Al Jazira Club
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Full name | Al-Jazira Sports & Culture Club | ||
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Founded | March 19, 1974 | ||
Ground | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium[1] | ||
Capacity | 42,000 | ||
Chairman | HH Sheikh Mansour Al-Nahyan | ||
Manager | Henk ten Cate | ||
League | UAE Pro League | ||
2015–16 | UAE Pro-League, 7th | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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Al-Jazira Sports & Cultural Club (also spelled Al Jazira Club, Arabic: نادي الجزيرة الرياضي الثقافي meaning: the island) is primarily a football club from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. They play in the UAE League.[2]
History
Al-Jazira was established in 1974 as a merger between Khalidiyah and Al Bateen.[3]
Honours
7 Official Championships
- UAE Federation Cup:1 (defunct)
- Winners: 2007
- Winners: 2010
- Runners Up: 2013
- Winners: 2007
Players
As of UAE Pro League:
Managers
- Ahmed Hilmy Al-Nawwal (1984–97) Administration Manager [5]
- Nikolay Kiselyov (1989–93), (1994–95)
- Džemaludin Mušović (1997–98)
- Rinus Israël (1998–99)
- Jan Versleijen (2001–03)
- André Wetzel (2004)
- Sef Vergoossen (2004–05)
- Jan Versleijen (2006–07)
- László Bölöni (2007–08)
- Abel Braga (2008–11)[6]
- Franky Vercauteren (2011–12)[7][8]
- Caio Junior (2012)[8]
- Paulo Bonamigo (2012–13)
- Luis Milla (2013)
- Walter Zenga (2013–14)
- Eric Gerets (2014–15)[9]
- Abel Braga (2015– DEC 2015)
- Ali Alunaimi (2015– Jan 2016)
- Henk ten Cate (Jan 2016 -
Other sports
As well as football, the club plays other sports such as volleyball, handball and basketball.[10]
References
- ↑ "Abu Dhabi Football Clubs". Culture, Leisure & Sports. Abu Dhabi Government. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ↑ "Al Jazira SSC". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ↑ "Club History". Al Jazira Sports Club Official Site. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ↑ "United Arab Emirates – List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2014-01-26.
- ↑ "Hilmy Al Nawwal".
- ↑ Neil Cameron (2 June 2011). "Al Jazira want management pedigree, not marquee name". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ↑ James Piercy (22 August 2011). "From Braga to Vercauteren via Sabella: Al Jazira's boss hunt finally ends". Sport 360. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- 1 2 Thomas Woods (8 March 2012). "Franky Vercauteren dismissed by Al Jazira". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ "Al Jazira confirm Eric Gerets as new coach to replace Walter Zenga". The National. Abu Dhabi Media. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "Sport Activities". Aljazira Sports Club Official Site. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
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