Kalba FC
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Full name | Kalba Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Tigers | ||
Founded | 1972 2024 as Kalba | as Ittihad Kalba||
Ground | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | ||
Capacity | 8,500 | ||
Owner | Ahmad bin Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi | ||
Chairman | Ali Hussein Ali Hussein Al Logani | ||
Manager | Vuk Rašović | ||
League | UAE Pro League | ||
2022–23 | UAE Pro-League, 8th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Kalba Football Club (Arabic: نادي كلباء الرياضي الثقافي), more colloquially abbreviated as Al-Ittihad, is a professional football club founded in 1972 and based in the city of Kalba, in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
History
Kalba was established in 1972 when two clubs (Al Shabab) and (Al Rooba) merged with (Al Riyadiya) to create Al Ittihad Kalba.
Pro-League record
Season | Position | Number of teams
teams |
League
level |
President's Cup | League Cup |
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2008–09 | 5th | 16 | 2 | Round of 16 | — |
2009–10 | 1st | 8 | 2 | ||
2010–11 | 11th | 12 | 1 | Preliminary Round | First Round |
2011–12 | 1st | 8 | 2 | Quarter-Finals | — |
2012–13 | 14th | 14 | 1 | Round of 16 | First Round |
2013–14 | 1st | 13 | 2 | Preliminary Round | — |
2014–15 | 14th | 14 | 1 | Round of 16 | First Round |
2015–16 | 2nd | 9 | 2 | — | |
2016–17 | 13th | 14 | 1 | First Round | |
2017–18 | 2nd | 12 | 2 | — | |
2018–19 | 11th | 14 | 1 | First Round | |
2019–20a | Quarter-Finals | ||||
2020–21 | 8th | Round of 16 | Semi-Finals | ||
2021–22 | 11th | Quarter-Finals | First Round | ||
2022–23 | 8th | Round of 16 |
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
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.
Unregistered players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Achievements
- UAE Division One
- Champions (7): 1979–80, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14
Club staff
Position | Name |
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Manager | Vuk Rašović |
Assistant coach | Saeed Fawaz |
Musa Abdulbassit | |
Fitness Coach | Mounir Marzooq |
See also
References
- Articles with short description
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- Articles needing additional references from July 2020
- All articles needing additional references
- Football clubs in the United Arab Emirates
- 1972 establishments in the United Arab Emirates
- Association football clubs established in 1972
- Organisations based in the Emirate of Sharjah
- Sport in the Emirate of Sharjah
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- West Asian football club stubs
- Emirati sport stubs