Dubai Cultural Sports Club () was a
football
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club based in
Dubai
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
in the
United Arab Emirates
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.
In 2017 merged with
Al Shabab to join Al-Ahli to rebrand the club into
Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai FC.
History
The club was relegated in 2007 to the
UAE Second Division and played three years in the league, before returning in 2010 to the
UAE League. Dubai CSC were to play
Nottingham Forest
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Founde ...
in a pre-season friendly on 11 July 2013, the first time that they will have hosted a
European club. The stadium has been recently refurbished and has full air conditioning.
Achievements
*
First Division League
**Champions (1): 2003–04
*
UAE Vice Presidents Cup
**Winners (1): 2009–10
Managers
* Ednaldo de Melo Patrício. Assistant coach Ricardo Barreto. Fitness coach Cláudio Café (10 July - 10 May)
* Junior dos Santos (October 2010–July 11)
*
Néstor Clausen (15 July 2011 – 20 September 2011)
*
Umberto Barberis ''(caretaker)'' (2 September 2011 – 1 October 2011)
*
Marin Ion (3 October 2011 – 12 December 2011)
* Ayman Al-Ramadi (21 December 2011 – 1 June 2012)
*
René Marsiglia (1 July 2012 – 30 June 2013)
*
Martin Rueda
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(20 July 2013 – 5 November 2013)
*
Umberto Barberis (5 November 2013–?)
*
Chiheb Ellili (July 2014 – March 2015)
*
Marin Ion (April 2015 – December 2015)
*
Guglielmo Arena ( 1 July 2016 – 26 November 2016)
*
Hany Ramzy (26 November 2016 – 16 May 2017)
See also
*
List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates
References
External links
Official site
Football clubs in Dubai
Association football clubs established in 1996
Dubai
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
1996 establishments in the United Arab Emirates
Association football clubs disestablished in 2017
Defunct football clubs in the United Arab Emirates
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