1" |Round of 16 |{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Wydad AC]] | align="center" style="background: #BBF3BB;" |1–0 | align="center" style="background: #FFBBBB;" | 0–2 |}

==See also== * [[Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo (men's basketball)]] * [[Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo (women's basketball)]]

==Notes== {{notelist}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://ahli.sy/ Official website] * {{Facebook|ittihadofaleppo}}

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