Wikiwand AI

Al-Ain FC (Saudi Arabia)

Association football club in Saudi Arabia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Al-Ain Saudi Club (Arabic: نادي العين بالأطاولة) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Al-Atawlah, Al-Qara and Al-Bahah. The club play their home matches at the King Saud Sport City Stadium. The club competes in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football.[3]

Full nameAl-Ain Saudi Club
NicknamesFares Al'Hejaz (Knight of Hejaz)
Fakhr Al-Baha (Pride of the Al-Bahah Province).[1]
Founded1978; 48 years ago (1978) (as Zahran)
2001; 25 years ago (2001) (as Al-Ameed)
2013; 13 years ago (2013) (as Al-Ain).[2]
Quick facts Full name, Nicknames ...
Al-Ain FC
Full nameAl-Ain Saudi Club
NicknamesFares Al'Hejaz (Knight of Hejaz)
Fakhr Al-Baha (Pride of the Al-Bahah Province).[1]
Founded1978; 48 years ago (1978) (as Zahran)
2001; 25 years ago (2001) (as Al-Ameed)
2013; 13 years ago (2013) (as Al-Ain).[2]
GroundKing Saud Sport City Stadium
Al-Bahah, Saudi Arabia
Capacity10,000
ChairmanHassan bin Dabaj
Managervacant
LeagueSaudi Second Division League
2024–2516th of 18 (Saudi First Division League)
Websitealainclub.sa
Close

History

The club was founded in 1978 under the name of Zahran Football Club. The club was named after the Zahran tribe who are one of the largest tribes in Al-Bahah Province.[4] In 2001, the club changed their name to Al-Ameed Football Club before changing their name to Al-Ain in 2013.[5] The club's name is inspired by UAE team Al Ain.

Al-Ain has won the Saudi Third Division title once in 2015–16,[6] and finished as runner-up once in 2010–11. The club has won the Al-Bahah Regional League ten times. The club spent four non-consecutive seasons in the Saudi Second Division before advancing to the MS League in the 2017–18 season. They spent two consecutive seasons in the MS League before gaining promotion to the top tier of Saudi football for the first time at the end of the 2019–20 season.[7] The club plays their home games at the King Saud Sport City Stadium in Al-Bahah, sharing the stadium with derby rivals Al-Hejaz.[8]

Honours

Domestic

Regional

  • Al-Bahah Regional League
    • Winners (10): 1981, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011

Current squad

As of 29 September 2021[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

More information No., Pos. ...
Close

Coaching staff

More information Position, Name ...
Position Name
Manager Portugal Jorge Paixão
Assistant Manager Portugal Hugo Relvas
Goalkeeper Coach Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Khaldi
Fitness Coach Portugal Miguel Bragança
Video Analyst Saudi Arabia Hussein Yaqoub
Sporting Director Saudi Arabia Ziyad Al-Najei
Doctor Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Nakhli
Physiotherapist Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Zahrani
Administrative Coordinator Saudi Arabia Abdullah Hakmi
Team Supervisor Saudi Arabia Khaled Kahwaji
Close

Managerial history

  • Egypt Bahaa Qebsisi (August 5, 2015 – November 5, 2016)
  • Egypt Abbas Noureddine (November 11, 2016 – February 22, 2017)
  • Saudi Arabia Hamood Al-Saiari (June 12, 2017 – December 3, 2017)
  • Tunisia Mohammed Dahmane (December 8, 2017 – April 1, 2018)
  • Tunisia Mohamed Al Maalej (May 3, 2018 – February 8, 2019)
  • Croatia Alen Horvat (February 9, 2019 – May 20, 2019)
  • Tunisia Habib Ben Romdhane (June 19, 2019 – September 22, 2020)
  • Germany Michael Skibbe (October 12, 2020 – January 28, 2021)
  • Spain Pablo Machín (January 31, 2021 – May 31, 2021)
  • Saudi Arabia Hamood Al-Saiari (August 13, 2021 – October 27, 2021)
  • Saudi Arabia Faisal Al-Ghamdi (caretaker) (October 27, 2021 – November 8, 2021)
  • Tunisia Mohamed Mkacher (November 8, 2021 – June 1, 2022)
  • Tunisia Mohammed Dahmane (August 11, 2022 – November 17, 2022)
  • France Didier Gomes Da Rosa (November 17, 2022 – May 31, 2023)
  • Romania Valeriu Tița (June 24, 2023 – November 9, 2023)
  • Serbia Zoran Milinković (November 9, 2023 – June 1, 2024)
  • Portugal Ricardo Sousa (August 15, 2024 – October 28, 2024)
  • Portugal José Moreira (caretaker) (October 28, 2024 – October 31, 2024)
  • Algeria Toufik Rouabah (October 31, 2024 – February 20, 2025)
  • Portugal Jorge Paixão (February 21, 2025 – May 30, 2025)
  • Egypt Ayman El Seraj (October 2, 2025 – December 14, 2025)
  • Jordan Amjad Abu Tuaimeh (December 16, 2025 – March 15, 2026)
  • Tunisia Ridha Jeddi (March 20, 2026 – April 18, 2026)
  • Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Baqawi (April 18, 2026 – May 1, 2026)

Presidential history

As of 1 January 2021.[10]

More information No, Name ...
No Name From To
1 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Jamhour 1978 1978
2 Saudi Arabia Salem Ahmed Al-Zahrani 1979 1983
3 Saudi Arabia Awadh Al-Hilali 1984 1984
4 Saudi Arabia Salem Ahmed Al-Zahrani 1985 1990
5 Saudi Arabia Bakheet Al-Saher 1991 1991
6 Saudi Arabia Salem Ahmed Al-Zahrani 1992 1993
7 Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Banmi 1994 1994
8 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Odah 1995 2006
9 Saudi Arabia Hamdan Saeed Hamdan 2007 2010
10 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani 2010 2018
11 Saudi Arabia Ali Bakheet Al-Zahrani 2018 2018
12 Saudi Arabia Mazen bin Raddad Al-Zahrani 2018 2021
13 Saudi Arabia Hassan bin Dabbaj Al-Zahrani 2021 2026
Close

See also

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks