Al Jazira Club

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]

For other uses, see Al Jazeera (disambiguation) and Jazira (disambiguation).
Al Jazira
الجزيرة
Full nameAl Jazira Club
Nickname(s)Al Ankabout (The Spider)
Fakhr Abu Dhabi (Pride of Abu Dhabi)
Founded19 March 1974 (1974-03-19)
GroundMohammed bin Zayed Stadium[1]
Capacity42,056[2]
ChairmanSheikh Mansour
CoachGregory Dufrennes
LeagueUAE Pro League
2022–23UAE Pro League, 5th
WebsiteClub website

History

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

Domestic competitions

Leagues

Cups

Regional competitions

Club officials
Position Staff
Sporting Director Islam Marzooq
Head Coach Vacant
Assistant Head Coach Abdalla Mehmood
First Team Coach Mansoor Fawaz
Fitness Coach Yaqoob Mamoon
Interpreter Tariq Ismaeel
Goalkeeper Goach Vacant

Current squad

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
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
14 DF  SWE Johan Bångsbo
15 DF  MAR Mohammed Rabii
16 FW  UAE Ahmed Fawzi
17 MF  ESP Alejandro Pozuelo
19 MF  UAE Oumar Traoré
20 MF  BRA Fernando
21 FW  MTN Aboubakar Kamara
22 MF  SRB Nikola Vukić
23 DF  UAE Mubarak Zamah U21
24 DF  UAE Zayed Sultan
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF  COL Samir Sanchez
27 MF  UAE Abdullah Fadaaq U21
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
43 DF  UAE Abdulla Jaafar U21
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-Attas
80 MF  UAE Bruno
81 FW  UAE Ali Al-Memari U21
83 DF  UAE Zayed Khamis U21
86 DF  UAE Abdulla Khaled U21
88 MF  UAE Mohamed Al-Wafi U21
90 GK  UAE Hamad Al-Menhali U21
92 MF  COD Neeskens Kebano
96 GK  UAE Saeed Al-Kalbani U21

Unregistered players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW  UAE Hazza Subait U21

Out on loan

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

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
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

References
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  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. 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.
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