Al-Wasl F.C.

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Al-Wasl FC
نادي الوصل لكرة القدم‎
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Full nameAl-Wasl Football Club
Nickname(s)Al Fuhud (The cheetahs/panthers)
Al Imbrator (The emperors)[1]
Founded1960; 61 years ago (1960) as Zamalek
GroundZabeel Stadium
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Capacity8,439
OwnerAhmed Bin Rashed[2]
ChairmanRashed Belhoul
ManagerOdair Hellmann
LeagueUAE Pro League
2020–21UAE Pro League, 9th
WebsiteClub website
Al-Wasl Players in Al-Wasl vs Persepolis Match (ACL 2018).

Al Wasl Football Club (Arabic: نادي الوصل لكرة القدم‎) is an Emirati professional football club based in Dubai, that competes in the United Arab Emirates Football League. It is a part of the multi-sports club Al Wasl SC. Argentina-legend Diego Maradona was the manager of the club in 2011 and 2012.[3] The club has a supporters group, named as the Ultras Junoon.

History[]

Early years[]

Al Wasl was founded on 1960 as Zamalek Club when a group of young men gathered in 's house in Zabeel to establish the club to practice their sporting hobbies.[4] Members had to rent a small house, each paying 10 AED to support the club's budget. In 1962, the club moved to different house owned by Madia bint Sultan, and elected Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to be their club president. Around 1966 Zamalek would beat Al Shabab in a canada dry championship which was their first achievement.[5] In 1974 Al Orouba agreed to merge with Zamalek to form Al Wasl Club.[6]

Rivalries[]

Al Wasl's main competitors would be Al Nasr who they compete with in the Bur Dubai Derby and Al Ain who are they challenge in the 'UAE Classico'.[7][8]

Current squad[]

First team squad[]

As of UAE Pro-League:

No Position Player Nation
1 GK Ibrahim Essa  United Arab Emirates
2 DF Abdurahman Ali  United Arab Emirates
3 DF Yousif Al-Mheiri  United Arab Emirates
4 DF Abdulazeez Owolabi (on loan from Al-Fujairah)  Nigeria
5 MF Ali Salmeen  United Arab Emirates
6 MF Mohamed Surour  United Arab Emirates
8 MF Ramiro Benetti (on loan to Corinthians)  Brazil
9 MF Haboush Saleh  United Arab Emirates
10 MF Fábio Lima  United Arab Emirates
11 MF Michel Araújo (on loan to Fluminense)  Uruguay
12 DF Abdulrahman Saleh  United Arab Emirates
14 DF Saif Al-Sowaidi  United Arab Emirates
15 DF Nathan Felipe  Brazil
17 GK Humaid Al-Najar  United Arab Emirates
18 MF Mohammad Ali Kaidi  United Arab Emirates
21 MF Hassan Ibrahim  United Arab Emirates
24 MF Hamad Al-Balochi  United Arab Emirates
26 DF Mohammed Sabeel  United Arab Emirates
27 MF Nasser Mahmoud Noor  United Arab Emirates
29 FW Mohamed Al-Akbari  United Arab Emirates
32 GK Mohammed Qayoudhi  United Arab Emirates
34 DF Adryelson (on loan to Sport Recife)  Brazil
40 DF George Dwubeng  Ghana
44 DF Salem Al-Azizi  United Arab Emirates
49 DF Abdullah Khamis  Oman
55 GK Suhail Abdulla  United Arab Emirates
60 MF Ghanem Ahmad  United Arab Emirates
70 FW William Pottker (on loan to Cruzeiro)  Brazil
90 FW Waleed Al-Hammadi  Comoros

Reserve U21[]

No Position Player Nation
7 FW Ali Saleh  United Arab Emirates
13 DF Faris Khalil  United Arab Emirates
16 MF Shehab Lashkari  United Arab Emirates
22 GK Mubarak Tareq  United Arab Emirates
25 MF Hamdan Al-Obaideli  United Arab Emirates
36 MF Mohammed Shaaban  United Arab Emirates
45 DF Ali Ibrahim  United Arab Emirates
46 MF Khamis Nasser  United Arab Emirates
77 FW Luiz Henrique Diniz da Rosa  Brazil
88 MF Abdulla Al-Shamsi  United Arab Emirates

Unregistered players[]

No Position Player Nation
28 DF Ali Abdulla  United Arab Emirates
— GK Mohammed Al-Bairaq  United Arab Emirates
— DF Amer Mohammed  United Arab Emirates

Out on loan[]

No Position Player Nation
— DF Abdullah Jassim (on loan to Ajman)  United Arab Emirates
— DF Hueglo Neris (on loan to Al-Hazem)  Brazil
— MF Matheus da Silva (on loan to Dibba Al-Hisn)  Brazil
— FW João Figueiredo (on loan to Gaziantep)  Brazil

Honours and achievements[]

Domestic competitions[]

  • UAE League: 7[9]
Winner: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2006–07
  • President Cup: 2[10]
Winner: 1987, 2007
Winner: 1992/93
  • The IFFHS named Al Wasl as the UAE's Club of the 20th Century.[11]

Regional competitions[]

  • Gulf Club Champions Cup[12]
Winner (1) : 2010
Runners-up (2): 2005, 2012 Asian Champions league (10)
  • Arab Club Champions Cup
Semi-finals: 1998
Quarter-finals: 2018–19

Friendly competitions[]

Winner: 2010[13]

Performance in AFC competitions[]

2008: Group stage
2018: Group stage
2019: Group stage
  • Asian Club Championship: 4 appearances
1986: Qualifying Stage
1989–90: Qualifying Stage
1992–93: Third Place
1994–95: Quarter finals

Managers[]

See also: Category:Al Wasl FC managers

Pro-League Record[]

Season Div. Tms. Pos. President's Cup League Cup
2008–09 PL 12 7th Round of 16 First Round
2009–10 PL 12 5th Round of 16 First Round
2010–11 PL 12 6th Semi-Finals Semi-Finals
2011–12 PL 12 8th Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals
2012–13 PL 14 9th Round of 16 First Round
2013–14 PL 14 12th Quarter-Finals First Round
2014–15 PL 14 6th Round of 16 First Round
2015–16 PL 14 6th Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals
2016–17 PL 14 2nd Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals
2017–18 PL 12 3rd Runner-ups Runner-ups
2018–19 PL 14 9th Semi-Finals Quarter-Finals
2019–20a PL 14 8th Quarter-Finals Quarter-Finals
2020–21 PL 14 9th 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. ^ "Al Wasl - Clubs - UAE Pro League Committee". uae.agleague.ae.
  2. ^ HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; www.alwaslsc.ae
  3. ^ "Maradona's annual salary" (in Italian). 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  4. ^ "نادي الوصل ينعى أحد أوائل مؤسسيه" (in Arabic). albayan. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  5. ^ "كأس كندا دراي البطولة الأولى في رصيد الزمالك". albayan. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  6. ^ "History". AlWasl. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Arabian Gulf Cup Quarter-finals: Fight breaks out after Bur Dubai Derby between Al Nasr and Al Wasl - Goal.com". Goal.com.
  8. ^ "UAE Clasico to be hosted at Zabeel Stadium by Al Wasl against Al Ain". Goal.com.
  9. ^ Atsushi Fujioka (6 September 2018). "United Arab Emirates - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Hans Schöggl and Karel Stokkermans (31 January 2019). "United Arab Emirates - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  11. ^ "IFFHS – Asia's Club of the Century". Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  12. ^ "Club Milestones". Al Ain FC. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
  13. ^ دبي, سيد مصطفى-. "الوصل بطلاً لـ "دولية دبي" بهديـة من المريخ - الإمارات اليوم". www.emaratalyoum.com. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b Arthur Bernardes Profile; SambaFoot.com Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "Guimaraes, willing to lead Honduras". DIEZ.HN (in Spanish). 5 July 2010.
  16. ^ "Khalifa takes the reins for Al Wasl against Kalba". TheNational.ae. 24 April 2011.
  17. ^ Dispensing services French coach Guy Lacombe; www.alwaslsc.ae
  18. ^ باروت يقود اول تمرين له مع الفهود; www.alwaslsc.ae
  19. ^ Gary Meenaghan (21 October 2013). "Laurent Banide dismissed as Al Wasl coach". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  20. ^ Ahmed Rizvi (2014). "Al Wasl part ways with Hector Cuper after brief, disappointing tenure". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

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