The Shabab Al-Ahli team secured victory in the Professional Football Clubs League for the 2024-2025 season, after their direct competitor Sharjah suffered defeat from Al-Uhda with a score of 0:3 on Sunday during the 23rd round.
Al-Uhda took the lead in the first half thanks to goals from Vikundo Kruzbekski in the 28th minute and Jasima da Silva in the 35th, and later the substitute player Ibrahim Diara scored the third goal in the 87th minute.
Sharjah's result is 45 points, trailing 11 points behind the league leader Shabab Al-Ahli, which has 56 points, and the latter no longer needs to worry in the remaining three matches after securing the title for themselves. Al-Uhda climbed to third place, overtaking Al-Wasl, accumulating 41 points and surpassing them by one point.
With this victory, the "Dubai Knights" increased their number of titles in the professional era to five, tying with the record set by Al-Ain club. The total number of titles in the League Championship won by Shabab Al-Ahli amounts to nine titles.
Shabab Al-Ahli's first victory in the Professional Football Clubs League came in the 2008-2009 season, after which they won two more titles in the 2013-2014 and 2015-2016 seasons. After seven seasons of hiatus, they again occupied the winner's pedestal, winning the title in the 2022-2023 season. Along with these titles, Shabab Al-Ahli also claimed championships in the pre-professional years: 1974-1975, 1975-1976, 1979-1980, and 2005-2006.
For Shabab Al-Ahli, it was crucial to achieve victory or a draw in the match against Al-Wasl to secure the championship title. However, they lost with a score of 1:2, marking their first defeat this season after 23 matches without losses. However, the defeat of Sharjah by Al-Uhda officially awarded the title to the "Dubai Knights."
Shabab Al-Ahli has an extensive list of local titles: 10 President's Cups, five Premier League Cups, seven Super Cups, and also one title each in the Champions Cup, the UAE Super Cup, and the Shield Super Cup, totaling 35 titles throughout its history.
