Al-Qadsiah FC
Full nameAl-Qadsiah Saudi Football Club
Nickname(s)Fares Al Sharqiya (Knight of the East)
Fakhr Al Sharqiya (Pride of the Eastern Province)
Founded1967; 57 years ago (1967)
GroundPrince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Capacity11,000[1]
OwnerSaudi Aramco
ChairmanAhmed Ghodran
ManagerMíchel
LeagueFirst Division League
2022–23FDL, 11th of 18
WebsiteClub website
Active departments of Al Qadsiah FC
Football
(men's)		 Football
(women's)

Al-Qadsiah Football Club (Arabic: نادي القادسية) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club that competes in the Saudi First Division League. They are based in the eastern city of Khobar and their home ground is the Prince Saud bin Jalawi 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 Quadsiah become owned by Saudi Aramco.[3] The team, who completed in Saudi First Division League, invest in transfers in order to fight for promote to Saudi Pro League.[4]

Administration

The current administration that runs the club is the club-president Madi Al-Hajri and vice-president Abdullah Badgaish.

Honours

Domestic

Asian

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 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
 Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 100.00
 Morocco 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 000.00
 Palestine 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 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 Bahrain Al-Wehda 4–1 0−1 4–2
QF Maldives New Radiant – – w/o[A]
SF Qatar Al-Arabi 1–0 1−1 2–1
Final Hong Kong South China 2–0 4−2 6–2
Arab Cup Winners' Cup Group B Algeria ASO Chlef 4–2 2nd
State of Palestine Haifa 3–0
Morocco CO Casablanca 0–1
United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 0–0
SF Sudan Al-Mourada 3–0 3–0
Final Morocco CO Casablanca 0–1 0–1
2005–06 Arab Champions League R32 Iraq 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.

    • Current squad

    As of 7 September 2021[6][7]

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

    No. Pos. Nation Player
    1 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Al Jubaya (on loan from Al-Hilal)
    3 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Zori
    4 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Hazazi
    5 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Jehad Thakri
    6 MF England ENG Max Power
    7 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ayman Al-Khulaif
    8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Aboulshamat
    9 FW Senegal SEN Mbaye Diagne
    11 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Marri
    12 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Taher Wadi
    17 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Shamekh
    18 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Turki Al-Ammar
    19 MF Peru PER André Carrillo
    20 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Al-Abed
    22 GK Spain ESP Joel Robles
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    28 FW Argentina ARG Luciano Vietto
    32 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Hassoun
    33 DF Spain ESP Álvaro González
    37 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Al-Shehri
    39 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari
    40 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ibrahim Mahnashi
    42 DF Germany GER Alexander Hack
    50 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Shanqiti
    66 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Al-Othman
    70 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Saiari
    77 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Yasser Duraibi
    82 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Al-Kassar
    87 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Faris Abdi
    94 DF Portugal POR Kévin Rodrigues
    96 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hussain Al-Nattar

    Other players under contract

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

    No. Pos. Nation Player
    — DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulmohsen Al-Kheliwi
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    — MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Sufyani

    Out on loan

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

    No. Pos. Nation Player
    10 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Saleh Aboulshamat (on loan to Al-Taawoun)
    49 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Eissa Al Thakrallah (on loan to Mudhar)
    88 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Naif Masoud (on loan to Al-Khaleej)
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    99 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Nafea Al-Sumairi (on loan to Al-Jeel)
    — MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ibrahim Jaafari (on loan to Al-Zulfi)

    Managerial history

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "Prince Saud Bin Jalawi Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
    2. ^ "Soccerway profile". Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
    3. ^ 8 sports clubs become firms owned by development bodies
    4. ^ Liverpool great Robbie Fowler heads to Saudi Arabia as coach of Al-Qadisiyah
    5. ^ a b Ian King and Mohammed Qayed (6 September 2012). "Saudi Arabia – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
    6. ^ "تشكيلة - القادسية". Archived from the original on 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
    7. ^ "تشكيلة اللاعبين". Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
    8. ^ "The Ministry of Youth And Sports : Sudan" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
    Preceded byYokohama F·Marinos Asian Cup Winners' Cup Runner-up: South China 1994 Succeeded byYokohama Flügels
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