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Al-Taraji

Full name

Al-Taraji Football Club

Nickname(s)

Al Bahara (The Sailors)

Founded

1981; 43 years ago

Ground

Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium
Qatif, Saudi Arabia

Capacity

12,000

Chairman

Ali Al Eid

Manager

Ilie Stan

League

First Division League

2022–23

Second Division, 2nd of 32 (promoted)

Home colours

Away colours

Al-Taraj Club (Arabic: نادي الترجي) is a Saudi Arabian professional sports club based in Qatif. The club was founded in 1980 and plays its home matches at the Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium.The club was formed in 1980 as a result of the coalition of Al-Bader and Al-Shate, the only two football clubs from Qatif at the time.

History

The true beginnings of the club go back to the 1950s when a series of merges occurred with clubs in the area. This led to the formation of Al-Bader and Al-Shate, two clubs that eventually merged into Al-Taraji. This makes it not only the oldest club in Qatif, but the oldest club in the east coast of Saudi Arabia.

Current squad

As of Saudi First Division League:

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	GHA	Samuel Sarfo
5	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Mohanna
6	MF	KSA	Ali Al-Shaikhi
7	MF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Ghamdi
9	FW	KSA	Mashari Al-Juraibi
10	MF	KSA	Jehad Al-Zowayed
11	FW	GER	Leroy-Jacques Mickels
12	DF	KSA	Fahad Faleh
13	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Zubaidi
14	FW	CMR	Alain Akono
15	MF	KSA	Hamad Al-Shehri
17	MF	KSA	Haitham Al-Khulaif
18	MF	KSA	Mesfer Al-Najrani


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	KSA	Thamer Al-Arjan
21	MF	BEN	Rodrigue Kossi
22	GK	KSA	Abdullah Al-Bahri
23	GK	POR	Emanuel Novo
24	DF	KSA	Saeed Al-Shahrani
25	DF	CIV	Mohamed Aidara
50	DF	KSA	Muteb Al-Khaldi (on loan from Al-Fayha)
55	DF	KSA	Abdulmajeed Haddadi
66	GK	KSA	Mohammed Al-Abdulateef
77	MF	KSA	Abdulaziz Al-Nashi
88	MF	KSA	Yahya Awaji
89	FW	KSA	Ahmed Al-Shuwayfie
97	DF	KSA	Haider Al-Ameri

References

Notable players

Saudi Arabian football leagues

Pro League

Clubs

Seasons

1970s	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24