Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli)

Al-Ittihad Sport, Cultural & Social Club () famously known as Al-Ittihad Tripoli, or simply Teha is the most successful team in the history of Libya. Al Ittihad is a Libyan football club based in Bab Ben Gashier, Tripoli, Libya. They have won the Libyan Premier League 16 times, the Libyan Cup 7 times and the Libyan SuperCup 10 times.
Al ittihad became the first Libyan club to qualify for the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League in 2007, where they lost to eventual runners-up Al-Ahly of Egypt (1–0) on aggregate. They also reached the semi-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup in 2010.
History.
Al-Ittihad Club was founded on Saturday July 29, 1944, after a merger between three clubs "العمال -al-Ummal", "Al Nahda" & "Al Shabab", Mohamed Al-Krewi () was the founder and first president.
Performance in CAF competitions.
The club have 2 appearances in African Cup of Champions Clubs from 1967 to 1985 and 3 appearances in CAF Champions League from 2007 till now.
Supporters.
Al Ittihad is one of the most well supported football clubs in Libya. They held the record for the 2nd highest Libyan club attendance in the CAF Champions League 2007, The Nickname of Al Ittihad Fans is (RED Aurora Supporters) & (Tiha Supporters).
Old Crest.
The crest pictured here is the old crest that was in use. The current one (pictured at the top of the page) replaced the old one in 2003 (a star was added) after the club's 10th league title.
Stadium.
Alittihad play their home games at the Tripoli Stadium, 6 km from center of Tripoli. They share the 80,000 capacity ground with Al-Ahly Tripoli and Al Madina. The club owns the 5,000 capacity Al Mala'b Al Baladi (). Located in central Tripoli, the ground is now used for training.
Other sports.
Al Ittihad has got teams competing in different other sports.
Al Ittihad's Handball, Volleyball and Basketball teams have won many national competitions.
Sponsorship.
Official Sponsor.
Kia, Al-Madar Al-Jadid Telecomm and Total are the current official sponsors for Al Ittihad Sporting Club