# Khor Fakkan Club

Khor Fakkan Club (Arabic: نادي خورفكان الرياضي الثقافي, formally known as Al Khaleej), usually known simply as Khor Fakkan, is an Emirati professional football club from Khor Fakkan.

## History

Founded in 1981, the club won a UAE Federation Cup in the 1993–94 season. In June 2017 the club was rebranded with a new name and logo now it is known as Khor Fakkan. The team were promoted back to the top flight in 2019 after winning the UAE Division 1, it was their first experience in the UAE Pro League since 2008.

## Pro-League record

| Season | Div. | Tms. | Pos. | President's Cup | League Cup |
| 2008–09 | 1 | 12 | 12th | Quarter-Finals | First Round |
| 2009–10 | 2 | 8 | 6th | Round of 16 | — |
| 2010–11 | 2 | 8 | 6th | Preliminary Round | — |
| 2011–12 | 2 | 8 | 5th | Round of 16 | — |
| 2012–13 | 2 | 14 | 8th | Preliminary Round | — |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 13 | 6th | Preliminary Round | — |
| 2014–15 | 2 | 11 | 9th | Preliminary Round | — |
| 2015–16 | 2 | 9 | 8th | Preliminary Round | — |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 12 | 7th | Preliminary Round | — |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 12 | 5th | Preliminary Round | — |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 10 | 1st | Preliminary Round | — |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 14 | 12th | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 14 | 10th | Round of 16 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 14 | 10th | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 14 | 10th | Round of 16 | Quarter-Finals |
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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 |
| 1 | GK | UAE | Ahmed Al-Hosani |
| 3 | DF | KOR | Kwon Kyung-won |
| 4 | DF | UAE | Mohammed Ali Shaker |
| 5 | MF | GUI | Ahmadou Camara $^{U23}$ |
| 6 | DF | UAE | Abdurahman Yousef |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Lourency |
| 8 | MF | UAE | Waleed Hussain |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Mattheus Oliveira |
| 12 | GK | UAE | Ahmed Mahmoud |
| 13 | GK | UAE | Khalid Salem $^{U23}$ |
| 14 | MF | MAR | Oussama Noureddine $^{U23}$ |
| 15 | DF | UAE | Abdullah Al-Karbi |
| 16 | DF | ARG | Pedro Pavlov |
| 17 | DF | UAE | Sultan Al-Zaabi (on loan from Shabab Al Ahli) |
| 18 | MF | KOR | Won Du-jae |
| 23 | DF | UAE | Saeed Ahmed Abdulla |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | MF | UAE | Sultan Al-Shamsi |
| 28 | DF | UAE | Nawaf Dhawi $^{U23}$ |
| 30 | DF | GUI | Oumar Keita $^{U23}$ (on loan from Shabab Al Ahli) |
| 37 | FW | MAR | Ayman Rchoq |
| 40 | MF | UAE | Abdullah Al-Naqbi |
| 43 | DF | BRA | Kayque Campos $^{U23}$ |
| 44 | MF | UAE | Khalid Jalal |
| 48 | GK | UAE | Jamal Al-Hosani |
| 55 | GK | UAE | Ali Eissa $^{U23}$ |
| 60 | MF | MLI | Drissa Coulibaly (on loan from Shabab Al Ahli) |
| 66 | MF | UAE | Hamdan Humaid $^{U23}$ (on loan from Shabab Al Ahli) |
| 72 | FW | KOR | Seung-joon Lee |
| 74 | DF | EGY | Abdalla Al Refaey |
| 77 | MF | ARG | Brian Ramírez |
| 80 | DF | UAE | Omar Saeed |
| 90 | FW | POR | Nélson Pereira $^{U23}$ |
| 99 | FW | MLI | Cheickna Doumbia $^{U23}$ (on loan from Shabab Al Ahli) |
| — | FW | MAR | Tarik Tissoudali (on loan from PAOK) |

### 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 |
| 25 | MF | RSA | Thulani Serero |
| 33 | DF | ARG | Bryan Lemos |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 76 | FW | BRA | Fabricio Yan $^{U23}$ |

### 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 |
| 2 | DF | UAE | Sultan Fayez (on loan to Al Urooba) |
| 19 | DF | UAE | Adel Sabeel (on loan to Al Urooba) |
| 95 | GK | UAE | Rashid Abdalla (on loan to Al Urooba) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | UAE | Firas Al-Khaseebi (on loan to Dibba Al-Hisn) |
| — | MF | PAR | Erwin Quintana (on loan to Masfout) |

## Honours

The club has gained the following honours:
* UAE Federation Cup: 1
** Winners: 1993–94
* UAE Division One: 6
** Winners: 1978–79, 1981–82, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2018–19
* UAE President Cup
** Runners-up: 1986–87

## Notable players

* Abdullah Ali Sultan
* Ismail Al Hammadi
* Khalil Ghanim
* Mubarak Ghanim
* Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov
* Osama Rashid

## Club staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Joaquín Gil (caretaker) |
| Assistant coach | Saeed Yameen Abbas Abdul Ghani |
| Goalkeeper coach | Raphael Santa Cruz |
| Fitness coach | Marko Jovanovic |
| Match analyst | Blazo Igumanovic |
| Team Doctor | Mahmoud Refaei |
| Physiotherapist | Mohammed Noaman |
| Physical Therapist | Mohammed Munir Khalid Shazli |
| Interpreter | Khalid Ayoub |
| Rehabilitation specialist | Omar Mostafa |
| Team manager | Anwar AlHammadi Nabeel Alnaqbi |

## Futsal team

* UAE PRESIDENT CUP - FUTSAL: 1
       Winners: 2012–2013
* UAE FUTSAL LEAGUE: 1
       Winners: 2013–2014
* UAE Federation Cup: 1
       Winners: 2013–2014
* UAE FUTSAL SUPER CUP: 1
       Winners: 2014–2015
* UAE YOUTH FUTSAL CUP: 1
       Winners: 2018.