▁two ▁local ▁football ▁teams ▁Al ▁We hd ah ▁and ▁Al ▁Sh ab ab ▁( est . ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁joined ▁together ▁for ▁a ▁training ▁camp ▁in ▁Egypt ▁but ▁decided ▁to ▁merge ▁as ▁one ▁single ▁club ▁under ▁first ▁club ▁president ▁H . E . ▁N asser ▁Abd ulla ▁H uss ain ▁L oot ah . ▁Four ▁years ▁later ▁another ▁local ▁team ▁Al ▁Naj ah ▁joined ▁to ▁form ▁Al ▁Ah li ▁Club . ▁ ▁Al ▁Ah li ▁transl ates ▁to ▁" dom estic ▁or ▁national " ▁in ▁Arab ic . ▁The ▁club ▁won ▁three ▁U AE ▁Arab ian ▁G ulf ▁League ▁titles ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁won ▁its ▁fourth ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁fifth ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁sixth ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁sevent h ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁▁ 1 9 7 3 – 1 9 8 0 : ▁The ▁golden ▁age ▁and ▁after math ▁decl ine ▁ ▁It ▁took ▁Al ▁Ah li ▁only ▁four ▁years ▁after ▁its ▁establishment ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁U AE ▁Arab ian ▁G ulf ▁League ▁twice ▁consec ut ively ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 - 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 5 - 7 6 ▁then ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 - 8 0 ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁time , ▁which ▁allowed ▁them ▁to ▁perman ently ▁keep ▁the ▁league ▁tro phy . ▁The ▁vict orious ▁team , ▁led ▁by ▁coach ▁Moh amed ▁She ht a ▁and ▁featuring