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
Fixtures and results| 8 Oct | League Cup |
Dubai United
H
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| 2 Oct | League Cup |
Al Nasr
H
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1:1 | D |
| 19 Sep | League Cup |
Hatta SC
A
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2:2 | D |
| 14 Sep | AFC Champions League |
Tractor
H
|
1:0 | W |
| 10 Sep | Pro League |
Dubai United
A
|
1:1 | D |
| 5 Sep | Pro League |
Al-Jazira
H
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1:3 | L |
Standing
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage · West Region
| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
 Al-Qadisiyah
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
| 4 |
 Al-Hilal Saudi
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
| 5 |
 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
| 6 |
 Neftchi
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
| 7 |
 Al-Ittihad FC
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 262| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 262 | 125 | 137 |
| Scored | 520 | 276 | 244 |
| Conceded | 299 | 133 | 166 |
| Scored per game | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Conceded per game | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +221 | +143 | +78 |
Key players
by appearances over the last year
Damián García
Midfielder
6 Matches
Saeed Ezatolahi Afagh
Midfielder
6 Matches
Mohammad Juma
Midfielder
6 Matches
Renan
Defender
5 Matches
Sultan Adil Mohamed Abdalla Al Ameeri
Forward
5 Matches
Rikelme Hernandes Amorim Rocha
Defender
5 Matches
Igor Gomes Silva
Defender
5 Matches
Mersad Seifi
Defender
5 Matches
Squad of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
by appearances over the last year
Damián García
Kauan Santos
Mateus Dias Lima
Federico Nicolás Cartabia
Yuri César
Nemanja Maksimović
Yahya Ali Said Al Ghassani
Elian Irala
Guilherme Bala
Hamad Al-Maqbali
Sebastían González Baquero
Breno
Rakaan Waleed Saleh Mubarak Al Menhali
Bogdan Planic
Eid Khamis Eid Khamis Alnuaimi
João Marcelo
Sardar Azmoun
Mateus Henrique
Jahnoah Guevara Markelo
Jorge Fernandes
O. Keita
Matheus Donelli
Walid Abbas Murad Yousuf Al Balooshi
Tiago
Yassine Boualam
Kaiky Fernandes Melo
Bader Nasser Abaelaziz Mohammad
Reza Gandipur
Khaled Al Senaani
Rashid Salem MakdamiFixtures of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
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8 Oct
Dubai United
H
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2 Oct
Al Nasr
H
1:1
D
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19 Sep
Hatta SC
A
2:2
D
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14 Sep
Tractor
H
1:0
W
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10 Sep
Dubai United
A
1:1
D
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5 Sep
Al-Jazira
H
1:3
L
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28 Aug
Al Wasl SC
A
1:0
W
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22 Aug
Al-Dhafra
H
2:0
W
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