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Al Wahda FC

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Association football club in United Arab Emirates
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Football club
Al-Wahda FC
نادي الوحدة لكرة القدم
Full nameAl-Wahda Football Club
NicknamesThe Clarets (الكلاريت)
The Maroons (العنابي)
Founded1984; 41 years ago (1984)
GroundAl Nahyan Stadium
Capacity15,894[1]
OwnerDiab Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
ChairmanRashid Bin Diab Al Nahyan
Head coachJosé Morais
LeagueUAE Pro League
2024–25UAE Pro League, 3rd
Websitewww.alwahda-sc.com
Current season

Al-Wahda Football Club (Arabic:نادي الوحدة لكرة القدم,romanized: al-waḥda,lit. 'Union') is an Emirati professionalfootball club based inAbu Dhabi, that competes in theUAE Pro League.[2] The club was founded in 1974 and plays its home games at theAl Nahyan Stadium. The club's colours are maroon, navy blue and white.

History

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Foundation

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The first team created inAbu Dhabi was Al-Ahli in 1966, followed respectively by Al-Ittihad in 1968, Al-Falah and Al-Wahda in 1969. In 1974, a decision was made by the Minister of youth and sport to create Abu Dhabi SC by merging Al-Ittihad and Al-Wahda on 13 March 1974, and to create Al-Emirates SC by merging Al-Ahli and Al-Falah on 3 June 1974. In 1984, Abu Dhabi SC and Al-Emirates SC merged to create Al-Wahda FC.

Modern era

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In1999, Al Wahda won their maiden UAE League title with 8 points ahead of their rivalsAl Ain. In 2018, Al Wahda changed its official logo as part of a new club redesign.

Honours

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Leagues

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UAE Pro League: 4

UAE Division One: 2

  • Champions: 1976–77, 1984–85

Cups

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UAE President's Cup: 2

UAE Federation Cup: 3

  • Champions: 1986, 1995, 2001

UAE League Cup: 3

UAE Super Cup: 4

Regional competitions

. Qatar–UAE Challenge

 . Champions: 2024–25

Home stadium

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An outer view of theAl Nahyan Stadium

TheAl Nahyan Stadium is the home of Al Wahda.[4] Built in 1995 and renovated for the2019 AFC Asian Cup, it seats 15,895 supporters. It lays besideAl Wahda Mall, on Ahmed Bin Khalaf Al Otaiba Street, and is hence located in the centre of the city of Abu Dhabi.

Performance in AFC competitions

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Al Wahda has been qualifying for Asian competitions since the late 90s. They have made multiple appearances in theAFC Champions League. Al Wahda FC made two appearances in theAsian Cup Winners Cup, in the1998–99 and the2000–01 seasons, reaching the first round on both occasions.

Al Wahda's season-by-season record in international competitions
1 Group stage. Highest-ranked eliminated team in case of qualification, lowest-ranked qualified team in case of elimination.
Arab Club Champions Cup
SeasonPreliminary stagesRound of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
2017EgyptAl Ahly1
2023LebanonBourjMoroccoASFARAlgeriaCR Belouizdad1Saudi ArabiaAl Shabab
FIFA Club World Cup
SeasonPreliminary stagesSemi-finals / Fifth matchFinal / Third match
2010Papua New GuineaHekari UnitedSouth KoreaSeongnamMexicoPachuca
SeasonAFC Champions League
Asian Club Championship
1999–00First round
2000-01Did not qualify
2001–02Group stage
AFC Champions League
2002-03Did not qualify
2004Quarter-finals
2005Did not qualify
2006Group stage
2007Semi-finals
2008Group stage
2009Did not qualify
2010Round of 32
2011Round of 32
2012Did not qualify
2013Did not qualify
2014Did not qualify
2015Play-offs
2016Did not qualify
2017Round of 32
2018Round of 32
2019Round of 16
2020Withdrew
2021Quarter-finals
2022Did not qualify
2023-24Did not qualify
AFC Champions League Elite
2024–25Did not qualify
2025–26Qualified

Players

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Current squad

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As ofUAE Pro-League:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1GK UAEMohamed Al-Shamsi
2DF UAEMansour Saleh
3DF UAELucas Pimenta
5DF UAEAla Zhir
6MF IRNMohammad Ghorbani
7FW UAECaio Canedo
8MF UAEAbdelaziz Al-Balushi
9FW IRNReza Ghandipour(on loan fromShabab Al Ahli)
10MF SRBDušan Tadić
11FW ARGFacundo Kruspzky
12MF UAEAbdulla Hamad
17MF ARGGerónimo Rivera
19DF UAERúben Canedo
22MF PORBernardo Folha
No.Pos.NationPlayer
25MF BRAJadsom
26GK UAEHazaa Ammar
30DF NGAFavour Ogbu
31DF UAESaša Ivković
32DF PORGuga
36GK UAEZayed Al-Hammadi
38MF ESPArnau Pradas
60DF UAEBader Nasser(on loan fromShabab Al Ahli)
64DF UAERashed Issam
68DF UAEMohamed Ali
70FW SYROmar Khribin
88MF SRBDarko Lazović
94MF MLIBrahima Diarra

Reserve team

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
13DF UAEHazaa Shehab
14MF UAEKhamis Nasser
15MF IRNMobin Dehghan
16GK SENPrince Gueye
18DF UAEObaid Ahmed
21DF UAEKhalid Al-Jabri
No.Pos.NationPlayer
24MF JORAbdulrahman Subhi
27MF TUNLouay Trayi
29GK UAEDhiyab Mohammed
41MF NIGOumarou Diadje
56MF UAEYasser Alo Ali
80FW YEMAbdulqader Al-Somhi

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
9FW CMRLeonel Wamba(on loan toBaniyas)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20FW UAEMansoor Saeed(on loan toBaniyas)

Coaching staff

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PositionName
Head CoachPortugalJosé Morais
Assistant CoachPortugalDimas
Portugal Miguel Teixeira
Goalkeeper CoachBrazil Christopher Sales
United Arab Emirates Abdullslam Jumaa
Fitness CoachPortugal João Cunha
Tunisia Monsef Al-Shikh
Conditioning CoachBrazil Helder Fernandes Soares
Match AnalystBrazil Eduardo Thomaz
Club DoctorTunisia Waleed Al-Shikh
Medical TherapistSerbia Ninad Martino
Massage TherapistCroatia Božo Sinkovic
Serbia Vladimir Harfman

Managerial history

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*Served as caretaker coach.

NameNat.FromToRef.
Helmy ToulanEgypt19791984
Heshmat MohajeraniIran19841986
Slobodan HalilovićFederal Republic of Yugoslavia19911992
Mahmoud El-GoharyEgypt19951996
Jo BonfrèreNetherlands19981999
Ruud KrolNetherlands19991999
Dimitri DavidovicBelgium19992000
Rinus IsraëlNetherlands20002001
Jo BonfrèreNetherlands2001February 2002
Arie van der Zouwen*Netherlands20022002[5][6][7]
Cemşir MuratoğluTurkey20022003
Rolf FringerAustria14 March 200330 June 2003
Rolland CourbisFrance1 July 200330 November 2003
Rinus IsraëlNetherlands1 December 200330 June 2004
Ahmad Abdel-HalimEgypt20042005
Reiner HollmannGermany1 July 20053 April 2006
Richard TardyFrance20064 August 2006
Horst KöppelGermany5 August 200611 October 2006[8]
Jo BonfrèreNetherlands13 December 200710 December 2008
Josef HickersbergerAustria10 December 20081 June 2010
László BölöniRomania29 May 20102 September 2010[9]
TiteBrazil31 August 201019 October 2010
Josef HickersbergerAustria22 October 201030 June 2012
Branko IvankovićCroatia20 May 201228 April 2013
Josef HickersbergerAustria28 April 201315 July 2013
Karel JarolímCzech Republic15 July 20139 November 2013
José PeseiroPortugal11 November 201311 January 2015
Sami Al-JaberSaudi Arabia11 January 201519 May 2015
Javier AguirreMexico18 June 201520 May 2017[10]
Laurențiu ReghecampfRomania3 July 201725 November 2018
Henk ten CateNetherlands7 December 201826 May 2019
Maurice SteijnNetherlands9 June 201917 October 2019
Manuel JiménezSpain17 October 201918 July 2020[11]
Mark WotteNetherlands18 July 20208 September 2020
Vuk RašovićSerbia8 September 202012 March 2021[12]
Henk ten CateNetherlands13 March 202125 October 2021
Grégory DufrennesFrance26 October 20213 June 2022
Carlos CarvalhalPortugal1 July 20222 October 2022[13]
Manuel JiménezSpain5 October 202212 March 2023
Arno Buitenweg*Netherlands13 March 202317 June 2023
Pitso MosimaneSouth Africa18 June 202310 November 2023[14]
Arno Buitenweg*Netherlands10 November 20235 January 2024
Goran TufegdžićSerbia5 January 20245 July 2024
Ronny DeilaNorway5 July 202418 December 2024
Darko MilaničSlovenia18 December 202420 June 2025
José MoraisPortugal20 June 2025present

Pro-League record

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SeasonLevelNo. of teamsPositionPresident's CupLeague Cup
2008–091124thSemi-FinalsRunner-ups
2009–101121stSemi-FinalsSemi-Finals
2010–111125thRunner-upsSemi-Finals
2011–121126thSemi-FinalsFirst Round
2012–131147thSemi-FinalsSemi-Finals
2013–141142ndQuarter-FinalsFirst Round
2014–151144thRound of 16First Round
2015–161143rdRound of 16Champions
2016–171145thChampionsFirst Round
2017–181122ndSemi-FinalsChampions
2018–191143rdRound of 16Runner-ups
2019–20a1145thRound of 16Quarter-Finals
2020–211147thRound of 16First Round
2021–221143rdRunner-upsSemi-Finals
2022–231143rdPreliminary RoundQuarter-Finals
2023–241145thRound of 16Champions

Notes^ 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates

See also

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References

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  1. ^"نبذة عن منشآت نادي الوحدة الرياضي". Archived fromthe original on 2015-03-17. Retrieved2015-03-10.
  2. ^Al Wahda FC (UAE): club profile, squad, fixtures and achievesArchived 2021-04-30 at theWayback MachineSoccerway.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021
  3. ^"Al Ain FC 3 : 3, 222: 4 PAl Wahda FC".globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. 25 August 2018.Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved17 April 2021.
  4. ^"Al Wahda – Clubs – UAE Pro League Committee". Al Wahda Club.Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved17 April 2021.
  5. ^"Arie van der Zouwen trainer Dongen".Nieuws.nl. 15 June 2011.Verder werkte hij in het verleden als assistent onder Jo Bonfrère bij Al Wahda in de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten waar hij zelfs nog kortstondig hoofdtrainer was.
  6. ^Vervelde, Daniel (3 February 2021)."Tholense Boys legt Arie van der Zouwen voor twee jaar vast: 'De gedroomde kandidaat'".Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant. Retrieved22 November 2025.Tholense Boys strikt met Van der Zouwen bovendien een trainer met ervaring in het buitenland. Hij was in het verleden bondscoach van Hongkong, assistent van Jo Bonfrère bij Al-Wahda in de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten en bij die club na het ontslag van Bonfrère ook interim-coach.
  7. ^"Bonfrère ontslagen bij Al Wahda".Voetbal International (in Dutch). 13 February 2002. Retrieved22 November 2025.Bonfrères assistent Arie van der Zouwen is aangesteld als interim-coach. Binnen enkele weken hoopt Al Wahda een nieuwe coach te kunnen presenteren.
  8. ^"Köppel wechselt in die VAE".kicker (in German). 5 August 2006.Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved9 February 2013.
  9. ^Bölöni appointed as head coach of Al-WahdaArchived 6 June 2014 at theWayback Machine
  10. ^Cerezo, Hugo (18 June 2015)."Javier Aguirre ficha por el Al Wahda".Marca (in Spanish).Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved17 April 2021.
  11. ^Jose, James (17 October 2019)."Al Jazira, Al Wahda appoint new managers".Khaleej Times.Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved17 April 2021.
  12. ^"Al Wahda set to name Vuk Rašović as new coach ahead of Asian Champions League resumption". thenational.Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved17 April 2021.
  13. ^"Carlos Carvalhal leaves Al Wahda". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved5 October 2022.
  14. ^Mahlatse Mphahlele."Pitso Mosimane joins UAE side Al Wahda".timeslive. Retrieved18 June 2023.

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