▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁set ▁the ▁stage ▁to ▁a ▁highly ▁successful ▁ 2 0 1 3 - 1 4 ▁season . ▁Al ▁Ah li ▁performed ▁strongly ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁and ▁assured ▁its ▁ 6 th ▁title ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁highest ▁ever ▁points ▁total ▁for ▁a ▁league ▁season ▁( 6 2 ). ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁club ▁won ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁G ulf ▁Cup , ▁ 2 ▁Arab ian ▁G ulf ▁Super ▁Cu ps ▁( 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 5 ) ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁they ▁reached ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁A FC ▁Champions ▁League ▁Final ▁which ▁they ▁narrow ly ▁lost ▁to ▁Chinese ▁team ▁Gu ang z hou ▁Ever gr ande ▁ 1 - 0 ▁on ▁aggregate . ▁Al ▁Ah li ▁hom eg rown ▁forward ▁Ah med ▁K hal il ▁named ▁the ▁U AE ' s ▁sole ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Asian ▁Football er ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁they ▁again ▁won ▁their ▁ 7 th ▁domestic ▁league ▁title ▁with ▁two ▁matches ▁to ▁play . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Mer ge ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁clubs ▁Dub ai ▁C SC ▁and ▁Al ▁Sh ab ab ▁joined ▁with ▁Al - Ah li ▁FC ▁to ▁form ▁Sh ab ab ▁Al ▁Ah li ▁FC . ▁The ▁merge ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁move ▁as ▁it ▁meant ▁combining ▁the