Al Qadsiah FC

Not to be confused with Qadsia SC.
Al-Qadsiah FC
Full nameAl-Qadsiah Saudi Football Club
Nickname(s)Fares Al Sharqiyah (Knight of the East)
Fakhr Al Sharqiyah (Pride of the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia)
Founded1967 (1967)
GroundPrince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Dammam, Saudi Arabia (Aramco Stadium planned)
Capacity26,000[1]
OwnerSaudi Aramco
ChairmanBader AlReziza
ManagerMíchel
LeagueSaudi Pro League
2024–25Pro League, 4th of 18
Websitealqadsiah.com
Active departments of Al Qadsiah FC
Football
(men's)		 Football
(women's)

Al-Qadsiah (Arabic: نادي القادسية لكرة القدم, romanized: nādī al-Qādisiyyah li-kūrāt ae-qādam, lit. 'al-Qadisiyyah Football Club') is a Saudi Arabian professional football club that competes in the Saudi Pro League. The team is based in the eastern city of Khobar and their home ground is the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium.[2]

History

Al-Qadsiah have been a regular and uninterrupted participant in the Saudi Premier League since its inception in the inaugural 1976–77 season, their best ever top-flight season came in the 1980–81 season when they finished in 3rd place. Al-Qadsiah's most successful period in their history came in the early 90's when they won the 1991-92 Crown Prince Cup against Al-Shabab 4–2 on penalties to claim their first ever top flight title. The club's cup win qualified them for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup, where they reached the final to face South China whom they beat 6–2 on aggregate to clinch the 1993–94 title. In the same season they also picked up the 1993–94 Saudi Federation Cup by beating Al-Nassr 2–0 in the final. After 21 consecutive seasons in the top flight, as well as achieving two domestic titles and one continental title the club was relegated for the first time in their history in the 1996–97 season.

Following the club's first relegation, Al-Qadsiah have become inconsistent in their performances, yo-yoing between divisions with five promotions and relegations since the 1999–2000 season.

In the summer of 2023 Ministry of Sports announced that Al-Qadsiah, together with 7 other clubs in Saudi Arabia, are transformed into companies and Al-Qadsiah become owned by Saudi Aramco.[3] The team, who competes in the Saudi First Division League, invest in transfers in order to fight for promotion to Saudi Pro League.[4]

On 6 May 2024, Al-Qadsiah was promoted to Saudi Pro League following a 2–2 draw with Ohod.

Honours

Al-Qadsiah Honours

Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Crown Prince's Cup 1 1991–92
Saudi Federation Cup 1 1993–94
Saudi First Division League 4s 2001–02, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2023–24
Continental (AFC) Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1 1993–94
  •   record
  • s shared record

International Competitions

Overview

As of 1 May 2013
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 6 4 1 1 12 5
Arab Club Champions Cup 2 1 0 1 3 3
Arab Cup Winners' Cup 6 3 1 2 10 4
TOTAL 14 8 2 4 25 12

Record by country

Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
Algeria 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00
Bahrain 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 050.00
Iraq 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 066.67
Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 100.00
Morocco 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 000.00
Qatar 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00
Sudan 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00

Matches

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1R Al-Wehda 4–1 0−1 4–2
QF New Radiant – – w/o[A]
SF Al-Arabi 1–0 1−1 2–1
Final South China 2–0 4−2 6–2
Arab Cup Winners' Cup Group B ASO Chlef 4–2 2nd
Haifa 3–0
CO Casablanca 0–1
Al-Nasr 0–0
SF Al-Mourada 3–0 3–0
Final CO Casablanca 0–1 0–1
2005–06 Arab Champions League R32 Al-Zawraa 3–2 0–1 3−3 (a)

Key: 1R/2R – First/Second round; R16 – Round of 16; QF – Quarter-final; SF – Semi-final;

Notes
  • ^
    New Radiant withdrew.

    • Players

    As of 31 January 2025[5][6]

    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
    1 GK  BEL Koen Casteels
    2 DF  KSA Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat
    3 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Shammari
    4 DF  KSA Jehad Thakri
    5 MF  ARG Equi Fernández
    6 DF  ESP Nacho
    7 MF  KSA Turki Al-Ammar
    8 MF  URU Nahitan Nández
    9 FW  BRA Guga
    10 FW  GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
    11 MF  KSA Ali Hazazi
    13 DF  KSA Ahmed Kaabi
    14 MF  KSA Saif Rashad
    15 MF  KSA Hussain Al-Qahtani
    16 MF  KSA Jathob Al-Dhafieri
    17 DF  URU Gastón Álvarez
    18 FW  KSA Haitham Asiri
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    23 DF  KSA Abdullah Hassoun
    24 DF  KSA Mohammed Qassem
    28 GK  KSA Ahmed Al-Kassar
    30 MF  ESP Iker Almena
    33 FW  MEX Julián Quiñones
    39 MF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari
    40 MF  KSA Ibrahim Mahnashi
    49 DF  ESP Alejandro Vergaz
    66 FW  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Othman
    77 DF  KSA Nawaf Al-Ansari
    86 MF  KSA Khalid Hazazi
    87 DF  KSA Qassem Lajami
    88 MF  SUI Cameron Puertas
    99 GK  KSA Mohammed Ibrahim
    — MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Thani
    — FW  KSA Abdullah Al-Salem
    — FW  GHA Christopher Bonsu Baah

    Other players under contract

    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
    12 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Shanqiti
    29 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Marri
    47 MF  KSA Bader Al-Omair
    55 DF  KSA Mousa Al-Harbi
    — DF  KSA Taher Wadi
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    — DF  ESP Carlos Jiménez
    — MF  ESP Miguel Carvalho
    — MF  ESP Aarón Martín
    — FW  GHA Jerry Afriyie

    Current staff

    Position Name
    Chairman Bader Al-Reziza
    Chief executive officer James Bisgrove
    Manager Míchel
    Assistant manager Juan Carlos Mandiá
    Adrián González
    Goalkeeper coach Monchi
    José Luis Silva
    Conditioning coach Quique Sanz
    Performance Department Hani Al Haddad
    Miguel Ángel García
    Antonio Muñoz
    Nutritionist Albert Martínez Sanromà
    Chief analyst Dominic Mahoney
    Youth coach Rui Sá Lemos
    Rafal Kwiecien
    Physiotherapist Jesus David Arco
    Álvaro Astolfi Ramos
    Jesper Gabriels
    Soft tissue therapist Stewart Welsh
    Interpreter Mushari Al-Ghamdi
    Academy manager Carlos Hugo
    Technical director Carlos Antón
    Assistant technical director Samuel Bensley

    Al-Qadsiah Awards

    The Al-Qadsiah Awards is an annual award event held at the end of each season to honor exceptional performances by both the men's and women's teams of the club. The event was inaugurated in the 2024–25 season.

    Season Best Player Best Promising Player Top Scorer Best Community Player Goal of the Season Ref.
    2024–25 Koen Casteels Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat Julián Quiñones Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Cameron Puertas
    [7]

    Managerial history

    Years Name Nationality
    1969–71 Ali Sayed Ahmed Sheikh[8] Sudan
    1992–93 Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani Saudi Arabia
    1993–94 Ján Pivarník Slovakia
    1995–96 Hans-Dieter Schmidt Germany
    1997–98 Noureddine Saâdi Algeria
    1999–01 Cabralzinho Brazil
    2001–03 Ahmad Al-Ajlani Tunisia
    2003 Youssef Zouaoui Tunisia
    2003–04 Ján Pivarník Slovakia
    2004–05 Ahmad Al-Ajlani Tunisia
    2008–09 Abderrazek Chebbi Tunisia
    2009 Daniel Lanata Argentina
    2009 Ammar Souayah Tunisia
    2009 Anas Al-Zerqati (caretaker) Tunisia
    2009–11 Dimitar Dimitrov Bulgaria
    2011–13 Mariano Barreto Portugal
    2013 Mladen Frančić Croatia
    2013–14 Abderrazek Chebbi Tunisia
    2014 Omar Bakhashwain Saudi Arabia
    2014 Ayman Lajdidi Tunisia
    2014 Gjoko Hadžievski North Macedonia
    2014–15 Jameel Qassem Tunisia
    2015–16 Alexandre Gallo Brazil
    2016 Hamad Al-Dossari Saudi Arabia
    2016 Riadh Belkhir Algeria
    2016–17 Hélio dos Anjos Brazil
    2017 Bandar Basraih Saudi Arabia
    2017 Nacif Beyaoui Tunisia
    2017–18 Paulo Bonamigo Brazil
    2018 Bandar Basraih Saudi Arabia
    2018 Aleksandar Stanojević Serbia
    2018–19 Ivaylo Petev Bulgaria
    2019 Bandar Basraih Saudi Arabia
    2019 Nacif Beyaoui Tunisia
    2019–21 Yousef Al Mannai Tunisia
    2021 Mohammed Dahmane Tunisia
    2022 Aleksandar Ilić Serbia
    2022 Khaled Al-Atwi Saudi Arabia
    2022–23 Habib Ben Romdhane Tunisia
    2023 Yousef Al-Ghadeer Saudi Arabia
    2023 Robbie Fowler England
    2023– Míchel Spain

    See also

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