Sharjah FC

Sharjah Football Club (Arabic: نادي الشارقة لكرة القدم) is an Emirati professional football club based in Sharjah that competes in the UAE Pro League. Their home stadium is Sharjah Stadium.

Sharjah
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Full nameSharjah Football Club
Nickname(s)Al-Malik (The King)
Founded1966 (1966)[1]
GroundSharjah Stadium
Capacity18,000[2]
OwnerSultan Al Qasimi
ChairmanAli Salim Almidfa
ManagerCosmin Olăroiu
LeagueUAE Pro League
2021–22UAE Pro League, 2nd
WebsiteClub website

Founded in 1966, it has been the most successful team in the Emirate of Sharjah, winning 6 pro league titles, 9 presidents cups and 3 super cups. The club was also the first official UAE league champion since its establishment in 1974.

Sharjah FC is a professional football club based in Sharjah, Sharjah City, UAE. The club competes in the UAE Adnoc League, the top division in the UAE football league system. Nicknamed the King.

Sharjah have won a 6 League titles, 9 President Cups, 3 Super Cups. In 1990 world cup 8 Player from Sharjah FC were Selected to present the UAE.

Sharjah FC is known as the most supported football club in the UAE. Sharjah fans have medium rivalries with Al Ain, and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai given the number of trophies the 3 teams have won. In May 2020, Sharjah Club won the title of "the most supported club" in the Arab Gulf League, beating Al-Wahda Club in the referendum launched by (Emirates Today) newspaper,

Sharjah Club also won the title of the most popular club in the Emirates through the vote of the Asian Football Confederation, which aims to identify the most popular game clubs in West Asia. Sharjah Club dissolved first, with 51% votes

History

Golden Age

Former crest of the club (1974–2017)

Sharjah FC was founded in 1966 under the name of Al Oruba Club, they were the first official champions of the UAE League winning it in 1974 after beating Al Ahli and Oman. The club would merge with Al Khaleej in 1974 to form Al Sharjah SCC and relocate their headquarters in Sharjah City. The club would later see itself win the league in 4 more occasions during the 80s and 90s and 8 out of the 22 players in the UAE's 1990 squad were players from Sharjah, more than any other club at the time.[3]

Decline

During the mid-2000s however, Sharjah would see a decline as they would finish in mid-table consecutively and in 2012, the club got relegated for the first time in their history. However, the club managed to quickly get promoted back to the top tier division in 2013.

New Era

Sharjah has managed to win its first title since 1996 in 2019 with a record of only one loss. The Coach, Mr Abdul Aziz Al Anbary who also was Sharjah player managed to have 6-7 players among the squad From Sharjah football school. Igor Coronado, Adel Al Hosani, Wilton Suarez, Shaheen Abdulrahman, Alhassan Saleh and Ryan Mendes managed to be among the top players of the team in that Season participating nearly in all matches.

On 14 September 2019, Sharjah managed to win their first UAE Super Cup title since 1994 after beating Shabab Al Ahli in penalties 4-3. Sharjah played with 10 players for more than 70 minutes due to the red card of Al Hassan Saleh. The last penalty is scored by Ryan Mendes.

From 2019 to 2022 Sharjah team managed to be top 4 in the UAE league table maintaining consistency and proofing that the golden era is back for Sharjah FC.

In 2022, Sharjah football team was crowned champion of His Highness the President's Football Cup for the ninth time in its history, after defeating Al Wahda 1-0 on Friday night. Sharjah won the Cup in the final match that was held at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain in the midst of a large audience of 20,000 spectators. The Spanish Paco Alcácer scored the only goal of the match from a free kick in the 53rd minute, before he was substituted. The "king" returned to the podium after an absence of 19 years, specifically since they won the eighth title in 2003, and interestingly enough, won that edition over Al-Wahda as well, but on penalties


In 25 Feb, 2023 Sharjah beat Al Ain 1-0 in a pulsating UAE Super Cup clash at the Al Maktoum Stadium in front of a capacity 15,000 crowd to win the first title of 2023. Sharjah went ahead in the 29th minute with an own goal from Laba Kodjo, who inadvertently turned Caio Lucas' header into his net.

Honours

19 Official Championships

Domestic

Leagues

UAE League

UAE Division One

  • Champions: 1992–93

Cups

UAE President's Cup

  • Winners (9): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2021–22

UAE Super Cup

Joint League Cup

  • Winners: 1977[4]

GCC Champions League

  • Runners-up: 1991

Club officials

Position Staff
ManagerRomania Cosmin Olăroiu
Assistant ManagerRomania Catalin Necula
First Team CoachRomania Gabriel Caramarin
Goalkeeper CoachRomania Eugen Nae
Technical StaffUnited Arab Emirates Abdulrahman Al-Haddad
Sports DirectorIraq Jamal Salih

Current squad

No Position Player Nation
2 DF Gustavo Alemão  Brazil
3 DF Al Hassan Saleh  United Arab Emirates
4 DF Shahin Abdulrahman  United Arab Emirates
6 DF Majed Suroor  United Arab Emirates
7 MF Caio  Brazil
8 MF Mohammed Abdulbasit  United Arab Emirates
9 FW Paco Alcácer  Spain
10 MF Miralem Pjanić  Bosnia and Herzegovina
13 DF Salem Sultan  United Arab Emirates
14 MF Khaled Ba Wazir  United Arab Emirates
15 DF Abdulaziz Al-Kaabi  United Arab Emirates
17 MF Rayan Yaslam  United Arab Emirates
18 DF Abdullah Ghanem  United Arab Emirates
19 DF Khaled Ibrahim  United Arab Emirates
21 FW Djaniny (on loan from Trabzonspor)  Cape Verde
22 DF Marcus Meloni  Brazil
23 FW Salem Saleh  United Arab Emirates
24 MF Majid Rashid  United Arab Emirates
25 MF Saeed Al-Kaabi  United Arab Emirates
26 GK Darwish Bin Habib  United Arab Emirates
27 MF Luanzinho  Brazil
30 FW Ousmane Camara  Guinea
32 DF Abdullah Al-Hammadi  United Arab Emirates
33 DF Hamad Fahad U21  United Arab Emirates
34 DF Ali Al-Hadidi U21  United Arab Emirates
40 GK Adel Al-Hosani  United Arab Emirates
44 DF Kostas Manolas  Greece
45 FW Mayed Al-Kass U21  United Arab Emirates
49 GK Mayed Mohsen  United Arab Emirates
71 DF Ali Taher U21  United Arab Emirates
77 MF Khalifa Sembaij U21  United Arab Emirates
79 MF Abdelrahman Juma  United Arab Emirates
80 MF Dhari Fahad U21  United Arab Emirates
88 MF Majed Hassan  United Arab Emirates
92 FW Abdelrahman Murad U21  United Arab Emirates
96 GK Khaled Tawhid U21  United Arab Emirates

Out on loan

No Position Player Nation
5 DF Hamad Jassim (on loan to Al Bataeh)  United Arab Emirates
11 MF Saif Rashid (on loan to Al Bataeh)  United Arab Emirates
12 GK Humood Howaij (on loan to Al Dhaid)  United Arab Emirates
DF Ali Al-Dhanhani (on loan to Khor Fakkan)  United Arab Emirates

Performance in AFC competitions

2004: Quarter Finals
2009: Withdrew
2020: Group Stage
2021: Round of 16
2022: Group Stage

AFC Champions League history

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2004 Group C Iraq Al-Shorta 2–0 3–2 1st
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 5–2 0–0
Bahrain Al-Ahli 3–0 3–0
Quarter-finals South Korea Seongnam 2–5 0–6 2–11
2020 Group C Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun 0–1 6–0 4th
Iran Persepolis 2–2 0–4
Qatar Al-Duhail 4–2 1–2
2021 Group B Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 3–2 1st
Iran Tractor 0–2 0–0
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 4–1 1–1
Round of 16 United Arab Emirates Al Wahda 1–1 (p) (4–5)
2022 Playoffs Iraq Al-Zawraa 1–1 (p) (6–5)
Group A Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 2–2 1–2 3rd
Qatar Al-Rayyan 1–1 1–3
Tajikistan Istiklol 2–1 0–2
1989: Group Stage
1994: First Round

Asian Club Championship history

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1989 Group 2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 0–1 3rd
Bahrain West Riffa 2–0
Kuwait Kazma 0–3
Oman Fanja 4–1
1994 First Round Bahrain Al-Muharraq 1–1 1–2 2–3

Record By Country

Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
 Bahrain 5 3 1 1 10 3 +7 060.00
 Iran 4 0 2 2 2 8 −6 000.00
 Iraq 5 4 1 0 10 5 +5 080.00
 Kuwait 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
 Oman 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 Qatar 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 025.00
 Saudi Arabia 7 2 2 3 14 8 +6 028.57
 South Korea 2 0 0 2 2 11 −9 000.00
 Tajikistan 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
 Uzbekistan 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 050.00

Club managers

Pro-League record

Season Div. Tms. Pos. President's Cup League Cup
2008–09 1 12 10th Quarter-Finals First Round
2009–10 1 12 6th Round of 16 First Round
2010–11 1 12 7th Preliminary Round First Round
2011–12 1 12 12th Semi-Finals First Round
2012–13 2 14 2nd Quarter-Finals
2013–14 1 14 7th Round of 16 Semi-Finals
2014–15 1 14 12th Round of 16 Runner-ups
2015–16 1 14 11th Quarter-Finals First Round
2016–17 1 14 9th Semi-Finals First Round
2017–18 1 12 6th Quarter-Finals First Round
2018–19 1 14 1st Semi-Finals First Round
2019–20a 1 14 4th Semi-Finals Quarter-Finals
2020–21 1 14 4th Semi-Finals Quarter-Finals
2021–22 1 14 2nd Champions 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

  1. "Sharjah". UAE Pro League Committee. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. "2019 AFC Asian Cup Welcome Guide". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. https://www.sharjahfc.gov.ae/تأريخ-تأسيس-النادي/
  4. "Joint League" (in Arabic). UAEFA.ae.
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