{{Short description|Emirati professional football club}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Al Orooba<br>نادي العروبة | image = Al Urooba Club.png | fullname = Al Orooba Club | nickname = Green Duo (ثنائية الأخضر) | founded = {{start date and age|1972}} | ground = Al Sharqi Stadium | capacity = 3,000{{cn|date=October 2023}} | owner = Maktoum bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al-Sharqi | chairman = Khalifa Rashid Al-Mallahi | manager = Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi (caretaker) | mgrtitle = Head coach | league = [[UAE Pro League]] | season = [[2023–24 UAE Division 1|2023–24]] | position = UAE First Division League, 1st of 17 (promoted) | pattern_la1 = _kappadervio1g | pattern_b1 = _greenstripes1 | pattern_ra1 = _kappadervio1g | leftarm1 = 008015 | body1 = 008015 | rightarm1 = 008015 | shorts1 = 008015 | socks1 = 008015 | pattern_la2 = _greenborder | pattern_b2 = _greenstripes | pattern_ra2 = _greenborder | leftarm2 = 001c07 | body2 = 001c07 | rightarm2 = 001c07 | shorts2 = 008000 | socks2 = 008000 | current = 2021–22 Al Orooba Club season }}
'''Al Orooba Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي العروبة الرياضي الثقافي}}) is a [[United Arab Emirates]] professional [[association football|football]] club based in the city of [[Mirbah]] and [[Qidfa]], [[Emirate of Fujairah|Fujairah]]. The club currently plays in the [[UAE Pro League]].
==History== In 1960, two clubs were founded in [[Mirbah]] and [[Qidfa]], Al Wehda in Mirbah and Al Najma in Qidfa, both clubs were financially weak and by 1972, both clubs agreed to merge under the name '''Al Urooba''' to represent the Mirbah-Qidfa area of the [[Emirate of Fujairah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://b.way95.com/detail1025079123.html|title=نادي العروبة|access-date=30 September 2016|language=ar}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Stadium== Currently the team plays at the 3000-capacity Al Sharqi Stadium.<ref name=historyfifa>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/united-arab-emirates/al-urooba/9973/|title=Emirati Arabi Uniti: Al Urooba|publisher=Soccerway}}</ref>
==Honours== * '''[[UAE First Division League|UAE Division One]]''' **Champions (3): 1991–92, [[2020–21 UAE Division 1|2020–21]], [[2023–24 UAE Division 1|2023–24]]
==Pro-League Record== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Lvl. ! Tms. ! Pos. ![[UAE President's Cup|President's Cup]] ![[UAE League Cup|League Cup]] |- |[[2008–09 UAE Division 1|2008–09]] |[[UAE Division One|2]] |16 |4th |Preliminary Round |— |- |[[2009–10 UAE Division 1|2009–10]] |2 |8 |5th |Round of 16 |— |- |[[2010–11 UAE Division 1|2010–11]] |2 |8 |4th |Round of 16 |— |- |[[2011–12 UAE Division 1|2011–12]] |2 |8 |8th |Preliminary Round |— |- |[[2012–13 UAE Division 1|2012–13]] |2 |14 |6th |Preliminary Round |— |- |[[2013–14 UAE Division 1|2013–14]] |2 |13 |9th |Preliminary Round |— |- |[[2014–15 UAE Division 1|2014–15]] |2 |11 |6th |Preliminary Round |— |- |[[2015–16 UAE Division 1|2015–16]] |2 |9 |5th |Preliminary Round |— |- |[[2016–17 UAE Division 1|2016–17]] |2 |9 |3rd |Round of 16 |— |- |[[2017–18 UAE Division 1|2017–18]] |2 |12 |6th |Round of 16 |— |- |[[2018–19 UAE Division 1|2018–19]] |2 |10 |3rd |Preliminary Round |— |- |[[2019–20 UAE Division 1|2019–20]]{{ref|a|a|Corona}} |2 |11 |9th |Preliminary Round |— |- |[[2020–21 UAE Division 1|2020–21]] |2 |11 |bgcolor="#ACE1AF"|'''1st''' |Round of 16 |— |- |[[2021–22 UAE Pro League|2021–22]] |[[UAE Pro League|1]] |14 |bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|13th |Round of 16 |First Round |- |[[2022–23 UAE Division 1|2022–23]] |2 |17 |13th |Preliminary Round |— |- |[[2023–24 UAE Division 1|2023–24]] |2 |17 |bgcolor="#ACE1AF"|'''1st''' |- |[[2024–25 UAE Pro League|2024–25]] |1 |14 |bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|1Xth |} <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
== Current squad ==
''As of [[UAE First Division League]]:''
{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=009f01|color=001c07|border=001c07}} {{Fs player |no=2|nat=UAE|name=[[Ali Abdulla Ali]] |pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=3|nat=BRA|name=[[Lucas Mezenga]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=5|nat=UAE|name=[[Shahin Suroor]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=6|nat=OMA|name=Abdullah Al-Jabri|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=7|nat=EGY|name=Ahmed Magdy|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=10|nat=BRA|name=[[Teldiano Guimaraes Franca Junior|Teco]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=11|nat=UAE|name=[[Omar Jumaa]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=12|nat=UAE|name=[[Humaid Al-Najjar]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=13|nat=CMR|name=[[Michael Cheukoua]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=14|nat=NGR|name=[[Yusuf Olatunji (footballer)|Yusuf Olatunji]] |pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=16|nat=UAE|name=[[Mohammed Al-Hammadi (footballer, born 1998)|Mohammed Al-Hammadi]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=18|nat=UAE|name=[[Eisa Ahmed (footballer, born 1993)|Eisa Ahmed]]| pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=19|nat=MLI|name=[[Tiécoura Traoré (footballer)|Tiécoura Traoré]]|pos=MF}} {{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=009f01|color=001c07|border=001c07}} {{Fs player |no=20|nat=UAE|name=Marwan Abdullah|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=21|nat=UAE|name=[[Bader Rashed]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=28|nat=UAE|name=[[Saoud Saeed]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=29|nat=GAM|name=[[Babucarr Seye]] {{small|<sup>'''U21'''</sup>}}|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=36|nat=NGR|name=[[Damilare Salaudeen]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=40|nat=UAE|name=[[Abdullah Yousef]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=44|nat=GUI|name=[[Ibrahima Cissé (footballer, born 1994)|Ibrahima Cissé]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=55|nat=UAE|name=[[Talal Khameis]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=70|nat=OMA|name=[[Khalid Al-Jabri]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=74|nat=EGY|name=[[Adham Khalid]]|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan from [[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=80|nat=SER|name=[[Sinisa Jolacic]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=90|nat=MNE|name=[[Nikša Vujanović]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=91|nat=UAE|name=Ahmed Al-Dhanhani {{small|<sup>'''U21'''</sup>}}|pos=GK}} {{fs end|nonumber=|bg=009f01|color=001c07|border=001c07}}
==Coaching staff== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |- !Position !Name |- | Head Coach | {{flagicon|UAE}} André Jasmins (caretaker) |- | Assistant Coach | {{flagicon|UAE}} Pedro Miranda |- | Goalkeeper Coach | {{flagicon|UAE}} Miguel Matos |- | Fitness Coach | {{flagicon|UAE}} Luis Estanislau |- | Match Analysis | {{flagicon|UAE}} Marcio Rocha |- | Doctor | {{flagicon|UAE}} Abdusalam Ali |- | Physiotherapist | {{flagicon|UAE}} Fahad Al-Naqbi |}
==See also== * [[List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://int.soccerway.com/teams/united-arab-emirates/al-urooba/9973/ Soccerway] * [http://www.soccerpunter.com/soccer-statistics/United-Arab-Emirates/Presidents-Cup-2012-2013/team_info_overall/9973_Al_Urooba Soccerpunter]
{{Al Urooba Club squad}} {{Arabian Gulf League teamlist}} {{Authority control}}
[[Category:Football clubs in the United Arab Emirates|Urooba]] [[Category:Association football clubs established in 1972]] [[Category:1972 establishments in the United Arab Emirates]]