Al Batin Football Club ( ar, نادي الباطن لكرة القدم) is a Saudi Arabian professional

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club based in

Hafar al-Batin Hafar al-Batin ( ar, حفر الباطن '), also frequently spelled ''Hafr al-Batin'', is a Saudi Arabian city in the Eastern Province. It is located 430 km north of Riyadh, 94.2 km from the Kuwait border, and about 74.3 from the Iraq ...

, Eastern Province, that competes in the

Saudi Professional League The Saudi Pro League (SPL for short) ( ar, دوري المحترفين السعودي, link=no, ''Dawriyy al-Muḥtarifayni as-Suʿūdī''), known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL for short) for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of associat ...

. The club was founded in 1979. Al-Batin's colours are sky blue and black. At the end of the 2007–08 season, they won their first promotion to

Saudi Second Division The Saudi Second Division , also known as the Second Division League (SDL), is a football league that is the third tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system. The league consists of 32 teams divided into two groups and was founded in 1996. ...

. On 25 March 2011, Al-Batin won their first promotion to Saudi First Division. They play their home matches at the

Al-Batin Club Stadium The Al-Batin Club Stadium () is a multi-use stadium in Hafar al-Batin, Saudi Arabia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al-Batin. The stadium has a capacity of 6,000 seats. It was opened in April 2016. S ...

Honours

Saudi First Division The First Division League (FDL for short), also called the Yelo league for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia. The First Division League is ranked below the Saudi Professional League and above the Sa ...

**Winners (1): 2019–20 **Runners-up (1): 2015–16 *

**Runners-up (1):

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**Runners-up (1): 2007–08

Current squad

''As of 26 June 2021:''

Unregistered players

Managerial history

* Rachid Mezghiche (2002 – 2003) *

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References

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Honours

Current squad

Unregistered players

Managerial history

See also

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