Emirati professional football club
Football club
Al Orooba نادي العروبة Full name Al Orooba Club Nickname(s) Green Duo (ثنائية الأخضر) Founded 1972 Ground Al Sharqi Stadium Capacity 3,000[citation needed ] Owner Maktoum bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al-Sharqi Chairman Khalifa Rashid Al-Mallahi Manager Bruno Pereira League UAE Pro League 2023–24 UAE First Division League, 1st of 17 (promoted)
Current season
Al Orooba Club (Arabic : نادي العروبة الرياضي الثقافي ) is a United Arab Emirates professional football club based in the city of Mirbah and Qidfa , Fujairah . The club currently plays in the UAE Pro League .
History
In 1960, two clubs were founded in Mirbah and Qidfa , Al Wehda in Mirbah and Al Najma in Qidfa, both clubs were financially weak and by 1972, both clubs agreed to merge under the name Al Urooba to represent the Mirbah-Qidfa area of the Emirate of Fujairah .[ 1]
Stadium
Currently the team plays at the 3000-capacity Al Sharqi Stadium.[ 2]
Honours
Pro-League Record
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
Current squad
As of UAE Pro League :
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Coaching Staff
Position
Name
Manager
Bruno Pereira
Assistant Manager
Khalifa Mubarak
Goalkeeper Coach
Yaqoob Al-Wafi
Fitness Coach
Luís Estanislau
Match Analysis
Abdullah Akonnor
Doctor
Abdusalam Ali
Physiotherapist
Fahad Al-Naqbi
See also
References
External links