Al-Houra FC (Arabic: نادي الحوراء) is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Umluj, Tabuk and competes in the Saudi Second Division, the third tier of Saudi football.[1] The club was founded in 1975 and consists of various other departments including table tennis, volleyball, and karate.[2] The club's current president is Fahad Al-Refaei, who was inducted in 2022.[3] The club play their home games at Al-Houra Club Stadium in Umluj which has a capacity of 3,154.[4]

Al-Houra
Full nameAl-Houra Football Club
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
GroundAl-Houra Club Stadium, Umluj
Capacity3,154
ChairmanFahad Al-Refaei
ManagerMohamed Arouri
LeagueSecond Division
2022–23Third Division, 5th of 32 (promoted)

Al-Houra spent the majority of their existence between the Regional Leagues and the Saudi Third Division with the exception of two seasons in the Saudi Second Division. Al-Houra earned their first promotion to the Second Division since 1995 after defeating Al-Ghottah in the promotion play-offs during the 2022–23 season.[5]

Current squad edit

As of 12 July 2023:[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   KSA Faisal Al-Jumaidi
2 DF   KSA Abduljawad Majrashi
3 DF   TUN Skander Ben Afia
5 DF   KSA Adel Faraj
6 MF   KSA Jaber Al-Hadrami
7 MF   KSA Fares Al-Sayed
8 MF   KSA Thamer Al-Harbi
10 MF   TUN Mohamed Aouichi
11 MF   TUN Iheb Troudi
12 DF   KSA Bandar Al-Mutairi
13 DF   KSA Haroon Hashem
14 MF   CMR Essomba Fouda (on loan from Canon Yaoundé)
15 MF   KSA Naif Al-Aliany
18 FW   KSA Mohammed Jumaa
19 FW   CIV Oscar Tahi
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   KSA Mazen Al-Johani
21 MF   KSA Mohammed Attiyah
22 GK   KSA Marwan Madu
23 FW   KSA Ali Al-Eid
24 MF   KSA Mohammed Al-Dakhlan
25 MF   KSA Abdulrahman Al-Qoufi
27 DF   KSA Mubarak Motrib
55 DF   KSA Amjad Takrouni
99 GK   KSA Saud Al-Khaibari
DF   KSA Naif Al-Mousa
DF   KSA Yazeed Fahad
MF   KSA Yazeed Jaber
FW   KSA Yousef Al-Allati
FW   KSA Sultan Atiq

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "الحوراء".
  2. ^ "نادي الحوراء".
  3. ^ "الرفاعي رئيساً لنادي الحوراء بأملج 4 أعوام".
  4. ^ "إنطلاق أعمال منشأة نادي الحوراء الرياضي.. و"صحيفة أملج" تكشف تفاصيل المشروع".
  5. ^ "الحوراء يصعد رسمياً لدوري الثانية".
  6. ^ "تشكيلة الحوراء".

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