Football team
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
Club · United Arab Emirates · Pro League
«Red Knights»
In May 2025, Shabab Al Ahli lifted the UAE Pro League trophy in the colours it has carried since 2017. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ordered the merger of three Dubai clubs — Al Shabab, Al Ahli and the Dubai Club — on 15 May 2017, folding their separate histories into one side chaired by Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
What the new club inherited was not a blank slate but a ledger. Titles won by Al Shabab and Al Ahli decades earlier now count as Shabab Al Ahli's own. The nickname changed with the identity — Al Ahli had been known as the Red Devils until 2006, when it rebranded, and the merged club later settled on Al Fursan Al Humur, the Red Knights, keeping the red-and-white colours that both predecessor clubs already shared.
Ahmed Khalil carried that identity through the transition on the pitch, and in 2015 he was named Asia's best player. Off it, Fabio Cannavaro passed through as a player in 2010–11 before returning in a technical role. Leonardo Jardim took the club to the 2022–23 league title before Paulo Sousa took over as head coach in 2024.
Latest results
All matches| 28 Aug | Pro League |
Al Wasl SC
A
|
1:0 | W |
| 22 Aug | Pro League |
Al-Dhafra
H
|
2:0 | W |
| 15 Aug | Pro League |
Al Khaleej
A
|
5:1 | W |
| 31 Jul | Friendlies Clubs |
FSV Mainz 05
A
|
0:1 | L |
| 28 Jul | Friendlies Clubs |
Udinese
A
|
2:1 | W |
| 13 Jul | Friendlies Clubs |
Sigma Olomouc
A
|
0:2 | L |
Standing
Pro League| # | Team | M | W | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 8:1 | 9 |
| 2 |
 Al-Jazira
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 7:0 | 9 |
| 3 |
 Al Ain
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 8:3 | 9 |
| 4 |
Al Wasl SC
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 8:2 | 6 |
| 5 |
 Ajman
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 7:7 | 6 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 257| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 257 | 122 | 135 |
| Scored | 514 | 273 | 241 |
| Conceded | 292 | 129 | 163 |
| Scored per game | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Conceded per game | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +222 | +144 | +78 |
Key players
by appearances over the last year
Kauan Santos
Defender
4 Matches
Bogdan Planic
Defender
4 Matches
Breno
Midfielder
4 Matches
Eid Khamis Eid Khamis Alnuaimi
Midfielder
4 Matches
Rakaan Waleed Saleh Mubarak Al Menhali
Goalkeeper
4 Matches
Sebastían González Baquero
Midfielder
4 Matches
Damián García
Midfielder
4 Matches
João Marcelo
Forward
4 Matches
Squad of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
by appearances over the last year
Saeed Ezatolahi Afagh
Mohammad Juma
Mersad Seifi
Sultan Adil Mohamed Abdalla Al Ameeri
Igor Gomes Silva
Renan
Guilherme Bala
Mateus Henrique
Rikelme Hernandes Amorim Rocha
Hamad Al-Maqbali
Federico Nicolás Cartabia
Elian Irala
Mateus Dias Lima
Tiago
Walid Abbas Murad Yousuf Al Balooshi
Yuri César
Yahya Ali Said Al Ghassani
Nemanja Maksimović
Kaiky Fernandes Melo
Yassine Boualam
Sardar Azmoun
Rashid Salem MakdamiFixtures of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
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5 Sep · 17:15
Al-Jazira
H
Pro League
-
28 Aug
Al Wasl SC
A
1:0
W
-
22 Aug
Al-Dhafra
H
2:0
W
-
15 Aug
Al Khaleej
A
5:1
W
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31 Jul
FSV Mainz 05
A
0:1
L
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28 Jul
Udinese
A
2:1
W
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13 Jul
Sigma Olomouc
A
0:2
L
-
16 May
Al Bataeh
H
1:1
D
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10 May
Baniyas SC
A
2:2
D
Honours of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
- UAE President's Cup 1975, 1977, 1988, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2025 11
- UAE Pro League 1975, 1976, 1980, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2023, 2025 9
- UAE Super Cup 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2023, 2024 7
- UAE League Cup 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021 5
- GCC Champions League 1992, 2015 2