Emirati professional football club
This article is about the United Arab Emirati football team. For other uses, see Al-Ahly ( disambiguation ) football club

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Shabab Al-Ahli Club ( Arabic : نادي شباب الأهلي‎ ) is a Emirati professional association football club based in Dubai, that presently plays in the UAE ADNOC Pro League. Al-Ahli is one of the most successful clubs in the UAE.

Al Ahli FC has won 7 league titles, a record of 9 UAE ‘s President Cup titles, 5 UAE superintendent Cup titles, 5 UAE League Cup titles and 1 Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup, earning a total of 27 titles, making them the second most successful team in UAE. In the latest ranking by the IFFHS, Shabab Al Ahli is the seventh best club in Asia and ranked 110th in the world. In 2017, the Dubai CSC and Al Shabab merged within Al Ahli FC making Shabab Al Ahli FC. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

history [edit ]

constitution [edit ]

Al Ahli club was established in 1970 when two local football teams Al Wehdah and Al Shabab ( est. 1958 ) joined in concert for a educate camp in Egypt but decided to merge as one unmarried club under first club president H.E. Nasser Abdulla Hussain Lootah. Four years former another local team Al Najah joined to form Al Ahli Club. Al Ahli translates to “ domestic or national ” in Arabic. The clubhouse won three UAE Arabian Gulf League titles in the 1970s and won its fourth in 2006, fifth in 2009, sixth in 2014 and seventh in 2016 .

1973–1980 : The golden historic period and aftermath descent [edit ]

Mohammed Shehta in the center, the first director for Al Ahli Club in early 70s. It took Al Ahli only four years after its establishment to win the UAE Arabian Gulf League doubly consecutively in 1974-75 and 1975-76 then again in 1979-80 for the third gear time, which allowed them to permanently keep the league trophy. The triumphant team, led by coach Mohamed Shehta and featuring players such as Hassan Nazari and Hassan Roshan. The team besides won three President Cup titles during that period. Drawing hometown fans, Al Ahli has been and continues to be one of the most popular sports teams in the UAE. however, the golf club went into decline for few decades, the leave of which saw the club relegated to the moment division ( 1995–96 ) in a dramatic direction, when Al Ahli played against neighbor rival Al Shabab, Al Ahli needed just one orient from the match to stay in the first division. Al Ahli has lost the match and Al Shabab has won the league title. The same year, Al Ahli won the President Cup claim. After a period of descent, Al Ahli went second on top under the modern leadership of Sheikh Hamdan bank identification number Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Deputy Ruler of Dubai, winning its one-fourth league championship in 2006 and the following years, Al Ahli continued to be a successful club in the UAE by winning 6 President Cups. The early 2000s saw irani legend Ali Karimi bring multiple seasons for Al Ahli, finishing as league top scorekeeper in 2003-04 and being named asian football player of the year 2004. [ 3 ]

2009 FIFA Club World Cup [edit ]

Al-Ahli, as 2008–09 UAE Pro-League champions and as Abu Dhabi was hosting the consequence, qualified for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup which was held in December 2009. They lost 0–2 to Auckland City in their only game in the rival. [ 4 ]

Bouncing Back [edit ]

The club began to rise again and in 2010 with Abdullah Al Naboodah, the police squad was gradually re-built, with the likes of Fabio Cannavaro and Grafite and Ricardo Quaresma joined the Emirati homegrown talents Ahmed Khalil and Ismael Al Hammadi. In 2012, Al Ahli won the UAE President ‘s Cup and the Arabian Gulf Cup. The arrival of the Romanian football coach Cosmin Olaroiu in 2013, set the degree for a highly successful 2013–14 season. Al Ahli performed powerfully in the league and assured its 6th entitle with a read for the highest always points entire for a league season ( 62 ). In addition, the golf club won the Arabian Gulf Cup, 2 arabian Gulf Super Cups ( 2013–14, 2014–15 ) and in the take after class they reached 2015 AFC Champions League Final which they narrowly lost to the chinese team Guangzhou Evergrande 1–0 on aggregate. Al Ahli homegrown ahead Ahmed Khalil named the UAE ‘s exclusive recipient role of the prestigious asian Footballer of the Year award in 2015. In 2016, they again won their seventh domestic league title with two matches to play. [ 5 ]

2017 unite [edit ]

In 2017 the clubs Dubai CSC and Al Shabab joined with Al-Ahli FC to form Shabab Al Ahli FC. The unite was seen as a controversial move as it meant combining the success of rival club Al Shabab with Al Ahli and it besides meant missing the AFC Champions League for the first three years of its universe since it requires a club to exist for three years to obtain an AFC license. however, the team would cursorily experience success as they would win the League Cup and President ‘s Cup in 2019. [ 6 ] [ 7 ]

Crest and dub [edit ]

The original Al Ahli logo reflected a falcon on top of football and the words “ Al Ahli Club ” written horizontally. After rebranding themselves to Red Knights in 2006, the logo changed to a horse head shape with the letters “ AC ” ( Al Ahli Club ) on top. The modern logo represents strength and high spirits besides it goes along with the fresh dub Red Knights rather of the old nickname the Red Devils. A new logo was created after the unite between Dubai CSC and Al Shabab that made Shabab Al-Ahli .

Grounds [edit ]

Rashid Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that was named after Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. It is presently used by and large for football & Rugby matches. The stadium holds 12,000 people. It was built in 1948. It is the family grind of Shabab Al-Ahli. [ 5 ] Shabab Al Ahli besides has Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium and Al Aweer Stadium as a second gear and third home grind for the cabaret after merging with Al Shabab and Dubai in 2017.

Rivalries [edit ]

Shabab Al Ahli competition with Al Ain is gaining popularity as the two clubs alternated as champions in the 70s and more after 2010, and presently, both teams are considered among the top teams in the UAE. The match normally creates a lively atmosphere. Al Nasr and Al Wasl are besides neighbouring rivals competing for who is the best team in Dubai

active voice departments [edit ]

The club is besides known as Al Ahli Castle because of its participation in other professional sports. The club competes in basketball, volleyball, handball, track fun, mesa tennis and racetrack cycle. Al Ahli is besides known for its participation in cultural activities and community services. Al Ahli Drama club established in 1981, to promote Emirati arts and theatrical plays focusing on UAE custom, inheritance and stream events .

kinship with La Liga [edit ]

In 2016 Al Ahli became the inaugural foreign cabaret to sign a partnership agreement with La Liga that is the first of its kind for both the celebrated professional Spanish league and the Arabian Gulf League leaders. The sign language of the agreement, which was staged at La Liga ‘s headquarters, marks the begin of a link in which La Liga ‘s experience will be used to support Dubai ‘s leading club in its development specially a training program from youth coaches in Spain will be applied. The club ‘s junior sides will gain invitations to leading tournaments there, providing the opportunity to gain valuable experience playing top-class enemy. [ 8 ]

Pro-League read [edit ]

Season Div. Tms. Pos. President’s Cup League Cup
2017–18 PL 12 5th Semi-Finals Semi-Finals
2018–19 PL 14 2nd Champions Champions
2019–20 PL 14 1st Quarter-Finals Runner-ups
2020–21 PL 14 3rd Champions Champions

Notes ^ 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates. Key

  • Pos. = Position
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • PL = Pro-League

stream team [edit ]

First team squad [edit ]

As of UAE Pro-League:

No Position Player Nation

Reserve U21 [edit ]

No Position Player Nation

Out on lend [edit ]

No Position Player Nation

Shabab Al Ahli from Board Of Directors [edit ]

  • Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum – President
  • Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum – Vice President
  • Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum – Chairman
  • Sheikh Mansour Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum – Deputy Chairman

Board members [edit ]

  • Khalifa Sulaiman
  • Sami Al-Qamzi
  • Mohammed Al Gergawi
  • Essam Al Humaidan
  • Mohammed Ahmed Al-Marri
  • Hisham Abdullah Al Qassem
  • Abdullah Mohammed Al Basti
  • Ahmed Mohammed bin Humaidan
  • Sheikh Mansour Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum – Chairman
  • Sami Al Qamzi – Deputy Chairman

Board Members [edit ]

  • Abdul Majeed Hussain
  • Ibrahim Abdul-Malik
  • Khalid Buhumaid
  • Jamal Al Mehairi
  • Ali Al-Habsi
  • Saeed Rashid

Honours [edit ]

27 Official [ 9 ] Championships

domestic Competitions [edit ]

  • UAE Pro League: 7
  • UAE League Cup: 5 (Record)
  • UAE Super Cup: 5

Continental competitions [edit ]

AFC Champions League

friendly competitions [edit ]

Emirati-Moroccan Friendship Super Cup

Winners (1): 2016
  • See Al Shabab SC and Dubai CSC for respective club championships.

References [edit ]

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