Al-Orouba Sporting Club (; also known locally as Al-Marid, or "The Giant(s)", or just plainly as Al-Orouba) is a sports club based in Sur, Oman. The club's football section currently plays in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is Sur Sports Complex. The stadium is government owned, but the club also owns their own stadium and sports equipment, as well as their training facilities. The club also participated in AFC Cup, in continental stages.
History The club was formed in 1956 in Kuwait and the name given was Al-Ahli. The first chairman of the club was late Sheikh Saleh Nasser Al-Hashar. In November 1970, the club officials met for the first time in Oman and one year after this meeting the club was renamed to Al-Orouba. The club was founded in 1970 and was registered on 26 June 2002.
Being a multisport club Al-Orouba SC like many other clubs in Oman, have not only football in their list, but also hockey, volleyball, handball, basketball, badminton and squash.
Crest and colours Al-Orouba SC have been known to wear a full white (with green stripes on the trim) or green (Away) kit, varying themselves from neighbors Al-Tali'aa SC (orange) and Sur SC (blue) kits. They have also had many different sponsorships over the years. As of now, Uhlsport provides them with kits.
The Al-Orouba SC logo consists of a dow steering representing the history of Sur in dow making & historical sea trading. It consists of three rings indicating a link between sports, culture and society.
Honours and achievements
National titles Oman Professional League (4): Winners 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2014–15 Runners-up 1991–92, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2010–11 Sultan Qaboos Cup (4): Winners 1993, 2001, 2010, 2014–15 Runners-up 1997, 2000, 2019–20 Oman Super Cup (4): Winners 2000, 2002, 2008, 2011 Oman Youth League (U-19) (3): Winners 2001–02 Runners-up 1994–95 Oman Youth League (U-16) – Al-Sharqiya (3): Winners 1992–93, 1993–94, 2002–03
Club performance-international competitions
AFC competitions Asian Club Championship : 1 appearance 1991 : Qualifying-Round One Asian Cup Winners' Cup : 1 appearance 1994–95 : First Round AFC Cup : 3 appearances 2009 : Group Stage 2011 : Group Stage 2012 : Group Stage
UAFA competitions UAFA Club Cup : 3 appearances 2005–06 : Round of 32 2007–08 : Round of 32 2012–13 : First Round Gulf Club Champions Cup: 2 appearances 2003 : 4th Position 2009–10 : Group Stage
Players
First-team squad
Former players
Ewerson Batata
Personnel
Technical staff PositionNameHead coach Fabio LopezAssistant coach Said Nasser Al-FarsiGoalkeeping coachVacant Team Manager Abdullah Jameel Al-MukhainiTeam Doctor Khaled El-Shamy
See also List of football clubs in Oman
References
External links Al-Oruba SC at Soccerway