Sharjah FC

Emirati professional football club

Football club

Sharjah

Full name| Sharjah Football Club
Nickname(s)| The King
Sharjawy (supporters)
Short name| Sharjah
Founded| 1966; 59 years ago (1966)[1]
Ground| Sharjah Stadium
Capacity| 12,499
Owner| Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi
Chairman| Ali Al Midfa
Head coach| Miloš Milojević
League| UAE Pro League
2024–25| UAE Pro League, 2nd of 14
Website| sharjahclub.ae/en/

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season

Sharjah Football Club (Arabic: نادي الشارقة لكرة القدم) is an Emirati professional football club based in Sharjah that competes in the UAE Pro League. Their home stadium is the Sharjah Stadium.

Founded in 1966, Sharjah is considered to be one of the pioneers of complaining since its inception. Achieving success through the years has made Sharjah one of the most prestigious clubs in the country. Sharjah FC is also the most successful team in the Emirate of Sharjah, winning 6 Pro League titles, 10 Presidents Cups, 1 League Cup, 3 Super Cups, and 1 AFC Champions League Two title. The club was also the first official UAE league champion since its establishment in 1974.

## History

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### Golden age

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Sharjah was founded in 1966 under the name of Al Oruba Club, they were the first official champions of the UAE League winning it in 1974 after beating Al Ahli and Oman. The club would merge with Al Khaleej in 1974 to form Al Sharjah SCC and relocate their headquarters in Sharjah City. The club would later see itself win the league in 4 more occasions during the 80s and 90s and 8 out of the 22 players in the UAE's 1990 squad were players from Sharjah, more than any other club at the time.[2]

### Decline

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During the mid-2000s however, Sharjah would see a decline as they would finish in mid-table consecutively and in 2012, the club got relegated for the first time in their history. However, the club were quickly promoted back to the top tier division in 2013.

### New era

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Sharjah won their first title since 1996 in 2019 with a record of only one loss. On 14 September 2019, Sharjah won their first UAE Super Cup title since 1994 after beating Shabab Al Ahli in penalties 4–3. The club went on to win the UAE League Cup in the 2022–23 season for the first time in the clubs history, the club also won two more UAE President's Cups back to back after reaching the final in 2022 and 2023 beating Al Wahda 1–0 and Al Ain 14–13 on penalties, making Sharjah FC the champions a record of 10 times, In the 2024-25 seasons the club ended up winning their first ever continental title which was the AFC Champions League 2 only losing two games, and becoming the second ever UAE club to win a continental trophy.

## Honours

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### Domestic

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#### Leagues

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* UAE League
* Winners (6): 1973–74, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1995–96, 2018–19
* UAE Division One
* Winners (1): 1992–93

#### Cups

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* UAE President's Cup
* Winners (10): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2021–22, 2022–23
* UAE League Cup
* Winners (1): 2022–23
* UAE Super Cup
* Winners (3): 1994, 2019, 2022
* Joint League Cup
* Winners (1): 1977[3]

### Regional

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* GCC Champions League
* Winners (1): 1991
* Qatar–UAE Super Cup
* Runners-up (1): 2023–24[4]

### Continental

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* AFC Cup / AFC Champions League Two
* Winners (1): 2024–25

## Season-by-season record

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Season  | Lvl. | Tms. | Pos. | President's Cup | League Cup

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2008–09 | 1 | 12  | 10th  | Quarter-Finals  | First Round
2009–10 | 1  | 12  | 6th  | Round of 16  | First Round
2010–11 | 1  | 12  | 7th  | Preliminary Round  | First Round
2011–12 | 1  | 12  | 12th  | Semi-Finals  | First Round
2012–13 | 2 | 14  | 2nd  | Quarter-Finals  | —
2013–14 | 1  | 14  | 7th  | Round of 16  | Semi-Finals
2014–15 | 1  | 14  | 12th  | Round of 16  | Runner-ups
2015–16 | 1  | 14  | 11th  | Quarter-Finals  | First Round
2016–17 | 1  | 14  | 9th  | Semi-Finals  | First Round
2017–18 | 1  | 12  | 6th  | Quarter-Finals  | First Round
2018–19 | 1  | 14  | 1st | Semi-Finals  | First Round
2019–20a | 1  | 14  | 4th  | Semi-Finals  | Quarter-Finals
2020–21 | 1  | 14  | 4th  | Semi-Finals  | Quarter-Finals
2021–22 | 1  | 14  | 2nd | Champions  | First Round
2022–23 | 1  | 14  | 7th  | Champions  | Champions
2023–24 | 1  | 14  | 4th  | Quarter-Finals  | Quarter-Finals
2024–25 | 1  | 14  | 2nd | Runner-ups

Notes^ 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.

## Club officials

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Position  | Staff

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Head Coach |  Miloš Milojević
Assistant Coach |  Cătălin Necula
Gabriel Caramarin
Goalkeeper Coach |  Eugen Nae
Technical Staff |  Abdulrahman Al-Haddad
Fitness Trainer  |  Ferdinando Hippoliti
Rehab Trainer  |  Leandro Aiub
Analyst  |  Rareș Ene

## Players

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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

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1  | GK |  UAE | Khaled Tawhid U23
2  | DF |  UAE | Hamad Fahad U23
3  | DF |  UAE | Al Hassan Saleh
4  | DF |  UAE | Shahin Abdulrahman
5  | DF |  CRO | Maro Katinić U23
6  | MF |  UAE | Dhari Fahad U23
7  | MF |  UAE | Caio Lucas
10  | MF |  TUN | Firas Ben Larbi
11  | MF |  UAE | Luanzinho
14  | MF |  UAE | Khaled Ba Wazir
16  | MF |  CRO | Darko Nejašmić
17  | GK |  UAE | Mayed Mohsen
18  | DF |  UAE | Abdullah Ghanem
19  | DF |  UAE | Khaled Ibrahim
20  | DF |  KOR | Cho Yu-min
21  | FW |  UAE | Mayed Al-Kass U23
22  | MF |  UAE | Marcus Meloni
23  | FW |  SUR | Tyrone Conraad
24  | MF |  UAE | Majid Rashid
26  | GK |  UAE | Darwish Bin Habib
27  | MF |  BRA | Guilherme Biro U23
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28  | FW |  BRA | Alison Matheus U21
29  | DF |  BRA | David Gondim U21
30  | FW |  UAE | Ousmane Camara
32  | DF |  UAE | Abdullah Al-Hammadi
34  | DF |  UAE | Ali Al-Hadidi U23
40  | GK |  UAE | Adel Al-Hosani
43  | MF |  UAE | Matar Zaal U23
44  | DF |  SRB | David Petrović U23
49  | MF |  MAR | Adel Taarabt
53  | GK |  UAE | Abdulla Zaal U23
55  | FW |  CMR | Junior Kameni
70  | FW |  UAE | Badr Al-Sowaidi U23
71  | DF |  UAE | Ali Taher U23
77  | MF |  UAE | Khalifa Sembaij U23
88  | MF |  UAE | Majed Hassan
90  | FW |  GER | Leon Dajaku
92  | MF |  UAE | Abdelrahman Murad U23
—  | MF |  UAE | Majed Suroor
—  | MF |  ALB | Feta Fetai (on loan from Lokomotiva Zagreb)
—  | MF |  BRA | Igor Coronado
—  | FW |  BRA | Luan Campos U23

## Performance in AFC competitions

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### AFC Champions League history

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* AFC Champions League: 6 appearances

2004: Quarter Finals
2009: Withdrew
2020: Group Stage
2021: Round of 16
2022: Group Stage
2023–24: Group Stage
Season  | Round  | Club  | Home  | Away  | Aggregate

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2004 | Group C |  Al-Shorta | 2–0  | 3–2  | 1st
Al-Hilal | 5–2  | 0–0
Al-Ahli | 3–0  | 3–0
Quarter-finals |  Seongnam | 2–5  | 0–6  | 2–11
2020 | Group C |  Al Taawoun | 0–1  | 6–0  | 4th
Persepolis | 2–2  | 0–4
Al-Duhail | 4–2  | 1–2
2021 | Group B |  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–0  | 3–2  | 1st
Tractor | 0–2  | 0–0
Pakhtakor | 4–1  | 1–1
Round of 16 |  Al Wahda | 1–1 (p) (4–5)
2022 | Playoffs |  Al-Zawraa | 1–1 (p) (6–5)
Group A |  Al-Hilal | 2–2  | 1–2  | 3rd
Al-Rayyan | 1–1  | 1–3
Istiklol | 2–1  | 0–2
2023–24 | Preliminary round |  Bashundhara Kings | 2–0
Play-off |  Tractor | 3–1
Group B |  Al-Sadd | 0–2  | 0–0  | 3rd
Al-Faisaly | 1–0  | 1–2
Nasaf | 1–0  | 1–1

### AFC Champions League Two history

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* AFC Champions League Two: 1 appearance

2024–25: Champions
Season  | Round  | Club  | Home  | Away  | Aggregate

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2024–25 | Group C |  Al Wehdat | 2–2  | 3–1  | 1st
Sepahan | 3–1  | 1–3
Istiklol | 3–1  | 1–0
Round of 16 |  Al Hussein | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–1 (3–0 p)
Quarter-finals |  Shabab Al Ahli | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–2 (5–4 p)
Semi-finals |  Al Taawoun | 2–0  | 0–1  | 2–1
Final |  Lion City Sailors | 2–1

### Asian Club Championship history

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* Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances

1989: Group Stage
1994: First Round
Season  | Round  | Club  | Home  | Away  | Aggregate

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1989 | Group 2 |  Al-Ettifaq | 0–1  | 3rd
West Riffa | 2–0
Kazma | 0–3
Fanja | 4–1
1994 | First Round |  Al-Muharraq | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–3

### Record by country

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As of 18 May 2025
Country  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Win%

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Bahrain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7  | 060.00
Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2  | 100.00
Iran | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4  | 028.57
Iraq | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5  | 080.00
Jordan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2  | 050.00
Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3  | 000.00
Oman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3  | 100.00
Qatar | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3  | 016.67
Saudi Arabia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | +7  | 033.33
Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1  | 100.00
South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9  | 000.00
Tajikistan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2  | 075.00
United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0  | 000.00
Uzbekistan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4  | 050.00

## Managerial history

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Name  | Nat.  | From  | To  | Ref.

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Faouzi Benzarti |  | January 2001  | 2001  | [5]
Dragan Gugleta |  | December 2001  | 2002  | [6]
Pavle Dolezar |  | July 2002  | October 2002  | [7][8]
Pedro Rosello |  | October 2002  | November 2002  | [9]
Juma Rabea |  | November 2002  | June 2004  |
Youssef Zouaoui |  | June 2004  | 2005  | [10]
Henri Stambouli |  | 2005  | January 2006  | [11]
Wajdi Essid |  | January 2006  | February 2006  | [12]
Rainer Zobel |  | February 2006  | 2006  | [13]
Srećko Juričić |  | June 2006  | October 2006  | [14]
Renê Weber |  | October 2006  | May 2007  | [15][16]
Juma Rabea  |  | May 2007  | May 2007  | [17][18]
Gerard van der Lem |  | July 2007  | March 2008  | [19]
Wajdi Essid |  | March 2008  | 2008  |
Youssef Zouaoui  |  | June 2008  | February 2009  | [20][21]
Manuel Cajuda |  | July 2009  | May 2011  | [22]
Abdulmajeed Al Nimr |  | May 2011  | 2011  |
Carlos Azenha |  | June 2011  | September 2011  | [23][24]
Valeriu Tița |  | September 2011  | December 2011  | [25]
Jorvan Vieira |  | December 2011  | February 2012  | [26]
Valeriu Tița  |  | February 2012  | April 2012  | [27][28]
Abdulmajeed Al Nimr  |  | April 2012  | June 2012  |
Faouzi Benzarti |  | June 2012  | November 2012  | [29]
Ayman El Ramadi |  | November 2012  | 2013  | [30]
Paulo Bonamigo |  | June 2013  | November 2015  | [31][32]
Abdulaziz Al Anbari |  | November 2015  | 2016  | [33]
Georgios Donis |  | July 2016  | January 2017  | [34]
José Peseiro |  | January 2017  | October 2017  | [35]
Abdulaziz Al Anbari  |  | October 2017  | November 2021  | [36]
Cosmin Olăroiu |  | November 2021  | May 2025 | [37]

## See also

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* List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates

## References

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2. ^ "تأريخ تأسيس النادي" [Club Establishment History] (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2018-12-13.
3. ^ "Joint League" (in Arabic). UAEFA.ae. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
4. ^ "Al Arabi clinch Qatar-UAE Super Cup title". Gulf Today. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
5. ^ "البنزرتي مدرباً للشارقة الإماراتي". www.al-jazirah.com.
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9. ^ "مدرب الشارقة الضحية الثالثة!". alyaum. November 8, 2002.
10. ^ "Al-jazirah". www.al-jazirah.com.
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12. ^ "التونسي وجدي الصيد مدرباً للشارقة". www.albayan.ae.
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14. ^ "ستريشكو يقود مران الوداع في الشارقة". www.albayan.ae.
15. ^ "ويبر يقود تدريبات الشارقة.. والفريق يطوي صفحة ستريشكو". www.albayan.ae.
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17. ^ "تفاؤل حذر في الشارقة بعد تولي جمعة ربيع المسؤولية". www.albayan.ae.
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19. ^ Reporter, By Sayed Ali, Staff (July 2, 2007). "Van der Lem is new Sharjah senior coach". Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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21. ^ الشارقة, أسامة السويسي ــ (February 10, 2009). "الزواوي يستقيل من تدريب الشارقة". www.emaratalyoum.com.
22. ^ Gizouli, Hisham Al. "Sharjah coach Kajuda sacked". Khaleej Times.
23. ^ Rizvi, Ahmed. "Sharjah get Portugal's Azenha as new coach". The National.
24. ^ Oberjuerge, Paul. "Azenha resignation stuns Sharjah". The National.
25. ^ Reporter, By Ashley Hammond, Staff (September 15, 2018). "Tita takes over as new Sharjah coach". Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
26. ^ Passela, Amith. "Saleh move pays off for Calderon and Baniyas". The National.
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28. ^ Rizvi, Ahmed. "Tita dismissed as Sharjah coach for the second time". The National.
29. ^ Jose, James. "Benzarti Sharjah coach". Khaleej Times.
30. ^ "الرمادي: هدفي مع الملك بناء الفريق والصعود للمحترفين". www.emaratalyoum.com. November 20, 2012.
31. ^ McAuley, John. "Paulo Bonamigo's rebuilding job at Sharjah starts with Ze Carlos". The National.
32. ^ staff, The National. "Paulo Bonamigo leaves struggling Sharjah; Walter Zenga linked with return to UAE". The National.
33. ^ Monaghan, Matt. "Sharjah denied victory by ten-man Dhafra in Abdulaziz Al Anbari’s first match in charge - Sport360 News". sport360.com.
34. ^ Jose, James. "Donis arrives to take charge of Al Sharjah". Khaleej Times.
35. ^ Reporter, Ashley Hammond, Staff (November 1, 2018). "Coach Peseiro sacked by Sharjah". Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
36. ^ Reporter, Ashley Hammond, Staff (November 1, 2018). "Al Anbari takes Sharjah hotseat". Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
37. ^ "Cosmin: My ambition is great with Sharjah team to achieve titles". Cosmin: My ambition is great with Sharjah team to achieve titles.

## External links

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* Official website

* v
* t
* e

Sharjah Football Club

* History
* Managers
* Seasons
* International
* Current season

Stadiums|

* Sharjah Stadium
* Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium

Rivalries|

* Al Wasl

Other Sports|

* Basketball
* Futsal
* Handball

* v
* t
* e

Sharjah FC – current squad

* 1 K. Tawhid
* 2 H. Fahad
* 3 H. Saleh
* 4 Shahin A.
* 5 Katinić
* 6 Majed S.
* 7 Caio
* 8 M. Abdulbasit
* 10 Ben Larbi
* 11 Luanzinho
* 13 S. Sultan
* 14 Ba Wazir
* 16 Nejašmić
* 17 M. Mohsen
* 18 A. Ghanem
* 19 Khaled I.
* 20 Yu-min
* 21 Al-Kass
* 22 Meloni
* 23 Conraad
* 24 M. Rashid
* 25 S. Al-Kaabi
* 27 Guilherme
* 28 Alison
* 29 Gondim
* 30 Camara
* 32 Al-Hammadi
* 34 Al-Hadidi
* 35 Eisa
* 37 Amer
* 40 Al-Hosani
* 41 A. H. Abdulla
* 42 Petrović
* 46 Alhamadi
* 49 Taarabt
* 51 Jasim
* 53 Zaal
* 55 Kameni
* 57 Buafra
* 67 Yousif
* 68 Saad
* 70 Al-Sowaidi
* 71 A. Taher
* 72 Alkaabi
* 73 Jasim
* 75 Alblooshi
* 77 Sembaij
* 78 Abdulqader
* 87 Karam
* 88 M. Hassan
* 90 Dajaku
* 92 A. Murad
* 93 Beyat
* Manager: Olăroiu

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* t
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Football teams in UAE

UAE Pro League|

* Ajman
* Al Ain
* Al Bataeh
* Al Dhafra
* Al Jazira
* Al Nasr
* Al-Sharjah
* Al Wahda
* Al Wasl
* Baniyas
* Dibba Al Fujairah
* Kalba
* Khor Fakkan
* Shabab Al-Ahli

UAE First Division League|

* Al Arabi
* Al Dhaid
* Al-Fujairah
* Al Hamriyah
* Al Ittifaq
* Al Jazirah Al Hamra
* Al Orooba
* Dibba Al Hisn
* Dubai City
* Emirates
* Gulf United
* Hatta
* Masfout
* United

UAE Second Division League|

* Al Mooj
* Arabian Falcons
* Baynounah
* Dibba Al Fujairah B
* D-Gardens
* Elite Falcons
* Fleetwood United
* Fursan Hispania
* Gulf
* Madenat
* Majd
* Precision
* Regional
* Royal
* United B

UAE Third Division League|

* AFC
* Al Hilal
* AL Ethihad
* Al Qabila
* Dubai City B
* Emerald
* Falcon
* Gulf United B
* Irish
* HPC
* Laval
* Liver
* Sport Support
* Sporting
* Sporty
* PE Sports
* TFA
* United Sport

Other clubs|

* Al Gharbia
* Al Madam
* Al Rams
* Al Taawon
* Al Wathba
* Falaj Al Mualla
* Green Herons
* Masafi
* Mleiha
* Ras Al Khaimah

Defunct clubs|

* Al Dar
* Al Falah
* Al-Hazem
* Al Nujoom
* Al-Quwwat Al-Musallaha
* Al Rimal
* Al Shaab
* Al Shabab
* Atletico Arabia
* Dubai
* Inter City
* Liwa
* Quattro
* Zamalek

* v
* t
* e

AFC Cup and AFC Champions League Two winners

| 2000s|

* 2004:  Al-Jaish
* 2005:  Al-Faisaly
* 2006:  Al-Faisaly
* 2007:  Shabab Al-Ordon
* 2008:  Al-Muharraq
* 2009:  Al-Kuwait

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2010s|

* 2010:  Al-Ittihad
* 2011:  Nasaf Qarshi
* 2012:  Al-Kuwait
* 2013:  Al-Kuwait
* 2014:  Al-Qadsia
* 2015:  Johor Darul Ta'zim
* 2016:  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
* 2017:  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
* 2018:  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
* 2019:  Al-Ahed

2020s|

* 2020: Not awarded
* 2021:  Al-Muharraq
* 2022:  Al-Seeb
* 2023–24:  Central Coast Mariners
* 2024–25:  Sharjah

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