Abu Dhabi Thistle returned to the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Yas Island for our annual end of season presentation evening on Thursday 4th May. Massive congratulations to all of this season’s winners: MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: U7 – Jackson Bulluck U8 – Coby Smith U9 – Mikhail Ron Dsouza U10 – Shadi Khoury U11 – Yousef […]

Abu Dhabi Thistle is delighted to announce the formation of a Boys U18 squad. Thistle’s earlier reputation was founded on the achievements of its U16 & u18 boys teams. Both played at a high level both in the UAE, against quality senior teams, and oversees including trips to Spain to play against Espanyol FC’s and […]

We are looking to recruit experienced coaches to run our teams and also less experienced coaches or players/ex-players interested in taking up coaching. Inexperienced coaches are very welcome to come and join as assistants to our Lead Coaches to enjoy the fun of running a team and develop your experience and lead a team in […]

Thistle held its annual end of season presentation at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Yas Island on Friday 6 May. Congratulations to all of this season’s winners: MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: U7 – Mohammad Alabbar U8 – Cian Mcdonagh U9 – Joshua Hoferer U10 – Caspar Emery U11 – Khalid Selim U12 – Bilal Mokhtar & […]

Thistle concluded its 10th Anniversary Year celebrations in style at the AD Youth League end of season awards with our U11 team winning the U12 Division 2, our U12 winning Division 1 and our U14s winning their league with victory against EFF in a final deciding match that went right to the wire . Congratulation to […]

Looking forward to our next Chapter……..Thistle is set to celebrate 10 very successful years, full of great memories, achievements, and a great lot of fun. To celebrate this special landmark occasion, we are increasing the size of our squads to enable more new players to join the Club and enjoy the unique experience of playing […]

Abu Dhabi old kits do not go to waste. Most of the kits are collected back in at the end of each year. These are then provided through charities to children for their use. Archie Young, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Thistle, says “it is great to know that the Thistle can help children who do […]