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
ManagerMohammed Al-Ayari
LeagueMS League
2019–20Second Division, 1st of 24 (promoted)
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)

  • Winners (4): 1987-88, 1997-98, 2010-11, 2013-14

Saudi Second Division (Level 3)

  • Winners (1): 2001-02

Current squad

As of Prince Mohammad bin Salman League:
As of 1 September 2018:[4][5]

No Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Ali Al-Abdulsalam  Saudi Arabia
2 Defender Ibrahim Al-Juraisan  Saudi Arabia
3 Defender Lázaro  Brazil
4 Defender Hassan Al-Sandal  Saudi Arabia
6 Midfielder Oussema Boughanmi  Tunisia
7 Forward Rashed Al-Salem  Saudi Arabia
8 Midfielder Lutfi Al-Rashdi  Saudi Arabia
9 Forward Adriano Pardal  Brazil
10 Midfielder Hamad Al-Hamad  Saudi Arabia
11 Midfielder Hisham Al-Farhan (on loan from Al-Ettifaq)  Saudi Arabia
14 Midfielder Bader Bashir (on loan from Al-Faisaly)  Saudi Arabia
15 Midfielder Hassan Al-Mohammed  Saudi Arabia
16 Forward Mahmoud Bu Hassan  Saudi Arabia
17 Midfielder Haitham Al-Khulaif  Saudi Arabia
22 Goalkeeper Abduraouf Al-Daqeel  Saudi Arabia
24 Midfielder Hamad Al-Quwaizani  Saudi Arabia
25 Forward Peter Nworah  Nigeria
26 Goalkeeper Hatem Al-Johani  Saudi Arabia
27 Defender Nasser Al-Khalifa  Saudi Arabia
32 Defender Mohammed Salah  Saudi Arabia
35 Defender Ahmed Al-Nufaili  Saudi Arabia
55 Midfielder Mohammed Al-Dawsari  Saudi Arabia
81 Midfielder Hassan Al-Solan  Saudi Arabia
88 Defender Asaed Al-Dohailan  Saudi Arabia
99 Forward Saad Al-Harbi  Saudi Arabia

Out on loan
No Position Player Nation
5 Defender Mohammed Al-Mohanna (on loan to Al-Kawkab)  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

Manager 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. http://www.kooora.com/?team=1005&mode=p


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