{{Short description|Emirati professional football club}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Laval<br />لافال | fullname = Laval United Football Club<br />نادي لافال يونايتد لكرة القدم | nickname = | image = Laval_United_FC.png | upright = | founded = {{start date and age|2020|6}} (''as Al Sahel'') | ground = Dubai Stadium for People of Determination | capacity = | owner = [[Yahya Kirdi]] | manager = [[Wolfgang Rolff]]<br>[[Moustafa Hallak]] | league = [[UAE Second Division League]] | season = [[2022–23 UAE Division 2|2022–23]] | position = 9th | current = | website = http://www.lavalunitedfc.com/ | pattern_la1 = _shoulder_stripes_blue_stripes | pattern_b1 = _bluecollar | pattern_ra1 = _shoulder_stripes_blue_stripes | pattern_sh1 = _blue_stripes_adidas | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = FFFFFF | body1 = FFFFFF | rightarm1 = FFFFFF | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = 0000FF | pattern_la2 = _blackborder | pattern_b2 = _blackleftsash | pattern_ra2 = _blackborder | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF }}
'''Laval United FC''' ({{langx|ar|نادي لافال يونايتد لكرة القدم}}) is an Emirati football club based in [[Al Qusais]], [[Dubai]]. The club was founded in June 2020 and it plays in the [[UAE Second Division League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lavalunitedfc.com/about-us.html|title=Laval - About us|access-date=20 August 2020}}</ref>
==History== The club was originally founded as Al Sahel and had established operations at [[Ajman]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2020-06-14/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%84-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B6%D9%85-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%81%D9%83%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%81-%D9%88%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD-%D8%A8%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9|title=الساحل ينضم إلى دوري الهواة بفكر محترف.. وصالح بشير رئيساً للإدارة|publisher=Al Khaleej|access-date=15 January 2020|language=ar}}</ref>
In 2021, the club name was changed from Al Sahel to Laval United FC after Canadian businessman and former football player Yahya Kirdi became the club president. The club was moved to Dubai and the name of the club was changed to [[Laval, Quebec|Laval]] after his hometown in [[Quebec]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/01/25/2163543/0/en/A-young-multinational-Quebec-start-up-signs-a-20-year-contract-with-Canadian-businessman-Mr-Yahya-Kirdi-President-of-Laval-United-FC-a-Member-of-the-Royal-Family-of-the-United-Arab.html|title=A young multinational Quebec start-up signs a 20-year contract with Canadian businessman Mr. Yahya Kirdi (President of Laval United FC) & a Member of the Royal Family of the United Arab Emirates|date=25 January 2021|publisher=Global Newswire}}</ref>
==Current squad== ''As of 2023–24 season:'' <br/>
{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=003DA5|color=000000|border=000000}} {{Fs player |no=5|nat=UAE|name=[[Hassan Al Blooshi]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=6|nat=GHA|name=[[Kevin Ngwang]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=7|nat=IRN|name=[[Iman Mozafari]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=9|nat=UAE|name=[[Mohammed Mahboob]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=10|nat=UAE|name=[[Hassan Ahmed Al Blooshi|Hassan Al Blooshi]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=11|nat=UAE|name=[[Hamed Al Saedi]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=12|nat=IRN|name=[[Zoshki Amirhossein]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=14|nat=EGY|name=[[Mohamed El Sayed Abdulaziz|Mohamed Abdulaziz]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=17|nat=CIV|name=[[Ibrahim Samba]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=20|nat=COL|name=[[Juan Londono]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=21|nat=GHA|name=[[Youssef Al Mhimid]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=23|nat=IRN|name=[[Hamid Tavakoli Pour|Hamid Tavakoli]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=24|nat=GHA|name=[[Abrahim Kpodjie]]|pos=GK}} {{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=003DA5|color=000000|border=000000}} {{Fs player |no=25|nat=GHA|name=[[Andrews Owusu]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=30|nat=DRC|name=[[Corneille Kasende]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=40|nat=GHA|name=[[Abraham Odoom]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=41|nat=UAE|name=[[Eisa Al Blooshi]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=44|nat=COD|name=[[Jonathan Nsombe]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=70|nat=GHA|name=[[Mathias Teye]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=77|nat=EGY|name=[[Mohamed El Said Ellokzi|Mohamed Ellokzi]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=14|nat=EGY|name=[[Mohamed Naser Abdelaziz|Mohamed Naser]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=80|nat=GHA|name=[[William Forson]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=90|nat=EGY|name=[[Ahmed Mohamed Salim|Ahmed Salim]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=97|nat=SDN|name=[[Mohamed Mutasim]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=99|nat=EGY|name=[[Ibrahim Eloksh]]|pos=FW}} {{fs end|nonumber=|bg=003DA5|color=000000|border=000000}}
==See also== * [[List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/laval-united-fc/48872/ Laval United FC] at Global Sports Archive {{UAE Pro-League teamlist}}
[[Category:Football clubs in Dubai]] [[Category:Football clubs in the United Arab Emirates|Laval]] [[Category:Association football clubs established in 2020]] [[Category:2020 establishments in the United Arab Emirates]]