Kalba FC
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Full name | Kalba Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Tigers | ||
Founded | 1972 2024 as Kalba | as Ittihad Kalba||
Ground | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | ||
Capacity | 8,500 | ||
Owner | Ahmad bin Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi | ||
Chairman | Ali Hussein Ali Hussein Al Logani | ||
Manager | Vuk Rašović | ||
League | UAE Pro League | ||
2022–23 | UAE Pro-League, 8th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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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).
History[edit]
Kalba was established in 1972 when two clubs (Al Shabab) and (Al Rooba) merged with (Al Riyadiya) to create Al Ittihad Kalba.
Pro-League record[edit]
Season | Position | Number of teams teams | League level | President's Cup | League Cup |
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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Achievements[edit]
- UAE Division One
- Champions (7): 1979–80, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14
Club staff[edit]
Position | Name |
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Manager | Vuk Rašović |
Assistant coach | Saeed Fawaz |
Musa Abdulbassit | |
Fitness Coach | Mounir Marzooq |
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