Al-Qadsiah Football Club (Arabic: نادي القادسية) 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 Saud bin Jalawi Stadium.[2]
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| Full name | Al-Qadsiah Saudi Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Fares Al Sharqiya (Knight of the East) Fakhr Al Sharqiya (Pride of the Eastern Province) | |||
| Founded | 1967; 57 years ago (1967) | |||
| Ground | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Khobar, Saudi Arabia | |||
| Capacity | 20,000[1] | |||
| Owner | Saudi Aramco | |||
| Chairman | Bader Al-Reziza | |||
| Manager | Míchel | |||
| League | Pro League | |||
| 2023–24 | FDL, 1st of 18 (promoted) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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 Current season | ||||
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 promoted to Saudi Pro League following a 2–2 draw with Ohod.
The current administration that runs the club is the club-president Madi Al-Hajri and vice-president Abdullah Badgaish.
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| 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 |
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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 Algeria
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Bahrain
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
 Iraq
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 066.67 |
 Hong Kong
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
 Morocco
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
 Qatar
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 050.00 |
 Sudan
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
 United Arab Emirates
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1993–94 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | Al-Wehda
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4–1 | 0−1 | 4–2 |
| QF |  New Radiant
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– | – | w/o[A] | ||
| SF | Al-Arabi
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1–0 | 1−1 | 2–1 | ||
| Final | South China
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2–0 | 4−2 | 6–2 | ||
| Arab Cup Winners' Cup | Group B | ASO Chlef
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4–2 | 2nd | ||
| Haifa
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3–0 | |||||
| CO Casablanca
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0–1 | |||||
| Al-Nasr
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0–0 | |||||
| SF | Al-Mourada
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3–0 | 3–0 | |||
| Final | CO Casablanca
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0–1 | 0–1 | |||
| 2005–06 | Arab Champions League | R32 | Al-Zawraa
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3–2 | 0–1 | 3−3 (a) |
Key: 1R/2R – First/Second round; R16 – Round of 16; QF – Quarter-final; SF – Semi-final;
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Míchel
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| Assistant Manager | Juan Carlos Mandiá Adrián González
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| First-Team Coach | Joaquín Gómez
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| Goalkeeper Coach | Monchi
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| Conditioning Coach | Quique Sanz
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| Rehab Coach & Physiotherapist | Jesus David Arco
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| Conditioning Coach | Miguel Ángel García
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| Chief Analyst |  Dominic Mahoney
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| Academy Manager | Carlos Hugo
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| Technical Director | Carlos Antón
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| Assistant to the Technical Director |  Samuel Bensley
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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 – )| Preceded by | Asian Cup Winners' Cup Runner-up: South China 1994 |
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