SV Nieuw Utrecht

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Chabab
FC Chabab logo.png
Full nameFootball Club Chabab
Founded1983
GroundSportpark Riekerhaven
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Capacity1,500 [1]
ChairmanKhalid Berdouni
Manager Alami Ahannach
League Hoofdklasse
2013–14 Topklasse Sunday, 16th (relegated)

FC Chabab was a Dutch amateur association football club from Amsterdam. After 42 years of independent existence, playing in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for the last completed season, they merged into a club from the city of Utrecht: SV Nieuw Utrecht.

FC Chabab was known for being a team mostly composed by players from the Moroccan community of Amsterdam. It was founded in 1983 by Moroccan immigrant guest workers and, after spending several years in the lower ranks of Dutch amateur football, was promoted to Topklasse in 2012 as playoff winners, under the guidance of former Moroccan international Alami Ahannach. It spent two seasons in the third Dutch tier before being relegated back to Hoofdklasse in 2013–14.

Current squad

As of 1 February 2014

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Yassine Khmila
GK Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Rinaldo O'Neil
GK Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Karlo Radolovic
GK Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Naya Samuel
DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Brahim Attalj
DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Mouad Ben Chekh
DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Jordi Chris
DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Billy Kaabah
DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Maikel Matze
DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Mohamed Moudou
DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Bjorn Purperhart
DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Virgil Spier
MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Tarik Amarzagouio
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Jamal Dibi (captain)
MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Nourdin Dibi
MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Bismark Doe
MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Bilal El Yacoubi
MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Aziz Ouaouirst
MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Omer Ozcelik
FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Mohammed Ajnane
FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Zohair Chiddi
FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Donny Day
FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Ibrahim El Ahmadi
FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Melvin Grootfaam
FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Dennis van den Driessche
FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Geoffrey Verweij

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References

  1. "FC CHABAB" (in Dutch). Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2012.