 | This article needs to be updated.(June 2021) |
This is a list of association football clubs in Saudi Arabia .
| This article needs to be updated.(June 2021) |
This is a list of association football clubs in Saudi Arabia .
| Club | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ittihad |
| 2 | Al-Ahli |
| 3 | Al-Ettifaq |
| 4 | Al-Fateh |
| 5 | Al-Fayha |
| 6 | Al-Hilal |
| 7 | Al-Taawoun |
| 8 | Al-Riyadh |
| 9 | Al-Wehda |
| 10 | Al-Kholood |
| 11 | Al-Orobah |
| 12 | Damac |
| 13 | Al-Okhdood |
| 14 | Al-Shabab |
| 15 | Al-Nassr |
| 16 | Al-Khaleej |
| 17 | Al-Qadsiah |
| 18 | Al-Raed |
| Club | Founded | City | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohud FC | 1936 | Medina | Al Madinah Region |
| Ettifaq FC | 1945 | Dammam | Eastern Province |
| Al-Nahda Club | |||
| Al-Fayha FC | 1951 | Al Majma'ah | Riyadh Region |
| Al-Amina FC | 1952 | Medina | Al Madinah Region |
| Al-Riyadh SC | 1953 | Riyadh | Riyadh Region |
| Al Hazem SC | 1957 | Ar Rass | Al-Qassim Region |
| Al-Watani FC | 1959 | Tabuk | Tabuk Region |
| Al Ta'ee Club | 1960 | Ha'il | Ha'il Region |
| Al-Shoalah FC | 1963 | Al-Kharj | Riyadh Region |
| Damac | 1972 | Khamis Mushait | 'Asir Region |
| Al-Mojzel Club | 1975 | Tumaer | Riyadh Region |
| Al-Orobah F.C. | Sakakah | Al Jawf Region | |
| Al-Diriyah Club | 1976 | Diriyah | Riyadh Region |
| Al-Jeel FC | Al-Hasa | Eastern Province | |
| Al-Nojoom FC | |||
| Al-Washm | Shqra | Riyadh Region | |
| Al Batin FC | 1979 | Hafar al-Batin | Eastern Province |
| Al-Biman | 1983 | Sakakah | Al Jawf Region |
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The history of Saudi Arabia as a nation state began with the emergence of the Al Saud dynasty in central Arabia in 1727 and the subsequent establishment of the Emirate of Diriyah. Pre-Islamic Arabia, the territory that constitutes modern Saudi Arabia, was the site of several ancient cultures and civilizations; the prehistory of Saudi Arabia shows some of the earliest traces of human activity in the world.
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