Khor Fakkan Club
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| Full name | Khorfakkan Sports & Cultural Club نادي خورفكان الرياضي الثقافي | |||
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| Nickname | Al Nusur (The Eagles) | |||
| Founded | 1981 as Al Khaleej 2017 as Khorfakkan | |||
| Ground | Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Stadium, Khor Fakkan | |||
| Capacity | 6,132 | |||
| Chairman | Fahd bin Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi | |||
| Head coach | Damir Krznar | |||
| League | UAE Pro League | |||
| 2025–26 | UAE Pro League, 9th | |||
| Website | khorfakkanfc.ae | |||
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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.
History
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
| Season | Div. | Tms. | Pos. | President's Cup | League Cup |
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| 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
Players
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.
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Players with Multiple Nationalities
Ahmed Jshak
Honours
The club has gained the following honours:
- UAE Federation Cup: 1
- Winners: 1993–94
- UAE Division One: 6
- Winners: 1978–79, 1981–82, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2018–19
- UAE President Cup
- Runners-up: 1986–87
Notable players
Club staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Damir Krznar |
| Assistant coach |  Aleš Mertelj Saeed Yameen Abbas Abdul Ghani |
| Goalkeeper coach |  Raphael Santa Cruz |
| Fitness coach | Marko Jovanovic |
| Match analyst |  Blazo Igumanovic |
| Team Doctor |  Mahmoud Refaei |
| Physiotherapist | Mohammed Noaman |
| Physical Therapist | Mohammed Munir Khalid Shazli |
| Interpreter | Khalid Ayoub |
| Rehabilitation specialist | Omar Mostafa |
| Team manager | Anwar AlHammadi Nabeel Alnaqbi |
Futsal team
- 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
References
- ↑ اليوم, خورفكان-الإمارات (14 June 2017). "تغيير اسم نادي الخليج إلى "خورفكان"". الإمارات اليوم.
- ↑ "Khor Fakkan and Hatta earn Arabian Gulf League returns on dramatic final day". Sport360. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
External links
- Khor Fakkan Club at Soccerway