Al Jazira Club

Al-Jazira
الجزيرة
Full nameAl-Jazira Club
NicknamesAl Ankabout (The Spider)
Fakhr Abu Dhabi (Pride of Abu Dhabi)
Founded1974; 52 years ago (1974)
GroundMohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Capacity36,186
ChairmanSheikh Mansour
CoachCosmin Olăroiu
LeagueUAE Pro League
2025–26UAE Pro League, 4th of 14
Websitejc.ae
Current season

Al-Jazira Club (Arabic: الجزيرة, romanized: al-Jazīra, lit. 'The Island') is an Emirati professional football club based in Abu Dhabi, that currently competes in the UAE Pro League.

History

Al-Jazira was established in 1974 as a merger between Khalidiyah and Al Bateen. The club struggled to stay in the league, getting relegated on multiple occasions during the 1980s and 1990s, but experienced a recent success when Sheikh Mansour invested into them in the 2000s. Since his purchase, they won their first league title in 2011 and two more league titles in 2017 and 2021. Al Jazira have produced talented homegrown players such as Ali Mabkhout and Khalfan Mubarak and many others that would end up playing for the UAE national team.

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

Cups

Regional competitions

Club officials

Position Staff
Sporting DirectorUnited Arab Emirates Islam Marzooq
Head CoachRomania Cosmin Olăroiu
Assistant CoachEngland Hamza Serrar
United Arab Emirates Abdalla Mehmood
United Arab Emirates Mansoor Fawaz
Goalkeeper GoachMorocco Redouane Benchtioui
Fitness CoachEngland Adil Mirza
United Arab Emirates Yaqoob Mamoon
Performance AnalystIndia Shaihan Asi

Players

As of UAE Pro-League:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  TUR Ersin Destanoğlu
2 DF  BRA Igor Serrote
4 DF  BRA Willyan Rocha
5 DF  UAE Khalifa Al Hammadi
6 DF  UAE Mohammed Al-Attas
7 MF  UAE Abdullah Ramadan
8 MF  UAE Mamadou Coulibaly
9 FW  COD Simon Banza
10 FW  BRA Malcom
14 DF  SWE Johan Bångsbo
15 DF  UAE Mohammed Rabii
16 DF  UAE Marcus Meloni
17 DF  UAE Rúben Canedo
18 MF  UAE Ahmed Mahmoud
22 MF  SRB Nikola Vukić
23 MF  ALB Kristjan Asllani (on loan from Inter Milan)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF  BEL Jay-Dee Geusens
28 DF  TUR Ravil Tagir
30 MF  NGR Anthony Dennis
39 DF  BIH Nermin Mujkić
54 GK  UAE Abdullah Al-Hammadi
55 GK  UAE Ali Khasif
67 MF  CIV Koffi Koblan
70 MF  GAM Momodou Jatta
74 MF  TUR Salih Malkoçoğlu
77 MF  ANG Felício Milson
78 FW  SEN Mamadou N'Diaye
80 FW  UAE Bruno
81 FW  UAE Ali Al-Memari
92 FW  MAR Yasser Zahli
94 FW  BRA Talisca
99 FW  BRA Vinicius Mello

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
30 DF  UAE Yousef Al-Marzouqi (on loan to Al Dhafra)
11 DF  UAE Richard Akonnor (on loan to Göztepe)
19 MF  MLI Oumar Traoré (on loan to Khor Fakkan Club)

Players with Multiple Nationalities

Former Squads

FIFA Club World Cup

Managers

Pro-League record

Season Lvl. Tms. Pos. President's Cup League Cup
2008–09 1 12 2nd Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals
2009–10 1 12 2nd Semi-Finals Champions
2010–11 1 12 1st Champions First Round
2011–12 1 12 4th Champions Semi-Finals
2012–13 1 14 3rd Quarter-Finals Runner-ups
2013–14 1 14 3rd Round of 16 Runner-ups
2014–15 1 14 2nd Round of 16 First Round
2015–16 1 14 7th Champions First Round
2016–17 1 14 1st Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals
2017–18 1 12 7th Quarter-Finals Quarter-Finals
2018–19 1 14 5th Round of 16 Quarter-Finals
2019–20a 1 14 3rd Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals
2020–21 1 14 1st Round of 16 First Round
2021–22 1 14 4th Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals
2022–23 1 14 5th Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals
2023–24 1 14 8th Quarter-Finals Quarter-Finals
2024–25 1 14 7th Semi-Finals Champions
2025–26 1 14 4th Runner-ups Semi-Finals

Notes^ 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.

Key

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Al Jazira SSC". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
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  7. 1 2 Thomas Woods (8 March 2012). "Franky Vercauteren dismissed by Al Jazira". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
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