Fursan Hispania FC
Fursan Hispania Football Club (Arabic: نادي فرسان الإسباني لكرة القدم) is an Emirati football club that started as an academy in Dubai. They currently play in the UAE First Division League, after promotion from the Second Division in the 2021–22 season.
| Full name | Fursan Hispania Football Club | |
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| Short name | Al Fursan | |
| Founded | October 2020 | |
| Owner | Míchel Salgado Faisal Belhoul | |
| Manager | Iñaki Beni | |
| League | UAE First Division League | |
| 2021–22 | UAE Second Division League, 1st of 12 | |
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History
In 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
- As of 2021–22 season
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Honours
- UAE Second Division League
- Winner (1): 2021–22
References
- ""فرسان هيسبانيا".. فكرة سلجادو تظهر للنور في الدوري الإماراتي". Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- "فرسان هيسبانيا ينضم رسمياً لدوري الدرجة الثانية". Al Khaleej. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- "نجم لبنان يشارك في إنجاز فرسان هسبانيا الإماراتي". كووورة. 2022-04-16. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
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