Al Wasl F.C.
| Logo | |||
| Full name | Al-Wasl Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Cheetahs [1] | ||
| Founded | 1960 | ||
| Ground | Zabeel Stadium Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||
| Capacity | 8,439 | ||
| Owner | Ahmed Bin Rashed[2] | ||
| Chairman | Rashid Bin Ghaid | ||
| Manager | Gustavo Quinteros | ||
| League | UAE Pro League | ||
| 2017–18 | UAE Pro League, 3rd | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Al Wasl Football Club (Arabic: نادي الوصل لكرة القدم) is a United Arab Emirates Football League club based in Dubai. It is a part of the multi-sports club Al Wasl Sports Club. Former Argentine national team player and manager Diego Maradona was the manager of the club in 2011 to 2012.[3]
Achievements and Performance in Competition
Source [4]
Domestic
- UAE League: 7
- Winner: 1987, 2007
- Runners-up: 1983, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2008
- 1995
Regional
Asian
- Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League
Friendly
- Canada Dry Co. Cup: 1
- 1960 (as Al Zamalek)
- Dubai International Championship: 1
- 2010
Al-Wasl in Asia
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Champions League | 18 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Total | 18 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
- Q = Qualification
- GS = Group stage
- R16 = Round of 16
- QF = Quarter-final
- SF = Semi-final
- 3P = Third place
- F = Final
| Round | Country | Club | Hosted by | Bahrain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-1993 | |||||
| GS | 
|
PAS Tehran | 0–1 | Al-Wasl | |
| GS | 
|
Wohaib FC | 1–10 | Al-Wasl | |
| SF | 
|
Al-Shabab | 2–2 (4-3p) | Al-Wasl | |
| 3P | 
|
Yomiuri FC | 4–3 | Al-Wasl | |
| 1994-1995 | |||||
| Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | |
| QF | 
|
West Riffa | 2–1 | 1–2 (3–4p) | |
| Round | Country | Club | Hosted by | Qatar | |
| GS | 
|
Al-Arabi | 1–2 | Al-Wasl | |
| GS | 
|
FK Neftchy Farg'ona | 4–1 | Al-Wasl | |
| GS | 
|
Al-Ansar | 1–1 | Al-Wasl | |
| Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | |
| 2008 | |||||
| GS | 
|
Al Kuwait | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| GS | 
|
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| GS |
|
Saipa | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| 2018 | |||||
| GS |
|
Al Sadd | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| GS |
|
Persepolis | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| GS |
|
Nasaf Qarshi | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
*Known as Asian Club Championship from 1967 until 2002
Current squad
First team squad
As of UAE Pro-League:
Reserve squad
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Managers
Zaki Osman (1972–73)
Dimitri Davidovic (1991–92)
Arthur Bernardes[6] (1996–98)
Alain Laurier (1997–98)- Paulo Campos (Jan 1999–May 99)
Henryk Kasperczak (Sept 1999–Feb 00)- Alain Laurier (2000–May 00)
Josef Hickersberger (2000–01)
Johan Boskamp (2001–02)
Martín Lasarte (2002)
Khalifa Mubarak Obaid Al Shamsi (March 2003)- Arthur Bernardes[6] (March 2003–May 4)
Vinko Begović (2004–05)
Alexandre Guimarães (July 1, 2009 – May 10)[7]- Khalifa Mubarak Obaid Al Shamsi (April 2010–June 11)
- Sérgio Farias (Aug 1, 2010 – April 19, 2011)[8]
Diego Maradona (May 16, 2011 – July 10, 2012)- Bruno Metsu (July 17, 2012 – Oct 26, 2012)
- Guy Lacombe (Nov 7, 2012 – Feb 18, 2013)[9]
- Eid Barout (Feb 17, 2013 – May 30, 2013)[10]
- Laurent Banide (2013)[11]
- Héctor Cúper (2013–14)[12]
- Jorginho (2014)
- Gabriel Calderón (2014–2016)
- Rodolfo Arruabarrena (2016–present)
References
- ^ "Al Wasl - Clubs - UAE Pro League Committee". uae.agleague.ae.
- ^ HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum[dead link]; www.alwaslsc.ae
- ^ "Maradona's annual salary" (in Italian). 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "الوصل - الأندية - لجنة دوري المحترفين". uae.agleague.ae (in Arabic).
- ^ "IFFHS – Asia's Club of the Century". Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Arthur Bernardes Profile; SambaFoot.com Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Guimaraes, willing to lead Honduras". DIEZ.HN (in Spanish). 5 July 2010.
- ^ "Khalifa takes the reins for Al Wasl against Kalba". TheNational.ae. 24 April 2011.
- ^ Dispensing services French coach Guy Lacombe; www.alwaslsc.ae
- ^ باروت يقود اول تمرين له مع الفهود; www.alwaslsc.ae
- ^ Gary Meenaghan (21 October 2013). "Laurent Banide dismissed as Al Wasl coach". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Ahmed Rizvi (2014). "Al Wasl part ways with Hector Cuper after brief, disappointing tenure". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. Retrieved 31 March 2015.