It was established by the young men and youth of the neighbourhood of Jumeirah as a common place to practice football in the area.

The idea of starting a football club in Zabeel first emerged in 1958, as a result of discussions and meetings by various youths living in the area.

Al-Zamalek was established in the year 1960, in the house of Bakheet Salem in Zabeel and was established so that the youth of the Area can practice their hobbies of sport and football, later they rented a small house in the same area and each paid 10 Dirhams each in order to support the club's budget and finances.

They even played against teams outside Dubai like Ras Al Khaimah, winning the game easily with a crushing 6–1 result.

Al-Zamalek was one of the strongest teams in not only Bur-Dubai, but all of the Emirate of Dubai as a whole, it had a strong reputation of winning games and matches.

In 1966 Al-Zamalek got their first taste of success by defeating Al-Shabab to win the final of the Canada Dry Football Cup in Dubai.

Al Zamalek was eliminated along with all other members of the group except for Al-Oruba who went on to win the inaugural league title.

The next season was still tough for the newly formed team, as they won 4 games, lost 7, and drew 5, finishing the league 6th out of 9.

It was after this training camp that the team gained vital knowledge and skills necessary to develop the play style and experience required to go back home and challenge for the league title and the cups along with other championships.

Later that year, a 3-man group was sent to Brazil in order to scout for a coach for the team and even players, amongst these three men was Saeed Hareb.

There in Brazil, the men were introduced by a taxi driver to Gilson Nunes who at the time was a local assistant coach for the Brazilian national team.

Gílson Nunes was flown back to Dubai and became the assistant coach for Al Wasl, under the leadership of Joel Santana.

Played in Al Wasl from 1979 to 1985 Zuhair Bakheet - One of the greatest Emirati players in the history of football Zuhair Bakhit spent his entire career in Al Wasl, making him one of the favourites of the fans and an undisputed club legend, one of the players who led the UAE national team to the World Cup.

Things were back to normal in the 1991–1992 season, and Al Wasl lifted the League trophy once again and for the fifth time, maintaining their lead at the top of the pyramid of UAE clubs.

An account states that the Jordanian fans “had never seen such play before” and were “shocked from the playstyle of Al-Wasl.” Al Wasl was placed in group B of the qualified teams along with PAS Tehran of Iran, and Wohaib FC of Pakistan.

The reason being that despite Al Wasl's long absence from championships, it returns and wins once again, just like how the sun will always dawn but come back and rise.

In the 2000s Al Wasl would win only three championships, the team wasn't able to challenge on many titles initially but still have good performances regardless.

Some notable players of this time period include Rachid Daoudi of Morocco and Farhad Majidi of Iran, both of whom are regarded as international legends of their respective countries.

Alexandre Oliveira is a widely regarded club legend and one of the best players of the decade, as well as being a fan favourite.

But the team picked up the pace and struck back with a comeback, taking down Al-Nassr 4–2 in the home game and winning 4–2 on penalties.

They began a new wave and era of supporting for al wasl fans, including tifos, banners, and pyros which were never seen before.

They have an official page on all socials, and a club anthem called دولة زعبيل or the Nation of Zaabeel in Arabic.

In 2011–2012, came the shock of the Century, Al-Wasl's Administration had managed to sign international football legend Diego Maradona as the club's new coach.

Diego's stay at Al Wasl was difficult, as it was one of his first seasons as a coach and had actually led the team to the semi final of the cup.

In the 2014–2015 season, Al Wasl signed two new Brazilian players and future club Icons, Caio Canedo and Fábio Lima.

[2] In the 2024-2025 season, Al Wasl was faced with a huge season, this was because they had to defend their UAE pro league title as well as compete in five more competitions (President's Cup, ADIB cup, AFC champions league Elite, EMAAR Super Cup, UAE-Qatar super shield) Al Wasl started the season with a last minute draw to Kalba, but won their next game against Dibba Al Hisn, and managed to win later in their first AFC CL Elite against Uzbekistan Giants Pakhtakor.

however after this game the teams level started to drop and they lost to reigning Asian champions Al Ain 4-2 away in the league.

[3][4] As of UAE Pro-League: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.