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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 |  Bahrain Mirza Ahmed | ||
| Manager |  Syria Haitham Jatal | ||
| League | Bahraini Premier League | ||
| 2022–23 | Bahraini Premier League, 8th | ||
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Al-Shabab Club (Arabic: نادي الشباب) is a Bahraini football club based in Jidhafs. They share the Bahrain National Stadium with other clubs.
Achievements
- Bahraini King's Cup: 1 2004
Past players
- Hakeem al-Araibi (2009–12)[1][2]
- Abdul Aziz Yusif (2016–17)[3]
Political interference
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
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 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". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
External links
- Al-Shabab Club on Goalzz
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