Al Wahda FC explained

Clubname:Al Wahda FC
نادي الوحـدة لكرة القدم
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Fullname:Al Wahda Football Club
Ground:Al Nahyan Stadium
Capacity:15,894[1]
Owner:Diab Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Chairman:Rashid Bin Diab Al Nahyan
Manager:Ronny Deila
League:UAE Pro League
Season:2023–24
Position:UAE Pro League, 5th
Website:http://www.alwahda-sc.com
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Current:2022–23 Al Wahda FC season

Al Wahda Football Club (Arabic: نادي الوحدة لكرة القدم|al-waḥda|Union) is an Emirati professional football club based in Abu Dhabi, that competes in the UAE Pro League.[2] The club was founded in 1974 and plays its home games at the Al Nahyan Stadium. The club's colours are maroon, navy blue and white.

History

Foundation

The first team created in Abu Dhabi was Al-Ahli in 1966, followed respectively by Al-Ittihad in 1968, Al-Falah and Al-Wahda in 1969. In 1974, a decision was made by the Minister of youth and sport to create Abu Dhabi SC by merging Al-Ittihad and Al-Wahda on 13 March 1974, and to create Al-Emirates SC by merging Al-Ahli and Al-Falah on 3 June 1974. In 1984, Abu Dhabi SC and Al-Emirates SC merged to create Al-Wahda FC.

Modern era

In 1999, Al Wahda won their maiden UAE League title with 8 points ahead of their rivals Al Ain. In 2018, Al Wahda changed its official logo as part of a new club redesign.

Honours

Leagues

UAE Pro League

4

UAE Division One

2

Cups

UAE President's Cup

2

UAE Federation Cup

3

UAE League Cup

3

UAE Super Cup

4

Home stadium

The Al-Nahyan Stadium is the home of Al Wahda.[4] It has 15,000 seats and located only three kilometers from the downtown at the heart of Abu Dhabi City.

Performance in AFC competitions

Al Wahda has been qualifying for Asian competitions regularly since the 1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, they've been qualifying for the AFC Champions League regularly by winning the President's Cup or consistently finishing near the top in the league.

2004

Quarter-finals

2006

Group stage

2007

Semi-finals

2008

Group stage

2010

Group stage

2011

Group stage

2015

Play-offs

2017

Group stage

2018

Group stage

2019

Round of 16

2020

Withdrew

2021

Quarter-finals

1999–2000

First round

2001–02

Group stage (Top 8)

1998–99

First round

2000–01

First round

Current squad

Unregistered players

Managerial history

NameNat.FromToRef.
Helmy Toulan19791984
Heshmat Mohajerani19841986
Slobodan Halilović19911992
Mahmoud El-Gohary 19951996
Jo Bonfrère 19981999
19991999
Dimitri Davidovic 19992000
Rinus Israël 20002001
Jo Bonfrère 20012002
Cemşir Muratoğlu 20022003
Rolf Fringer 14 March 200330 June 2003
Rolland Courbis 1 July 200330 November 2003
Rinus Israël 1 December 200330 June 2004
Ahmad Abdel-Halim 20042005
Reiner Hollmann 1 July 20053 April 2006
20064 August 2006
Horst Köppel5 August 200611 October 2006[5]
Jo Bonfrère13 December 200710 December 2008
Josef Hickersberger10 December 20081 June 2010
László Bölöni29 May 2010 2 September 2010[6]
31 August 201019 October 2010
Josef Hickersberger22 October 201030 June 2012
Branko Ivanković20 May 201228 April 2013
Josef Hickersberger28 April 201315 July 2013
Karel Jarolím15 July 20139 November 2013
José Peseiro11 November 201311 January 2015
Sami Al-Jaber11 January 201519 May 2015
Javier Aguirre18 June 201520 May 2017[7]
Laurențiu Reghecampf3 July 201725 November 2018
Henk ten Cate7 December 201826 May 2019
Maurice Steijn9 June 201917 October 2019
Manuel Jiménez17 October 201918 July 2020[8]
Mark Wotte18 July 20208 September 2020
Vuk Rasovic8 September 202012 March 2021[9]
Henk ten Cate13 March 202125 October 2021
Grégory Dufrennes26 October 20213 June 2022
Carlos Carvalhal1 July 20222 October 2022[10]
Manuel Jiménez5 October 202212 March 2023
Arno Buitenweg13 March 202317 June 2023
18 June 202310 November 2023[11]
Arno Buitenweg*10 November 20235 January 2024
Goran Tufegdžić5 January 2024Present

Pro-League record

SeasonLvl.Tms.Pos.President's CupLeague Cup
2008–091124thSemi-Finalsbgcolor=silverRunner-ups
2009–10112bgcolor=gold1stSemi-FinalsSemi-Finals
2010–111125thbgcolor=silverRunner-upsSemi-Finals
2011–121126thSemi-FinalsFirst Round
2012–131147thSemi-FinalsSemi-Finals
2013–14114bgcolor=silver2ndQuarter-FinalsFirst Round
2014–151144thRound of 16First Round
2015–161143rdRound of 16bgcolor=goldChampions
2016–171145thbgcolor=goldChampionsFirst Round
2017–18112bgcolor=silver2ndSemi-Finalsbgcolor=goldChampions
2018–191143rdRound of 16bgcolor=silverRunner-ups
2019–201145thRound of 16Quarter-Finals
2020–211147thRound of 16First Round
2021–221143rdbgcolor=silverRunner-upsSemi-Finals
2022–231143rdPreliminary Round Quarter-Finals
2023–241145thRound of 16bgcolor=goldChampions
Notes 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.

Key

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: نبذة عن منشآت نادي الوحدة الرياضي . 2015-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150317194800/http://alwahda-fc.com/Wahda-Club/Facilities . 2015-03-17 . dead .
  2. https://int.soccerway.com/teams/united-arab-emirates/al-wahda-fc-abu-dhabi/5494/ Al Wahda FC (UAE): club profile, squad, fixtures and achieves
  3. Web site: Al Ain FC 3 : 3, 222: 4 PAl Wahda FC . Global Sports Archive . 25 August 2018 . globalsportsarchive.com . 17 April 2021 . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417112351/https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2018-08-25/al-ain-fc-vs-al-wahda-fc/1424254/ . live .
  4. Web site: Al Wahda – Clubs – UAE Pro League Committee. Al Wahda Club. 17 April 2021. 1 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190401122010/http://uae.agleague.ae/en/club/al-wahda.html. live.
  5. News: Köppel wechselt in die VAE. 9 February 2013. kicker. 5 August 2006. de. 18 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140518015525/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/startseite/353284/artikel_koeppel-wechselt-in-die-vae.html. live.
  6. http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100524/SPORT/705239888/1004/foreign Bölöni appointed as head coach of Al-Wahda
  7. Web site: Javier Aguirre ficha por el Al Wahda. Cerezo, Hugo. Marca. 18 June 2015. es. 17 April 2021. 5 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180805160418/http://www.marca.com/2015/06/18/futbol/futbol_internacional/1434631046.html. live.
  8. News: Al Jazira, Al Wahda appoint new managers. Khaleej Times. James. Jose. 17 October 2019. 17 April 2021. 23 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210123085616/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/al-jazira-al-wahda-appoint-new-managers. live.
  9. Web site: Al Wahda set to name Vuk Rasovic as new coach ahead of Asian Champions League resumption. thenational. 17 April 2021. 3 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220703162530/https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/al-wahda-set-to-name-vuk-rasovic-as-new-coach-ahead-of-asian-champions-league-resumption-1.1074081. live.
  10. Web site: Carlos Carvalhal leaves Al Wahda. Hull Daily Mail. 5 October 2022.
  11. Web site: Pitso Mosimane joins UAE side Al Wahda. timeslive. Mahlatse Mphahlele. 18 June 2023.

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