Al Jazira Club

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Al-Jazira
File:Al Jazira Club.png
Full nameAl-Jazira Sports & Culture Club
FoundedMarch 19, 1974
GroundMohammed Bin Zayed Stadium[1]
Capacity42,000
ChairmanHH Sheikh Mansour Al-Nahyan
ManagerHenk ten Cate
LeagueUAE Pro League
2015–16UAE Pro-League, 7th
WebsiteClub website

Al-Jazira Sports & Cultural Club (also spelled Al Jazira Club, Arabic: نادي الجزيرة الرياضي الثقافي meaning: the island) is primarily a football club from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. They play in the UAE League.[2]

History

Al-Jazira was established in 1974 as a merger between Khalidiyah and Al Bateen.[3]

Honours

7 Official Championships

  • Winners: 2007
  • Winners: 2010
  • Runners Up: 2013

Players

As of UAE Pro League:

No Position Player Nation
1 GK Mohammed Al-Nuqbi  United Arab Emirates
36 GK Khaled Al-Senani  United Arab Emirates
55 GK Ali Khasif  United Arab Emirates
56 GK Abdurahman Al-Aamri  United Arab Emirates

2 DF Mohamed Fawzi  United Arab Emirates
5 DF Musallem Fayez  United Arab Emirates
6 DF Saif Khalfan  United Arab Emirates
13 DF Sultan Al-Shamsi  United Arab Emirates
14 DF Eisa Al-Otaibah  United Arab Emirates
16 DF Nuhayan Hareb  United Arab Emirates
18 DF Abdullah Mousa  United Arab Emirates
22 DF Saeed Al-Rawahi  United Arab Emirates
23 DF Sultan Al-Sowaidi  United Arab Emirates
25 DF Mohammed Al-Hammadi  United Arab Emirates
26 DF Ahmed Jamil  United Arab Emirates
44 DF Fares Jumaa  United Arab Emirates
45 DF Saeed Hizam  United Arab Emirates
DF João Carlos  Brazil

8 MF Park Jong-woo  South Korea
10 MF Mbark Boussoufa  Morocco
12 MF Salem Rashid Obaid  United Arab Emirates
15 MF Khalfan Mubarak  United Arab Emirates
19 MF Thiago Neves  Brazil
21 MF Yaqoub Al Hosani  United Arab Emirates
27 MF Salem Abdullah  United Arab Emirates
28 MF Humaid Ahmed  United Arab Emirates
37 MF Mohammed Al-Abdooli  United Arab Emirates
50 MF Mohammed Jamal  United Arab Emirates
77 MF Sultan Bargash  United Arab Emirates
80 MF Salem Ali Ibrahim  United Arab Emirates

7 FW Ali Mabkhout  United Arab Emirates
11 FW Ahmed Rabee  United Arab Emirates
17 FW Jefferson Farfán  Peru
20 FW Eisa Wahib  United Arab Emirates
39 FW Mohammed Rabee  United Arab Emirates
70 FW Ahmed Al Attas  United Arab Emirates

Managers

Other sports

As well as football, the club plays other sports such as volleyball, handball and basketball.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Abu Dhabi Football Clubs". Culture, Leisure & Sports. Abu Dhabi Government. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Al Jazira SSC". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Club History". Al Jazira Sports Club Official Site. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "United Arab Emirates – List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2014-01-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Hilmy Al Nawwal".
  6. ^ Neil Cameron (2 June 2011). "Al Jazira want management pedigree, not marquee name". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. 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. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  8. ^ a b Thomas Woods (8 March 2012). "Franky Vercauteren dismissed by Al Jazira". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. 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. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Sport Activities". Aljazira Sports Club Official Site. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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