Khor Fakkan Club
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| Full name | Khorfakkan Sports & Cultural Club نادي خورفكان الرياضي الثقافي | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Al Nusur (The Eagles) | |||
| Founded | 1981 as Al Khaleej 2017 as Khorfakkan | |||
| Ground | Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Stadium, Khor Fakkan | |||
| Capacity | 7,500 | |||
| Chairman | Fahd bin Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi | |||
| Manager | Daniel Isăilă | |||
| League | UAE Pro League | |||
| 2023–24 | UAE Pro League, 12th | |||
| Website | https://khorfakkanfc.ae/en/home/ | |||
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Khor Fakkan Club (Arabic: نادي خورفكان الرياضي الثقافي, formally known as Al Khaleej), usually known simply as Khor Fakkan, is an Emirati professional football club from Khor Fakkan.
History
[edit]Founded in 1981, the club won a UAE Federation Cup in the 1993–94 season. In June 2017 the club was rebranded with a new name and logo now it is known as Khor Fakkan.[1] The team were promoted back to the top flight in 2019 after winning the UAE Division 1, it was their first experience in the UAE Pro League since 2008.[2]
Pro-League record
[edit]| Season | Div. | Tms. | Pos. | President's Cup | League Cup |
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| 2008–09 | 1 | 12 | 12th | Quarter-Finals | First Round |
| 2009–10 | 2 | 8 | 6th | Round of 16 | — |
| 2010–11 | 2 | Preliminary Round | |||
| 2011–12 | 5th | Round of 16 | |||
| 2012–13 | 14 | 8th | Preliminary Round | ||
| 2013–14 | 13 | 6th | |||
| 2014–15 | 11 | 9th | |||
| 2015–16 | 9 | 8th | |||
| 2016–17 | 12 | 7th | |||
| 2017–18 | 5th | ||||
| 2018–19 | 10 | 1st | |||
| 2019–20a | 1 | 14 | 12th | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2020–21 | 10th | Quarter-Finals | |||
| 2021–22 | First Round | ||||
| 2022–23 | Quarter-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
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
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Honours
[edit]The club has gained the following honours:
- UAE Federation Cup: 1
- Winners: 1993–94
- UAE Division One: 6
- Winners: 1978–79, 1981–82, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2018–19
- UAE President Cup
- Runners-up: 1986–87
Notable players
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Abdullah Ali Sultan- Ismail Al Hammadi
- Khalil Ghanim
- Mubarak Ghanim
Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov
Osama Rashid
Club staff
[edit]| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Daniel Isăilă |
| Assistant manager |  Damir Markanović  Saeed Yameen |
| First-team coach | Abbas Abdul Ghani |
| Goalkeeper coach | Saad Saqib |
| Fitness coach | Abdullah Jumaa |
| Match analyst | Anwar Khamis |
| Team Doctor | Mansour Ismail |
| Physiotherapist | Mohamed Mounir |
Futsal team
[edit]- UAE PRESIDENT CUP - FUTSAL: 1
- Winners: 2012–2013
- UAE FUTSAL LEAGUE: 1
- Winners: 2013–2014
- UAE Federation Cup: 1
- Winners: 2013–2014
- UAE FUTSAL SUPER CUP: 1
- Winners: 2014–2015
- UAE YOUTH FUTSAL CUP: 1
- Winners: 2018.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ اليوم, خورفكان-الإمارات (14 June 2017). "تغيير اسم نادي الخليج إلى "خورفكان"". الإمارات اليوم.
- ^ "Khor Fakkan and Hatta earn Arabian Gulf League returns on dramatic final day". Sport360. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
External links
[edit]- Khor Fakkan Club at Soccerway