Al Jazira Club

Al-Jazira FC is a football club from the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi. They play in the UAE Arabian Gulf League.[2]

Al-Jazira FC
نادي الجزيرة لكرة القدم
Full nameAl-Jazira Sports & Culture Club
Nickname(s)Fakhr Abu Dhabi (The Pride of Abu Dhabi)
Founded19 March 1974 (1974-03-19)
GroundMohammed Bin Zayed Stadium[1]
Capacity42,056
ChairmanMansour Al-Nahyan
ManagerMarcel Keizer
LeagueUAE Arabian Gulf League
2019–20UAE Pro-League, 3rd
WebsiteClub website

History

Al-Jazira was established in 1974 as a merger between Khalidiyah and Al Bateen.[3] The club would find itself struggling to stay in the league however, getting relegated in multiple occasions during the 1980s and 1990s but experienced a recent success when Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan purchased and took over the club in the 2000s, and they won their first title on 2011 and another on 2017. The Club has produced talented homegrown players such as Ali Mabkhout and Khalfan Mubarak and many others that would end up playing for the UAE on an international level.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Leagues

  • UAE Football League: 2
Champion: 2010–11, 2016–17
  • UAE Division One: 2
Champion: 1982–83, 1987-88

Cups

Champion: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16
Champion: 2009–10
Champion: 2006–07

Regional competitions

Champion: 2007

Current squad

First team squad

As of UAE Pro-League:

No Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Nuqbi  United Arab Emirates
3 Defender Salem Al-Eedi  United Arab Emirates
4 Defender Miloš Kosanović  Serbia
6 Defender Saif Khalfan  United Arab Emirates
7 Forward Ali Mabkhout  United Arab Emirates
9 Forward Mourad Batna  Morocco
10 Midfielder Khalfan Mubarak  United Arab Emirates
12 Midfielder Salem Rashid Obaid  United Arab Emirates
17 Midfielder Thulani Serero  South Africa
20 Forward Zaid Al-Ameri  United Arab Emirates
21 Midfielder Omar Abdulrahman  United Arab Emirates
22 Midfielder Amer Abdulrahman  United Arab Emirates
27 Defender Saeed Hizam  United Arab Emirates
33 Goalkeeper Adel Fadaaq  United Arab Emirates
35 Midfielder Abdullah Ramadan  United Arab Emirates
40 Defender Mohammed Al Attas  United Arab Emirates
42 Defender Bader Al Shabibi  United Arab Emirates
45 Forward Ahmed Rabee  United Arab Emirates
51 Defender Khalifa Al Hammadi  United Arab Emirates
55 Goalkeeper Ali Khasif  United Arab Emirates
56 Goalkeeper Abdulrahman Al Ameri  United Arab Emirates

Reserve U21

No Position Player Nation
13 Forward Sultan Mabkhout  United Arab Emirates
15 Defender Mohammed Rabii  Morocco
16 Forward Ahmed Fawzi  United Arab Emirates
19 Forward Majed Lafi  United Arab Emirates
28 Midfielder Yousef Ayman  United Arab Emirates
32 Midfielder Ahmed Mahmoud  United Arab Emirates
34 Defender Renner Silva  Brazil
41 Defender Yousef Al-Ameri  United Arab Emirates
52 Defender Abdulla Idrees  United Arab Emirates
59 Forward Omar Ramadan  Egypt
61 Midfielder Abdullah Fadaaq  United Arab Emirates
80 Midfielder Bruno Conçeicão  Brazil
90 Goalkeeper Salem Khairi  United Arab Emirates
92 Forward Hazza Subait  United Arab Emirates

Out on loan

No Position Player Nation
30 Defender Eissa Al-Otaiba (on loan to Khor Fakkan)  United Arab Emirates
99 Forward Faisel Al-Matroushi (on loan to Khor Fakkan)  United Arab Emirates

Managers

References

  1. "Abu Dhabi Football Clubs". Culture, Leisure & Sports. Abu Dhabi Government. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  2. "Al Jazira SSC". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. "Club History". Al Jazira Sports Club Official Site. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  4. "Hilmy Al Nawwal".
  5. Neil Cameron (2 June 2011). "Al Jazira want management pedigree, not marquee name". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  6. James Piercy (22 August 2011). "From Braga to Vercauteren via Sabella: Al Jazira's boss hunt finally ends". Sport 360. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  7. Thomas Woods (8 March 2012). "Franky Vercauteren dismissed by Al Jazira". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  8. "Al Jazira confirm Eric Gerets as new coach to replace Walter Zenga". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
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