Emirates Club

Emirates Club (Arabic: نادي الامارات‎) is a professional football club based in the city of RAK City in the United Arab Emirates. They play in the UAE First Division League after being relegated from the UAE Pro League in the 2018-19 season. They play their home games at the Emirates Club Stadium in Ras Al Khaimah.

Emirates Club
نادي الإمارات
Full nameEmirates Cultural Sport Club
نادي الإمارات الثقافي الرياضي
Nickname(s)Falcons
Founded1969 as Al-Qadisa
GroundEmirates Club Stadium
RAK City, Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Capacity5,200
ChairmanMohammed Esmaeel Hasan Al Awadhi [1]
ManagerGjoko Hadžievski
LeagueUAE Pro League
2018–19UAE Pro League, 13th, (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

History

Establishment

The club was established in 1969, from a merger of three local football teams: Al Ittihad, Al Ahly and Al Shaab under the name Oman Club. They were one of the first three teams along with Al Ahli and Al Oruba to play in the UAE league, however they would finish at last place with only 1 point.

In October 1982 the club name was changed to Al Qadsia, Two years later in July 1984 Al Qadsia was merged with Al Taliya and Al Nassr and became the club known today as Emirates Cultural Sport Club.[2]

Merge

On 29 May 2011, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saqr al-Qassimi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Kayed Al Qasimi, Chairman of Emirates and Ras Al Khaimah Clubs, announced the merger of the two clubs in one club under the name Emirates Club, To be representative of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. Decision to merge came on the recommendation of Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah.[3] On 11 June 2011, the new composition of the club was announced.[4]

Honors
  • UAE Division One: 5
    • 1977–78, 1983–84, 1996–97, 2002–03, 2012–13
  • UAE President Cup: 1
    • 2009–10
  • UAE Super Cup: 1
    • 2010

Current squad

As of UAE Division One:

No Position Player Nation
2 Defender Ali Moustafa  United Arab Emirates
3 Defender Yousef Hizam  United Arab Emirates
4 Midfielder Abdullahi El Kory  Mauritania
5 Defender Saif Al-Dera  United Arab Emirates
6 Midfielder Dhirar Bensaadallah  Algeria
7 Forward Yaqoub Yousef  United Arab Emirates
8 Midfielder Abdullah Al-Nuaimi  United Arab Emirates
9 Forward Tommy Tobar  Colombia
11 Midfielder Amer Omar  United Arab Emirates
13 Goalkeeper Ali Saeed Saqer  United Arab Emirates
14 Defender Mohammed Jamal  United Arab Emirates
16 Forward Mohammed Al-Hammadi  United Arab Emirates
17 Midfielder Mohammed Al-Ahmadi  United Arab Emirates
18 Forward Khalil Al-Darmaki  Oman
19 Midfielder Mohammed Kander  United Arab Emirates
20 Defender Nasser Al-Habsi  United Arab Emirates
21 Forward Saeed Al Ghafri  United Arab Emirates
22 Goalkeeper Marwan Al-Khodaim  United Arab Emirates
24 Midfielder Khaled Amber  United Arab Emirates
25 Defender Abdullah Al-Saroumi  United Arab Emirates
26 Defender Abdulsalam Ben Aref  Oman
30 Defender Abdullah Mohammed  United Arab Emirates
32 Defender Masoud Hassan  United Arab Emirates
33 Forward Lithierry  Brazil
40 Forward Furkan Ahmed  Ghana
70 Midfielder Tiago Garcês  Portugal
80 Midfielder Khaled Khamis  United Arab Emirates
90 Forward Diogo Acosta  Brazil
95 Goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Bloushi  United Arab Emirates
97 Goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Marzouqi  United Arab Emirates
— Midfielder Ahmed Abdulraheem  United Arab Emirates

Staff

Board Members
Title Name
Chairman Mohammed Esmaeel Hasan Al Awadhi
Vice Chairman Omar Mohammed Al Muzaki
Financial Manager Ahmed Mohammed Al Nuaimi
Youth Supervisor Anwar Abdulla Al Derbi
Investment Manager Naji Mohammed Al Qahtani
Public Relation Manager Naser Salem Al Naqbi

Last updated: 21 September 2019
Source: Emirates Club

Former managers
  • Zoran Đorđević (1981–82)
  • Akram Ahmad Salman (1996–97)
  • Reinhard Fabisch (2005–07)
  • Ebrahim Ghasempour (1 January 2009 – 10 September 2009)
  • Ahmed Al-A'ajlani (2009–10)
  • Ghazi Ghrairi (2010–11)
  • Khaled Al Suwaidi (13 December 2011 – 31 December 2011)
  • Lotfi Benzarti (1 January 2012 – 8 October 2012)
  • Júnior dos Santos (2012–13)
  • Sérgio Alexandre (2013)
  • Eid Barout (30 May 2013 – 8 December 2013)
  • Paulo Comelli (9 December 2013 – June 2016)
  • Theo Bücker (June 2016 – December 2016)
  • Noureddine Abidi (caretaker) (December 2016)
  • Ivan Hašek (28 December 2016 – 31 October 2017 )
  • Noureddine Abidi (caretaker) (1 November 2017 – 5 January 2018)
  • Nour Al Obaidi (5 January 2018 – 20 April 2018 )
  • Nizar Mahrous (20 April 2018  – 28 May 2018)
  • Jalal Qaderi (28 May 2018 –8 June 2019)
  • Eid Barout (9 June 2019 –31 October 2019)
  • Gjoko Hadžievski (3 November 2019 – Present)

References
  1. "Board Members".
  2. "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. "Merge Emirates and Ras Al Khaimah club" (in Arabic). emaratalyoum.com. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  4. "the new composition of the club" (in Arabic). emaratalyoum.com. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.


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