# Khor Fakkan Club

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Emirati professional football club

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Football club

Khor Fakkan Club نادي خورفكان Full name Khorfakkan Sports & Cultural Club نادي خورفكان الرياضي الثقافي Nickname Al Nusur (The Eagles) Founded 1981; 45 years ago (1981) as Al Khaleej 2017; 9 years ago (2017) as Khorfakkan Ground Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Stadium, Khor Fakkan Capacity 6,132 Chairman Fahd bin Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Head coach Damir Krznar League UAE Pro League 2024–25 UAE Pro League, 8th Website khorfakkanfc.ae Home colours Away colours Third colours

**Khor Fakkan Club** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): نادي خورفكان الرياضي الثقافي, formally known as *Al Khaleej*), usually known simply as **Khor Fakkan**, is an [Emirati](/source/List_of_football_clubs_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates) professional [football](/source/Association_football) club from [Khor Fakkan](/source/Khor_Fakkan).

## History

Founded in 1981, the club won a [UAE Federation Cup](/source/UAE_Federation_Cup) in the 1993–94 season. In June 2017 the club was rebranded with a new name and logo now it is known as **Khor Fakkan**.[1] The team were promoted back to the top flight in 2019 after winning the [UAE Division 1](/source/UAE_First_Division_League), it was their first experience in the [UAE Pro League](/source/UAE_Pro_League) since 2008.[2]

## Pro-League record

Season Div. Tms. Pos. President's Cup League Cup 2008–09 1 12 12th Quarter-Finals First Round 2009–10 2 8 6th Round of 16 — 2010–11 2 Preliminary Round 2011–12 5th Round of 16 2012–13 14 8th Preliminary Round 2013–14 13 6th 2014–15 11 9th 2015–16 9 8th 2016–17 12 7th 2017–18 5th 2018–19 10 1st 2019–20a 1 14 12th Round of 16 First Round 2020–21 10th Quarter-Finals 2021–22 First Round 2022–23 Quarter-Finals

**Notes****[^](#ref_a)** 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the [COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates).

**Key**

- Pos. = Position

- Tms. = Number of teams

- Lvl. = League

## Players

### Current squad

*As of [UAE Pro-League](/source/UAE_Pro-League):*

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK UAE Ahmed Al-Hosani 2 DF UAE Yousef Al-Ameri 3 DF BRA Kayque Campos 4 DF UAE Mohammed Ali Shaker 5 MF GUI Ahmadou Camara 6 DF UAE Abdurahman Yousef 7 FW BRA Lourency 9 FW MAR Tarik Tissoudali 10 FW POR Aylton Boa Morte 11 MF UAE Ahmed Jshak 13 MF UAE Ahmed Barman 16 DF ARG Pedro Pavlov 20 MF BRA Filipe Augusto No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF MAR Selim Amallah 23 DF UAE Saeed Ahmed Abdulla 27 MF UAE Sultan Al-Shamsi 28 MF UAE Hamdan Humaid 30 DF MAR Akram Nakach 34 DF NED Serano Seymor 40 MF UAE Abdullah Al-Naqbi 48 GK UAE Jamal Al-Hosani 50 GK UAE Rashed Ali 74 DF EGY Abdalla Al Refaey 79 MF CIV Jean N'Guessan (on loan from Al Wasl) 90 FW CIV Adama Diallo (on loan from Al Wasl) 95 GK UAE Rashid Abdalla

### Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 DF UAE Abdulaziz Harun 15 MF VEN Bryant Ortega (on loan from Al-Ittihad) 19 MF UAE Rashid Al-Awadhi 22 FW EGY Yahya Yousri 24 MF UAE Abdulla Al-Shamsi No. Pos. Nation Player 25 MF UAE Khalid Al-Hanaai 26 DF UAE Omar Ibrahim 87 MF UAE Mohamed Al-Eter 96 GK UAE Rashed Al-Naour 99 FW CMR Junior Kameni

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF UAE Sultan Al-Zaabi (on loan to Al-Dhafra) 77 MF KOR Lee Seung-joon (on loan to Yongin) No. Pos. Nation Player 80 DF UAE Omar Saeed (on loan to Hatta)

## Honours

The club has gained the following honours:

- **[UAE Federation Cup](/source/UAE_Federation_Cup): 1** - **Winners**: 1993–94

- **[UAE Division One](/source/UAE_Division_One): 6** - **Winners**: 1978–79, 1981–82, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2018–19

- **[UAE President Cup](/source/UAE_President_Cup)** - Runners-up: 1986–87

## Notable players

- [Abdullah Ali Sultan](/source/Abdullah_Ali_Sultan)

- [Ismail Al Hammadi](/source/Ismail_Al_Hammadi)

- [Khalil Ghanim](/source/Khalil_Ghanim)

- [Mubarak Ghanim](/source/Mubarak_Ghanim)

- [Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov](/source/Temurkhuja_Abdukholiqov)

- [Osama Rashid](/source/Osama_Rashid)

## Club staff

Position Name Head coach Damir Krznar Assistant coach Aleš Mertelj Saeed Yameen Abbas Abdul Ghani Goalkeeper coach Raphael Santa Cruz Fitness coach Marko Jovanovic Match analyst Blazo Igumanovic Team Doctor Mahmoud Refaei Physiotherapist Mohammed Noaman Physical Therapist Mohammed Munir Khalid Shazli Interpreter Khalid Ayoub Rehabilitation specialist Omar Mostafa Team manager Anwar AlHammadi Nabeel Alnaqbi

## Futsal team

- **UAE PRESIDENT CUP - FUTSAL: 1**

- - **Winners**: 2012–2013

- **UAE FUTSAL LEAGUE: 1**

- - **Winners**: 2013–2014

- **UAE Federation Cup: 1**

- - **Winners**: 2013–2014

- **UAE FUTSAL SUPER CUP: 1**

- - **Winners**: 2014–2015

- **UAE YOUTH FUTSAL CUP: 1**

- - **Winners**: 2018.

## See also

- [List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates](/source/List_of_football_clubs_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** اليوم, خورفكان-الإمارات (14 June 2017). ["تغيير اسم نادي الخليج إلى "خورفكان""](https://www.emaratalyoum.com/sports/local/2017-06-14-1.1003587). *الإمارات اليوم*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Khor Fakkan and Hatta earn Arabian Gulf League returns on dramatic final day"](https://sport360.com/article/football/arabian-gulf-league/324548/khor-fakkan-and-hatta-earn-arabian-gulf-league-returns-on-dramatic-final-day). Sport360. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

## External links

- [Khor Fakkan Club](https://int.soccerway.com/teams/united-arab-emirates/al-khaleej-khor-fakkan/9967/) at Soccerway

v t e Khor Fakkan Club – current squad 1 A. Al-Hosani 2 Al-Ameri 3 Kayque 4 M. A. Shaker 5 Camara 6 A. Yousef 7 Lourency 9 Tissoudali 10 Boa Morte 11 A. Jshak 13 A. Barman 14 A. Harun 15 Ortega 16 Pavlov 19 Al-Awadhi 20 Augusto 21 Amallah 22 Y. Yousri 23 S. Ahmed 24 Al-Shamsi 25 Al-Hanaai 28 H. Humaid 30 Nakach 34 Seymor 40 Al-Naqbi 48 J. Al-Hosani 50 R .Ali 74 Al Refaey 79 N'Guessan 87 Al-Eter 90 Diallo 95 R .Abdalla 99 Kameni Manager: -

v t e Khor Fakkan Club – managers El Mansi (2017–18) Al Hammadi (2018–19) Abdulkadir (2019) Comelli (2019) Tufegdžić (2019–20) Caneda (2020) Zanardi (2020–21) Ibrahimc (2021–22) Calderón (2022) Al Anbari (2022–23) Zaragoza (2023) Jovović (2023–24) Isăilă (2024) Al Nimer (2024–25) Al Abdouli (2025–) (c) = caretaker manager

v t e Football teams in UAE UAE Pro League Ajman Al Ain Al Dhafra Al Jazira Al Nasr Al-Sharjah Al Wahda Al Wasl Baniyas Hatta Kalba Khor Fakkan Shabab Al-Ahli United UAE First Division League Al Arabi Al Bataeh Al Dhaid Al-Fujairah Al Hamriyah Al Ittifaq Al Jazirah Al Hamra Al Orooba Dibba Dibba Al Hisn Dubai City Emirates Gulf United Majd Masfout UAE Second Division League Al-Fath AL-Ittihad Al Rams Arabian Falcons Baynounah Forte Virtus Fursan Hispania Gulf United B Legentus Madenat Palm City Precision Royal United B UAE Third Division League AFC Al Arabi B Al-Shahama Dragon City Dubai City B Emerald Falcon Forte Virtus B G-Reds Irish Liver Modern Sport Nova Star Olympic Rimal Al-Sahra TFC United Sport Other clubs Al Madam Al Taawon Elite Falcons Falaj Al Mualla Masafi Mleiha Ras Al Khaimah Defunct clubs Al Dar Al Falah Al Gharbia Al-Hazem Al Hilal Al Nujoom Al-Quwwat Al-Musallaha Al Rimal Al Shaab Al Shabab Al Wathba Atletico Arabia Dubai Fleetwood United Green Herons Inter City HPC Laval Liwa Quattro Regional Sport Support Sporting Sporty PE Sports TFA Zamalek

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