Al-Wasl F.C.
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| Full name | Al-Wasl Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Cheetahs [1] |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Ground | Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Capacity | 18,000 |
| Chairman | Rashid Bin Ghaid |
| Manager | Rodolfo Arruabarrena |
| League | UAE Football League |
| 2015-2016 | UAE Football League, 6th |
Al-Wasl, founded in Dubai in the 60s, is a football club based in the United Arab Emirates. The club is known for its rich history. It is a part of the Al Wasl Sports Club
History
[change | change source]Start of the club
[change | change source]Al Wasl FC was founded in 1960, in the house of Al-Zamalek, it began growing in 1962, and they moved stadium to Zabeel Stadium. In 1966 they won the UAE championship defeating Al-Shabaab in the final.
Dominant Years
[change | change source]In 1980s they began dominating the league, winning in 1982, 1983, 1985 and 1988. Later in 1992 and 1997 they also won the title. They won the UAEFC in 1993 (UAE Federation Cup).
Present Years
[change | change source]In 2006/07 they won the league again, and in 2010, they won the Gulf Cup Champions.
Players
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]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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Players
[change | change source]Current squad
[change | change source]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.
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Reserve team
[change | change source]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Unregistered players
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
[change | change source]Domestic competitions
[change | change source]Regional competitions
[change | change source]- GCC Champions League[5]
- Arab Club Champions Cup
- Qatar–UAE Super Shield
Winner: (1) 2024_25
Performance in AFC competitions
[change | change source]- AFC Champions League: 3 appearances
- Asian Club Championship: 4 appearances
Coaching staff
[change | change source]| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Vacant |
| Assistant coach | Vacant |
| Goalkeeper coach |  Romulo Nunes |
| Fitness coach |  Nikolaos Giagou |
| Chief analyst |  Paul Mitchell |
Managerial history
[change | change source]* Served as caretaker coach.
| Name | Nat. | From | To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakhit Salem |  |
1960 | 1970 | |
| Ismail Al-Jarman |  |
1971 | 1971 | |
| Zaki Osman |  |
1972 | 1973 | |
| Valinhos |  |
1980 | 1981 | |
| Joel Santana | |
1981 | 1986 | |
| Hassan Shehata | |
1986 | 1988 | |
| Antônio Lopes | |
1988 | 1989 | |
| Gílson Nunes | |
1989 | 1990 | |
| Dimitri Davidović |  |
1991 | 1992 | |
| Arthur Bernardes | |
1996 | 1998 | [6] |
| Alain Laurier |  |
1998 | December 1998 | |
| Paulo Campos | |
January 1999 | May 1999 | |
| Henryk Kasperczak |  |
September 1999 | February 2000 | |
| Alain Laurier* | |
March 2000 | May 2000 | |
| Josef Hickersberger |  |
June 2000 | June 2001 | |
| Johan Boskamp |  |
July 2001 | 2002 | |
| Martín Lasarte |  |
2002 | 2002 | |
| Khalifa Al Shamsi* | |
2002 | March 2003 | |
| Arthur Bernardes | |
March 2003 | May 2004 | [6] |
| Vinko Begović |  |
2004 | 2005 | [7] |
| Zé Mário | |
2006 | 2007 | |
| Miroslav Beránek |  |
2007 | 2008 | |
| Alexandre Guimarães |  |
July 2009 | May 2010 | [8] |
| Khalifa Al Shamsi | |
June 2010 | June 2011 | |
| Sérgio Farias | |
August 2010 | April 2011 | [9] |
| Diego Maradona |  |
May 2011 | July 2012 | [10] |
| Bruno Metsu | |
July 2012 | October 2012 | |
| Guy Lacombe | |
November 2012 | February 2013 | [11] |
| Eid Baroot | |
February 2013 | May 2013 | [12] |
| Laurent Banide | |
June 2013 | October 2013 | [13] |
| Héctor Cúper | |
November 2013 | March 2014 | [14] |
| Jorginho* | |
March 2014 | October 2014 | |
| Gabriel Calderón | |
October 2014 | May 2016 | [15] |
| Rodolfo Arruabarrena | |
July 2016 | June 2018 | |
| Gustavo Quinteros |  |
July 2018 | October 2018 | |
| Hassan Al Abdouli* | |
October 2018 | December 2018 | |
| Laurențiu Reghecampf |  |
December 2018 | October 2020 | [16] |
| Salem Rabie* | |
October 2020 | December 2020 | |
| Odair Hellmann | |
December 2020 | June 2022 | [17] |
| Juan Antonio Pizzi |  |
July 2022 | May 2023 | |
| Miloš Milojević |  |
June 2023 | May 2025 | |
| Luís Castro | |
June 2025 | November 2025 |
Pro-League record
[change | change source]| Season | Lvl. | Tms. | Pos. | President's Cup | League Cup |
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| 2008–09 | 1 | 12 | 7th | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 12 | 5th | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2010–11 | 1 | 12 | 6th | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 12 | 8th | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 14 | 9th | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2013–14 | 1 | 14 | 12th | Quarter-Finals | First Round |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 14 | 6th | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 14 | 6th | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 14 | 2nd | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 12 | 3rd | Runner-ups | Runner-ups |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 14 | 9th | Semi-Finals | Quarter-Finals |
| 2019–20a | 1 | 14 | 8th | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 14 | 9th | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 14 | 6th | Semi-Finals | Quarter-Finals |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 14 | 4th | Semi-Finals | First Round |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 14 | 1st | Champions | Semi-Finals |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 14 | 4th | Semi-Finals | Semi-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
[change | change source]- ↑ "Al Wasl - Clubs - UAE Pro League Committee". uae.agleague.ae.
- ↑ Atsushi Fujioka (6 September 2018). "United Arab Emirates – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- 1 2 Hans Schöggl and Karel Stokkermans (31 January 2019). "United Arab Emirates – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ↑ "IFFHS – Asia's Club of the Century". Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
- ↑ "Club Milestones". Al Ain FC. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
- 1 2 Arthur Bernardes Profile; SambaFoot.com Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ (in Croatian) Novi list Toni Bilić: Vinko Begović, trener iranskog "Pegah Dilana", komentira status izbornika iranske reprezentacije, 1 December 2005 "Splićanin Vinko Begović već šest godina radi kao trener u Iranu, jednu je sezonu proveo u Ujedinjenim Arapskim Emiratima..."
- ↑ "Guimaraes, willing to lead Honduras". DIEZ.HN (in Spanish). 5 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Khalifa takes the reins for Al Wasl against Kalba". The National. Abu Dhabi. 24 April 2011.
- ↑ "Maradona hired to coach UAE club Al Wasl". CBC Sports. 16 May 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ↑ Dispensing services French coach Guy Lacombe; www.alwaslsc.ae
- ↑ باروت يقود اول تمرين له مع الفهود; www.alwaslsc.ae
- ↑ Gary Meenaghan (21 October 2013). "Laurent Banide dismissed as Al Wasl coach". The National. Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Media. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ Ahmed Rizvi (2014). "Al Wasl part ways with Hector Cuper after brief, disappointing tenure". The National. Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Media. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ "Gabriel Calderon replaces Jorginho as Al Wasl coach". gulfnews.com. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ↑ Monaghan, Matt (6 January 2019). "Football news: New Al Wasl coach Laurentiu Reghecampf vows to drag them out of AGL relegation 'crisis' - Sport360 News". Sport360.
- ↑ "مقابل 2 مليون دولار.. هيلمان يقود الوصل في قمة الجزيرة" (in Arabic). albayan. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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