Sharjah Club

Sharjah
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Full nameSharjah Football Club
Nickname(s)Al-Malik (The Kings)
Short nameSharjah
Founded1966; 59 years ago (1966)[1]
GroundSharjah Stadium
Capacity12,499
OwnerSultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi
ChairmanAli Al Midfa
Head coachCosmin Olăroiu
LeagueUAE Pro League
2023–24UAE Pro League, 4th
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Current season

Sharjah Football Club (Arabic: نادي الشارقة لكرة القدم) is an Emirati professional football club based in Sharjah that competes in the UAE Pro League. Their home stadium is Sharjah Stadium.

Founded in 1966, Sharjah FC is considered to be one of the pioneers and top institutes in UAE Football since its inception, Achieving success throughout the years made Sharjah one of the most prestigious clubs in the country. Sharjah FC is also the most successful team in the Emirate of Sharjah, winning 6 Pro League titles, 10 Presidents Cups, 1 League Cup and 3 Super Cups. The club was also the first official UAE league champion since its establishment in 1974.

History

Golden Age

Sharjah FC was founded in 1966 under the name of Al Oruba Club, they were the first official champions of the UAE League winning it in 1974 after beating Al Ahli and Oman. The club would merge with Al Khaleej in 1974 to form Al Sharjah SCC and relocate their headquarters in Sharjah City. The club would later see itself win the league in 4 more occasions during the 80s and 90s and 8 out of the 22 players in the UAE's 1990 squad were players from Sharjah, more than any other club at the time.[2]

Decline

During the mid-2000s however, Sharjah would see a decline as they would finish in mid-table consecutively and in 2012, the club got relegated for the first time in their history. However, the club were quickly promoted back to the top tier division in 2013.

New Era

Sharjah FC won their first title since 1996 in 2019 with a record of only one loss. On 14 September 2019, Sharjah won their first UAE Super Cup title since 1994 after beating Shabab Al Ahli in penalties 4–3. The club went on to win the UAE League Cup in the 2022–23 season for the first time in the clubs history, the club also won two more UAE President's Cups back to back after reaching the final in 2022 and 2023 beating Al Wahda 1-0 and Al Ain 14–13 on penalties, making Sharjah FC the champions a record of 10 times, the most in the country.

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

Cups

Regional

Season-by-season record

Season Lvl. Tms. Pos. President's Cup League Cup
2008–09 1 12 10th Quarter-Finals First Round
2009–10 1 12 6th Round of 16 First Round
2010–11 1 12 7th Preliminary Round First Round
2011–12 1 12 12th Semi-Finals First Round
2012–13 2 14 2nd Quarter-Finals —
2013–14 1 14 7th Round of 16 Semi-Finals
2014–15 1 14 12th Round of 16 Runner-ups
2015–16 1 14 11th Quarter-Finals First Round
2016–17 1 14 9th Semi-Finals First Round
2017–18 1 12 6th Quarter-Finals First Round
2018–19 1 14 1st Semi-Finals First Round
2019–20a 1 14 4th Semi-Finals Quarter-Finals
2020–21 1 14 4th Semi-Finals Quarter-Finals
2021–22 1 14 2nd Champions First Round
2022–23 1 14 7th Champions Champions
2023–24 1 14 4th Quarter-Finals Quarter-Finals

Notes^ 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.

Club officials

Position Staff
Head Coach Romania Cosmin Olăroiu
Assistant Coach Romania Cătălin Necula
Romania Gabriel Caramarin
Goalkeeper Coach Romania Eugen Nae
Technical Staff United Arab Emirates Abdulrahman Al-Haddad
Fitness Trainer Italy Ferdinando Hippoliti
Rehab Trainer Brazil Leandro Aiub
Analyst Romania Rareș Ene

Current squad

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

Unregistered players

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

Out on loan

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

Performance in AFC competitions

2004: Quarter Finals
2009: Withdrew
2020: Group Stage
2021: Round of 16
2022: Group Stage
2023–24: Group Stage

AFC Champions League history

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2004 Group C Iraq Al-Shorta 2–0 3–2 1st
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 5–2 0–0
Bahrain Al-Ahli 3–0 3–0
Quarter-finals South Korea Seongnam 2–5 0–6 2–11
2020 Group C Saudi Arabia Al Taawoun 0–1 6–0 4th
Iran Persepolis 2–2 0–4
Qatar Al-Duhail 4–2 1–2
2021 Group B Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 3–2 1st
Iran Tractor 0–2 0–0
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 4–1 1–1
Round of 16 United Arab Emirates Al Wahda 1–1 (p) (4–5)
2022 Playoffs Iraq Al-Zawraa 1–1 (p) (6–5)
Group A Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 2–2 1–2 3rd
Qatar Al-Rayyan 1–1 1–3
Tajikistan Istiklol 2–1 0–2
2023–24 Preliminary round Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 2–0
Play-off Iran Tractor 3–1
Group B Qatar Al-Sadd 0–2 0–0 3rd
Jordan Al-Faisaly 1–0 1–2
Uzbekistan Nasaf 1–0 1–1
1989: Group Stage
1994: First Round

Asian Club Championship history

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1989 Group 2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 0–1 3rd
Bahrain West Riffa 2–0
Kuwait Kazma 0–3
Oman Fanja 4–1
1994 First Round Bahrain Al-Muharraq 1–1 1–2 2–3

Record by Country

Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
 Bahrain 5 3 1 1 10 3 +7 060.00
 Bangladesh 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Iran 5 1 2 2 5 9 −4 020.00
 Iraq 5 4 1 0 10 5 +5 080.00
 Jordan 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
 Kuwait 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
 Oman 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 Qatar 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 016.67
 Saudi Arabia 7 2 2 3 14 8 +6 028.57
 South Korea 2 0 0 2 2 11 −9 000.00
 Tajikistan 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
 Uzbekistan 4 2 2 0 7 3 +4 050.00

Managerial history

Name Nat. From To Ref.
Faouzi Benzarti Tunisia January 2001 2001 [5]
Dragan Gugleta Federal Republic of Yugoslavia December 2001 2002 [6]
Pavle Dolezar France July 2002 October 2002 [7][8]
Pedro Rosello Spain October 2002 November 2002 [9]
Juma Rabea United Arab Emirates November 2002 June 2004
Youssef Zouaoui Tunisia June 2004 2005 [10]
Henri Stambouli France 2005 January 2006 [11]
Wajdi Essid Tunisia January 2006 February 2006 [12]
Rainer Zobel Germany February 2006 2006 [13]
Srećko Juričić Croatia June 2006 October 2006 [14]
Renê Weber Brazil October 2006 May 2007 [15][16]
Juma Rabea United Arab Emirates May 2007 May 2007 [17][18]
Gerard van der Lem Netherlands July 2007 March 2008 [19]
Wajdi Essid Tunisia March 2008 2008
Youssef Zouaoui Tunisia June 2008 February 2009 [20][21]
Manuel Cajuda Portugal July 2009 May 2011 [22]
Abdulmajeed Al Nimr United Arab Emirates May 2011 2011
Carlos Azenha Portugal June 2011 September 2011 [23][24]
Valeriu Tița Romania September 2011 December 2011 [25]
Jorvan Vieira Brazil December 2011 February 2012 [26]
Valeriu Tița Romania February 2012 April 2012 [27][28]
Abdulmajeed Al Nimr United Arab Emirates April 2012 June 2012
Faouzi Benzarti Tunisia June 2012 November 2012 [29]
Ayman El Ramadi Egypt November 2012 2013 [30]
Paulo Bonamigo Brazil June 2013 November 2015 [31][32]
Abdulaziz Al Anbari United Arab Emirates November 2015 2016 [33]
Georgios Donis Greece July 2016 January 2017 [34]
José Peseiro Portugal January 2017 October 2017 [35]
Abdulaziz Al Anbari United Arab Emirates October 2017 November 2021 [36]
Cosmin Olăroiu Romania November 2021 Present [37]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "تأريخ تأسيس النادي" [Club Establishment History] (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2018-12-13.
  3. ^ "Joint League" (in Arabic). UAEFA.ae. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
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