Al Jahra (football club)

Al Jahra FC
نادي الجهراء
Full name Al Jahra Football Club
Nickname(s) Sons of the Martyrs ( أبناء الشهداء )
Founded 1966
Ground Al Shabab Mubarak Alaiar Stadium
Jahra, Kuwait
(Capacity: 17,000)
Chairman Khaled Al Jarallah
Manager Ginés de Silva
League Kuwaiti Premier League
2009/10 6th
Home colours
Away colours

Al Jahra (Arabic: نادي الجهراء الرياضي‎) is a Kuwaiti professional football (soccer) club based in Jahra City. They won the Kuwaiti league (the old name of Kuwaiti Premier League) once, in 1990. They participated in the Kuwaiti Premier League 21 times, most recently in the 2007-2008 season. Al Jahra reached the Kuwait Emir Cup final twice in recent times, 1996 and 2002, where they lost to Al Arabi 1-2 and Kuwait Club 0-1.

Contents

Achievements

Club colours

Blue White

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Abdullah Ali Suaidan
2 DF Nawaf Fayez
3 DF Sultan Atshan
4 FW Hummoud Melfi (on loan from Al Salibikhaet)
5 DF Aurens Al Shammari
6 DF Alexandre Nino
7 FW Mohammad Dahash
8 MF Abdulla Fatai
9 FW Saud Al Ghemlas
10 MF Mohamed Saad
14 MF Abdulrahman Al Sarbal
15 MF Talal Adnan
16 MF Mashaal Owaid
19 MF Saud Al Sarbal
20 MF Meshaal Manahi
21 GK Sattam Al Hussaini
No. Position Player
22 GK Bandar Manhar
23 FW Ibrahim Al Otaibi
25 DF Ahmed Hassan Hamoud
27 MF Khaled Nayef
28 MF André Macanga
37 FW Vinícius Lopes
55 FW Fahad Bajea
80 MF Faisal Zaid
88 MF Abdulaziz Nasser
91 MF Talal Al Shammari
97 FW Saad Al Waleed
DF Salah Al Shammari
DF Bader Al Enazi
DF Athbi Al Salili
MF Fahad Thunayan
MF Meshaal Mlabesh
MF Yousef Awad

This seasons transfers

In

Out

Notable players

AFC Asian Cup Players

1996 AFC Asian Cup

2000 AFC Asian Cup

Club coaches

Years Name Nationality
1990 Saleh Zakaria
1993-94 Jefico
1994 Abdulqader Al Ejayan
1995-96 Volla
1996 Karim Salman
1997-98 Fernier
1998  ???
1998 Karim Salman
2000-01 Karim Salman
2001 Jawad Maqseed
2001-03 Abdulqader Al Ejayan
2005-06  ???
2006-07  ???
2007 Ghlafis Al Ajmi
2007-08 Alexander Klebar
2008 Marian Mihail
2008-09 Saleh Al Asfor
2009-10 Zijad Švrakić
2010- Ginés de Silva

Notable Matches

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