Al-Arabi Sporting Club ( ar, النادي العربي الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti

sports club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...

club based in Mansuriya,

Kuwait City Kuwait City ( ar, مدينة الكويت) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economical centre of the emirate, ...

. The most notable section is

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team in the

Kuwait Premier League The Kuwait Premier League (), known as STC Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Kuwait football pyramid system. Formed in 1961, Al-Arabi, Qadsia and Kuwait both hold the best record in the competition, having won ...

. Al-Arabi SC was named ''Al-ʿUrūba'' ( ar, العُروبَة, lit=The Arabism) at the beginning of 1953, and changed to Al-Arabi SC (The Arabian) in 1960. As winners of the

Kuwait Emir Cup The Kuwait Amir/Emir Cup ( ar, كأس أمير الكويت) is a Kuwaiti football competition created in 1962. The Emir Cup, is the last football competition held in the Kuwaiti football season. It is considered the most valuable cup. Al Arabi ...

in 2008, Al-Arabi SC was the first Kuwaiti team to compete in the

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. Al-Arabi SC has 45 official trophies next to its name (57 domestic and 2 GCC), the most of any Kuwaiti football team. Al-Arabi SC's stadium is

Sabah Al-Salem Stadium Sabah al-Salem Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al Arabi Kuwait. The stadium holds 15,000 people and hosted many matches of the 1980 AFC Asian ...

in Mansūriya, a suburb of the capital of the country,

. It is the second-largest stadium in Kuwait. It had the same points as

Kuwait SC Kuwait Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الكويت الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Kuwait City. The football team has won Kuwaiti Premier League 17 times. Kuwait SC also has over 50 trophies in Kuwaiti Club foot ...

in 2014–15 season, but the title went to Kuwait by the principle of the results of the matches between the two teams. Al-Arabi SC is the only team in Kuwait that has never lost in the

Kuwait Super Cup The Kuwait Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر الكويتي) is an annual one-match association football competition in Kuwait organised by Kuwait Football Association (KFA). This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the ...

. Holding both records for appearances in the final of the

Kuwait Crown Prince Cup The Crown Prince Cup ( ar, كأس ولي العهد) is a Kuwaiti domestic annual football competition created in 1994. Previous winners *1994 : Kuwait SC *1995 : Kazma SC *1996 : Al Arabi SC *1997 : Al Arabi SC *1998 : Qadsia SC *1999 : Al A ...

4 consecutive times tied with

and in

going to the final 11 consecutive times since 1962 to 1973, more than any

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i team.

History

The beginning

The club was founded as Al-Uruba in mid-1953 as one of the first Kuwaiti teams. Some of the most notable players were Abdulwahab Al-Awadie, Abdulaziz Al-Khatieb, Musad Al-Musad, Mohammed Al-Dawlee, Abdulmajied Mohammed, Mohammed Al-Somale, Dasman Bakhiet, Ahmad Bodha, Monaier Al-Dagag, Fuad Al-Ashgar, Ahmad Hussain, Abbas Al-Shemaly, Mossa Al-Somale, Nayef Dalool and Mohhamed Salah Al-Roomy. At first in 1960s Al-Arabi SC was structured with divisions of football,

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and

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. At the beginning Al-Arabi SC made many achievements, thanks to their players and submitted board members. Al-Arabi has many sports with separate facilities. Abdulaziz Al-Khatib multi-purpose hall is used for basketball, handball, volleyball,

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, and can accommodate about 2,000 spectators. The swimming pool has a capacity of 1,500 spectators. Club also has 4

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courts,

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hall,

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and

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sections.

1960–1980 (starting of Il-Za'īm)

Through the years Al-Arabi SC has won the

7 times. They have also won 3 Joint Leagues, 6 Emir Cup's and 1 Federation Cup. They were the first-ever Kuwaiti team to play outside Kuwait, by competing in friendly matches against teams through the Arabian Peninsula, showing competitive play. On 3 December 1974 Al-Arabi SC faced

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and beat them 1–0 in a friendly match.

1980–2009

In 1982 Al-Arabi SC was the first-ever team to win Gulf Club Champions Cup (

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 ...

), and then won it again in 2003. Al-Arabi SC had changed their logo in 1991. From 1990-2005 they have won 26 titles. Their then-last league title came in 2001–02, with occasional

appearances.

2010–2012

Through these 2 seasons they won 2 titles: the

and

. On 27 December 2011, they were crowned champions of the Crown Prince Cup after 3 trophy-less seasons.

2012–13 UAFA Cup

Al-Arabi had qualified for the final match of

UAFA CUP The Arab Club Champions Cup ( ar, كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال, french: Ligue des Champions Arabe) is an annual regional club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by elit ...

. They were faced against

Al-Fateh SC Al Fateh Sports Club ( ar, نادي الفتح الرياضي) is a Saudi Arabian multi-sports club based in Al-Mubarraz, Al-Ahsa. It is mainly known for its professional football club. The club derives its nickname, "Al-Namothaji" (T''he Parag ...

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Ara ...

. In the first leg they won 3–2 in

, and in the away leg played in Saudi Arabia they tied 2-2, but they qualified to the next round on aggregate (5-4). In the quarter finals, they were matched up against

Al-Nassr Al Nassr Football Club ( ar, نادي النصر السعودي; '' Naṣr'' meaning ''Victory'') is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yellow ...

, again of Saudi Arabia. They lost 3-2 in the first leg played away in Saudi Arabia, however they won 2-0 at home, thus qualifying to the semi-final on aggregate (4-3). In the semi-final, they were matched up against

Raja Casablanca Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional footb ...

. They tied at home 1-1 and in the away leg 2-2. However, they moved on to the final because of the

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. In the final, they played against

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from

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. They tied 0-0 in Kuwait and lost they away leg 3-2, with several controversial refereeing decisions.

2013–14

In the 2013–14 season, Al-Arabi SC qualified for the

Kuwait Crown Cup The Crown Prince Cup ( ar, كأس ولي العهد) is a Kuwaiti domestic annual football competition created in 1994. Previous winners *1994 : Kuwait SC *1995 : Kazma SC *1996 : Al Arabi SC *1997 : Al Arabi SC *1998 : Qadsia SC *1999 : Al A ...

final third time in a row, losing to Al-Qadsia SC (2–1), with more controversial refereeing decisions. In the same season Al-Arabi SC finished 5th in the league and got knocked out of the

by Al-Qadsia penalties, but ended their season winning

Kuwait Federation Cup The Kuwaiti Federation Cup ( ar, كأس الاتحاد الكويتي) is a competition organised by the Kuwait Football Association The Kuwait Football Association ( ar, الإتحاد الكويتي لكرة القدم) is the governing body ...

4–2 over

Al-Salmiya SC Al-Salmiya Sporting Club ( ar, نادي السالمية الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional football and sports club in Salmiya. They have won the Kuwaiti Premier League four times, most recently in 2000. They were founded in 1964 and ...

2014–2015

In the 2014–15 season Al-Arabi signed

Firas Al-Khatib Firas Mohamad Al Khatib ( ar, فراس محمد الخطيب; born 9 June 1983) is a Syrian former footballer who mainly played as a forward. He is the Syria national team all-time top goalscorer, with 36 goals. Club career Early life Al-K ...

, showing how strong they want to win Kuwaiti Premier League. They also signed Ivusa from

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, sent Mahmoud Al-Maowas on loan, and eventually released Ivusa, resigning Maowas and buying Hashem Al-Ramzi. However, Boris Bunjak told

Khaled Khalaf Khaled Ahmad Khalaf Matar ( ar, خالد أحمد خلف; born August 15, 1983, in Kuwait City) is a Kuwaiti footballer who plays in Attack for Kuwaiti Premier League club Al Arabi and the Kuwait national football team with his brothers in Al- ...

he is not needed in Al-Arabi SC. When Al-Arabi SC left for a 2-week pre-season in

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, they took Ahmad Hawas, former Al-Salmiya player. They have claimed seasonal seats to be sold the first time, for a fee of $385. On 16 October 2014 Al-Arabi SC became the first Kuwaiti team to have an anthem. After defeating

4–2 (aet) in the Crown Prince Cup final, it was Al-Arabi's 57th official title. ِAl-Arabi lost the crucial Kuwait City Derby on 10 April 2015 vs

1–0. The match had all the seats filled to the last, for the first time in the history of Kuwaiti football. Manager Bunjak has requested preparation tour to

which was announced, but on 17 July 2015 it was officially stated that he has left the club.

Return to old ways

On 7 December 2015 it was announced that Luiz Felipe has left the club immediately after defeat to

in the

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. Boris Bunjak returned to manage the team right after. After the loss of Emir Cup Final to

, the club went into war between fans and head office. After signing with

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on 13 November 2016, they became the first club in the middle east to have seven managers across two seasons. By 2021, Al-Arabi managed to win the seventeenth league title in its history, with the help of its Croatian coach

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after nineteen years, without any loss in 18 games.

Popular culture

One of the first songs was in 2004, "Panorama Al-Arabi", dedicated to the fans and goal celebrations.

Hello Za'eem

As of 2012 the next song was released, "Hello Za'eem". It was used for the 2011–12

Anthem

On 16 October 2014 Al-Arabi SC became the first Kuwaiti team to have an anthem, first introduced VS Al-Yarmouk.

Crest and colors

Crest evolution

File:Arabi,old,logo.gif, 1960–80 File:Al Arabi SC (logo).png, 1981–present

Colors

Al-Arabi SC have changed their colors over the years. Since 1960–90 their colors were light green and white as the away kit. From 2000–present, they changed to a darker green and the away color was still white. By 2012 it was announced that Al-Arabi SC will be wearing dark green as their home kit, the away kit will be blue, and the third kit will be white with green. In the 2013–14 season, Al-Arabi SC wore only the home kit and third kit.

Kits

=Home

= 2021-2022

=Away

Classicos and derbies

The Kuwaiti Classico

Kuwait City Derby

The Kuwait City derby is match between Al-Arabi SC and

Al-Arabi SC vs Al-Salmiya SC

Matches between

and Al-Arabi SC are often high-profile. As of the 2014–15 season, Al-Salmiya had many new signings to the team and won their first encounter in the league.

Top scorers

Staff

Board of directors

Management

Al Arabi SC managers

Al Arabi statistics

International Competitions (friendly)

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: Al-Arabi SC 3–0

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::3/11/1974: Al-Arabi SC 1–0

::2/8/2014: Al-Arabi SC 2–0 Bursaspor U-21 ::5/8/2014: Al-Arabi SC 2–1 Bursa Nilüferspor

Against National Teams

::1977–78: Al-Arabi SC 1–1

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::2005–06: Al-Arabi SC 2–0

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

::2007–08: Al-Arabi SC 1–1

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::2013–14: Al-Arabi SC 1–0

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Al Arabi in Asia

Al Arabi in UAFA

Notes: * Round Rubin tournament

Club presidents

The Founding Committee in 1953 through 1960 involved Mohalhel Mohammed Al-Mudhaf and Khalid Ahmed Al-Mudhaf.

Current squad

First-team squad

Players registered as professionals

KPL/VPL clubs are limited to 5 foreign professionals (4 + 1 Asian) per squad while signing 2 non-nationality Kuwaitis where 5 play on the pitch and 6 Kuwaitis play on the pitch.

Former players

::: '' List of Al-Arabi former Players''

Retired numbers

Records

Team records

* First Kuwaiti team to win the league 3 times in a row: ::''1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64'' * First Kuwaiti team to win the league 4 times in a row: ::''1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85'' * First Kuwaiti team to win the league without a loss or draw: ::''1961–62'' * First Kuwaiti team to win the league without a loss: ::''1962–63'' * longest unbeaten run in the league: ::33 matches straight * Record league victory: :: 10–0 v Al-Fahaheel 9/10 1964 * Record biggest league loss: :: 1–5 v

3/2 2011

Individual records

* Most goals: ::1.

Abdulrahman Al-Dawla Abdulrahman Al-Dawla Al-Mutawa Al-Qenaei ( ar, عبد الرحمن الدولة المطوع القناعي; born 1941 in Kuwait City) is a former Kuwaiti footballer. He played from 1961 until 1972, and scored 105 goals for his team in the league ...

– ? ::2.

– 186 ::3.

– 66 ::4.

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– 55 ::5. Fahad Al-Rashidi – 51 Most appearances: ::

Affiliated clubs

* ''

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'' Celtic officially announced their affiliation with Al-Arabi SC in order to help both teams assist one another through ideas, experience and scouting. The agreement encompasses all sports mutually practiced by both clubs, but is mainly focused on cooperation in football. * '' Celtic Academy''

FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup players

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* ** Abdulaziz Al-Buloushi **

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** Sami Al-Hashash **

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Honours

61 Official Trophies ''As of March 28, 2022''

Domestic

* STC Premier League: 17 :: 1961–62*, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89,

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, 1996–97, 2001–02,

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(* First ever winners) * (Runner-up): 12 :: 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1986–87, 1989–90, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2014–15 *

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: 1 :: 1999–00 *

: 16 :: 1961–62*, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2019–20 (* First ever winners) * (Runner-up): 13 :: 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2017–18 *

: 8 :: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2021–22 * (Runner-up): 5 :: 2002–03, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2019–20 *

: 3 ::

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* (Runner-up): 1 ::

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

(* First ever winners) *

Kuwait Joint League Kuwait Joint League is a League system tournament were all teams compete in and was defunct in 1988-89 Kuwait SC final champion. Champions *1969–70: Al Arabi SC *1970–71: Al Arabi SC *1971–72: Al Arabi SC *1972–73: Al-Yarmouk SC *1973 ...

: 5 (record) (defunct) :: 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1984–85, 1988–89 *

Kuwait Federation cup The Kuwaiti Federation Cup ( ar, كأس الاتحاد الكويتي) is a competition organised by the Kuwait Football Association The Kuwait Football Association ( ar, الإتحاد الكويتي لكرة القدم) is the governing body ...

: 6 (record) :: 1969–70 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2013–14 * (Runner-up): 3 :: 2009–10, 2012–13, 2021-22 * Al Kurafi Cup: 3 (record) (defunct) :: 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02 * (Runner-up): 2 :: 2003–04, 2005–06

International

: 2 :: 1982*,

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(* First ever winners) * (Runner-up): 3 ::

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, 1985, 1994 * Arab Champions League/ UAFA Cup/ Arab Club Championship: 0 * (Runner-up): 1 :: 2012–13

Friendly

Not counted with the other 61 Official Championships * Kuwait unofficial league: 1 ::1956–57 * (Runner-up): 2 ::1954–55, 1955–56 * Shot Cup: 1 :: 1978–79 * Binjab FC Cup: 1 :: 1970–71 * Perak friendly Cup: 1 :: 1970–71 * Qasion Cup: 1 :: 1966–67 * Farul Romania Friendly: 1 :: 1968–69 * Eintracht e.V Cup special: 1 ::1981–82

International Award

Khaleeji sport KUW: ::Best fans of the year(1): 2014 Kems Awards: ::Fans of the season(1): 2014–15

Performance in UAFA and AFC competitions

UAFA

: 7 * 1982: Champions * 1998: Round of 16 *

: Champions *

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: Group stage *

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: Semi-final *

: Semi-final * 2015–16: ''Tournament postponed'' * Arab Champions League /UAFA Cup: 3 * 2007–08: Round of 16 * 2008–09: Withdrew * 2012–13: Runners-up

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: 6 * 1994: 1st round * 1998: 1st round * 2003: 4th round * 2004: Group stage * 2006: Group stage * 2007: Group stage *

: 1 * 2008–09: Quarter-final

Friendlies

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: 1 * 2013–14: 3rd place

Asian record

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Futsal

Achievements

Kuwaiti Futsal League The Kuwaiti Futsal League started in 2009 Which was inspired b Al-roudan Famous Tournemnt. The first ever Champion was Al-Yarmouk SC of the 2009-10 season. Champions * 2009-10: Al-Yarmouk SC * 2010-11: Al-Yarmouk SC * 2011-12: Al-Salmiya SC ...

: 0 :: * (Runners-up): 1 ::2012–13 *

Kuwaiti Futsal Federation Cup The Kuwaiti Futsal Federation Cup started in 2009 in which Al-Fahaheel FC won against Al-Salmiya SC to be crowned the first champion along with Al-Yarmouk SC winning the Kuwaiti Futsal League. Champions * 2009–10: Al-Fahaheel FC * 2010–11: ...

: 1 ::2012–13 * (Runners-up): 2 ::2014–15, 2015–16 *

Kuwaiti Futsal Super Cup The Kuwaiti Futsal super cup started in 2010 after the first season of futsal football finished. Champions * 2010: Al-Yarmouk SC * 2011: Al-Yarmouk SC * 2012: Qadsia SC * 2013: Qadsia SC * 2014: Al-Yarmouk SC * 2015: Kazma SC * 2016: Qadsia S ...

: 0 * (Runners-up): 1 ::2013–14

Sponsorship

In the Al-Arabi SC signed a 4-year deal with

Adidas Adidas AG (; stylized as adidas since 1949) is a German multinational corporation, founded and headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, that designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories. It is the largest sportswear manufacture ...

and then signed with

ANTA Sports Anta Sports Products Limited is a Chinese sports equipment multinational corporation headquartered in Jinjiang. It is the world's largest purely sports equipment company by revenue and third-largest manufacturer of sporting goods overall, behind ...

in the 2013–14 season Due to

not willing to renew their contract after that in 2014–15 season Macron bought

contract and made a contract with Al-Arabi SC. Extended Contract with Macron, while after negotiations with the brand ended the club signed with

Erreà Erreà () is an Italian sports equipment company supplier. Erreà was the first Italian sportswear company to be accredited with the Oeko-tex standard certification, which assures that garments textiles are free from harmful chemicals. Backgrou ...

. Notes: 1:* Sponsor on arm side of Kit

References

External links

arabiclub.net
(Official fanwebsite) {{Use dmy dates, date=July 2014

Arabi Arabi may refer to: * Ibn Arabi (1165–1240), early medieval Muslim mystic and philosopher *Arabi (sheep) *Arabi, Iran (disambiguation), villages in Iran *Arabi, Ethiopia *Arabi, Georgia, United States *Ahmed ‘Urabi, a 19th-century Egyptian rebe ...