▁players ▁such ▁as ▁Hass an ▁Naz ari ▁and ▁Hass an ▁Ros han . ▁The ▁team ▁also ▁won ▁three ▁President ▁Cup ▁titles ▁during ▁that ▁period . ▁Draw ing ▁h omet own ▁fans , ▁Al ▁Ah li ▁has ▁been ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁sports ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁U AE . ▁However , ▁the ▁club ▁went ▁into ▁decl ine ▁for ▁few ▁dec ades , ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁which ▁saw ▁the ▁club ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁division ▁( 1 9 9 5 – 9 6 ) ▁in ▁a ▁dram atic ▁way , ▁when ▁Al ▁Ah li ▁played ▁against ▁neighbour ▁rival ▁Al ▁Sh ab ab , ▁Al ▁Ah li ▁needed ▁just ▁one ▁point ▁from ▁the ▁match ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁division . ▁Al ▁Ah li ▁has ▁lost ▁the ▁match ▁and ▁Al ▁Sh ab ab ▁has ▁won ▁the ▁league ▁title . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁Al ▁Ah li ▁won ▁the ▁President ▁Cup ▁title . ▁After ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁decl ine , ▁Al ▁Ah li ▁went ▁back ▁on ▁top ▁under ▁new ▁leadership ▁of ▁H H ▁She ikh ▁Ham dan ▁bin ▁Moh ammed ▁bin ▁R ash id ▁Al ▁M akt ou m , ▁the ▁Deput y ▁R uler ▁of ▁Dub ai , ▁winning ▁its ▁fourth ▁league ▁title ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁Al ▁Ah li ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁successful ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁U AE ▁by ▁winning ▁ 6 ▁President ▁Cu ps . ▁The ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁saw ▁Iran ian ▁legend ▁Ali