Khor Fakkan Club
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Emirati professional football club
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Football club
| Full name | Khorfakkan Sports & Cultural Club نادي خورفكان الرياضي الثقافي |
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| Nickname(s) | Al Nusur (The Eagles) |
| Founded | 1981; 44 years ago (1981) as Al Khaleej 2017; 8 years ago (2017) as Khorfakkan |
| Ground | Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Stadium, Khor Fakkan |
| Capacity | 6,132 |
| Chairman | Fahd bin Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi |
| Head coach | Joaquín Gil (caretaker) |
| League | UAE Pro League |
| 2023–24 | UAE Pro League, 12th |
| Website | khorfakkanfc.ae |
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 | |||
| 2019–20 a | 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Unregistered players
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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
[edit ]- United Arab Emirates Abdullah Ali Sultan
- United Arab Emirates Ismail Al Hammadi
- United Arab Emirates Khalil Ghanim
- United Arab Emirates Mubarak Ghanim
- Uzbekistan Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov
- Iraq Osama Rashid
Club staff
[edit ]| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Spain Joaquín Gil (caretaker) |
| Assistant coach | United Arab Emirates Saeed Yameen United Arab Emirates Abbas Abdul Ghani |
| Goalkeeper coach | Spain Raphael Santa Cruz |
| Fitness coach | Croatia Marko Jovanovic |
| Match analyst | Bosnia and Herzegovina Blazo Igumanovic |
| Team Doctor | Tunisia Mahmoud Refaei |
| Physiotherapist | United Arab Emirates Mohammed Noaman |
| Physical Therapist | United Arab Emirates Mohammed Munir United Arab Emirates Khalid Shazli |
| Interpreter | United Arab Emirates Khalid Ayoub |
| Rehabilitation specialist | United Arab Emirates Omar Mostafa |
| Team manager | United Arab Emirates Anwar AlHammadi United Arab Emirates Nabeel Alnaqbi |
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