Sharjah FC explained

Clubname:Sharjah
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Fullname:Sharjah Football Club
Nickname:Al-Malik (The Kings)
Founded:[1]
Short Name:Sharjah
Ground:Sharjah Stadium
Capacity:12,499
Owner:Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi
Chairman:Ali Al Midfa
Manager:Cosmin Olăroiu
Mgrtitle:Head coach
League:UAE Pro League
Season:2023–24
Position:UAE Pro League, 4th
Current:2023–24 UAE Pro League
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Sharjah Football Club (ar|نادي الشارقة لكرة القدم) is an Emirati professional football club based in Sharjah that competes in the UAE Pro League. Their home stadium is Sharjah Stadium.

Founded in 1966, Sharjah FC is considered to be one of the pioneers and top institutes in UAE Football since its inception, Achieving success throughout the years made Sharjah one of the most prestigious clubs in the country. Sharjah FC is also the most successful team in the Emirate of Sharjah, winning 6 Pro League titles, 10 Presidents Cups, 1 League Cup and 3 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 winning it in 1974 after beating Al Ahli and Oman. 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.[2]

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 were quickly promoted back to the top tier division in 2013.

New Era

Sharjah FC won their first title since 1996 in 2019 with a record of only one loss. On 14 September 2019, Sharjah won their first UAE Super Cup title since 1994 after beating Shabab Al Ahli in penalties 4–3. The club went on to win the UAE League Cup in the 2022–23 season for the first time in the clubs history, the club also won two more UAE President's Cups back to back after reaching the final in 2022 and 2023 beating Al Wahda 1-0 and Al Ain 14–13 on penalties, making Sharjah FC the champions a record of 10 times, the most in the country.

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

Cups

Regional

Season-by-season record

SeasonPresident's CupLeague Cup
2008–0911210thQuarter-FinalsFirst Round
2009–101126thRound of 16First Round
2010–111127thPreliminary RoundFirst Round
2011–1211212thSemi-FinalsFirst Round
2012–132142ndQuarter-Finals
2013–141147thRound of 16Semi-Finals
2014–1511412thRound of 16bgcolor=silverRunner-ups
2015–1611411thQuarter-FinalsFirst Round
2016–171149thSemi-FinalsFirst Round
2017–181126thQuarter-FinalsFirst Round
2018–19114bgcolor=gold1stSemi-FinalsFirst Round
2019–201144thSemi-FinalsQuarter-Finals
2020–211144thSemi-FinalsQuarter-Finals
2021–22114bgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=goldChampionsFirst Round
2022–231147thbgcolor=goldChampionsbgcolor=goldChampions
2023–241144thQuarter-FinalsQuarter-Finals
Notes 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.

Club officials

PositionStaff
Head Coach Cosmin Olăroiu
Assistant Coach Cătălin Necula
Gabriel Caramarin
Goalkeeper Coach Eugen Nae
Technical Staff Abdulrahman Al-Haddad
Fitness Trainer Ferdinando Hippoliti
Rehab Trainer Leandro Aiub
Analyst Rareș Ene

Current squad

Out on loan

Performance in AFC competitions

2004

Quarter Finals

2009

Withdrew

2020

Group Stage

2021

Round of 16

2022

Group Stage

2023–24

Group Stage

AFC Champions League history

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2004Group C Al-Shorta2–03–21st
Al-Hilal5–20–0
Al-Ahli3–03–0
Quarter-finals Seongnam2–50–62–11
2020Group C Al Taawoun0–16–04th
Persepolis2–20–4
Al-Duhail4–21–2
2021Group B Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya1–03–21st
Tractor0–20–0
Pakhtakor4–11–1
Round of 16 Al Wahda1–1 (4–5)
2022Playoffs Al-Zawraa1–1 (6–5)
Group A Al-Hilal2–21–23rd
Al-Rayyan1–11–3
Istiklol2–10–2
2023–24Preliminary round Bashundhara Kings2–0
Play-off Tractor3–1
Group B Al-Sadd0–20–03rd
Al-Faisaly1–0 1–2
Nasaf1–0 1–1

1989

Group Stage

1994

First Round

Asian Club Championship history

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1989Group 2 Al-Ettifaq0–13rd
West Riffa2–0
Kazma0–3
Fanja4–1
1994First Round Al-Muharraq1–11–22–3

Record by Country

Managerial history

NameNat.FromToRef.
Faouzi BenzartiJanuary 20012001[5]
Dragan GugletaDecember 20012002[6]
Pavle DolezarJuly 2002October 2002[7] [8]
Pedro RoselloOctober 2002November 2002[9]
Juma RabeaNovember 2002June 2004
Youssef ZouaouiJune 20042005[10]
Henri Stambouli2005January 2006[11]
Wajdi EssidJanuary 2006February 2006[12]
Rainer ZobelFebruary 20062006[13]
Srećko JuričićJune 2006October 2006[14]
Renê WeberOctober 2006May 2007[15] [16]
Juma RabeaMay 2007May 2007[17] [18]
Gerard van der LemJuly 2007March 2008[19]
Wajdi EssidMarch 20082008
Youssef ZouaouiJune 2008February 2009[20] [21]
Manuel CajudaJuly 2009May 2011[22]
Abdulmajeed Al NimrMay 20112011
Carlos AzenhaJune 2011September 2011[23] [24]
Valeriu TițaSeptember 2011December 2011[25]
Jorvan VieiraDecember 2011February 2012[26]
Valeriu TițaFebruary 2012April 2012[27] [28]
Abdulmajeed Al NimrApril 2012June 2012
Faouzi BenzartiJune 2012November 2012[29]
Ayman El RamadiNovember 20122013[30]
Paulo BonamigoJune 2013November 2015[31] [32]
Abdulaziz Al AnbariNovember 20152016[33]
Georgios DonisJuly 2016January 2017[34]
José PeseiroJanuary 2017October 2017[35]
Abdulaziz Al AnbariOctober 2017November 2021[36]
Cosmin OlăroiuNovember 2021Present[37]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sharjah. UAE Pro League Committee. 20 September 2016. 16 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190116094051/http://uae.agleague.ae/en/club/sharjah.html. live.
  2. Web site: تأريخ تأسيس النادي . ar . Club Establishment History . https://web.archive.org/web/20181213160217/http://www.sharjahfc.gov.ae/%d8%aa%d8%a3%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%ae-%d8%aa%d8%a3%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%af%d9%8a/ . 2018-12-13 .
  3. Web site: Joint League. UAEFA.ae. ar-AR. 2019-09-02. 2014-07-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20140702212449/http://uaefa.ae/index.php?got=local_champ7. live.
  4. Web site: Al Arabi clinch Qatar-UAE Super Cup title. Gulf Today. 13 April 2024. 17 April 2024.
  5. Web site: البنزرتي مدرباً للشارقة الإماراتي. www.al-jazirah.com.
  6. Web site: بطولة الامارات: مواجهات قوية في المرحلة السادسة. Elaph Publishing. Limited. December 19, 2001. Elaph - إيلاف.
  7. Web site: الشارقة. archive.aawsat.com.
  8. Web site: المدرب دوليزار اول ضحايا الموسم الاماراتي. دبي /. اليوم. October 10, 2002. alyaum.
  9. Web site: مدرب الشارقة الضحية الثالثة!. November 8, 2002. alyaum.
  10. Web site: Al-jazirah. www.al-jazirah.com.
  11. Web site: الشارقة الإماراتي يقيل مدربه اسطنبولي. Elaph Publishing. Limited. January 30, 2006. Elaph - إيلاف.
  12. Web site: التونسي وجدي الصيد مدرباً للشارقة. www.albayan.ae.
  13. Web site: Al-Jazirah. www.al-jazirah.com.
  14. Web site: ستريشكو يقود مران الوداع في الشارقة. www.albayan.ae.
  15. Web site: ويبر يقود تدريبات الشارقة.. والفريق يطوي صفحة ستريشكو. www.albayan.ae.
  16. Web site: الشارقة يقيل ويبر ويكلف جمعة ربيع لقيادة الفريق. www.albayan.ae.
  17. Web site: تفاؤل حذر في الشارقة بعد تولي جمعة ربيع المسؤولية. www.albayan.ae.
  18. Web site: جمعة ربيع يعتذر عن عدم الاستمرار مع الشارقة. مركز الاتحاد. للأخبار. May 31, 2007. مركز الاتحاد للأخبار.
  19. Web site: Van der Lem is new Sharjah senior coach. By Sayed Ali, Staff. Reporter. July 2, 2007. Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema.
  20. Web site: الشارقة يتعاقد رسمياً مع الزواوي. أسامة السويسي-. الشارقة. June 3, 2008. www.emaratalyoum.com.
  21. Web site: الزواوي يستقيل من تدريب الشارقة. أسامة السويسي ــ. الشارقة. February 10, 2009. www.emaratalyoum.com.
  22. Web site: Sharjah coach Kajuda sacked. Hisham Al. Gizouli. Khaleej Times.
  23. Web site: Sharjah get Portugal's Azenha as new coach. Ahmed. Rizvi. The National.
  24. Web site: Azenha resignation stuns Sharjah. Paul. Oberjuerge. The National.
  25. Web site: Tita takes over as new Sharjah coach. By Ashley Hammond, Staff. Reporter. September 15, 2018. Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema.
  26. Web site: Saleh move pays off for Calderon and Baniyas. Amith. Passela. The National.
  27. Web site: Sharjah about-turn on Tita sacking seven weeks on. By Ashley Hammond, Staff. Reporter. September 15, 2018. Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema.
  28. Web site: Tita dismissed as Sharjah coach for the second time. Ahmed. Rizvi. The National.
  29. Web site: Benzarti Sharjah coach. James. Jose. Khaleej Times.
  30. Web site: الرمادي: هدفي مع الملك بناء الفريق والصعود للمحترفين. November 20, 2012. www.emaratalyoum.com.
  31. Web site: Paulo Bonamigo's rebuilding job at Sharjah starts with Ze Carlos. John. McAuley. The National.
  32. Web site: Paulo Bonamigo leaves struggling Sharjah; Walter Zenga linked with return to UAE. The National. staff. The National.
  33. Web site: Sharjah denied victory by ten-man Dhafra in Abdulaziz Al Anbari’s first match in charge - Sport360 News. Matt. Monaghan. sport360.com.
  34. Web site: Donis arrives to take charge of Al Sharjah. James. Jose. Khaleej Times.
  35. Web site: Coach Peseiro sacked by Sharjah. Ashley Hammond, Staff. Reporter. November 1, 2018. Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema.
  36. Web site: Al Anbari takes Sharjah hotseat. Ashley Hammond, Staff. Reporter. November 1, 2018. Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema.
  37. Web site: Cosmin: My ambition is great with Sharjah team to achieve titles. Cosmin: My ambition is great with Sharjah team to achieve titles.