Al Raed S.FC

Al Raed

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Full name	Al Raed Saudi Football Club
Nickname	Raed Al Tahadi
Founded	1954 (1954)
Ground	King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Capacity	25,000
Chairman	Fahad Al-Motawa'a
Head coach	Jorge Mendonça
League	Saudi First Division
2024–25	Pro League, 18th of 18 (relegated)
Website	alraedclub.sa
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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. 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 until 2025 when they got relegated.

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 junior team reached the Saudi Premier League clubs for juniors in 1999, and in 2003.

Al-Raed FC has had varied performances in the King’s Cup over recent seasons. Here’s an overview:

2021–2022 Season: Round of 16: Al-Raed was eliminated by Al-Hilal.

2022–2023 Season: Round of 16: Al-Raed faced Al-Nassr and was knocked out after a 3-0 defeat.

2023–2024 Season: Round of 32: Al-Raed was eliminated by Al-Najma.

2024–2025 Season: Quarter-Finals: Al-Raed progressed to the quarter-finals, defeating Al-Jabalain.

This progression to the quarter-finals in the 2024–2025 season marks an improvement compared to previous seasons, indicating a positive trajectory in Al-Raed’s King’s Cup performances.

Stadium

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King Abdullah Sports City, the home ground of Al-Raed

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

Honours

• Saudi First Division League
  • Winners (2): 1991–92, 2007–08
  • Runners-up (4): 1985–86, 1988–89, 1998–99, 2001–02

Current squad

As of January 2025

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.	Nation	Player
2	DF	KSA	Tamim Al-Shuqayran
4	DF	KSA	Abdullah Hazazi
6	MF	KSA	Ali Al-Shaikhi
7	MF	KSA	Musleh Al-Shaikh
8	MF	COL	Juanjo Narváez
9	FW	GNB	Zinho Gano
10	MF	FRA	Karim Yoda
11	FW	KSA	Waleed Al-Shangeati
13	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Yousef
15	MF	KSA	Omar Shami
21	DF	CMR	Oumar Gonzalez

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	GK	KSA	Saleh Al-Ohaymid
24	MF	KSA	Saad Al-Selouli
25	DF	KSA	Faisal Abdulrazaq
26	MF	ALG	Yousri Bouzok
32	DF	KSA	Mohammed Salem
38	DF	KSA	Mohammed Dakhilallah (on loan from Neom)
42	MF	KSA	Anas Al-Zahrani
45	MF	KSA	Yahya Sunbul
66	DF	KSA	Bandar Whaeshi
74	GK	KSA	Mohammed Al-Khaibari
88	GK	KSA	Mohammed Al-Otaibi

U21 squad

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.	Nation	Player
5	MF	LBR	Salomon Tweh
12	MF	KSA	Ayman Al-Balawi
14	DF	KSA	Abdullah Badghaish
20	MF	EGY	Karim Ashraf
28	MF	KSA	Basil Al-Bedewi
29	MF	KSA	Moayed Al-Houti

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
34	GK	KSA	Maher Hakami
43	DF	KSA	Faisal Al-Shamrani (on loan from Al-Ittihad)
47	DF	KSA	Mubarak Al-Shayie
55	GK	KSA	Feras Al-Rajhi
77	MF	KSA	Ziyad Al-Refaei
94	MF	KSA	Musaed Al-Johani

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.	Nation	Player
—	DF	KSA	Zakaria Hawsawi (on loan to Al-Ahli)

Management staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Jorge Mendonça
Assistant coach	Hugo Ferreira
Goalkeeper coach	João Sousa
Fitness coach	Abdulrahman Al-Mubarak
Performance analyst	João Santos
Physiotherapist	Octavio Moreira

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 – June 1, 2024)
• Odair Hellmann (July 14, 2024 – April 1, 2025)
• Krešimir Režić (April 1, 2025 – June 1, 2025)
• Jorge Mendonça (September 4, 2025 – )

See also

• List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia

External links

• Official website