Al-Shabab Club ( ar, نادي الشباب) is a
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
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football club based in
Jidhafs
Jidhafs ( ar, جدحفص, Jid Ḥafṣ) is a city in Bahrain. It was a municipality of Bahrain in the northern part of the country. Its territory is now in the Capital and Northern Governorate. It is about 3 km west of the capital Manama. It ...
. They used to play in the top division of Bahraini football. They share the
Bahrain National Stadium
Bahrain National Stadium ( ar, ستاد البحرين الوطني; transliterated: Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī) is the national stadium of Bahrain, located in Riffa. It can accommodate 24,000 spectators and is used mostly for football matches.
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with other clubs.
Achievements
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Bahraini King's Cup
The King's Cup is Bahrain's premier knockout tournament in men's football.
The national cup has had many different names over the years. Emir Cup (1952–59 & 1978–2002), Federation Cup (1960–77) and King's Cup (2003–present).
Previous ...
: 1 2004
Past players
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Hakeem al-Araibi (2009–12)
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* Abdul Aziz Yusif (2016–17)]
Political interference
After the Bahraini uprising of 2011
The 2011 Bahraini uprising was a series of anti-government protests in Bahrain led by the Shia-dominant and some Sunni minority Bahraini opposition from 2011 until 2014. The protests were inspired by the unrest of the 2011 Arab Spring and pro ...
, Al-Shabab was one of two teams dissolved for allegedly being involved in Shia
Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, mo ...
agitation. They were later reinstated, but demoted to Bahrain’s second tier.
References
External links
Club profile – ''goalzz.com''
Football clubs in Bahrain
2001 establishments in Bahrain
Association football clubs established in 2001
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