Shabab Al Ahli Club is an Emirati professional

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team located in

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. The team has competed in the

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(WASL). Nicknamed ''Al Fursan Al Humur'' ("The Red Knights"), they finished as runners-up in the

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in 2024.

Honours

* UAE National League **Champions (9): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023Maik Zirbes wechselt in die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate
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**Runners-up (1):

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Players

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time. *

Qais Alshabebi Qais Omar Alshabebi (born 31 October 1991) is an Emirati professional basketball player. He currently plays for Shabab Al Ahli of the UAE National Basketball League. He also played for Petrochimi Bandar Pahlavi BC at Iranian Basketball Super Le ...

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Sponsorship

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority has been the team's official jersey sponsor.Shabab Al Ahli - Dubai - FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2019 GBA Qualifiers

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, accessed 10 December 2021

References

External links

Profile at FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2017Profile at Asia-basket.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shabab Al Ahli Shabab Al Ahli Club Basketball teams in the United Arab Emirates Basketball teams established in 1958 Sport in Dubai