Sharjah FC

Sharjah FC
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.
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 managed to quickly get promoted back to the top tier division in 2013.
New Era
Sharjah FC has managed to win their first title since 1996 in 2019 with a record of only one loss. On 14 September 2019, Sharjah managed to win 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 managed to win two more UAE President’s Cup 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
UAE League
Champions (6): 1973–74, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1995–96, 2018–19
UAE Division One
Champions: 1992–93
Cups
UAE President's Cup
Winners (10): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2021–22, 2022–23
UAE League Cup
Winners (1): 2022–23
UAE Super Cup
Winners (3): 1994, 2019, 2022
Joint League Cup
Winners: 1977
GCC Champions League
Winners: 1991
Season-by-season record
Notes 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.
Club officials
Current squad
Out on loan
Performance in AFC competitions
AFC Champions League: 6 appearances2004: Quarter Finals
2009: Withdrew
2020: Group Stage
2021: Round of 16
2022: Group Stage
2023–24: TBD
AFC Champions League history
Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances'''
1989: Group Stage
1994: First Round
Asian Club Championship history
Record by Country
Managerial history
See also
List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates
References
External links
Football clubs in the United Arab Emirates
Sport in Sharjah (city)
Association football clubs established in 1966
1966 establishments in the Trucial States
Sport in the Emirate of Sharjah