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{{Short description|Emirati professional football club}}
{{About||sports club|Al Wasl SC}}
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| chairman = Ahmad Bin Shafar
| manager = [[Miloš Milojević (footballer)|Miloš Milojević]]
| league = [[UAE Arabian Gulf League|UAE Pro League]]
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'''Al Wasl Football Club''' ({{lang-ar|نادي الوصل لكرة القدم}}) is an Emirati professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Dubai]], that competes in the [[UAE Football League|United Arab Emirates Football League]]. It is a part of the [[Sports club|multi-sports]] club [[Al Wasl SC]]. The club is located in Zabeel, where it plays in Zabeel stadium. Al-Wasl is amongst the most successful teams in the UAE and Dubai, winning 8 league titles since its establishment. The club is also the host of the largest fanbase in the UAE.

==History==
{{rewritten|date=May 2024}}

=== 1950s ===
Football was first introduced in the UAE in the 1940s, specifically in the city of [[Dubai]].

Al Orouba, one of the original clubs which joined to make al Wasl, is established in the [[Jumeirah]] Area of Dubai. It competed with other [[Bur Dubai]] and [[Deira, Dubai|Deira]] based teams and clubs. They wore the colour green. It was established by the young men and youth of the neighbourhood of Jumeirah as a common place to practice football in the area.

One of Al Orouba's notable members is Abdallah Salem Al-Rumeithi, who went on to be one of the founders of [[Al Wasl SC]] in 1972, and is the founder of the Al Wasl museum.

Al Orouba, like all other teams and clubs wishing to play football in the region, played on pitches made of sand. This was due to the fact that at the time, grass was hard to maintain due to the hot climate and tough conditions.

Other teams in this time period include [[Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]], [[Al Shabab Al Arabi Club (Dubai)|Al-Shabab]], and Al-Shoulla.

=== 1960s ===
In the 1960s the second team which joined to form al Wasl was established. The idea of starting a football club in [[Za'abeel, Dubai|Zabeel]] first emerged in 1958, as a result of discussions and meetings by various youths living in the area. The times were very difficult, as there were still no grass pitches or fields to play on, as football was still not a popular pastime. Two years later, a team was finally established, This team was called Al-Zamalek based in the famous area of Zabeel in Bur-Dubai. Al-Zamalek was established in the year 1960, in the house of Bakheet Salem in Zabeel and was established so that the youth of the Area can practice their hobbies of sport and football, later they rented a small house in the same area and each paid 10 [[Dirham]]s each in order to support the club's budget and finances.

In 1962, the club moved to different house owned by Madia bint Sultan under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and H.H. Sheikh Butti Bin Maktoum Al Maktoum. Later, the team elected His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to be their club president, he agreed and even participated with the team in matches, He is still leading the club to this day.

His Highness [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum]] was one of the players in Al-Zamalek, he played as a defender and was one of the best players in the team, winning many games before Travelling to the [[United Kingdom]] to continue his Studies. During this period, Al-Zamalek was arguably the best team In Dubai, winning against traditional giant [[Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]] 2–1, Al-Wahda 3–1, and the English Country Club in Dubai 3–2. They even played against teams outside Dubai like [[Ras Al Khaimah Club|Ras Al Khaimah]], winning the game easily with a crushing 6–1 result.

Al-Zamalek was one of the strongest teams in not only Bur-Dubai, but all of the Emirate of Dubai as a whole, it had a strong reputation of winning games and matches. In 1966 Al-Zamalek got their first taste of success by defeating [[Al Shabab Al Arabi Club (Dubai)|Al-Shabab]] to win the final of the [[Canada Dry]] Football Cup in Dubai. This was only the beginning for the club as it would continue to shine and build up its story and history in the following years.

=== 1970s ===
In 1972 H.H. Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, vice president of U.A.E. and ruler of Dubai had privileged Al-Zamalek by building the 1st headquarters of the club in Za’abeel. This headquarters is still in use in the same location where [[Zabeel Stadium|Zabeel stadium]] is located.

In 1973, [[1973–74 UAE Football League|the first edition of the UAE League]] was started, Al-Zamalek was one of the inaugural members of the UAE league. It was placed in a four team group consisting of Al Nasr, [[Al-Shaab CSC|Al Shaab]], Al Shoala, Al Najah, and Al-Oruba. Al Zamalek was eliminated along with all other members of the group except for Al-Oruba who went on to win the inaugural league title. During this season, the Coach for the team was [[Zaki Osman (footballer, born 1932)|Zaki Osman]], who was a former player for [[Zamalek SC|Al-Zamalek in Egypt.]]

In 1974, the merge happened between Al Shoula club in the Al Fahidi historic region and Al Orouba club in Jumeirah. Later, The two teams members and staff joined in to Al-Zamalek, making it one of the biggest clubs in Dubai once again, during this time, it was proposed to change the identity of the club due to the new members, this change of identity could be symbolic of a fresh start for the team, and the beginning of a new era for what would later be the most historic and prolific team in the United Arab Emirates. The new team's location would be based in Zabeel, the former location of Al-Zamalek.

Abdallah Salem Al-Rumaithi at this time suggested that the colour of the club be changed to yellow, the other administrators of the new and big club all were happy with the idea, as yellow was a unique colour which no other team used in the country, and so yellow became the official and iconic colour of the team which separates it from the rest of the teams In the UAE. The New name of the team was to be Al-Wasl which can be interpreted as one meaning, officially it is the previous name of the city of Dubai, and its other meaning can be the Arabic word for “connection” as in the club connects the youth through sport and other cultural activities. 
Al Wasl played its first season as a new team in the 1974–1975 season, it played 10 games in the season and lost 5, won 2 and drew 3, finishing 4th out of 6. The next season was still tough for the newly formed team, as they won 4 games, lost 7, and drew 5, finishing the league 6th out of 9. The next few seasons were trophy less, other Dubai-based teams like Al-Nasr and Al-Ahli enjoyed nationwide success but The team still needed more time to develop its players and bring In new talent.

In the late 1970s things were finally beginning to change for the team, more local young players were being added to the ranks of the youth teams and the team was playing more consistently, The International Ghanaian Football Legend [[Mohammed Polo]] was signed into the team and enjoyed a prolific career and seasons in the team, making a name for himself in Al Wasl as one of the greatest players to join the team and play for the team.

=== 1980s ===
The 1980s were the golden ages for Al Wasl, the team saw the best lineup in its history, and clinched onto various trophies, winning the [[UAE Pro League|league]] 5 times, the most out of any team in the history of the league at the time, and the record was not broken until the early 2000s. The new decade began with yet another trophy less season, but the patience of Al Wasl was met with reward later on in the 1980s. During the [[1980–81 UAE Football League|1980-81]] season, the team was under the leadership of the Brazilian coach [[Valinhos (footballer)|Valinhos]].
It was around this time that the team went to an official training camp in Germany, where they not only trained but played friendly games against various German teams, the team was also visited by H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. It was after this training camp that the team gained vital knowledge and skills necessary to develop the play style and experience required to go back home and challenge for the league title and the cups along with other championships.

Later that year, a 3-man group was sent to [[Brazil]] in order to scout for a coach for the team and even players, amongst these three men was [[Saeed Hareb]]. There in Brazil, the men were introduced by a taxi driver to [[Gílson Nunes|Gilson Nunes]] who at the time was a local assistant coach for the Brazilian national team. Gílson Nunes was flown back to Dubai and became the assistant coach for Al Wasl, under the leadership of Joel Santana.

In 1980, Al Wasl's stadium, [[Zabeel Stadium]] was opened in Zabeel, Dubai. It holds around 9,000 people and is the home for Al Wasl to this day. It underwent many renovations and will get upgraded to 25,000 in 2025 after a decision from H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed Al Maktoum.

'''Notable Players of this time period include'''

'''[[Fahad Khamees]] -''' Al Wasl club legend and former UAE national team player, one of the iconic players who led Al Wasl to many championships and the UAE national team to the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|World Cup in Italy in 1990]]. Known for his shirt number 17 and for his nickname “the dark cheetah'''”'''

'''[[Mohammed Polo]]''' - Ghanaian Legendary player and nicknamed “The dribbling magician” widely regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time and the greatest Ghanaian player in history. Played in Al Wasl from 1979 to 1985

'''[[Zuhair Bakheet]]''' - One of the greatest Emirati players in the history of football Zuhair Bakhit spent his entire career in Al Wasl, making him one of the favourites of the fans and an undisputed club legend, one of the players who led the UAE national team to the World Cup.

'''[[Hamad Yousuf]]''' - The goalkeeper that played for Al Wasl and had a great success at the club. He was in Al Wasl his entire career and lead them to winning the [[UAE President's Cup]] in 86-87 Season.

In the 1981–1982 season, armed with the skills gained in the German training camp, the new coaches, and new players and young talents, Al Wasl won their maiden league title, leaving Al Ain in second place. The team gained a huge following at this time, and the Al Wasl fan base was widely considered to be one of the strongest in the UAE, and it still is to this day with most of Dubai supporting Al Wasl and many more people across the UAE.
Al Wasl won the league for a cosecutive time (1982–1983 season), leaving Sharjah in the second place. Al Wasl finished the season with 25 points and fortified its position as one of the leaders in UAE football, in the following season in 1983–84, Al Wasl came second with only a 2-point difference, but the team was able to bounce back and win the league the following season with ease. However, in the same season, Al Wasl lost the final of the presidents cup 2–0 against Sharjah.

In the 1985–1986 season, Al Wasl came second place for the second time in its history when its rival Al Nasr lifted the league with yet again a two-point difference, and this happened yet again in the following season as Al Wasl placed second with a three-point difference behind Sharjah. But this was historic as no team finished either first or second for this long, and it was now fully clear that Al Wasl was going to remain a strong and powerful team from the results shown previously. In the same season Al Wasl was the runner up of the presidents cup, losing 2–0 against rivals Al Nasr.

In 1986 Al Wasl made it to the Asian Club Championship but was eliminated in the qualifying stage. They were qualified due to their good performance in the GCC champions league in the same year.

In the 1986–87 season, Al Wasl lifted the UAE President's Cup for the first time after defeating Al Khaleej (now [[Khor Fakkan Club]]) 2–0.

In 1987–88, Al Wasl won the league with an 18-point difference, and this was the fourth time that Al Wasl would win the league, crowning Al Wasl as the leader of most league wins in the UAE league across the entire history at the time. Al Wasl would hold onto this honour until the early two thousands as mentioned before.

From 1988 to 1990, Al Wasl finished second for two more consecutive seasons, meaning that they now came first or second for 9 consecutive years.
They also competed in the Asian club championship for the second time, getting eliminated in the qualifying stage once again.

They ended the decade as the most successful team, and as the leader of UAE football.

=== 1990s ===
The 1990s saw Al Wasl's performance hinder greatly in stark contrast to the performances in the 1980s. The 1990–91 season had been cancelled in the UAE due to the events in Kuwait, and the [[Gulf War]].

Things were back to normal in the 1991–1992 season, and Al Wasl lifted the League trophy once again and for the fifth time, maintaining their lead at the top of the pyramid of UAE clubs. In the 1992–93 reason, Al was made many great achievements, both for itself and for the entirety of UAE football; the first of these achievements came in the form of winning the UAE Federation cup. In 1994–95, Al Wasl lost the final of the Federtation cup to Al Wahda.

Al Wasl was one of the Emirati teams nominated to compete in the Asian Club Championship. In the Qualifying stages, Al Wasl defeated Jordanian Giants Al Wehdat 7–1, winning 4–0 at home and 1–3 away. An account states that the Jordanian fans “had never seen such play before” and were “shocked from the playstyle of Al-Wasl.” Al Wasl was placed in group B of the qualified teams along with PAS Tehran of Iran, and Wohaib FC of Pakistan. Al Wasl won both of its two games in the group stage, being the top team in the table. They defeated PAS Tehran 1-0 and proceeded to defeat Wohaib 10–1 which was the greatest result out of any game in Asian Championship history. Al wasl qualified with 4 points and PAS Tehran with 1 point. Wohaib FC had 1 point too but was eliminated due to goal difference. In the semi final of the Asian Championship, Al Wasl faced off against Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia who were the strongest Saudi team at the time. The game ended with a 2–2 draw, but Al Wasl was just barely defeated on penalties. Al Shabab went on to lose the final against PAS Tehran, the same team which al wasl defeated in Group B. Al Wasl finished third in the whole championship, defeating Yomiuri (now Tokyo Verdy) FC 4–3 in Bahrain. Al Wasl finishing third made it the first Emirati team to finish on the podium in an Asian competition, and was one of the reasons for Al Wasl winning the award for Emirati club of the century in 2000.

The next two seasons were trophyless for Al Wasl, and they didn't finish second either which broke their 11-year streak of finishing first or second. However, in 1994–1995, Al Wasl once again competed in the Asian club championship, losing in the Quarterfinals.
In 1995–96, Al Wasl finished second behind Sharjah with a 3-point difference. Despite a lack of trophies, Al Wasl was still a force to be reckoned with. However, in the following season in 1996–1997, Al Wasl won the league for the sixth consecutive time, finishing ahead of their fierce opponents Al Wasl. In the final match of the league where Al Wasl lifted the league trophy, they introduced a unique celebration of bringing in a small model train and driving it onto the field making for a unique entrance. This was later called قطار الوصل or the Al Wasl train in Arabic, and was an iconic celebration unique to Al Wasl.

It was around this time that Al Wasl gained the nickname شمس الدوري or The Sun of the League in Arabic. The reason being that despite Al Wasl's long absence from championships, it returns and wins once again, just like how the sun will always dawn but come back and rise.

In 1998, Al Wasl played in the Arab Club Cup, reaching the semi final. They defeated Al Ittihad 1–0 and drawed with Al Tahaddi 0–0 before defeating Al Wehdat 5–1, finishing at the top of their group. In the semifinal, Al wasl lost 3–1 to WA Tlemcen who eventually went onto win the championship.

In between 1999 and 2000, Al Wasl was named the UAE's Club of the century. This is due to being the team who won the UAE League the most, winning 6 league titles up until then, and also being the best performing Emirati Club in international competitions and the most frequently qualified Emirati team to international trophies.

=== 2000s ===
In the 2000s Al Wasl would win only three championships, the team wasn't able to challenge on many titles initially but still have good performances regardless.

In 2000, Al Wasl lost the final of the presidents cup to Al Wahda, and would later finish the league In 7th place.

In 2001–2002, Al Wasl finished 6th, during this time period Al Wasl as well as many other clubs were overshadowed as the league was dominated by Al Ain and Al Wahda exclusively, as they were in fierce competition of who was the strongest team, and their teams were far better than the rest of the league.

In 2002, the legend Zuhair Bakhit retired from football, having spent his entire career in Al Wasl.

This theme would continue for a majority of the early to mid two thousands, but Al Wasl did come second in group B behind Al Ahli (who came behind Al Ain by goal difference) when the league was split into a different format, but this format was changed back to normal later.

Some notable players of this time period include [[Rachid Daoudi]] of Morocco and [[Farhad Majidi]] of Iran, both of whom are regarded as international legends of their respective countries. [[Alexandre Oliveira]] is a widely regarded club legend and one of the best players of the decade, as well as being a fan favourite. 
In 2006–2007, this would all change. Al Wasl, seemingly out of nowhere, came back and took the league with ease, losing only once in the whole season. Al Wasl only had two foreign players, Anderson Barbossa who was on loan from Sharjah and also the leagues top scorer, and Alexandre Oliveira, one of the best players in the season. Al Wasl also went on to lift the President's Cup after defeating Al Ain with a crushing 4–1 result in the Zayed Sports City stadium in front of tens of thousands of spectators. Al Wasl is one of the only clubs to achieve the double.
The following year in the 2007–2008 season, Al Wasl would play in the same seasons edition of the AFC Champions League, this was the first time Al Wasl would play in the new edition of the Asian continental championship. They qualified due to winning both the UAE League and President's Cup. In their group they won against Kuwait 1–0 at home but lost 2–1 away, and would lose to Al-Quwa al Jawiya 0–1 at home but winning 2–1 away, and finally losing 2–1 away but drawing 1–1 at home. Al Wasl was thus eliminated from the AFC Champions League from the group stages. Al Wasl would finish 7th that year.

In the 2008–2009 season, Al Wasl finished seventh but still qualified to the GCC Club Cup.
In the 2009–2010 season, Al Wasl played in the GCC club cup after qualifying during the previous season. In the group stage, Al Wasl defeated Kuwait 2–1, and drew in the away match. They played against Al Riffa and drew away but won at home 1–0. Al Wasl finished top of the group and qualified to the next round. In the semi final, they faced off against Al-Nassr FC of Saudi Arabia and lost 3–1 away. But the team picked up the pace and struck back with a comeback, taking down Al-Nassr 4–2 in the home game and winning 4–2 on penalties. During that game, a famous and infamous incident occurred where the doctor for Al-Nassr FC taunted Al Wasl FC fans, which upset them and caused them to jump down to the field in a large amount, starting a physical conflict with the doctor and certain players. Players from both teams attempted to stop the rowdy crowd, and the Dubai police officers on the sight were able to quickly and effectively stop the scene, and the perpetrators were banned from attending future games. In the Final game, Al Wasl faced off against Qater SC. in the away fixture, it was a 2–2 draw. In the Home fixture and second leg, Al Wasl fans were barred from attending the game due to the incidents and events that unfolded during the Al-Nassr Game. Therefore, they resorted and had to watch the game on a large projector outside the stadium. Al-Wasl won the game 1–1 on away goals and were crowned champions of the Arabian Gulf. This was however the last championship al wasl would win to this day.

Later during that season, Al Wasl signed Spanish player [[Francisco Yeste]], who stayed for a season. He was An audacious player and created many good memories at Al Wasl, one of which including scoring a goal from the halfway line, this goal was called “the fastest equaliser in football history.”

The team played against Hamburg in a friendly, losing 3–2 in the last minute.

=== 2010s ===
The 2010s are considered the worst decade for Al Wasl as a club, as not a single trophy has been won during this period. The team went into a state of decline and would constantly finish in either the mid table or the bottom, but was still far from relegation.
In the year 2010, Ultras Junoon was founded. Ultras Junoon is the first Ultras group in the Gulf, having been established before all other groups of the same Ultras culture elsewhere. They began a new wave and era of supporting for al wasl fans, including tifos, banners, and pyros which were never seen before. Ultras Junoon changed the ways that the rest of the league would show support in the stands. They have an official page on all socials, and a club anthem called دولة زعبيل or the Nation of Zaabeel in Arabic.

In the 2010–11 season, Al Wasl reached the semi finals of both the Etisalat Cup and President's Cup, and would finish sixth in the league. The top scorer for the team was Fran Yeste with 16 goals across all competitions.
[[File:Diego Maradona 2012 1.jpg|thumb|Diego Maradona during his tenure as Al Wasl's Coach]]
In 2011–2012, came the shock of the Century, Al-Wasl's Administration had managed to sign international football legend [[Diego Maradona]] as the club's new coach. This deal shocked the whole world and all eyes were on Al-Wasl for the next season. Al Wasl became the most popular Emirati team for years to come thanks to the move. Diego's stay at Al Wasl was difficult, as it was one of his first seasons as a coach and had actually led the team to the semi final of the cup. They finished eighth that season. Diego was very popular with the fans, and was great at building bonds between him and his players during his tenure. Al Wasl shirt sales increased all across the UAE and even worldwide, and many people supported the club in other countries like Argentina and other Latin American countries. By the end of the season Maradona was sacked, but remained a club legend. He expressed his wishes to return to the team and try again. One of the players he brought into the team was [[Mariano Donda]] who he had scouted personally, Donda was named the maestro by fans and was notoriously a tough opponent.

In 2012–2013, It was another lackluster season for Al Wasl, they did not finish in a good position again. They were under the leadership of Bruno Metsu, the French coach. During his time at Al Wasl, Bruno Metsu died of cancer. Notable teammates of this player include Mariano Donda, and Shikabala. In this season, al Wasl's kit sponsor was Romai, an Emirati sportswear company.

In the 2013–14 season, Al Wasl's new kit sponsor was Adidas, Shikabala returned from his loan back to Al Zamalek, And this was Donda's last season with Al Wasl.
In the 2014–2015 season, Al Wasl signed two new Brazilian players and future club Icons, [[Caio Canedo]] and [[Fábio Lima (footballer, born 1993)|Fábio Lima]]. They went on to provide a spectacular first season at Al Wasl, despite the team finishing 6th. The team qualified to the GCC champions league and during that tournament, it was cancelled and the team did not proceed.

In 2015–16, Al Wasl finished 6th once again, and almost as if the previous season was repeated, they qualified to the GCC champions league but it was cancelled due to the Kuwaiti FA being suspended from FIFA and due to a lack of a sponsor for the tournament.

In the 2016–17 season, Al Wasl gave one of its best performances in recent times. The new coach Rodolfo Arruabuena was introduced to the team, and the club performed greatly during his tenure. Waheed Ismail was the club captain, and Caio and Lima gave great and notable performances. Other notable players include Hassan Zahran, Ali Salmon, and Hugo Viana. Unfortunately, Al Wasl finished second behind Al Jazira during the end of the league, but gained qualification the AFC Champions League for the following season. During this season, an iconic game happened and one of the greatest comebacks of UAE football history. Al wasl was losing 3–0, but returned to make the result 4–3 in the last minutes. Al Wasl during this season won the game with the highest score, winning 8–0 against dibba al Fujairah.

Al Wasl finished third in the following season, and gained qualification to the AFC Champions League once again. During this season Al Wasl made it to the final of the UAE presidents cup but lost 2–1 to Al Ain, and qualified to the final of the league cup but lost to Al Wahda.

In the 2018–19 season Al Wasl finished 9th in the league but gave a good run in the Arab champions league, notably taking down the Egyptian Giants Al Ahly on away goals but getting eliminated in the quarter final.

The 2019–2020 season was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] outbreak.

=== 2020s ===
In the 2020–21 season, Al Wasl provided a season with a 9th place.

In the 2021–22 season, and after the campaign by the Al Wasl Fans, there was a change in the administration and board of directors of the club after poor results and bad relations between the club and its fans for the past few years. The new Administration led by His excellency Mr Ahmad Bin Shafar was debuting. Immediately there was change in the team's spirit and performance, and there was a greater attendance effort from the fans. A 6th-place finish was an improvement from the previous season.

In the 2022–23 season Al Wasl had one of the greatest fan displays in the UAE league, great effort was on display and everyone was hopeful that the team would return to its glory. Al Wasl reached the semi final of the presidents cup, narrowly losing 1–0 to Al Ain across two legs. The team also finished 4th in that season.
The 2023–24 season is by far the most successful season in the past decade. Al Wasl lost only one game in the league to this day, and has maintained first place since the start of the season. Al Wasl defeated rivals Shabab Al Ahli 3 times in one month, with a total score of 8–3 goals across all performances. Al Wasl also lifted the Presidents Cup on May 17th after a victory against their derby rivals al Nasr 4–0, in front of a sold-out stadium of 25,000 fans. Al Wasl eventually clinched their 8th [[2023–24 UAE Pro League|UAE Pro League]] title, following a 3–0 victory over second-place Shabab Al Ahli with two games remaining.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/al-wasl-claim-uae-pro-league-with-shabab-al-ahli-win-complete-double-2024-05-26/ |title=Al-Wasl claim UAE Pro League with Shabab Al Ahli win to complete double |publisher=Reuters |date=26 May 2024 }}</ref>

In the 2024-2025 season, Al Wasl was faced with a huge season, this was because they had to defend their UAE pro league title as well as compete in five more competitions (President's Cup, ADIB cup, AFC champions league Elite, EMAAR Super Cup, UAE-Qatar super shield) Al Wasl started the season with a last minute draw to Kalba, but won their next game against Dibba Al Hisn , and managed to win later in their first AFC CL Elite against Uzbekistan Giants Pakhtakor. They then defeated Rivals Al Nasr 3-1 at home in the Dubai Derby. however after this game the teams level started to drop and they lost to reigning Asian champions Al Ain 4-2 away in the league. and in Asia they lost 2-0 to Saudi giants Al Ahli at home. they once again lost in the league to Khorfakkan 4-3 after a comeback from the guests due to a red card. however the team began to pick up its pace and knocked Al Wahda out of the presidents cup with a 3-1 victory. Al Wasl then signed with Nigerian Isaac Success who would only compete locally with Al Wasl after the winter transfer window opens, as for the time being he was only allowed to play in the AFC Champions league Elite. Al Wasl won their third game in Asia against Al Gharafa 2-1 with a goal from the new player Isaac Success in the 93rd minute.

==Rivalries==
Al Wasl's main competitors would be [[Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al Nasr]] who they compete with in the [[Bur Dubai Derby]] and [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]] who they challenge in the 'UAE Classico'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/arabian-gulf-cup-quarter-finals-fight-breaks-out-after-bur-dubai-/1jknzdf4og3do1pxfu7lsp5277|title=Arabian Gulf Cup Quarter-finals: Fight breaks out after Bur Dubai Derby between Al Nasr and Al Wasl |publisher=Goal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-uae-clasico/1vivpu9f8s5na12uqsnzgbeefq|title=UAE Clasico to be hosted at Zabeel Stadium by Al Wasl against Al Ain|publisher=Goal}}</ref>

==Current squad==
''As of [[UAE Pro-League]]:''

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{{Fs player |no=1 |nat=UAE|name=[[Khaled Al-Senani]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player |no=2 |nat=COL|name=[[Daniel Pedrozo]] {{small|<sup>'''U21'''</sup>}}|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=3 |nat=UAE|name=[[Yousif Al-Mheiri]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=4 |nat=MAR|name=[[Soufiane Bouftini]] |pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=5 |nat=UAE|name=[[Ali Salmeen]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=6 |nat=MLI|name=[[Siaka Sidibe]] {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=7 |nat=UAE|name=[[Ali Saleh (footballer)|Ali Saleh]] |pos=FW}}
{{Fs player |no=8 |nat=SWI|name=[[Haris Seferovic]] |pos=FW}}
{{Fs player |no=9 |nat=CIV|name=[[Adama Diallo]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player |no=10|nat=UAE|name=[[Fábio Lima (footballer, born 1993)|Fábio Lima]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=11|nat=UAE|name=[[Majed Suroor]]|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from [[Sharjah FC|Al-Sharjah]]}}}}
{{Fs player |no=12|nat=UAE|name=[[Abdulrahman Saleh]] |pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=13|nat=UAE|name=[[Faris Khalil]] |pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=14|nat=BRA|name=[[Rodrigo Oliveira]] |pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=15|nat=KOR|name=[[Jung Seung-hyun]] |pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=16|nat=MAR|name=Nour Zarkane {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=17|nat=UAE|name=[[Caio Canedo]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player |no=18|nat=SYR|name=[[Malek Janeer]] |pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=19|nat=JAP|name=[[Takashi Uchino (footballer, born 2001)|Takashi Uchino]] {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=21|nat=CIV|name=[[Jean N'Guessan (footballer)|Jean N'Guessan]] |pos=MF}}
{{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=FFFF00|color=000000|border=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player |no=22|nat=GBS|name=[[Sana Gomes (footballer, born 2002)|Sana Gomes]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=23|nat=UAE|name=[[Tahnoon Al-Zaabi]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=25|nat=COL|name=[[Alexis Pérez]] |pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=28|nat=UAE|name=[[Naser Salem]] {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=29|nat=UAE|name=Abdulla Bader {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=31|nat=UAE|name=[[Nicolás Giménez (footballer, born 1996)|Nicolás Giménez]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=32|nat=UAE|name=[[Mohamed Qayoudhi]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player |no=33|nat=SRB|name=[[Srđan Mijailović]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=36|nat=UAE|name=Mohammed Shaaban {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=39|nat=SYR|name=Khaled Al-Hamoush  {{small|<sup>'''U21'''</sup>}}|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=44|nat=UAE|name=[[Salem Al-Azizi]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=53|nat=UAE|name=Omar Haikal {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=55|nat=UAE|name=Abdullah Salem|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player |no=58|nat=SAU|name=Yasir Al-Shammari {{small|<sup>'''U21'''</sup>}}|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=59|nat=UAE|name=Atiq Esam {{small|<sup>'''U21'''</sup>}}|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=77|nat=UAE|name=[[Jonatas Santos]] {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from [[Al Ain FC|Al-Ain]]}}}}
{{Fs player |no=78|nat=UAE|name=[[Rabee Hassan]] {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player |no=88|nat=UAE|name=[[Abdulla Al-Shamsi]] {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=89|nat=UAE|name=[[Mohammed Al-Mehairi]] {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player |no=99|nat=UAE|name=Yousuf Al Rahma {{small|<sup>'''U23'''</sup>}}|pos=GK}}
{{fs end|nonumber=|bg=FFFF00|color=000000|border=FFFFFF}}

===Unregistered players===

{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=FFFF00|color=000000|border=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player |no=20|nat=ARG|name=[[Gerónimo Poblete]]|pos=MF}}
{{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=FFFF00|color=000000|border=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player |no=90|nat=NGR|name=[[Isaac Success]]|pos=MF}}
{{fs end|nonumber=|bg=FFFF00|color=000000|border=FFFFFF}}

===Out on loan===

{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=FFFF00|color=000000|border=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player |no=60|nat=UAE|name=[[Ghanem Ahmad]] |pos=MF|other={{small|on loan to [[Emirates Club|Emirates]]}}}}
{{Fs player |no=|nat=UAE|name=[[Suhail Abdulla]] |pos=GK|other={{small|on loan to [[Dibba Al-Hisn SC|Dibba Al-Hisn]]}}}}
{{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=FFFF00|color=000000|border=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player |no=|nat=BRA|name=[[Luizão (footballer, born 2003)|Luizão]]|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan to [[Dibba Al-Hisn SC|Dibba Al-Hisn]]}}}}
{{fs end|nonumber=|bg=FFFF00|color=000000|border=FFFFFF}}

==Honours==
===Domestic competitions===
*'''[[UAE Pro League]]: 8'''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Atsushi Fujioka |title=United Arab Emirates – List of Champions |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uaechamp.html |access-date=6 February 2019 |website=[[RSSSF]] |date=6 September 2018}}</ref>
:: '''Winner''': [[1981–82 UAE Football League|1981–82]], [[1982–83 UAE Football League|1982–83]], [[1984–85 UAE Football League|1984–85]], [[1987–88 UAE Football League|1987–88]], [[1991–92 UAE Football League|1991–92]], [[1996–97 UAE Football League|1996–97]], [[2006–07 UAE Football League|2006–07]] , [[2023–24 UAE Pro League|2023–24]]
*'''[[UAE President's Cup]]: 3'''<ref name=rsfcup>{{cite web |last1=Hans Schöggl and Karel Stokkermans |title=United Arab Emirates – List of Cup Winners |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uaecuphist.html |access-date=6 February 2019 |website=[[RSSSF]] |date=31 January 2019}}</ref>
:: '''Winner''': [[1986-87 UAE President's Cup|1986–87]], [[2006–07 UAE President's Cup|2006–07]], [[2023–24 UAE President's Cup|2023–24]]
*'''[[UAE Federation Cup]]: 1'''<ref name= rsfcup/>
:: '''Winner''': 1992–93

* The [[IFFHS]] named Al Wasl as the [[UAE]]'s Club of the 20th Century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iffhs.de/?3370ff73117fe2c0bf23c17e23a09e33b17f7370eff3702bb1c2bbb6e20f72a0cf10 |title=IFFHS&nbsp;– Asia's Club of the Century |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318034901/http://www.iffhs.de/?3370ff73117fe2c0bf23c17e23a09e33b17f7370eff3702bb1c2bbb6e20f72a0cf10 |archive-date=18 March 2013 }}</ref>

===Regional competitions===
* '''[[Gulf Club Champions Cup]]'''<ref name="Club Milestones">{{cite web|url=http://www.alainfc.net/page/index/id/8?link=about|title=Club Milestones |publisher=Al Ain FC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307025706/http://alainfc.net/page/index/id/8?link=about| archive-date= 7 March 2016}}</ref>
:'''Winner (1) :''' [[2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup|2009–10]]
:''Runners-up (2):'' [[2005 Gulf Club Champions Cup|2005]], [[2012 GCC Champions League|2012]]

*'''[[Arab Champions League|Arab Club Champions Cup]]'''
: ''Semi-finals:'' [[1998 Arab Club Champions Cup|1998]]
: ''Quarter-finals:'' [[2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup|2018–19]]

==Performance in AFC competitions==
*'''[[AFC Champions League]]: 3 appearances'''
::[[2008 AFC Champions League|2008]]: Group stage
::[[2018 AFC Champions League|2018]]: Group stage
::[[2019 AFC Champions League|2019]]: Group stage

* '''[[Asian Club Championship]]: 4 appearances'''
::[[1986 Asian Club Championship|1986]]: Qualifying Stage
::[[1989–90 Asian Club Championship|1989–90]]: Qualifying Stage
::[[1992–93 Asian Club Championship|1992–93]]: Third Place
::[[1994–95 Asian Club Championship|1994–95]]: Quarter finals

==Coaching staff==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="color:black; background: Yellow; border:2px solid black;"|Position
! style="color:black; background: Yellow; border:2px solid black;"|Staff
|-
| Managers || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Miloš Milojević (footballer)|Miloš Milojević]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|Assistant managers|| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Yaqoob Iman Yameen]]
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Saeed Anwar (footballer)|Saeed Anwar]]
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Alaa Tareeq]]
|-
|}

==Managerial history==
{{see also|Category:Al Wasl F.C. managers}}
<sup>*</sup> <small>Served as caretaker coach.</small>
{|class="wikitable"
!Name
!Nat.
!From
!To
!Ref.
|-
|[[Bakhit Salem]] 
|{{flagicon|Trucial States}} 
|style="text-align:center"|1960
|style="text-align:center"|1970
|
|-
|[[Ismail Al-Jarman]]
|{{flagicon|UAE}} 
|style="text-align:center"|1971
|style="text-align:center"|1971
|
|-
|[[Zaki Osman (footballer, born 1932)|Zaki Osman]]
|{{flagicon|EGY}} 
|style="text-align:center"|1972
|style="text-align:center"|1973
|
|-
|[[Valinhos (footballer)|Valinhos]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} 
|style="text-align:center"|1980
|style="text-align:center"|1981
|
|-
|[[Joel Santana]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} 
|style="text-align:center"|1981
|style="text-align:center"|1986
|
|-
|[[Hassan Shehata]]
|{{flagicon|EGY}} 
|style="text-align:center"|1986
|style="text-align:center"|1988
|
|-
|[[Antônio Lopes]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} 
|style="text-align:center"|1988
|style="text-align:center"|1989
|
|-
|[[Gílson Nunes]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} 
|style="text-align:center"|1989
|style="text-align:center"|1990
|
|-
|[[Dimitri Davidovic]]
|{{flagicon|YUG}} 
|style="text-align:center"|1991
|style="text-align:center"|1992
|
|-
|[[Arthur Bernardes (football manager)|Arthur Bernardes]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} 
|style="text-align:center"|1996
|style="text-align:center"|1998
|<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.sambafoot.com/en/trainers/818_arthur_bernardes.html Arthur Bernardes Profile]; SambaFoot.com  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919023649/http://www.sambafoot.com/en/trainers/818_arthur_bernardes.html |date=19 September 2016 }}</ref>
|-
|[[Alain Laurier]]
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} 
|style="text-align:center"|1998
|style="text-align:center"|December 1998
|
|-
|[[Paulo Campos (football manager)|Paulo Campos]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} 
|style="text-align:center"|January 1999
|style="text-align:center"|May 1999
|
|-
|[[Henryk Kasperczak]]
|{{flagicon|POL}} 
|style="text-align:center"|September 1999
|style="text-align:center"|February 2000
|
|-
|Alain Laurier*
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} 
|style="text-align:center"|March 2000
|style="text-align:center"|May 2000
|
|-
|[[Josef Hickersberger]]
|{{flagicon|AUT}} 
|style="text-align:center"|June 2000
|style="text-align:center"|June 2001
|
|-
|[[Johan Boskamp]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} 
|style="text-align:center"|July 2001
|style="text-align:center"|2002
|
|-
|[[Martín Lasarte]]
|{{flagicon|URU}} 
|style="text-align:center"|2002
|style="text-align:center"|2002
|
|-
|[[Khalifa Mubarak Obaid Al Shamsi|Khalifa Al Shamsi]]*
|{{flagicon|UAE}} 
|style="text-align:center"|2002
|style="text-align:center"|March 2003
|
|-
|Arthur Bernardes
|{{flagicon|BRA}} 
|style="text-align:center"|March 2003
|style="text-align:center"|May 2004
|<ref name=autogenerated1 />
|-
|[[Vinko Begović]]
|{{flagicon|CRO}} 
|style="text-align:center"|2004
|style="text-align:center"|2005
|<ref name="Novi list">{{in lang|hr}} [http://novine.novilist.hr/Default.asp?WCI=Rubrike&WCU=285928632859285A2863285A28582858285D2863289B2898286328632859285E2861285C285F28582863286328632863P Novi list] Toni Bilić: Vinko Begović, trener iranskog "Pegah Dilana", komentira status izbornika iranske reprezentacije, 1 December 2005  <br>"''Splićanin Vinko Begović već šest godina radi kao trener u Iranu, jednu je sezonu proveo u Ujedinjenim Arapskim Emiratima...''"</ref>
|-
|[[Zé Mário (footballer, born 1949)|Zé Mário]] 
|{{flagicon|BRA}} 
|style="text-align:center"|2006
|style="text-align:center"|2007
|
|-
|[[Miroslav Beránek]] 
|{{flagicon|CZE}} 
|style="text-align:center"|2007
|style="text-align:center"|2008
|
|-
|[[Alexandre Guimarães]] 
|{{flagicon|CRC}} 
|style="text-align:center"|July 2009
|style="text-align:center"|May 2010
|<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.diez.hn/csp/mediapool/sites/Diez/LaSeleccion/story.csp?cid=394954&sid=329&fid=99 | title = Guimaraes, willing to lead Honduras | date = 5 July 2010 | language = es | work = DIEZ.HN | access-date = 18 August 2016 | archive-date = 24 January 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190124152510/https://www.diez.hn/csp/mediapool/sites/Diez/LaSeleccion/story.csp?cid=394954&sid=329&fid=99 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
|-
|Khalifa Al Shamsi 
|{{flagicon|UAE}} 
|style="text-align:center"|June 2010
|style="text-align:center"|June 2011
|
|-
|[[Sérgio Farias]] 
|{{flagicon|BRA}} 
|style="text-align:center"|August 2010
|style="text-align:center"|April 2011
|<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thenational.ae/sport/uae-sport/khalifa-takes-the-reins-for-al-wasl-against-kalba | title = Khalifa takes the reins for Al Wasl against Kalba | date = 24 April 2011 | work = The National|location=Abu Dhabi}}</ref>
|-
|[[Diego Maradona]] 
|{{flagicon|ARG}} 
|style="text-align:center"|May 2011
|style="text-align:center"|July 2012
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/maradona-hired-to-coach-uae-club-al-wasl-1.1081658|title=Maradona hired to coach UAE club Al Wasl|date=16 May 2011|access-date=12 October 2022|work=[[CBC Sports]]|archive-date=12 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012042306/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/maradona-hired-to-coach-uae-club-al-wasl-1.1081658|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Bruno Metsu]]
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} 
|style="text-align:center"|July 2012
|style="text-align:center"|October 2012
|
|-
|[[Guy Lacombe]]
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} 
|style="text-align:center"|November 2012
|style="text-align:center"|February 2013
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130301102309/http://www.alwaslsc.ae/news.php?id=89 Dispensing services French coach Guy Lacombe]; www.alwaslsc.ae</ref>
|-
|[[Eid Baroot]]
|{{flagicon|UAE}} 
|style="text-align:center"|February 2013
|style="text-align:center"|May 2013
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130307010128/http://www.alwaslsc.ae/news.php?id=92 باروت يقود اول تمرين له مع الفهود]; www.alwaslsc.ae</ref>
|-
|[[Laurent Banide]]
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} 
|style="text-align:center"|June 2013
|style="text-align:center"|October 2013
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/laurent-banide-dismissed-as-al-wasl-coach|title=Laurent Banide dismissed as Al Wasl coach|last=Gary Meenaghan|date=21 October 2013|work=The National|location=Abu Dhabi|publisher=Abu Dhabi Media|access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
|[[Héctor Cúper]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}} 
|style="text-align:center"|November 2013
|style="text-align:center"|March 2014
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/sport/al-wasl-part-ways-with-hector-cuper-after-brief-disappointing-tenure|title=Al Wasl part ways with Hector Cuper after brief, disappointing tenure|last=Ahmed Rizvi|year=2014|work=The National|location=Abu Dhabi|publisher=Abu Dhabi Media|access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
|[[Jorginho (footballer, born 1964)|Jorginho]]*
|{{flagicon|BRA}} 
|style="text-align:center"|March 2014
|style="text-align:center"|October 2014
|
|-
|[[Gabriel Calderón]] 
|{{flagicon|ARG}} 
|style="text-align:center"|October 2014
|style="text-align:center"|May 2016
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/football/gabriel-calderon-replaces-jorginho-as-al-wasl-coach-1.1398735|title=Gabriel Calderon replaces Jorginho as Al Wasl coach|website=gulfnews.com|date=14 October 2014 |language=en|access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref>
|-
|[[Rodolfo Arruabarrena]] 
|{{flagicon|ARG}} 
|style="text-align:center"|July 2016
|style="text-align:center"|June 2018
|
|-
|[[Gustavo Quinteros]]
|{{flagicon|BOL}} 
|style="text-align:center"|July 2018
|style="text-align:center"|October 2018
|
|-
|[[Hassan Al Abdouli]]*
|{{flagicon|UAE}} 
|style="text-align:center"|October 2018
|style="text-align:center"|December 2018
|
|-
|[[Laurențiu Reghecampf]]
|{{flagicon|ROM}} 
|style="text-align:center"|December 2018
|style="text-align:center"|October 2020
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Monaghan |first1=Matt |title=Football news: New Al Wasl coach Laurentiu Reghecampf vows to drag them out of AGL relegation 'crisis' - Sport360 News |url=https://sport360.com/article/football/arabian-gulf-league/314785/new-al-wasl-coach-laurentiu-reghecampf-vows-to-drag-them-out-of-agl-relegation-crisis |work=Sport360 |date=6 January 2019}}</ref>
|-
|[[Salem Rabie]]*
|{{flagicon|UAE}} 
|style="text-align:center"|October 2020
|style="text-align:center"|December 2020
|
|-
|[[Odair Hellmann]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} 
|style="text-align:center"|December 2020
|style="text-align:center"|June 2022
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.albayan.ae/sports/emirates/2020-12-08-1.4033934|title=مقابل 2 مليون دولار.. هيلمان يقود الوصل في قمة الجزيرة|date=8 December 2020 |publisher=albayan|access-date=8 December 2020|language=ar}}</ref>
|-
|[[Juan Antonio Pizzi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} 
|style="text-align:center"|July 2022
|style="text-align:center"|May 2023
|
|-
|[[Miloš Milojević (footballer)|Miloš Milojević]]
|{{flagicon|SER}} 
|style="text-align:center"|June 2023
|style="text-align:center"|''present''
|
|}

==Pro-League record==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-bgcolor="#efefef"
! Season
! Lvl.
! Tms.
! Pos.
![[UAE President's Cup|President's Cup]]
![[UAE League Cup|League Cup]]
|-
|[[2008–09 UAE Pro League|2008–09]]
|[[UAE Pro League|1]]
|12
|7th
|Round of 16
|First Round
|-
|[[2009–10 UAE Pro League|2009–10]]
|1
|12
|5th
|Round of 16
|First Round
|-
|[[2010–11 UAE Pro League|2010–11]]
|1
|12
|6th
|Semi-Finals
|Semi-Finals
|-
|[[2011–12 UAE Pro League|2011–12]]
|1
|12
|8th
|Quarter-Finals
|Semi-Finals
|-
|[[2012–13 UAE Pro League|2012–13]]
|1
|14
|9th
|Round of 16
|First Round
|-
|[[2013–14 UAE Pro League|2013–14]]
|1
|14
|12th
|Quarter-Finals
|First Round
|-
|[[2014–15 UAE Pro League|2014–15]]
|1
|14
|6th
|Round of 16
|First Round
|-
|[[2015–16 UAE Pro League|2015–16]]
|1
|14
|6th
|Quarter-Finals
|Semi-Finals
|-
|[[2016–17 UAE Pro League|2016–17]]
|1
|14
|bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''
|Quarter-Finals
|Semi-Finals
|-
|[[2017–18 UAE Pro League|2017–18]]
|1
|12
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''3rd'''
|bgcolor=silver|Runner-ups
|bgcolor=silver|Runner-ups
|-
|[[2018–19 UAE Pro League|2018–19]]
|1
|14
|9th
|Semi-Finals
|Quarter-Finals
|-
|[[2019–20 UAE Pro League|2019–20]]{{ref|a|a|Corona}}
|1
|14
|8th
|Quarter-Finals
|Quarter-Finals
|-
|[[2020–21 UAE Pro League|2020–21]]
|1
|14
|9th
|Quarter-Finals
|Semi-Finals
|-
|[[2021–22 UAE Pro League|2021–22]]
|1
|14
|6th
|Semi-Finals
|Quarter-Finals
|-
|[[2022–23 UAE Pro League|2022–23]]
|1
|14
|4th
|Semi-Finals
|First Round
|-
|[[2023–24 UAE Pro League|2023–24]]
|1
|14
|bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''
|bgcolor=gold|Champions 
|Semi-Finals
|}
<sub>'''Notes'''{{note|a}} 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates]].</sub>

'''Key'''
* Pos. = Position
* Tms. = Number of teams
* Lvl. = League

==See also==
* [[List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.alwaslsc.ae/ Official Website]

{{Al Wasl FC}}
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