Khaleej Sirte is a Libyan football club based in Sirte, Libya. They play in the Libyan first division. They play their home matches at the 2 March Stadium in Sirte. The stadium holds around 2,000 people.
Sirte was founded on 5 May 1963. It continued under this name, and on 29 July 1999, the two other clubs in Sirte, Al-Najm Al-Sate and Al-Intilaaq, merged to form Khaleej Sirte
Having gained promotion to the Premier League in 2005âÂÂ06, they managed to stay up in their first season, achieving a 7th-place finish. They finished 5th in 2007âÂÂ08, and manager Abdulhafeedh Arbeesh managed to guide the club to their first pieces of silverware, the Libyan League Cup and the Libyan Cup, after a 1âÂÂ0 win over Madina.
They therefore gained qualification to the 2009 CAF Confederation Cup. After a 6âÂÂ0 aggregate win over Tanzanian side Prisons FC in the first round, they were handed a tricky draw against Algerian giants ES Sétif. Having been narrowly defeated 1âÂÂ0 in the home leg, they were crushed 5âÂÂ0 in Sétif, as they bowed out to the eventual finalists. In the 2008 North African Cup Winners Cup, they were defeated 4âÂÂ0 on aggregate by Moroccan side Maghreb Fez.