Sharjah Football Club () is an Emirati professional football club that competes in the UAE Pro League based in the city of Sharjah in the Emirate of Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates. Their home stadium is the Sharjah Stadium.
Founded in 1966, Sharjah is considered one of the pioneers of UAE football since its inception. Achieving success through the years has made Sharjah one of the most prestigious clubs in the country. Sharjah FC is also the most successful team in the Emirate of Sharjah, winning 6 Pro League titles, 10 Presidents Cups, 1 League Cup, 3 Super Cups, and 1 AFC Champions League Two title. The club was also the first official UAE league champion since its establishment in 1974.
History Golden age
Sharjah 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 were quickly promoted back to the top tier division in 2013.
New era Sharjah won their first title since 1996 in 2019 with a record of only one loss. On 14 September 2019, Sharjah won their first UAE Super Cup title since 1994 after beating Shabab Al Ahli in penalties 4–3. The club went on to win the UAE League Cup in the 2022–23 season for the first time in the clubs history, the club also won two more UAE President's Cups back to back after reaching the final in 2022 and 2023 beating Al Wahda 1–0 and Al Ain 14–13 on penalties, making Sharjah FC the champions a record of 10 times, In the 2024–25 seasons the club ended up winning their first ever continental title which was the AFC Champions League 2 only losing two games, and becoming the second ever UAE club to win a continental trophy.
Honours Domestic Leagues UAE League Winners (6): 1973–74, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1995–96, 2018–19 UAE Division One Winners (1): 1992–93
Cups UAE President's Cup Winners (10): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2021–22, 2022–23 UAE League Cup Winners (1): 2022–23 UAE Super Cup Winners (4): 1994, 2019, 2022, 2025 Joint League Cup Winners (1): 1977
Regional GCC Champions League Winners (1): 1991 Qatar–UAE Super Cup Winners (1): 2026
Continental AFC Cup / AFC Champions League Two Winners (1): 2024–25
Season-by-season record Season President's CupLeague Cup2008–0911210thQuarter-FinalsFirst Round2009–101126thRound of 16First Round2010–111127thPreliminary RoundFirst Round2011–1211212thSemi-FinalsFirst Round2012–132142ndQuarter-Finals—2013–141147thRound of 16Semi-Finals2014–1511412thRound of 16Runner-ups 2015–1611411thQuarter-FinalsFirst Round2016–171149thSemi-FinalsFirst Round2017–181126thQuarter-FinalsFirst Round2018–191141stSemi-FinalsFirst Round2019–201144thSemi-FinalsQuarter-Finals2020–211144thSemi-FinalsQuarter-Finals2021–221142ndChampionsFirst Round2022–231147thChampionsChampions2023–241144thQuarter-FinalsQuarter-Finals2024–251142ndRunner-ups Notes 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.
Club officials PositionStaffHead Coach José MoraisAssistant Coach David Ribeiro Vladan Perasevic Abdulmajid Al NimerGoalkeeper Coach Boban BajkovićTechnical Staff Abdulrahman Al-HaddadFitness Trainer Milan DimitricRehab Trainer Leandro AiubConditioning coach Helder Fernandes SoaresAnalyst Eduardo Thomaz
Players As of UAE Pro-League:
Out on loan
Performance in AFC competitions AFC Champions League history AFC Champions League: 6 appearances 2004: Quarter Finals 2009: Withdrew 2020: Group Stage 2021: Round of 16 2022: Group Stage 2023–24: Group Stage
Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2004 Group C Al-Shorta2–03–21st Al-Hilal5–20–0 Al-Ahli3–03–0 Quarter-finals Seongnam2–50–62–11 2020 Group C Al Taawoun0–16–04th Persepolis2–20–4 Al-Duhail4–21–2 2021 Group B Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya1–03–21st Tractor0–20–0 Pakhtakor4–11–1 Round of 16 Al Wahda 1–1 (4–5) 2022 Playoffs Al-Zawraa 1–1 (6–5) Group A Al-Hilal 2–2 1–2 3rd Al-Rayyan1–11–3 Istiklol2–10–2 2023–24 Preliminary round Bashundhara Kings2–0 Play-off Tractor3–1 Group B Al-Sadd0–20–03rd Al-Faisaly1–0 1–2 Nasaf1–0 1–1
AFC Champions League Two history AFC Champions League Two: 1 appearance 2024–25: Champions
Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2024–25 Group C Al Wehdat2–23–11st Sepahan3–11–3 Istiklol3–11–0 Round of 16 Al Hussein1–00–11–1 Quarter-finals Shabab Al Ahli1–11–12–2 Semi-finals Al Taawoun2–00–12–1Final Lion City Sailors2–1
Asian Club Championship history Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances 1989: Group Stage 1994: First Round
Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1989 Group 2 Al-Ettifaq 0–13rd West Riffa2–0 Kazma0–3 Fanja4–1 1994 First Round Al-Muharraq1–11–22–3
Record by country
Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
Managerial history NameNat.FromToRef.Faouzi BenzartiJanuary 20012001Dragan GugletaDecember 20012002Pavle DolezarJuly 2002October 2002Pedro RoselloOctober 2002November 2002Juma RabeaNovember 2002June 2004Youssef ZouaouiJune 20042005Henri Stambouli2005January 2006Wajdi EssidJanuary 2006February 2006Rainer ZobelFebruary 20062006Srećko JuričićJune 2006October 2006Renê WeberOctober 2006May 2007Juma RabeaMay 2007May 2007Gerard van der LemJuly 2007March 2008Wajdi EssidMarch 20082008Youssef ZouaouiJune 2008February 2009Manuel CajudaJuly 2009May 2011Abdulmajeed Al NimrMay 20112011Carlos AzenhaJune 2011September 2011Valeriu TițaSeptember 2011December 2011Jorvan VieiraDecember 2011February 2012Valeriu TițaFebruary 2012April 2012Abdulmajeed Al NimrApril 2012June 2012Faouzi BenzartiJune 2012November 2012Ayman El RamadiNovember 20122013Paulo BonamigoJune 2013November 2015Abdulaziz Al AnbariNovember 20152016Georgios DonisJuly 2016January 2017José PeseiroJanuary 2017October 2017Abdulaziz Al AnbariOctober 2017November 2021Cosmin OlăroiuNovember 2021May 2025
See also List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates
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