Hajer FC
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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 | Afouène Gharbi | ||
| League | Second Division | ||
| 2023–24 | FDL, 16th of 18 (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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.
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
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
Note: [3]
- Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams
- Winners (1): 2004–05
- Runners-up (2): 1995–96, 2000–01
- Saudi First Division League (Level 2)
- Saudi Second Division League (Level 3)
- Winners (1): 2001–02
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
Current squad
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Out on loan
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Managerial history
Gaúcho (2000–01)- Luís Freire (1 August 2005 – 24 October 2005)
Samir Sellimi (25 October 2005 – 14 March 2007)- Fathi Al-Jabal (14 March 2007 – 30 May 2007)
- Moisés (24 September 2007 – 28 October 2007)
- Maurílio (28 October 2007 – 30 May 2008)
Emad Soliman (11 June 2008 – 11 April 2009)- Mohammed Al-Khalifah (caretaker) (11 April 2009 – 30 May 2009)
- Mirandinha (1 July 2009 – 22 February 2010)
- Mohammed Al-Khalifah (caretaker) (22 February 2010 – 8 March 2010)
- Zouhair Louati (8 March 2010 – 1 June 2011)
- Ednaldo Patricio (27 June 2011 – 29 September 2012)
- Luiz Neto (caretaker) (29 September 2012 – 4 October 2012)
- Tarek Yehia (4 October 2012 – 1 May 2013)
- Nacif Beyaoui (7 August 2013 – 20 September 2014)
- Abdullah Al-Janoubi (caretaker) (20 September 2014 – 27 September 2014)
Nebojša Jovović (27 September 2014 – 30 October 2015)- Abdullah Al-Janoubi (caretaker) (30 October 2015 – 5 November 2015)
Stéphane Demol (5 November 2015 – 8 March 2016)- Abdullah Al-Janoubi (8 March 2016 – 30 May 2016)
- Sameer Hilal (7 August 2016 – 4 December 2016)
- Ahmed Fathallah (caretaker) (4 December 2016 – 18 December 2016)
- Jamel Belhedi (18 December 2016 – 2 April 2017)
- Mohamed Tamri (caretaker) (2 April 2017 – 6 May 2017)
- Lotfi Sellimi (17 June 2017 – 8 February 2018)
- Abdullah Al-Janoubi (8 February 2018 – 6 February 2019)
- Mohamed Maalej (13 February 2019 – 30 May 2019)
- Mohamed Ayari (22 July 2019 – 30 May 2021)
Gjoko Hadžievski (20 June 2021 – 31 May 2022)- Mohamed Ayari (17 June 2022 – 30 May 2023)
Rodion Gačanin (19 June 2023 – 30 September 2023)- Gjoko Hadžievski (30 September 2023 – 15 April 2024)
- Abdullah Al-Janoubi (15 April 2024 – 1 June 2024)
- Afouène Gharbi (12 August 2024 – )
See also
References
- ^ "Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "تاريخ هجر". hajerclub.net. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "بعض من منجزات النادي في كرة القدم". Hajer Club. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. 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
- Official site (in Arabic)
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