Al-Horgelah SC

Al-Horgelah SC

Full name	Al-Horgelah Sports Club
Nickname(s)	Lions of Rif Dimashq (Arabic: أسود ريف دمشق)
Founded	2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Ground	Municipal Stadium, Al-Horjelah Al-Jalaa Stadium, Damascus
Manager	Fajr Ibrahim
League	Syrian Premier League
2021–22	12th (relegated)

Al-Horgelah Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الحرجلة الرياضي) is a Syrian professional football club based in Al-Horjelah, Rif Dimashq Governorate. It was founded in 2015.^[1] They play their home games at the Municipal Stadium in Al-Horjelah, and Al-Jalaa Stadium in Damascus.^{[citation needed]}

History

Al-Horgelah Sports Club were promoted to the Syrian Premier League for the 2020–21 season for the first time in their history; hence, they became the first club from the Rif Dimashq Governorate to play in the Syrian Premier League.^[2] In their first season in the Syrian Premier League, they acquired Syrian coach Fajr Ibrahim and national goalkeeper Ibrahim Alma.^[3]

References

1. "رئيس نادي الحرجلة: وصولنا للدوري الممتاز ليس مصادفة وسننافس على المراتب المتقدمة". sana.sy (in Arabic). 19 September 2020.
2. "الحرجلة يعبر إلى الدوري السوري الممتاز ورئيسه يحيي الرياضي الأول". jesrpress.com (in Arabic). 17 September 2020. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
3. "نادي حرجلة يخطط لقهر كبار الدوري السوري". alalamsyria.com (in Arabic). 29 September 2020. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.