Full name | Ouroube Sports Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Ararat ( Armenian: Արարատ) | ||
Founded | 1923 | ||
Ground | Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium | ||
Capacity | 10,000 | ||
League | Syrian League 3rd Division | ||
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Ouroube active sections | ||
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Football |
Women's Basketball |
Ouroube Sports Club ( Arabic: نادي العروبة الرياضي) ( Armenian: Ուրուբե) is a Syrian sports club based in Aleppo, best known for their football team and basketball teams (men and women). [1] [2] Founded in 1923, Ouroube is the oldest sports organization in Syria. [3] The club is part of the Antranik Youth Association, which is a sports program of the AGBU organization. In general, 5 types of sports are being practiced by the club.[ citation needed]
The club was founded as al-Ahd al-Jadid ( Arabic: العهد الجديد) in 1923 by Armenian refugees and survivors of the Armenian genocide. [4]
Two minor sport clubs -Istiqlal ( Arabic: الاستقلال) and al-Mish'al ( Arabic: المشعل)- were also founded by the Armenians of Aleppo in 1930 and 1931 respectively. [4] Al-Ahd al-Jadid and Istiqlal were specialized in football while al-Mish'al was a basketball club. Finally in 1971, the three clubs were merged into one sports organization to form the Ouroube Sports Club. [4]
Ouroube have qualified for the final match of the first ever Syrian Cup competition played during the 1959-1960 season. However, the match which was scheduled against the al-Jaish Club was never played.[ citation needed]
Administrative Board of Ouroube SC:
Office | Name |
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President of the Board | Elie Sanossian |
Vice-president | Henry Arslanian |
Member of the Board | Shahnour Muradian |
Member of the Board | Harout Muradian |
Member of the Board | Vrej Kurumlian |
Member of the Board | Jack Der-Khorenian |
Member of the Board | Jemma Badra |
Last updated: April 2013
Source:
Aleppo sport community