Al-Hilal United FC
Full name | Al-Hilal United Football Club نادي الهلال يونايتد لكرة القدم | ||
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Nickname(s) | The hawks | ||
Founded | 2019 | ||
Ground | The Sevens Stadium | ||
Capacity | 44,000 | ||
Owner | Abdullah bin Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud[1] | ||
Manager | |||
League | UAE Second Division League | ||
2020–21 | Group A, 1st | ||
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Al-Hilal United Football Club (Arabic: نادي الهلال يونايتد لكرة القدم), or Al Hilal United FC, or simply Al Hilal United, is an Emirati professional football club, based in the city of Al Lisaili, Dubai.[2][3][4] The club plays in the UAE Second Division League.[5][6]
History[]
Al-Hilal United FC was founded in 2019 in Al Lisaili, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and around February 2020, it was announced that Abdullah bin Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has ownership to the newly established club.[7]
The club began their journey through competing in the UAE Second Division League,[8][9] the third tier of Emirati football, during the 2019–20 season. They ended the following season on fifth position with 23 points in 17 matches.[10]
In the 2020–21 UAE Division 2 season,[11] they achieved success and qualified for the play-offs after finishing on top of Group A with 32 points in 14 matches. Later their journey came to an end after losing 9–0 to Abtal Al Khaleej.[12][13]
Home stadium[]
Al-Hilal used The Sevens Stadium in Dubai for their home games during their earlier seasons. In 2021–22 season, Al Hilal rented a pitch at Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium to play for their home fixtures as The Sevens had too many teams using it as their home base.
Current squad[]
As of 2021–22 season:
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Coaching staff[]
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Cederique Tulleners |
Assistant coach | Suneer VP |
Assistant coach | Jishar Shibu |
Physical coach | Adhith KJ |
Affiliated clubs[]
The following clubs are currently affiliated with:[14][15][16]
- Sheffield United F.C. (2020–present)
- Kerala United FC (2020–present)
- K Beerschot VA (2020–present)
- LB Châteauroux (2021–present)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "عبدالله بن مساعد يعلن ملكيته لنادي الهلال يونايتد في الإمارات" (in Arabic). البيان. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Al Hilal United FC - Team Info - Soccer Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
- ^ "Al-Hilal Unted FC". StatisticSports.
- ^ "Al-Hilal Unted FC live score, schedule and results - Football - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com.
- ^ "UNITED FC VS AL HILAL FC HIGHLIGHTS" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "'نادي الهلال يونايتد". Kooora. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "عبدالله بن مساعد يعلن ملكيته لنادي الهلال يونايتد في الإمارات" (in Arabic). البيان. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "PRESS STATEMANT". 18 June 2020.
- ^ دبي, خالد صديق-. "دوري الدرجة الثانية ينطلق للمرة الأولى غداً بمشاركة 10 فرق - الإمارات اليوم". www.emaratalyoum.com (in Arabic).
- ^ "بطل «الثانية» مهدد بالغياب عن دوري الأولى". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Al Hilal United FC - Team Info - Soccer Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "قرعة متوازنة لدوري الدرجة الثانية الإماراتي" (in Arabic). 24. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "شروط تعجيزية تمنع كواترو والفلاح اللعب في الدرجة الأولى.. واتحاد الكرة يتعهد بتذليل الصعوبات" (in Arabic). emaratalyoum. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Indian football: Kerala's football passion gets the Sheffield United seal of 'approval'! | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ EPL side Sheffield United owners seal takeover of Indian club Calicut Quartz and rename it Kerala United FC spotik.in. Retrieved 15 April 2021
- ^ "Sheffield United owners seal takeover of India club Calicut Quartz and rename it Kerala United". examinerlive.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
External links[]
- Al-Hilal United FC profile at sofascore.com
- Football clubs in Dubai
- Football clubs in the United Arab Emirates
- Association football clubs established in 2019
- 2019 establishments in the United Arab Emirates