Al-Ittifaq FC (UAE)

Al-Ittifaq FC (Arabic: نادي الإتفاق لكرة القدم) is an Emirati football club currently competing in the UAE First Division.

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Al-Ittifaq FC (UAE)

Al-Ittifaq FC (Arabic: نادي الإتفاق لكرة القدم) is an Emirati football club currently competing in the UAE First Division.

Stadium

Al-Ittifaq FC (UAE)

Al-Ittifaq plays its home matches at the 550-seat North London School in Al Mamzar in Dubai.

History

Al-Ittifaq FC (UAE)

The club was founded in 2020 and began playing in the UAE Second Division. It earned promotion to the First Division In the 2024–25 season after the champions Elite Falcons FC withdrew from the competition.

On January 29, 2025, Australian businessman Ross Pelligra, owner of Italian Serie C club Catania FC and A-League club Perth Glory, was announced as the club's new owner.

Current squad

Al-Ittifaq FC (UAE)

As of UAE First Division League:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Pos.</th><th>Nation</th><th>Player</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>GK</td><td> UAE</td><td>Khalid Salem</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>DF</td><td> SRB</td><td>Andrej Krstic</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>DF</td><td> SDN</td><td>Waleed Siraj</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>MF</td><td> PLE</td><td>Mohammed Eiyad</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>MF</td><td> UAE</td><td>Saif Al-Romaithi</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>MF</td><td> SUR</td><td>Djavan Anderson</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>FW</td><td> ITA</td><td>Mario Balotelli</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>MF</td><td> SUI</td><td>Davide Mariani</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>MF</td><td> LBN</td><td>Alaa Mezher</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>MF</td><td> TRI</td><td>Ali Nakhid</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>GK</td><td> EGY</td><td>Ahmed Jawish</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>DF</td><td> UAE</td><td>Hamad Al-Marzouqi</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>MF</td><td> IRN</td><td>Ali Fardin</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>FW</td><td> UAE</td><td>Mohammed Al-Seraidi</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Pos.</td><td>Nation</td><td>Player</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>MF</td><td> PLE</td><td>Abdulla Mazen</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>MF</td><td> UAE</td><td>Khalid Jalal</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>DF</td><td> UAE</td><td>Omar Al Khodaim</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>DF</td><td> ITA</td><td>Gianluca Santini</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>MF</td><td> ITA</td><td>Jacopo Da Riva</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>GK</td><td> SRB</td><td>Stefan Pjanovic (on loan from Al-Nasr SC)</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>DF</td><td> UAE</td><td>Ali Abdulrasool</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td>DF</td><td> UAE</td><td>Rashed Abbas</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>MF</td><td> UAE</td><td>Ghanem Ahmad</td></tr><tr><td>90</td><td>FW</td><td> POR</td><td>Nélson Pereira</td></tr><tr><td>96</td><td>GK</td><td> UAE</td><td>Saeed Al-Kalbani</td></tr><tr><td>99</td><td>FW</td><td> BRA</td><td>Ruan Vitor</td></tr><tr><td>—</td><td>DF</td><td> ITA</td><td>Leonardo Ferroni</td></tr><tr><td>—</td><td>MF</td><td> UAE</td><td>Mohammed Ismail</td></tr></tbody></table>