Fursan Hispania FC
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Faisal Belhoul
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| Full name | Fursan Hispania Football Club | ||
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| Short name | Al Fursan | ||
| Founded | October 2020 | ||
| Owner(s) | Míchel Salgado Faisal Belhoul | ||
| Manager | Pablo Coira | ||
| League | UAE First Division League | ||
| 2022–23 | 16th | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Fursan Hispania Football Club (Arabic: نادي فرسان هسبانيا لكرة القدم) is an Emirati professional football club that started as an academy in Al Sufouh, Dubai. They currently play in the UAE First Division League, after promotion from the Second Division in the 2021–22 season.
In 2014, former Real Madrid defender Míchel Salgado founded a football academy to help develop potential footballers in the United Arab Emirates. In 2020, Salgado formed a partnership with Belhoul to form a professional team to join the newly established UAE Second Division League.[1][2]
They finished in first place in the 2021–22 UAE Division 2, gaining promotion to the UAE First Division League, the second tier of football in the United Arab Emirates.[3]
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
