United Sport Football Club (Arabic: نادي يونايتد سبورت لكرة القدم) is an Emirati football club based in Al Ain. They currently play in the UAE Second Division League. The club has been sponsored by the Munich Medical Care Foundation since its foundation and has been acting as an football academy for a decade.[1]
| Full name | United Sport Club نادي يونايتد سبورت | ||
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| Founded | 2020 | ||
| Ground | As-hab Al-Himam Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 1,000[citation needed] | ||
| Owner | Mubarak Al Ketbi | ||
| Manager | Mohamed Farag | ||
| League | UAE Second Division League | ||
| 2022–23 | 4th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History edit
United Sport has been acting as an academy for young players since 2012 but with the UAE Second Division League announced, the club used this as an opportunity to start a senior team. Entering its first season in 2020, the club found itself finishing 7th out of 8 teams in its group and continued to struggle the following season. In April 2022, United Sport won the Ramadan football championship which helped them gain a significant amount of support, they would go on to finish 4th in the following season.[2]
Current squad edit
- As of 2023–24 season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References edit
- ^ About us
- ^ "تتويج "يونايتد سبورت" بطلاً لبطولة الأخوة الإنسانية الرمضانية لكرة القدم" (in Arabic). wam. Retrieved 20 April 2022.