Al Jazira Club is an Emirati professional
football
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club based in
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
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, that currently competes in the
UAE Pro League
The UAE Pro League ( ar, دوري المحترفين الإماراتي), known for sponsorship reasons as the ADNOC Pro League, is the top professional football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first team to win the title was Al O ...
.
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
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, منصور بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 21 November 1970), often referred to as Sheikh Mansour, is an Emirati politician who is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab ...
invested into the club in the 2000s. Since his purchase, they won their first league title in
2011
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and two more league titles in
2017
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and
2021
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. Al Jazira have produced talented homegrown players such as
Ali Mabkhout
Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Al Hajeri ( ar, علي أحمد مبخوت محسن الهاجري; born 5 October 1990) is an Emirati professional association football player who plays for UAE Pro League club Al Jazira Club, Al Jazira and the United A ...
and
Khalfan Mubarak and many others that would end up playing for the
UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
national team.
Honours
Domestic competitions
;Leagues
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UAE Pro League
The UAE Pro League ( ar, دوري المحترفين الإماراتي), known for sponsorship reasons as the ADNOC Pro League, is the top professional football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first team to win the title was Al O ...
: 3
::Champion:
2010–11,
2016–17,
2020–21
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UAE Division One
UAE First Division League is the second tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates.
As of 2020–21, the league features 15 sides who play each other in a home and away round-robin format, with a total of 28 games for each ...
: 2
::Champion: 1982–83, 1987–88
;Cups
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UAE President's Cup
The UAE President's Cup, or simply the President Cup, is a football tournament that takes place in United Arab Emirates, between clubs in the UAE Pro League and the UAE First Division League. The winner qualifies for the AFC Champions League.
Hi ...
: 3
::Champion:
2010–11,
2011–12,
2015–16
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UAE League Cup
The UAE League Cup ( ar, كأس رابطة المحترفين الإماراتية) or the Pro League Cup is a knockout tournament for clubs in the UAE Pro-League. The first edition of the tournament was played in the 2008–2009 season.
In the 2 ...
: 1
::Champion:
2009–10
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UAE Federation Cup
The Federation cup (Arabic: كأس الإتحاد الإماراتي ) was a United Arab Emirates football tournament for UAE Football League teams. Starting from the 2008-09 season or whats known as the Pro Era this tournament was replaced with UA ...
: 1 (''defunct'')
::Champion: 2006–07
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UAE Super Cup
The UAE Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر الإماراتي), is the curtain raiser of the United Arab Emirates football season. It is played between the previous season's Pro-League winners and President's Cup Winners. The first edition was p ...
: 1
::Champion:
2021
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;Regional competitions
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GCC Champions League
The GCC Champions League ( ar, دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), formerly known as the Gulf Cup for Clubs ( ar, كأس الخليج للأندية), was an annually organized football league tournament for clubs of the Arabian penin ...
: 1
::Champion:
2007
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Club officials
Current squad
''As of
UAE Pro-League
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Unregistered players
Out on loan
Managers
Pro-League record
Notes 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates
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Key
* Pos. = Position
* Tms. = Number of teams
* Lvl. = League
References
External links
Current squad at National Football TeamsOfficial site
{{UAE Pro-League teamlist
Jazira
Jazira or Al-Jazira ( 'island'), or variants, may refer to:
Business
*Jazeera Airways, an airlines company based in Kuwait
Locations
* Al-Jazira, a traditional region known today as Upper Mesopotamia or the smaller region of Cizre
* Al-Jazira (c ...
Association football clubs established in 1974
Sport in Abu Dhabi
1974 establishments in the United Arab Emirates