al-Ahli Dubai

al-Ahli Dubai
	al-Ahli Dubai
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Basic data
Surname	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai
Seat	Dubai
founding	1970
president	Sheikh Hamdan bin ; Mohammed al Maktoum
Website	alahliclub.ae
First soccer team
Head coach	Cosmin Olăroiu
Venue	Al-Rashid Stadium
Places	18,000
league	UAE Arabian Gulf League
2018/19	2nd place
home	Away

al-Ahli Club ( Arabic الأهلي الإماراتي) is a football club from Dubai , United Arab Emirates . The club, founded in 1970, plays in the country's highest league, the UAE Arabian Gulf League .

al-Ahli won the national championship for the first time in 1975 and repeated this success the following year. After a third league title in 1980, it took 26 years before the fourth triumph in the league could be achieved in the 2005/06 season. Under the German coach Winfried Schäfer , they defeated their rivals al-Wahda from Abu Dhabi 4-1 in the playoff final .

In addition to the successes in the national championship, al-Ahli was able to achieve a total of 7 successes in the national cup competition, including the double in 1975 .

Most recently, the al-Ahli Club attracted attention by signing Italian defender Fabio Cannavaro . In Germany, the club is also known for the commitment of striker Aristide Bancé , who played in Germany for 1. FSV Mainz 05 and Kickers Offenbach , and the commitment of Grafite , who played for VfL Wolfsburg .