Hajer Football Club (Arabic: نادي هجر) is a professional association football club based in Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia. The team play in the Saudi First Division League, also known as the Yelo League due to sponsorship reasons; it is the second tier of Saudi Arabian football.
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| Full name | Hajer Football Club Al-Hasa | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Sheikh Andiyat Al-Ahsa Al Sheikh Al Hajrawi | ||
| Founded | 1950 | ||
| Ground | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Capacity | 19,550[1] | ||
| Chairman | Hamad Al-Arifi | ||
| Manager | Gjoko Hadžievski | ||
| League | First Division League | ||
| 2022–23 | FDL, 8th of 18 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Established in 1950, the club is the oldest team in Al-Hasa region. The club have been promoted to the top tier of Saudi Football on 4 different occasions. Hajer have a record equal 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 edit
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 edit
Note: [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
Administration edit
The current administration that runs the club is the club-president Hamad Al-Arifi and vice-president Osama Al-Naeem.
Personnel edit
- Chairman:
Sami Al-Melhem - Director of football:
Slobodan Ogsananovic - Media Officer: Ali Al Saeed
- Head Coach: Abdullah Al-Janoubi
Current squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
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 edit
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 – )
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "تاريخ هجر". hajerclub.net. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "بعض من منجزات النادي في كرة القدم". Hajer Club. Retrieved 24 April 2007.
- ^ "اللاعبين". Hajerclub. Archived from the original on 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول".
External links edit
- Official site (in Arabic)
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