Al-Ain Saudi Football Club ( ar, نادي العين السعودي) is a Saudi Arabian professional

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club based in Al Atawlah,

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Al Bahah Al Bahah ( ar, ٱلْبَاحَة, ') is a city in the Hejazi area of western Saudi Arabia. It is the capital of Al Bahah Region, and is one of the Kingdom's prime tourist attractions. It enjoys a pleasant climate and is surrounded by more than fo ...

. The club was founded in 1978 and play their home matches at the

King Saud Sport City Stadium King Saud bin Abdul Aziz Sports City ( ar, مَدِيْنَة ٱلْمَلِك سُعُوْد بِن عَبْدُ ٱلْعَزِيْز ٱلرِّيَاضِيَّة, Madīnat Al-Malik Suʿūd bin ʿAbdul-ʿAzīz Ar-Riyāḍiyyah) is a multi-use Sa ...

. The team compete in the MS League, the second tier of Saudi football. The club was founded in 1978 under the name of Zahran Football Club. The club was named after the

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who are one of the largest tribes in

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. In 2001, the club changed their name to Al-Ameed Football Club before changing their name to Al-Ain in 2013. Al-Ain have won the

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title once in 2015–16, and finished as runners-up once in 2010–11. The club have won the Al-Bahah Regional League ten times. The club spent four non-consecutive seasons in the

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before gaining to the MS League in the 2017–18 season. They spent two consecutive seasons in the MS League before gaining promotion to the top tier of Saudi football for the first time at the end of the 2019–20 season. The club play their home games at the

, sharing the stadium with derby rivals Al-Hejaz.

Honours

Domestic

* Saudi First Division/MS League **Third place (1): 2019–20 *

**Winners (1): 2015–16 **Runners-up (1): 2010–11

Regional

*Al-Bahah Regional League **Winners (10): 1981, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011

Current squad

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Managerial history

* Bahaa Qebsisi (August 5, 2015 – November 5, 2016) * Abbas Noureddine (November 11, 2016 – February 22, 2017) * Hamood Al-Saiari (June 12, 2017 – December 3, 2017) *

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(December 8, 2017 – April 1, 2018) * Mohamed Al Maalej (May 3, 2018 – February 8, 2019) *

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(February 9, 2019 – May 20, 2019) *

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(June 19, 2019 – September 22, 2020) *

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(October 12, 2020 – January 28, 2021) *

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(January 31, 2021 – May 31, 2021) * Hamood Al-Saiari (August 13, 2021 – October 27, 2021) * Faisal Al-Ghamdi (caretaker) (October 27, 2021 – November 8, 2021) *

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(November 8, 2021 – June 1, 2022) *

(August 11, 2022 – November 17, 2022) *

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(November 17, 2022 – )

Presidential history

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References

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