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| Full name | Al-Ain Saudi Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 (as Zahran) 2001 (as Al-Ameed) 2013 (as Al-Ain) [1] |
| Ground |
King Saud Sport City Stadium Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Chairman | Hassan bin Dabaj |
| Manager | Zoran Milinković |
| League | First Division League |
| 2022–23 | FDL, 14th of 18 |
| Website | Club website |
Al-Ain Saudi Football Club ( Arabic: نادي العين السعودي) is a Saudi Arabian professional association football club based in Al Atawlah, Al Qara, Al Bahah. [2] The club was founded in 1978 and play their home matches at the King Saud Sport City Stadium. The team competes in the First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football. 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. [3] In 2001, the club changed their name to Al-Ameed Football Club before changing their name to Al-Ain in 2013. [4]
Al-Ain have won the Saudi Third Division title once in 2015–16, [5] and finished as runners-up once in 2010–11. The club have won the Al-Bahah Regional League ten times. The club spent four non-consecutive seasons in the Saudi Second Division before gaining 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. [6] The club play their home games at the King Saud Sport City Stadium in Al Bahah, sharing the stadium with derby rivals Al-Hejaz. [7]
Honours
Domestic
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Saudi First Division/MS League
- Third place (1): 2019–20
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Saudi Third Division
- Winners (1): 2015–16
- Runners-up (1): 2010–11
Regional
- Al-Bahah Regional League
- Winners (10): 1981, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
Current squad
As of 29 September 2021 [8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial history
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Bahaa Qebsisi (August 5, 2015 – November 5, 2016) -
Abbas Noureddine (November 11, 2016 – February 22, 2017)
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Hamood Al-Saiari (June 12, 2017 – December 3, 2017) -
Mohammed Dahmane (December 8, 2017 – April 1, 2018) -
Mohamed Al Maalej (May 3, 2018 – February 8, 2019)
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Alen Horvat (February 9, 2019 – May 20, 2019) -
Habib Ben Romdhane (June 19, 2019 – September 22, 2020)
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Michael Skibbe (October 12, 2020 – January 28, 2021) -
Pablo Machín (January 31, 2021 – May 31, 2021) -
Hamood Al-Saiari (August 13, 2021 – October 27, 2021)
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Faisal Al-Ghamdi (caretaker) (October 27, 2021 – November 8, 2021)
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Mohamed Mkacher (November 8, 2021 – June 1, 2022)
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Mohammed Dahmane (August 11, 2022 – November 17, 2022)
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Didier Gomes Da Rosa (November 17, 2022 – May 31, 2023) -
Valeriu Tița (June 24, 2023 – November 9, 2023) -
Zoran Milinković (November 9, 2023 – )
Presidential history
As of 1 January 2021. [9]
| No | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mohammed Jamhour
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1978 | 1978 |
| 2 |
Salem Ahmed Al-Zahrani
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1979 | 1983 |
| 3 |
Awadh Al-Hilali
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1984 | 1984 |
| 4 |
Salem Ahmed Al-Zahrani
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1985 | 1990 |
| 5 |
Bakheet Al-Saher
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1991 | 1991 |
| 6 |
Salem Ahmed Al-Zahrani
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1992 | 1993 |
| 7 |
Fahad Al-Banmi
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1994 | 1994 |
| 8 |
Abdulaziz Odah
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1995 | 2006 |
| 9 |
Hamdan Saeed Hamdan
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2007 | 2010 |
| 10 |
Mohammed Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani
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2010 | 2018 |
| 11 |
Ali Bakheet Al-Zahrani
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2018 | 2018 |
| 12 |
Mazen bin Raddad Al-Zahrani
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2018 | 2021 |
| 12 |
Hassan bin Dabaj Al-Zahrani
|
2021 |
See also
References
- ^ "العين ينعش اقتصاد الباحة".
- ^ "نادي العين".
- ^ "العين يخلص العميد من معاناة 12 عاما في ظل الاتحاد". akhbaar24.argaam.com (in Arabic). 16 December 2013.
- ^ "تغيير مسمى نادي العميد الى "نادي العين"".
- ^ "العين بطلا للثالثة ويتأهل للثانية".
- ^ "العين إلى الدوري السعودي للمرة الأولى في تاريخه". kooora.com (in Arabic). 11 September 2020.
- ^ "استاد مدينة الملك سعود الرياضية - King Saud Sport City Stadium".
- ^ "فريق: العين". www.kooora.com.
- ^ "بيان بأسماه السادة رؤساء مجالس إدارات نادي العين منذ تأسيسه". Retrieved 8 February 2021.
20°4′50.3″N 41°31′22.2″E / 20.080639°N 41.522833°E
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| Full name | Al-Ain Saudi Football Club |
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| Founded | 1978 (as Zahran) 2001 (as Al-Ameed) 2013 (as Al-Ain) [1] |
| Ground |
King Saud Sport City Stadium Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Chairman | Hassan bin Dabaj |
| Manager | Zoran Milinković |
| League | First Division League |
| 2022–23 | FDL, 14th of 18 |
| Website | Club website |
Al-Ain Saudi Football Club ( Arabic: نادي العين السعودي) is a Saudi Arabian professional association football club based in Al Atawlah, Al Qara, Al Bahah. [2] The club was founded in 1978 and play their home matches at the King Saud Sport City Stadium. The team competes in the First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football. 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. [3] In 2001, the club changed their name to Al-Ameed Football Club before changing their name to Al-Ain in 2013. [4]
Al-Ain have won the Saudi Third Division title once in 2015–16, [5] and finished as runners-up once in 2010–11. The club have won the Al-Bahah Regional League ten times. The club spent four non-consecutive seasons in the Saudi Second Division before gaining 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. [6] The club play their home games at the King Saud Sport City Stadium in Al Bahah, sharing the stadium with derby rivals Al-Hejaz. [7]
Honours
Domestic
-
Saudi First Division/MS League
- Third place (1): 2019–20
-
Saudi Third Division
- Winners (1): 2015–16
- Runners-up (1): 2010–11
Regional
- Al-Bahah Regional League
- Winners (10): 1981, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
Current squad
As of 29 September 2021 [8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial history
-
Bahaa Qebsisi (August 5, 2015 – November 5, 2016)
-
Abbas Noureddine (November 11, 2016 – February 22, 2017)
-
Hamood Al-Saiari (June 12, 2017 – December 3, 2017)
-
Mohammed Dahmane (December 8, 2017 – April 1, 2018)
-
Mohamed Al Maalej (May 3, 2018 – February 8, 2019)
-
Alen Horvat (February 9, 2019 – May 20, 2019)
-
Habib Ben Romdhane (June 19, 2019 – September 22, 2020)
-
Michael Skibbe (October 12, 2020 – January 28, 2021)
-
Pablo Machín (January 31, 2021 – May 31, 2021)
-
Hamood Al-Saiari (August 13, 2021 – October 27, 2021)
-
Faisal Al-Ghamdi (caretaker) (October 27, 2021 – November 8, 2021)
-
Mohamed Mkacher (November 8, 2021 – June 1, 2022)
-
Mohammed Dahmane (August 11, 2022 – November 17, 2022)
-
Didier Gomes Da Rosa (November 17, 2022 – May 31, 2023)
-
Valeriu Tița (June 24, 2023 – November 9, 2023)
-
Zoran Milinković (November 9, 2023 – )
Presidential history
As of 1 January 2021. [9]
| No | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mohammed Jamhour
|
1978 | 1978 |
| 2 |
Salem Ahmed Al-Zahrani
|
1979 | 1983 |
| 3 |
Awadh Al-Hilali
|
1984 | 1984 |
| 4 |
Salem Ahmed Al-Zahrani
|
1985 | 1990 |
| 5 |
Bakheet Al-Saher
|
1991 | 1991 |
| 6 |
Salem Ahmed Al-Zahrani
|
1992 | 1993 |
| 7 |
Fahad Al-Banmi
|
1994 | 1994 |
| 8 |
Abdulaziz Odah
|
1995 | 2006 |
| 9 |
Hamdan Saeed Hamdan
|
2007 | 2010 |
| 10 |
Mohammed Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani
|
2010 | 2018 |
| 11 |
Ali Bakheet Al-Zahrani
|
2018 | 2018 |
| 12 |
Mazen bin Raddad Al-Zahrani
|
2018 | 2021 |
| 12 |
Hassan bin Dabaj Al-Zahrani
|
2021 |
See also
References
- ^ "العين ينعش اقتصاد الباحة".
- ^ "نادي العين".
- ^ "العين يخلص العميد من معاناة 12 عاما في ظل الاتحاد". akhbaar24.argaam.com (in Arabic). 16 December 2013.
- ^ "تغيير مسمى نادي العميد الى "نادي العين"".
- ^ "العين بطلا للثالثة ويتأهل للثانية".
- ^ "العين إلى الدوري السعودي للمرة الأولى في تاريخه". kooora.com (in Arabic). 11 September 2020.
- ^ "استاد مدينة الملك سعود الرياضية - King Saud Sport City Stadium".
- ^ "فريق: العين". www.kooora.com.
- ^ "بيان بأسماه السادة رؤساء مجالس إدارات نادي العين منذ تأسيسه". Retrieved 8 February 2021.
20°4′50.3″N 41°31′22.2″E / 20.080639°N 41.522833°E
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