Ittihad Kalba FC

Ittihad Kalba Football Club (Arabic: نادي اتحاد كلباء الرياضي الثقافي), more colloquially abbreviated as Al-Ittihad, is an Emirati football club founded in 1972 and based in Kalba.

Ittihad Kalba
نادي اتحاد كلباء
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Full nameIttihad Kalba Football Club
Nickname(s)The Tigers
Founded1972 (1972)
GroundIttihad Kalba Stadium
Capacity8,500
ChairmanAli Hussein Ali Hussein Al Logani
ManagerFarhad Majidi
LeagueUAE Pro League
2022–23UAE Pro-League, 8th
WebsiteClub website

History

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

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Eisa Hooti
2 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Al-Yammahi U21 (on loan from Al-Jazira)
3 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Sabeel
4 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Yaqoub Al-Balochi
5 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdalla Faisal
7 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Habib Al Fardan
9 MF Argentina ARG Brian Ramírez
10 MF Iran IRN Mehdi Ghayedi (on loan from Shabab Al-Ahli)
11 MF Brazil BRA Daniel Bessa
12 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Salem Rashid
13 MF Brazil BRA Caio Eduardo U21
14 MF Slovakia SVK Filip Kiss
15 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdulaziz Al-Hamhami
17 MF Ghana GHA Zackariah Mohammed
18 FW Slovenia SVN Andrés Vombergar
19 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Ahmed Al-Naqbi
21 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Sultan Adil U21 (on loan from Shabab Al-Ahli)
22 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Mohamed Ali
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Waleed Rashid U21
24 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Khalid Al-Darmaki
25 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdusalam Mohammed
26 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Omar Al Khodaim
27 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Yaser Al-Blooshi
33 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Jamal Abdallah
34 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Khalid Al Zari
39 MF Brazil BRA Gustavo (on loan from Shabab Al-Ahli)
43 DF Brazil BRA Michel Dreifke U21
52 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Saif Yousif
55 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Hamad Al-Mansoori
70 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Fahad Barout
77 MF Brazil BRA Leandro Spadacio
88 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Saif Obaid
89 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Yousef Abdelrahman
92 MF Paraguay PAR Aldo Parra
94 DF Brazil BRA Wallace

Unregistered players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF Cape Verde CPV Ivanildo Fernandes
40 MF The Gambia GAM Ebrima Jatta U21
No. Pos. Nation Player
61 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Khalid Al-Shehhi
DF Brazil BRA Dudu U21

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Italy ITA Gabriel Santini (on loan to Al Dhafra)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Peru PER Wilder Cartagena (on loan to Orlando City)

Achievements

  • UAE Division One
    • Champions (7): 1979–80, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14

Club staff

Position Name
Manager Iran Farhad Majidi
Assistant coach Italy Gabriele Pin
Portugal Miguel Teixeira
Fitness Coach Iran Alireza Rabbani

See also

References


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