Al-Adalah FC

Al-Adalah
Full nameAl-Adalah Football Club
Nickname(s)Fursan Al-Waha (Knights of the Oasis)
Founded1984 (1984)
GroundPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sport City
Capacity19,550
PresidentAbdulaziz Al-Mudhey
ManagerMartin Ševela
LeagueFirst Division League
2023–24FDL, 5th of 18
Websitealadalahclub.com

Al-Adalah Football Club (Arabic: نادي العدالة لكرة القدم, romanizednādī al-ʿadāla l-kurat al-qadam, "Justice F.C.") is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Al-Hulaylah, Al-Ahsa, that plays in the Saudi First Division League.[1]

History

Al-Adalah have finished as Second Division runners-up twice, first in the 2008–09 season and then in the 2015–16 season. The club have spent only four seasons in the Saudi First Division, the second tier of Saudi football, before achieving promotion to the Pro League. On 15 May 2019, the club made history by achieving promotion to the Pro League for the first time.[2]

The club play their home games at Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sport City in Al-Ahsa, sharing the stadium with two other City based clubs, Hajer and Al-Jeel.[3]

Honours

Coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Martin Ševela
Assistant Manager Roland Buchała
Hussain Al-Salem
Goalkeeper Coach Mohammed Al-Bashah
Fitness Coach Hassan Al-Jahani
Rehab Coach Abdulelah Al-Habib
Youth Coach Abdullah Al-Jaafari
Performance Analysis Omar Al-Hamdhi
Doctor Ibrahim Al-Jaafari
Physiotherapists Basim Al-Bladi
Masseur Khaled Bu-Hassan
Performance Director Hassan Al-Yousef
Academy Director Saleh Al-Muharrabeh
Kit Manager Salem Al-Zahrani

Former managers

  • Mohammed Al-Janoubi (August 22, 2002 – October 17, 2002)
  • Hussain Al-Abdulwahab (October 17, 2002 – December 18, 2002)
  • Hassine Menestiri (December 18, 2002 – April 30, 2003)
  • Ahmed Al-Habib (August 1, 2003 – January 24, 2004)
  • Khamis Gera (January 24, 2004 – March 21, 2004)
  • Hussain Al-Abdulwahab (March 23, 2004 – August 13, 2005)
  • Mehrez Al Dami (August 13, 2005 – September 21, 2005)
  • Hussain Al-Abdulwahab (caretaker) (September 21, 2005 – October 20, 2005)
  • Morsi Ktata (October 20, 2005 – July 10, 2006)
  • Ali Zouari (July 24, 2006 – October 5, 2006)
  • Samir Al Khamira (October 5, 2006 – January 9, 2007)
  • Ahmed Al-Habib (caretaker) (January 9, 2007 – February 4, 2007)
  • Najib Khouaja (February 4, 2007 – May 30, 2007)
  • Mahdi Ben Sohaima (June 18, 2007 – November 3, 2007)
  • Ahmed Al-Habib (caretaker) (November 3, 2007 – November 19, 2007)
  • Mohamed Zouiten (November 19, 2007 – January 23, 2008)
  • Najib Khouaja (January 23, 2008 – May 17, 2009)
  • Zouhair Louati (July 18, 2009 – March 5, 2010)
  • Abdullah Darwish (March 5, 2010 – May 10, 2010)
  • Morsi Ktata (July 14, 2010 – March 20, 2011)
  • Nasser Nefzi (March 20, 2011 – May 30, 2011)
  • Habib Ben Romdhane (August 1, 2011 – December 1, 2011)
  • Najib Khouaja (December 1, 2011 – December 20, 2012)
  • Wahid Hidoussi (December 20, 2012 – May 30, 2013)
  • Salah Abou El Fattouh (July 31, 2013 – November 23, 2013)
  • Noureddine Labyad (November 23, 2013 – June 1, 2014)
  • Selim Al Manga (August 13, 2014 – May 30, 2015)
  • Mohamed Saidi (July 30, 2015 – November 14, 2016)
  • Ahmed Sari (November 14, 2016 – March 20, 2017)
  • Abdullah Darwish (March 27, 2017 – May 5, 2018)
  • Ridha Jeddi (May 15, 2018 – April 26, 2019)
  • Redha Al-Janbe (April 26, 2019 – May 16, 2019)
  • Skander Kasri (May 31, 2019 – November 4, 2019)
  • Nacif Beyaoui (November 5, 2019 – June 13, 2020)
  • Giovanni Solinas (June 25, 2020 – September 9, 2020)
  • Mohamed Mkacher (September 18, 2020 – January 29, 2021)
  • Jalel Kadri (January 31, 2021 – June 1, 2021)
  • Nacif Beyaoui (June 3, 2021 – March 18, 2022)
  • Yousef Al Mannai (March 18, 2022 – October 22, 2022)
  • Martin Ševela (October 23, 2022 – June 1, 2023)
  • Ante Miše (June 16, 2023 – December 15, 2023)
  • Abdulhadi Al-Abdullah (caretaker) (December 15, 2023 – December 21, 2023)
  • Roel Coumans (December 21, 2023 – May 31, 2024)
  • Martin Ševela (June 19, 2024 – )

Current squad

As of 13 August 2024:[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  BRA Philipe Maia
4 DF  KSA Hussain Al-Mosaabi
6 MF  KSA Mishari Al-Qahtani
7 FW  NGA Anthony Okpotu
8 DF  KSA Abdullah Al-Yousef
10 MF  BRA Alan Cariús
11 FW  ALG Rédha Bensayah
12 FW  KSA Rashed Al-Salem
13 GK  KSA Mohammed Al-Bladi
15 MF  KSA Hassan Al-Mohammed
16 MF  KSA Khaled Al-Hamdhi
17 MF  KSA Hassan Al-Majhad
18 MF  KSA Elyas Al-Bladi
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  MAR Amine Atouchi
20 DF  KSA Mohammed Abu Abd
21 DF  KSA Abdulelah Al-Jaafari
22 GK  KSA Ali Al-Ameri
25 DF  KSA Tawfiq Buhimed
26 GK  KSA Hatem Al-Jahani
58 MF  KSA Ayman Al-Hujaili
71 FW  KSA Mahmoud Bu Hassan
88 MF  KSA Ali Al-Suwaij
89 MF  KSA Khalid Al-Muzayil
90 MF  KSA Ammar Al-Bashah
91 FW  KSA Nawaf Bo Amer

See also

References

  1. ^ "فريق: العدالة" [Al-Adalh team]. Kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. ^ "العدالة يكمل عقد المتأهلين إلى دوري المحترفين".
  3. ^ "Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium".
  4. ^ "الفريق الأول".