Sajer FC

Sajer
Full nameSajer FC
Founded1976 (1976), as Hawazin
1981 (1981), as Al-Yamamah
2016 (2016), as Sajer
GroundAl-Washm Club Stadium, Shaqra
ChairmanAbdullah bin Salham Al-Otaibi
ManagerFaisal Saif
LeagueSecond Division
2021–22Third Division, 4th of 32 (promoted)

Sajer FC (Arabic: نادي ساجر) is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Sajer, Riyadh and competes in the Saudi Second Division, the third tier of Saudi football.[1][2] The club also consists of various other departments including volleyball, weightlifting and cycling.

The club was founded in 1976 under the name of Hawazin Club by Eid bin Abdullah Al-Gablan. The club changed its name to Al-Yamamah Club in 1981.[3] On 12 December 2016, the club once again changed its name, but this time under the name of the city it is based in, Sajer FC.[4]

Sajer won their first promotion to the Saudi Second Division during the 2021–22 season after finishing first in their group.[5] They lost in the semi-finals to Al-Qous.

Current squad

As of 1 August 2021:[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
GK  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Dubayan
GK  KSA Abdullah Al-Nakhli
GK  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Shehri
DF  KSA Sultan Al-Muraished
DF  KSA Faisal Haddadi
DF  TUN Mouhab Touati
DF  KSA Abdullah Al-Shehri
DF  KSA Nawaf Al-Shahrani
DF  KSA Ali Al-Khaibari
DF  KSA Bander Al-Otaibi
DF  KSA Karim Al-Harbi
DF  KSA Salman Al-Robaiaan
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  KSA Hussain Khabrani
MF  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Fadhili
MF  KSA Hossam Al-Hammad
MF  KSA Abdullah Al-Thunayan
MF  KSA Salem Al-Enezi
MF  KSA Sultan Al-Jabri
MF  KSA Mubarak Al-Shannat
MF  KSA Alwaleed Al-Harbi
FW  TUN Haroun Ayari
FW  KSA Fahad Al-Otaibi
FW  EGY Salah Khattab
FW  KSA Eiyad Asiri

See also

References

  1. ^ "ساجر - Sajer".
  2. ^ "نادي ساجر".
  3. ^ "ساجر قلب السر النابض 2/2".
  4. ^ "تغيير مسمى نادي اليمامة الرياضي إلى ساجر".
  5. ^ "ساجر رابع الصاعدين إلى دوري الثانية".
  6. ^ "تشكيلة ساجر".