Al-Orouba is crowned champion of the first league

Moatasem Abdullah (Dubai)

Al Orouba was crowned champion of the First Division League for the 2023-2024 season, 4 rounds before the end of the tournament on May 31, by defeating its guest Gulf FC 2-0, in the match that brought together the two teams within the “30th round”, and witnessed a draw between Masfout, Fujairah, Al Dhafra and Al Taawoun. Without goals.
Al-Orouba ended the first half ahead with a goal by Fabrico Fernandez in the 26th minute, and “substitute” Mohamed Diop added the goal to secure the victory in the 94th minute, raising Al-Orouba’s score to 70 points, and succeeded in clinching the title, four rounds ago, by being 14 points away from “runner-up” Dibba. With 56 points, which has 3 matches remaining, and a difference of 15 points from Dibba Al-Hisn “third” with 55 points, which has 4 matches remaining.
Al-Orouba previously celebrated its qualification to the “Professional League” in the next season 2024-2025, before playing the Gulf FC match, benefiting from a goalless draw against its direct competitors, Dibba Al-Hisn, “the third”, and its guest, Dibba, “the runner-up”, at the start of the “Round 30” matches.
The current qualification to the “Adult League” is the third in the history of Al-Orouba Club, after the first in the 1992-1993 season, which was followed by winning the amateur league title in the 1991-1992 season, while the second participation came in the “League of Lights,” and the first in the “Professional” season. 2021-2022, which was followed by winning the First League title 2020-2021.
Under the leadership of its Portuguese coach, Bruno Pereira, Al-Orouba played 27 matches, on the way to winning the title, winning 22 matches and drawing 4 matches, compared to one loss to Dibba 0-1 in “Round 23”, and the team’s attack scored 48 goals, making it the third strongest. Attack, while its net conceded 20 goals, and it is the second strongest defense after Dibba, which has 15 goals.
Al-Orouba has 4 matches remaining in the final rounds of the First League against Al-Dhafra, Al-Jazira Al-Hamra, Al-Hamriyah, and Al-Arabi, respectively, while the intense competition continues between the Dibba “runner-up” and Dibba Al-Hisn (third) teams for the second qualification ticket to the “professionals.”