Al Jazira Club (Arabic: الجزيرة, romanizedal-Jazīra, lit.'The Island') is an Emirati professional football club based in Abu Dhabi, that currently competes in the UAE Pro League.[3]

Al Jazira
الجزيرة
Full nameAl Jazira Club
Nickname(s)Al Ankabout (The Spider)
Fakhr Abu Dhabi (Pride of Abu Dhabi)
Founded19 March 1974; 50 years ago (1974-03-19)
GroundMohammed bin Zayed Stadium[1]
Capacity42,056[2]
ChairmanSheikh Mansour
CoachHussein Ammouta
LeagueUAE Pro League
2023–24UAE Pro League, 8th
Websitehttps://www.jc.ae/en/
Current season

History

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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.

Honours

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Domestic competitions

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League

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Cups

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Regional competitions

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Club officials

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Position Staff
Sporting Director   Islam Marzooq
Head Coach   Hussein Ammouta
Assistant Coach   Abdalla Mehmood
  Mansoor Fawaz
Fitness Coach   Yaqoob Mamoon
Interpreter   Tariq Ismaeel
Goalkeeper Goach   Jafar Abu Ismail

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   UAE Abdulrahman Al Ameri
2 DF   UAE Abdulla Idrees
4 DF   NED Karim Rekik
5 DF   UAE Khalifa Al Hammadi
6 DF   UAE Mohammed Al-Attas
7 MF   UAE Abdullah Ramadan
8 MF   UAE Mamadou Coulibaly
9 FW   UAE Zayed Al-Ameri
10 MF   UAE Khalfan Mubarak
11 FW   ARG Ramón Miérez
12 DF   UAE Muhammad Atiq U23
13 MF   UAE Richard Akonnor
15 DF   UAE Mohammed Rabii
16 FW   UAE Ahmed Fawzi U23
17 MF   EGY Mohamed Elneny
18 MF   UAE Ahmed Mahmoud U23
19 MF   UAE Oumar Traoré
20 MF   FRA Nabil Fekir
22 MF   SRB Nikola Vukić
23 MF   UAE Mubarak Zamah U23
24 DF   UAE Zayed Sultan U23
25 MF   BEL Jay-Dee Geusens U23
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW   UAE Hazza Subait U23
28 DF   TUR Ravil Tagir U23
29 DF   UAE Abdulla Jaafar U23
33 DF   MAR Chahine van Bohemen
34 MF   UAE Saeed Al-Abdouli U23
37 DF   UAE Hamdan Abdulrahman U23
38 DF   BRA Vitor Vargas U21
44 DF   SEN Mamadou Gassama U21
45 DF   UAE Abdullah Khairi U23
54 GK   UAE Abdullah Al-Hammadi U23
55 GK   UAE Ali Khasif
66 GK   SRB Stojan Leković U23
71 FW   COL Carlos Ocoró
72 DF   UAE Abdullah Al-Attas U23
80 MF   UAE Bruno
81 FW   UAE Ali Al-Memari U23
83 DF   UAE Zayed Khamis U23
86 DF   UAE Abdulla Khaled U23
88 MF   UAE Mohamed Al-Wafi U23
91 GK   UAE Saeed Al-Kalbani U23
92 MF   COD Neeskens Kebano
99 FW   BRA Vinicius Mello U23

Unregistered players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
39 FW   CIV Hermann Behiratche U23
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   BRA Fernando

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF   SWE Johan Bångsbo U23 (on loan to Baniyas)
27 MF   UAE Abdullah Fadaaq U23 (on loan to Al Dhafra)
No. Pos. Nation Player
87 DF   UAE Mohamad Al-Yammahi U23 (on loan to Al Urooba)

Managers

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Pro-League record

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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
2023–24 1 14 8th Quarter-Finals Quarter-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

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References

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  1. ^ "Abu Dhabi Football Clubs". Culture, Leisure & Sports. Abu Dhabi Government. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  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. ^ a b 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.
  9. ^ "Al Jazira confirm Eric Gerets as new coach to replace Walter Zenga". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
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