Hilal Al-Quds Club

Hilal Al-Quds
Full name	Al-Quds Hilal Club
Nickname(s)	Lions Of The Capital
Founded	1972
Ground	Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium
Capacity	12,500
Manager
League	West Bank Premier League
2019–20	West Bank Premier League, 5th of 12
Home colours	Away colours

Al-Quds Hilal Club (Arabic: نادي هلال القدس), commonly known as Hilal Al-Quds, which translates to "Crescent of Jerusalem", is a Palestinian football team based in East Jerusalem,^[1] that plays in the West Bank Premier League. The 12,500-capacity Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium is their home stadium in Al-Ram, near Ramallah.

History[]

Hilal Al-Quds was established in 1972 with an idea by Mahdi Hijazi.^[2] The club included football, scouting, boxing, judo, and karate.^[2] The club recently saw a major sporting, social, and cultural revolution.^[2] It was attended by dozens of games and the establishment of three important centers: Culture, Arts, and Fitness Center and Football Academy.^[2] The club also established the largest summer camp in Palestine as the club embraces the first 3D cinema in East Jerusalem and the largest collection of sacred scouts.^[2]