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{{Short description|Emirati professional football club}}
{{more citations needed|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Ajman Football Club
| image = Ajman Club.png
| upright = 0.9
| short name = 
| nickname = Volcanoes (البركان)
Oranges (البرتقالي)
| founded = {{start date and age|1974|11|5|df=y}}
| ground = [[Ajman Stadium]], [[Ajman]]
| capacity = 5,141
| owner = 
| chairman = [[Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi|Humaid bin Rashid]]
| coach = [[Goran Tufegdžić]]
| league = [[UAE Pro League]]
| season = [[2024–25 UAE Pro League|2024–25]]
| position = UAE Pro League, 10th
| website = {{URL|http://www.ajmanc.ae}}
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'''Ajman Football Club''' ([[Arabic]]: نادي عجمان), simply Ajman Club or Ajman FC, is an [[United Arab Emirates|Emirati]] professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Ajman]]. In 2015, Ajman was relegated to the second division, but managed to climb back to the top flight in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/teams/united-arab-emirates/ajman/|title=Ajman Club|website=us.soccerway.com|publisher=SoccerWay|access-date=30 July 2018}}</ref>

==History==
The club was established in 1974 after merger between three clubs, Al Shoala, Al Hilal and Al Nasr shortly after their participation in the [[1973–74 UAE Football League|1973–74 season]].

==Kit & sponsors==
Traditional color of Ajman Club home kit is orange. Currently the kits are manufactured by [[Adidas]]. From 2018 to 2021 the kit manufacturer was [[Hummel International|Hummel]] and before that by [[Uhlsport]].

[[Ajman Bank]] is a shirt sponsor of Ajman Club.

==Honours==
The club has gained the following honours:{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

* '''[[Etisalat Emirates Cup]]: 1'''
::*Winners: 2013
::*Runner-up: 2010
* '''[[UAE President Cup]]: 1'''
:: *Winners: 1983/1984
* '''[[UAE Division One]]: 2'''
:: *Winners: 2010-11, [[2016/17 UAE Division 1|2016–17]]
* '''[[UAE Vice Presidents Cup]] 1'''
:: *Winners: 2010–11

==Current squad==
''As of [[UAE Pro-League]]:''
{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=FF6600|color=FFFFFF|border=000000}}
{{Fs player |no=1|nat=UAE|name=Ahmed Yaqoub {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player |no=2|nat=UAE|name=[[Abdelrahman Rakan]] |pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=3|nat=UAE|name=[[Abdullah Al-Junaibi]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=7|nat=JAM|name=[[Junior Flemmings]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player |no=8|nat=UAE|name=[[Mohammed Ismael]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=9|nat=MAR|name=[[Walid Azaro]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player |no=11|nat=UAE|name=[[Abdulla Abdelaziz]] {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=12|nat=UAE|name=[[Mohammed Nasser (footballer, born 2003)|Mohammed Nasser]] {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=14|nat=TUN|name=[[Fradj Ben Njima]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=16|nat=SRB|name=[[Aleksandar Vasiljević (footballer, born 2001)|Aleksandar Vasiljević]] |pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=17|nat=UAE|name=[[Saif Rashid (footballer, born 1994)|Saif Rashid]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=18|nat=MAR|name=[[Ismail Moumen]] {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player |no=19|nat=CMR|name=[[Rocky Marciano (footballer, born 2002)|Rocky Marciano]] |pos=FW}}
{{Fs player |no=20|nat=UAE|name=[[Hassan Ibrahim Saqer]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=21|nat=UAE|name=[[Waleed Al-Yamahi]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=22|nat=MAR|name=[[Mohamed Souboul]] {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=24|nat=UAE|name=[[Ahmed Eissa]] {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=DF}}
{{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=FF6600|color=FFFFFF|border=000000}}
{{Fs player |no=26|nat=UAE|name=[[Bilal Yousif]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=28|nat=UAE|name=[[Saoud Saeed]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=30|nat=UAE|name=[[Yousef Ahmed Safar]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player |no=31|nat=MAR|name=Yassine Jabri {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=32|nat=UAE|name=[[Abdulla Abbas]] {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=33|nat=SER|name=[[Miloš Kosanović]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=34|nat=UAE|name=Humaid Jamal {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player |no=39|nat=OMA|name=Aied Khamis {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=57|nat=UAE|name=[[Isam Faiz]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=67|nat=MAR|name=[[Anas Mtitache]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=77|nat=UAE|name=Rashed Nooh {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=80|nat=BRA|name=[[Lithierry]] {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player |no=81|nat=UAE|name=[[Ali Al-Hosani]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player |no=90|nat=UAE|name=[[Obaid Al-Zaabi]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=94|nat=UAE|name=[[Obaid Al-Mehri]] {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=96|nat=UAE|name=[[Mohamed Yousif]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player |no=99|nat=BRA|name=[[Victor Henrique]]|pos=FW}}
{{fs end|nonumber=|bg=FF6600|color=FFFFFF|border=000000}}

===Out on loan===
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{{Fs player |no=13|nat=UAE|name=[[Sebil Jassem]] |pos=DF|other={{small|on loan to [[Al-Arabi SC (UAE)|Al-Arabi]]}}}}
{{fs end|nonumber=|bg=FF6600|color=FFFFFF|border=000000}}

== Coaching staff ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Position
!Name
|-
|Head coach
|{{Flagicon|SRB}} [[Goran Tufegdžić]]
|-
|Assistant coach
|{{Flagicon|CRO}} [[Zoran Levnaić]]
|-
|Goalkeeper coach
|{{Flagicon|UAE}} Humaid Rakan
|-
|Fitness coach
|{{Flagicon|UAE}} Salem Ahmed Safar
|-
|Match analyst
|{{Flagicon|UAE}} Mohammed Al-Junaibi
|-
|Doctor
|{{Flagicon|UAE}} Abdelaziz Saeed
|-
|Physiotherapist
|{{Flagicon|UAE}} Ibarhim Al-Yamahi
|-
|Technical Director
|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Faical Gormi
|}

==Managerial history==
<sup>*</sup> <small>Served as caretaker coach.</small>
{|class="wikitable"
!Name
!Nat.
!From
!To
!Ref.
|-
|[[Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader]]
|{{flagicon|Iraq}}
|style="text-align:center"|2005
|style="text-align:center"|2006
|
|-
|[[Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader]]
|{{flagicon|Iraq}}
|style="text-align:center"|2008
|style="text-align:center"|2010
|
|-
|[[Zé Mário (footballer, born 1949)|Zé Mario]]
|{{flagicon|Brazil}}
|style="text-align:center"|2009
|style="text-align:center"|2009
|
|-
|[[Ghazi Ghrairi]]
|{{flagicon|Tunisia}}
|style="text-align:center"|26 October 2009
|style="text-align:center"|12 April 2010
|
|-

|[[Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader]]
|{{flagicon|Iraq|2013}}
|style="text-align:center"|1 September 2011
|style="text-align:center"|27 May 2014
|
|-
|[[Fathi Al-Jabal]]
|{{flagicon|Tunisia}}
|style="text-align:center"|6 July 2014
|style="text-align:center"|2014
|
|-
|[[Salim El-tigani]]
|{{flagicon|Sudan|2013}}
|style="text-align:center"|1 September 2011
|style="text-align:center"|27 May 2014
|-
|[[Manuel Cajuda]]
|{{flagicon|Portugal}}
|style="text-align:center"|25 January 2015
|style="text-align:center"|30 September 2015
|
|-
|[[Ayman Elramady]]
|{{flagicon|Egypt}}
|style="text-align:center"|1 July 2016
|style="text-align:center"|15 May 2021
|
|-
|[[Goran Tufegdžić]]
|{{flagicon|Serbia}}
|style="text-align:center"|28 May 2021
|style="text-align:center"|31 May 2023
|
|-
|[[Caio Zanardi]]
|{{flagicon|Brazil}}
|style="text-align:center"|1 June 2023
|style="text-align:center"|2023
|
|-
|[[Daniel Isăilă]]
|{{flagicon|Romania}}
|style="text-align:center"|2023
|style="text-align:center"|''2024''
|
|}

==Pro-League record==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-bgcolor="#efefef"
! Season
! Lvl.
! Tms.
! Pos.
![[UAE President's Cup|President's Cup]]
![[UAE League Cup|League Cup]]
|-
|[[2008–09 UAE Pro League|2008–09]]
|[[UAE Pro League|1]]
|12
|9th 
|Preliminary Round
|First Round
|-
|[[2009–10 UAE Pro League|2009–10]]
|1
|12
|bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|12th
|Quarter-Finals
|bgcolor=Silver|Runner-ups
|-
|[[2010–11 UAE Division 1|2010–11]]
|[[UAE Division One|2]]
|8
|bgcolor="#ACE1AF"|'''1st'''
|Round of 16
|—
|-
|[[2011–12 UAE Pro League|2011–12]]
|1
|12
|7th
|Quarter-Finals
|First Round
|-
|[[2012–13 UAE Pro League|2012–13]]
|1
|14
|10th
|Round of 16
|bgcolor=Gold|Champions
|-
|[[2013–14 UAE Pro League|2013–14]]
|1
|14
|10th
|Round of 16
|First Round
|-
|[[2014–15 UAE Pro League|2014–15]]
|1
|14
|bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|13th
|Round of 16
|First Round
|-
|[[2015–16 UAE Division 1|2015–16]]
|2
|9
|3rd
|Round of 16
|—
|-
|[[2016–17 UAE Division 1|2016–17]]
|2
|12
|bgcolor="#ACE1AF"|'''1st'''
|Preliminary Round
|—
|-
|[[2017–18 UAE Pro League|2017–18]]
|1
|12
|8th
|Round of 16
|First Round
|-
|[[2018–19 UAE Pro League|2018–19]]
|1
|14
|7th
|Round of 16
|First Round
|-
|[[2019–20 UAE Pro League|2019–20]]{{ref|a|a|Corona}}
|1
|14
|10th
|Round of 16
|First Round
|-
|[[2020–21 UAE Pro League|2020–21]]
|1
|14
|12th
|Quarter-Finals
|First Round
|-
|[[2021–22 UAE Pro League|2021–22]]
|1
|14
|7th
|Round of 16
|Quarter-Finals
|-
|[[2022–23 UAE Pro League|2022–23]]
|1
|14
|6th
|Semi-Finals
|First Round
|-
|[[2023–24 UAE Pro League|2023–24]]
|1
|14
|9th
|Quarter-Finals
|First Round
|}
<sub>'''Notes'''{{note|a}} 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates]].</sub>

'''Key'''
* Pos. = Position
* Tms. = Number of teams
* Lvl. = League

==See also==
* [[List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{in lang|ar}} {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20210410145515/https://www.ajmanc.ae/ Official club website]}}

{{Ajman Club squad}}
{{Arabian Gulf League teamlist}}

[[Category:1974 establishments in the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1974]]
[[Category:Football clubs in the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:Sport in the Emirate of Ajman]]
[[Category:Organisations based in the Emirate of Ajman]]