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2009–10 Al Wasl FC season

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Manager
  
Alexandre Guimarães

UAE League
  
5th

Etisalat Emirates Cup
  
Group Stage

Stadium
  
Zabeel Stadium

UAE President Cup
  
Round of 16

Gulf Club Champions Cup 2010
  
Winners

2009–10 Al Wasl FC season

Squad

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

Contents

Staff

  • Alexandre Guimarães - Head Coach
  • Rodríguez - Assistant Coach
  • Humaid Yousuf - Team Manager
  • Luiz Carlos - Fitness Coach
  • Yassin Bentaalla - Goalkeepers Coach
  • Dr. Taha Al Rawy - Team Doctor
  • Leonardo Sasuque - Processor
  • Joseph - Masseur

    • Out

    For Last Season's Transfers List Please visit List of AlWasl football transfers 2008 2009

    Players on loan

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

    Gulf Club Champions Cup 2009

    The draw for the group stage of the Gulf Club Champions Cup 2009 was made on July 18, 2009 in Bahrain. AlWasl were drawn into Group D with the Kuwaiti team Kuwait SC, and the Bahraini side Riffa.

    During the second leg match again Al-Nassr club of Saudi Arabia, few fans were provoked by Al Nassr's team doctor to break into the field and assault him. This incident has put Al Wasl's deserved qualification into the finals into jeopardy.

    In the Final, Al Wasl played against Qatar SC and won the tournament based on the Away goals rule after drawing 2-2 in Qatar, then drawing 1-1 in Dubai.

    Al Wasl FC Striker Saeed Al Kass won the Top Scorer title with 6 goals, and the Left Winger Fadel Ahmad won the Best Player title.

    UAE League 2009–10

    AlWasl started the League season with high hopes after the successful signings it made during summer. But the team's star, the Goalkeeper Majed Nasser risked the team's chances by getting suspension in the team's second match of the season against Al Shabab, forcing the team to play 5 matches without his very essential services. In the Winter transfer period, Al Wasl ended the contracts of his two new foreign players Blas Pérez and Douglas dos Santos due to their failure to secure a place in the team's squad. It signed the Moroccan player Soufiane Alloudi on a loan contract.

    And on 18 February 2010, The Team signed Brazilian playmaker Élton.

    Top scorers

    An own goal has also been scored for AlWasl by Al Shabab Club's player Abdullah Darwish

    2009–10 UAE President's Cup

    AlWasl qualified directly to the Round of 16 of the UAE President's Cup. It played against Emirates Club in Khor Fakkan in a match that looked to be an easy task but proved otherwise. Emirates Club was able to beat AlWasl 2-1 in Extra time. The main cause of the early exit from the tournament was Al Wasl's recent triumph after topping their group in the Gulf Club Champions Cup 2009 and also due to the Red Card received by defender Sami Rubaiya.

    Etisalat Cup 2009-10

    The Etisalat Cup is a gap-filler between the official tournaments. It does not involve the International Players.

    Results

    Al Wasl FC played twice at Home against Emirates Club as per the opponent's request due to the construction works in the Emirates Club Stadium during the first round of the competition.

    Facts and controversies

  • Al Wasl was a part of both the two only matches ending with a goalless draw in the UAE League 2009-10 season. The First was against Al Nasr in the 16th round, and the second was against Ahli Dubai in the 18th round. Both matches were played in Al Wasl's ground in Zabeel.

    • References

    2009–10 Al Wasl FC season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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