Shabab Al Ahli Club

Shabab Al Ahli
نادي شباب الأهلي
Full nameShabab Al Ahli
Nickname(s)Al Fursan Al Humur (The Red Knights)
Founded1958; 66 years ago (1958)
GroundRashid Stadium, Dubai
Capacity12,052
OwnerHamdan Al Maktoum
ChairmanAhmed Al Maktoum
Head coachPaulo Sousa
LeagueUAE Pro League
2023–242nd
WebsiteClub website

Shabab Al Ahli Club (Arabic: نادي شباب الأهلي, romanizednādī šabāb al-ʿahlī, lit.'National Youth Club') is an Emirati professional football club based in Dubai, that currently plays in the UAE ADNOC Pro League. It is one of the most successful clubs in the UAE.

Al Ahli FC has won 8 league titles, a record of 10 UAE's President Cup titles, 6 UAE super Cup titles, 5 ADIB cup titles, 1 Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup, and 1 combined league. Earining a total of 31 titles, making them the second most successful team in UAE. And the most successful team in Dubai. In the latest ranking by the IFFHS, Shabab Al Ahli is the 7th best club in Asia and ranked 110th in the world.

In 2017, the Dubai CSC and Al Shabab merged within Al Ahli FC making Shabab Al Ahli FC.[1][2]

  1. ^ "محمــد بن راشد يأمر بدمج الشبـاب ودبي مع الأهلي في كيان واحد". البيان (in Arabic). 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Al Shabab, Al Ahli and Dubai Club merge". gulfnews.com. 16 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2019-06-01.