Al-Hilal United
الهلال يونايتد
Full nameAl-Hilal United Football Club
نادي الهلال يونايتد لكرة القدم
Nickname(s)The hawks
Founded2019; 5 years ago (2019)
GroundThe Sevens Stadium
Capacity44,000
OwnerAbdullah bin Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud[1]
ManagerMicheal Brady
LeagueUAE Second Division League
2022–238th
Current season

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]

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 Zimbabwe ZIM Malcolm Mapondera
3 MF Ghana GHA Sumaila Mahama
4 MF Tanzania TAN Othuman Mwambungu
5 DF Ghana GHA Bernard Abbey
6 MF Tanzania TAN Kareem Mlacha
7 FW Cameroon CMR Fru Frank
8 MF Algeria ALG Elhadj Mebarki
9 MF Kenya KEN Suleiman Abdul
10 FW Ghana GHA Lordson Ofori
11 FW Brazil BRA Otavio de Castro
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW Nigeria NGA Precious Daniel
13 GK Sudan SDN Ahmed Mohamed
17 FW Ghana GHA Theo Sackey
23 DF Uganda UGA Tonny Kyagaba
30 MF Eritrea ERI Mohamed Adem
32 MF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Junior
54 DF Tanzania TAN Rajabu Zahiri
55 DF Ghana GHA Eugene Atobrah
70 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Ali Al Ameeri
77 MF Yemen YEM Emad Abdulhabeeb
80 MF Uganda UGA Brian Mugisha

Coaching staff

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

Affiliated clubs

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

See also

References

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