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Afrin Sports Club
Full nameAfrin Sport Club
Nickname(s)Afrin SC
Founded1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Ground Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo
Capacity15,000
Chairman Ahmed Mado
Manager Osama Hadad
League Syrian League 1st Division
2021-2022 Syrian Premier League 14th (relegated)

Afrin Sports Club is a Syrian professional football club based in Afrin, Syria. The club was founded in 1984. They played in the Syrian Premier League in 2007–08 and 2009–10, and promoted for the 2021–22 season. [1] Club was moved to Aleppo due to the Turkish occupation of Afrin in 2018 and plays home matches at the Hamadaniah and 7 April stadiums. [2]

References

  1. ^ "عفرين يقترب من حلم العودة للدوري السوري". Kooora (in Arabic). 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Syria war: Turkey-backed forces oust Kurds from heart of Afrin". BBC. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018.