FC Chabab was a Dutch amateur association football club from Amsterdam. After 42 years of independent existence, playing in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for the last completed season, they merged into a club from the city of Utrecht: SV Nieuw Utrecht.

Chabab
Full nameFootball Club Chabab
Founded1983
GroundSportpark Riekerhaven
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Capacity1,500[1]
ChairmanKhalid Berdouni
ManagerAlami Ahannach
LeagueHoofdklasse
2013–14Topklasse Sunday, 16th (relegated)

FC Chabab was known for being a team mostly composed by players from the Moroccan community of Amsterdam. It was founded in 1983 by Moroccan immigrant guest workers and, after spending several years in the lower ranks of Dutch amateur football, was promoted to Topklasse in 2012 as playoff winners, under the guidance of former Moroccan international Alami Ahannach. It spent two seasons in the third Dutch tier before being relegated back to Hoofdklasse in 2013–14.

Current squad

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As of 1 February 2014

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   NED Yassine Khmila
GK   NED Rinaldo O'Neil
GK   NED Karlo Radolovic
GK   NED Naya Samuel
DF   NED Brahim Attalj
DF   NED Mouad Ben Chekh
DF   NED Jordi Chris
DF   NED Billy Kaabah
DF   NED Maikel Matze
DF   NED Mohamed Moudou
DF   NED Bjorn Purperhart
DF   NED Virgil Spier
MF   NED Tarik Amarzagouio
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   NED Jamal Dibi (captain)
MF   NED Nourdin Dibi
MF   NED Bismark Doe
MF   NED Bilal El Yacoubi
MF   NED Aziz Ouaouirst
MF   NED Omer Ozcelik
FW   NED Mohammed Ajnane
FW   NED Zohair Chiddi
FW   NED Donny Day
FW   NED Ibrahim El Ahmadi
FW   NED Melvin Grootfaam
FW   NED Dennis van den Driessche
FW   NED Geoffrey Verweij

References

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  1. ^ "FC CHABAB" (in Dutch). Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2012.