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Al Urooba Club ( ar, نادي العروبة الرياضي الثقافي) is a
United Arab Emirates 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 t ...
professional football club. It is based in the city of Mirbah and
Qidfa Qidfa is a settlement and oasis in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the site of the Fujairah power and desalination plant, the largest in the UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِ ...
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Fujairah Fujairah City ( ar, الفجيرة) is the capital of the emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. It is the seventh-largest city in UAE, located on the Gulf of Oman (part of the Indian Ocean). It is the only Emirati capital city on the ...
. The club currently plays in the
UAE First Division League 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 t ...
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History

In 1960 two clubs were founded in Mirbah and
Qidfa Qidfa is a settlement and oasis in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the site of the Fujairah power and desalination plant, the largest in the UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِ ...
, 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 The Emirate of Fujairah ( ar, إِمَـارَة ٱلْفُجَيْرَة ' ) is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates. The only of the seven with a coastline solely on the Gulf of Oman and none on the Persian Gulf, ...
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Stadium

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


Honours

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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 ** 1991–92,
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Current squad

''As of
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Pro-League Record

Notes 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the
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Key * Pos. = Position * Tms. = Number of teams * Lvl. = League


References


External links


Soccerway


{{Authority control Football clubs in the United Arab Emirates, Urooba Association football clubs established in 1972 1972 establishments in the United Arab Emirates