Al Jazira Club
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| Full name | Al-Jazira Club | ||
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| Nicknames | Al Ankabout (The Spider) Fakhr Abu Dhabi (Pride of Abu Dhabi) | ||
| Founded | 1974 | ||
| Ground | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium[1] | ||
| Capacity | 36,186 | ||
| Chairman | Sheikh Mansour | ||
| Coach | Marino Pušić | ||
| League | UAE Pro League | ||
| 2024–25 | UAE Pro League, 7th | ||
| Website | jc.ae | ||
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Al-Jazira Club (Arabic: الجزيرة, romanized: al-Jazīra, lit. 'The Island') is an Emirati professional football club based in Abu Dhabi, that currently competes in the UAE Pro League.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]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 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
[edit | edit source]Domestic competitions
[edit | edit source]League
[edit | edit source]- UAE Pro League: 3
- UAE Division One: 2
- Winners: 1982–83, 1987–88
Cups
[edit | edit source]- UAE President's Cup: 3
- UAE League Cup: 2
- UAE Federation Cup: 1 (defunct)
- Winners: 2006–07
- UAE Super Cup: 1
- Winners: 2021
Regional competitions
[edit | edit source]- GCC Champions League: 1
- Winners: 2007
Club officials
[edit | edit source]| Position | Staff |
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| Sporting Director | United Arab Emirates Islam Marzooq |
| Head Coach | Netherlands Marino Pušić |
| Assistant Coach | England Hamza Serrar United Arab Emirates Abdalla Mehmood United Arab Emirates Mansoor Fawaz |
| Goalkeeper Goach | Morocco Redouane Benchtioui |
| Fitness Coach | England Adil Mirza United Arab Emirates Yaqoob Mamoon |
Players
[edit | edit source]Current squad
[edit | edit source]As of UAE Pro-League:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
[edit | edit source]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Managers
[edit | edit source]- Brazil Jair Pereira (1983)
- Lebanon Hilmy Al-Nawwal (1984–1997) administration manager[4]
- Russia Nikolay Kiselyov (1989–1993)
- Russia Nikolay Kiselyov (1994–1995)
- Netherlands Chris Dekker (1995)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Džemaludin Mušović (1996–1998)
- Netherlands Rinus Israël (1998–2000)
- Netherlands Jan Versleijen (2001–2003)
- Netherlands André Wetzel (2004)
- Netherlands Sef Vergoossen (2004–2005)
- Belgium Walter Meeuws (2005–2006)
- France Henri Stambouli (2006)
- Netherlands Jan Versleijen (2006–2007)
- Romania László Bölöni (2007–2008)
- Brazil Abel Braga (2008–2011)[5]
- Belgium Franky Vercauteren (2011–12)[6][7]
- Brazil Caio Junior (2012)[7]
- Brazil Paulo Bonamigo (2012–2013)
- Spain Luis Milla (2013)
- Italy Walter Zenga (2013–2014)
- Belgium Eric Gerets (2014–2015)[8]
- Brazil Abel Braga (2015)
- United Arab Emirates Ali Al-Nuaimi (2015) interim
- Netherlands Henk ten Cate (2015–2018)
- Netherlands Marcel Keizer (2018)
- Netherlands Damiën Hertog (2018–2019)
- Netherlands Jurgen Streppel (2019)
- Netherlands Marcel Keizer (2019–2023)
- Netherlands Frank de Boer (2023)
- Netherlands Bob de Klerk (2023–2024) caretaker
- Romania Mirel Rădoi (2024)
- France Grégory Dufrennes (2024) caretaker
- Morocco Hussein Ammouta (2024–2025)
- NetherlandsCroatia Marino Pušić (2025–present)
Pro-League record
[edit | edit source]| Season | Lvl. | Tms. | Pos. | President's Cup | League Cup |
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| 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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External links
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- Current squad at National-Football-Teams.com
- Official website (in Arabic)