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Al-Shabab Club

Full name	Al-Shabab Club
Founded	2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Ground	Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain
Capacity	24,000
Chairman	Mirza Ahmed
Manager	Haitham Jatal
League	Premier League
2023–24	Premier League, 7th of 12
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Al-Shabab Club (Arabic: نادي الشباب) is a Bahraini professional football club based in Jidhafs. They use Bahrain National Stadium as home ground.

Achievements

• Bahraini King's Cup: 1

2004

• Bahraini Super Cup: 1

2004

Notable players

• Hakeem al-Araibi (2009–2012)
• Abdul Aziz Yusif (2016–17)

Political interference

After the Bahraini uprising of 2011, Al-Shabab was one of two teams dissolved for allegedly being involved in Shia agitation. They were later reinstated, but demoted to Bahrain's second tier.

References

1. Clench, Sam; Johnson, Paul (5 February 2019). "Footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi appears in Thai court pleads against extradition". Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
2. ^ Montague, James (8 February 2019). "The lost kingdom: the Hakeem al-Araibi affair has confirmed the end of the unifying dream of Bahraini football". The Blizzard: The Football Quarterly. No. March 2019. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
3. "Abdul Aziz Yusif – Al Riyadh – Stats – titles won". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

External links

• Al-Shabab Club on Goalzz

v t e Bahraini Premier League
Seasons	1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2002 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Clubs	2024–25 A'Ali Al-Ahli Al-Khaldiya Al-Muharraq Al-Najma Al-Riffa Al-Shabab Bahrain SC East Riffa Malkiya Manama Sitra
Associated competitions	Crown Prince Cup FA Cup King's Cup AFC Champions League Two

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