3 big games first Al Nasr hosts Al Sharjah, then we have the capital city Derby, then we have the most anticipated match this season and the biggest rivalry in this era Al Ahli v Al Ain thats how it used to be: 70' Al Nasr v Al Ahli 80's Al Sharjah v Al Wasl 90's Al Wasl v Al Ain 00's Al Ain v Al Wahda nothing stay the same
UAE National team undfeated in 2013 UAE 3 × 1 Qatar UAE 2 x 1 Bahrain UAE 2 x 0 Oman UAE 1 x 0 Kuwait UAE 2 x 1 Iraq UAE 3 x 3 Trinidad and Tobago (UAE won via penalty shootout) UAE 2 x 0 New Zealand UAE 2 x 0 Laos UAE 3 x 1 Malaysia UAE 4 x 0 Philippines UAE 2 x 1 Vietnam UAE 2 x 1 Uzbekistan UAE 4 x 0 Hong Kong UAE 4 x 0 Hong Kong UAE 5 x 0 Vietnam
Nov 24th 2013 Al Nasr 0-0 Sharjah: Stalemate at Al Maktoum Stadium Al Dhafra 2-6 Al Shabab: Edgar super hat-trick steals show Dubai 1-3 Al Wasl: Al Wasl wonderstrike win Al Wahda 3-4 Al Jazira: Dramatic late derby winner Nov 25th 2013 Emirates vs Baniyas Al Sha'ab vs Ajman www.nidal.tv
Al Ahli vs Al Ain Hostilities between the two sides are already strong, and gained further fortification with last week’s sanction of Cosmin Olaroiu by the Football Association disciplinary committee. The former Al Ain coach is now the manager at Ahli – a transfer that riled the UAE champions and prompted legal action – while, in his latest guise as Al Ain coach, Quique Sanchez Flores faces his old side for the first time, too. Keeping up? If so, take a look at five key questions generated by this highly anticipated encounter.
November 25th results Emirates 2-3 Bani Yas: Muñoz hits 7 in 7 Al Shaab 4-4 Ajman: Late goal flurry ends in draw Al Ahli 1-0 Al Ain: Cosmin top in clash of the former coaches League standings Leading scorers
28.11.2013 Al Wasl v Al Wahda Al Shabab v Dubai Al Jazira v Al Nasr 29.11.2013 Al Ain v Emirates Ajman v Al Dhafra Bani Yas v Al Shaab Sharjah v Al Ahli
Tough clashes on President Cup knockout stage Dubai - Under the patronage of Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor, Vice-Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Committee and Honorary President of the UAEFA, the pre-quarterfinals of the President Cup draw ceremony was staged at the Armani Hotel, Burj Khalifa in Dubai on Thursday. The opening day of the two-day matches will see eight times winners Sharjah facing Al Ain, as Al Wasl take on Ajman, while Al Nasr and Al Shaab will have an easier passage to the quarterfinals when they lock horns against first division clubs Fujairah and Al Thaid respectively. Al Dhafra against Bani Yas, Dubai versus Al Shabab as Al Jazira face city rivals Al Wahda in the Abu Dhabi derby and holders Al Ahli line up against promoted Emirates.
Results: 28.11.2013 Al Wasl 3-3 Al Wahda Al Shabab 3-0 Dubai Al Jazira 1-2 Al Nasr 29.11.2013 Al Ain 5-2 Emirates Ajman 0-0 Al Dhafra Bani Yas 4-0 Al Shaab Sharjah 1-1 Al Ahli Match-day 9: 4.12.2013 Al Wahda v Al Shabab Dubai v Ajman Al Nasr v Al Wasl 5.12.2013 Bani Yas v Al Ain Al Shaab v Al Dhafra Emirates v Sharjah Al Ahli v Al Jazira
PLC representatives to attend AFC Seminar in Kuala Lumpur Representatives of the Pro League Committee will attend the annual AFC Seminar in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th December in preparation for the organisation and hosting of matches in the AFC Champions League 2014. The PLC supplies General Coordinators, Commissioners and Media Officers for all AFC Champions League matches staged in the UAE.H.E. Abdulla N. Al Junaibi, Member of the Executive Office and Chairman of the Technical Committee of the PLC, highlighted the importance of PLC representatives participating in the AFC seminar, citing the experience as hugely beneficial ahead of organising AFC Champions League matches for four UAE clubs in 2014, with Al Ain, Al Ahli and Al Jazira guaranteed group slots in the competition and Bani Yas holding a spot in the qualifying play-offs. Al Junaibi stated: “It is essential that PLC representatives attend the AFC Seminar as it will enable them to hone their skills and expand their knowledge of the federation and the competition, enabling them to gain more experience and confidence to take into the organisation of 2014 AFC Champions League matches. I hope that the workshop will prove constructive and valuable for all our attending representatives and I wish them all the best of luck and success.
Match-day 9 Results: 4.12.2013 Al Wahda 1-1 Al Shabab Dubai 2-1 Ajman Al Nasr 6-1 Al Wasl 5.12.2013 Bani Yas 1-1 Al Ain Al Shaab 1-2 Al Dhafra Emirates 0-0 Sharjah Al Ahli 2-2 Al Jazira
Al Nasr Revenge Al Nasr romped to a 6-1 victory over near-neighbours Al Wasl in Round 9 of the Arabian Gulf League on Wednesday night, giving the Blues the bragging rights from this Dubai derby at the Al Maktoum Stadium. Goals from Leo Lima, Eder Luis, Brett Holman, Hassan Mohamed and a brace from Habib Al Fardan gave Al Nasr the victory as Al Wasl capitulated following an early red card to Yaser Salem. The comprehensive win gives Al Nasr 16 points, moving them up to 3rd in the table temporarily, whilst Al Wasl remain on 13 points. - 1999 Al Wasl 6-1 Al Nasr - 2013 Al Nasr 6-1 Al Wasl
Dec 9th: Al Nasr x Fujeerah Dubai x Al Shabab Al thaid x Al Shaab Al Wasl x Ajman Dec 10th: Al Ain x Sharjah Emirates x Al Ahli Al Wahda x Al Jazira Al Dhafra x Baniyas
AFC Champions League 2014 Draw Result The draw for the play-offs and group stages of the 2014 AFC Champions League took place at the AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday, with four UAE teams’ names in the hat. Al Ain, Al Ahli and Al Jazira entered the draw with guaranteed slots in the group stages, whilst Bani Yas will face a play-off to win a position in the group. Al Ain were drawn in Group C, occupying Position A as winners of the 2012/13 UAE Pro League, and they will face group games against Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia, Tractorsazi Tabriz of Iran, and the winners of the West Play-Offs 3.2. As winners of the 2013 President’s Cup, Al Ahli were drawn in Group D and will occupy Position B, with Al Sadd of Qatar, Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia, and Sepahan of Iran. As the team that finished 3rd in last season’s UAE Pro League, Al Jazira will occupy Position C in Group A, where they will come head-to-head with Esteghlal of Iran, Al Rayyan of Qatar, and Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia. Bani Yas will face the winner of the fixture Al Qadsia (KUW) v Al Suwaiq (OMN), and the winner of that match will then take on the winner of Al Jaish (QAT) v Nasaf Qarshi (UZB) in order to book a place occupying Position C in Group B through the play-offs. According to the draw, the groups involving UAE teams are as follows: Group A Esteghlal (IRN) Al Rayyan (QAT) AL JAZIRA (UAE) Al Shabab (KSA) Group B Al Fateh (KSA) Foolad (IRN) Winners of West Play-Offs 3.1 - BANI YAS in contention Bunyodkor (UZB) Group C AL AIN (UAE) Al Ittihad (KSA) Tractorsazi Tabriz (IRN) Winners of West Play-Offs 3.2 Group D Al Sadd (QAT) AL AHLI (UAE) Al Hilal (KSA) Sepahan (IRN)
Round of 16 Results Dec 9th: Al Nasr 3-2 Fujeerah [a.e.t.] Dubai 1-4 Al Shabab Al thaid 2-2 Al Shaab [6-5 pk] Al Wasl 2-1 Ajman [a.e.t.] Dec 10th: Al Ain 4-1 Sharjah Emirates 1-3 Al Ahli Al Wahda 1-0 Al Jazira Al Dhafra 1-2 Baniyas Round of 8 Jan 13th: Al Dhafra x Al Shabab Al Wahda x Al Ahli Al Ain x Al Wasl Al Thaid x Al Nasr
The body is water has been called the Persian Gulf for thousands of years by the entire world. The pathetic propaganda campaign launched by a few Arab nations isn't going to change history and rename territories.
Why can't we just discuss football gents? We have this issue all the time, matter of the fact is, stick to football talk and then it doesn't matter.
It's rude and insulting to Iranians. Iranians aren't going around trying to rename Arabic names and Arab territories. This is a public international soccer forum, not a place to promote idiotic incorrect political propaganda. Believe me we can get nasty and insulting too but we're here to have fun and not piss on each other's culture so keep common courtesy.
Cosmin Olaroiu banned for 6 months! http://www.thenational.ae/sport/ara...-months-as-al-ahli-suffer-first-league-defeat Adnan Hamed favourite to land Al Shaab hotseat http://www.thenational.ae/sport/ara...dnan-hamad-favourite-to-land-al-shaab-opening