# Al Jazira Club

Al Jazira Club (Arabic: الجزيرة, romanized: al-Jazīra, lit. 'The Island') is an Emirati professional football club based in Abu Dhabi, that currently competes in the UAE Pro League.

## History

Al-Jazira was established in 1974 as a merger between Khalidiyah and Al Bateen. The club struggled to stay in the league, getting relegated on multiple occasions during the 1980s and 1990s, but experienced a recent success when Sheikh Mansour invested into them in the 2000s. Since his purchase, they won their first league title in 2011 and two more league titles in 2017 and 2021. Al Jazira have produced talented homegrown players such as Ali Mabkhout and Khalfan Mubarak and many others that would end up playing for the UAE national team.

## Honours
### Domestic competitions
#### League

* UAE Pro League: 3
** Champions: 2010–11, 2016–17, 2020–21
* UAE Division One: 2
** Winners: 1982–83, 1987–88

#### Cups

* UAE President's Cup: 3
** Winners: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16
* UAE League Cup: 1
** Winners: 2009–10
* UAE Federation Cup: 1 (defunct)
** Winners: 2006–07
* UAE Super Cup: 1
** Winners: 2021

### Regional competitions

* GCC Champions League: 1
** Winners: 2007

## Club officials

| Position | Staff |
| Sporting Director | Islam Marzooq |
| Head Coach | Hussein Ammouta |
| Assistant Coach | Abdalla Mehmood Mansoor Fawaz |
| Goalkeeper Goach | Jafar Abu Ismail |
| Fitness Coach | Yaqoob Mamoon |

## 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.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | UAE | Abdulrahman Al Ameri |
| 2 | DF | UAE | Abdulla Idrees |
| 4 | DF | NED | Karim Rekik |
| 5 | DF | UAE | Khalifa Al Hammadi |
| 6 | DF | UAE | Mohammed Al-Attas |
| 7 | MF | UAE | Abdullah Ramadan |
| 8 | MF | UAE | Mamadou Coulibaly |
| 9 | FW | UAE | Zayed Al-Ameri |
| 10 | MF | UAE | Khalfan Mubarak |
| 11 | FW | ARG | Ramón Miérez |
| 12 | DF | UAE | Muhammad Atiq $^{U23}$ |
| 13 | MF | UAE | Richard Akonnor |
| 15 | DF | UAE | Mohammed Rabii |
| 16 | FW | UAE | Ahmed Fawzi $^{U23}$ |
| 17 | MF | EGY | Mohamed Elneny |
| 18 | MF | UAE | Ahmed Mahmoud $^{U23}$ |
| 19 | MF | UAE | Oumar Traoré |
| 20 | MF | FRA | Nabil Fekir |
| 22 | MF | SRB | Nikola Vukić |
| 23 | MF | UAE | Mubarak Zamah $^{U23}$ |
| 24 | DF | UAE | Zayed Sultan $^{U23}$ |
| 25 | MF | BEL | Jay-Dee Geusens $^{U23}$ |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | FW | UAE | Hazza Subait $^{U23}$ |
| 28 | DF | TUR | Ravil Tagir $^{U23}$ |
| 29 | DF | UAE | Abdulla Jaafar $^{U23}$ |
| 33 | DF | MAR | Chahine van Bohemen |
| 34 | MF | UAE | Saeed Al-Abdouli $^{U23}$ |
| 37 | DF | UAE | Hamdan Abdulrahman $^{U23}$ |
| 38 | DF | BRA | Vitor Vargas $^{U21}$ |
| 44 | DF | SEN | Mamadou Gassama $^{U21}$ |
| 45 | DF | UAE | Abdullah Khairi $^{U23}$ |
| 54 | GK | UAE | Abdullah Al-Hammadi $^{U23}$ |
| 55 | GK | UAE | Ali Khasif |
| 66 | GK | SRB | Stojan Leković $^{U23}$ |
| 71 | FW | COL | Carlos Ocoró |
| 72 | DF | UAE | Abdullah Al-Attas $^{U23}$ |
| 80 | MF | UAE | Bruno |
| 81 | FW | UAE | Ali Al-Memari $^{U23}$ |
| 83 | DF | UAE | Zayed Khamis $^{U23}$ |
| 86 | DF | UAE | Abdulla Khaled $^{U23}$ |
| 88 | MF | UAE | Mohamed Al-Wafi $^{U23}$ |
| 91 | GK | UAE | Saeed Al-Kalbani $^{U23}$ |
| 92 | MF | COD | Neeskens Kebano |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Vinicius Mello $^{U23}$ |

### 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.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 39 | FW | CIV | Hermann Behiratche $^{U23}$ |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BRA | Fernando |

### 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 |
| 14 | DF | SWE | Johan Bångsbo $^{U23}$ (on loan to Baniyas) |
| 27 | MF | UAE | Abdullah Fadaaq $^{U23}$ (on loan to Al Dhafra) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 87 | DF | UAE | Mohamad Al-Yammahi $^{U23}$ (on loan to Al Urooba) |

## Managers

* Jair Pereira (1983)
* Hilmy Al-Nawwal (1984–1997) Administration Manager
* Nikolay Kiselyov (1989–1993)
* Nikolay Kiselyov (1994–1995)
* Chris Dekker (1995)
* Džemaludin Mušović (1996–1998)
* Rinus Israël (1998–2000)
* Jan Versleijen (2001–2003)
* André Wetzel (2004)
* Sef Vergoossen (2004–2005)
* Walter Meeuws (2005–2006)
* Henri Stambouli (2006)
* Jan Versleijen (2006–2007)
* László Bölöni (2007–2008)
* Abel Braga (2008–2011)
* Franky Vercauteren (2011–12)
* Caio Junior (2012)
* Paulo Bonamigo (2012–2013)
* Luis Milla (2013)
* Walter Zenga (2013–2014)
* Eric Gerets (2014–2015)
* Abel Braga (2015)
* Ali Al-Nuaimi (2015) interim
* Henk ten Cate (2015–2018)
* Marcel Keizer (2018)
* Damiën Hertog (2018–2019)
* Jurgen Streppel (2019)
* Marcel Keizer (2019–2023)
* Frank de Boer (2023)
* Bob de Klerk (2023–2024) caretaker
* Mirel Rădoi (2024)
* Grégory Dufrennes (2024) caretaker
* Hussein Ammouta (2024–present)

## Pro-League record

| Season | Lvl. | Tms. | Pos. | President's Cup | League Cup |
| 2008–09 | 1 | 12 | 2nd | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 12 | 2nd | Semi-Finals | Champions |
| 2010–11 | 1 | 12 | 1st | Champions | First Round |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 12 | 4th | Champions | Semi-Finals |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 14 | 3rd | Quarter-Finals | Runner-ups |
| 2013–14 | 1 | 14 | 3rd | Round of 16 | Runner-ups |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 14 | 2nd | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 14 | 7th | Champions | First Round |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 14 | 1st | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 12 | 7th | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 14 | 5th | Round of 16 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 14 | 3rd | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 14 | 1st | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 14 | 4th | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 14 | 5th | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 14 | 8th | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals |
$_{Notes^2019–20UAEfootballseasonwascancelledduetotheCOVID-19pandemicintheUnitedArabEmirates.}$
Key
* Pos. = Position
* Tms. = Number of teams
* Lvl. = League