Khor Fakkan Club

Khor Fakkan Club (Arabic: نادي خورفكان الرياضي الثقافي, formally known as Al Khaleej), usually known simply as Khor Fakkan, is an Emirati football club from Khor Fakkan.

Khor Fakkan Club
نادي خورفكان
Full nameKhorfakkan Sports & Cultural Club
نادي خورفكان الرياضي الثقافي
Nickname(s)Al Nusur (The Eagles)
Founded1981 (1981) as Al Khaleej
2017 (2017) as Khorfakkan
GroundSaqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Stadium, Khor Fakkan
Capacity7,500
ManagerAbdulaziz Al Yassi
LeagueUAE Pro League
2022–23UAE Pro League, 10th

History

Founded in 1981, the club won a UAE Federation Cup in the 1993–94 season. In June 2017 the club was rebranded with a new name and logo now it is known as Khor Fakkan.[1] The team were promoted back to the top flight in 2019 after winning the UAE Division 1, it was their first experience in the UAE Pro League since 2008.[2]

Pro-League record

Season Div. Tms. Pos. President's Cup League Cup
2008–09 1 12 12th Quarter-Finals First Round
2009–10 2 8 6th Round of 16
2010–11 2 8 6th Preliminary Round
2011–12 2 8 5th Round of 16
2012–13 2 14 8th Preliminary Round
2013–14 2 13 6th Preliminary Round
2014–15 2 11 9th Preliminary Round
2015–16 2 9 8th Preliminary Round
2016–17 2 12 7th Preliminary Round
2017–18 2 12 5th Preliminary Round
2018–19 2 10 1st Preliminary Round
2019–20a 1 14 12th Round of 16 First Round
2020–21 1 14 10th Round of 16 Quarter-Finals
2021–22 1 14 10th Round of 16 First Round
2022–23 1 14 10th Round of 16 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

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 Ahmed Al-Hosani
2 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Sultan Fayez
3 DF Brazil BRA Rafael Pereira (on loan from Al-Ain)
4 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Khalifa Mubarak
5 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Omar Ahmed
6 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdurahman Yousef
7 FW Brazil BRA Lourency
8 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Waleed Hussain
9 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Mohamed Al-Junaibi
10 MF Tunisia TUN Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
11 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Omar Jumaa
12 FW Brazil BRA Tiago Leonço
13 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Khalid Salem
17 DF Ivory Coast CIV Jocelyn Doumbia U21
18 MF Uzbekistan UZB Abdulla Abdullaev
19 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Adel Sabeel
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Masoud Sulaiman
23 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Saeed Ahmed
24 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Al-Madani
25 MF South Africa RSA Thulani Serero
28 MF Ghana GHA Benjamin Ayim
30 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Khalfan (on loan from Al-Ain)
55 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Ahmed Al-Amri
60 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Hamdan Nasser
66 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Ahmed Mahmoud
67 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Shahin Suroor
71 MF Cameroon CMR David Nyengue
72 FW Sudan SDN Mohamed Awadalla (on loan from Al-Ain)
77 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Ali Al-Mutawa U21
78 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Khalil Khamis
80 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Omar Saeed
94 FW Brazil BRA Juninho

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
33 MF Brazil BRA Pedro Castro

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
79 MF Brazil BRA Saymon Cabral (on loan to Al Urooba)
No. Pos. Nation Player
90 FW Mali MLI Alhassane Tamboura (on loan to Al Urooba)

Honours

The club has gained the following honours:

Notable players

Club staff

Position Name
Manager United Arab Emirates Abdulaziz Al Yassi
Assistant manager Italy Roy Antonio
First-team coach Brazil Marcio de Gama
Goalkeeper coach Egypt Essini Wonderly
Fitness coach Brazil Giuliano Valem
Match analyst Portugal Rafael Carolino
Team Doctor Tunisia Mahmoud Ramadan
Physiotherapist United Arab Emirates Mohamed Mounir

Futsal team

  • UAE PRESIDENT CUP - FUTSAL: 1
Winners: 2012–2013
  • UAE FUTSAL LEAGUE: 1
Winners: 2013–2014
  • UAE Federation Cup: 1
Winners: 2013–2014
  • UAE FUTSAL SUPER CUP: 1
Winners: 2014–2015
  • UAE YOUTH FUTSAL CUP: 1
Winners: 2018.

See also

References

  1. اليوم, خورفكان-الإمارات (14 June 2017). "تغيير اسم نادي الخليج إلى "خورفكان"". الإمارات اليوم.
  2. "Khor Fakkan and Hatta earn Arabian Gulf League returns on dramatic final day". Sport360. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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