Khor Fakkan Club

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Khor Fakkan Club (Arabic: نادي خورفكان الرياضي الثقافي, formally known as Al Khaleej), usually known simply as Khor Fakkan, is an Emirati professional football club from Khor Fakkan.

Khor Fakkan Club
نادي خورفكان
Full nameKhorfakkan Sports & Cultural Club
نادي خورفكان الرياضي الثقافي
Nickname(s)Al Nusur (The Eagles)
Founded1981; 43 years ago (1981) as Al Khaleej
2017; 7 years ago (2017) as Khorfakkan
GroundSaqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Stadium, Khor Fakkan
Capacity7,500
ChairmanFahd bin Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi
ManagerNebojša Jovović
LeagueUAE Pro League
2022–23UAE Pro League, 10th
WebsiteClub website

History edit

Founded in 1981, the club won a UAE Federation Cup in the 1993–94 season. In June 2017 the club was rebranded with a new name and logo now it is known as Khor Fakkan.[1] The team were promoted back to the top flight in 2019 after winning the UAE Division 1, it was their first experience in the UAE Pro League since 2008.[2]

Pro-League record edit

Season Div. Tms. Pos. President's Cup League Cup
2008–09 1 12 12th Quarter-Finals First Round
2009–10 2 8 6th Round of 16
2010–11 2 Preliminary Round
2011–12 5th Round of 16
2012–13 14 8th Preliminary Round
2013–14 13 6th
2014–15 11 9th
2015–16 9 8th
2016–17 12 7th
2017–18 5th
2018–19 10 1st
2019–20a 1 14 12th Round of 16 First Round
2020–21 10th Quarter-Finals
2021–22 First Round
2022–23 Quarter-Finals

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 edit

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   UAE Ahmed Al-Hosani
2 DF   UAE Sultan Fayez
3 DF   BRA Rafael Pereira (on loan from Al-Ain)
4 DF   UAE Khalifa Mubarak
5 MF   UAE Omar Ahmed
6 DF   UAE Abdurahman Yousef
7 FW   BRA Lourency
8 MF   UAE Waleed Hussain
9 FW   UAE Mohamed Al-Junaibi
10 MF   TUN Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
11 MF   UAE Omar Jumaa
12 FW   BRA Tiago Leonço
13 GK   UAE Khalid Salem
17 DF   CIV Jocelyn Doumbia U21
18 MF   UZB Abdulla Abdullaev
19 DF   UAE Adel Sabeel
20 DF   UAE Masoud Sulaiman
22 FW   UZB Azizbek Amonov
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF   UAE Saeed Ahmed Abdulla
24 FW   UAE Mohammed Al-Madani
25 MF   RSA Thulani Serero
28 MF   GHA Benjamin Ayim
30 MF   UAE Mohammed Khalfan (on loan from Al-Ain)
55 GK   UAE Ahmed Al-Amri
60 DF   UAE Hamdan Nasser
66 GK   UAE Ahmed Mahmoud
67 MF   UAE Shahin Suroor
71 MF   CMR David Nyengue
72 FW   UAE Mohamed Awadalla (on loan from Al-Ain)
77 FW   UAE Ali Al-Mutawa U21
78 MF   UAE Khalil Khamis
80 DF   UAE Omar Saeed
94 FW   BRA Juninho

Unregistered players edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
33 MF   BRA Pedro Castro

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
79 MF   BRA Saymon Cabral (on loan to Al Urooba)
No. Pos. Nation Player
90 FW   MLI Alhassane Tamboura (on loan to Al Urooba)

Honours edit

The club has gained the following honours:

Notable players edit

Club staff edit

Position Name
Manager   Nebojša Jovović
Assistant manager   Saeed Yameen
First-team coach   Abbas Abdul Ghani
Goalkeeper coach   Saad Saqib
Fitness coach   Abdullah Jumaa
Match analyst   Anwar Khamis
Team Doctor   Mansour Ismail
Physiotherapist   Mohamed Mounir

Futsal team edit

  • UAE PRESIDENT CUP - FUTSAL: 1
Winners: 2012–2013
  • UAE FUTSAL LEAGUE: 1
Winners: 2013–2014
  • UAE Federation Cup: 1
Winners: 2013–2014
  • UAE FUTSAL SUPER CUP: 1
Winners: 2014–2015
  • UAE YOUTH FUTSAL CUP: 1
Winners: 2018.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ اليوم, خورفكان-الإمارات (14 June 2017). "تغيير اسم نادي الخليج إلى "خورفكان"". الإمارات اليوم.
  2. ^ "Khor Fakkan and Hatta earn Arabian Gulf League returns on dramatic final day". Sport360. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

External links edit