Al-Qadsiah (Arabic: نادي القادسية لكرة القدم, romanizednādī al-Qādisiyyah li-kūrāt ae-qādam, lit.'al-Qadisiyyah Football Club') is a Saudi Arabian professional football club that competes in the Saudi Pro League. The team is based in the eastern city of Khobar and their home ground is the Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium.[2]

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 (Aramco Stadium planned)
Capacity20,000[1]
OwnerSaudi Aramco
ChairmanBader Al-Reziza
ManagerMíchel
LeaguePro League
2023–24FDL, 1st of 18 (promoted)
Websitehttps://www.alqadsiah.com/
Current season

Etymology

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The club was named after the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah

History

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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 Al-Qadsiah become owned by Saudi Aramco.[3] The team, who competes in the Saudi First Division League, invest in transfers in order to fight for promotion to Saudi Pro League.[4]

On 6 May 2024, Al-Qadsiah promoted to Saudi Pro League following a 2–2 draw with Ohod.

Administration

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

Honours

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Domestic

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Asian

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Other Sports

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  • Saudi Futsal League
    • Winners (1): 2020

International Competitions

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Overview

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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

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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 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 066.67
  Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 100.00
  Morocco 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 000.00
  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

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1R   Al-Wehda 4–1 0−1 4–2
QF   New Radiant w/o[A]
SF   Al-Arabi 1–0 1−1 2–1
Final   South China 2–0 4−2 6–2
Arab Cup Winners' Cup Group B   ASO Chlef 4–2 2nd
  Haifa 3–0
  CO Casablanca 0–1
  Al-Nasr 0–0
SF   Al-Mourada 3–0 3–0
Final   CO Casablanca 0–1 0–1
2005–06 Arab Champions League R32   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.
  • Players

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    As of 31 July 2024[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   BEL Koen Casteels
    2 DF   KSA Mohammed Aboulshamat
    4 DF   KSA Jehad Thakri
    5 MF   ARG Ezequiel Fernández
    6 DF   ESP Nacho
    7 MF   KSA Turki Al-Ammar
    8 MF   URU Nahitan Nández
    10 FW   GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
    11 MF   KSA Ali Hazazi
    12 DF   KSA Mohammed Al-Shanqiti
    14 MF   KSA Saif Rashad U19
    15 MF   KSA Hussain Al-Qahtani
    16 MF   KSA Jathob Muslet U19
    17 DF   URU Gastón Álvarez
    18 MF   KSA Haitham Asiri
    21 MF   KSA Naif Al-Ghamdi U19
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    23 DF   KSA Abdullah Hassoun
    24 DF   KSA Mohammed Qassem
    25 GK   KSA Abdulaziz Al-Awairdhi (on loan from Al-Riyadh)
    28 GK   KSA Ahmed Al-Kassar
    30 MF   ESP Iker Almena
    33 FW   MEX Julián Quiñones
    39 MF   KSA Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari
    40 MF   KSA Ibrahim Mahnashi
    49 DF   ESP Alejandro Vargas U19
    66 FW   KSA Abdulaziz Al-Othman
    77 DF   KSA Nawaf Al-Ansari U19
    87 DF   KSA Qassem Lajami
    88 MF   ESP Cameron Puertas
    96 MF   KSA Hussain Al-Nattar
    99 GK   KSA Mohammed Ibrahim U19

    Other players under contract

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

    No. Pos. Nation Player
    35 MF   KSA Salman Al-Messawi
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    MF   KSA Yahya Gharwi

    Out on loan

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

    No. Pos. Nation Player
    13 DF   KSA Taher Wadi (on loan to Al-Diriyah)
    29 MF   KSA Mohammed Al-Marri (on loan to Al-Tai)
    47 MF   KSA Bader Al-Omair (on loan to Al-Batin)
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    55 DF   KSA Mousa Al-Harbi (on loan to Al-Jabalain)
    MF   KSA Nafea Al-Sumairi (on loan to Al-Rawdhah)
    DF   ESP Carlos Jiménez (on loan to Villarreal B)

    Current staff

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    Position Name
    Manager   Míchel
    Assistant Manager   Juan Carlos Mandiá
      Adrián González
      Joaquín Gómez
    Goalkeeper Coach   Monchi
    Conditioning Coach   Quique Sanz
      Miguel Ángel García
    Chief Analyst   Dominic Mahoney
    Physiotherapist   Jesus David Arco
      Alvaro Astolfi Ramos
      Jesper Gabriels
    Soft Tissue Therapist   Stewart Welsh
    Academy Manager   Carlos Hugo
    Technical Director   Carlos Antón
    Assistant to the Technical Director   Samuel Bensley

    Managerial history

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    See also

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    References

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    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.
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    Preceded by Asian Cup Winners' Cup
    Runner-up: South China

    1994
    Succeeded by