Al Shabab Al Arabi Club (Dubai)
Football club based in Dubai, Al Mamzar, in the United Arab Emirates
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Al Shabab Al Arabi Club (Arabic: نادي الشباب العربي دبي), or simply Al Shabab, was an Emirati professional football and basketball[2] club based in Dubai, that competed in the UAE Pro League. The club was founded in 1958.[3]
Full nameAl Shabab Al Arabi Club
Founded1958
(as Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Dubai)
(as Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Dubai)
Dissolved2017
(merged with Dubai CSC)
(merged with Dubai CSC)
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| Full name | Al Shabab Al Arabi Club | ||
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| Founded | 1958 (as Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Dubai) | ||
| Dissolved | 2017 (merged with Dubai CSC) | ||
| Ground | Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 12,000[1] | ||
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In 2017, the club merged with Dubai CSC to join Al Ahli Dubai, which was rebranded as Shabab Al Ahli Club.[4]
Honours
- Winners: 1989–90, 1994–95, 2007–08
- Winners: 1980–81, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1996-97
- Winners: 2010–11
- Winners: 1992, 2011, 2015
- Winners: 1974–75
Season-by-season record
| Season | Lvl. | Tms. | Pos. | President's Cup | League Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | 1 | 12 | 5th | Runner-ups | First Round |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 12 | 7th | Runner-ups | First Round |
| 2010–11 | 1 | 12 | 4th | Semi-Finals | Champions |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 12 | 3rd | Round of 16 | Runner-ups |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 14 | 5th | Runner-ups | First Round |
| 2013–14 | 1 | 14 | 4th | Quarter-Finals | First Round |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 14 | 3rd | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 14 | 5th | Round of 16 | Runner-ups |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 14 | 8th | Round of 16 | Runner-ups |
Al Shabab in Asia
Asian Club Championship history
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | First round |  Al-Ansar |
3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Group A |  Mohammedan SC |
2–1 | 2nd | ||
 Al-Rayyan |
1–2 | ||||
 Port FC |
3–1 | ||||
| Semi-finals |  Al-Hilal |
0–1 | |||
| Third place | Al-Rayyan |
2–2 (6–7) (p) | |||
| 1995 | First round | Al-Ansar |
2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) |
AFC Champions League history
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Play off Round |  Neftchi Fergana |
3–0 | ||
| Group D |  Persepolis |
1–3 | 1–6 | 4th | |
| Al-Hilal |
1–1 | 1–2 | |||
| Al-Gharafa |
0–0 | 1–2 | |||
| 2013 | Play-off round | Saba Qom |
1–1 (5–3) (p) | ||
| Group B | Lekhwiya |
3–1 | 1–2 | 2nd | |
| Pakhtakor |
0–1 | 2–1 | |||
| Al-Ettifaq |
1–0 | 1–4 | |||
| Round of 16 | Esteghlal |
2–4 | 0–0 | 2–4 | |
| 2016 | Play off Round | Bunyodkor |
0–2 | ||
Record by country
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Iran |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 0.00 |
| Lebanon |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Qatar |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 16.67 |
| Saudi Arabia |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 20.00 |
| Thailand |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Uzbekistan |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 50.00 |
Managerial history
| Name | Nat. | From | To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabah Saâdane |  |
2002 | [9] | |
| Grigore Sichitiu |  |
2002 | November 2002 | |
| Hassan Ali |  |
November 2002 | 2002 | |
| Reiner Hollmann |  |
December 2002 | 2004 | [10] |
| Džemal Hadžiabdić |  |
June 2004 | November 2005 | [11] |
| Renê Weber |  |
November 2005 | 2006 | |
| Ilie Balaci | |
June 2006 | November 2006 | [12][13] |
| Abdullah Saqr | |
November 2006 | June 2007 | [14] |
| Toninho Cerezo | |
June 2007 | October 2009 | [15][16] |
| Abdulwahad Abdulqadir |  |
October 2009 | December 2009 | |
| Paulo Bonamigo | |
December 2009 | May 2012 | [17] |
| Marcos Paquetá | |
June 2012 | May 2014 | [18][19] |
| Caio Júnior | |
June 2014 | May 2016 | [20][21] |
| Fred Rutten |  |
May 2016 | January 2017 | [22][23] |
| Miroslav Đukić |  |
January 2017 | May 2017 | [24] |