Sharjah FC

Sharjah
Full name	Sharjah Football Club
Nickname(s)	Al-Malik (The Kings)
Short name	Sharjah
Founded	1966; 58 years ago
Ground	Sharjah Stadium
Capacity	18,000
Owner	Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi
Chairman	Ali Al Midfa
Head coach	Cosmin Olăroiu
League	UAE Pro League
2023–24	UAE Pro League, 4th
Website	https://sharjahclub.ae/en/
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

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.

Founded in 1966, Sharjah FC is considered to be one of the pioneers and top institutes in UAE Football since its inception, Achieving success throughout the years made Sharjah one of the most prestigious clubs in the country. Sharjah FC is also the most successful team in the Emirate of Sharjah, winning 6 Pro League titles, 10 Presidents Cups, 1 League Cup 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 were quickly promoted back to the top tier division in 2013.

New Era

Sharjah FC won their first title since 1996 in 2019 with a record of only one loss. On 14 September 2019, Sharjah won their first UAE Super Cup title since 1994 after beating Shabab Al Ahli in penalties 4–3. The club went on to win the UAE 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 beating Al Wahda 1-0 and Al Ain 14–13 on penalties, making Sharjah FC the champions a record of 10 times, the most in the country.

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

UAE League
- Winners (6): 1973–74, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1995–96, 2018–19
UAE Division One
- Winners (1): 1992–93

Cups

UAE President's Cup
- Winners (10): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2021–22, 2022–23
UAE League Cup
- Winners (1): 2022–23
UAE Super Cup
- Winners (3): 1994, 2019, 2022
Joint League Cup
- Winners (1): 1977^[4]

Regional

GCC Champions League
- Winners (1): 1991
Qatar–UAE Super Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2023–24^[5]

Season-by-season record

Season	Lvl.	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
2019–20^a	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	Champions
2023–24	1	14	4th	Quarter-Finals	Quarter-Finals

_{Notes^ 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.}

Club officials

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Cosmin Olăroiu
Assistant Coach	Cătălin Necula Gabriel Caramarin
Goalkeeper Coach	Eugen Nae
Technical Staff	Abdulrahman Al-Haddad
Fitness Trainer	Ferdinando Hippoliti
Rehab Trainer	Leandro Aiub
Analyst	Rareș Ene

Current squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	UAE	Khaled Tawhid ^U23
2	DF	UAE	Hamad Fahad ^U23
3	DF	UAE	Al Hassan Saleh
4	DF	UAE	Shahin Abdulrahman
5	DF	CRO	Maro Katinić ^U23
6	MF	UAE	Dhari Fahad ^U23
7	MF	UAE	Caio
8	MF	UAE	Mohammed Abdulbasit
9	FW	ESP	Paco Alcácer
10	MF	TUN	Firas Ben Larbi
11	MF	UAE	Luanzinho
13	DF	UAE	Salem Sultan
14	MF	UAE	Khaled Ba Wazir
16	MF	CRO	Darko Nejašmić
17	GK	UAE	Mayed Mohsen
18	DF	UAE	Abdullah Ghanem
19	DF	UAE	Khaled Ibrahim
20	DF	KOR	Cho Yu-min


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	UAE	Mayed Al-Kass ^U23
22	MF	UAE	Marcus Meloni
23	FW	SUR	Tyrone Conraad
24	MF	UAE	Majid Rashid
27	MF	BRA	Guilherme Biro ^U23 (on loan from Corinthians)
28	FW	BRA	Alison Matheus ^U21
29	DF	BRA	David Gondim ^U21
30	FW	UAE	Ousmane Camara
34	DF	UAE	Ali Al-Hadidi ^U23
40	GK	UAE	Adel Al-Hosani
43	MF	UAE	Matar Zaal ^U23
44	DF	SRB	David Petrović ^U23
53	GK	UAE	Abdulla Zaal ^U23
70	FW	UAE	Badr Al-Sowaidi ^U23
71	DF	UAE	Ali Taher ^U23
77	MF	UAE	Khalifa Sembaij ^U23
88	MF	UAE	Majed Hassan
92	MF	UAE	Abdelrahman Murad ^U23

Unregistered players

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	MF	UAE	Saeed Al-Kaabi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
32	DF	UAE	Abdullah Al-Hammadi

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	GK	UAE	Darwish Bin Habib (on loan to Al-Bataeh)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	UAE	Majed Suroor (on loan to Al-Wasl)

Performance in AFC competitions

AFC Champions League: 6 appearances

2004: Quarter Finals

2009: Withdrew

2020: Group Stage

2021: Round of 16

2022: Group Stage

2023–24: Group Stage

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
2023–24	Preliminary round	Bashundhara Kings	2–0
	Play-off	Tractor	3–1
	Group B	Al-Sadd	0–2	0–0	3rd
		Al-Faisaly	1–0	1–2
		Nasaf	1–0	1–1

Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances

1989: Group Stage

1994: First Round

Asian Club Championship history

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1989	Group 2	Al-Ettifaq	0–1		3rd
		West Riffa	2–0
		Kazma	0–3
		Fanja	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	060.00
Bangladesh	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Iran	5	1	2	2	5	9	−4	020.00
Iraq	5	4	1	0	10	5	+5	080.00
Jordan	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Kuwait	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Oman	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Qatar	6	1	2	3	7	10	−3	016.67
Saudi Arabia	7	2	2	3	14	8	+6	028.57
South Korea	2	0	0	2	2	11	−9	000.00
Tajikistan	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
United Arab Emirates	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Uzbekistan	4	2	2	0	7	3	+4	050.00

Managerial history

Name	From	To	Ref.
Faouzi Benzarti	January 2001	2001	^[6]
Dragan Gugleta	December 2001	2002	^[7]
Pavle Dolezar	July 2002	October 2002	^[8]^[9]
Pedro Rosello	October 2002	November 2002	^[10]
Juma Rabea	November 2002	June 2004
Youssef Zouaoui	June 2004	2005	^[11]
Henri Stambouli	2005	January 2006	^[12]
Wajdi Essid	January 2006	February 2006	^[13]
Rainer Zobel	February 2006	2006	^[14]
Srećko Juričić	June 2006	October 2006	^[15]
Renê Weber	October 2006	May 2007	^[16]^[17]
Juma Rabea	May 2007	May 2007	^[18]^[19]
Gerard van der Lem	July 2007	March 2008	^[20]
Wajdi Essid	March 2008	2008
Youssef Zouaoui	June 2008	February 2009	^[21]^[22]
Manuel Cajuda	July 2009	May 2011	^[23]
Abdulmajeed Al Nimr	May 2011	2011
Carlos Azenha	June 2011	September 2011	^[24]^[25]
Valeriu Tița	September 2011	December 2011	^[26]
Jorvan Vieira	December 2011	February 2012	^[27]
Valeriu Tița	February 2012	April 2012	^[28]^[29]
Abdulmajeed Al Nimr	April 2012	June 2012
Faouzi Benzarti	June 2012	November 2012	^[30]
Ayman El Ramadi	November 2012	2013	^[31]
Paulo Bonamigo	June 2013	November 2015	^[32]^[33]
Abdulaziz Al Anbari	November 2015	2016	^[34]
Georgios Donis	July 2016	January 2017	^[35]
José Peseiro	January 2017	October 2017	^[36]
Abdulaziz Al Anbari	October 2017	November 2021	^[37]
Cosmin Olăroiu	November 2021	Present	^[38]

References

^ "Sharjah". UAE Pro League Committee. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
^ "2019 AFC Asian Cup Welcome Guide". Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
^ https://www.sharjahfc.gov.ae/تأريخ-تأسيس-النادي/ Archived 2018-12-13 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL]}
^ "Joint League" (in Arabic). UAEFA.ae. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
^ "Al Arabi clinch Qatar-UAE Super Cup title". Gulf Today. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
^ البنزرتي مدرباً للشارقة الإماراتي
^ بطولة الامارات: مواجهات قوية في المرحلة السادسة
^ الشارقة الإماراتي يتعاقد مع المدرب الفرنسي دوليزار
^ المدرب دوليزار اول ضحايا الموسم الاماراتي
^ مدرب الشارقة الضحية الثالثة!
^ التونسي الزواوي مدرباً للشارقة خلفاً لجمعة ربيع
^ الشارقة الإماراتي يقيل مدربه اسطنبولي
^ التونسي وجدي الصيد مدرباً للشارقة
^ الشارقة يتعاقد مع المدرب الألماني راينر تسوبيل
^ ستريشكو يقود مران الوداع في الشارقة
^ ويبر يقود تدريبات الشارقة.. والفريق يطوي صفحة ستريشكو
^ الشارقة يقيل ويبر ويكلف جمعة ربيع لقيادة الفريق
^ تفاؤل حذر في الشارقة بعد تولي جمعة ربيع المسؤولية
^ جمعة ربيع يعتذر عن عدم الاستمرار مع الشارقة
^ Van der Lem is new Sharjah senior coach
^ الشارقة يتعاقد رسمياً مع الزواوي
^ الزواوي يستقيل من تدريب الشارقة
^ Sharjah coach Kajuda sacked
^ Sharjah get Portugal's Azenha as new coach
^ Azenha resignation stuns Sharjah
^ Tita takes over as new Sharjah coach
^ Saleh move pays off for Calderon and Baniyas
^ Sharjah about-turn on Tita sacking seven weeks on
^ Tita dismissed as Sharjah coach for the second time
^ Benzarti Sharjah coach
^ الرمادي: هدفي مع الملك بناء الفريق والصعود للمحترفين
^ Paulo Bonamigo's rebuilding job at Sharjah starts with Ze Carlos
^ Paulo Bonamigo leaves struggling Sharjah; Walter Zenga linked with return to UAE
^ Sharjah denied victory by ten-man Al Dhafra in 0-0 draw
^ Donis arrives to take charge of Al Sharjah
^ Coach Peseiro sacked by Sharjah
^ Al Anbari takes Sharjah hotseat
^ Cosmin: My ambition is great with Sharjah team to achieve titles

External links

Official website

[agleague-1] "Sharjah". UAE Pro League Committee. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

[ACguide-2] "2019 AFC Asian Cup Welcome Guide". Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

[3] ttps://www.sharjahfc.gov.ae/تأريخ-تأسيس-النادي/ Archived 2018-12-13 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL]}

[Joint_League-4] "Joint League" (in Arabic). UAEFA.ae. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2019-09-02.

[5] "Al Arabi clinch Qatar-UAE Super Cup title". Gulf Today. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

[6] البنزرتي مدرباً للشارقة الإماراتي

[7] بطولة الامارات: مواجهات قوية في المرحلة السادسة

[8] الشارقة الإماراتي يتعاقد مع المدرب الفرنسي دوليزار

[9] المدرب دوليزار اول ضحايا الموسم الاماراتي

[10] مدرب الشارقة الضحية الثالثة!

[11] التونسي الزواوي مدرباً للشارقة خلفاً لجمعة ربيع

[12] الشارقة الإماراتي يقيل مدربه اسطنبولي

[13] التونسي وجدي الصيد مدرباً للشارقة

[14] الشارقة يتعاقد مع المدرب الألماني راينر تسوبيل

[15] ستريشكو يقود مران الوداع في الشارقة

[16] ويبر يقود تدريبات الشارقة.. والفريق يطوي صفحة ستريشكو

[17] الشارقة يقيل ويبر ويكلف جمعة ربيع لقيادة الفريق

[18] تفاؤل حذر في الشارقة بعد تولي جمعة ربيع المسؤولية

[19] جمعة ربيع يعتذر عن عدم الاستمرار مع الشارقة

[20] Van der Lem is new Sharjah senior coach

[21] الشارقة يتعاقد رسمياً مع الزواوي

[22] الزواوي يستقيل من تدريب الشارقة

[23] Sharjah coach Kajuda sacked

[24] Sharjah get Portugal's Azenha as new coach

[25] Azenha resignation stuns Sharjah

[26] Tita takes over as new Sharjah coach

[27] Saleh move pays off for Calderon and Baniyas

[28] Sharjah about-turn on Tita sacking seven weeks on

[29] Tita dismissed as Sharjah coach for the second time

[30] Benzarti Sharjah coach

[31] الرمادي: هدفي مع الملك بناء الفريق والصعود للمحترفين

[32] Paulo Bonamigo's rebuilding job at Sharjah starts with Ze Carlos

[33] Paulo Bonamigo leaves struggling Sharjah; Walter Zenga linked with return to UAE

[34] Sharjah denied victory by ten-man Al Dhafra in 0-0 draw

[35] Donis arrives to take charge of Al Sharjah

[36] Coach Peseiro sacked by Sharjah

[37] Al Anbari takes Sharjah hotseat

[38] Cosmin: My ambition is great with Sharjah team to achieve titles

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v t e Sharjah Football Club
History Managers Seasons International Current season
Stadiums	Sharjah Stadium Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium
Rivalries	Al Wasl
Other Sports	Basketball Futsal Handball

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UAE Pro League	Ajman Al Ain Al Bataeh Al Jazira Al Nasr Al Orooba Al-Sharjah Al Wahda Al Wasl Baniyas Dibba Al Hisn Kalba Khor Fakkan Shabab Al-Ahli
UAE First Division League	Al Arabi Al Dhafra Al Dhaid Al-Fujairah Al Hamriyah Al Jazirah Al Hamra Dibba Al Fujairah Emirates Fleetwood United Gulf Gulf United Hatta Majd Masfout United
UAE Second Division League	Al Ittifaq Al Mooj Arabian Falcons Baynounah D-Gardens Dubai City Elite Falcons Fursan Hispania Gulf B HPC Laval Madenat Precision Regional Royal
UAE Third Division League	AFC AL Ethihad Al Hilal Al Qabila Dibba Al Fujairah B Dubai City B Emerald Falcon Gulf United B Irish Liver Sport Support Sporting Sporty PE Sports TFA United Sport United B
Other clubs	Al Gharbia Al Madam Al Rams Al Taawon Al Wathba Falaj Al Mualla Green Herons Masafi Mleiha Ras Al Khaimah
Defunct clubs	Al Dar Al Falah Al-Hazem Al Nujoom Al-Quwwat Al-Musallaha Al Rimal Al Shaab Al Shabab Atletico Arabia Dubai Inter City Liwa Quattro Zamalek

History

Golden Age

Decline

New Era

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

Cups

Regional

Season-by-season record

Club officials

Current squad

Unregistered players

Out on loan

Performance in AFC competitions

AFC Champions League history

Asian Club Championship history

Record by Country

Managerial history

See also

References

External links