Liwa FC

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'''Liwa Football Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي ليوا لكرة القدم}}) was an Emirati professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi|Al Dhafra]], [[Emirate of Abu Dhabi|Abu Dhabi]].

==History== Liwa FC was founded in 2020 by Ibrahim Selim and started their first season in that same year in the UAE Second Division. They would also start a youth program in 2021 to develop the club further.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://liwafc.ae/?page_id=57|title= Liwa FC - About us|website=Liwafc.ae |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> Former Egyptian goalkeeper [[Essam El Hadary]] announced his administration towards the club with the goal to provide it with players and technical staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2021-01-02/%D8%B9%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9|title=عصام الحضري يترأس نادي ليوا الإماراتي|publisher=Al Khaleej|access-date=2 January 2021}}</ref>

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

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{UAE Pro-League teamlist}}

[[Category:Football clubs in Abu Dhabi]] [[Category:Football clubs in the United Arab Emirates|Liwa]] [[Category:Association football clubs established in 2020]] [[Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 2022]] [[Category:Defunct football clubs in the United Arab Emirates]] [[Category:2020 establishments in the United Arab Emirates]]