Ouroube Sports Club (Arabic: نادي العروبة الرياضي) (Armenian: Ուրուբե) is a Syrian sports club based in Aleppo, best known for their football team and basketball teams (men and women).[1][2] Founded in 1923, Ouroube is the oldest sports organization in Syria.[3] The club is part of the Antranik Youth Association, which is a sports program of the AGBU organization. In general, 5 types of sports are being practiced by the club.[citation needed]
| Full name | Ouroube Sports Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Ararat (Armenian: Արարատ) | ||
| Founded | 1923 | ||
| Ground | Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| League | Syrian League 3rd Division | ||
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| Ouroube active sections | ||
|---|---|---|
 Football |
 Women's Basketball | |
History
editThe club was founded as al-Ahd al-Jadid (Arabic: العهد الجديد) in 1923 by Armenian refugees and survivors of the Armenian genocide.[4]
Two minor sport clubs -Istiqlal (Arabic: الاستقلال) and al-Mish'al (Arabic: المشعل)- were also founded by the Armenians of Aleppo in 1930 and 1931 respectively.[4] Al-Ahd al-Jadid and Istiqlal were specialized in football while al-Mish'al was a basketball club. Finally in 1971, the three clubs were merged into one sports organization to form the Ouroube Sports Club.[4]
Ouroube have qualified for the final match of the first ever Syrian Cup competition played during the 1959–1960 season. However, the match which was scheduled against the al-Jaish Club was never played.[citation needed]
Administration
editAdministrative Board of Ouroube SC:
| Office | Name |
|---|---|
| President of the Board | Elie Sanossian |
| Vice-president | Henry Arslanian |
| Member of the Board | Shahnour Muradian |
| Member of the Board | Harout Muradian |
| Member of the Board | Vrej Kurumlian |
| Member of the Board | Jack Der-Khorenian |
| Member of the Board | Jemma Badra |
Last updated: April 2013
Source: Aleppo sport community
Former notable players
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ H. Zain/ H. Said (18 December 2014). "Al-Jalaa basketball team takes lead in 1st leg of Aleppo Gathering League Tournament". Syrian Arab News Agency. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ EuroBasket News (21 January 2022). "D1: Round 9: Al-Ouroube still unable to win any game". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Aleppo sport community". Archived from the original on 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ a b c "Syria foundation dates". RSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.