Al Raed FC

Al Raed Saudi Football Club (Arabic: نادي الرائد Nādī ar-Rāʾid; lit. 'Pioneer Club') is a Saudi football club based in Buraidah, and the first of its kind in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia.[2] One of the club's notable founders is Abdulaziz Al-Aboudi. Established in 1954, Al Raed have played in the Saudi Pro League, the top division of Saudi football, since 2008.

Al Raed
Full nameAl Raed Saudi Football Club
Nickname(s)Raed Al Tahadi
Founded1954 (1954)
GroundKing Abdullah Sport City Stadium,
Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Capacity25,000[1]
ChairmanFahad Al-Motawa'a
ManagerIgor Jovićević
LeaguePro League
2023–24Pro League, 12th of 18
WebsiteClub website

History

The team was able to qualify for the Premier League Saudi Arabia in 1980–1981. It met Club K in the qualifiers held in Riyadh. In 1986, it was the first team from the Qassim region to enter the Saudi Premier League. The team repeated this ascension to the Premier League at the end of 1989, 1992, 1998, 2002 and 2007. The Senyhassad junior team reached the Saudi Premier League clubs for juniors in 1999, and in 2003.

Stadium

The club play their home games at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraidah. They share the stadium with rivals Al-Taawoun, with whom they contest the Al-Qassim derby.

Honours

Management staff
Position Staff
Manager Igor Jovićević
Assistant Manager Yuriy Benyo
Goalkeeping Coach Curro Galán
Fitness Coach Daniel de Castro
Technical Coach Andriy Khanas
Chief Analyst Mykola Shamardin
Doctor Hryhoryi Romanchuk
Physiotherapist Volodymyr Bondarenko
Director of football Oleh Volodin
Performance Manager Oleksiy Popkov

Current squad

As of Saudi Professional League:

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  POR André Moreira
2 DF  KSA Bandar Whaeshi
3 MF  KSA Saud Al-Dossari
6 MF  KSA Abdullah Majrashi
7 MF  ALG Amir Sayoud
8 MF  NOR Mathias Normann
9 FW  KSA Raed Al-Ghamdi
10 MF  MAR Mohamed Fouzair
11 FW  MAR Karim El Berkaoui
13 MF  KSA Omar Shami
14 MF  KSA Mansor Al-Beshe
17 FW  CPV Júlio Tavares
18 MF  KSA Naif Hazazi
19 DF  KSA Abdullah Al-Fahad
20 FW  KSA Rakan Al-Dosari
21 DF  CMR Oumar Gonzalez
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK  KSA Ahmed Al-Rehaili
24 MF  KSA Khalid Al-Subaie
25 DF  KSA Faisal Abdulrazaq
28 DF  KSA Hamad Al-Jayzani
32 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Dossari
33 GK  KSA Mutlaq Al-Hurayji
41 FW  KSA Nawaf Al-Sahli
42 MF  KSA Anas Al-Zahrani
43 DF  KSA Abdullah Al-Yousef
45 MF  KSA Yahya Sunbul
49 MF  KSA Firas Al-Ghamdi
50 GK  KSA Mashari Sunyur
51 FW  KSA Mohammed Al-Hazmi
66 DF  KSA Abdullah Al-Shaflut
77 MF  SYR Bassam Al-Hamad
94 DF  KSA Mubarak Al-Rajeh

Managers
  • El-Sayed El-Attiyah (1980–81)
  • Joel Castro (1990–91)
  • Mahmoud El-Khawaga (1991)
  • China (1998–99)
  • Aderbal Lana (1992–94)
  • Senad Kreso (July 1, 2000 – November 25, 2000)
  • Marco Cunha (November 25, 2000 – February 13, 2001)
  • China (February 13, 2001 – January 7, 2002)
  • Abdulaziz Al-Owdah (January 15, 2002 – May 1, 2002)
  • José Fernandes (July 1, 2002 – September 22, 2002)
  • Hani El Antabli (caretaker) (September 22, 2002 – October 24, 2002)
  • Gainete (October 24, 2002 – December 28, 2002)
  • Yousef Khamees (December 28, 2002 – April 27, 2003)
  • Hani El Antabli (caretaker) (April 27, 2003 – October 8, 2003)
  • Viorel Kraus (October 8, 2003 – January 30, 2004)
  • Abdulaziz Al-Owdah (February 4, 2004 – February 13, 2004)
  • Hani El Antabli (caretaker) (February 13, 2004 – February 25, 2004)
  • Khalil Al-Masri (February 25, 2004 – May 1, 2004)
  • Luís Freire (July 10, 2004 – March 21, 2005)
  • Abdulaziz Al-Owdah (March 21, 2005 – April 24, 2005)
  • Mohammed Al-Nodali (caretaker) (April 24, 2005 – September 1, 2005)
  • Aboud El Khodary (September 1, 2005 – November 14, 2005)
  • Khalil Al-Masri (November 17, 2005 – February 12, 2006)
  • Khalid Al-Koroni (February 12, 2006 – May 1, 2006)
  • Mohammed Aldo (May 4, 2006 – December 21, 2008)
  • Luís Antônio Zaluar (December 29, 2008 – June 1, 2009)
  • Acácio Casimiro (June 21, 2009 – October 4, 2009)
  • Edison Mario Souza (October 4, 2009 – May 30, 2010)
  • Lucho Nizzo (July 15, 2010 – November 7, 2010)
  • Eurico Gomes (November 7, 2010 – October 17, 2011)
  • Hafez Al-Hoarbi (caretaker) (October 17, 2011 – October 28, 2011)
  • Ammar Souayah (October 28, 2011 – February 1, 2013)
  • Vlatko Kostov (February 2, 2013 – June 1, 2013)
  • Noureddine Zekri (June 26, 2013 – February 14, 2014)
  • Emad Al-Sulami (caretaker) (February 14, 2014 – March 2, 2014)
  • Marc Brys (March 2, 2014 – May 1, 2014)
  • Vlatko Kostov (May 31, 2014 – September 1, 2014)
  • Emad Al-Sulami (caretaker) (September 1, 2014 – October 7, 2014)
  • Marc Brys (October 7, 2014 – March 24, 2015)
  • Ammar Souayah (March 24, 2015 – May 19, 2015)
  • Abdelkader Amrani (June 8, 2015 – August 29, 2015)
  • Takis Lemonis (September 3, 2015 – February 1, 2016)
  • Reda Hakam (caretaker) (February 1, 2016 – February 4, 2016)
  • Aleksandar Ilić (February 4, 2016 – June 17, 2016)
  • Nacif Beyaoui (June 17, 2016 – May 14, 2017)
  • Taoufik Rouabah (June 4, 2017 – October 1, 2017)
  • Ciprian Panait (October 4, 2017 – February 5, 2018)
  • Aleksandar Ilić (February 5, 2018 – June 1, 2018)
  • Besnik Hasi (July 26, 2018 – June 1, 2021)
  • Pablo Machín (June 19, 2021 – January 26, 2022)
  • João Pedro Sousa (January 26, 2022 – May 24, 2022)
  • Yousef Al-Ghadeer (June 6, 2022 – June 28, 2022)
  • Marius Șumudică (June 30, 2022 – June 1, 2023)
  • Igor Jovićević (July 9, 2023 – present)

See also

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Al-Raed.
  1. "King Abdullah Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. "نادي الرائد". spl.com.sa. Archived from the original on 2016-01-06. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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