Ajman Club

Ajman Football Club
Nickname(s)Volcanoes (البركان) Oranges (البرتقالي)
Founded5 November 1974 (1974-11-05)
GroundAjman Stadium, Ajman
Capacity5,141
ChairmanHumaid bin Rashid
CoachGoran Tufegdžić
LeagueUAE Pro League
2024–25UAE Pro League, 10th
Websitewww.ajmanc.ae

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]

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. From 2018 to 2021 the kit manufacturer was Hummel and before that by Uhlsport.

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; some limited exceptions apply. 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
11 MF  UAE Abdulla Abdelaziz U23
12 DF  UAE Mohammed Nasser U23
13 DF  UAE Sebil Jassem
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
22 DF  MAR Mohamed Souboul U23
24 DF  UAE Ahmed Eissa U23
26 MF  UAE Bilal Yousif
30 GK  UAE Yousef Ahmed Safar
31 MF  MAR Yassine Jabri U23
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF  UAE Abdulla Abbas (on loan to Al-Nasr)
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  UAE 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
DF  MKD Gjoko Zajkov
DF  BRA Yuri Matias
DF  UAE Salem Suleiman
DF  MAR Soufiane Mestari
MF  BIH Dino Hotić
FW  UAE Mohamed Al-Junaibi

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Goran Tufegdžić
Assistant coach Zoran Levnaić
Goalkeeper coach Humaid Rakan
Fitness coach Salem Ahmed Safar
Match analyst Mohammed Al-Junaibi
Doctor Abdelaziz Saeed
Physiotherapist Ibarhim Al-Yamahi
Technical Director Faical Gormi

Managerial history

* 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
Salim El-tigani 1 September 2011 27 May 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

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

References

  1. ^ "Ajman Club". us.soccerway.com. SoccerWay. Retrieved 30 July 2018.