Ajman Club

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Ajman Football Club
Nickname(s)The Oranges
(البرتقالي)
Founded5 November 1974; 50 years ago (1974-11-05)
GroundAjman Stadium, Ajman
Capacity5,537
ChairmanHumaid bin Rashid
CoachGoran Tufegdžić
LeagueUAE Pro League
2023–24UAE Pro League, 9th
Websitehttp://www.ajmanc.ae

Ajman Football Club (Arabic: نادي عجمان), simply Ajman Club or Ajman FC, is an Emirati professional football club based in Ajman. In 2015, Ajman was relegated to the second division, but managed to climb back to the top flight in 2017.[1]

History

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The club was established in 1974 after merger between three clubs, Al Shoala, Al Hilal and Al Nasr shortly after their participation in the 1973–74 season.

Kit & sponsors

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Traditional color of Ajman Club home kit is orange. Currently the kits are manufactured by Adidas.[2] From 2018 to 2021 the kit manufacturer was Hummel[3] and before that by Uhlsport.[4]

Ajman Bank is a shirt sponsor of Ajman Club.

Honours

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The club has gained the following honours:[citation needed]

  • Winners: 2013
  • Runner-up: 2010
*Winners: 1983/1984
*Winners: 2010-11, 2016–17
*Winners: 2010–11

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 Ahmed Yaqoub U23
2 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdelrahman Rakan
3 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdullah Al-Junaibi
7 FW Jamaica JAM Junior Flemmings
8 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Ismael
9 FW Morocco MAR Walid Azaro
10 MF Tunisia TUN Haykeul Chikhaoui
11 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdulla Abdelaziz U23
12 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Nasser U23
14 DF Tunisia TUN Fradj Ben Njima
16 DF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Vasiljević
17 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Saif Rashid
18 FW Morocco MAR Ismail Moumen U23
19 FW Cameroon CMR Rocky Marciano
20 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Hassan Ibrahim Saqer
21 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Waleed Al-Yamahi
22 DF Morocco MAR Mohamed Souboul U23
23 MF Morocco MAR Abdelhamid Sabiri (on loan from Fiorentina)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Ahmed Eissa U23
26 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Bilal Yousif
28 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Saoud Saeed
30 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Yousef Ahmed Safar
31 MF Morocco MAR Yassine Jabri U23
33 DF Serbia SRB Miloš Kosanović
34 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Humaid Jamal U23
39 DF Oman OMA Aied Khamis U23
57 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Isam Faiz
67 MF Morocco MAR Anas Mtitache
77 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Rashed Nooh U23
80 FW Brazil BRA Lithierry U23
81 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Ali Al-Hosani
90 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Obaid Al-Zaabi
94 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Obaid Al-Mehri U23
96 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Mohamed Yousif
99 FW Brazil BRA Victor Henrique

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
13 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Sebil Jassem (on loan to Al-Arabi)

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach Serbia Goran Tufegdžić
Assistant coach Croatia Zoran Levnaić
Goalkeeper coach United Arab Emirates Humaid Rakan
Fitness coach United Arab Emirates
Match analyst United Arab Emirates
Doctor United Arab Emirates
Physiotherapist United Arab Emirates
Technical Director France Faical Gormi

Managerial history

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* Served as caretaker coach.

Name Nat. From To Ref.
Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader Iraq 2005 2006
Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader Iraq 2008 2010
Zé Mario Brazil 2009 2009
Ghazi Ghrairi Tunisia 26 October 2009 12 April 2010
Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader Iraq 1 September 2011 27 May 2014
Fathi Al-Jabal Tunisia 6 July 2014 2014
Manuel Cajuda Portugal 25 January 2015 30 September 2015
Ayman Elramady Egypt 1 July 2016 15 May 2021
Goran Tufegdžić Serbia 28 May 2021 31 May 2023
Caio Zanardi Brazil 1 June 2023 2023
Daniel Isăilă Romania 2023 2024

Pro-League record

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Season Lvl. Tms. Pos. President's Cup League Cup
2008–09 1 12 9th Preliminary Round First Round
2009–10 1 12 12th Quarter-Finals Runner-ups
2010–11 2 8 1st Round of 16
2011–12 1 12 7th Quarter-Finals First Round
2012–13 1 14 10th Round of 16 Champions
2013–14 1 14 10th Round of 16 First Round
2014–15 1 14 13th Round of 16 First Round
2015–16 2 9 3rd Round of 16
2016–17 2 12 1st Preliminary Round
2017–18 1 12 8th Round of 16 First Round
2018–19 1 14 7th Round of 16 First Round
2019–20a 1 14 10th Round of 16 First Round
2020–21 1 14 12th Quarter-Finals First Round
2021–22 1 14 7th Round of 16 Quarter-Finals
2022–23 1 14 6th Semi-Finals First Round
2023–24 1 14 9th Quarter-Finals First 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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ajman Club". us.soccerway.com. SoccerWay. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ^ "2022–23 UAE Pro League", Wikipedia, 2023-03-19, retrieved 2023-03-19
  3. ^ "2020–21 UAE Pro League", Wikipedia, 2023-03-18, retrieved 2023-03-19
  4. ^ "2017–18 UAE Pro League", Wikipedia, 2022-02-12, retrieved 2023-03-19
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