Sharjah FC
Sharjah Football Club (Arabic: نادي الشارقة لكرة القدم) is an Emirati professional football club based in Sharjah that competes in the UAE Pro League. Their home stadium is Sharjah Stadium.
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| Full name | Sharjah Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Al Malik (The King) | ||
| Founded | 1966[1] | ||
| Ground | Sharjah Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 18,000[2] | ||
| Owner | Sultan Al Qasimi | ||
| Chairman | Ali Salim Almidfa | ||
| Manager | Cosmin Olăroiu | ||
| League | UAE Pro League | ||
| 2022–23 | UAE Pro League, 7th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Founded in 1966, it has been the most successful team in the Emirate of Sharjah, winning 6 pro league titles, 9 presidents cups and 3 super cups. The club was also the first official UAE league champion since its establishment in 1974.
History
Golden Age
Sharjah FC was founded in 1966 under the name of Al Oruba Club, they were the first official champions of the UAE League winning it in 1974 after beating Al Ahli and Oman. The club would merge with Al Khaleej in 1974 to form Al Sharjah SCC and relocate their headquarters in Sharjah 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 the UAE's 1990 squad were players from Sharjah, more than any other club at the time.[3]
Decline
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 managed to quickly get promoted back to the top tier division in 2013.
New Era
Sharjah has managed to win its first title since 1996 in 2019 with a record of only one loss. On 14 September 2019, Sharjah managed to win their first UAE Super Cup title since 1994 after beating Shabab Al Ahli in penalties 4-3.
Honours
20 Official Championships
Domestic
Leagues
- Champions: 1992–93
Club officials
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Cosmin Olăroiu |
| Assistant Manager | Catalin Necula |
| First Team Coach | Gabriel Caramarin |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Eugen Nae |
| Technical Staff |  Abdulrahman Al-Haddad |
| Sports Director |  Jamal Salih |
Current squad
Out on loan
| No | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | DF | Hamad Jassim (on loan to Al Bataeh) | United Arab Emirates |
| 11 | MF | Saif Rashid (on loan to Al Bataeh) | United Arab Emirates |
| 12 | GK | Humood Howaij (on loan to Al Dhaid) | United Arab Emirates |
| 16 | FW | Caio Rosa (on loan to Dibba Al-Hisn) |  Brazil |
| — | DF | Ali Al-Dhanhani (on loan to Khor Fakkan) | United Arab Emirates |
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 5 appearances
AFC Champions League history
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Group C | Al-Shorta |
2–0 | 3–2 | 1st |
 Al-Hilal |
5–2 | 0–0 | |||
 Al-Ahli |
3–0 | 3–0 | |||
| Quarter-finals |  Seongnam |
2–5 | 0–6 | 2–11 | |
| 2020 | Group C | Al-Taawoun |
0–1 | 6–0 | 4th |
 Persepolis |
2–2 | 0–4 | |||
 Al-Duhail |
4–2 | 1–2 | |||
| 2021 | Group B | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
1–0 | 3–2 | 1st |
| Tractor |
0–2 | 0–0 | |||
 Pakhtakor |
4–1 | 1–1 | |||
| Round of 16 | Al Wahda |
1–1 (p) (4–5) | |||
| 2022 | Playoffs | Al-Zawraa |
1–1 (p) (6–5) | ||
| Group A | Al-Hilal |
2–2 | 1–2 | 3rd | |
| Al-Rayyan |
1–1 | 1–3 | |||
 Istiklol |
2–1 | 0–2 | |||
- Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances
Asian Club Championship history
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Group 2 | Al-Ettifaq |
0–1 | 3rd | |
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2–0 | ||||
 Kazma |
0–3 | ||||
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4–1 | ||||
| 1994 | First Round | Al-Muharraq |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
Record By Country
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 60.00 |
| Iran |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0.00 |
| Iraq |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 80.00 |
| Kuwait |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
 Oman |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Qatar |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 25.00 |
| Saudi Arabia |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 28.57 |
| South Korea |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0.00 |
| Tajikistan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 |
| United Arab Emirates |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Uzbekistan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 50.00 |
Club managers
Joe Kinnear (1978)- Djalma Alves (1981–83)
- Procópio Cardoso (1984)
Yury Mozorov (1992–93)
Faouzi Benzarti (2000–Dec 01)- Waheed Al Tuweiri (Dec 2001)
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Dragan Jolgina (Dec 2001–June 2)
Paul Dolezar (June 2002–??)- Ghazi Ghrairi
Srećko Juričić (July 1, 2006 – Nov 1, 2006)
Rainer Zobel (2006)
Gerard van der Lem (July 1, 2007 – May 1, 2008)
Manuel Cajuda (July 13, 2009 – May 21, 2011)- Abdulmajid (May 22, 2011 – June 16, 2011)
- Carlos Azenha (June 17, 2011 – Nov 14, 2011)
- Valeriu Tiţa (Sept 18, 2011 – Dec 14, 2011)
- Jorvan Vieira (Dec 16, 2011 – Feb 2, 2012)
- Valeriu Tiţa (2012)
- Faouzi Benzarti (2013)
- Paulo Bonamigo (May 25, 2013 – 2015)
- Abdulaziz Mohamed (2015 – 2016)
Giorgos Donis (July 2016 – Dec 2016 )- José Peseiro (Jan 2017 – Oct 2017)
- Abdulaziz Al Yassi (Oct 2017 – Oct 2021)
- Cosmin Olăroiu (Nov 2021 – present)
Pro-League record
| Season | Div. | Tms. | Pos. | President's Cup | League Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | 1 | 12 | 10th | Quarter-Finals | First Round |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 12 | 6th | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2010–11 | 1 | 12 | 7th | Preliminary Round | First Round |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 12 | 12th | Semi-Finals | First Round |
| 2012–13 | 2 | 14 | 2nd | Quarter-Finals | — |
| 2013–14 | 1 | 14 | 7th | Round of 16 | Semi-Finals |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 14 | 12th | Round of 16 | Runner-ups |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 14 | 11th | Quarter-Finals | First Round |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 14 | 9th | Semi-Finals | First Round |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 12 | 6th | Quarter-Finals | First Round |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 14 | 1st | Semi-Finals | First Round |
| 2019–20a | 1 | 14 | 4th | Semi-Finals | Quarter-Finals |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 14 | 4th | Semi-Finals | Quarter-Finals |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 14 | 2nd | Champions | First Round |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 14 | 7th | Champions | Semi-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
References
- "Sharjah". UAE Pro League Committee. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "2019 AFC Asian Cup Welcome Guide". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- https://www.sharjahfc.gov.ae/تأريخ-تأسيس-النادي/
- "Joint League" (in Arabic). UAEFA.ae.