GET the lowdown on Al-Ittihad Kalba SC as we focus on Auckland City FC's build-up to the FIFA Club World Cup Playoff with UAE champions Al Jazira on Wednesday 6 December.
OPPOSITION INFO:
FOUNDED: 1972
FULL NAME: Ittihad Kalba Sports & Cultural Club
STADIUM: Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium
CAPACITY: 8,500
COACH: Goran Tufegdzic (SRB)
MATCH INFO:
DATE: Wednesday 29 November 2017 (Thursday 30 November 2017)
KICK OFF: 4.30pm local time (1.30am NZST)
VENUE: Dubai Sports City Complex, UAE
COMPETITION: Friendly Match
MATCH STATS:
UAE ARABIAN PRO LEAGUE 2016/17 SEASON
FINAL POSITION: 13th (Relegated)
PL: 26
W: 4
D: 7
L: 15
GF: 30
GA: 44
PTS: 19
GD: -14
UAE DIVISION ONE 2017/18 SEASON
CURRENT POSITION: 2nd
PL: 4
W: 2
D: 2
L: 0
GF: 8
GA: 4
PTS: 8
GD: +4
FAST FACTS
Al-Ittihad Kalba SC were relegated from the UAE top flight last season after finishing 13th in the 14-team competition. Only 1 point separated Al-Ittihad Kalba SC from fellow strugglers Dibba Al-Fujairah and Emirates.
The club has won seven UAE Division One titles in 1979–80, 1988-89, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2009-10, 2011-12 and 2013-14.
Coach Goran Tufegdžić, 46, is a former Yugoslavia U-23 international and coached the Kuwait national team from 2009 to 2013. He coached in Serbia with FK Mladi Radnik in two different spells.
Al-Ittihad Kalba SC have two Brazilian players on their books in former Internacional striker Thiago Santos and midfielder Gustavo Marmentini.
Ends
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Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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1 | AC | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 18 | |
2 | WS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 18 | |
3 | BU | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 | |
4 | ES | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | |
5 | BO | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
6 | MN | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | |
7 | AU | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | |
8 | TC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 6 | |
9 | MU | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 3 | |
10 | WR | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2 | |
11 | EB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | |
12 | HW | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 2 |