Al-Orobah FC

For the Omani sports club, see Al-Orouba SC.

Al-Orobah FC (Arabic: نادي العروبة لكرة القدم, romanized: nādī al-oroubah li-kūrāt ae-qādam, lit. 'Arabism Football Club') is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Sakakah, that competes in the Saudi Pro League.

Al-Orobah

Full name	Al Oroubah Football Club
Founded	1975 (1975)
Ground	Al-Orobah Club Stadium
Capacity	7,000
Owner	Badr bin Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud
Chairman	Munis Al-Dhawi
Manager	Álvaro Pacheco
League	Pro League
2023–24	FDL, 2nd of 18 (promoted)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

They won the 2012–13 Saudi First Division and were promoted to the Saudi Professional League, the top level of Saudi Arabian football for the first time in their history.

Honours

• Saudi First Division
  • Winners (1): 2012–13
• Saudi Second Division
  • Winners (1): 2007–08
  • Runners-up (1): 1998–99, 2020–21

Current squad

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	KSA	Rafea Al-Ruwaili
4	DF	KSA	Ziyad Al-Hunaiti
5	DF	FRA	Kurt Zouma (on loan from West Ham United)
6	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Qarni
7	MF	ISL	Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
8	MF	CIV	Jean Michaël Seri
9	FW	ENG	Brad Young
11	MF	KSA	Hamed Al-Maqati
12	DF	KSA	Nawaf Al-Qumairi (on loan from Al-Tai)
13	DF	KSA	Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi
18	DF	KSA	Abdulmalek Al-Shammeri (on loan from Al-Taawoun)
21	FW	GHA	Emmanuel Boateng
22	GK	KSA	Saud Al-Ruwaili
23	DF	KSA	Mishal Al-Ruwaili

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	MF	KSA	Fawaz Al-Torais
28	GK	BEL	Gaëtan Coucke
29	FW	KSA	Fahad Al-Zubaidi (on loan from Al-Nassr)
32	MF	KSA	Sattam Al-Ruqi (on loan from Al-Taawoun)
33	DF	KSA	Hussein Al-Shuwaish
37	MF	ESP	Cristian Tello
66	DF	KSA	Mohammed Barnawi (on loan from Al-Hilal)
70	DF	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Anazi (on loan from Al-Fayha)
73	MF	CRO	Karlo Muhar
77	GK	KSA	Abdulbari Al-Daraan
80	MF	KSA	Fahad Al-Rashidi
88	MF	KSA	Abdulaziz Al-Fahiqi
90	FW	KSA	Mohammed Al-Saiari
—	DF	MAR	Ismaël Kandouss (on loan from Gent)

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
15	MF	KSA	Farraj Al-Rashid (on loan to Al-Jandal)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	KSA	Omar Al-Sharari (on loan to Al-Jandal)

Notable players

• Ben Badi
• Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili

Current staff

Position	Name
Manager	Álvaro Pacheco
Assistant Manager	Abdulmajeed Al-Fahiqi
Goalkeeping Coach	Bandar Al-Daraan
Conditioning Coach	Hamed Al-Sharari
Video Analyst	Hussain Barnawi
Head of Medical	Nawwaf Al-Ismaili
Team Doctor	Ibrahim Al-Qahtani
Physiotherapist	Turki Al-Bulaihi
Masseur	Saud Al-Ghanim
Sports Scientist	Abdullah Al-Marzouq
Nutritionist	Faiz Al-Suleiman
Performance Director	Mohammed Al-Yusuf
Technical Director	Salman Al-Kaabi

Managerial history

• Ahmed Barhoumi (1997 – 1999)
• Ahmad Al-Ajlani (17 July 1999 – 1 May 2000)
• Hamda Tiouiri (17 July 2000 – 30 November 2000)
• Mohammed Al-Najdi (30 November 2000 – 15 April 2001)
• Mimi Abdel Razek (23 June 2001 – 25 November 2001)
• Mohammed Al-Najdi (caretaker) (25 November 2001 – 5 December 2001)
• Nasser Nefzi (5 December 2001 – 15 January 2002)
• Mohammed Al-Najdi (15 January 2002 – 1 May 2002)
• Ahmed Barhoumi (1 July 2002 – 25 February 2003)
• Mohamad Kenawi (25 February 2003 – 1 May 2003)
• Zouhair Louati (1 July 2003 – 10 April 2004)
• Hamoud Al-Rughayan (1 July 2004 – 1 April 2005)
• Abdelwahab Elharaby (15 September 2005 – 23 January 2006)
• Moncef Mcharek (7 October 2006 – 22 December 2008)
• Moncef Chargui (22 December 2008 – 28 February 2009)
• Makram Abdullah (28 February 2009 – 8 May 2009)
• Najib Khouaja (29 May 2009 – 27 December 2009)
• Anis Zorgati (27 December 2009 – 30 April 2010)
• Makram Abdullah (23 May 2010 – 12 December 2010)
• Abdelkader Ben Hassen (1 July 2011 – 19 February 2012)
• Makram Abdullah (22 February 2012 – 30 May 2012)
• Salah El Nahy (13 June 2012 – 20 October 2012)
• Djamel Belkacem (22 October 2012 – 22 May 2014)
• Laurent Banide (25 May 2014 – 17 December 2014)
• Sofiane Kassabi (caretaker) (17 December 2014 – 2 January 2015)
• Valeriu Tița (2 January 2015 – 7 April 2015)
• Amro Anwar (7 April 2015 – 30 May 2015)
• Hadi Ben Mokhtar (2 July 2015 – 20 September 2015)
• Ferid Ben Belgacem (20 September 2015 – 8 March 2016)
• Sameer Hilal (9 March 2016 – 1 May 2016)
• Lotfi Jbara (29 June 2016 – 15 October 2016)
• Makram Abdullah (15 October 2016 – 10 January 2017)
• Mejdi Khouildi (caretaker) (10 January 2017 – 24 January 2017)
• Fouad Bouali (24 January 2017 – 24 March 2017)
• Bayrem Mokhtari (24 March 2017 – 1 June 2018)
• Makram Abdullah (7 June 2018 – 30 October 2018)
• Sadio Demba (30 October 2018 – 2 February 2019)
• Ferid Ben Belgacem (2 February 2019 – 22 February 2019)
• Bayrem Mokhtari (22 February 2019 – 27 October 2019)
• Karim Zouaghi (November 9, 2019 – March 14, 2020)
• Mohammed Al-Sharari (caretaker) (11 July 2020 – 4 September 2020)
• Ameur Derbal (19 September 2020 – 19 November 2021)
• Djamel Belkacem (19 November 2021 – 1 June 2022)
• Quim Machado (6 June 2022 – 1 June 2023)
• Rusmir Cviko (20 June 2023 – 1 June 2024)
• Álvaro Pacheco (21 July 2024 – Present)

See also

• List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia

External links

• Official website
• Goalzz.com Profile
• National-Football-Teams.com Profile
• Slstat.com (2013-14 season Profile)
• Soccerway.com Profile