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Kalba FC

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Kalba
نادي كلباء
Full nameKalba Football Club
Nickname(s)The Tigers
Founded1972; 52 years ago (1972) as Ittihad Kalba
2024; 0 years ago (2024) as Kalba
GroundIttihad Kalba Stadium
Capacity8,500
OwnerZayed sulaiman alsharari alzaabi
ChairmanZayed sulaiman alsharari alzaabi
Head coachGhazi Fahad
LeagueUAE Pro League
2023–24UAE Pro-League, 10th
Websitehttps://www.ittihadkalbafc.ae/
Current season

Kalba Football Club (Arabic: نادي كلباء الرياضي الثقافي), more colloquially abbreviated as Al-Ittihad, is a professional football club founded in 1972 and based in the city of Kalba, in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The team competes in the UAE Pro League, the top tier of Emirati football. Founded in 1972, Al Ittihad Kalba has a rich history and a strong fan base.

History

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Kalba was established in 1972 when two clubs (Al Shabab) and (Al Rooba) merged with (Al Riyadiya) to create Al Ittihad Kalba. Kalba has won a record breaking 7 Division 1 titles with their last one being in the 2013/14 season.

Pro-League record

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Season Position Number of teams

teams

League

level

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

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

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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 Farid Abdulla U23
3 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Sabeel
4 DF Brazil BRA Michel Dreifke
5 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdalla Faisal U23
6 MF Albania ALB Rejan Alivoda U23
7 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Habib Al Fardan
8 MF Brazil BRA Caio Eduardo
9 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Fahad Barout
10 MF Iran IRN Mehdi Ghayedi (on loan from Shabab Al-Ahli)
11 MF Italy ITA Daniel Bessa
12 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Salem Rashid
15 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdulaziz Al-Hamhami
16 DF Slovenia SVN Miha Blažič
17 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Saif Yousif U23
18 MF Yemen YEM Khaled Al-Asbahi
19 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Ahmed Al-Naqbi
20 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdulaziz Al-Kaabi
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Mohamed Ali
23 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Waleed Rashid U23
24 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Khalid Al-Darmaki
25 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdusalam Mohammed
27 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Yaser Al-Blooshi U23
33 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Sultan Al-Mantheri
37 DF Ivory Coast CIV Kouadjo Koffi U23
39 MF Brazil BRA Gustavo U23 (on loan from Shabab Al-Ahli)
42 FW State of Palestine PLE Ahmed Abunamous
44 MF Iran IRN Saman Ghoddos
55 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Hamad Al-Mansoori
70 FW Iran IRN Shahriyar Moghanlou
77 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Leandro Spadacio
80 FW Serbia SRB Nemanja Jović U23
88 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Saif Obaid U23
97 DF Morocco MAR Anas Radi
99 FW Ghana GHA Cornelius Agbenyegah U23

Unregistered players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Slovakia SVK Filip Kiss

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
34 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Khalid Al Zari (on loan to United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK United Arab Emirates UAE Jamal Abdalla (on loan to Al Urooba)

Achievements

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

Club staff

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Position Name
Head coach Iraq Ghazi Fahad
Assistant coach Italy Gabriele Pin
United Arab Emirates Saeed Fawaz
United Arab Emirates Musa Abdulbassit
Fitness Coach United Arab Emirates Mounir Marzooq

See also

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References

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