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]

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Al-Jazira FC
نادي الجزيرة لكرة القدم
Full nameAl-Jazira Sports & Culture Club
Nickname(s) Al-Ankabout (The Spider)
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 invested into the club in the 2000s, and they won their first league 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

Leagues
Champion: 2010–11, 2016–17
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 Abdulrahman Al Ameri  United Arab Emirates
2 Defender Abdulla Idrees  United Arab Emirates
4 Defender Miloš Kosanović  Serbia
5 Defender Khalifa Al Hammadi  United Arab Emirates
6 Defender Mohammed Al Attas  United Arab Emirates
7 Forward Ali Mabkhout  United Arab Emirates
9 Forward Zaid Al-Ameri  United Arab Emirates
10 Midfielder Khalfan Mubarak  United Arab Emirates
11 Midfielder Abdullah Ramadan  United Arab Emirates
12 Defender Salem Rashid  United Arab Emirates
15 Defender Mohammed Rabii  Morocco
17 Midfielder Thulani Serero  South Africa
18 Forward Omar Ramadan  Egypt
19 Midfielder Oumar Traore  Mali
20 Midfielder Brandley Kuwas (on loan from Al-Nasr)  Curaçao
22 Midfielder Mohammed Jamal (on loan from Al Ain)  United Arab Emirates
39 Forward Imoh Ezekiel  Nigeria
55 Goalkeeper Ali Khasif  United Arab Emirates
80 Midfielder Bruno Conçeicão  Brazil
90 Goalkeeper Salem Khairi  United Arab Emirates
99 Forward Faisel Al-Matroushi  United Arab Emirates

Reserve U21
No Position Player Nation
16 Forward Ahmed Fawzi  United Arab Emirates
23 Defender Adham Khaled  Egypt
24 Defender Zayed Sultan  United Arab Emirates
25 Midfielder Khater Subait  United Arab Emirates
26 Forward Hazza Subait  United Arab Emirates
27 Midfielder Abdullah Fadaaq  United Arab Emirates
28 Midfielder Yousef Ayman  United Arab Emirates
34 Defender Renner Silva  Brazil
38 Defender Nawaf Dhawi  United Arab Emirates
48 Defender Ahmed Saleh  United Arab Emirates
54 Goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Hammadi  United Arab Emirates

Out on loan

No Position Player Nation
3 Defender Salem Al-Eedi (on loan to Khor Fakkan)  United Arab Emirates
13 Midfielder Ahmed Mahmoud (on loan to Al Dhafra)  United Arab Emirates
33 Goalkeeper Adel Fadaaq (on loan to Al-Nasr)  United Arab Emirates
41 Defender Yousef Al-Ameri (on loan to Khor Fakkan)  United Arab Emirates
— Defender Saif Khalfan (on loan to Emirates)  United Arab Emirates

Managers

Pro-League Record

Season Div. Tms. Pos. President's Cup League Cup
2008–09 PL 12 2nd Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals
2009–10 PL 12 2nd Semi-Finals Champions
2010–11 PL 12 1st Champions Group Stage
2011–12 PL 12 4th Champions Semi-Finals
2012–13 PL 14 3rd Quarter-Finals Runner-ups
2013–14 PL 14 3rd Round of 16 Runner-ups
2014–15 PL 14 2nd Round of 16 Group Stage
2015–16 PL 14 7th Champions Group Stage
2016–17 PL 14 1st Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals
2017–18 PL 12 7th Quarter-Finals Quarter-Finals
2018–19 PL 14 5th Round of 16 Quarter-Finals
2019–20a PL 14 3rd Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals

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

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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