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| Full name | Al-Karamah SC | ||
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| Nicknames | Blue Eagles Eagles of Asia | ||
| Founded | 1928; 97 years ago (1928) asKhalid ibn al-Walid Club | ||
| Ground | Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium Homs Baba Amr Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 32,000 25,000 | ||
| Chairman | Samer al-Shaar Mohammed Rahif Hakmi (Honor) | ||
| Manager | Mohammad Kwid | ||
| League | Syrian Premier League | ||
| 2024–25 | 2nd of 12 | ||
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/AlKarama.SC1928/ | ||
Al-Karamah SC (Arabic:نادي الكرامة الرياضي) is aSyrian professionalfootball club based in the city ofHoms. Founded in 1928, it is considered to be one of Asia's oldest sporting clubs.[citation needed] The club has won eightSyrian League titles and eightSyrian 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 theKhaled 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 DrMohammed Rahif Hakmi[2] was elected as the board chairman.
The club covers other sports such asbasketball (team),handball,table tennis,tennis andathletics for both, males and females. In addition toboxing,freestyle wrestling,judo,karate,weightlifting andcycling.[citation needed]
Khaled bin Al-Walid Club was established in 1928 at the time ofFrench mandate through the city's youth who thought of establishing a sports club that would include them and allow them to practice sports officially.[citation needed]
After they founded the club, their first championship was in the game on April 25, 1948, where they won the Qatar championship as representatives of the national teamHoms, and Khaled Club maintained its title the following year and then returned to win the Syria championship in 1952.[citation needed]
On February 18, 1971, Syrian PresidentHafez al-Assad issued Legislative Decree No. /38/ regulating the sports movement in the Syrian Arab Republic and the sports clubs were merged by a decision of the Executive Office of the General Sports Federation No. /59 The date of August 18, 1972, and Al-Karama Club is the outcome of the merger of several civil clubs in the city of Homs.[citation needed]
In the 1974–75 season, Al-Karama won the first league championship. Then he took the lead by collecting theLeague and theCup for the first time in the season 1982–83, and then, during the 1983–84 season, he wanted to repeat the achievement, so he held the league championship and was not allowed to hold the cup when he was considered a legal loser againstAl-Ittihad despite his progress with the match result due to the rioting of his fans. That meeting was in the semi-finals of the competition, but they returned to carry theCup of the Republic in the year 1987, and then to repeat their achievement in the 1995–96 season, in which they won the League Championship and then the Republic Cup led, and competed withAl-Jaish in the seasons 1998–99 and 2000–01 and finished as runners-up led byMuhammad Quwaid, as well as in the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons.[citation needed]
In 2006, the club led by Muhammad Quwid participated in theAFC Champions League as the league's runners-up of the previous season, in which they reached the finals, defeating most of the major Asian football teams. In the group stage, they had to compete againstAl Wahda from theUAE,Saba Battery from Iran with the team was led by the international goal scorerAli Daei andAl-Gharafa from Qatar. They finished at the top of their group and qualified for the Asian CL quarter-finals with 4 wins and 2 losses.[3] In the quarter-finals, the club caused a tie with an overall aggregate score of 4–2 .[4] The club moved on to playAl-Qadisya of Kuwait in the semi-final. The first leg was inHoms, Syria, resulting in a 0–0 draw. The return leg was in Kuwait. Al-Karamah won the game.[citation needed]
On 1 November 2006, the club playedJeonbuk Hyundai Motors (South Korea) where Al-Karamah lost the first leg 2–0 in South Korea. In the second leg, the final aggregate score was 2–3, making Jeonbuk the 2006 AFC Champion League Winner.[5]
However, the club won the league championship in the 2005–06 season, followed by the 2006–07 season, in addition to winning the Republic Cup for the fifth time in their history; hence, collecting the double for the third time.[citation needed]
In the2008–09 season, Al-Karamah started their season faltering. However, the club managed to tie with Al-Ittihad at top spot, so that a play-off match was resorted to inAl-Assad Stadium inLatakia and Al-Karama won 2–1 to be their 8th title in competition, followed by the title ofCup of the Republic in the same season.[citation needed]
Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium is located in the city center ofHoms, Syria. In 2004, the stadium was renovated and expanded to its current capacity of 32,000 spectators.[6] In the same year, the venue was renamed after thesahabiKhalid ibn al-Walid.[citation needed]
Abdelbaset Al Sarout Stadiumis located in the centre of Homs, behind the district Baba Amr. The stadium was renovated during 2016 and a new turf was installed.[7]
The Al-Karamah Fans Association was formed in 1975.[citation needed]
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–2016 | Adidas | MTN Syria |
| 2016–2017 | Adidas | Cham Wings Airlines |
| 2017–2021 | Nike | None |
| 2022– | Adidas |
| Match won | Match drawn | Match lost | Champions | Runners-up |
| Season | Competition | Round | Nat. | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Asian Club Championship | 1R |  | Al-Hilal | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| 2006 | AFC Champions League | Group C |  | Al-Wahda | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1st |
 | Saba Battery | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||||
 | Al-Gharafa | 3–1 | 0–4 | ||||
| QF | | Al-Ittihad | 4–0 (aet) | 0–2 | 4–2 | ||
| SF |  | Al Qadsia | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Final |  | Jeonbuk Motors | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | ||
| 2007 | AFC Champions League | Group C | | Al Sadd | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1st |
 | Neftchi Farg'ona | 2–0 | 1–2 | ||||
 | Najaf | 1–1 | 4–2 | ||||
| QF | | Seongnam Ilhwa | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | ||
| 2008 | AFC Champions League | Group C | | Al-Wahda | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1st |
| Al-Ahli | 0–0 | 1–1 | ||||
| Al-Sadd | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| QF |  | Gamba Osaka | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | ||
| 2009 | AFC Cup | Group D |  | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2nd |
| Al-Kuwait | 2–1 | 1–2 | ||||
 | Al-Wahdat | 3–1 | 1–3 | ||||
| Round of 16 |  | Busaiteen | 2–1 (aet) | ||||
| QF | | Al-Arabi | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0(5–4p) | ||
| SF |  | Bình Dương | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | ||
| Final | | Al-Kuwait | 1–2 | ||||
| 2010 | AFC Champions League | Play-off SF | | Al-Wahda | 0–1 | ||
| 2010 | AFC Cup | Group A |  | Saham | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1st |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 1–1 | 2–2 | ||||
 | Al-Ahli | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||||
| Round of 16 | | Nasaf Qarshi | 1–0 | ||||
| QF |  | Muangthong United | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | ||
| 2011 | AFC Cup | Group E | | Al-Oruba | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4th |
 | Arbil | 0–3 | 1–1 | ||||
 | Al-Ahed | 3–2 | 1–4 | ||||
| 2025–26 | AFC Challenge League | PR |  | Bashundhara Kings | 0–1 | ||
| Season | Competition | Round | Nat. | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Arab Club Champions Cup | 1R |  | Zamalek | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
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