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
ManagerMondher Makhlouf
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

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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
4 DF   KSA Abdullah Masoud (on loan from Al-Kholood)
5 DF   EGY Nader Moussa
7 MF   KSA Ali Al-Talha
8 MF   KSA Khaled Al-Sallami
9 FW   KSA Yousef Al-Allati
10 MF   KSA Fares Al-Sayed
15 DF   KSA Ahmed Al-Nasheri
19 MF   KSA Basal Al-Enezi
21 FW   KSA Mohammed Jumaa
24 DF   KSA Mohammed Al-Johani
29 MF   KSA Abdullah Al-Hajori
33 GK   KSA Ahmed Al-Bloushi
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 DF   KSA Adel Al-Marwani
40 MF   KSA Abdulrahman Al-Qoufi
47 FW   KSA Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi
50 GK   EGY Mohamad Abdelwahab
66 FW   EGY Mostafa Yousri
70 MF   GHA Emmanuel Mensah
74 GK   KSA Ibrahim Sharahili
88 DF   KSA Yasser Madkhali
99 FW   KSA Rayan Fallatah
DF   KSA Mohammed Al-Senani
MF   KSA Majed Al-Deeni
MF   KSA Omar Al-Rowaithi

See also

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References

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  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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