Sharjah FC
Overview
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
professional football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club. It is based in Sharjah
Sharjah (city)
Sharjah is the third largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates. It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula.Sharjah is the seat of government of the emirate of Sharjah...
city. The home stadium is Sharjah Stadium
Sharjah Stadium (football)
Sharjah Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Sharjah FC. The stadium holds 12,000 people....
.
Al-Sharjah was established in 1966 under the name of Al-Orouba Club and in 1974 it merged with an existing club named Al-Khaleej (which was later reestablished). Its name "Sharjah Sports and Culture Club" was officially registered in 1978.
Al-Sharjah (Arabic: نادي الشارقة) is a United Arab Emirates professional football (soccer) club.
