Al Wahda FC

{{Short description|Association football club in United Arab Emirates}} {{About|the Emirati football club|other clubs|Al-Wahda (disambiguation){{!}}Al-Wahda}} {{more citations needed|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Al-Wahda FC نادي الوحدة لكرة القدم | image = Al Wahda FC logo.svg | upright = 0.7 | fullname = Al-Wahda Football Club | nickname = The Clarets (الكلاريت) The Maroons (العنابي) | short name = | founded = {{start date and age|1984}} | ground = [[Al Nahyan Stadium]] | capacity = 15,894<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.alwahda-fc.com/Wahda-Club/Facilities |title=نبذة عن منشآت نادي الوحدة الرياضي |access-date=2015-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317194800/http://alwahda-fc.com/Wahda-Club/Facilities |archive-date=2015-03-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | owner = Diab Bin Zayed Al Nahyan | chairman = Rashid Bin Diab Al Nahyan | manager = [[Hassan al Abdouli]] | mgrtitle = Head coach | league = [[UAE Pro League]] | season = [[2024–25 UAE Pro League|2024–25]] | position = UAE Pro League, 3rd | website = {{URL|http://www.alwahda-sc.com}} | kit_alt1 = | pattern_la1 = _alwahda2425h | pattern_b1 = _alwahda2425h | pattern_ra1 = _alwahda2425h | pattern_sh1 = _alwahda2425h | pattern_so1 = _color_3_stripes_gold | leftarm1 = 8E1111 | body1 = 8E1111 | rightarm1 = 8E1111 | shorts1 = 8E1111 | socks1 = 8E1111 | kit_alt2 = | pattern_la2 = _alwahda2425a | pattern_b2 = _alwahda2425a | pattern_ra2 = _alwahda2425a | pattern_sh2 = _fortuna2425a | pattern_so2 = _3_stripes_navy | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF | kit_alt3 = | pattern_la3 = | pattern_b3 = | pattern_ra3 = | pattern_sh3 = | pattern_so3 = | leftarm3 = | body3 = | rightarm3 = | shorts3 = | socks3 = | current = 2022–23 Al Wahda FC season }}

'''Al-Wahda Football Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي الوحدة لكرة القدم|al-waḥda|Union}}) is an Emirati professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Abu Dhabi]], that competes in the [[UAE Pro League]].<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/united-arab-emirates/al-wahda-fc-abu-dhabi/5494/ Al Wahda FC (UAE): club profile, squad, fixtures and achieves] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430192318/https://int.soccerway.com/teams/united-arab-emirates/al-wahda-fc-abu-dhabi/5494/ |date=2021-04-30 }} ''Soccerway.com''. Retrieved 16 April 2021</ref> The club was founded in 1984 and plays its home games at the [[Al Nahyan Stadium]]. The club's colours are maroon, navy blue and white.

==History==

===Foundation=== The first team created in [[Abu Dhabi]] was Al-Ahli in 1966, followed respectively by Al-Ittihad in 1968, Al-Falah and Al-Wahda in 1969. In 1974, a decision was made by the Minister of youth and sport to create Abu Dhabi SC by merging Al-Ittihad and Al-Wahda on 13 March 1974, and to create Al-Emirates SC by merging Al-Ahli and Al-Falah on 3 June 1974. In 1984, Abu Dhabi SC and Al-Emirates SC merged to create Al-Wahda FC.

===Modern era=== In [[1998–99 UAE Football League|1999]], Al Wahda won their maiden UAE League title with 8 points ahead of their rivals [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]]. In 2018, Al Wahda changed its official logo as part of a new club redesign.

== Honours ==

===Leagues=== '''[[UAE Pro League]]: 4''' * Champions: [[1998–99 UAE Football League|1998–99]], [[2000–01 UAE Football League|2000–01]], [[2004–05 UAE Football League|2004–05]], [[2009–10 UAE Premier League|2009–10]]

'''[[UAE Division One]]: 2''' * Champions: 1976–77, 1984–85

===Cups=== '''[[UAE President's Cup]]: 2''' * Champions: 1999–2000, [[2016–17 UAE President's Cup|2016–17]]

'''[[UAE Federation Cup]]: 3''' * Champions: 1986, 1995, 2001

'''[[UAE League Cup]]: 4''' * Champions: 2015–16, 2017–18, [[2023–24 UAE League Cup|2023–24]], [[2025–26 UAE League Cup|2025–26]]

'''[[UAE Super Cup]]: 4''' * Champions: 2002, 2011, [[2017 UAE Super Cup|2017]], [[2018 UAE Super Cup|2018]]

===Regional===

'''[[Qatar–UAE Challenge Cup]]:1 ''' * Champions: 2024–25

'''[[UAE–Qatar Challenge Shield]]:1 ''' * Champions: 2025–26

==Home stadium== [[File:Al Nahyan Stadium 2022.jpg|thumb|300x300px|An outer view of the [[Al Nahyan Stadium]]]] The [[Al Nahyan Stadium]] is the home of Al Wahda.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uae.agleague.ae/en/club/al-wahda.html|title=Al Wahda – Clubs – UAE Pro League Committee|publisher=Al Wahda Club|access-date=17 April 2021|archive-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401122010/http://uae.agleague.ae/en/club/al-wahda.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Built in 1995 and renovated for the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]], it seats 15,895 supporters. It lays beside [[Al Wahda Mall]], on Ahmed Bin Khalaf Al Otaiba Street, and is hence located in the centre of the city of Abu Dhabi.

==Performance in AFC competitions== Al Wahda has been qualifying for Asian competitions since the late 90s. They have made multiple appearances in the [[AFC Champions League Elite|AFC Champions League]]. Al Wahda FC made two appearances in the [[Asian Cup Winners Cup]], in the [[1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1998–99]] and the [[2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2000–01]] seasons, reaching the first round on both occasions.

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" width="100%" ! style="background:#692335;border:1px solid #AB9767;color:#ffffff;" colspan=20 | Al Wahda's season-by-season record in international competitions |- | colspan=20| 1 Group stage. Highest-ranked eliminated team in case of qualification, lowest-ranked qualified team in case of elimination. |- !colspan=20|[[Arab Club Champions Cup]] |- ! Season !! colspan=10|Preliminary stages !! Round of 32 !! Round of 16 !! Quarter-finals !! Semi-finals !! Final |- | [[2017 Arab Club Championship|2017]] || colspan=12| || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]1 |- | [[2023 Arab Club Champions Cup|2023]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[Bourj FC|Bourj]] ||bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[AS FAR (football club)|ASFAR]] ||bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[CR Belouizdad]]1 || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al Shabab]] |- !colspan=20|[[FIFA Club World Cup]] |- ! Season !! colspan=13|Preliminary stages !! Semi-finals / Fifth match !! Final / Third match |- | [[2010 FIFA Club World Cup|2010]] || colspan=11| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|PNG}} [[Hekari United F.C.|Hekari United]] ||bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seongnam FC|Seongnam]] ||bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[C.F. Pachuca|Pachuca]] |} {| class="wikitable" |+ !Season !'''[[AFC Champions League]]''' |- ! colspan="2" |Asian Club Championship |- |[[1999–2000 Asian Club Championship|1999–00]] |First round |- |[[2000–01 Asian Club Championship|2000-01]] |''Did not qualify'' |- |[[2001–02 Asian Club Championship|2001–02]] |Group stage |- ! colspan="2" |AFC Champions League |- |[[2002–03 AFC Champions League|2002-03]] |''Did not qualify'' |- |[[2004 AFC Champions League|2004]] |Quarter-finals |- |[[2005 AFC Champions League|2005]] |''Did not qualify'' |- |[[2006 AFC Champions League|2006]] |Group stage |- |[[2007 AFC Champions League|2007]] |Semi-finals |- |[[2008 AFC Champions League|2008]] |Group stage |- |[[2009 AFC Champions League|2009]] |''Did not qualify'' |- |[[2010 AFC Champions League|2010]] |Round of 32 |- |[[2011 AFC Champions League|2011]] |Round of 32 |- |[[2012 AFC Champions League|2012]] |''Did not qualify'' |- |[[2013 AFC Champions League|2013]] |''Did not qualify'' |- |[[2014 AFC Champions League|2014]] |''Did not qualify'' |- |[[2015 AFC Champions League|2015]] |Play-offs |- |[[2016 AFC Champions League|2016]] |''Did not qualify'' |- |[[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]] |Round of 32 |- |[[2018 AFC Champions League|2018]] |Round of 32 |- |[[2019 AFC Champions League|2019]] |Round of 16 |- |[[2020 AFC Champions League|2020]] |''Withdrew'' |- |[[2021 AFC Champions League|2021]] |Quarter-finals |- |[[2022 AFC Champions League|2022]] |''Did not qualify'' |- |[[2023–24 AFC Champions League|2023-24]] |''Did not qualify'' |- ! colspan="2" |AFC Champions League Elite |- |[[2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite|2024–25]] |''Did not qualify'' |- |[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite|2025–26]] |''Qualified'' |} ::

==Players== ===Current squad=== ''As of [[UAE Pro-League]]:''

{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=692335|color=AB9767|border=000080}} {{Fs player |no=1|nat=UAE|name=[[Mohamed Al-Shamsi]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=2|nat=UAE|name=[[Mansour Burghash]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=3|nat=UAE|name=[[Lucas Pimenta]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=5|nat=UAE|name=[[Ala Zhir]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=6|nat=IRN|name=[[Mohammad Ghorbani (footballer)|Mohammad Ghorbani]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=7|nat=UAE|name=[[Caio Canedo]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=8|nat=UAE|name=[[Abdulaziz Mohammed (footballer, born 2002)|Abdulaziz Mohammed]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=9|nat=IRN|name=[[Reza Ghandipour]]|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan from [[Shabab Al Ahli Club|Shabab Al Ahli]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=10|nat=SRB|name=[[Dušan Tadić]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=11|nat=ARG|name=[[Facundo Kruspzky]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=12|nat=UAE|name=[[Abdulla Hamad]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=17|nat=ARG|name=[[Gerónimo Rivera]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=19|nat=UAE|name=[[Rúben Canedo]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=22|nat=POR|name=[[Bernardo Folha]]|pos=MF}} {{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=692335|color=AB9767|border=000080}} {{Fs player |no=25|nat=BRA|name=[[Jadsom]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=26|nat=UAE|name=Hazaa Ammar|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=30|nat=NGA|name=[[Favour Ogbu]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=31|nat=UAE|name=[[Saša Ivković]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=32|nat=POR|name=[[Gonçalo Moura de Oliveira|Guga]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=35|nat=BEL|name=[[Christian Benteke]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=36|nat=UAE|name=[[Zayed Al-Hammadi]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=38|nat=ESP|name=[[Arnau Pradas]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=60|nat=UAE|name=[[Bader Nasser (Emirati footballer)|Bader Nasser]]|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan from [[Shabab Al Ahli Club|Shabab Al Ahli]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=64|nat=UAE|name=[[Rashed Issam]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=66|nat=UAE|name=[[Gastón Suárez (footballer)|Gastón Suárez]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=68|nat=UAE|name=[[Mohamed Ali (footballer, born 2001)|Mohamed Ali]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=70|nat=SYR|name=[[Omar Khribin]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=94|nat=MLI|name=[[Brahima Diarra]]|pos=MF}} {{fs end}}

===Reserve team=== {{fs start|nonumber=|bg=692335|color=AB9767|border=000080}} {{Fs player |no=13|nat=UAE|name=Hazaa Shehab|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=14|nat=UAE|name=Khamis Nasser|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=15|nat=IRN|name=[[Mobin Dehghan]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=16|nat=SEN|name=Prince Gueye|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=18|nat=UAE|name=Obaid Ahmed|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=21|nat=UAE|name=Khalid Al-Jabri|pos=DF}} {{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=692335|color=AB9767|border=000080}} {{Fs player |no=24|nat=JOR|name=Abdulrahman Subhi|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=27|nat=TUN|name=[[Louay Trayi]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=29|nat=UAE|name=Dhiyab Mohammed|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=41|nat=NIG|name=[[Oumarou Diadje]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=80|nat=YEM|name=Abdulqader Al-Somhi|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=96|nat=UAE|name=Mayed Ahmed|pos=FW}} {{fs end}}

===Unregistered players=== {{fs start|nonumber=|bg=692335|color=AB9767|border=000080}} {{Fs player |no=20|nat=UAE|name=[[Mansoor Al-Menhali]]|pos=FW}} {{fs end}}

===Out on loan=== {{fs start|nonumber=|bg=692335|color=AB9767|border=000080}} {{Fs player |no=|nat=CMR|name=[[Leonel Wamba]] |pos=FW|other={{small|on loan to [[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]]}}}} {{fs end}}

== Coaching staff ==

{| class="wikitable" |+ !Position !Name |- |Head Coach |{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Darko Milanič]] |- |Goalkeeper Coach |{{flagicon|BRA}} Christopher Sales {{Flagicon|UAE}} Abdullslam Jumaa |- |Conditioning Coach |{{Flagicon|POR}} Helder Fernandes Soares |- |Chief Analyst |{{Flagicon|BRA}} Tiago Albuquerque Freire |- |Club Doctor |{{Flagicon|TUN}} Waleed Al-Shikh |- |Medical Therapist |{{Flagicon|SRB}} Ninad Martino |- |Massage Therapist |{{Flagicon|CRO}} Božo Sinkovic {{Flagicon|SRB}} Vladimir Harfman |}

==Managerial history== * Served as caretaker coach. {|class="wikitable" !Name !Nat. !From !To !Ref. |- |[[Helmy Toulan]] |{{flagicon|Egypt|1972}} |style="text-align:center"|1979 |style="text-align:center"|1984 | |- |[[Heshmat Mohajerani]] |{{flagicon|Iran}} |style="text-align:center"|1984 |style="text-align:center"|1986 | |- |[[Slobodan Halilović]] |{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} |style="text-align:center"|1991 |style="text-align:center"|1992 | |- |[[Mahmoud El-Gohary]] |{{flagicon|Egypt}} |style="text-align:center"|1995 |style="text-align:center"|1996 | |- |[[Jo Bonfrère]] |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |style="text-align:center"|1998 |style="text-align:center"|1999 | |- |[[Ruud Krol]] |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |style="text-align:center"|1999 |style="text-align:center"|1999 | |- |[[Dimitri Davidovic]] |{{flagicon|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|1999 |style="text-align:center"|2000 | |- |[[Rinus Israël]] |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |style="text-align:center"|2000 |style="text-align:center"|2001 | |- |Jo Bonfrère |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |style="text-align:center"|2001 |style="text-align:center"|February 2002 | |- |[[Arie van der Zouwen]]* |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |style="text-align:center"|2002 |style="text-align:center"|2002 |<ref name=dongennieuws>{{cite news|url=https://dongen.nieuws.nl/sport/20110615/arie-van-der-zouwen-trainer-dongen/|website=Nieuws.nl|title=Arie van der Zouwen trainer Dongen|author=|date=15 June 2011|quote=Verder werkte hij in het verleden als assistent onder Jo Bonfrère bij Al Wahda in de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten waar hij zelfs nog kortstondig hoofdtrainer was.}}</ref><ref name=kandidaat>{{cite news |url=https://www.pzc.nl/zeeuws-voetbal/tholense-boys-legt-arie-van-der-zouwen-voor-twee-jaar-vast-de-gedroomde-kandidaat~a971f6d1/|title=Tholense Boys legt Arie van der Zouwen voor twee jaar vast: ‘De gedroomde kandidaat’ |date=3 February 2021 |first=Daniel |last=Vervelde |newspaper=[[Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant]]|access-date=22 November 2025 |quote=Tholense Boys strikt met Van der Zouwen bovendien een trainer met ervaring in het buitenland. Hij was in het verleden bondscoach van Hongkong, assistent van Jo Bonfrère bij Al-Wahda in de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten en bij die club na het ontslag van Bonfrère ook interim-coach.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/bonfrere-ontslagen-bij-al-wahda |title=Bonfrère ontslagen bij Al Wahda |date=13 February 2002 |magazine=[[Voetbal International]]|access-date=22 November 2025 |language=Dutch|quote=Bonfrères assistent Arie van der Zouwen is aangesteld als interim-coach. Binnen enkele weken hoopt Al Wahda een nieuwe coach te kunnen presenteren.}}</ref> |- |[[Cemşir Muratoğlu]] |{{flagicon|Turkey}} |style="text-align:center"|2002 |style="text-align:center"|2003 | |- |[[Rolf Fringer]] |{{flagicon|Austria}} |style="text-align:center"|14 March 2003 |style="text-align:center"|30 June 2003 | |- |[[Rolland Courbis]] |{{flagicon|France|1974}} |style="text-align:center"|1 July 2003 |style="text-align:center"|30 November 2003 | |- |Rinus Israël |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |style="text-align:center"|1 December 2003 |style="text-align:center"|30 June 2004 | |- |[[Ahmad Abdel-Halim (coach)|Ahmad Abdel-Halim]] |{{flagicon|Egypt}} |style="text-align:center"|2004 |style="text-align:center"|2005 | |- |[[Reiner Hollmann]] |{{flagicon|Germany}} |style="text-align:center"|1 July 2005 |style="text-align:center"|3 April 2006 | |- |[[Richard Tardy]] |{{flagicon|France|1974}} |style="text-align:center"|2006 |style="text-align:center"|4 August 2006 | |- |[[Horst Köppel]] |{{flagicon|Germany}} |style="text-align:center"|5 August 2006 |style="text-align:center"|11 October 2006 |<ref name=alwahdajob>{{cite news|title=Köppel wechselt in die VAE|url=https://www.kicker.de/koeppel-wechselt-in-die-vae-353284/artikel|access-date=9 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=5 August 2006|language=de|archive-date=18 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518015525/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/startseite/353284/artikel_koeppel-wechselt-in-die-vae.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Jo Bonfrère |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |style="text-align:center"|13 December 2007 |style="text-align:center"|10 December 2008 | |- |[[Josef Hickersberger]] |{{flagicon|Austria}} |style="text-align:center"|10 December 2008 |style="text-align:center"|1 June 2010 | |- |[[László Bölöni]] |{{flagicon|Romania}} |style="text-align:center"|29 May 2010 |style="text-align:center"|2 September 2010 |<ref>[http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100524/SPORT/705239888/1004/foreign Bölöni appointed as head coach of Al-Wahda] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606224139/http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20100524%2FSPORT%2F705239888%2F1004%2Fforeign |date=6 June 2014 }}</ref> |- |[[Tite (football manager)|Tite]] |{{flagicon|Brazil}} |style="text-align:center"|31 August 2010 |style="text-align:center"|19 October 2010 | |- |Josef Hickersberger |{{flagicon|Austria}} |style="text-align:center"|22 October 2010 |style="text-align:center"|30 June 2012 | |- |[[Branko Ivanković]] |{{flagicon|Croatia}} |style="text-align:center"|20 May 2012 |style="text-align:center"|28 April 2013 | |- |Josef Hickersberger |{{flagicon|Austria}} |style="text-align:center"|28 April 2013 |style="text-align:center"|15 July 2013 | |- |[[Karel Jarolím]] |{{flagicon|Czechia}} |style="text-align:center"|15 July 2013 |style="text-align:center"|9 November 2013 | |- |[[José Peseiro]] |{{flagicon|Portugal}} |style="text-align:center"|11 November 2013 |style="text-align:center"|11 January 2015 | |- |[[Sami Al-Jaber]] |{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} |style="text-align:center"|11 January 2015 |style="text-align:center"|19 May 2015 | |- |[[Javier Aguirre]] |{{flagicon|Mexico}} |style="text-align:center"|18 June 2015 |style="text-align:center"|20 May 2017 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/2015/06/18/futbol/futbol_internacional/1434631046.html|title=Javier Aguirre ficha por el Al Wahda|author=Cerezo, Hugo|work=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]|date=18 June 2015|language=es|access-date=17 April 2021|archive-date=5 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805160418/http://www.marca.com/2015/06/18/futbol/futbol_internacional/1434631046.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Laurențiu Reghecampf]] |{{flagicon|Romania}} |style="text-align:center"|3 July 2017 |style="text-align:center"|25 November 2018 | |- |[[Henk ten Cate]] |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |style="text-align:center"|7 December 2018 |style="text-align:center"|26 May 2019 | |- |[[Maurice Steijn]] |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |style="text-align:center"|9 June 2019 |style="text-align:center"|17 October 2019 | |- |[[Manuel Jiménez Jiménez|Manuel Jiménez]] |{{flagicon|Spain}} |style="text-align:center"|17 October 2019 |style="text-align:center"|18 July 2020 |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/al-jazira-al-wahda-appoint-new-managers|title=Al Jazira, Al Wahda appoint new managers|newspaper=[[Khaleej Times]]|first=James|last=Jose|date=17 October 2019|access-date=17 April 2021|archive-date=23 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123085616/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/al-jazira-al-wahda-appoint-new-managers|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Mark Wotte]] |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |style="text-align:center"|18 July 2020 |style="text-align:center"|8 September 2020 | |- |[[Vuk Rašović]] |{{flagicon|Serbia}} |style="text-align:center"|8 September 2020 |style="text-align:center"|12 March 2021 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Al Wahda set to name Vuk Rašović as new coach ahead of Asian Champions League resumption|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/al-wahda-set-to-name-vuk-rasovic-as-new-coach-ahead-of-asian-champions-league-resumption-1.1074081|publisher=thenational|access-date=17 April 2021|archive-date=3 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703162530/https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/al-wahda-set-to-name-vuk-rasovic-as-new-coach-ahead-of-asian-champions-league-resumption-1.1074081|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Henk ten Cate |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |style="text-align:center"|13 March 2021 |style="text-align:center"|25 October 2021 | |- |[[Grégory Dufrennes]] |{{flagicon|France}} |style="text-align:center"|26 October 2021 |style="text-align:center"|3 June 2022 | |- |[[Carlos Carvalhal]] |{{flagicon|Portugal}} |style="text-align:center"|1 July 2022 |style="text-align:center"|2 October 2022 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Carlos Carvalhal leaves Al Wahda|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/carlos-carvalhals-path-hull-city-7659770|publisher=Hull Daily Mail|access-date=5 October 2022}}</ref> |- |[[Manolo Jiménez (footballer, born 1964)|Manuel Jiménez]] |{{flagicon|Spain}} |style="text-align:center"|5 October 2022 |style="text-align:center"|12 March 2023 | |- |[[Arno Buitenweg]]* |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |style="text-align:center"|13 March 2023 |style="text-align:center"|17 June 2023 | |- |[[Pitso Mosimane]] |{{flagicon|South Africa}} |style="text-align:center"|18 June 2023 |style="text-align:center"|10 November 2023 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2023-06-18-pitso-mosimane-joins-uae-side-al-wahda/|website=timeslive|author=Mahlatse Mphahlele|title=Pitso Mosimane joins UAE side Al Wahda|access-date=18 June 2023}}</ref> |- |Arno Buitenweg* |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |style="text-align:center"|10 November 2023 |style="text-align:center"|5 January 2024 | |- |[[Goran Tufegdžić]] |{{flagicon|Serbia}} |style="text-align:center"|5 January 2024 |style="text-align:center"|5 July 2024 | |- |[[Ronny Deila]] |{{flagicon|Norway}} |style="text-align:center"|5 July 2024 |style="text-align:center"|18 December 2024 | |- |[[Darko Milanič]] |{{flagicon|Slovenia}} |style="text-align:center"|18 December 2024 |style="text-align:center"|20 June 2025 | |- |[[José Morais]] |{{flagicon|Portugal}} |style="text-align:center"|20 June 2025 |style="text-align:center"|12 December 2025 |}

==Pro-League record== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Level ! No. of teams ! Position ![[UAE President's Cup|President's Cup]] ![[UAE League Cup|League Cup]] |- |[[2008–09 UAE Pro League|2008–09]] |[[UAE Pro-League|1]] |12 |4th |Semi-Finals |bgcolor=silver|Runner-ups |- |[[2009–10 UAE Pro League|2009–10]] |1 |12 |bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' |Semi-Finals |Semi-Finals |- |[[2010–11 UAE Pro League|2010–11]] |1 |12 |5th |bgcolor=silver|Runner-ups |Semi-Finals |- |[[2011–12 UAE Pro League|2011–12]] |1 |12 |6th |Semi-Finals |First Round |- |[[2012–13 UAE Pro League|2012–13]] |1 |14 |7th |Semi-Finals |Semi-Finals |- |[[2013–14 UAE Pro League|2013–14]] |1 |14 |bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' |Quarter-Finals |First Round |- |[[2014–15 UAE Pro League|2014–15]] |1 |14 |4th |Round of 16 |First Round |- |[[2015–16 UAE Pro League|2015–16]] |1 |14 |bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''3rd''' |Round of 16 |bgcolor=gold|Champions |- |[[2016–17 UAE Pro League|2016–17]] |1 |14 |5th |bgcolor=gold|Champions |First Round |- |[[2017–18 UAE Pro League|2017–18]] |1 |12 |bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' |Semi-Finals |bgcolor=gold|Champions |- |[[2018–19 UAE Pro League|2018–19]] |1 |14 |bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''3rd''' |Round of 16 |bgcolor=silver|Runner-ups |- |[[2019–20 UAE Pro League|2019–20]]{{ref|a|a|Corona}} |1 |14 |5th |Round of 16 |Quarter-Finals |- |[[2020–21 UAE Pro League|2020–21]] |1 |14 |7th |Round of 16 |First Round |- |[[2021–22 UAE Pro League|2021–22]] |1 |14 |bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''3rd''' |bgcolor=silver|Runner-ups |Semi-Finals |- |[[2022–23 UAE Pro League|2022–23]] |1 |14 |bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''3rd''' |Preliminary Round |Quarter-Finals |- |[[2023–24 UAE Pro League|2023–24]] |1 |14 |5th |Round of 16 |bgcolor=gold|Champions |} '''Notes'''{{note|a}} 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates]]

==See also== * [[List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website}} {{in lang|ar}} * {{Facebook|AlWahdaFCC}}

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