Khartoum League is a famous historical championship in Sudan

Sudan

Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...

. The teams playing in it are those from the three cities of the capital Khartoum

Khartoum

Khartoum is the capital and largest city of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"...

; Khartoum, Bahri

Bahri

Bahri is a masculine Arabic given name, Bahri is also a surname in Punjabi Khatri families. The main origin of this community is believed to be from Punjab, India and Punjab, Kapurthala.-Given name:...

, and Omdurman

Omdurman

Omdurman is the second largest city in Sudan and Khartoum State, lying on the western banks of the River Nile, opposite the capital, Khartoum. Omdurman has a population of 2,395,159 and is the national centre of commerce...

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The most famous winners of Khartoum league were the two strong teams of Sudan, Al-Merrikh

Al-Merrikh

Al-Merreikh Sporting Club is a Sudanese football club based in Omdurman, Sudan. Their home stadium is Al Merreikh Stadium. Which is also known as The Red Castle. Al-Merreikh is one of the most ancient and strongest football club in Africa. El-Merreikh have been crowned with the Sudanese Premier...

 and Al-Hilal, they both won the championship 17 and 16 times respectively before their withdrawal in 1997. No team had exceeded the number of tiles of Al-Merreikh although al-Merreikh is no more a member in that league since early 1997.