Al Jazira Club (Arabic: الجزيرة, romanized: al-Jazīra, lit. 'The Peninsula') is an Emirati professional football club based in Abu Dhabi, that currently competes in the UAE Pro League.[3]
Full name | Al Jazira Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Al Ankabout (The Spider) Fakhr Abu Dhabi (Pride of Abu Dhabi) | ||
Founded | 19 March 1974 | ||
Ground | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium[1] | ||
Capacity | 42,056[2] | ||
Chairman | Sheikh Mansour | ||
Coach | Mirel Rădoi | ||
League | UAE Pro League | ||
2022–23 | UAE Pro League, 5th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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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.
Leagues
Cups
Regional competitions
Position | Staff |
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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 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Season | Lvl. | Tms. | Pos. | President's Cup | League Cup |
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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.
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