Emirates Club ( ar, نادي الإمارات) is a professional
football
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club based in the city of
Ras Al Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) ( ar, رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة, historically Julfar) is the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It is the sixth-largest city in UAE after Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain ...
,
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 th ...
. They play 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 ...
after being promoted from 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 ...
. They play their home games at the
Emirates Club Stadium
Emirates Club Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Emirates Club
Emirates Club ( ar, نادي الإمارات) is a profe ...
.
History
Establishment
The club was established in 1969, from a merger of three local football teams: Al Ittihad, Al Ahly and Al Shaab under the name Oman Club. They were one of the first three teams along with
Al Ahli and
Al Oruba to play in the UAE league, however they would finish at last place with only 1 point.
In October 1982 the club name was changed to Al Qadsia, Two years later in July 1984 Al Qadsia was merged with Al Taliya and Al Nassr and became the club known today as Emirates Cultural Sport Club.
On 29 May 2011, Sheikh
Ahmed bin Saqr al-Qassimi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Kayed Al Qasimi, Chairman of Emirates and Ras Al Khaimah Clubs, announced the merger of the two clubs in one club under the name ''Emirates Club'', To be representative of the Emirate of
Ras Al Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) ( ar, رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة, historically Julfar) is the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It is the sixth-largest city in UAE after Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain ...
. Decision to merge came on the recommendation of Sheikh
Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah.
On 11 June 2011, the new composition of the club was announced.
Honors
*
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 ...
: 6
** 1977–78, 1983–84, 1996–97, 2002–03,
2012–13,
2019–20
*
UAE President Cup: 1
**
2009–10
*
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
**
2010
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Current squad
''As of
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 ...
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Unregistered players
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, Khaled Humaid Al Suwaidi
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, Thani Salem Al-Shehhi
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, Youth Supervisor
, Ahmed Jaber Al-Awadhi
, -
, Investment Manager
, Muhammad Abdullah Al-Hammadi
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, Public Relation Manager
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Former managers
*
Zoran Đorđević (1981–82)
*
Akram Ahmad Salman
Akram Ahmed Salman ( ar, أكرم أحمد سلمان; born 15 July 1945) is an Iraqi football manager and former head coach of Al-Wehdat.
Playing career
Akram Ahmed Salman began his career in 1963 as a player for Esalet Al-Mae, and went on t ...
(1996–97)
*
Reinhard Fabisch
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Play ...
(2005–07)
*
Ebrahim Ghasempour
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Early life
Ghasempour was born on 11 September 195 ...
(1 January 2009 – 10 September 2009)
* Ahmed Al-A'ajlani (2009–10)
* Ghazi Ghrairi (2010–11)
* Khaled Al Suwaidi (13 December 2011 – 31 December 2011)
* Lotfi Benzarti (1 January 2012 – 8 October 2012)
* Júnior dos Santos (2012–13)
* Sérgio Alexandre (2013)
* Eid Barout (30 May 2013 – 8 December 2013)
*
Paulo Comelli (9 December 2013 – June 2016)
*
Theo Bücker
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Coaching career
Return to Lebanon
On ...
(June 2016 – December 2016)
*
Noureddine Abidi (caretaker) (December 2016)
*
Ivan Hašek
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Hašek played as a central midfielder, and spent 11 years of his career with Sparta Prague, appearing in more than 300 official games with the club, ...
(28 December 2016 – 31 October 2017 )
*
Noureddine Abidi (caretaker) (1 November 2017 – 5 January 2018)
* Nour Al Obaidi (5 January 2018 – 20 April 2018 )
*
Nizar Mahrous
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=Managerial career= Career
In May 2011, Mahrous was appointed manager of the Syr ...
(20 April 2018 – 28 May 2018)
* Jalal Qaderi (28 May 2018 –8 June 2019)
*
Eid Barout
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Islamic holidays
An Eid is a Muslim religious festival:
* ''Eid Milad un Nabi'', alternate name for Mawlid (, "Birth of the Prophet"), the date of observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
* Eid al ...
(9 June 2019 –31 October 2019)
*
Gjoko Hadžievski
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He coached teams from Bulgaria (PFC CSKA Sofia, CSKA ...
(3 November 2019 –30 June 2021)
*
Tarik Sektioui
Tarik Sektioui ( ar, طارق السكتيوي; born 13 May 1977) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a right winger, currently the manager of Union de Touarga.
He spent most of his professional career in the Netherlands ...
(18 August 2021 –26 December 2021)
*
Ayman El Ramady (27 December 2021 – 1 June 2022)
*
Fathi Al-Obeidi (1 July 2022 – ''present'')
Pro-League record
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! Lvl.
! Tms.
! Pos.
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President's Cup
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!
League Cup
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2008–09
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2
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2009–10
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2010–11
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2011–12
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2012–13
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2013–14
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, First Round
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2014–15
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2015–16
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2016–17
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2017–18
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2018–19
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2019–20
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2020–21
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2021–22
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, 14
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, Round of 16
, First Round
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
Official Website
Emirates
Emirates may refer to:
* United Arab Emirates, a Middle Eastern country
* Emirate, any territory ruled by an emir
** Gulf emirates, emirates located on the Persian Gulf
** Emirates of the United Arab Emirates, the individual emirates
* The Emirat ...
1969 establishments in the Trucial States
Association football clubs established in 1969
Football clubs in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah
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