Al Jazira Club
Emirati professional football club based in Abu Dhabi
Al-Jazira Club (Arabic: الجزيرة, romanized: al-Jazīra, lit. 'The Island') is an Emirati professional football club based in Abu Dhabi, that currently competes in the UAE Pro League.
History
Al-Jazira was established in 1974 as a merger between Khalidiyah and Al Bateen. The club struggled to stay in the league, getting relegated on multiple occasions during the 1980s and 1990s, but experienced a recent success when Sheikh Mansour invested into them in the 2000s. Since his purchase, they won their first league title in 2011 and two more league titles in 2017 and 2021. Al Jazira have produced talented homegrown players such as Ali Mabkhout and Khalfan Mubarak and many others that would end up playing for the UAE national team.
Honours
Domestic competitions
League
UAE Pro League: 3
Champions: 2010–11, 2016–17, 2020–21
UAE Division One: 2
Winners: 1982–83, 1987–88
Cups
UAE President's Cup: 3
Winners: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16
UAE League Cup: 2
Winners: 2009–10, 2024–25
UAE Federation Cup: 1
Winners: 2006–07
UAE Super Cup: 1
Winners: 2021
Regional competitions
GCC Champions League: 1
Winners: 2007
Club officials
Players
As of UAE Pro-League:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Players with Multiple Nationalities
Vinicius Mello
Willyan Rocha
Mamadou Coulibaly
Elias Sagna
Musa Pervez Karacasia
Richard Akonnor
Oumar Traoré
Stojan Leković
Ersin Destanoğlu
Ravil Tagir
Former Squads
FIFA Club World Cup
2017 FIFA Club World Cup squad
2021 FIFA Club World Cup squad
Managers
Pro-League record
Notes^ 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.
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