Al Merrikh SC

Al-Merrikh was founded under the name of Al-Masalma Sporting Club in 1908 by students from Al-Masalmah district that was headed by their chairman Jek Deng Aban Gorang in Omdurman of Gordon Memorial College. The club renamed as Al-Merrikh Sporting Club on 14 November 1927. ==Rivalries==

The club has a fierce rivalry with Al-Hilal with the games between them regularly selling out, as well as being the only other realistic challenger to the league crown. They won the Om-al-Dahab championship in 1965 and are the only team to have ever won this one time event. Al-Hilal is also based in Omdurman with only Al-Ardha Street separating the teams. Between them they are Sudan's most powerful and successful football clubs. ==Honours==

Domestic • Sudan League/Sudan Premier League • Champions (19): 1970, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2018–19, 2019–20. • Sudan Cup • Winners (19): 1951,1955, 1961, 1962, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018. (Record) • Khartoum League • Champions (17): 1954, 1956, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 Continental The only Club in Sudan to win Continental Cup. • '''African Cup Winners' Cup''' • Winners (1): 1989 • CAF Confederation Cup • Runners-up (1): 2007 CECAFA titles • CECAFA Clubs Cup • Winners (3): 1986, 1994, 2014 ==Players==

==Performance in CAF Competitions==

• CAF Champions League 30 Appearances • 1971 - Second round • 1973 - Second round • 1975 - Quarter-finals • 1978 - Second round • 1983 - First round • 1986 - First round • 1991 - First round • 1994 - First round • 1998 - First round • 2001 - Second round • 2002 - Second round • 2003 - First round • 2009 - Group stage • 2010 - Second round • 2011 - First round • 2012 - Second round • 2013 - First round • 2014 - Preliminary round • 2015 - Semi-finals • 2016 - Second round • 2017 - Group stage • 2018 - Preliminary round • 2018-19 - Preliminary round • 2019-20 - Preliminary round • 2020-21 - Group stage • 2021-22 - Group stage • 2022-23 - Group stage • 2023-24 - Second round • 2024-25 - Second round • 2025-26 - First round • CAF Confederation Cup 8 Appearances • 2004 - Preliminary round • 2005 - Second Round • 2006 - Play-off Round • 2007 - Runners-up • 2008 - Group Stage • 2010 - Play-off round • 2012 - Semi-finals • 2016 - Play-off • '''African Cup Winners' Cup 11 Appearances''' • 1984 - Second round • 1985 - First round • 1987 - Second round • 1989 - Runners-up • 1990 - Semi-finals • 1992 - Semi-finals • 1993 - Quarter-finals • 1995 - Second round • 1997 - First round • 1999 - First round • 2000 - Second round ==Performance in Arab Competitions==

• Arab Champions League 12 Appearances • 1988 - Group stage • 1994 - Group stage • 2002 - First round • 2003-04 - First round • 2005-06 - First round • 2006-07 - First round • 2007-08 - Second round • 2008-09 - Second round • 2017 - Group stage • 2018-19 - Semi-finals • 2019-20 - First round • 2023 - First round • '''Arab Cup Winners' Cup 3 Appearances''' • 1992 - Preliminary round • 1999 - Preliminary round • 2000 - Group stage == Performance in CECAFA Competitions==

• CECAFA Clubs Cup 8 Appearances • 1985 - 3rd Place • 1986 - Champions • 1987 - Runners-up • 1988 - Runners-up • 1994 - Champions • 2009 - Runners-up • 2011 - 3rd Place • 2014 - Champions ==References==