vement ▁in ▁cultural ▁activities ▁and ▁community ▁services . ▁Al ▁Ah li ▁D rama ▁club ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁to ▁promote ▁Em ir ati ▁arts ▁and ▁the atr ical ▁plays ▁foc using ▁on ▁U AE ▁tradition , ▁her itage ▁and ▁current ▁events . ▁ ▁Rel ations hip ▁with ▁La ▁Liga ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Al ▁Ah li ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁foreign ▁club ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁partners hip ▁agreement ▁with ▁La ▁Liga ▁that ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁ren owned ▁professional ▁Spanish ▁league ▁and ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁G ulf ▁League ▁leaders . ▁The ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁agreement , ▁which ▁was ▁st aged ▁at ▁La ▁Liga ' s ▁headquarters , ▁marks ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁link up ▁in ▁which ▁La ▁Liga ' s ▁experience ▁will ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁support ▁Dub ai ' s ▁leading ▁club ▁in ▁its ▁development ▁especially ▁a ▁training ▁program ▁from ▁youth ▁coach es ▁in ▁Spain ▁will ▁be ▁applied . ▁The ▁club ' s ▁junior ▁sides ▁will ▁gain ▁inv itations ▁to ▁leading ▁tournament s ▁there , ▁providing ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁gain ▁valuable ▁experience ▁playing ▁top - class ▁opposition . ▁ ▁Current ▁squad ▁ ▁First ▁team ▁squad ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁U AE ▁Pro - Le ague : ▁ ▁Reserve ▁U 2 1 ▁ ▁Other ▁players ▁under ▁contract ▁ ▁Out ▁on ▁loan ▁ ▁Sh ab ab ▁Al ▁Ah li ▁from ▁Board ▁Of ▁Direct ors ▁ ▁She ikh ▁Ham dan ▁Bin ▁Moh ammed ▁Al ▁M akt ou m ▁– ▁President ▁She ikh ▁Mak to om ▁Bin