Al Taawoun FC

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Al Taawoun
Al Taawoun FC Logo.svg
Full nameAl Taawoun Football Club
Nickname(s)Sukkari Al-Qassim (Sugar of Al-Qassim)
Al-dhiyaab (The Wolves)
Founded1956;69 years ago (1956)
Ground King Abdullah Sport City Stadium,
Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Capacity25,000 [1]
ChairmanSaud Al-Rashoodi
Manager Rodolfo Arruabarrena
League Saudi Pro League
2023-24 Pro League, 4th of 18
Website altaawounfc.com
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Al Taawoun FC (Arabic : نادي التعاون لكرة القدم, romanized: nādī at-Taʿāwun li-kurat al-qadam, lit. 'Cooperation Football Club') is a professional multi-sports club based in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. The football team competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of Saudi Football.

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The club play their home games at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraidah, sharing the stadium with city rivals Al-Raed with whom they contest the Qassim Derby.

History

Al-Taawoun were founded in 1956 under the name of "Al-Shabab" by their founder Saleh Al Wabili. Four years after the founding of the club, they were officially registered as a professional club in 1960.[ citation needed ]

On the 25th of May 1990, Al-Taawoun reached the 1990 king cup final to face Al-Nasser but eventually lost 0–2. By reaching the final, Al-Taawoun became the second First Division side to reach the final after Al-Riyadh in 1978. In the 2009–10 season, Al-Taawoun won promotion to the Pro League for the first time in over thirteen years as runners-up in the first division. Their last appearance in the top flight was in the 1997-98 season. They have been playing consecutively in the Saudi Professional League since the 2010–2011 season. [2] On 29 May 2016, Al-Taawoun qualified to their debut AFC Champions League campaign for the first time ever by finishing fourth in the league during the 2015–16 season. [3]

Their best ever top-flight season came in the 2018–19 season when the club successfully challenged for the Asian Champions League spots, eventually finishing in third place in the Saudi Professional League, their highest ever league position to date. And to top off their season, Al-Taawoun reached the King Cup final by thrashing Al-Hilal 5–0 at the King Saud Stadium in the semi-final, and went on to defeat Al-Ittihad 2–1 in the final to claim their first-ever top-flight trophy, with the winning goal coming in the 90th minute. [4] Al-Taawoun also became the first club from Al-Qassim Region to win the King Cup.

In the following season (2019-20), Al-Taawon's performances were one of their worst in their league history. Al-Taawoun booked their spot in the 2019 super cup by winning the King Cup title the previous season. Al-Taawoun lost to Al-Nasser 4–5 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time. The club were almost relegated and needed a win in the final matchday against relegation threatened Al-Fayha, the highly tense match continued as a draw until the 91st minute when Mohammad Al-Sahlawi converted a cross with a tap in to make it 1-0 and avoid relegation in the final moments of the season. In the 2020-21 season Al-Taawoun reached their 3rd king cup final in the 2020–21 edition to face Al-Faisaly, in the end Al-Faisaly won their first title after a 3–2 win over Al-Taawoun in the final on 27 May 2021.

Al-Taawoun Qualified to the 2020 AFC Champions League as 2019 King Cup winners and 2018–19 Saudi Professional League 3rd place, Al-Taawoun finished the group as runners-up with a record of (3W,3L) to qualify to the knockout stages for the first time in their history. Al-Taawoun faced Al-Nasser in the round of 16 but eventually lost 0–1.

Honours

King's Cup [5]

Saudi Super Cup

Saudi First Division League (tier 2)

Saudi Second Division League (tier 3)

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Manager Flag of Argentina.svg Rodolfo Arruabarrena
Assistant manager Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Markic
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Gobet
Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Mokhtar
Goalkeeper coach Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Khalil Al-Ghamdi
Fitness coach Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulrahman Al-Sahli
Youth Coach Flag of Syria.svg Jehad Al-Hussien
Development coach Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Khaled Al-Dhefiri
Performance coach Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Thamer Al-Sahli
Match analysis Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hassan Al-Dossari
Doctor Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Bahusayn
Physiotherapist Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Buzzi
Sporting director Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Ahmed

Current squad

As of 14 August 2023 [6]

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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Mailson
3 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Andrei Girotto
6 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Sultan Al-Farhan (on loan from Al-Ittihad )
7 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi
8 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Saad Al-Nasser
9 FW Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Abdulfattah Adam
10 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Mateus Castro
11 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA João Pedro
13 GK Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Abdulquddus Atiah
14 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Fahad Al-Jumayah
16 DF Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  VEN Renné Rivas (on loan from Caracas )
18 MF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Aschraf El Mahdioui (captain)
19 MF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Lucas Chávez (on loan from Bolívar )
21 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Fahad Al-Abdulrazzaq
23 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Waleed Al-Ahmed
24 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Flávio Medeiros
No.Pos.NationPlayer
26 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Ibrahim Al-Shoeil
27 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Sultan Mandash
28 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Turki Al-Shaifan U19
29 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Ahmed Bahusayn
31 GK Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Mohammed Al-Dhulayfi
32 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Muteb Al-Mufarrij
33 FW Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Anas Al-Ghamdi U19
39 FW Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Ali Sharahili U19
44 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Abdulmalik Al-Harbi U19
49 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Harbi U19
76 MF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Fayçal Fajr
90 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Hattan Bahebri
93 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Awn Al-Saluli
98 FW Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi U19
99 FW Flag of The Gambia.svg  GAM Musa Barrow

Unregistered players

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.NationPlayer
5 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Mohammed Mahzari (on loan from Al-Ettifaq )
50 GK Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Mohammed Al-Dossari
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Basil Al-Mehawes

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.NationPlayer
43 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Emad Al-Qunaian(on loan to Hajer )
67 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Mohammed Bakr (on loan to Al-Jabalain )
91 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Rakan Al-Tulayhi (on loan to Al-Arabi )
DF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Adeeb Al-Hassan(on loan to Al-Arabi )
No.Pos.NationPlayer
DF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Abdulmalek Al-Shammeri (on loan to Al-Orobah )
MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Mughais (on loan to Al-Hilaliyah )
MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Sattam Al-Rouqi (on loan to Al-Orobah )
FW Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Bassem Al-Arini (on loan to Al-Kholood )

International competitions

Overview

As of 26 April 2022
CompetitionPldWDLGFGA
AFC Champions League 2064102534
GCC Champions League 514076
TOTAL2578103240

Record by country

CountryPldWDLGFGAGDWin%
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 611458−3016.67
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 211032+1050.00
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 6321118+3050.00
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 100101−1000.00
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 101011+0000.00
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 5122310−7020.00
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 4112910−1025.00
TOTAL2578103240−8028.00

International record

Matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2015 GCC Champions League Group A Flag of Oman.svg Al-Suwaiq 1–02−22nd
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Rayyan 1–12–2
Quarter-finals Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Nasr 1−1 (p)1–1 (p)
2017 AFC Champions League Group A Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Lokomotiv Tashkent 1–04−43rd
Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal 1–20−3
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ahli 1–30−0
2020 AFC Champions League Group C Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah 0–61–02nd
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Duhail 2–01–0
Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 0–10–1
Round of 16 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr 0–10–1
2022 AFC Champions League Play-off round Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish 1–1 (5–4 p)1–1 (5–4 p)
Group D Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Duhail 3–42–12nd
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 0–14–5
Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan 3–01–1

Domestic league timeline

SeasonLeaguePosition
1985–86 Saudi First Division 3rd
1986–875th
1987–887th
1988–894th
1989–90 ?
1990–913rd
1991–927th
1992–935th
1993–944th
1994–952nd
1995–96 Saudi Premier League 11th
1996–97Saudi First Division1st
1997–98Saudi Premier League12th
1998–99Saudi First Division8th
1999–008th
2000–017th
2001–026th
2002–037th
2003–047th
2004–055th
2005–0610th
2006–076th
2007–087th
2008–097th
2009–102nd
2010–11Saudi Pro League8th
2011–1212th
2012–1312th
2013–145th
2014–159th
2015–164th
2016–177th
2017–187th
2018–193rd
2019–2012th
2020–214th
2021–2212th
2022–235th
2023–244th

Managers

See also

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