{{Short description|Association football club in United Arab Emirates}} {{About|||Al Jazeera (disambiguation)|and|Jazira (disambiguation)}} {{more citations needed|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Al-Jazira<br>الجزيرة | image = Al Jazira Club logo en (2021).svg | image_size = 200px | fullname = Al-Jazira Club | nickname = ''Al Ankabout'' (The Spider)<br/>''Fakhr Abu Dhabi'' (Pride of Abu Dhabi) | short name = | founded = {{start date and age|1974}} | ground = Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium<ref>{{cite web|title=Abu Dhabi Football Clubs |url=http://www.abudhabi.ae/egovPoolPortal_WAR/appmanager/ADeGP/Citizen?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=p1652&did=148510&lang=en |work=Culture, Leisure & Sports |publisher=Abu Dhabi Government |access-date=23 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531191237/http://www.abudhabi.ae/egovPoolPortal_WAR/appmanager/ADeGP/Citizen?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=p1652&did=148510&lang=en |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> | capacity = 36,186 | owner = | chairman = Sheikh Mansour | mgrtitle = | manager = | coach = Marino Pušić | league = UAE Pro League | season = 2024–25 | position = UAE Pro League, 7th of 14 | website = {{URL|https://www.jc.ae/en/|jc.ae}} | kit_alt1 = | pattern_la1 = _aljazira2223h | pattern_b1 = _aljazira2223h | pattern_ra1 = _aljazira2223h | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = FFFFFF | body1 = FFFFFF | rightarm1 = FFFFFF | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = FFFFFF | kit_alt2 = | pattern_la2 = _aljazira2223a | pattern_b2 = _aljazira2223a | pattern_ra2 = _aljazira2223a | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = 000000 | body2 = 000000 | rightarm2 = 000000 | shorts2 = 000000 | socks2 = 000000 | kit_alt3 = | pattern_la3 = | pattern_b3 = | pattern_ra3 = | pattern_sh3 = | pattern_so3 = | leftarm3 = | body3 = | rightarm3 = | shorts3 = | socks3 = | current = 2024–25 Al Jazira Club season }}
'''Al-Jazira Club''' ({{Langx|ar|الجزيرة|al-Jazīra|The Island}}) is an Emirati professional football club based in Abu Dhabi, that currently competes in the UAE Pro League.<ref>{{cite web|title=Al Jazira SSC|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/united-arab-emirates/al-jazeera-abu-dhabi/|work=Soccerway|publisher=Perform Group|access-date=13 December 2017|archive-date=3 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403174106/https://int.soccerway.com/teams/united-arab-emirates/al-jazeera-abu-dhabi/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==History== Al-Jazira was established in 1974 as a merger between ''Khalidiyah'' and ''Al Bateen''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Club History |url=http://www.jc.ae/web2/index.php?goto=origin |publisher=Al Jazira Sports Club Official Site |access-date=23 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214231058/http://www.jc.ae/web2/index.php?goto=origin |archive-date=February 14, 2012 }}</ref> 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''' (''defunct'') **Winners: 2006–07 *'''UAE Super Cup: 1''' **Winners: 2021
===Regional competitions=== *'''GCC Champions League: 1''' **Winners: 2007
==Club officials== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="color:white; background: Black; border:2px solid red;"|Position ! style="color:white; background: Black; border:2px solid red;"|Staff |- |Sporting Director||{{flagicon|UAE}} Islam Marzooq |- |Head Coach||{{flagicon|NED}} Marino Pušić |- |Assistant Coach||{{flagicon|ENG}} Hamza Serrar <br/> {{flagicon|UAE}} Abdalla Mehmood <br/> {{flagicon|UAE}} Mansoor Fawaz |- |Goalkeeper Goach||{{flagicon|MAR}} Redouane Benchtioui |- |Fitness Coach||{{flagicon|ENG}} Adil Mirza <br/> {{flagicon|UAE}} Yaqoob Mamoon |- |Performance Analyst||{{flagicon|IND}} Shaihan Asi |}
==Players== ===Current squad=== ''As of UAE Pro-League:''
{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=000000|color=FFFFFF|border=FFFFFF}} {{Fs player |no=2|nat=BRA|name=Igor Serrote|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=3|nat=MAR|name=Nabil Aberdin|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan from Sochi}}}} {{Fs player |no=4|nat=BRA|name=Willyan Rocha |pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=5|nat=UAE|name=Khalifa Al Hammadi|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=6|nat=UAE|name=Mohammed Al-Attas|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=7|nat=UAE|name=Abdullah Ramadan|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=8|nat=CIV|name=Mamadou Coulibaly|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=9|nat=DRC|name=Simon Banza|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=11|nat=UAE|name=Richard Akonnor|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=14|nat=SWE|name=Johan Bångsbo|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=15|nat=UAE|name=Mohammed Rabii|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=16|nat=UAE|name=Marcus Meloni |pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=17|nat=EGY|name=Mohamed Elneny|pos=MF}} {{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=000000|color=FFFFFF|border=FFFFFF}} {{Fs player |no=18|nat=UAE|name=Ahmed Mahmoud |pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=19|nat=UAE|name=Oumar Traoré|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=20|nat=FRA|name=Nabil Fekir|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=21|nat=MAR|name=Ilyass Lagrimi|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=22|nat=SER|name=Nikola Vukić |pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=25|nat=BEL|name=Jay-Dee Geusens |pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=28|nat=TUR|name=Ravil Tagir |pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=54|nat=UAE|name=Abdullah Al-Hammadi|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=55|nat=UAE|name=Ali Khasif|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=66|nat=UAE|name=Stojan Leković |pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=77|nat=ANG|name=Felício Milson|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from Red Star Belgrade}}}} {{Fs player |no=80|nat=UAE|name=Bruno|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=99|nat=BRA|name=Vinicius Mello |pos=FW}} {{fs end}}
===Reserve team=== {{fs start|nonumber=|bg=000000|color=FFFFFF|border=FFFFFF}} {{Fs player |no=32|nat=ENG|name=Layth Gulzar|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=67|nat=CIV|name=Koffi Koblan|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=70|nat=GAM|name=Momodou Jatta|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=71|nat=UAE|name=Abdulla Khairi|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=74|nat=BFA|name=Appolinaire Bougma|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=78|nat=SEN|name=Mamadou N'Diaye|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=81|nat=UAE|name=Ali Al-Memari|pos=FW}} {{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=000000|color=FFFFFF|border=FFFFFF}} {{Fs player |no=83|nat=UAE|name=Zayed Khamis|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=84|nat=UAE|name=Abdulla Khalid|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=86|nat=KOS|name=Leo Tafaj|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=88|nat=UAE|name=Mohamed Al-Wafi|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=90|nat=SEN|name=Mouhammed Thiam|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=91|nat=FRA|name=Elias Sagna|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=92|nat=MAR|name=Yasser Zahli|pos=FW}} {{fs end}}
===Out on loan=== {{fs start|nonumber=|bg=000000|color=FFFFFF|border=FFFFFF}} {{Fs player |no=10|nat=EGY|name=Ibrahim Adel|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan to Nordsjælland}}}} {{Fs player |no=12|nat=UAE|name=Mohammad Atiq|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan to Ubited}}}} {{Fs player |no=23|nat=UAE|name=Mubarak Zamah|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan to Baniyas}}}} {{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=000000|color=FFFFFF|border=FFFFFF}} {{Fs player |no=30|nat=UAE|name=Yousef Al-Marzouqi|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan to Al Dhafra}}}} {{Fs player |no=37|nat=UAE|name=Hamdan Abdulrahman|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan to Baniyas}}}} {{fs end}}
==Managers== {{div col|colwidth=20em}} *{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Jair Pereira (1983) *{{Flagicon|Lebanon}} Hilmy Al-Nawwal (1984–1997) ''administration manager''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abdogedeon.com/volleyball/NOUJOUM/hilmi%20nawwal.html|title=Hilmy Al-Nawwal|access-date=2021-05-02|archive-date=2021-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502022708/http://www.abdogedeon.com/volleyball/NOUJOUM/hilmi%20nawwal.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *{{Flagicon|Russia}} Nikolay Kiselyov (1989–1993) *{{Flagicon|Russia}} Nikolay Kiselyov (1994–1995) *{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Chris Dekker (1995) *{{Flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Džemaludin Mušović (1996–1998) *{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Rinus Israël (1998–2000) *{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Jan Versleijen (2001–2003) *{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} André Wetzel (2004) *{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Sef Vergoossen (2004–2005) *{{Flagicon|Belgium}} Walter Meeuws (2005–2006) *{{Flagicon|France}} Henri Stambouli (2006) *{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Jan Versleijen (2006–2007) *{{Flagicon|Romania}} László Bölöni (2007–2008) *{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Abel Braga (2008–2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/al-jazira-want-management-pedigree-not-marquee-name-1.375987|title=Al Jazira want management pedigree, not marquee name|last=Neil Cameron|date=2 June 2011|work=The National|publisher=Abu Dhabi Media|access-date=16 October 2012|archive-date=15 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015131430/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/al-jazira-want-management-pedigree-not-marquee-name|url-status=live}}</ref> *{{Flagicon|Belgium}} Franky Vercauteren (2011–12)<ref name=s360>{{cite web|url=http://sport360.com/article/football/494/braga-vercauteren-sabella-al-jaziras-boss-hunt-finally-ends/|title=From Braga to Vercauteren via Sabella: Al Jazira's boss hunt finally ends|last=James Piercy|date=22 August 2011|publisher=Sport 360|access-date=6 April 2013|archive-date=19 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819090829/http://sport360.com/article/football/494/braga-vercauteren-sabella-al-jaziras-boss-hunt-finally-ends/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=natmar12>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/franky-vercauteren-dismissed-by-al-jazira-1.386079|title=Franky Vercauteren dismissed by Al Jazira|last=Thomas Woods|date=8 March 2012|work=The National|publisher=Abu Dhabi Media|access-date=6 April 2013|archive-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017200338/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/uae-sport/franky-vercauteren-dismissed-by-al-jazira|url-status=live}}</ref> *{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Caio Junior (2012)<ref name=natmar12/> *{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Paulo Bonamigo (2012–2013) *{{Flagicon|Spain}} Luis Milla (2013) *{{Flagicon|Italy}} Walter Zenga (2013–2014) *{{Flagicon|Belgium}} Eric Gerets (2014–2015)<ref name=gerets>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/al-jazira-confirm-eric-gerets-as-new-coach-to-replace-walter-zenga-1.250462|title=Al Jazira confirm Eric Gerets as new coach to replace Walter Zenga|date=20 May 2014|work=The National|publisher=Abu Dhabi Media|access-date=11 December 2014|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191635/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/al-jazira-confirm-eric-gerets-as-new-coach-to-replace-walter-zenga|url-status=live}}</ref> *{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Abel Braga (2015) *{{Flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Ali Al-Nuaimi (2015) ''interim'' *{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Henk ten Cate (2015–2018) *{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Marcel Keizer (2018) *{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Damiën Hertog (2018–2019) *{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Jurgen Streppel (2019) *{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Marcel Keizer (2019–2023) *{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Frank de Boer (2023) *{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Bob de Klerk (2023–2024) ''caretaker'' *{{Flagicon|Romania}} Mirel Rădoi (2024) *{{Flagicon|France}} Grégory Dufrennes (2024) ''caretaker'' *{{Flagicon|Morocco}} Hussein Ammouta (2024–2025) *{{Flagicon|Netherlands}}{{Flagicon|Croatia}} Marino Pušić (2025–''present'') {{div col end}}
==Pro-League record== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Lvl. ! Tms. ! Pos. !President's Cup !League Cup |- |2008–09 |1 |12 |bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' |Quarter-Finals |Semi-Finals |- |2009–10 |1 |12 |bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' |Semi-Finals |bgcolor=gold|Champions |- |2010–11 |1 |12 |bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' |bgcolor=gold|Champions |First Round |- |2011–12 |1 |12 |4th |bgcolor=gold|Champions |Semi-Finals |- |2012–13 |1 |14 |bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''3rd''' |Quarter-Finals |bgcolor=silver|Runner-ups |- |2013–14 |1 |14 |bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''3rd''' |Round of 16 |bgcolor=silver|Runner-ups |- |2014–15 |1 |14 |bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' |Round of 16 |First Round |- |2015–16 |1 |14 |7th |bgcolor=gold|Champions |First Round |- |2016–17 |1 |14 |bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' |Quarter-Finals |Semi-Finals |- |2017–18 |1 |12 |7th |Quarter-Finals |Quarter-Finals |- |2018–19 |1 |14 |5th |Round of 16 |Quarter-Finals |- |2019–20{{ref|a|a|Corona}} |1 |14 |3rd |Quarter-Finals |Semi-Finals |- |2020–21 |1 |14 |bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' |Round of 16 |First Round |- |2021–22 |1 |14 |4th |Quarter-Finals |Semi-Finals |- |2022–23 |1 |14 |5th |Quarter-Finals |Semi-Finals |- |2023–24 |1 |14 |8th |Quarter-Finals |Quarter-Finals |}
<sub>'''Notes'''{{note|a}} 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.</sub>
'''Key''' * Pos. = Position * Tms. = Number of teams * Lvl. = League
==See also== * List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *[http://www.national-football-teams.com/club/2643/2016_1/Al_Jazira_Abu_Dhabi.html Current squad] at National-Football-Teams.com *{{official website|http://www.jc.ae/}} {{in lang|ar}}
{{Al Jazira FC}} {{Al Jazira Club squad}} {{UAE Pro-League teamlist}} {{City Football Group}}
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