Al Wahda FC

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Al Wahda Football Club (Template:Langx) is an Emirati professional football club based in Abu Dhabi, that competes in the UAE Pro League.[1] The club was founded in 1974 and plays its home games at the Al Nahyan Stadium. The club's colours are maroon, navy blue and white.

History

Foundation

The first team created in Abu Dhabi was Al-Ahli in 1966, followed respectively by Al-Ittihad in 1968, Al-Falah and Al-Wahda in 1969. In 1974, a decision was made by the Minister of youth and sport to create Abu Dhabi SC by merging Al-Ittihad and Al-Wahda on 13 March 1974, and to create Al-Emirates SC by merging Al-Ahli and Al-Falah on 3 June 1974. In 1984, Abu Dhabi SC and Al-Emirates SC merged to create Al-Wahda FC.

Modern era

In 1999, Al Wahda won their maiden UAE League title with 8 points ahead of their rivals Al Ain. In 2018, Al Wahda changed its official logo as part of a new club redesign.

Honours

Leagues

UAE Pro League: 4

UAE Division One: 2

  • Champions: 1976–77, 1984–85

Cups

UAE President's Cup: 2

UAE Federation Cup: 3

  • Champions: 1986, 1995, 2001

UAE League Cup: 3

UAE Super Cup: 4

Home stadium

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An outer view of the Al Nahyan Stadium

The Al Nahyan Stadium is the home of Al Wahda.[3] Built in 1995 and renovated for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, it seats 15,895 supporters. It lays beside Al Wahda Mall, on Ahmed Bin Khalaf Al Otaiba Street, and is hence located in the centre of the city of Abu Dhabi.

Performance in AFC competitions

Al Wahda has been qualifying for Asian competitions since the late 90s. They have made multiple appearances in the AFC Champions League. Al Wahda FC made two appearances in the Asian Cup Winners Cup, in the 1998–99 and the 2000–01 seasons, reaching the first round on both occasions.

Season AFC Champions League
Asian Club Championship
1999–00 First round
2000-01 Did not qualify
2001–02 Group stage
AFC Champions League
2002-03 Did not qualify
2004 Quarter-finals
2005 Did not qualify
2006 Group stage
2007 Semi-finals
2008 Group stage
2009 Did not qualify
2010 Round of 32
2011 Round of 32
2012 Did not qualify
2013 Did not qualify
2014 Did not qualify
2015 Play-offs
2016 Did not qualify
2017 Round of 32
2018 Round of 32
2019 Round of 16
2020 Withdrew
2021 Quarter-finals
2022 Did not qualify
2023-24 Did not qualify
AFC Champions League Elite
2024-25 Did not qualify

Current squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Template:Fba/core Mohamed Al-Shamsi
2 DF Template:Fba/core Mansour Saleh U23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 DF Template:Fba/core Lucas Pimenta
4 DF Template:Fba/core Saša Ivković
5 DF Template:Fba/core Alaeddine Zouhir
6 DF Template:Fba/core Gianluca Muniz
7 MF Template:Fba/core Ahmad Nourollahi (c)
8 MF Template:Fba/core Abdelaziz Al-Balushi
9 FW Template:Fba/core Leonel Wamba U23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 FW Template:Fba/core Facundo Kruspzky
12 MF Template:Fba/core Abdulla Hamad
14 MF Template:Fba/core Khamis Nasser U23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
15 MF Template:Fba/core Khojimat Erkinov
16 MF Template:Fba/core Abdulla Ahmed U23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
17 MF Template:Fba/core Philip Otele
19 DF Template:Fba/core Rúben Canedo
20 FW Template:Fba/core Mansoor Saeed U23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
21 DF Template:Fba/core Abdullah Khalid U23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
22 MF Template:Fba/core Bernardo Folha U23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Template:Fba/core Jadsom
26 MF Template:Fba/core Ahmed Jawar
28 DF Template:Fba/core Zayed Abdulrahim U23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
30 DF Template:Fba/core Favour Ogbu
32 DF Template:Fba/core Guga U23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
36 GK Template:Fba/core Zayed Al-Hammadi
41 MF Template:Fba/core Oumarou Diadje U23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
50 GK Template:Fba/core Rashed Ali
56 MF Template:Fba/core Yasser Alo Ali U23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
60 MF Template:Fba/core Mohammad Ghorbani
64 DF Template:Fba/core Rashed Issam U23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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66 GK Template:Fba/core Hazaa Ammar
68 DF Template:Fba/core Mohamed Ali
70 FW Template:Fba/core Omar Khribin
77 FW Template:Fba/core Awadh Al-Katheeri U23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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94 MF Template:Fba/core Brahima Diarra U23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Out on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Template:Fba/core Hazaa Shehab U23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (on loan to Dubai UnitedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
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23 DF Template:Fba/core Khalid Al-Jabri U23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (on loan to Dubai UnitedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head Coach Template:Flagicon Darko Milanič
Assistant Coach Template:Flagicon Sandro Bloudek
Goalkeeper Coach Template:Flagicon Abdullslam Jumaa
Fitness Coach Template:Flagicon Marco Vego
Template:Flagicon Monsef Al-Shikh
Club Doctor Template:Flagicon Waleed Al-Shikh
Medical Therapist Template:Flagicon Ninad Martino
Massage Therapist Template:Flagicon Bojo Sinkovic
Template:Flagicon Vlafmir Harfman

Managerial history

* Served as caretaker coach.

Name Nat. From To Ref.
Helmy Toulan Template:Flagicon 1979 1984
Heshmat Mohajerani Template:Flagicon 1984 1986
Slobodan Halilović Template:Flagicon 1991 1992
Mahmoud El-Gohary Template:Flagicon 1995 1996
Jo Bonfrère Template:Flagicon 1998 1999
Ruud Krol Template:Flagicon 1999 1999
Dimitri Davidovic Template:Flagicon 1999 2000
Rinus Israël Template:Flagicon 2000 2001
Jo Bonfrère Template:Flagicon 2001 2002
Cemşir Muratoğlu Template:Flagicon 2002 2003
Rolf Fringer Template:Flagicon 14 March 2003 30 June 2003
Rolland Courbis Template:Flagicon 1 July 2003 30 November 2003
Rinus Israël Template:Flagicon 1 December 2003 30 June 2004
Ahmad Abdel-Halim Template:Flagicon 2004 2005
Reiner Hollmann Template:Flagicon 1 July 2005 3 April 2006
Richard Tardy Template:Flagicon 2006 4 August 2006
Horst Köppel Template:Flagicon 5 August 2006 11 October 2006 [4]
Jo Bonfrère Template:Flagicon 13 December 2007 10 December 2008
Josef Hickersberger Template:Flagicon 10 December 2008 1 June 2010
László Bölöni Template:Flagicon 29 May 2010 2 September 2010 [5]
Tite Template:Flagicon 31 August 2010 19 October 2010
Josef Hickersberger Template:Flagicon 22 October 2010 30 June 2012
Branko Ivanković Template:Flagicon 20 May 2012 28 April 2013
Josef Hickersberger Template:Flagicon 28 April 2013 15 July 2013
Karel Jarolím Template:Flagicon 15 July 2013 9 November 2013
José Peseiro Template:Flagicon 11 November 2013 11 January 2015
Sami Al-Jaber Template:Flagicon 11 January 2015 19 May 2015
Javier Aguirre Template:Flagicon 18 June 2015 20 May 2017 [6]
Laurențiu Reghecampf Template:Flagicon 3 July 2017 25 November 2018
Henk ten Cate Template:Flagicon 7 December 2018 26 May 2019
Maurice Steijn Template:Flagicon 9 June 2019 17 October 2019
Manuel Jiménez Template:Flagicon 17 October 2019 18 July 2020 [7]
Mark Wotte Template:Flagicon 18 July 2020 8 September 2020
Vuk Rasovic Template:Flagicon 8 September 2020 12 March 2021 [8]
Henk ten Cate Template:Flagicon 13 March 2021 25 October 2021
Grégory Dufrennes Template:Flagicon 26 October 2021 3 June 2022
Carlos Carvalhal Template:Flagicon 1 July 2022 2 October 2022 [9]
Manuel Jiménez Template:Flagicon 5 October 2022 12 March 2023
Arno Buitenweg* Template:Flagicon 13 March 2023 17 June 2023
Pitso Mosimane Template:Flagicon 18 June 2023 10 November 2023 [10]
Arno Buitenweg* Template:Flagicon 10 November 2023 5 January 2024
Goran Tufegdžić Template:Flagicon 5 January 2024 5 July 2024
Ronny Deila Template:Flagicon 5 July 2024 18 December 2024
Darko Milanič Template:Flagicon 18 December 2024 Present

Pro-League record

Season Level No. of teams Position President's Cup League Cup
2008–09 1 12 4th Semi-Finals Runner-ups
2009–10 1 12 1st Semi-Finals Semi-Finals
2010–11 1 12 5th Runner-ups Semi-Finals
2011–12 1 12 6th Semi-Finals First Round
2012–13 1 14 7th Semi-Finals Semi-Finals
2013–14 1 14 2nd Quarter-Finals First Round
2014–15 1 14 4th Round of 16 First Round
2015–16 1 14 3rd Round of 16 Champions
2016–17 1 14 5th Champions First Round
2017–18 1 12 2nd Semi-Finals Champions
2018–19 1 14 3rd Round of 16 Runner-ups
2019–20a 1 14 5th Round of 16 Quarter-Finals
2020–21 1 14 7th Round of 16 First Round
2021–22 1 14 3rd Runner-ups Semi-Finals
2022–23 1 14 3rd Preliminary Round Quarter-Finals
2023–24 1 14 5th Round of 16 Champions

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See also

References

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  1. Al Wahda FC (UAE): club profile, squad, fixtures and achieves Template:Webarchive Soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021
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External links

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