Sharjah FC


Sharjah Football Club is a United Arab Emirates football club that plays in the UAE Arabian Gulf League. It is based in Sharjah city. The home stadium is Sharjah Stadium.
Sharjah FC was established in 1966, is an Emirati club based in Sharjah, the club has been the most successful team in the Emirate of Sharjah winning 6 pro league titles, 8 presidents cups and 2 super cups, the club is also the first official UAE league champion since its establishment in 1974.

History

Golden Age

Sharjah FC 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.

Decline

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 managed to quickly get promoted back to the top tier division in 2013.

New Era

Sharjah has managed to win its first title since 1996 in 2019 with a record of only one loss. On 14 September 2019, Sharjah managed to win their first UAE Super Cup title since 1994 after beating Shabab Al Ahli in penalties 4-3.

Gallery

Honours

17 Official Championships
Domestic

Leagues

UAE League:
UAE Division One:
UAE President Cup:
UAE Super Cup:
Regional
GCC Champions League

First team squad

As of UAE Pro-League:

Reserve U21

Other players under contract

Out on loan

International Competitions

Record By Country

Club managers

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