# Al Shabab Al Arabi Club (Dubai)

Al Shabab Al Arabi Club (Arabic: نادي الشباب العربي دبي), or simply Al Shabab, was an Emirati professional football and basketball club based in Dubai, that competed in the UAE Arabian Gulf League. The club was founded in 1958.
In 2017, the club merged with Dubai CSC to join Al Ahli Dubai, which was rebranded as Shabab Al Ahli Club.

## Honours

* UAE Pro League
       Winners: 1989–90, 1994–95, 2007–08
* UAE President's Cup:
       Winners: 1980–81, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1996-97
* UAE League Cup
       Winners: 2010–11
* GCC Champions League
       Winners: 1992, 2011, 2015
* First Division League:
       Winners: 1974–75

## Season-by-season record

| Season | Lvl. | Tms. | Pos. | President's Cup | League Cup |
| 2008–09 | 1 | 12 | 5th | Runner-ups | First Round |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 12 | 7th | Runner-ups | First Round |
| 2010–11 | 1 | 12 | 4th | Semi-Finals | Champions |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 12 | 3rd | Round of 16 | Runner-ups |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 14 | 5th | Runner-ups | First Round |
| 2013–14 | 1 | 14 | 4th | Quarter-Finals | First Round |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 14 | 3rd | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 14 | 5th | Round of 16 | Runner-ups |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 14 | 8th | Round of 16 | Runner-ups |

## Al Shabab in Asia

* AFC Champions League/Asian Club Championship
       1991: Semi-finals
       1995: First round
       2012: Group Stage
       2013: Round of 16
       2016: Play off Round

### Asian Club Championship history

| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1991 | First round | Al-Ansar | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| 1991 | Group A | Mohammedan SC | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2nd |
| 1991 | Group A | Al-Rayyan | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2nd |
| 1991 | Group A | Port FC | 3–1 | 3–1 | | 2nd |
| 1991 | Semi-finals | Al-Hilal | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 1991 | Third place | Al-Rayyan | 2–2 (6–7) (p) | 2–2 (6–7) (p) | 2–2 (6–7) (p) |
| 1995 | First round | Al-Ansar | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) |

### AFC Champions League history

| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2012 | Play off Round | Neftchi Fergana | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2012 | Group D | Persepolis | 1–3 | 1–6 | 4th |
| 2012 | Group D | Al-Hilal | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4th |
| 2012 | Group D | Al-Gharafa | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4th |
| 2013 | Play-off round | Saba Qom | 1–1 (5–3) (p) | 1–1 (5–3) (p) | 1–1 (5–3) (p) |
| 2013 | Group B | Lekhwiya | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2nd |
| 2013 | Group B | Pakhtakor | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2nd |
| 2013 | Group B | Al-Ettifaq | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2nd |
| 2013 | Round of 16 | Esteghlal | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–4 |
| 2016 | Play off Round | Bunyodkor | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |

### Record by country

| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Iran | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 000.00 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 016.67 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 020.00 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 050.00 |

## Managerial history

| Name | From | To |
| Rabah Saâdane | | 2002 |
| Grigore Sichitiu | 2002 | November 2002 |
| Hassan Ali | November 2002 | 2002 |
| Reiner Hollmann | December 2002 | 2004 |
| Džemal Hadžiabdić | June 2004 | November 2005 |
| Renê Weber | November 2005 | 2006 |
| Ilie Balaci | June 2006 | November 2006 |
| Abdullah Saqr | November 2006 | June 2007 |
| Toninho Cerezo | June 2007 | October 2009 |
| Abdulwahad Abdulqadir | October 2009 | December 2009 |
| Paulo Bonamigo | December 2009 | May 2012 |
| Marcos Paquetá | June 2012 | May 2014 |
| Caio Júnior | June 2014 | May 2016 |
| Fred Rutten | May 2016 | January 2017 |
| Miroslav Đukić | January 2017 | May 2017 |