Al Dhafra FC explained

Clubname:Al Dhafra
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Fullname:Al Dhafra Football Club
Nickname:Al Fursan Al Gharib
(The Western Knights)
Founded:2000
Ground:Al Dhafra Stadium
Capacity:5,020
Owner:Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Mgrtitle:Manager
Manager:Paulo Comelli
League:UAE First Division League
Season:2022–23
Position:UAE Pro League, 14th (relegated)
Website:http://www.dfsc.ae/dhafra
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Al Dhafra FC is an Emirati professional football club based in Madinat Zayed that competes in the UAE First Division League.[1]

Their futsal club participated in AFC Futsal Club Championship.

History

Al Dhafra FC was established in 2000, as part of a policy to promote sports across the country and the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi had no team, so Al Dhafra is the first and only club to be located in the western region.[2] For most of its history the club was classified as a semi-professional club according to the UAE Pro League committee and did not have licenses to compete in the AFC competitions but the team had continued to appeal for a license since qualifying for the UAE President's Cup for the first time in 2019.[3] Around 2020 the club finally obtained their licenses, thus all pro league teams can compete in AFC competitions.[4]

Honours

Season-by-season record

SeasonPresident's CupLeague Cup
2008–091128th Semi-FinalsFirst Round
2009–101129thQuarter-FinalsFirst Round
2010–1111212thRound of 16First Round
2011–12284thRound of 16
2012–131148thRound of 16First Round
2013–141148thSemi-FinalsSemi-Finals
2014–1511411thSemi-FinalsFirst Round
2015–161148thRound of 16First Round
2016–171147thRound of 16First Round
2017–1811210thRound of 16First Round
2018–1911410thbgcolor=SilverRunner-upsFirst Round
2019–201147thFinalistsFirst Round
2020–2111411thQuarter-FinalsFirst Round
2021–2211412thRound of 16First Round
2022–2311414thRound of 16 Quarter-Finals
Notes 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.

Current squad

As of 2023

Managerial history

NameNat.FromToRef.
Piet Hamberg20032004
Sebastião Rocha20052006
Ammar SouayahMay 2007November 2007[5] [6]
Ayman El RamadiNovember 2007August 2008[7]
Mohammad KwidSeptember 2008December 2008[8]
Eid BarootDecember 2008June 2009[9]
Laurent BanideJuly 2009February 2010[10]
Slobodan HalilovićFebruary 2010March 2010
Michel DecastelMarch 2010November 2010[11]
Alexandre GuimarãesNovember 2010April 2011
Mohammad KwidApril 2011June 2011[12]
Baltemar BritoJune 2011December 2011[13] [14]
Magdy MostafaDecember 2011May 2012
Džemal HadžiabdićMay 2012December 2012[15]
Laurent BanideDecember 2012April 2013[16]
Abdullah MesferApril 2013May 2014
Anel KarabegMay 2014September 2014[17]
Marin IonSeptember 2014January 2015[18]
Laurent BanideJanuary 2015November 2015[19]
Mohammad KwidNovember 2015January 2018
Gjoko HadžievskiJanuary 2018May 2018[20]
Vuk RašovićMay 2018September 2020[21]
Mohammad KwidSeptember 2020October 2020[22]
Aleksandar VeselinovićOctober 2020January 2021
Mohammad KwidJanuary 2021October 2021
Rogério MicaleOctober 2021March 2022[23]
Badr Al IdrissiMarch 2022May 2022[24]
Nebojša VignjevićJuly 2022October 2022
Aleksandar VeselinovićOctober 2022February 2023
Badr Al IdrissiFebruary 2023August 2023
Abdullah MesferAugust 2023November 2023
Paulo ComelliDecember 2023present

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Al Dhafra SCC. Soccerway. Perform. 16 May 2014.
  2. Web site: Al Dhafra History. Al Dhafra. Al Dhafra FC. 10 November 2014.
  3. Web site: الظفرة يستأنف ضد عدم منحه ترخيص المحترفين. 27 June 2019 . ar. البيان. 28 June 2019.
  4. Web site: 14 نادياً تحصل على الترخيص الآسيوي. 19 October 2020 . البيان. 20 October 2020. ar.
  5. https://www.albayan.ae/five-senses/2007-05-24-1.771112 التونسي عمار السويح مدرباً للظفرة
  6. https://elaph.com/Web/Sports/2007/11/280980.html الظفرة الاماراتي يقيل مدربه التونسي السويح
  7. https://www.emaratalyoum.com/local-section/2008-08-31-1.176480 الرمادي: استقلت من الظفرة احتراماً لمهنة التدريب
  8. https://www.albayan.ae/sports/2008-09-01-1.670947 الظفرة يتعاقد مع السوري قويض لقيادة فريق الكرة
  9. https://www.albayan.ae/sports/2008-12-24-1.821893 عيد باروت مدرباً للظفرة محل قويض
  10. https://www.albayan.ae/sports/2010-02-14-1.219172 إقالة لوران بانيد مدرب الظفرة
  11. https://www.albayan.ae/sports/2010-11-24-1.589701 الظفرة ينهي تعاقده مع السويسري دي كاستال
  12. https://elaph.com/Web/Sports/2011/4/644492.html السوري القويض مدربا للظفرة الإماراتي
  13. https://www.emaratalyoum.com/sports/local/2011-06-29-1.406609 مساعد مورينيو مدرباً للظفــرة
  14. https://www.albayan.ae/sports/first/2011-12-07-1.1550480 مساعد مورينيو مدرباً للظفــرة
  15. https://www.albayan.ae/sports/emirates/2012-12-06-1.1779860 الظفرة يقيل حاجي وبانيد بديلاً
  16. https://www.albayan.ae/sports/emirates/2012-12-08-1.1780973 بانيد مدرب الظفرة الجديد يجتمع مع الإدارة واللاعبين اليوم
  17. https://www.albayan.ae/sports/emirates/2014-05-22-1.2127643 خميس المنصوري: 8 لاعبين يغادرون الظفرة
  18. https://sport360.com/article/football/arabian-gulf-league/26837/al-dhafra-appoint-marin-ion-replace-sacked-karabeg Al Dhafra appoint Marin Ion to replace sacked Karabeg
  19. http://www.alwasatnews.com/news/1051568.html الظفرة الإماراتي يقيل مدربه بانيد ويعين السوري قويض
  20. https://al-ain.com/article/aldhafra-koaid-gokika رحيل قويض عن تدريب الظفرة.. وجوكيكا بديلا
  21. https://gulfnews.com/sport/uae-sport/al-dhafra-appoint-rasovic-1.2220593 Al Dhafra appoint Rasovic
  22. https://alnahdanews.com/article/101449 نادي الظفرة يتعاقد مع المدرب محمد قويض
  23. https://www.albayan.ae/sports/emirates/2021-10-02-1.4260564 البرازيلي ميكالي مدرباً للظفرة خلفاً لقويض
  24. https://www.albayan.ae/sports/emirates/2022-03-03-1.4382725 الظفرة يقيل ميكالي ويعين المغربي الإدريسي مدرباً للفريق