Royal FC Dubai

Royal FC
Nickname(s)Royal
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
StadiumUIS International
OwnerMohamed Boghdady
Head coachPark Jae-hong
LeagueUAE Second Division League
2023–24SDL, 4th
Websitehttps://www.royalfc.club/

Royal FC[1][2] is a professional football club based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The club was founded in 2021 and competes in the UAE 2nd Division.[3]

History

Royal FC[4] quickly rose through the ranks of UAE football, starting in the UAE Third Division League and winning the championship to secure promotion to the 2nd Division in their inaugural 2022–2023 season.[5][6][7][8] In the following season, they were contenders for promotion to the 1st Division, narrowly missing out by a few points. Notable achievements include producing the highest goal scorer in their division, Ousseynou Tall,[9] who has prior experience in the Argentine Primera División.

== Current squad == [10] 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 MF Belgium BEL Ahmed Sameer Habibzai
2 FW Chad CHA Bobandi Lakein
3 MF Ghana GHA David Agormeda
4 MF Senegal SEN Dieme Gerard
5 FW Senegal SEN Dieng Cheikh
6 DF Ivory Coast CIV Doukoure Dylan
7 GK Egypt EGY Islam Abouelmagd
8 DF Morocco MAR Jihad Alghandour
9 DF Cameroon CMR Landry Kamwa
10 FW Egypt EGY Mahmoud Ali
11 GK Egypt EGY Ahmed Elboghdady
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF Ivory Coast CIV Mickael Gnamien
13 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Elagamy
14 MF Egypt EGY Mostafa gomaa
15 MF Senegal SEN Ndiaye Diop
16 MF Ivory Coast CIV Ness Wilfried Meless
17 MF Italy ITA Nicola Zagaria
18 FW Ivory Coast CIV Nurudeen Salami
19 DF Egypt EGY Omar Hassan Ahmed
20 FW Egypt EGY Omar Ezat Ahmed
21 FW Senegal SEN Ousseynou Tall
22 FW Liberia LBR Sanney Geleya Carlos

References

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  2. ^ "Royal FC - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
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  4. ^ RoyalFC (2023-04-27). Nile Sport NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "UAE Football Association: Royal FC Champions". www.uaefa.ae. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  6. ^ FilGoal (2023-04-27). "بملكية مصرية.. رويال يتأهل إلى دوري الدرجة الثانية الإماراتي". FilGoal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  7. ^ "حكاية نادي رويال الطامح لكتابة التاريخ في الإمارات". يلاكورة.كوم (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  8. ^ فضل, متابعة-محمد (2023-05-02). "رويال.. خطوة في طريق النجاح". www.albayan.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  9. ^ "UAE Football Association: Top Scorer". www.uaefa.ae. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  10. ^ "UAE Football Association: Royal FC Squad". www.uaefa.ae. Retrieved 2024-05-21.