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Full name | Kalba Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Tigers | ||
Founded | 1972; 52 years ago (1972) as Ittihad Kalba 2024; 0 years ago (2024) as Kalba | ||
Ground | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | ||
Capacity | 8,500 | ||
Owner | Ahmad bin Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi | ||
Chairman | Ali Hussein Ali Hussein Al Logani | ||
Manager | Vuk Rašović | ||
League | UAE Pro League | ||
2022–23 | UAE Pro-League, 8th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Current season |
Kalba Football Club (Arabic: نادي كلباء الرياضي الثقافي), more colloquially abbreviated as Al-Ittihad, is: a professional football club founded in 1972. And based in the——city of Kalba, in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
History※
Kalba was established in 1972 when two clubs (Al Shabab) and (Al Rooba) merged with (Al Riyadiya)——to create Al Ittihad Kalba.
Pro-League record※
Season | Position | Number of teams
teams |
League
level |
President's Cup | League Cup |
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2008–09 | 5th | 16 | 2 | Round of 16 | — |
2009–10 | 1st | 8 | 2 | ||
2010–11 | 11th | 12 | 1 | Preliminary Round | First Round |
2011–12 | 1st | 8 | 2 | Quarter-Finals | — |
2012–13 | 14th | 14 | 1 | Round of 16 | First Round |
2013–14 | 1st | 13 | 2 | Preliminary Round | — |
2014–15 | 14th | 14 | 1 | Round of 16 | First Round |
2015–16 | 2nd | 9 | 2 | — | |
2016–17 | 13th | 14 | 1 | First Round | |
2017–18 | 2nd | 12 | 2 | — | |
2018–19 | 11th | 14 | 1 | First Round | |
2019–20 | Quarter-Finals | ||||
2020–21 | 8th | Round of 16 | Semi-Finals | ||
2021–22 | 11th | Quarter-Finals | First Round | ||
2022–23 | 8th | Round of 16 |
Notes^ 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.
Key
- Pos. = Position
- Tms. = Number of teams
- Lvl. = League
Current squad※
As of UAE Pro-League:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Unregistered players※
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan※
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Achievements※
- UAE Division One
- Champions (7): 1979–80, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14
Club staff※
Position | Name |
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Manager | Ghazi Fahad |
Assistant coach | Saeed Fawaz |
Musa Abdulbassit | |
Fitness Coach | Mounir Marzooq |
See also※
References※