Al Raed

Full name

Al Raed Saudi Football Club

Nickname(s)

Raed Al Tahadi

Founded

1954; 70 years ago

Ground

King Abdullah Sport City Stadium,
Buraidah, Saudi Arabia

Capacity

25,000^[1]

Chairman

Fahad Al-Motawa'a

Manager

Igor Jovićević

League

Pro League

2022–23

Pro League, 10th of 16

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Current season

Al Raed Saudi Football Club (Arabic: نادي الرائد Nādī ar-Rāʾid; lit. 'Pioneer Club') is a Saudi football club based in Buraidah, and the first of its kind in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia.^[2] One of the club's notable founders is Abdulaziz Al-Aboudi. Established in 1954, Al Raed have played in the Saudi Pro League, the top division of Saudi football, since 2008.

History

The team was able to qualify for the Premier League Saudi Arabia in 1980–1981. It met Club K in the qualifiers held in Riyadh. In 1986, it was the first team from the Qassim region to enter the Saudi Premier League. The team repeated this ascension to the Premier League at the end of 1989, 1992, 1998, 2002 and 2007. The Senyhassad junior team reached the Saudi Premier League clubs for juniors in 1999, and in 2003.

Stadium

The club play their home games at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraidah. They share the stadium with rivals Al-Taawoun, with whom they contest the Al-Qassim derby.

Honours

Saudi First Division League
- Winners (2): 1991–92, 2007–08
- Runners-up (4): 1985–86,1988–89, 1998–99, 2001–02

Management staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Igor Jovićević
Assistant Manager	Yuriy Benyo
Goalkeeping Coach	Curro Galán
Fitness Coach	Daniel de Castro
Technical Coach	Andriy Khanas
Chief Analyst	Mykola Shamardin
Doctor	Hryhoryi Romanchuk
Physiotherapist	Volodymyr Bondarenko
Director of football	Oleh Volodin
Performance Manager	Oleksiy Popkov

Current squad

As of Saudi Professional 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
1	GK	POR	André Moreira
2	DF	KSA	Bandar Whaeshi
5	MF	SEN	Mamadou Loum (on loan from Porto)
6	MF	KSA	Abdullah Majrashi
7	MF	ALG	Amir Sayoud
8	MF	NOR	Mathias Normann
9	FW	KSA	Raed Al-Ghamdi
10	MF	MAR	Mohamed Fouzair
11	FW	MAR	Karim El Berkaoui
14	MF	KSA	Mansor Al-Beshe
15	MF	KSA	Omar Al-Kreidis
17	FW	CPV	Júlio Tavares
18	MF	KSA	Naif Hazazi
19	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Fahad
20	FW	KSA	Rakan Al-Dosari
21	DF	CMR	Oumar Gonzalez


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	GK	KSA	Ahmed Al-Rehaili
24	DF	KSA	Khalid Al-Subaie
25	DF	KSA	Faisal Abdulrazaq
28	DF	KSA	Hamad Al-Jayzani
32	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Dossari
33	GK	KSA	Mutlaq Al-Hurayji
41	FW	KSA	Nawaf Al-Sahli
42	MF	KSA	Anas Al-Zahrani
43	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Yousef
45	MF	KSA	Yahya Sunbul
49	MF	KSA	Firas Al-Ghamdi
50	GK	KSA	Mashari Sunyur
55	MF	KSA	Nasser Al-Hadhood (on loan from Al-Hilal)
77	MF	KSA	Bassam Al-Hamad
94	DF	KSA	Mubarak Al-Rajeh

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
66	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Shaflut (on loan to Al-Najma)

Managers

El-Sayed El-Attiyah (1980–81)
Joel Castro (1990–91)
Mahmoud El-Khawaga (1991)
China (1998–99)
Senad Kreso (July 1, 2000 – November 25, 2000)
Marco Cunha (November 25, 2000 – February 13, 2001)
China (February 13, 2001 – January 7, 2002)
Abdulaziz Al-Owdah (January 15, 2002 – May 1, 2002)
José Fernandes (July 1, 2002 – September 22, 2002)
Hani El Antabli (caretaker) (September 22, 2002 – October 24, 2002)
Gainete (October 24, 2002 – December 28, 2002)
Yousef Khamees (December 28, 2002 – April 27, 2003)
Hani El Antabli (caretaker) (April 27, 2003 – October 8, 2003)
Viorel Kraus (October 8, 2003 – January 30, 2004)
Abdulaziz Al-Owdah (February 4, 2004 – February 13, 2004)
Hani El Antabli (caretaker) (February 13, 2004 – February 25, 2004)
Khalil Al-Masri (February 25, 2004 – May 1, 2004)
Luis Ferreira (July 10, 2004 – March 21, 2005)
Abdulaziz Al-Owdah (March 21, 2005 – April 24, 2005)
Mohammed Al-Nodali (caretaker) (April 24, 2005 – September 1, 2005)
Aboud El Khodary (September 1, 2005 – November 14, 2005)
Khalil Al-Masri (November 17, 2005 – February 12, 2006)
Khalid Al-Koroni (February 12, 2006 – May 1, 2006)
Mohammed Aldo (May 4, 2006 – December 21, 2008)
Luís Antônio Zaluar (December 29, 2008 – June 1, 2009)
Acácio Casimiro (June 21, 2009 – October 4, 2009)
Edison Mario Souza (October 4, 2009 – May 30, 2010)
Lucho Nizzo (July 15, 2010 – November 7, 2010)
Eurico Gomes (November 7, 2010 – October 17, 2011)
Hafez Al-Hoarbi (caretaker) (October 17, 2011 – October 28, 2011)
Ammar Souayah (October 28, 2011 – February 1, 2013)
Vlatko Kostov (February 2, 2013 – June 1, 2013)
Noureddine Zekri (June 26, 2013 – February 14, 2014)
Emad Al-Sulami (caretaker) (February 14, 2014 – March 2, 2014)
Marc Brys (March 2, 2014 – May 1, 2014)
Vlatko Kostov (May 31, 2014 – September 1, 2014)
Emad Al-Sulami (caretaker) (September 1, 2014 – October 7, 2014)
Marc Brys (October 7, 2014 – March 24, 2015)
Ammar Souayah (March 24, 2015 – May 19, 2015)
Abdelkader Amrani (June 8, 2015 – August 29, 2015)
Takis Lemonis (September 3, 2015 – February 1, 2016)
Reda Hakam (caretaker) (February 1, 2016 – February 4, 2016)
Aleksandar Ilić (February 4, 2016 – June 17, 2016)
Nacif Beyaoui (June 17, 2016 – May 14, 2017)
Taoufik Rouabah (June 4, 2017 – October 1, 2017)
Ciprian Panait (October 4, 2017 – February 5, 2018)
Aleksandar Ilić (February 5, 2018 – June 1, 2018)
Besnik Hasi (July 26, 2018 – June 1, 2021)
Pablo Machín (June 19, 2021 – January 26, 2022)
João Pedro Sousa (January 26, 2022 – May 24, 2022)
Yousef Al-Ghadeer (June 6, 2022 – June 28, 2022)
Marius Șumudică (June 30, 2022 – June 1, 2023)
Igor Jovićević (July 9, 2023 – present)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Al-Raed.

^ "King Abdullah Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
^ "نادي الرائد". spl.com.sa. Archived from the original on 2016-01-06. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

Al-Raed – current squad

1 Moreira
2 Whaeshi
5 Loum
6 Majrashi
7 Sayoud
8 Normann
9 R. Al-Ghamdi
10 Fouzair
11 El Berkaoui
14 Al-Beshe
15 Al-Kreidis
17 Tavares
18 Hazazi
19 Al-Fahad
20 R.Al-Dosari
21 Gonzalez
23 Al-Rehaili
24 Al-Subaie
25 F. Abdulrazaq
28 Al-Jayzani
32 M.Al-Dossari
33 Al-Hurayji
41 Al-Sahli
42 Al-Zahrani
43 Al-Yousef
45 Sunbul
49 F. Al-Ghamdi
50 M.Sunyur
55 Al-Hadhood
77 Al-Hamad
94 Al-Rajeh
Manager: Jovićević

Saudi Arabian football leagues

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