Sharjah Football Club (Arabic: نادي الشارقة لكرة القدم) is an Emirati professional football club based in Sharjah that competes in the UAE Pro League. Their home stadium is the Sharjah Stadium.

Founded in 1966, Sharjah is considered one of the pioneers of UAE football since its inception. Achieving success through the years has made Sharjah one of the most prestigious clubs in the country. Sharjah FC is also the most successful team in the Emirate of Sharjah, winning 6 Pro League titles, 10 Presidents Cups, 1 League Cup, 3 Super Cups, and 1 AFC Champions League Two title. The club was also the first official UAE league champion since its establishment in 1974.

History

Golden age

Sharjah was founded in 1966 under the name of Al Oruba Club, they were the first official champions of the UAE League winning it in 1974 after beating Al Ahli and Oman. The club would merge with Al Khaleej in 1974 to form Al Sharjah SCC and relocate their headquarters in Sharjah City. The club would later see itself win the league in 4 more occasions during the 80s and 90s and 8 out of the 22 players in the UAE's 1990 squad were players from Sharjah, more than any other club at the time.

Decline

During the mid-2000s however, Sharjah would see a decline as they would finish in mid-table consecutively and in 2012, the club got relegated for the first time in their history. However, the club were quickly promoted back to the top tier division in 2013.

New era

Sharjah won their first title since 1996 in 2019 with a record of only one loss. On 14 September 2019, Sharjah won their first UAE Super Cup title since 1994 after beating Shabab Al Ahli in penalties 4–3. The club went on to win the UAE League Cup in the 2022–23 season for the first time in the clubs history, the club also won two more UAE President's Cups back to back after reaching the final in 2022 and 2023 beating Al Wahda 1–0 and Al Ain 14–13 on penalties, making Sharjah FC the champions a record of 10 times, In the 2024–25 seasons the club ended up winning their first ever continental title which was the AFC Champions League 2 only losing two games, and becoming the second ever UAE club to win a continental trophy.

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

Cups

Regional

Continental

Season-by-season record

SeasonLvl.Tms.Pos.President's CupLeague Cup
2008–0911210thQuarter-FinalsFirst Round
2009–101126thRound of 16First Round
2010–111127thPreliminary RoundFirst Round
2011–1211212thSemi-FinalsFirst Round
2012–132142ndQuarter-Finals—
2013–141147thRound of 16Semi-Finals
2014–1511412thRound of 16Runner-ups
2015–1611411thQuarter-FinalsFirst Round
2016–171149thSemi-FinalsFirst Round
2017–181126thQuarter-FinalsFirst Round
2018–191141stSemi-FinalsFirst Round
2019–20a1144thSemi-FinalsQuarter-Finals
2020–211144thSemi-FinalsQuarter-Finals
2021–221142ndChampionsFirst Round
2022–231147thChampionsChampions
2023–241144thQuarter-FinalsQuarter-Finals
2024–251142ndRunner-ups

Notes^ 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.

Club officials

PositionStaff
Head CoachPortugal José Morais
Assistant CoachPortugal David Ribeiro Serbia Vladan Perasevic United Arab Emirates Abdulmajid Al Nimer
Goalkeeper CoachMontenegro Boban Bajković
Technical StaffUnited Arab Emirates Abdulrahman Al-Haddad
Fitness TrainerSerbia Milan Dimitric
Rehab TrainerBrazil Leandro Aiub
Conditioning coachBrazil Helder Fernandes Soares
AnalystBrazil Eduardo Thomaz

Players

Current squad

As of UAE Pro-League:

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK UAE Khaled Tawhid 4 DF UAE Shahin Abdulrahman 5 DF CRO Maro Katinić 6 MF UAE Majed Suroor 7 FW UAE Caio Lucas 8 MF ARG Gerónimo Poblete 10 MF TUN Firas Ben Larbi 11 MF UAE Luanzinho 12 MF BRA Leandrinho 14 MF UAE Khaled Ba Wazir 15 MF UAE Harib Abdalla 17 GK UAE Mayed Mohsen 18 DF UAE Abdullah GhanemNo. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF UAE Khaled Ibrahim 20 DF KOR Cho Yu-min 23 MF ALB Feta Fetai (on loan from Lokomotiva Zagreb) 24 MF UAE Majid Rashid 25 DF BRA Rafael Pereira 26 GK UAE Darwish Mohammad 30 FW GUI Ousmane Camara 33 DF SRB Vladimir Prijović 40 GK UAE Adel Al-Hosani 60 MF IRN Arshia Sarshogh 77 MF BRA Igor Coronado 88 MF UAE Majed Hassan 90 FW BRA Matheus Saldanha (on loan from Al Wasl)
1GKUAEKhaled Tawhid
4DFUAEShahin Abdulrahman
5DFCROMaro Katinić
6MFUAEMajed Suroor
7FWUAECaio Lucas
8MFARGGerónimo Poblete
10MFTUNFiras Ben Larbi
11MFUAELuanzinho
12MFBRALeandrinho
14MFUAEKhaled Ba Wazir
15MFUAEHarib Abdalla
17GKUAEMayed Mohsen
18DFUAEAbdullah Ghanem
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19DFUAEKhaled Ibrahim
20DFKORCho Yu-min
23MFALBFeta Fetai (on loan from Lokomotiva Zagreb)
24MFUAEMajid Rashid
25DFBRARafael Pereira
26GKUAEDarwish Mohammad
30FWGUIOusmane Camara
33DFSRBVladimir Prijović
40GKUAEAdel Al-Hosani
60MFIRNArshia Sarshogh
77MFBRAIgor Coronado
88MFUAEMajed Hassan
90FWBRAMatheus Saldanha (on loan from Al Wasl)

Reserve team

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF UAE Hamad Fahad 21 FW UAE Mayed Al-Kass 29 DF BRA David Gondim 34 DF UAE Ali Al-Hadidi 43 MF UAE Matar Zaal 45 MF UAE Ghaith Abdulla 53 GK UAE Abdulla ZaalNo. Pos. Nation Player 70 FW UAE Badr Al-Sowaidi 71 DF UAE Ali Taher 76 MF UAE Khalifa Sembaij 80 MF UAE Dhari Fahad 94 FW ARG Nicolás Clemente 99 FW UAE Sultan Al-Saadi
2DFUAEHamad Fahad
21FWUAEMayed Al-Kass
29DFBRADavid Gondim
34DFUAEAli Al-Hadidi
43MFUAEMatar Zaal
45MFUAEGhaith Abdulla
53GKUAEAbdulla Zaal
No.Pos.NationPlayer
70FWUAEBadr Al-Sowaidi
71DFUAEAli Taher
76MFUAEKhalifa Sembaij
80MFUAEDhari Fahad
94FWARGNicolás Clemente
99FWUAESultan Al-Saadi

Unregistered players

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 49 MF MAR Adel Taarabt
49MFMARAdel Taarabt

Out on loan

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF UAE Al Hassan Saleh (on loan to Al-Bataeh) 27 MF BRA Guilherme Biro (on loan to Ajman)No. Pos. Nation Player 32 MF SWE Harun Ibrahim (on loan to Al-Bataeh) — DF UAE Abdullah Al-Hammadi (on loan to Al-Hamriyah)
3DFUAEAl Hassan Saleh (on loan to Al-Bataeh)
27MFBRAGuilherme Biro (on loan to Ajman)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
32MFSWEHarun Ibrahim (on loan to Al-Bataeh)
—DFUAEAbdullah Al-Hammadi (on loan to Al-Hamriyah)

Performance in AFC competitions

AFC Champions League history

2004: Quarter Finals 2009: Withdrew 2020: Group Stage 2021: Round of 16 2022: Group Stage 2023–24: Group Stage

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2004Group CIraq Al-Shorta2–03–21st
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal5–20–0
Bahrain Al-Ahli3–03–0
Quarter-finalsSouth Korea Seongnam2–50–62–11
2020Group CSaudi Arabia Al Taawoun0–16–04th
Iran Persepolis2–20–4
Qatar Al-Duhail4–21–2
2021Group BIraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya1–03–21st
Iran Tractor0–20–0
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor4–11–1
Round of 16United Arab Emirates Al Wahda1–1 (p) (4–5)
2022PlayoffsIraq Al-Zawraa1–1 (p) (6–5)
Group ASaudi Arabia Al-Hilal2–21–23rd
Qatar Al-Rayyan1–11–3
Tajikistan Istiklol2–10–2
2023–24Preliminary roundBangladesh Bashundhara Kings2–0
Play-offIran Tractor3–1
Group BQatar Al-Sadd0–20–03rd
Jordan Al-Faisaly1–01–2
Uzbekistan Nasaf1–01–1

AFC Champions League Two history

2024–25: Champions

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2024–25Group CJordan Al Wehdat2–23–11st
Iran Sepahan3–11–3
Tajikistan Istiklol3–11–0
Round of 16Jordan Al Hussein1–00–11–1 (3–0 p)
Quarter-finalsUnited Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli1–11–12–2 (5–4 p)
Semi-finalsSaudi Arabia Al Taawoun2–00–12–1
FinalSingapore Lion City Sailors2–1

Asian Club Championship history

1989: Group Stage 1994: First Round

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1989Group 2Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq0–13rd
Bahrain West Riffa2–0
Kuwait Kazma0–3
Oman Fanja4–1
1994First RoundBahrain Al-Muharraq1–11–22–3

Record by country

As of 18 May 2025

CountryPldWDLGFGAGDWin%
Bahrain5311103+7060.00
Bangladesh110020+2100.00
Iran7223913−4028.57
Iraq5410105+5080.00
Jordan631286+2050.00
Kuwait100103−3000.00
Oman110041+3100.00
Qatar6123710−3016.67
Saudi Arabia9324169+7033.33
Singapore110021+1100.00
South Korea2002211−9000.00
Tajikistan430164+2075.00
United Arab Emirates303033+0000.00
Uzbekistan422073+4050.00

Managerial history

NameNat.FromToRef.
Faouzi BenzartiTunisiaJanuary 20012001
Dragan GugletaFederal Republic of YugoslaviaDecember 20012002
Pavle DolezarFranceJuly 2002October 2002
Pedro RoselloSpainOctober 2002November 2002
Juma RabeaUnited Arab EmiratesNovember 2002June 2004
Youssef ZouaouiTunisiaJune 20042005
Henri StambouliFrance2005January 2006
Wajdi EssidTunisiaJanuary 2006February 2006
Rainer ZobelGermanyFebruary 20062006
Srećko JuričićCroatiaJune 2006October 2006
Renê WeberBrazilOctober 2006May 2007
Juma RabeaUnited Arab EmiratesMay 2007May 2007
Gerard van der LemNetherlandsJuly 2007March 2008
Wajdi EssidTunisiaMarch 20082008
Youssef ZouaouiTunisiaJune 2008February 2009
Manuel CajudaPortugalJuly 2009May 2011
Abdulmajeed Al NimrUnited Arab EmiratesMay 20112011
Carlos AzenhaPortugalJune 2011September 2011
Valeriu TițaRomaniaSeptember 2011December 2011
Jorvan VieiraBrazilDecember 2011February 2012
Valeriu TițaRomaniaFebruary 2012April 2012
Abdulmajeed Al NimrUnited Arab EmiratesApril 2012June 2012
Faouzi BenzartiTunisiaJune 2012November 2012
Ayman El RamadiEgyptNovember 20122013
Paulo BonamigoBrazilJune 2013November 2015
Abdulaziz Al AnbariUnited Arab EmiratesNovember 20152016
Georgios DonisGreeceJuly 2016January 2017
José PeseiroPortugalJanuary 2017October 2017
Abdulaziz Al AnbariUnited Arab EmiratesOctober 2017November 2021
Cosmin OlăroiuRomaniaNovember 2021May 2025

See also

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