Al Jazira Club
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| Full name | Al Jazira Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Al Ankabout (The Spider) Fakhr Abu Dhabi (The Pride of Abu Dhabi) | |||
| Founded | 19 March 1974 | |||
| Ground | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium[1] | |||
| Capacity | 42,056 | |||
| Chairman | Mansour Al Nahyan | |||
| Coach | Marcel Keizer | |||
| League | UAE Pro League | |||
| 2020–21 | UAE Pro League, 1st (champion) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Al Jazira Club is an Emirati professional football club based in Abu Dhabi, that currently competes in the UAE Pro League.[2]
History[]
Al-Jazira was established in 1974 as a merger between Khalidiyah and Al Bateen.[3] The club struggled to stay in the league, getting relegated on 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. 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[]
Domestic competitions[]
- Leagues
- UAE Division One: 2
- Champion: 1982–83, 1987–88
- Cups
- Champion: 2009–10
- UAE Federation Cup: 1 (defunct)
- Champion: 2006–07
- Champion: 2021
- Regional competitions
- Champion: 2007
Current squad[]
As of UAE Pro-League:
Out on loan[]
| No | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Salem Al-Eedi (on loan to Emirates) |  United Arab Emirates
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| 13 | MF | Ahmed Mahmoud U21 (on loan to Emirates) | United Arab Emirates
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| 90 | GK | (on loan to Al Dhafra) | United Arab Emirates
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| 99 | FW | Faisel Al-Matroushi (on loan to Emirates) | United Arab Emirates
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Managers[]
Jair Pereira (1983)
Ahmed Hilmy Al-Nawwal (1984–1997) Administration Manager [4]
Nikolay Kiselyov (1989–1993)- Nikolay Kiselyov (1994–1995)
Chris Dekker (1995)
Džemaludin Mušović (1996–1998)- Rinus Israël (1998–2000)
- Jan Versleijen (2001–2003)
- André Wetzel (2004)
- Sef Vergoossen (2004–2005)
Walter Meeuws (2005–2006)- Jan Versleijen (2006–2007)
László Bölöni (2007–2008)- Abel Braga (2008–2011)[5]
- Franky Vercauteren (2011–12)[6][7]
- Caio Junior (2012)[7]
- Paulo Bonamigo (2012–2013)
Luis Milla (2013)
Walter Zenga (2013–2014)- Eric Gerets (2014–2015)[8]
- Abel Braga (2015)
Ali Alunaimi (2015) interim- Henk ten Cate (2015–2018)
- Marcel Keizer (2018)
- Damiën Hertog (2018–2019)
- Jurgen Streppel (2019)
- Marcel Keizer (2019–present)
Pro-League record[]
| 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 |
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
References[]
- ^ "Abu Dhabi Football Clubs". Culture, Leisure & Sports. Abu Dhabi Government. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Al Jazira SSC". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Club History". Al Jazira Sports Club Official Site. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Hilmy Al-Nawwal".
- ^ Neil Cameron (2 June 2011). "Al Jazira want management pedigree, not marquee name". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ James Piercy (22 August 2011). "From Braga to Vercauteren via Sabella: Al Jazira's boss hunt finally ends". Sport 360. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ a b Thomas Woods (8 March 2012). "Franky Vercauteren dismissed by Al Jazira". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Al Jazira confirm Eric Gerets as new coach to replace Walter Zenga". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
External links[]
Categories:
- Al Jazira Club
- Football clubs in the United Arab Emirates
- Association football clubs established in 1974
- Sport in Abu Dhabi
- 1974 establishments in the United Arab Emirates