Ajman Football Club (Arabic: نادي عجمان), simply Ajman Club or Ajman FC, is an Emirati professional 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]

Ajman Football Club
Nickname(s)The Oranges
(البرتقالي)
Founded5 November 1974; 50 years ago (1974-11-05)
GroundAjman Stadium, Ajman
Capacity5,537
ChairmanHumaid bin Rashid
CoachGoran Tufegdžić
LeagueUAE Pro League
2023–24UAE Pro League, 9th
Websitehttp://www.ajmanc.ae

History

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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

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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

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The club has gained the following honours:[citation needed]

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

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 Yaqoub U23
2 DF   UAE Abdelrahman Rakan
3 DF   UAE Abdullah Al-Junaibi
7 FW   JAM Junior Flemmings
8 DF   UAE Mohammed Ismael
9 FW   MAR Walid Azaro
10 MF   TUN Haykeul Chikhaoui
11 MF   UAE Abdulla Abdelaziz U23
12 DF   UAE Mohammed Nasser U23
14 DF   TUN Fradj Ben Njima
16 DF   SRB Aleksandar Vasiljević
17 MF   UAE Saif Rashid
18 FW   MAR Ismail Moumen U23
19 FW   CMR Rocky Marciano
20 MF   UAE Hassan Ibrahim Saqer
21 DF   UAE Waleed Al-Yamahi
22 DF   MAR Mohamed Souboul U23
23 MF   MAR Abdelhamid Sabiri (on loan from Fiorentina)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF   UAE Ahmed Eissa U23
26 MF   UAE Bilal Yousif
28 DF   UAE Saoud Saeed
30 GK   UAE Yousef Ahmed Safar
31 MF   MAR Yassine Jabri U23
33 DF   SRB Miloš Kosanović
34 FW   UAE Humaid Jamal U23
39 DF   OMA Aied Khamis U23
57 MF   UAE Isam Faiz
67 MF   MAR Anas Mtitache
77 MF   UAE Rashed Nooh U23
80 FW   BRA Lithierry U23
81 GK   UAE Ali Al-Hosani
90 MF   UAE Obaid Al-Zaabi
94 MF   UAE Obaid Al-Mehri U23
96 GK   UAE Mohamed Yousif
99 FW   BRA Victor Henrique

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
13 DF   UAE Sebil Jassem (on loan to Al-Arabi)

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach   Goran Tufegdžić
Assistant coach   Zoran Levnaić
Goalkeeper coach   Humaid Rakan
Fitness coach  
Match analyst  
Doctor  
Physiotherapist  
Technical Director   Faical Gormi

Managerial history

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* Served as caretaker coach.

Name Nat. From To Ref.
Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader   2005 2006
Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader   2008 2010
Zé Mario   2009 2009
Ghazi Ghrairi   26 October 2009 12 April 2010
Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader   1 September 2011 27 May 2014
Fathi Al-Jabal   6 July 2014 2014
Manuel Cajuda   25 January 2015 30 September 2015
Ayman Elramady   1 July 2016 15 May 2021
Goran Tufegdžić   28 May 2021 31 May 2023
Caio Zanardi   1 June 2023 2023
Daniel Isăilă   2023 2024

Pro-League record

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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
2023–24 1 14 9th Quarter-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

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References

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  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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