# Al Orooba Club

Al Orooba 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 Pro 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.

## Stadium

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

## Honours

* UAE Division One
** Champions (3): 1991–92, 2020–21, 2023–24

## 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 | — |
| 2019–20 | 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 | — |
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Key
* Pos. = Position
* Tms. = Number of teams
* Lvl. = League

## Current squad

As of UAE Pro League:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Paulo Ricardo |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Lucas Mezenga $^{U23}$ |
| 4 | DF | UAE | Salem Suleiman |
| 5 | DF | UAE | Sultan Fayez (on loan from Khor Fakkan) |
| 7 | FW | IRN | Mohammad Reza Azadi |
| 8 | MF | CMR | Appolinaire Kack |
| 9 | FW | UAE | Abdulla Anwar |
| 10 | MF | UAE | Rashid Mubarak |
| 11 | FW | GAM | Bubacarr Trawally |
| 14 | MF | NGA | Yusuf Olatunji |
| 15 | FW | OMA | Ali Al-Mazrouei $^{U23}$ |
| 16 | DF | UAE | Mohamed Jalal |
| 17 | DF | UAE | Eisa Ali Abbas |
| 18 | MF | UAE | Shahin Suroor |
| 19 | DF | UAE | Adel Sabeel (on loan from Khor Fakkan) |
| 20 | MF | CMR | Petrus Boumal |
| 21 | DF | UAE | Bader Rashed $^{U23}$ |
| 23 | FW | UAE | Mohamed Al-Junaibi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | DF | UAE | Mohammed Al-Yammahi $^{U23}$ (on loan from Al Jazira) |
| 30 | FW | UAE | Ali Eid |
| 32 | MF | ARG | Patricio Ulises $^{U23}$ |
| 33 | GK | UAE | Jamal Abdalla (on loan from Kalba) |
| 36 | MF | NGA | Damilare Salaudeen |
| 37 | FW | MAR | Adnane Lagnaoui |
| 40 | GK | UAE | Abdullah Yousef |
| 44 | GK | UAE | Mohammed Abdulla $^{U23}$ |
| 47 | DF | OMA | Hamid Al-Jabri $^{U23}$ |
| 49 | DF | UAE | Abdulaziz Abdulla $^{U23}$ |
| 55 | GK | UAE | Talal Khameis |
| 70 | MF | OMA | Khalid Al-Jabri |
| 71 | MF | CMR | David Nyengue |
| 77 | MF | UAE | Mohammed Al-Eter $^{U23}$ |
| 78 | MF | UAE | Faisal Khameis $^{U23}$ |
| 80 | DF | SRB | Sinisa Jolacic |
| 95 | GK | UAE | Rashid Abdalla (on loan from Khor Fakkan) |
| 99 | MF | MLI | Tiécoura Traoré $^{U23}$ |

### 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.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | UAE | Mohanad Khamis (on loan to Emirates) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | MF | UAE | Mohammed Ahmed (on loan to Al Hamriyah) |

## Coaching Staff

| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi (caretaker) |
| Assistant Coach | Khalifa Mubarak |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Yaqoob Al-Wafi |
| Fitness Coach | Omar Abdulhussain |
| Match Analysis | Abdullah Akonnor |
| Doctor | Abdusalam Ali |
| Physiotherapist | Fahad Al-Naqbi |