Al-Karamah

Football club infobox
clubname = Al-Karamah F.C.


fullname = Al-Karamah
nickname =
founded = 1928
ground = Khaled bin Walid Stadium
Homs
Syria
capacity = 35,000| chairman =
manager = flagicon|Syria Mohammad Qwayed
league = Syrian Premier League
season = 2006-07
position = Syrian Premier League, 1st
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Al-Karamah ( _ar. الكرامة) is a Syrian football club based in the city of Homs. Founded in 1926, it is considered to be one of Asia's oldest sporting clubs. The club has won six Syrian League titles, and four Syrian Cup titles. It also was the first Syrian club to win both the league and cup titles in the same year. The club is based at the Khaled bin Walid Stadium.

AFC Champions League 2006

In their 1st Asian CL campaign this side has reached the Semi Finals so far, putting out some notable top Asian sides. In the group stage they were paired with one of UAE's top sides Al Wahda, Saba Battery of Iran who were led by the world’s leading international goal scorer Ali Daei and Qatari League champions current Al Gharafa. They finished top of their Group to qualify for the Asian CL quarter finals with 4 wins and 2 losses, including a 6-0 loss to Saba Battery.

In their quarter final they got the worst possible draw and faced current holders Al Ittihad. They lost the 1st leg away from home 2-0 and had it all to do in the home leg. In their home leg they were 2-0 up after 90 minutes and went into extra time. In extra time, Mohanad Ibrahim scored 2 goals and Al-Karamah ended up winning the game 4-0 and the overall tie 4-2 on aggregate causing one of the biggest shocks so far in AFC Champions League history [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1363&mtid=12004] .

They would face Al-Qadisya of Kuwait in the semi-final. The first leg took place in Homs, Syria. The score came out to a 0-0 draw. Al-Karamah being the better side of the match. Al-Karamah had about 15 shots and about 85% of the possession. Al-Karamah were really unlucky to come away with a nil all scoreline.

The return leg took place in Kuwait. Al-Karamah went ahead unexpectedly in the 14th minutes through Aatef Jenyat. They would hold on to this lead til the end of the game.

On November 1 2006, Jeonbuk (South Korea) defeated Al Karama 2 - 0 in South Korea. In the second match, Al Karama was able to win 2 - 1 in Syria. But lost on aggregate 3-2 giving Jeonbuk the 2006 AFC Champions League title.

Achievements

*Syrian League: 7:: 1975, 1984, 1983, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008
* Syrian Cup: 6:: 1983, 1987, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2008
* Syrian Super Cup: 1:: 2008
*Asian Champions League: :: 2006 Runners-up (lost final 3-2 on aggregate to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR))

Performance in AFC Competitions

* AFC Champions League: 3 appearances::2008: Quarter-Finals::2007: Quarter-Finals::2006: Runners-up
* Asian Club Championship: 1 appearances::2001: First Round

Current Squad

:"As of January 1, 2007:"

External links

* [http://www.alkarameclub.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.alkarameh.com/ Alkarama Fans society website]
* [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/teams.asp?cid=1363&sqid=1415 Al Karama page - AFC Champions League site]