Sharjah Football Club ( ar, نادي الشارقة لكرة القدم) is an Emirati professional football club based in

Sharjah Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Sharjah is the capital ...

that competes in the

UAE Pro League The UAE Pro League ( ar, دوري المحترفين الإماراتي), known for sponsorship reasons as the ADNOC Pro League, is the top professional football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first team to win the title was Al ...

. Their home stadium is Sharjah Stadium. Founded in 1966, it has been the most successful team in the

Emirate of Sharjah The Emirate of Sharjah (; ar, إِمَارَة ٱلشَّارِقَة ') is one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates, which covers and has a population of over 1,400,000 (2015). It comprises the capital city of Sharjah, after which it ...

, winning 6 pro league titles, 9 presidents cups and 2 super cups. The club was also the first official UAE league champion since its establishment in 1974.

History

Golden Age

Sharjah FC was founded in 1966 under the name of Al Oruba Club, they were the first official champions of the

UAE League The UAE Pro League ( ar, دوري المحترفين الإماراتي), known for sponsorship reasons as the ADNOC Pro League, is the top professional football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first team to win the title was Al ...

winning it in 1974 after beating

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and

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. The club would merge with Al Khaleej in 1974 to form ''Al Sharjah SCC'' and relocate their headquarters in Sharjah City. The club would later see itself win the league in 4 more occasions during the 80s and 90s and 8 out of the 22 players in the UAE's 1990 squad were players from Sharjah, more than any other club at the time.https://www.sharjahfc.gov.ae/تأريخ-تأسيس-النادي/

Decline

During the mid-2000s however, Sharjah would see a decline as they would finish in mid-table consecutively and in 2012, the club got relegated for the first time in their history. However, the club managed to quickly get promoted back to the top tier division in 2013.

New Era

Sharjah has managed to win its first title since 1996 in 2019 with a record of only one loss. On 14 September 2019, Sharjah managed to win their first UAE Super Cup title since 1994 after beating Shabab Al Ahli in penalties 4-3.

Honours

18 Official Championships Domestic

Leagues

*Champions (6): 1973–74, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1995–96, 2018–19

UAE Division One UAE First Division League is the second tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates. As of 2020–21, the league features 15 sides who play each other in a home and away round-robin format, with a total of 28 games for each ...

*Champions: 1992–93

Cups

UAE President's Cup The UAE President's Cup, or simply the President Cup, is a football tournament that takes place in United Arab Emirates, between clubs in the UAE Pro League and the UAE First Division League. The winner qualifies for the AFC Champions League. Hi ...

*Winners (9): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2021–22

UAE Super Cup The UAE Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر الإماراتي), is the curtain raiser of the United Arab Emirates football season. It is played between the previous season's Pro-League winners and President's Cup Winners. The first edition was pl ...

*Winners (2): 1994,

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Joint League Cup *Winners: 1977

GCC Champions League The GCC Champions League ( ar, دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), formerly known as the Gulf Cup for Clubs ( ar, كأس الخليج للأندية), was an annually organized football league tournament for clubs of the Arabian peni ...

* Runners-up: 1991

Club officials

Current squad

Out on loan

Performance in AFC competitions

AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

: 6 appearances ::

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

: Quarter Finals ::

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: ''Withdrew'' :: 2011: ''Withdrew'' ::

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...

: Group Stage ::

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: Round of 16 ::

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: Group Stage

AFC Champions League history

Asian Club Championship The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

: 2 appearances ::

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: Group Stage ::

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: First Round

Asian Club Championship history

Record By Country

Club managers

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(1978) *

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(1981–83) *

Procópio Cardoso Procópio Cardoso Neto (born March 21, 1939) is a Brazilian former football player and coach. He started his professional career at Renascença as a center back. Cardoso also played for Belo Horizonte rivals, Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro ...

(1984) * Yury Mozorov (1992–93) * Faouzi Benzarti (2000–Dec 01) *

Waheed Al Tuweiri Wahid or Waheed is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "One", "Absolute One". Al-Wahid is one of the 99 names of Allah. Given name * Waheed Akhtar (1934–1996), * Waheed Alli, Baron Alli (born 1964), British multimillionaire media entreprene ...

(Dec 2001) *

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(Dec 2001–June 2) * Paul Dolezar (June 2002–??) *

Ghazi Ghrairi Ghazi Ghrairi ( ar, غازي الغرايري; born 27 August 1965) is a Tunisian football manager. He is the current manager of Sudanese club Al-Merrikh. References 1965 births Living people Tunisian football managers Al-Fayha FC m ...

* Srećko Juričić (July 1, 2006 – Nov 1, 2006) * Rainer Zobel (2006) * Gerard van der Lem (July 1, 2007 – May 1, 2008) * Manuel Cajuda (July 13, 2009 – May 21, 2011) * Abdulmajid (May 22, 2011 – June 16, 2011) * Carlos Azenha (June 17, 2011 – Nov 14, 2011) *

Valeriu Tiţa Valeriu is a Romanian-language masculine given name, and may refer to: * Valeriu Cosarciuc * Valeriu Cotea * Valeriu Traian Frențiu * Valeriu Gaiu * Valeriu Ghilețchi * Valeriu Graur * Valeriu Lazăr * Valeriu Lazarov *Valeriu Marcu *Valeriu Mat ...

(Sept 18, 2011 – Dec 14, 2011) *

Jorvan Vieira Jorvan Vieira (born September 29, 1953) is a Brazilian-Portuguese football coach and former player who played for Botafogo, Vasco da Gama and Portuguesa in the Brazil Serie A, and a current manager of ENPPI. Career Playing career Vieira was ...

(Dec 16, 2011 – Feb 2, 2012) *

(2012) * Faouzi Benzarti (2013) * Paulo Bonamigo (May 25, 2013 – 2015) *

Abdulaziz Mohamed Abdulaziz Mohamed Ali Khador ( ar, عبد العزيز محمد علي; born 12 December 1965) is a Emirati retired professional footballer who played as a forward for the United Arab Emirates national team and Sharjah. He was a member of Uni ...

(2015 – 2016) * Giorgos Donis (July 2016 – Dec 2016 ) * José Peseiro (Jan 2017 – Oct 2017) *

Abdulaziz Al Yassi Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Anberi (born 16 September 1977) is a retired Emirati footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current manager of Emirati club Khor Fakkan Club. Managerial statistics Honours Player ;Sharjah UAE League: (2) * Champi ...

(Oct 2017 – Oct 2021) *

Cosmin Olăroiu Cosmin Aurelian Olăroiu (born 10 June 1969) is a Romanian professional football manager and former footballer in charge of UAE Pro League Sharjah FC. As a manager, he guided Steaua Bucharest to the Romanian League title and Romanian Supercup b ...

(Nov 2021 – ''present'')

Pro-League record

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

The COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The first confirmed case in the United Arab Emirates was announce ...
.} Key * Pos. = Position * Tms. = Number of teams * Lvl. = League

References

External links

Sharjah FC official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharjah FC Football clubs in the United Arab Emirates Sport in Sharjah (city) Association football clubs established in 1966 1966 establishments in the Trucial States Sport in the Emirate of Sharjah