Al Wahda FC
Al Wahda Football Club (Arabic: نادي الوحدة لكرة القدم) is an Emirati professional football club based in Abu Dhabi, that competes in the UAE Pro League.[2] The club was founded in 1974 and plays its home games at the Al Nahyan Stadium. The club's colours are maroon, navy blue and white.
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| Full name | Al Wahda Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1984 | ||
| Ground | Al Nahyan Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000[1] | ||
| Owner | Diab Bin Zayed Al Nahyan | ||
| Manager | Pitso Mosimane | ||
| League | UAE Pro League | ||
| 2022–23 | UAE Pro League, 3rd | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
Foundation
The first team created in Abu Dhabi was Al-Ahli in 1966, followed respectively by Al-Ittihad in 1968, Al-Falah and Al-Wahda in 1969. In 1974, a decision was made by the Minister of youth and sport to create Abu Dhabi SC by merging Al-Ittihad and Al-Wahda on 13 March 1974, and to create Al-Emirates SC by merging Al-Ahli and Al-Falah on 3 June 1974. In 1984, Abu Dhabi SC and Al-Emirates SC merged to create Al-Wahda FC.
Honours
Leagues
- Champions: 1976–77, 1984–85
Home stadium
An outer view of the Al Nahyan Stadium
The Al-Nahyan Stadium is the home of Al Wahda.[4] It has 15,000 seats and located only three kilometers from the downtown at the heart of Abu Dhabi City.
Performance in AFC competitions
Al Wahda players (right) during an AFC Champions League match against FC Goa at the Fatorda Stadium in 2021
Al Wahda has been qualifying for Asian competitions regularly since the 1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, they've been qualifying for the AFC Champions League regularly by winning the President's Cup or consistently finishing near the top in the league.
| Al Wahda's season-by-season record in international competitions | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 Group stage. Highest-ranked eliminated team in case of qualification, lowest-ranked qualified team in case of elimination. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League | |||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Preliminary stages | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||
| 2000 |  Al-Sadd | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 |  Al-Zawraa |  Nasaf Qarshi1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Al-Sadd1 | Pakhtakor | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006 |  Al-Karamah1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Al-Zawraa1 |  Al-Hilal |  Sepahan | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Al-Karamah1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Al-Karamah |  Churchill Brothers | Esteghlal1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Bunyodkor1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Al-Sadd | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 |  Al-Wehdat | Persepolis1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Zob Ahan1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Lokomotiv Tashkent1 | Al-Nassr | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Al-Zawraa | FC Goa1 |  Sharjah | Al-Nassr | |||||||||||||||
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | |||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Preliminary stages | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||
| 1999 |  Kazma | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Esteghlal | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arab Club Champions Cup | |||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Preliminary stages | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||
| 2017 |  Al Ahly1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 |  Bourj |  ASFAR |  CR Belouizdad1 | Al Shabab | |||||||||||||||
| FIFA Club World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Preliminary stages | Semi-finals / Fifth match | Final / Third match | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010 |  Hekari United |  Seongnam |  Pachuca | ||||||||||||||||
- AFC Champions League: 12 appearances
- Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances
Current squad
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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Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Pitso Mosimane |
Past managers
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Helmy Toulan (1979–84)- Heshmat Mohajerani (1984–86)
Slobodan Halilović (1991–92)- Mahmoud El-Gohary (1995–96)
Jo Bonfrère (1998–99)- Ruud Krol (1999)
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Dimitri Davidovic (1999–00)- Rinus Israël (2000–01)
- Jo Bonfrère (2001–02)
Cemşir Muratoğlu (2002–03)
Rolf Fringer (March 14, 2003 – June 30, 2003)
Rolland Courbis (July 1, 2003 – Nov 30, 2003)- Rinus Israël (Dec 1, 2003 – June 30, 2004)
- Ahmad Abdel-Halim (2004–0?)
Reiner Hollmann (July 1, 2005 – April 3, 2006)- Richard Tardy (200?–Aug 4, 2006)
- Horst Köppel (Aug 5, 2006 – Oct 11, 2006)[5]
- Jo Bonfrere (Dec 13, 2007 – Dec 17, 2008)
- Josef Hickersberger (Dec 10, 2008 – June 1, 2010)
László Bölöni (May 29, 2010 – Sept 2, 2010)[6]
Tite (Aug 31, 2010 – Oct 19, 2010)- Josef Hickersberger (Oct 22, 2010 – June 30, 2012)
Branko Ivanković (May 20, 2012 – April 28, 2013)- Josef Hickersberger (April 28, 2013 – July 15, 2013)
Karel Jarolím (July 15, 2013 – Nov 9, 2013)
José Peseiro (Nov 11, 2013 – Jan 11, 2015)- Sami Al-Jaber (Jan 11, 2015 – May 19, 2015)
- Javier Aguirre (June 18, 2015 – May 20, 2017)[7]
- Laurențiu Reghecampf (July 3, 2017 – November 25, 2018)
- Henk ten Cate (December 7, 2018 – May 26, 2019)
- Maurice Steijn (June 9, 2019 – October 17, 2019)
Manuel Jiménez (October 17, 2019 – July 18, 2020)[8]- Mark Wotte (July 18, 2020 – September 8, 2020)
- Vuk Rasovic (September 8, 2020 – March 12, 2021)[9]
- Henk ten Cate (March 13, 2021 – October 25, 2021)
- Grégory Dufrennes (October 26, 2021 – June 3, 2022)
- Carlos Carvalhal (July 1, 2022 – October 2, 2022)[10]
- Manuel Jiménez (October 5, 2022 – March 12, 2023)
- Arno Buitenweg (March 13, 2023 – June 17, 2023)
- Pitso Mosimane (June 18, 2023 – Present)
Pro-League record
| Season | Lvl. | Tms. | Pos. | President's Cup | League Cup |
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| 2008–09 | 16 | 12 | 4th | Semi-Finals | Runner-ups |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 12 | 1st | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 2010–11 | 1 | 12 | 5th | Runner-ups | Semi-Finals |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 12 | 6th | Semi-Finals | First Round |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 14 | 7th | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 2013–14 | 1 | 14 | 2nd | Quarter-Finals | First Round |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 14 | 4th | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 14 | 3rd | Round of 16 | Champions |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 14 | 5th | Champions | First Round |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 12 | 2nd | Semi-Finals | Champions |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 14 | 3rd | Round of 16 | Runner-ups |
| 2019–20a | 1 | 14 | 5th | Round of 16 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 14 | 7th | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 14 | 3rd | Runner-ups | Semi-Finals |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 14 | 3rd | Preliminary Round | 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
References
- "نبذة عن منشآت نادي الوحدة الرياضي". Archived from the original on 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
- Al Wahda FC (UAE): club profile, squad, fixtures and achieves Archived 2021-04-30 at the Wayback Machine Soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021
- "Al Ain FC 3 : 3 , 222: 4 PAl Wahda FC". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. 25 August 2018. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- "Al Wahda – Clubs – UAE Pro League Committee". Al Wahda Club. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- "Köppel wechselt in die VAE". kicker (in German). 5 August 2006. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- Bölöni appointed as head coach of Al-Wahda Archived 6 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Cerezo, Hugo (18 June 2015). "Javier Aguirre ficha por el Al Wahda". Marca (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- Jose, James (17 October 2019). "Al Jazira, Al Wahda appoint new managers". Khaleej Times. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- "Al Wahda set to name Vuk Rasovic as new coach ahead of Asian Champions League resumption". thenational. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- "Carlos Carvalhal leaves Al Wahda". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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