The Persian Gulf naming dispute concerns the gulf known historically and internationally as the Persian Gulf, after Persia is involved in an ongoing naming dispute. In connection with the emergence of pan-Arabism and Arab nationalism in the 1960s, the usage of the toponym "Arabian Gulf" as well as the "Gulf" became more widely used.
Al Shabab Al Arabi Club, or simply Al Shabab, was an Emirati professional football and basketball club based in Dubai, that competed in the UAE Arabian Gulf League. The club was founded in 1958.
Al-Nasr CSC is an Emirati professional football club based in Al Nasr, Dubai and competes in the UAE Pro League. Al-Nasr, literally translating to "victory" in Arabic, was founded in 1945 and is considered as the first and oldest club in the United Arab Emirates.
Gabriel Humberto Calderón is an Argentinian professional football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of UAE Pro League side, Khor Fakkan Club.
Sami Abdullah Al-Jaber is a Saudi Arabian football manager and former professional player who played as a striker. He spent the entirety of his career with Al-Hilal apart from a five-month loan to English club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Moubarak "Mbark" Boussoufa is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger. He won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2006 and 2010. Born in the Netherlands, he represented the Morocco national team from 2006 to 2019 making 70 appearances and scoring eight goals.
Cosmin Aurelian Olăroiu is a Romanian professional football manager and former footballer in charge of UAE Pro League Sharjah FC. As a manager, he guided FCSB to the Romanian League title and Romanian Supercup both in 2006, and led his side to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in the same year. He is considered one of the greatest managers in the Arabian Peninsula, having led the most decorated clubs of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and United Arab Emirates – Al Hilal, Al Sadd, Al Ain and Al Ahli – to new trophies. In 2020, he guided Jiangsu Suning to their first-ever title in China.
Farhad Majidi is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Al-Ittihad Kalba SC in UAE Pro League.
The UAE Pro League Committee is the organizing body of association football leagues of United Arab Emirates.
Hussein Saeed Mohammed is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a forward and is a former president of the Iraq Football Association. Saeed is in ninth place in the list of top international goal scorers, with 78 goals. Along with Ahmed Radhi, he is considered to be the best Iraqi player of the 20th century and features in 25th place in Asia's Best Players of the Century list. Hussein is currently the Iraqi national team's highest scoring player with 78 goals.
Al-Khaleej is an Arabic word which means "gulf".
The UAE League Cup or the Pro League Cup is a knockout tournament for clubs in the UAE Pro-League. The first edition of the tournament was played in the 2008–2009 season.
Goran Tufegdžić is a Serbian football coach and former player. He was the manager of Al-Wakrah in Qatar Stars League from February to June 2015. He was also the head coach of Kuwait national football team from 2009 until 2013.
Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Al Hajeri is an Emirati professional association football player who plays for UAE Pro League club Al Jazira and the United Arab Emirates national team.
The UAE Pro League, known for sponsorship reasons as the ADNOC Pro League, is the top professional football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first team to win the title was Al Orouba (Sharjah), whilst Al Ain has the record with 14 league titles to their name. Fourteen clubs compete in the League that operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the First Division League.
Association football is a practiced sport in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). UAE has teams and players at both club and international level.
Mahdi Ali Hassan Redha is a former Emirati footballer and current coach. He is currently the coach of Shabab Al-Ahli.
The 2013–14 UAE Pro League, known as the Arabian Gulf League for sponsorship reasons, is the 39th top-level football season in the United Arab Emirates, and the sixth professional season. Fourteen teams participate, once again with Al Ain as the defending champions after winning the previous two seasons.
Mohammed Abdulbasit is an Emirati footballer. He currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Al-Sharjah.
Khor Fakkan Club, usually known simply as Khor Fakkan, is an Emirati football club from Khor Fakkan.
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