Khor Fakkan Club (Arabic: نادي خورفكان الرياضي الثقافي, formally known as Al Khaleej), usually known simply as Khor Fakkan, is an Emirati professional football club from Khor Fakkan.

Khor Fakkan Club
نادي خورفكان
Full nameKhorfakkan Sports & Cultural Club
نادي خورفكان الرياضي الثقافي
Nickname(s)Al Nusur (The Eagles)
Founded1981; 43 years ago (1981) as Al Khaleej
2017; 7 years ago (2017) as Khorfakkan
GroundSaqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Stadium, Khor Fakkan
Capacity7,500
ChairmanFahd bin Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi
ManagerDaniel Isăilă
LeagueUAE Pro League
2023–24UAE Pro League, 12th
WebsiteClub website

History

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Founded in 1981, the club won a UAE Federation Cup in the 1993–94 season. In June 2017 the club was rebranded with a new name and logo now it is known as Khor Fakkan.[1] The team were promoted back to the top flight in 2019 after winning the UAE Division 1, it was their first experience in the UAE Pro League since 2008.[2]

Pro-League record

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Season Div. Tms. Pos. President's Cup League Cup
2008–09 1 12 12th Quarter-Finals First Round
2009–10 2 8 6th Round of 16
2010–11 2 Preliminary Round
2011–12 5th Round of 16
2012–13 14 8th Preliminary Round
2013–14 13 6th
2014–15 11 9th
2015–16 9 8th
2016–17 12 7th
2017–18 5th
2018–19 10 1st
2019–20a 1 14 12th Round of 16 First Round
2020–21 10th Quarter-Finals
2021–22 First Round
2022–23 Quarter-Finals

Notes^ 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.

Key

  • Pos. = Position
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Lvl. = League

Current squad

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As of UAE Pro-League:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   UAE Ahmed Al-Hosani
2 DF   UAE Sultan Fayez
3 DF   KOR Kwon Kyung-won
4 DF   UAE Mohammed Ali Shaker
5 MF   UAE Erwin Quintana
6 DF   UAE Abdurahman Yousef
7 FW   BRA Lourency
8 MF   UAE Waleed Hussain
9 FW   UAE Mohamed Al-Junaibi
10 MF   BRA Mattheus Oliveira
12 GK   UAE Ahmed Mahmoud
14 MF   MAR Oussama Noureddine U23
15 DF   UAE Abdullah Al-Karbi
16 DF   ARG Pedro Pavlov
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   UAE Adel Sabeel
20 DF   UAE Masoud Sulaiman
21 MF   ESP Jonathan Viera
23 DF   UAE Saeed Ahmed Abdulla
27 MF   UAE Sultan Al-Shamsi
33 DF   ARG Bryan Lemos
37 FW   MAR Ayman Rchoq
44 MF   UAE Khalid Jalal
76 FW   BRA Fabricio Yan U23
77 MF   ARG Brian Ramírez
80 DF   UAE Omar Saeed
95 GK   UAE Rashid Abdalla
99 GK   UAE Rashid Al-Naour U23

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF   UAE Omar Jumaa
13 GK   UAE Khalid Salem
24 FW   UAE Mohammed Al-Madani
No. Pos. Nation Player
55 GK   UAE Ahmed Al-Amri
60 DF   UAE Hamdan Nasser
78 MF   UAE Khalil Khamis

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
96 DF   UAE Firas Al-Khaseebi (on loan to Dibba Al-Hisn)

Honours

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The club has gained the following honours:

Notable players

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Club staff

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Position Name
Manager   Nebojša Jovović
Assistant manager   Saeed Yameen
First-team coach   Abbas Abdul Ghani
Goalkeeper coach   Saad Saqib
Fitness coach   Abdullah Jumaa
Match analyst   Anwar Khamis
Team Doctor   Mansour Ismail
Physiotherapist   Mohamed Mounir

Futsal team

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  • UAE PRESIDENT CUP - FUTSAL: 1
Winners: 2012–2013
  • UAE FUTSAL LEAGUE: 1
Winners: 2013–2014
  • UAE Federation Cup: 1
Winners: 2013–2014
  • UAE FUTSAL SUPER CUP: 1
Winners: 2014–2015
  • UAE YOUTH FUTSAL CUP: 1
Winners: 2018.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ اليوم, خورفكان-الإمارات (14 June 2017). "تغيير اسم نادي الخليج إلى "خورفكان"". الإمارات اليوم.
  2. ^ "Khor Fakkan and Hatta earn Arabian Gulf League returns on dramatic final day". Sport360. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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