Royal FC Dubai

Royal FC

Nickname(s)	The Kingsmen
Founded	2021;4 years ago (2021)
Stadium	Al Hamra Stadium
Capacity	2,000
Owner	Mohamed Boghdady
Head coach	Park Jae-hong
League	UAE Second Division League
2023–24	SDL, 4th
Website	www.royalfc.club

Royal FC ^{[1] [2]} is a professional football club based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The club was founded in 2021 and competes in the UAE 2nd Division. ^[3]

History

Royal FC ^[4] quickly rose through the ranks of UAE football, starting in the UAE Third Division League and winning the championship to secure promotion to the 2nd Division in their inaugural 2022–23 season. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} In the following season, they were contenders for promotion to the 1st Division, narrowly missing out by a few points. Notable achievements include producing the highest goal scorer in their division, Ousseynou Tall, ^[9] who has prior experience in the Argentine Primera División.

The club was featured in the 40th edition of the Sikkim Gold Cup in November 2024 held in Gangtok, Sikkim, India. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Team roster

The squad of the team as of May 2024 ^[update] is as follows. ^[13]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 MF   BEL Ahmed Sameer Habibzai 2 FW   CHA Bobandi Lakein 3 MF   GHA David Agormeda 4 MF   SEN Dieme Gerard 5 FW   SEN Dieng Cheikh 6 DF   CIV Doukoure Dylan 7 GK   EGY Islam Abouelmagd 8 DF   MAR Jihad Alghandour 9 DF   CMR Landry Kamwa 10 FW   EGY Mahmoud Ali 11 GK   EGY Ahmed Elboghdady

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 DF   CIV Mickael Gnamien 13 MF   EGY Mohamed Elagamy 14 MF   EGY Mostafa gomaa 15 MF   SEN Ndiaye Diop 16 MF   CIV Ness Wilfried Meless 17 MF   ITA Nicola Zagaria 18 FW   CIV Nurudeen Salami 19 DF   EGY Omar Hassan Ahmed 20 FW   EGY Omar Ezat Ahmed 21 FW   SEN Ousseynou Tall 22 FW   LBR Sanney Geleya Carlos

Honours

• UAE Third Division League
  • Champions (1): 2022-2023

• All India Governor's Gold Cup
  • Quarter-Finals: 2024

References

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10. "All lndia Governor's Gold Cup football tournament to be held in Gangtok from November 8–12". The Week. PTI. Archived from the original on 18 November 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
11. "Governor's Gold Cup Returns in Grand Style with International Flair and Local Pride". The Voice Of Sikkim. 2024-11-02. Archived from the original on 18 November 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
12. "Gold Cup back after 5-year gap: Sikkim to host soccer tourney with teams from India, abroad". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024.
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