Al Qabila FC

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Al Qabila FC

Full name	Al Qabila Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Tribe
Founded	2023
Chairman	Sheikh Ahmed Bin Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
Manager	Steven Taylor
League	UAE Third Division League
Website	https://alqabilafc.com
Home colours

Al Qabila FC (Arabic: القبيلة lit. "the tribe") commonly referred to as Al Qabila, is a football club based in Dubai, UAE. From the year 2024, the club competes in the UAE Third Division League, the fourth tier of Emirati football.

Al Qabila FC was created by professional footballer Soheil Varahram^[1] and Daniyal Sheikh.^[who?] Using YouTube, TikTok and other social media platforms, the club was formed in 365 days. On October 18, 2023, the name of the club was chosen to be Al Qabila, meaning "the tribe" in Arabic.

The Al Qabila FC concept was started on October 15, 2023, by Soheil Varahram. Using YouTube, TikTok and other social media platforms, the club signed their club license with FIFA within the first 180 days.^{[citation needed]} On April 18, 2024, they chose Steven Taylor as the head coach. On April 23, the kit was chosen and Jerseybird was selected as the manufacturer. The team was sponsored by SupremeFx. On April 25, the team partnered with Fleetwood United FC in the UAE First division. On May 30, 2024, the team made connections^{[clarification needed]} with Rapid Wien. On July 1, 2024, Sheikh Ahmed bin Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan was appointed as the club president. The Youth Academy was announced on July 12, 2024, to be formed in September. On July 21, 2024, the team announced Antonios Assad as the strength and conditioning coach.

Al Qabila's first competitive fixture was played on September 22, 2024. The team were victorious 3–1 over TFA Dubai, with Richie Danquah scoring the team's first competitive goal.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  JOR Rajai Ardakani 2 DF  ENG Zackary Chislett 4 DF  ENG Richie Danquah - GK  GER Armin Herbert 7 DF  AUT Soheil Varahram 8 MF  NIR Charlie Owens 10 MF  ENG Jack Hodnett 11 FW  POR Martim Aleixo 13 FW  CIV Bi Djehe 15 FW  GHA Macaulley Kuma 21 MF  UAE Juma Alfalasi 22 MF  CIV Dramane Traore 23 GK  NED Koen Geven

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 MF  ENG Charlie Machell (on loan from One Knoxville) 28 MF  GHA Roland Kumi 33 DF  KOS Rrustem Shehaj 40 DF  GHA Silas Mensah 45 MF  DEN Gabriel Kamavuako 49 GK  ENG Callum Stanton 77 MF  COL Ivan Mejia 99 MF  ENG David Webb

On January 3, 2024, a contest was held for the team to scout 5 new players using hashtag, #RoadToAlQabilaFC. On May 1, they chose three players with a $10,000 prize. They scouted players in locations such as South Africa, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Spain, Portugal and India.