Al Qadsiah FC

Not to be confused with Qadsia SC.

Al-Qadsiah (Arabic: نادي القادسية لكرة القدم, romanized: nādī 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 Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium.^[2]

Al-Qadsiah FC

Full name	Al-Qadsiah Saudi Football Club
Nickname(s)	Fares Al Sharqiyah (Knight of the East) Fakhr Al Sharqiyah (Pride of the Eastern Province)
Founded	1967; 58 years ago (1967)
Ground	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Dammam, Saudi Arabia (Aramco Stadium planned)
Capacity	26,000[1]
Owner	Saudi Aramco
Chairman	Bader AlReziza
Manager	Míchel
League	Saudi Pro League
2023–24	FDL, 1st of 18 (promoted)
Website	alqadsiah.com
Home colours
Current season

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 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 was promoted to Saudi Pro League following a 2–2 draw with Ohod.

Administration

The current chairman of Al-Qadsiah Club's board of directors is Bader AlReziza, and the club's CEO is James Bisgrove.

Honours

Domestic

• Crown Prince's Cup
  • Winners (1): 1991–92^[5]
  • Runners-up (1): 2004–05
• Saudi Federation Cup
  • Winners (1): 1993–94^[5]
  • Runners-up (2): 1989–90, 1992–93
• Saudi First Division League
  • Winners (4): 2001–02, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2023–24
  • Runners-up (1): 1999–00, 2019-20

• Asian Cup Winners' Cup
  • Winners (1): 1993–94

Other Sports

• Saudi Futsal League
  • Winners (1): 2020

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	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

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

As of 31 January 2025^[6][7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BEL Koen Casteels 2 DF  KSA Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat 3 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Shammari U19 4 DF  KSA Jehad Thakri 5 MF  ARG Ezequiel Fernández 6 DF  ESP Nacho Fernández 7 MF  KSA Turki Al-Ammar 8 MF  URU Nahitan Nández 9 FW  BRA Guga U19 10 FW  GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 11 MF  KSA Ali Hazazi 13 DF  KSA Ahmed Kaabi U19 14 MF  KSA Saif Rashad 15 MF  KSA Hussain Al-Qahtani 16 MF  KSA Jathob Al-Dhafieri U19 17 DF  URU Gastón Álvarez 18 FW  KSA Haitham Asiri

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  KSA Naif Al-Ghamdi U19 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 Vergaz U19 66 FW  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Othman 77 DF  KSA Nawaf Al-Ansari U19 86 MF  KSA Khalid Hazazi U19 87 DF  KSA Qassem Lajami 88 MF  SUI Cameron Puertas 99 GK  KSA Mohammed Ibrahim U19

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Shanqiti (on loan to Al-Orobah) 29 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Marri (on loan to Al-Tai) 47 MF  KSA Bader Al-Omair (on loan to Al-Batin) 55 DF  KSA Mousa Al-Harbi (on loan to Al-Jabalain) — DF  KSA Taher Wadi (on loan to Al-Diriyah)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ESP Carlos Jiménez (on loan to Villarreal B) — MF  KSA Nafea Al-Sumairi (on loan to Al-Rawdhah) — MF  ESP Miguel Carvalho (on loan to Mérida) — MF  ESP Aarón Martín (on loan to Tenerife) — FW  GHA Jerry Afriyie (on loan to CD Lugo)

Current staff

Position	Name
Chairman	Bader Al-Reziza
Chief executive officer	James Bisgrove
Manager	Míchel
Assistant manager	Juan Carlos Mandiá Adrián González
Goalkeeper coach	Monchi José Luis Silva
Conditioning coach	Quique Sanz
Performance Department	Hani Al Haddad Miguel Ángel García Antonio Muñoz
Nutritionist	Albert Martínez Sanromà
Chief analyst	Dominic Mahoney
Youth coach	Rui Sá Lemos Rafal Kwiecien
Physiotherapist	Jesus David Arco Álvaro Astolfi Ramos Jesper Gabriels
Soft tissue therapist	Stewart Welsh
Interpreter	Mushari Al Ghamdi
Academy manager	Carlos Hugo
Technical director	Carlos Antón
Assistant technical director	Samuel Bensley

Managerial history

• Ali Sayed Ahmed Sheikh (1969–71)^[8]
• Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani (1992–93)
• Ján Pivarník (1993–94)
• Hans-Dieter Schmidt (1995–96)
• Noureddine Saâdi (1997–98)
• Cabralzinho (1999–01)
• Ahmad Al-Ajlani (2001–03)
• Youssef Zouaoui (2003)
• Ján Pivarník (2003–04)
• Ahmad Al-Ajlani (2004–05)
• Abderrazek Chebbi (October 1, 2008 – May 12, 2009)
• Daniel Lanata (June 26, 2009 – August 29, 2009)
• Ammar Souayah (August 29, 2009 – November 27, 2009)
• Anas Al-Zerqati (caretaker) (November 27, 2009 – December 9, 2009)
• Dimitar Dimitrov (December 9, 2009 – June 1, 2011)
• Mariano Barreto (June 6, 2011 – February 11, 2013)
• Mladen Frančić (February 11, 2013 – May 4, 2013)
• Abderrazek Chebbi (August 7, 2013 – February 10, 2014)
• Omar Bakhashwain (February 13, 2014 – March 2, 2014)
• Ayman Lajdidi (March 2, 2014 – April 5, 2014)
• Gjoko Hadžievski (May 27, 2014 – October 12, 2014)
• Jameel Qassem (October 20, 2014 – October 30, 2015)
• Alexandre Gallo (October 30, 2015 – January 29, 2016)
• Hamad Al-Dossari (January 29, 2016 – October 29, 2016)
• Riadh Belkhir (October 29, 2016 – November 9, 2016)
• Hélio dos Anjos (November 9, 2016 – April 22, 2017)
• Bandar Basraih (April 22, 2017 – May 5, 2017)
• Nacif Beyaoui (June 16, 2017 – November 2, 2017)
• Paulo Bonamigo (November 2, 2017 – February 5, 2018)
• Bandar Basraih (February 5, 2018 – April 13, 2018)
• Aleksandar Stanojević (May 23, 2018 – November 4, 2018)
• Ivaylo Petev (November 5, 2018 – March 10, 2019)
• Bandar Basraih (March 10, 2019 – April 22, 2019)
• Nacif Beyaoui (April 22, 2019 – May 16, 2019)
• Yousef Al Mannai (June 30, 2019 – June 7, 2021)
• Mohammed Dahmane (July 2, 2021 – December 23, 2021)
• Aleksandar Ilić (January 8, 2022 – May 31, 2022)
• Khaled Al-Atwi (June 18, 2022 – September 22, 2022)
• Habib Ben Romdhane (September 22, 2022 – April 17, 2023)
• Yousef Al-Ghadeer (April 17, 2023 – May 31, 2023)
• Robbie Fowler (June 29, 2023 – October 26, 2023)
• Míchel (October 27, 2023 – )

See also

• List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia
• Al Qadsiah FC (women)