Full name | Al-Jazira Sports & Culture Club |
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Nickname(s) | Pride of Abu Dhabi |
Founded | March 19, 1974 |
Ground | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium |
Capacity | 42,056 |
Chairman | HH Sheikh Mansour Al-Nahyan |
Manager | Henk ten Cate |
League | UAE Pro League |
2016–17 | UAE Pro-League, 1st |
Website | Club home page |
Al-Jazira Sports & Cultural Club (also spelled Al Jazira Club, Arabic: نادي الجزيرة الرياضي الثقافي meaning: the island) is primarily a football club from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. They play in the UAE League.
Al-Jazira was established in 1974 as a merger between Khalidiyah and Al Bateen.
8 Official Championships
As of UAE Pro League:
As well as football, the club plays other sports such as volleyball, handball and basketball.