Hajer FC

Hajer Football Club (Arabic: نادي هجر) is a professional association football club based in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. The team play in the Prince Faisal bin Fahd League, the second tier of Saudi Arabian football.

Full nameHajer Football Club Al-Hasa
Nickname(s)Sheikh Andiyat Al-Ahsa
Al Sheikh Al Hajrawi
Founded1950 (1950)
GroundPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
Capacity19,096[1]
ChairmanHamad Al-Arifi
ManagerGjoko Hadžievski
LeagueFirst Division League
2020–21FDL, 5th of 20
WebsiteClub website

Established in 1950, the club is the oldest team in Al-Ahsa. The club have been promoted to the top tier of Saudi Football on 4 different occasions. Hajer have a record 4 First Division titles and have won the Prince Faisal bin Fahd cup once.

The club share their home stadium, Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, with city rivals Al-Fateh with whom they contest the Ahsa derby with.

History

Hajer Club were founded in the city of Hofuf part of the Al-Ahsa province in 1948 and they are the oldest professional football club in the Al-Ahsa region. The club was officially recognized as a professional football club in the year of 1950. The club was formerly called "Al-Badr" before changing their name to "Hajer".[2]

In the 2010–11 season Hajer finished first in the Saudi First Division and were promoted to the Saudi Professional League for the first time since 1998.

Honours

[3] Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams

  • Winners (1): 2004-05
  • Runners-up (2): 1995–96, 2000–01

Prince Mohammad bin Salman League (Level 2)

Saudi Second Division (Level 3)

  • Winners (1): 2001-02

Current squad

As of 7 September 2021:[4][5]

No Position Player Nation
1 GK Ali Bouhawid  Saudi Arabia
2 DF Ibrahim Al-Juraisan  Saudi Arabia
3 DF Lázaro  Brazil
4 DF Hassan Al-Sandal  Saudi Arabia
5 DF Amjad Takrouni  Saudi Arabia
6 MF Ismail Kouakou  Ivory Coast
7 FW Rashed Al-Salem  Saudi Arabia
9 FW Adriano Pardal  Brazil
10 MF Fernando Gabriel  Brazil
11 MF Hassan Al-Solan  Saudi Arabia
12 DF Ahmed Al-Dagher  Saudi Arabia
14 DF Asaed Al-Dohailan  Saudi Arabia
15 MF Mohammed Al-Otaibi  Saudi Arabia
17 MF Haitham Al-Khulaif  Saudi Arabia
18 MF Hassan Jaafari  Saudi Arabia
19 MF Murtadha Al-Khedhrawi (on loan from Al-Fateh)  Saudi Arabia
20 FW Modibo Maïga  Mali
21 GK Ali Al-Abdulsalam  Saudi Arabia
22 GK Abduraouf Al-Daqeel  Saudi Arabia
24 MF Hamad Al-Quwaizani  Saudi Arabia
25 MF Nawaf Al-Farshan  Saudi Arabia
26 GK Hatem Al-Johani  Saudi Arabia
27 MF Khaled Eid (on loan from Al-Tai)  Saudi Arabia
29 MF Hassan Al-Zarei  Saudi Arabia
30 DF Ahmed Al-Muhaifidh  Saudi Arabia
32 DF Mohammed Salah  Saudi Arabia
44 DF Omar Al-Botuwaibah  Saudi Arabia
55 MF Mohammed Al-Dawsari  Saudi Arabia
66 DF Abdullah Al-Thamer  Saudi Arabia
77 DF Nasser Al-Khalifa  Saudi Arabia
94 FW Rabee Sufyani  Saudi Arabia
99 FW Muteb Al-Najdi  Saudi Arabia

Administration

The current administration that runs the club is the club-president Hamad Al-Arifi and vice-president Osama Al-Naeem.

Personnel

  • Chairman: Sami Al-Melhem
  • Director of football: Slobodan Ogsananovic
  • Media Officer: Ali Al Saeed
  • Head Coach: Abdullah Al-Janoubi

Managerial history

  • Gaúcho (2000–01)
  • Ednaldo Patricio (Jun 25, 2011 – Oct 3, 2012)
  • Tarek Yehia (Oct 18, 2012 – Apr 28, 2013)
  • Nebojša Jovović (Apr 28, 2013 – Oct 30, 2015)
  • Abdullah Al-Janoubi (caretaker) (Oct 30, 2015 – Nov 4, 2015)
  • Stéphane Demol (Nov 4, 2015 – Mar 8, 2016)
  • Abdullah Al-Janoubi (Mar 8, 2016 – )

References

  1. "Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. "تاريخ هجر". hajerclub.net. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. "بعض من منجزات النادي في كرة القدم". Hajer Club. Retrieved 24 April 2007.
  4. "اللاعبين". Hajerclub. Archived from the original on 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  5. "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول".


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