Al Jazira Club

Summary

Al Jazira Club (Arabic: الجزيرة, romanizedal-Jazīra, lit.'The Peninsula') is an Emirati professional football club based in Abu Dhabi, that currently competes in the UAE Pro League.[3]

Al Jazira
الجزيرة
Full nameAl Jazira Club
Nickname(s)Al Ankabout (The Spider)
Fakhr Abu Dhabi (Pride of Abu Dhabi)
Founded19 March 1974; 50 years ago (1974-03-19)
GroundMohammed bin Zayed Stadium[1]
Capacity42,056[2]
ChairmanSheikh Mansour
CoachMirel Rădoi
LeagueUAE Pro League
2022–23UAE Pro League, 5th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

History edit

Al-Jazira was established in 1974 as a merger between Khalidiyah and Al Bateen.[4] The club struggled to stay in the league, getting relegated on multiple occasions during the 1980s and 1990s, but experienced a recent success when Sheikh Mansour invested into them in the 2000s. Since his purchase, they won their first league title in 2011 and two more league titles in 2017 and 2021. Al Jazira have produced talented homegrown players such as Ali Mabkhout and Khalfan Mubarak and many others that would end up playing for the UAE national team.

Honours edit

Domestic competitions edit

Leagues

Cups

Regional competitions

Club officials edit

Position Staff
Sporting Director   Islam Marzooq
Head Coach   Mirel Rădoi
Assistant Head Coach   Abdalla Mehmood
First Team Coach   Mansoor Fawaz
Fitness Coach   Yaqoob Mamoon
Interpreter   Tariq Ismaeel
Goalkeeper Goach   Robert Tufiși

Current squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   UAE Abdulrahman Al Ameri
2 DF   UAE Abdulla Idrees
3 MF   UAE Ahmed Mahmoud
4 DF   NED Karim Rekik
5 DF   UAE Khalifa Al Hammadi
6 DF   UAE Mohammed Al-Attas
7 FW   UAE Ali Mabkhout
8 MF   UAE Mamadou Coulibaly U21
9 FW   UAE Zayed Al-Ameri
10 MF   UAE Khalfan Mubarak
11 MF   UAE Abdullah Ramadan
13 MF   GHA Richard Akonnor U21
15 DF   MAR Mohammed Rabii
16 FW   UAE Ahmed Fawzi
17 MF   ESP Alejandro Pozuelo
19 MF   MLI Oumar Traoré
20 MF   BRA Fernando
21 FW   MTN Aboubakar Kamara
23 DF   UAE Mubarak Zamah U21
24 DF   UAE Zayed Sultan
25 MF   COL Samir Sanchez
26 FW   UAE Hazza Subait U21
27 MF   UAE Abdullah Fadaaq U21
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF   UAE Yousef Ayman
33 DF   MAR Chahine van Bohemen U21
34 MF   UAE Saeed Al-Abdouli U21
38 DF   UAE Nawaf Dhawi U21
39 FW   CIV Hermann Behiratche
45 DF   UAE Abdullah Khairi U21
55 GK   UAE Ali Khasif
56 GK   UAE Rakan Al-Menhali
70 FW   UAE Ahmed Al-Attas
71 FW   COL Carlos Ocoró U21
72 DF   UAE Abdullah Al-Hashmi
80 MF   UAE Bruno
81 FW   UAE Ali Al-Memari U21
83 DF   UAE Zayed Khamis U21
85 FW   UAE Mansoor Al-Khemiri U21
86 DF   UAE Abdulla Khaled U21
88 MF   UAE Mohamed Al-Wafi U21
92 MF   COD Neeskens Kebano
96 GK   UAE Saeed Al-Kalbani U21

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
37 DF   UAE Hamdan Abdulrahman U21 (on loan to Hatta)
No. Pos. Nation Player
87 DF   UAE Mohamad Al-Yammahi U21 (on loan to Ittihad Kalba)

Managers edit

Pro-League record edit

Season Lvl. Tms. Pos. President's Cup League Cup
2008–09 1 12 2nd Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals
2009–10 1 12 2nd Semi-Finals Champions
2010–11 1 12 1st Champions First Round
2011–12 1 12 4th Champions Semi-Finals
2012–13 1 14 3rd Quarter-Finals Runner-ups
2013–14 1 14 3rd Round of 16 Runner-ups
2014–15 1 14 2nd Round of 16 First Round
2015–16 1 14 7th Champions First Round
2016–17 1 14 1st Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals
2017–18 1 12 7th Quarter-Finals Quarter-Finals
2018–19 1 14 5th Round of 16 Quarter-Finals
2019–20a 1 14 3rd Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals
2020–21 1 14 1st Round of 16 First Round
2021–22 1 14 4th Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals
2022–23 1 14 5th 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
  • Lvl. = League

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Abu Dhabi Football Clubs". Culture, Leisure & Sports. Abu Dhabi Government. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  2. ^ "On Tour: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium". 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Al Jazira SSC". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Club History". Al Jazira Sports Club Official Site. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Hilmy Al-Nawwal". Archived from the original on 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  6. ^ Neil Cameron (2 June 2011). "Al Jazira want management pedigree, not marquee name". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  7. ^ James Piercy (22 August 2011). "From Braga to Vercauteren via Sabella: Al Jazira's boss hunt finally ends". Sport 360. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  8. ^ a b Thomas Woods (8 March 2012). "Franky Vercauteren dismissed by Al Jazira". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Al Jazira confirm Eric Gerets as new coach to replace Walter Zenga". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2014.

External links edit

  • Current squad at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Official website (in Arabic)