- Al-Ahli Football Club - Dubai
Football club infobox
clubname = Al-Ahli
fullname = Al-Ahli
nickname= The Red knights
founded = 1970
ground =Rashed Stadium ,Dubai ,United Arab Emirates
capacity = 18,000
chairman = Flagicon|UAE Shiek Hamdan Bin Mohammed
Al Maktoum
manager = flagicon|Czech RepublicIvan Hašek
director of football = flagicon|IndiaHaroon Zamakda
league =UAE League
season = 2006-07
position =UAE League , 5th
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leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFFAl Ahli Football Club ( _ar. الأهلي) is a
United Arab Emirates professionalfootball (soccer) club. They are based inDubai .Al Ahli is one of the most successful clubs in the
UAE . Al Ahli, literally translating to "national" inArabic was established in 1970, three local teams joined together to form the club. The club won threeUAE League titles in the 70's and again won its fourth in 2006.History
Establishment
The club was established in 1970, two local football teams Al Wehdah and Al Shabab(est.1962) joined together, and then four years later another local team Al Najah joined to form Al Ahli Club.
1973-1980: The golden age
It took Al Ahli only four years after its establishment to win the UAE league twice consecutively in 1975 and 1976 then again in 1980. Drawing home-town fans, Al Ahli has been and continues to be one of the most popular sports teams in the UAE. However,Al Ahli club have suffered alot in the last decades,and they went back to the second division when they played against Al shabab wich alahli was willing just for a point from the match to stay in the 1 division. Al ahli has lost the match and Al Shabab has won the league.After a period of decline, Al Ahli went back on top winning its fourth league title in 2006 but through all these years Al Ahli continued to be a successful club in the UAE by winning 6 Emir Cups.
Al Ahli Castle
They are also known as Al Ahli Castle because of its involvement in other professional sports. The club competes in
basketball ,volleyball ,handball , track sport,table tennis andtrack cycling .Al Ahli is also known for its involvement in cultural activities and community services. Al Ahli Drama club established in 1981, to promoteEmirati plays focusing on UAE tradition, heritage and current events.Crest and Nickname
The original Al Ahli logo reflected a falcon on top of football and the words "Al Ahli Club" written horizontally. After rebranding themselves to Red Knights in 2006, the logo changed to a horse head shape with the letters A C (Al Ahli Club) on top. The new logo represents strength and high spirits also it goes along with the new nickname Red Knights instead of the old nickname the Red Devils.
Boca Juniors is better that al laly
Former Coaches
*flagicon|Hungary
Nándor Hidegkuti
*flagicon|CroatiaSrećko Juričić
*flagicon|RomaniaIlie Balaci
*flagicon|SerbiaMarkov Zeljko
*flagicon|GermanyWinfried Schäfer
*flagicon|SudanFaozy Altaisha
*flagicon|FranceAlan Michelle
*flagicon|TunisiaYousef Zawawi
*flagicon|FranceRobert Pouven Current Squad
Transfers In 2008
Transfers Out
Famous Players
*flagicon|Iran
Hassan Nazari
*flagicon|IranHassan Rowshan
*flagicon|IranMilad Meydavoudi
*flagicon|IranAli Karimi
*flagicon|IranHashem Heidari
*flagicon|IranJavad Kazemian
*flagicon|IranFarhad Majidi
*flagicon|Brazil Renato
*flagicon|BrazilClederson Cesar
*flagicon|BrazilMarcos Assunção
*flagicon|BulgariaMartin Kamburov
*flagicon|UruguayJuan Martín Parodi
*flagicon|MoroccoRashid Benmahmoud
*flagicon|MoroccoAbdellatif Jrindou
*flagicon|UAEAhmad Essa
*flagicon|UAEAbdul Razaq Ibrahim
*flagicon|KuwaitJamal Mubarak
*flagicon|ARGFernando Rodriguez
*flagicon|ARGNicholas Castro
*flagicon|BosniaSlavisa Mitrovic
*flagicon|TunisiaAli Zitouni
*flagicon|NigeriaAlousa Kabiro
*flagicon|Nigeria Antoni
*flagicon|NigeriaKingsley Obiekwu
*flagicon|LiberiaKelvin Sebwe
*flagicon|Burkina FasoSeydou Traoré
*flagicon|FranceGregory du Frenice External links
* [http://www.alahliclub.ae/ Official site]
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