Al Ittifaq FC is a Dubai-based professional football club and football-development organisation founded in 2020. The club’s official website states that it was established in Dubai with the purpose of creating a professional and ambitious football club and identifies its operating entity as Nojoom Al-Ittifaq Sports Services LLC. LinkedIn independently confirms the club’s 2020 foundation, Dubai headquarters and status as a football club specialising in football, football academy and sports-club activities.  The club currently competes in the UAE First Division League, having earned promotion to the division during the 2024–25 season. Its official website describes a complete football pathway extending from grassroots development and youth football through elite competition and a professional first team. Independent football databases also list Al Ittifaq FC as a Dubai club competing in the UAE First Division, providing a secondary confirmation of its competitive status.  Youth development is a central component of the organisation. Al Ittifaq operates a football academy welcoming players from approximately 4 to 18 years old, with programmes designed around technical ability, game intelligence, physical development and character. The club also provides advanced youth competition, strength and conditioning, tactical training and player-development opportunities. Its U21 and U23 players compete through the club’s B Team in the UAE National League, creating a direct pathway toward first-team football.  The organisation additionally offers a residential football programme for players from around the world and operates sports-facility rental services for training, matches, tournaments, corporate events, academies, schools and community programmes. The club states that it works with international football institutions, scouts and athletic-development organisations to strengthen scouting, coaching and player-transfer opportunities.  Al Ittifaq has developed an increasingly international sporting profile, with a multinational playing and coaching structure and a stated ambition to reach the UAE Pro League. The club's professional environment includes qualified and licensed coaches, player-development programmes, performance analysis and talent-identification activities. LinkedIn currently places the organisation in the 51–200 employee category and identifies its headquarters at Etisalat Academy Sports & Leisure Club in Dubai.