Al Urooba

Al Urooba
نادي العروبة
Full nameAl Urooba Club
Nickname(s)Green Duo (ثنائية الأخضر)
Founded1972
GroundAl Sharqi Stadium
Capacity3,000[citation needed]
ChairmanKhalifa Rashid Al-Mallahi
ManagerBruno Pereira
LeagueUAE First Division League
2022–2313th
Current season

Al Urooba Club (Arabic: نادي العروبة الرياضي الثقافي) is a United Arab Emirates professional football club based in the city of Mirbah and Qidfa, Fujairah. The club currently plays in the UAE First Division League.

History

In 1960 two clubs were founded in Mirbah and Qidfa, Al Wehda in Mirbah and Al Najma in Qidfa, both clubs were financially weak and by 1972, both clubs agreed to merge under the name Al Urooba to represent the Mirbah-Qidfa area of the Emirate of Fujairah.[1]

Stadium

Currently the team plays at the 3000-capacity Al Sharqi Stadium.[2]

Honours

Pro-League Record

Season Lvl. Tms. Pos. President's Cup League Cup
2008–09 2 16 4th Preliminary Round —
2009–10 2 8 5th Round of 16 —
2010–11 2 8 4th Round of 16 —
2011–12 2 8 8th Preliminary Round —
2012–13 2 14 6th Preliminary Round —
2013–14 2 13 9th Preliminary Round —
2014–15 2 11 6th Preliminary Round —
2015–16 2 9 5th Preliminary Round —
2016–17 2 9 3rd Round of 16 —
2017–18 2 12 6th Round of 16 —
2018–19 2 10 3rd Preliminary Round —
2019–20a 2 11 9th Preliminary Round —
2020–21 2 11 1st Round of 16 —
2021–22 1 14 13th Round of 16 First Round
2022–23 2 17 13th Preliminary 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

Current squad

As of First Division:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

See also

References

  1. ^ "نادي العروبة" (in Arabic). Retrieved 30 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Emirati Arabi Uniti: Al Urooba". Soccerway.

External links