Al Shabab Dubai

Full name	Al Shabab Al Arabi Club
Nickname(s)	The Slashers
Founded	1958
Ground	Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Capacity: 20,000)
Chairman	H.H Shiekh Saeed Bin Maktoum Al Maktoum
Manager	Paulo Bonamigo
League	UAE League
2007/08	UAE League,1st
Home colours Away colours

Al-Shabab Al-Arabi Club (Arabic: نادي الشباب العربي الرياضي‎) is a football club based in Dubai, Al Mamzar, in the United Arab Emirates Al Shabab Club is Founded Since 1958.

[edit] Achievements

• UAE League: 3

1990, 1995, 2008

• UAE Emir Cup: 4

1981, 1990, 1994, 1997

• Runners-up(4) 1975,1987,1989,1999

• Gulf Club Champions Cup: 1

1992

• Runners-up(1) 1993

[edit] Performance in AFC Competitions

• AFC Champions League: 1 appearance

2009: Group Stage

• Asian Club Championship: 2 appearance

1992: 4th place

1996: First Round

• Asian Cup Winners Cup: 3 appearances

1990/91: Semi-Final

1994/95: Finalist

1997/98: Second Round

[edit] Club staff

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H.H Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Ex-Chairman and Ruler Of Dubai)

H.H Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Al Maktoum (Chairman)

H.H Sheikh Mansour Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Vice Chairman)

[edit] Board of Directors

Position	Name
Chairman	H.E Sami Ahmad AlQamzi
Executive Director	Mr. Abdulqader Hassan
Secretary-General	Mr. Yousef Ahmad Bin Ghulaita
First and Reserve Team Director	Mr. Khalid Bu Humaid
Youth Academy Director	Mr.Hassan Abdulla Murad

[edit] Current Staff

Position	Name
Manager	Toninho Cerezo
Assistant Manager	Christipho
Goalkeeping Coach	Pradal
Fitness and Conditioning Coach	Marsio
First Team Doctor	Murad AlGuraire

[edit] Supporters

Al Shabab fans are founded everywhere around the UAE and particularly located in Dubai, the economic capital of the UAE. The eastern section of the city forms the locality of Deira where you can find Al Shabab fans extended widely in that region in the city of Dubai. Al Shabab fans played a tremendous role in 2007/2008 season. Supporters played an influential role in raising the team spirit and morale that made the team leading the league table from the first round till the last round when AL Shabab played a Decisive round away against Al-Jazira Club With the opportunity to draw or win, fortunately the game ended by negative draw and announced Al Shabab Club the UAE League Champions.

Al Shabab supporters at Al Jazira Club, while there were thousands of them outside the stadium begging the stewards to let them enter.

[edit] Current Squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Juma Al Holi 2 DF Issa Mohammed 3 DF Abdullah Darwish 4 DF Ibrahim Ali 5 DF Waleed Abbas 30 GK Ismail Rabee GK Talal Obaid 19 DF Mohamed Ahmed 12 DF Nasir Yousef 22 DF Abdullah Shah 33 DF Bader Abdullrahman 29 DF Esam Dahi

No. Position Player 10 MF Carlos Villanueva 7 MF Ali Mohammad Rashid 21 MF Adel Abdullah 23 MF Salim Saad Mubarak (captain) 15 MF Dawoud Ali 17 MF Carlos Renato de Abreu 24 FW Issa Obaid 11 FW Suroor Salem 36 FW Mohammed Nasser FW Christiano Florencio Pedrao DF Hussain Ali Baba

[edit] Players Out on loan

No. Position Player - DF Mustafa Saeed (on loan to Emirates) - DF Abdullrahman Fadhil (on loan to Emirates) - DF Essa Haikal (on loan to Emirates) - DF Saeed Meer (on loan to Emirates) - DF Khalil Mirza (on loan to Ajman)

[edit] Notable Coaches

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] Contact Al Shabab Club

• Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• P.O. Box 3458
• Tel : +971 (4) 2967755
• Fax : +971 (4) 2966605

[edit] External links

• Al Shabab UAE Official Website
• Fans Website and Forum