Full name | Al-Horgelah Sports Club |
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Nickname(s) | Lions of Rif Dimashq (Arabic: أسود ريف دمشق) |
Founded | 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]
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]