Kalba Football Club (Arabic: نادي كلباء الرياضي الثقافي), more colloquially abbreviated as Al-Ittihad, is a professional

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club founded in 1972 and based in the city of

Kalba Kalba () is a city in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is an exclave of Sharjah lying on the Gulf of Oman coast north of Oman. Khor Kalba (Kalba Creek), an important nature reserve and mangrove swamp, is located south ...

, in the

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in the

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(UAE). The team competes in the UAE Pro League, the top tier of Emirati football.

History

Kalba Football Club was established in 1972 through the merger of three clubs: ''Al Shabab,'' ''Al Rooba,'' and ''Al Riyadiya''. Kalba has won a record breaking 7 Division 1 titles with their last one being in the 2013-14 season. From 2009 to 2018 the team spent these years jumping up and down between divisions; since the 2018-19 season they have managed to consistently compete in the top tier, and in the 2020-21 season they reached the UAE League Cup Semi-finals, where they were eliminated by Al-Nasr Dubai on penalties after a draw on aggregate.

League record

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Current squad

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Unregistered players

Out on loan

Honors

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**Champions (7): 1979–80, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14

Club staff

References

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