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Al Hilal Juba Football Club is a South Sudanese football club located in Juba, South Sudan, which currently plays in the South Sudan Football Championship.[1]

Al-Hilal FC

Full name	Al Hilal Football Club
Nickname(s)	The African Blues, ( Home of Nile ) ( Blue Palace )
Founded	1956
Ground	Juba Stadium
Capacity	12,000
League	South Sudan Football Championship
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Name and history

The name Hilāl is the Arabic word for crescent – a name chosen on a night when the crescent of the moon was visible in Omdurman. Also it is the first club in the world to be named (AL- HILAL). This name coming from North Sudan.

Al Hilal Juba was established in 1956 by the Sudanese community in Juba, who were fans of Al Hilal Omdurman. Since then, they have gone onto become one of Juba's strongest clubs and are the reigning South Sudan Cup champions after taking the title in 2017.

Stadium

Currently the team plays at the 12000 capacity Juba Stadium.

Honours

South Sudan competitions

• South Sudan Football Championship: 2

Winners: 2012, 2014

Runners-up (2): 2015, 2017

• South Sudan National Cup:3

Winners: 2013, 2014, 2015

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance

2014 – Preliminary round

2018 – Preliminary round

• CAF Champions League: 1 appearances

2012 – Preliminary round

References

External links

• South Sudan Championship Tournament 2013, rsssf.com

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