Fursan Hispania Football Club (Arabic: نادي فرسان الإسباني لكرة القدم) is an Emirati football club that started as an academy in Al Sufouh, Dubai. They currently play in the UAE First Division League, after promotion from the Second Division in the 2021–22 season.
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| Full name | Fursan Hispania Football Club | ||
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| Short name | Al Fursan | ||
| Founded | October 2020 | ||
| Owner | Míchel Salgado Faisal Belhoul | ||
| Manager | Pablo Coira | ||
| League | UAE First Division League | ||
| 2022–23 | 16th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
History
editIn 2014, former Real Madrid defender Míchel Salgado founded a football academy in 2014 to help develop potential footballers in the United Arab Emirates. In 2020, Salgado formed a partnership with Belhoul to form a professional team to join the newly established UAE Second Division League.[1][2]
They finished in first place in the 2021–22 UAE Division 2, gaining promotion to the UAE First Division League, the second tier of football in the United Arab Emirates.[3]
Current squad
edit- As of 2023–24 season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Honours
editSenior
edit- UAE Second Division League
- Champions (1): 2021–22
Youth
edit- Mina Cup (U-16)
- Winners (1): 2022[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ ""فرسان هيسبانيا".. فكرة سلجادو تظهر للنور في الدوري الإماراتي" (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "فرسان هيسبانيا ينضم رسمياً لدوري الدرجة الثانية" (in Arabic). Al Khaleej. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "نجم لبنان يشارك في إنجاز فرسان هسبانيا الإماراتي". كووورة (in Arabic). 2022-04-16. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ Radley, Paul. "Indian kids stun Manchester City and Barcelona as they dominate Mina Cup". thenationalnews.com. Dubai: The National News. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2022.