Map of coaches in the new season .. Between change and stability

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Map of coaches in the new season .. Between change and stability

With a mixture of technical experiences coming from multiple football schools, the ADNOC Professional League clubs enter the new season 2025-2026, which will start next August, as coaches represent a wide range of nationalities and various training schools from Serbia to Portugal, through Bulgaria, Montenegro, Iran and Morocco, while they are decorated with a single national coach.

Perhaps the most prominent in the new season of the Professional League is the overwhelming presence of the Serbin coaches, as they will lead five teams at once, in exchange for a strong return to the Portuguese school, which will lead four teams, which confirms that the Emirati clubs are based on an accurate technical vision in choosing their coaches, in search of excellence, stability and positive results.

A number of technical leadership seats will witness remarkable changes in the new season, with five new coaches whose football league will turn to the first time, as well as seven clubs retain their coaches last season, while transfer movement took place on a narrow scale for two coaches who emerged in the last version of the league championship.

Radical changes

Five clubs of radical change at the level of technical leadership have chosen, and they used new names from different football schools, in order to transfer the team to higher levels of performance and organization.

Al -Wasl succeeded in contracting the Portuguese coach, Luis Castro, known for his offensive philosophy and his ability to develop young players. Al -Nasr also brought the Serbian coach Slavisa Yukanovic, who has a long record of England and Serbia, known as tactical discipline.

The unit used the Portuguese Jose Morais, who previously worked with Jose Mourinho as an assistant at several stations, such as Real Madrid and Chelsea, and also achieved Arab successes, most notably the leadership of the Saudi Crescent to local championships.

Bani Yas, a coach who previously trained Bulgaria and Bosnia, is the Bulgarian Evlyo Petif, who is famous for developing young players and tactical discipline.

Al Dhafra Club returned to the ADNOC Professional League to Montenegrie Zelko Petrovic, who has experience in training as an assistant in major European teams, such as the Netherlands, and a former Asian coach.

Two coaches who achieved good results last season will take place in a new experience during the new season of the Professional League, as Sharjah club announced its contract with Serbian Milos Meloyevic, the coach who left a distinctive imprint with Al -Wasl, in a move aimed at investing his experience in the local league to compete for the competitions.

On the other hand, the Khorfakkan Club went to a national choice to grant confidence to the coach Hassan Al -Abdouli, after its remarkable success with Dibba Al -Hosn, in a bet that reflects the club’s desire to build a long -term project led by local efficiency.

7 clubs keep their coaches

Seven clubs preferred to preserve their current coaches, with a decision that reflects the conviction of the departments of those clubs with what they had been presented last season, and their confidence that technical stability is the shortest way towards achieving goals.

At the forefront of these coaches, Al -Ahly youth coach, Portuguese Paulo Souza, who presented an exceptional season with “Dubai Knights” and led him towards achieving four local and Arab titles.

Al Ain kept his Serbian coach, Vladimir Evich, as he has the confidence of the administration to continue to compete for the local title.

Al -Jazeera coach, Al -Maghribi, Al -Hussein Amouta, will remain in his position after he managed to lead the “Abu Dhabi Fakhr” to crown the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup.

Ajman coach, Serbian Gourane, will continue his career with “orange”, after he managed to form a coherent team playing with his real capabilities, which made him enjoy great support from the club management.

After his success during the last season with Al -Battah and staying in the ADNOC Professional League, the opinion inside the club settled on renewing the contract of his Iranian coach, Farhad Majidi, in the new season.

The Serbian Fuk Razovic, coach of a dog, also remained thanks to his advanced tactical mentality and his strong personality, which established the position of “Tigers” a significant team, especially in front of the major teams.

The Dibba club management took the same adults, and renewed confidence in Portuguese coach Bruno Pereira, after his success in leading the team towards returning to the ADNOC Professional League.

Al Hammadi: Fast changes do not build a stable difference

Omar Al Hammadi. From the source

The former coach, the international lecturer accredited to the Emirates Football Association, Omar Al Hammadi, confirmed that the Portuguese training school has become one of the most prominent football schools in the world, indicating that its coaches are located in various major leagues, and the evidence is that most clubs participating in the World Cup of Clubs used Portuguese experiences alongside the Spaniards and Argentine.

Al -Hammadi told «Emirates Today» that the Serbian school is a realistic choice for many clubs, especially those that seek to persevere in the center centers or depend on the tactical organization and discipline, in addition to focusing on the defensive side.

And on the identity of foreign coaches who will appear in the new version of the ADNOC Professional League, Al Hammadi explained that he does not attach great importance to the names of the coaches or their nationalities, as much as it is interested in the presence of clear -cut strategies for clubs, which include short and long -term plans, focusing on the escalation of talents from young and youth sectors, and not relying on foreign players or residents only.

He pointed out that the national teams, especially at the youth and Olympic level, were influenced in terms of results at the international level, due to the absence of elements involved regularly with the first teams, which weakened the base of the technical choice.

Al Hammadi stressed the importance of giving trainers some powers in the process of selecting the elements that are contracted with, as they are the tools that the trainer relies on to implement his vision.

He said: «The evaluation of the coaches should not only be built on the results, but rather, as they commit to implementing the policies and plans established by the clubs’ departments. ”

He concluded his remarks to give a special advice to the clubs, that the rapid changes do not build a stable team, calling on them not to rush to dismiss the coaches as happened in previous seasons, citing the experiences of Arabism and Dibba Al -Hosn, as these repeated changes failed to save the two teams from the landing, stressing that the good choice from the beginning is the key to stability and success.

Professional League coaches 2025 – 2026 season

. Victory: Slavisa Yukanovic (Serbia)

. Sharjah: Milosh Meloyevich (Serbia)

. Al Ain: Vladimir Evich (Serbia)

. Ajman: Gourane Tougdzic (Serbia)

Kalba: Fook Razovic (Serbia)

. Al -Ahly Youth: Paulo Suza (Portugal)

. Al Wasl: Louis Castro (Portugal)

. Unit: Jose Morais (Portugal)

. Dibba: Bruno Pereira (Portugal)

. Khor Fakkan: Hassan Al -Abdouli (Emirates)

. Al Dhafra: Zelco Petrovic (Montagorio)