Founded in 1966,Sharjah is considered to be one of the pioneers of UAE football since its inception. Achieving success through the years has made Sharjah one of the most prestigious clubs in the country. Sharjah FC is also the most successful team in theEmirate of Sharjah, winning 6 Pro League titles, 10 Presidents Cups, 1 League Cup, 3 Super Cups, and 1 AFC Champions League Two title. The club was also the first official UAE league champion since its establishment in 1974.
Sharjah was founded in 1966 under the name of Al Oruba Club, they were the first official champions of theUAE League winning it in 1974 after beatingAl Ahli andOman. The club would merge with Al Khaleej in 1974 to formAl Sharjah SCC and relocate their headquarters inSharjah City. The club would later see itself win the league in 4 more occasions during the 80s and 90s and 8 out of the 22 players in theUAE's 1990 squad were players from Sharjah, more than any other club at the time.[2]
During the mid-2000s however, Sharjah would see a decline as they would finish in mid-table consecutively and in 2012, the club got relegated for the first time in their history. However, the club were quickly promoted back to the top tier division in 2013.
Sharjah won their first title since 1996 in 2019 with a record of only one loss. On 14 September 2019, Sharjah won their firstUAE Super Cup title since 1994 after beating Shabab Al Ahli in penalties 4–3. The club went on to win theUAE League Cup in the 2022–23 season for the first time in the clubs history, the club also won two more UAE President's Cups back to back after reaching the final in 2022 and 2023 beatingAl Wahda 1–0 andAl Ain 14–13 on penalties, making Sharjah FC the champions a record of 10 times, In the 2024-25 seasons the club ended up winning their first ever continental title which was the AFC Champions League 2 only losing two games, and becoming the second ever UAE club to win a continental trophy.
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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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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