Ajman
Nickname(s)The oranges
(البرتقالي)
Founded5 November 1974 (1974-11-05)
GroundAjman Stadium, Ajman
Capacity5,537
ChairmanHumaid bin Rashid
CoachDaniel Isăilă
LeagueUAE Pro League
2022–23UAE Pro League, 6th
WebsiteClub website

Ajman Club (Arabic: نادي عجمان‎) is an Emirati football club based in Ajman. In 2015, Ajman was relegated to the second division, but managed to climb back to the top flight in 2017.[1]

History

The club was established in 1974 after merger between three clubs, Al Shoala, Al Hilal and Al Nasr shortly after their participation in the 1973–74 season.

Kit & sponsors

Traditional color of Ajman Club home kit is orange. Currently the kits are manufactured by Adidas.[2] From 2018 to 2021 the kit manufacturer was Hummel[3] and before that by Uhlsport.[4]

Ajman Bank is a shirt sponsor of Ajman Club.

Honours

The club has gained the following honours:

  • Winners: 2013
  • Runner-up: 2010
*Winners: 1983/1984
*Winners: 2010-11, 2016–17
*Winners: 2010–11

Current squad

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 United Arab Emirates UAE Ahmed Yaqoub U21
3 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdullah Al-Junaibi
4 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdulrahman Rakan
5 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Nasser Abdulhadi
6 DF Tunisia TUN Nader Ghandri
7 MF Bahrain BHR Ali Madan (on loan from Riffa)
8 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Hussain Abdulrahman
9 FW Morocco MAR Walid Azaro
10 MF Tunisia TUN Haykeul Chikhaoui
11 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Helal
12 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Nasser U21
13 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Sabil Jassem
14 MF Republic of the Congo CGO Prestige Mboungou
15 DF Serbia SRB Novak Vuković
16 MF Brazil BRA Gianluca Muniz (on loan from Al Wahda)
17 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Saif Rashid (on loan from Sharjah)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Ismael
19 FW Cameroon CMR Rocky Marciano
20 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Jaber
21 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Waleed Al-Yamahi
23 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdulla Abdelaziz U21
24 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Ahmed Eissa
26 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Bilal Yousif
28 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Saoud Saeed
30 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Yousef Ahmed Safar
31 MF Morocco MAR Yassine Jabri U21
57 MF Morocco MAR Isam Faiz
67 MF Morocco MAR Anas Mtitache
77 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Rashed Nooh
81 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Ali Al-Hosani
90 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Obaid Al-Zaabi
94 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Obaid Al-Mehri
96 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Mohamed Yousif

Pro-League record

Season Lvl. Tms. Pos. President's Cup League Cup
2008–09 1 12 9th Preliminary Round First Round
2009–10 1 12 12th Quarter-Finals Runner-ups
2010–11 2 8 1st Round of 16 —
2011–12 1 12 7th Quarter-Finals First Round
2012–13 1 14 10th Round of 16 Champions
2013–14 1 14 10th Round of 16 First Round
2014–15 1 14 13th Round of 16 First Round
2015–16 2 9 3rd Round of 16 —
2016–17 2 12 1st Preliminary Round —
2017–18 1 12 8th Round of 16 First Round
2018–19 1 14 7th Round of 16 First Round
2019–20a 1 14 10th Round of 16 First Round
2020–21 1 14 12th Quarter-Finals First Round
2021–22 1 14 7th Round of 16 Quarter-Finals
2022–23 1 14 6th Semi-Finals First Round

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ajman Club". us.soccerway.com. SoccerWay. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "2022–23 UAE Pro League", Wikipedia, 2023-03-19, retrieved 2023-03-19
  3. ↑ "2020–21 UAE Pro League", Wikipedia, 2023-03-18, retrieved 2023-03-19
  4. ↑ "2017–18 UAE Pro League", Wikipedia, 2022-02-12, retrieved 2023-03-19
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