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Al Orooba
نادي العروبة
Full nameAl Orooba Club
Nickname(s)Green Duo (ثنائية الأخضر)
Founded1972
GroundAl Sharqi Stadium
Capacity3,000[citation needed]
OwnerMaktoum bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al-Sharqi
ChairmanKhalifa Rashid Al-Mallahi
ManagerBruno Pereira
LeagueUAE Pro League
2023–24UAE First Division League, 1st of 17 (promoted)
Current season

Al Orooba Club (Arabic: نادي العروبة الرياضي الثقافي) is a United Arab Emirates professional football club based in the city of Mirbah and Qidfa, Fujairah. The club currently plays in the UAE Pro League.

History

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In 1960, two clubs were founded in Mirbah and Qidfa, Al Wehda in Mirbah and Al Najma in Qidfa, both clubs were financially weak and by 1972, both clubs agreed to merge under the name Al Urooba to represent the Mirbah-Qidfa area of the Emirate of Fujairah.[1]

Stadium

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Currently the team plays at the 3000-capacity Al Sharqi Stadium.[2]

Honours

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Pro-League Record

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Season Lvl. Tms. Pos. President's Cup League Cup
2008–09 2 16 4th Preliminary Round
2009–10 2 8 5th Round of 16
2010–11 2 8 4th Round of 16
2011–12 2 8 8th Preliminary Round
2012–13 2 14 6th Preliminary Round
2013–14 2 13 9th Preliminary Round
2014–15 2 11 6th Preliminary Round
2015–16 2 9 5th Preliminary Round
2016–17 2 9 3rd Round of 16
2017–18 2 12 6th Round of 16
2018–19 2 10 3rd Preliminary Round
2019–20a 2 11 9th Preliminary Round
2020–21 2 11 1st Round of 16
2021–22 1 14 13th Round of 16 First Round
2022–23 2 17 13th Preliminary Round

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Brazil BRA Paulo Ricardo
3 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Mezenga U23
4 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Salem Suleiman
5 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Sultan Fayez (on loan from Khor Fakkan)
7 FW Iran IRN Mohammad Reza Azadi
8 MF Cameroon CMR Appolinaire Kack
9 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Abdulla Anwar
10 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Rashid Mubarak
11 FW The Gambia GAM Bubacarr Trawally
14 MF Nigeria NGA Yusuf Olatunji
15 FW Oman OMA Ali Al-Mazrouei U23
16 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohamed Jalal
17 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Eisa Ali Abbas
18 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Shahin Suroor
19 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Adel Sabeel (on loan from Khor Fakkan)
20 MF Cameroon CMR Petrus Boumal
21 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Bader Rashed U23
23 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Mohamed Al-Junaibi
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Al-Yammahi U23 (on loan from Al Jazira)
30 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Ali Eid
32 MF Argentina ARG Patricio Ulises U23
33 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Jamal Abdalla (on loan from Kalba)
36 MF Nigeria NGA Damilare Salaudeen
37 FW Morocco MAR Adnane Lagnaoui
40 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Abdullah Yousef
44 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Abdulla U23
47 DF Oman OMA Hamid Al-Jabri U23
49 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdulaziz Abdulla U23
55 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Talal Khameis
70 MF Oman OMA Khalid Al-Jabri
71 MF Cameroon CMR David Nyengue
77 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Al-Eter U23
78 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Faisal Khameis U23
80 DF Serbia SRB Sinisa Jolacic
95 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Rashid Abdalla (on loan from Khor Fakkan)
99 MF Mali MLI Tiécoura Traoré U23

Out on loan

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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. Nation Player
6 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohanad Khamis (on loan to Emirates)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Ahmed (on loan to Al Hamriyah)

Coaching Staff

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Position Name
Manager Portugal Bruno Pereira
Assistant Manager United Arab Emirates Khalifa Mubarak
Goalkeeper Coach United Arab Emirates Yaqoob Al-Wafi
Fitness Coach Portugal Luís Estanislau
Match Analysis United Arab Emirates Abdullah Akonnor
Doctor United Arab Emirates Abdusalam Ali
Physiotherapist United Arab Emirates Fahad Al-Naqbi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "نادي العروبة" (in Arabic). Retrieved 30 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Emirati Arabi Uniti: Al Urooba". Soccerway.
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