Al-Diriyah Club () is a Saudi Arabian
football
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club based in
Diriyah
Diriyah ( ar, الدِرْعِيّة), formerly romanized as Dereyeh and Dariyya), is a town in Saudi Arabia located on the north-western outskirts of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Diriyah was the original home of the Saudi royal family, and served ...
. Founded in 1976, the club competes in the
MS League , the second tier of
Saudi football. Al-Diriyah play their home games at the
Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
The Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium is a stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
It is the home of Al-Riyadh SC
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in
Riyadh
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. Al-Diriyah have won the
Saudi Second Division
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once in
2013
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and finished as runners-up once in
2020
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.
The club was founded by Saad Al-Rashed and Abdulrahman bin Sarye'e and its first president was Abdullah Al-Jadaie. The club's current president is Khaled Al-Habshan, who was named president in July 2021.
Honours
Saudi Second Division
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(Level 3)
*Winners (1):
2012–13
*Runners-up (1):
2019–20
Saudi Third Division
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(Level 4)
*Runners-up (1): 2006–07
Current squad
''As of 1 July 2021:
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References
Diriyah
Diriyah ( ar, الدِرْعِيّة), formerly romanized as Dereyeh and Dariyya), is a town in Saudi Arabia located on the north-western outskirts of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Diriyah was the original home of the Saudi royal family, and served ...
Diriyah
Diriyah ( ar, الدِرْعِيّة), formerly romanized as Dereyeh and Dariyya), is a town in Saudi Arabia located on the north-western outskirts of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Diriyah was the original home of the Saudi royal family, and served ...
Diriyah
Diriyah ( ar, الدِرْعِيّة), formerly romanized as Dereyeh and Dariyya), is a town in Saudi Arabia located on the north-western outskirts of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Diriyah was the original home of the Saudi royal family, and served ...
Diriyah
Diriyah ( ar, الدِرْعِيّة), formerly romanized as Dereyeh and Dariyya), is a town in Saudi Arabia located on the north-western outskirts of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Diriyah was the original home of the Saudi royal family, and served ...
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