Al-Jazira Club () 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 PositionStaffSporting Director Islam MarzooqHead Coach Cosmin OlăroiuAssistant Coach Cătălin Necula Gabriel Caramarin Hamza Serrar Abdalla Mehmood Mansoor FawazGoalkeeper Goach Eugen NaeFitness Coach Adil Mirza Yaqoob MamoonPerformance Analyst Shaihan Asi
Players As of UAE Pro-League:
Out on loan
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
Jair Pereira (1983) Hilmy Al-Nawwal (1984–1997) administration manager Nikolay Kiselyov (1989–1993) Nikolay Kiselyov (1994–1995) Chris Dekker (1995) Džemaludin Mušović (1996–1998) Rinus Israël (1998–2000) Jan Versleijen (2001–2003) André Wetzel (2004) Sef Vergoossen (2004–2005) Walter Meeuws (2005–2006) Henri Stambouli (2006) Jan Versleijen (2006–2007) László Bölöni (2007–2008) Abel Braga (2008–2011) Franky Vercauteren (2011–12) Caio Junior (2012) Paulo Bonamigo (2012–2013) Luis Milla (2013) Walter Zenga (2013–2014) Eric Gerets (2014–2015) Abel Braga (2015) Ali Al-Nuaimi (2015) interim Henk ten Cate (2015–2018) Marcel Keizer (2018) Damiën Hertog (2018–2019) Jurgen Streppel (2019) Marcel Keizer (2019–2023) Frank de Boer (2023) Bob de Klerk (2023–2024) caretaker Mirel Rădoi (2024) Grégory Dufrennes (2024) caretaker Hussein Ammouta (2024–2025) Marino Pušić (2025–2026) Cosmin Olăroiu (2026–)
Pro-League record Season Lvl. Tms. Pos.President's CupLeague Cup2008–091122ndQuarter-FinalsSemi-Finals2009–101122ndSemi-FinalsChampions2010–111121stChampionsFirst Round2011–121124thChampionsSemi-Finals2012–131143rdQuarter-FinalsRunner-ups2013–141143rdRound of 16Runner-ups2014–151142ndRound of 16First Round2015–161147thChampionsFirst Round2016–171141stQuarter-FinalsSemi-Finals2017–181127thQuarter-FinalsQuarter-Finals2018–191145thRound of 16Quarter-Finals2019–201143rdQuarter-FinalsSemi-Finals2020–211141stRound of 16First Round2021–221144thQuarter-FinalsSemi-Finals2022–231145thQuarter-FinalsSemi-Finals2023–241148thQuarter-FinalsQuarter-Finals2024–251147thSemi-FinalsChampions2025–261144thRunner-upsSemi-Finals
Notes 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.
Key Pos. = Position Tms. = Number of teams Lvl. = League
See also List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates
References
External links
Current squad at National-Football-Teams.com