Ittihad Kalba Football Club ( ar, نادي إتحاد كلباء لكرة القدم‎) is a

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Kalba Kalba () is a city in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is an exclave of Sharjah lying on the Gulf of Oman coast north of Oman. Khor Kalba (Kalba Creek), an important nature reserve and mangrove swamp, is located south ...

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 ...

History

Ittihad Kalba was established in 1972 when two clubs ''(Al Shabab)'' and ''(Al Rooba)'' merged with ''(Al Riyadiya)'' to create Al Ittihad Kalba.

Current squad

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Unregistered players

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Out on loan

Achievements

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(7): **Champion: 1979–80, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14 ***

UAE ADNOC PRO LEAGUE 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 ...

(1): ****Champion: 2022-2023

Pro-League Record

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Club staff

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Farhad Majidi Farhad Majidi ( fa, فرهاد مجیدی; born 3 June 1976) is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Al-Ittihad Kalba SC in UAE Pro League. He mostly played as attacking midfielder for Esteghlal when he was a footba ...

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References

Ittihad The Ittihad Party ( az, İttihad firqəsi) was a radical Islamist party in the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1917–1920. It was formed in September 1917 in opposition to the secular Musavat Party and proposed political unity of all the Musl ...

Association football clubs established in 1972 Organisations based in the Emirate of Sharjah Sport in the Emirate of Sharjah {{UnitedArabEmirates-footyclub-stub