Al Jazira Club () is an Emirati professional

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club based in

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, that currently competes in the

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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

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invested into them in the 2000s. Since his purchase, they won their first league title in

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and two more league titles in

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and

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. Al Jazira have produced talented homegrown players such as

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and Khalfan Mubarak and many others that would end up playing for the

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national team.

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

: 3 **Champions:

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, 2016–17,

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: 2 **Winners: 1982–83, 1987–88

Cups

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: 3 **Winners:

, 2011–12, 2015–16 *

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: 2 **Winners: 2009–10, 2024–25 *

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: 1 (''defunct'') **Winners: 2006–07 *

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: 1 **Winners:

Regional competitions

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: 1 **Winners:

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Club officials

Current squad

Unregistered players

Out on loan

Managers

Pro-League record

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

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.} Key * Pos. = Position * Tms. = Number of teams * Lvl. = League

References

External links

Current squad
at National-Football-Teams.com * {{UAE Pro-League teamlist

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