Hajer FC

Hajer FC
Full nameHajer Football Club Al-Hasa
Nickname(s)Sheikh Andiyat Al-Ahsa
Al Sheikh Al Hajrawi
Founded1950; 74 years ago (1950)
GroundPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
Capacity19,550[1]
ChairmanHamad Al-Arifi
ManagerGjoko Hadžievski
LeagueFirst Division League
2022–23FDL, 8th of 18
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Hajer Football Club (Arabic: نادي هجر) is a professional association football club based in Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia. The team play in the Saudi First Division League, also known as the Yelo League due to sponsorship reasons; it is the second tier of Saudi Arabian football.

Established in 1950, the club is the oldest team in Al-Hasa region. The club have been promoted to the top tier of Saudi Football on 4 different occasions. Hajer have a record equal 4 First Division titles and have won the Prince Faisal bin Fahd cup once.

The club share their home stadium, Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, with city rivals Al-Fateh with whom they contest the Ahsa derby with.

History

Hajer Club were founded in the city of Hofuf part of the Al-Ahsa province in 1948 and they are the oldest professional football club in the Al-Ahsa region. The club was officially recognized as a professional football club in the year of 1950. The club was formerly called "Al-Badr" before changing their name to "Hajer".[2]

In the 2010–11 season Hajer finished first in the Saudi First Division and were promoted to the Saudi Professional League for the first time since 1998.

Honours

Note: [3]

Administration

The current administration that runs the club is the club-president Hamad Al-Arifi and vice-president Osama Al-Naeem.

Personnel

  • Chairman: Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Melhem
  • Director of football: Serbia Slobodan Ogsananovic
  • Media Officer: Saudi Arabia Ali Al Saeed
  • Head Coach: Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Janoubi

Current squad

As of 7 September 2021:[4][5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Senegal SEN Bakary Coulibaly
7 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hamad Al-Quwaizani
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Tofail
13 MF Cameroon CMR Clarence Bitang
14 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Asaed Al-Dohailan
15 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mutair Al-Zahrani
18 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hassan Jaafari
20 MF Netherlands NED Youssef El Jebli
21 MF Croatia CRO Nikola Jambor
23 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Al-Abdulsalam
26 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Hatem Al-Jahani
27 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mubarak Wajdi
29 DF North Macedonia MKD Konstantin Cheshmedjiev
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Omar Al-Muziel
34 FW Netherlands NED Reda Kharchouch
37 MF Morocco MAR Reda Hajhouj
50 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Talal Majrashi
55 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Dawsari
70 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Daghriri
73 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Moqahwi (on loan from Al-Adalah)
77 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Khattab
78 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Nasser Al-Khalifa
90 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Jamal Al-Dhefiri
91 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Bo Amer
93 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Yasser Al Mousa

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
12 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Al-Dagher (on loan to Al-Rawdhah)

Managerial history

  • Brazil Gaúcho (2000–01)
  • Brazil Ednaldo Patricio (Jun 25, 2011 – Oct 3, 2012)
  • Egypt Tarek Yehia (Oct 18, 2012 – Apr 28, 2013)
  • Montenegro Nebojša Jovović (Apr 28, 2013 – Oct 30, 2015)
  • Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Janoubi (caretaker) (Oct 30, 2015 – Nov 4, 2015)
  • Belgium Stéphane Demol (Nov 4, 2015 – Mar 8, 2016)
  • Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Janoubi (Mar 8, 2016 – )

See also

References

  1. ^ "Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ^ "تاريخ هجر". hajerclub.net. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ^ "بعض من منجزات النادي في كرة القدم". Hajer Club. Retrieved 24 April 2007.
  4. ^ "اللاعبين". Hajerclub. Archived from the original on 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  5. ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول".

External links

  • Official site (in Arabic)
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