Al Qabila FC

Al Qabila FC

Full name	Al Qabila Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Tribe
Founded	2023
Chairman	Sheikh Ahmed Bin Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
Manager	Steven Taylor
League	UAE Third Division League
Website	Club website
Home colours

Al Qabila FC (Arabic: القبيلة lit. "the tribe") commonly referred to as Al Qabila, is an upcoming football club based in Dubai, UAE. The club will compete in the UAE Third Division League, the fourth tier of Emerati football.

Al Qabila FC is an upcoming football club created by professional footballer Soheil Varahram^[1] and Daniyal Sheikh.^[who?] They planned to create the club in just 365 days (1 year) starting from October 15, 2023, using YouTube, TikTok and other social media platforms to select the logo, and other components of a football club. On October 18, 2023, the name of the club was chosen to be Al Qabila, meaning "the tribe" in Arabic.

The Al Qabila FC concept was started on October 15, 2023, when Soheil Varahram. Using Youtube, TikTok and other social media platforms, the club signed their club license with FIFA within the first 180 days of building the football club.^{[citation needed]} On April 18, 2024, they chose Steven Taylor as the main coach of the team. On April 23, the kit was chosen and manufactured by Jerseybird and sponsored by SupremeFx. On April 25, the team partnered with Fleetwood United FC in the UAE First division. On May 30, 2024, the team made connections^{[clarification needed]} with Rapid Wien. On July 1, 2024, Sheikh Ahmed bin Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan was appointed as the chairman of the club. The Youth Academy was announced on July 12, 2024, and will be formed in September.^{[speculation?]} On July 21, 2024, the team announced Antonios Assad as the strength and conditioning coach.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  AUT Soheil Varahram - MF  ENG Jack Hodnett - MF  DEN Gabriel Kamavuako - FW  POR Martim Aleixo

No. Pos. Nation Player

On January 3, 2024, A contest was made for the team to scout 5 new players using the hastag on TikTok and on Instagram, #RoadToAlQabilaFC. On May 1, they chose three players with a $10,000 prize. They would scout players in locations such as South Africa, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Spain, Portugal and India.