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| Full name | United Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1 September 2022 | ||
| Stadium | ISD Stadium Pitch | ||
| President | Ilie Cebanu | ||
| Head coach | Lauvel Johann Ulrich | ||
| League | UAE First Division League | ||
| 2022–23 | 2nd (Promoted) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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United FC (Arabic: نادي يونايتد لكرة القدم) is an Emirati professional football club that was founded in September 2022 in Dubai. They currently play in the UAE First Division League.[1] United FC promoted from the UAE Second Division in the 2022–23 season.[2] The club is focused on achieving high goals and developing young footballers.
History
editFounding
editThe club was founded in September 2022. It began its journey in UAE Second Division.
Season 2022/2023
editUnited FC did everything to promote to [UAE First Division League]. The club immediately invited some new players and Spanish coaches, who created new tactics. So the management set high goals and the team started showing great performance.
United FC became one of the favourites to promote. However, the end of the season was quite dramatic. Three clubs: Gulf United FC, Fleetwood United F.C. and United FC had chances to play in UAE First Division League in the following season. The last two games were really important for United FC, where the club beat Fleetwood United F.C. and Al-Hilal United FC.
United FC finished the season on the 2nd place with the best offensive and defensive rating in the league.
International Summer Camp
editAfter the promotion United FC had several friendly games against local clubs from UAE Pro League. The team showed its best against 2022-2023 champions Shabab Al Ahli Club, the club with the most championships Al Ain FC and 2023 cup champions Sharjah FC. United FC also played a friendly game against Turkmenistan national football team[3].
In June 2023 the club went to Moldova and spent the summer camp at the football base of FC Sheriff Tiraspol. United FC tried all the new players and had some friendly matches against some professional Moldovan teams, such as Milsami Orhei, FC Petrocub Hîncești, CSF Bălți, FC Florești, Moldova national under-19 football team, FC Saxan and FC Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol.
First Division League UAE
editDuring the transfer window a lot of changes were made. The new technical director Jean Marc Nobilo came. Also a lot of notable French specialists began working with United FC. The club also signed Marcelo Torres, Lucas Lima and Imade Osarenkhoe. Also United FC extended the contracts Pape Gueye, who is the best goalscorer of the UAE Second Division League 2022/2023 and Moussa Ouedraogo who was chosen the MVP of United FC by the team. The season started with the victory against Gulf United FC in UAE President Cup tournament. The goal of United FC is to promote to UAE Pro League, so more is yet to come!
Partnerships
editIn the summer of 2023 United FC signed the partnership deal with ISD. Since that summer the club is located in Dubai Sports City. ISD provides the team with the best conditions for training and progressing on and off the pitch.
The football legends Marco Materazzi and Luca Antonini attended the first home game in 2023-2024 season.
United FC signed sponsorships and partnerships with LF Group, Fix Price Group, Inoi and InstaCo.
Media
editCurrent squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current technical staff
edit| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Lauvel Johann Ulrich
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| Assistant coach | Kamal Tassali
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| Second assistant coach |  Mohammad Qassim Juma Ali
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| Fitness coach | Sebastien Paul Rochette
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| Goalkeeping coach |  Kazimierz Sidorczuk
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| Sports therapist | Lucas Fred Antoine Well
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| Video analyst | Corentin Paul Christian Jourdan
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Management
edit| Position | Staff |
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| President |  Ilie Cebanu
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| Technical director | Jean Marc Nobilo
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| General secretary |  Igor Bartyan
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Honours
edit- UAE Second Division League[5]
- Promotion (2): 2022–23
See also
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References
edit- ^ "UAE Football Association". www.uaefa.ae. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ جلف يوناتيد يُتوج بطلاُ للنسخة الأولى من دوري الدرجة الثالثة. UAE Football Association (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ turkmenportal (2023-11-09). "The Turkmenistan national football team will play a friendly match against the champion of the UAE | Sport". Turkmenistan, an Internet portal on cultural, business and entertainment life in Turkmenistan. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "United FC (UAE) - Club profile". www.transfermarkt.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "UAE Football Association". www.uaefa.ae. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
External links
edit- Official website (in English)
Category:Football clubs in Dubai Dubai City Category:Association football clubs established in 2019 Category:2019 establishments in the United Arab Emirates