| Full name | Al-Wahda Sports Cultural Club | ||
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| Founded | 1974 | ||
| Ground | Al-Nahyan Stadium Abu Dhabi UAE (Capacity: 12.000) |
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| Chairman | Sheikh Saeed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan | ||
| Manager | Josef Hickersberger | ||
| League | UAE Pro-League | ||
| 2010–11 | UAE Pro-League, 5th | ||
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Al-Wahda Sports Cultural Club (Arabic: نادي الوحدة الرياضي الثقافي) is a football club based in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
International footballers who have played or signed for the team include Nigerian Oluwasegun Abiodun, Zambian Kalusha Bwalya (in 1998), as well as Iranian Javad Nekounam and Egyptian Hany Ramzy who signed for them in 2005.
Al Wahda wear the following colors: maroon, grey and white.
Al Wahda won the UAE Pro-League in the 2009–10 UAE Pro-League season .
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Al Wahda is one of the UAE's famous club, founded when the Emirates Club merged with Abu Dhabi in 1984. Al Wahda remains proud of the history that formed its roots, the club's chairman was Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and presently is H.H. Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan with the head of the executive board for the club being led by Shaikh Tahnoon bin Saeed Al Nahyan. While H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the vice-chairman. After shaky beginnings, the club began to fill its trophy cabinet in the 1990s with Al Wahda winning the Federation Cup winners in 1995, league champions in 1998-1999 and President Cup winners in 2000. The 1999 season rests in the annals: Hussain Ali was voted the league's best goalkeeper, Fahad Massaood was voted player of the year and Al Bouri Lah finished the season as the league's top goalscorer. During the 1990s Al Wahda boasts many internationals in their ranks, Yasir Salim, Abdul Raheem Jumaa and Abdul Salam among them, but also relied on a well-organised scouting system with a tradition of unearthing young talent. Since 1993, it has organised an annual international U-17 tournament for sides from Europe and South America now called the Zayed Cup (formerly called "Al Wahda Cup").
Al Wahda has a large following in the UAE, and are always considered as one of the favourites in major competitions within the UAE. Al Wahda also had stints with regards to major Asian competition, and reached the last 4 of the Asian Champions League, but lost after away and home matches to Sapehan(Iran)(season 2007-2008). Al Wahda also won the League title in 2004/2005 season.
Al Wahda's most famous players are Ismail Matar, Abdulrahim Jumaa, Haider Alo Ali And Bashir Saeed. Al Wahda includes some talented young players such as Mohamed Al Shehhi, Eisa Ahmed, Hamdan Al Kamali and Saeed Al Kithiry.
The Al Nahyan stadium is the home of Al Wahda, and although Al-Nahyan Stadium is perhaps less impressive in terms of infrastructure (12,000 seats) it still boasts a fervent atmosphere on match days and has the added advantage of being only three kilometres from the city centre.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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