Al-Hilal United FC

Al-Hilal United Football Club (Arabic: نادي الهلال يونايتد لكرة القدم), or simply Al Hilal United, is an Emirati professional football club, based in the city of Al Lisaili, Dubai.^[2][3][4] Founded in 2019, the club competes in the UAE Second Division League.^[5][6]

Al-Hilal United
الهلال يونايتد

Full name	Al-Hilal United Football Club نادي الهلال يونايتد لكرة القدم
Nickname(s)	The hawks
Founded	2019; 5 years ago (2019)
Ground	The Sevens Stadium
Capacity	44,000
Owner	Abdullah bin Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud^[1]
Manager	Shabeer Mannaril
League	UAE Second Division League
2022–23	8th
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

Al-Hilal United FC was founded in 2019 in Al Lisaili, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and around February 2020, it was announced that Abdullah bin Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has ownership to the newly established club.^[7]

The club began their journey through competing in the UAE Second Division League,^[8][9] the third tier of Emirati football,^[10] during the 2019–20 season. They ended the following season on fifth position with 23 points in 17 matches.^[11]

In the 2020–21 UAE Division 2 season,^[12] they achieved success and qualified for the play-offs after finishing on top of Group A with 32 points in 14 matches. Later their journey came to an end after losing 9–0 to Abtal Al Khaleej.^[13][14]

On 31 March 2022, Al-Hilal United hosted AFC Champions League debutant Mumbai City in a friendly game, that ended as a 2–0 defeat for the hawks.^[15]

Home stadium

Al-Hilal used The Sevens Stadium in Dubai for their home games during their earlier seasons. In 2021–22 season, Al Hilal rented a pitch at Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium to play for their home fixtures as The Sevens had too many teams using it as their home base.

Current squad

As of 2023–24 season:

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   ZIM Malcolm Mapondera 3 MF   GHA Sumaila Mahama 4 MF   TAN Othuman Mwambungu 5 DF   GHA Bernard Abbey 6 MF   TAN Kareem Mlacha 7 FW   CMR Fru Frank 8 MF   ALG Elhadj Mebarki 9 MF   KEN Suleiman Abdul 10 FW   GHA Lordson Ofori 11 FW   BRA Otavio de Castro

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 FW   NGA Precious Daniel 13 GK   SDN Ahmed Mohamed 17 FW   GHA Theo Sackey 23 DF   UGA Tonny Kyagaba 30 MF   ERI Mohamed Adem 32 MF   GHA Emmanuel Junior 54 DF   TAN Rajabu Zahiri 55 DF   GHA Eugene Atobrah 70 FW   UAE Ali Al Ameeri 77 MF   YEM Emad Abdulhabeeb 80 MF   UGA Brian Mugisha

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Cederique Tulleners
Assistant coach	Suneer VP
Assistant coach	Jishar Shibu
Physical coach	Adhith KJ

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are currently affiliated with:^[16][17][18]

•   Sheffield United F.C. (2020–present)
•   Kerala United FC (2020–present)
•   K Beerschot VA (2020–present)
•   LB Châteauroux (2021–present)

See also

• List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates

References

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18. "Sheffield United owners seal takeover of India club Calicut Quartz and rename it Kerala United". examinerlive.co.uk. from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

External links

• Al-Hilal United FC on Twitter
• Al-Hilal United FC on Facebook
• Al-Hilal United FC profile at sofascore.com