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Al Faisaly FC

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Al Faisaly
Full nameAl Faisaly Football Club
Nickname(s)Al Annabi (The Burgundy)
Annabi Sudair (The Burgundy of Sudair)
Founded1954; 70 years ago (1954)
GroundAl Majma'ah Sports City
Al Majma'ah
Capacity6,266
ChairmanAbdulmajeed Al-Omaim
ManagerFilipe Gouveia
LeagueFirst Division League
2023–24FDL, 6th of 18
Websitehttps://alfaisalyfc.net/
Current season

Al-Faisaly FC (Arabic: نادي الفيصلي) is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Harmah.[1] Founded in 1954, the club currently competes in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football.[2] Al-Faisaly play their home games at the Al Majma'ah Sports City in Al Majma'ah.[3]

The club is named after King Faisal (r. 1964–75), who was crown prince at the time of the club's founding.[4]

History

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Al Faisaly finished as the runner-up in the 2005–06 first division season, thus becoming the first club from the Sudair region to achieve promotion to the top flight but went straight back down after just one season. Al Faisaly achieved promotion for the second time to the top flight by winning the 2009–10 first division title, and have been competing in the Saudi Professional League until they were relegated in the 2021–22 season after twelve consecutive seasons in the top flight.

During the 2017–18 season, Al Faisaly managed to reach the 2018 King Cup Finalfor the first time in their history, but fell short to Al Ittihad, losing 3–1 in extra time. Al Faisaly reached their second King Cup Final in four years, but this time they managed to win 3–2 against Al Taawon in the 2020–21 King Cup edition with Júlio Tavares scoring a hat-trick to secure their first ever top flight title, as well as their first AFC Champions League qualification. Al Faisaly also qualified to the 2021 Saudi Super Cup after winning their first ever King Cup title on 27 May 2021.[5] Al-Faisaly was defeated in the super cup by Al-Hilal (4–3) on penalties after 2–2 draw.

AFC Champions League debut

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The club's debut campaign in the 2022 AFC Champions League was a massive success against all odds, Al Faisaly pulled off a surprising upset by winning 2–1 over Qatari giants and two-times AFC Champions League winners Al Sadd. Al Faisaly managed to top their group in Group E with 2 wins, 3 draw and 1 lost which by doing so, the club advanced to the Round of 16 facing against Iranian side, Foolad, However the club lost 1–0 on aggregate and bowed out from the AFC Champions League.

Current squad

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As of 1 July 2022[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 Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Hassawi
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Yassin Barnawi
3 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hani Al-Sebyani
6 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Jaber Issa
7 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Makin
8 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Souza
9 FW Portugal POR Alexandre Guedes
11 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Malik Hamza
12 MF Brazil BRA Morato
13 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Karenshi
15 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Ghamdi
17 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Subayt
18 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Yahya Al-Qarni
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Yazid Jawshan
21 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Yazan Jari
23 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Majrashi
24 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Dossari
27 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Saleh Al-Rahmani
47 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Al-Badah
50 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Talal Majrashi
53 DF Senegal SEN Abdoulaye Ba
73 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hassan Al-Harbi
77 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Fallatah
78 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Khaled Daghriri
99 GK Portugal POR Vladimir Stojković

Club staff

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Role Name
Manager Portugal Filipe Gouveia
Assistant manager Belgium Fahd Al-Warqa
Saudi Arabia Al-Hamidi Abdullah Al-Otaibi
Senior first-team coach Italy Eugenio Sina
First-Team coach Tunisia Khalil Kamal Issa
Goalkeeper Coach Italy Claudio Pozzini
Fitness Coach Italy Sacconi Corrado
Performance analyst Italy Mairo Savoy
General manager Saudi Arabia Muhammad Abdullah Al-Mutairi
General Supervisor Saudi Arabia Medlej Abdul Mohsen Al-Madelj
Team secretary Egypt Alaa El Din Saleh Mohamed Ahmed
Team coordinator Saudi Arabia Muhammad Abdul Karim Al-Olayan

Managers

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International competitions

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Overview

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As of 20 February 2023
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
AFC Champions League 7 2 3 2 5 5
Arab Club Champions Cup 3 0 1 2 4 7
GCC Champions League 9 3 2 4 9 11
TOTAL 19 5 6 8 18 23

Record by country

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Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
 Bahrain 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 025.00
 Iran 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
 Jordan 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 000.00
 Kuwait 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 050.00
 Lebanon 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Mauritania 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
 Qatar 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 050.00
 Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
 Tunisia 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 000.00
 United Arab Emirates 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 050.00
 Uzbekistan 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 050.00
TOTAL 19 5 6 8 18 23 −5 026.32

International record

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Matches

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2012–13 GCC Champions League Group D Bahrain Al-Busaiteen 0–0 1−0 1st
United Arab Emirates Baniyas 4–3 1–1
Quarter-finals Saudi Arabia Najran 0–2 0–2
2015 GCC Champions League Group D Kuwait Al-Jahra 0–1 2−1 3rd
Bahrain East Riffa 1–2 0–1
2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup Play-off round Tunisia Club Africain 2–2 4th
Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 1–2
Mauritania ASAC Concorde 1–3
2022 AFC Champions League Group E Jordan Al-Wehdat 1–1 1–1 1st
Qatar Al-Sadd 2–1 0–1
Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 0–0 1–0
Round of 16 Iran Foolad 0–1 0–1

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "الفيصلي - Al Faisaly".
  2. ^ "نادي الفيصلي".
  3. ^ "ملعب مدينة المجمعة الرياضية".
  4. ^ "اللعبون: بداية الفيصلي.. أدبية".
  5. ^ "الفيصلي يتوج بكأس الملك لأول مرة في تاريخ".
  6. ^ "Al-Faisaly information for 2018–2019 league season". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. ^ "الموقع الرسمي للنادي الفيصلي بحرمة | اللاعبون الفريق الاول الموقع الرسمي للنادي الفيصلي بحرمة". Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
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