Al-Shabab Club (Manama)
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| Full name | Al-Shabab Club | ||
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| Founded | 2001 | ||
| Ground | Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain | ||
| Capacity | 24,000 | ||
| Chairman | Mirza Ahmed | ||
| Manager | Haitham Jatal | ||
| League | Premier League | ||
| 2023–24 | Premier League, 7th of 12 | ||
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Al-Shabab Club (Arabic: نادي الشباب) is a Bahraini professional football club based in Jidhafs. They use Bahrain National Stadium as home ground.
Achievements
[edit]- 2004
- 2004
Notable players
[edit]- Hakeem al-Araibi (2009–2012)[1][2]
- Abdul Aziz Yusif (2016–17)[3]
Political interference
[edit]After the Bahraini uprising of 2011, Al-Shabab was one of two teams dissolved for allegedly being involved in Shia agitation. They were later reinstated, but demoted to Bahrain's second tier.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Clench, Sam; Johnson, Paul (5 February 2019). "Footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi appears in Thai court pleads against extradition". Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ a b Montague, James (8 February 2019). "The lost kingdom: the Hakeem al-Araibi affair has confirmed the end of the unifying dream of Bahraini football". The Blizzard: The Football Quarterly. No. March 2019. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Abdul Aziz Yusif – Al Riyadh – Stats – titles won". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
External links
[edit]- Al-Shabab Club on Goalzz
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