Al Qadsiah FC

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Al-Qadsiah Football Club (Arabic: نادي القادسية) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club that competes in the Saudi First Division League. They are based in the eastern city of Khobar and their home ground is the Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium.[2]

Al-Qadsiah FC
Full nameAl-Qadsiah Saudi Football Club
Nickname(s)Fares Al Sharqiya (Knight of the East)
Fakhr Al Sharqiya (Pride of the Eastern Province)
Founded1967; 57 years ago (1967)
GroundPrince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Capacity20,000[1]
OwnerSaudi Aramco
ChairmanAhmed Ghodran
ManagerMíchel
LeagueFirst Division League
2022–23FDL, 11th of 18
WebsiteClub website

History

Al-Qadsiah have been a regular and uninterrupted participant in the Saudi Premier League since its inception in the inaugural 1976-77 season, their best ever top-flight season came in the 1980–81 season when they finished in 3rd place. Al-Qadsiah's most successful period in their history came in the early 90's when they won the 1991-92 Crown Prince Cup against Al-Shabab 4–2 on penalties to claim their first ever top flight title. The club's cup win qualified them for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup, where they reached the final to face South China whom they beat 6–2 on aggregate to clinch the 1993–94 title. In the same season they also picked up the 1993–94 Saudi Federation Cup by beating Al-Nassr 2–0 in the final. After 21 consecutive seasons in the top flight, as well as achieving two domestic titles and one continental title the club was relegated for the first time in their history in the 1996–97 season.

Following the club's first relegation, Al-Qadsiah have become inconsistent in their performances, yo-yoing between divisions with five promotions and relegations since the 1999-2000 season.

In the summer of 2023 Ministry of Sports announced that Al-Qadsiah, together with 7 other clubs in Saudi Arabia, are transformed into companies and Al-Qadsiah become owned by Saudi Aramco.[3] The team, who competes in the Saudi First Division League, invest in transfers in order to fight for promotion to Saudi Pro League.[4]

On 6 May 2024, Al-Qadsiah promoted to Saudi Pro League following a 2–2 draw with Ohod.

Administration

The current administration that runs the club is the club-president Madi Al-Hajri and vice-president Abdullah Badgaish.

Honours

Domestic

Asian

International Competitions

Overview

As of 1 May 2013
CompetitionPldWDLGFGA
Asian Cup Winners' Cup6411125
Arab Club Champions Cup210133
Arab Cup Winners' Cup6312104
TOTAL148242512

Record By Country

CountryPldWDLGFGAGDWin%
 Algeria110042+2100.00
 Bahrain210142+2050.00
 Iraq210133+0050.00
 Hong Kong220062+4100.00
 Morocco200202−2000.00
 Palestine110030+3100.00
 Qatar211021+1050.00
 Sudan110030+3100.00
 United Arab Emirates101000+0000.00

Matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1993–94Asian Cup Winners' Cup1R Al-Wehda4–10−14–2
QF New Radiantw/o[A]
SF Al-Arabi1–01−12–1
Final South China2–04−26–2
Arab Cup Winners' CupGroup B ASO Chlef4–22nd
Haifa3–0
CO Casablanca0–1
Al-Nasr0–0
SF Al-Mourada3–03–0
Final CO Casablanca0–10–1
2005–06Arab Champions LeagueR32 Al-Zawraa3–20–13−3 (a)

Key: 1R/2R – First/Second round; R16 – Round of 16; QF – Quarter-final; SF – Semi-final;

Notes
  • ^
    New Radiant withdrew.
  • Current squad

    As of 31 January 2024[6][7]

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

    No.Pos. NationPlayer
    28FW  ARGLuciano Vietto
    32DF  KSAAbdullah Hassoun
    33DF  ESPÁlvaro González
    37GK  KSAAbdulaziz Al-Shehri
    39MF  KSAAbdulrahman Al-Dawsari
    40MF  KSAIbrahim Mahnashi
    42DF  GERAlexander Hack
    50DF  KSAMohammed Al-Shanqiti
    59MF  SRBMiodrag Gemović
    64FW  KSAMohammed Al-Saiari
    77FW  KSAYasser Duraibi
    82GK  KSAAhmed Al-Kassar
    87MF  KSAFaris Abdi
    94DF  PORKévin Rodrigues
    96MF  KSAHussain Al-Nattar

    Other players under contract

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

    No.Pos. NationPlayer
    MF  KSAAhmed Sufyani

    Out on loan

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

    No.Pos. NationPlayer
    99MF  KSANafea Al-Sumairi (on loan to Al-Jeel)
    MF  KSAIbrahim Jaafari (on loan to Al-Zulfi)

    Current staff

    PositionName
    Manager Míchel
    Assistant Manager Juan Carlos Mandiá
    Adrián González
    First-Team Coach Joaquín Gómez
    Goalkeeper Coach Monchi
    Conditioning Coach Quique Sanz
    Rehab Coach & Physiotherapist Jesus David Arco
    Conditioning Coach Miguel Ángel García
    Chief Analyst Dominic Mahoney
    Academy Manager Carlos Hugo
    Technical Director Carlos Antón
    Assistant to the Technical Director Samuel Bensley

    Managerial history

    See also

    References

    External links

    Preceded by Asian Cup Winners' Cup
    Runner-up: South China

    1994
    Succeeded by