Al-Qadsiah Football Club ( ar, نادي القادسية) is a Saudi Arabian professional
football
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club that competes in the
Saudi First Division League
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. They are based in
Khobar
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and their home ground is the
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
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.
History
Al-Qadsiah have been a regular and uninterrupted participant in the
Saudi Premier 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 ...
since its inception in the inaugural
1976-77 season, their best ever top-flight season came in the
1980–81 season when they finished in 3rd place. Al-Qadsiah's most successful period in their history came in the early 90's when they won the 1991-92 Crown Prince Cup against Al-Shabab (4–2) on penalties to claim their first ever top flight title. The club's cup win qualified them to the
Asian Cup Winners' Cup
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, they reached the final to face
South China AA
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who they beat 6-2 on aggregate to clinch the
1993–94 title. In the same season they also picked up the 1993–94
Saudi Federation Cup
Prince Faisal bin Fahd League U-21, formerly Saudi Federation Cup/Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup U-21/Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup and currently known as Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Cup, is an association football league of Saudi Arabia. It was founded in t ...
by beating
Al-Nasser 2-0 in the final. After 21 consecutive seasons in the top flight, as well as achieving two domestic titles and one continental title the club was relegated for the first time in their history in the
1996–97 season.
Following the club's first relegation, Al-Qadsiah have become inconsistent in their performances, yo-yoing between divisions with five promotions and relegations since the 1999-00 season.
Administration
The current administration that runs the club is the club-president Madi Al-Hajri and vice-president Abdullah Badgaish.
Honours
Domestic
*
Crown Prince Cup
The Saudi Crown Prince's Cup ( ar, كأس ولي العهد) was the Saudi Arabian annual cup competition. It was the oldest domestic football competition in Saudi Arabia, its first edition was held in 1956–57, but was not crowned from 1975 unti ...
:
: Winners (1): 1991–92
: Runners-up (1): 2004–05
*
Saudi Federation Cup
Prince Faisal bin Fahd League U-21, formerly Saudi Federation Cup/Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup U-21/Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup and currently known as Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Cup, is an association football league of Saudi Arabia. It was founded in t ...
:
: Winners (1): 1993–94
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: Runners-up (2): 1989–90, 1992–93
*]First Division League 1st Division may refer to:
Military
Airborne divisions
*1st Parachute Division (Germany)
*1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
*1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine)
* 1st Guards Airborne Division
Armoured divisions
* 1st Armoured Division (Austra ...
:
: Winners (3): 2001–02, 2008–09, 2014–15
: Runners-up (1): 1999–00, 2019-20
*Saudi Futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football.
Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...
League:
: Winners (1): 2020
Asian
*Asian Cup Winners' Cup
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:
: Winners (1): 1993–94
International Competitions
Overview
Record By Country
Matches
Key: 1R/2R – ''First/Second round''; R16 – ''Round of 16''; QF – ''Quarter-final''; SF – ''Semi-final'';
;Notes
Current squad
Out on loan
Managerial history
* Ali Sayed Ahmed Sheikh (1969–71)
* Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani
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(1992–93)
* Ján Pivarník
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(1993–94)
* Hans-Dieter Schmidt
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Schmidt's playing career – part of which he spent with Hannover 96 – ended early after a severe injury at the age of 23.
Coaching ...
(1995–96)
* Noureddine Saâdi (1997–98)
* Cabralzinho (1999–01)
* Ahmad Al-Ajlani
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(2001–03)
* Youssef Zouaoui (2003)
* Ján Pivarník
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(2003–04)
* Ahmad Al-Ajlani
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(2004–05)
* Abderrazek Chebbi (October 1, 2008 – May 12, 2009)
* Daniel Lanata (June 26, 2009 – August 29, 2009)
* Ammar Souayah
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(August 29, 2009 – November 27, 2009)
* Anas Al-Zerqati (caretaker) (November 27, 2009 – December 9, 2009)
* Dimitar Dimitrov (December 9, 2009 – June 1, 2011)
* Mariano Barreto
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(June 6, 2011 – February 11, 2013)
* Mladen Frančić
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Frančić played for Čelik Križevac, Slaven Belupo and Lokomotiva Koprivnica, before retiring in 1981.
Managerial career
As a manag ...
(February 11, 2013 – May 4, 2013)
* Abderrazek Chebbi (August 7, 2013 – February 10, 2014)
* Omar Bakhashwain (February 13, 2014 – March 2, 2014)
* Ayman Lajdidi (March 2, 2014 – April 5, 2014)
* Gjoko Hadžievski
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(May 27, 2014 – October 12, 2014)
* Jameel Qassem
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(October 20, 2014 – October 30, 2015)
* Alexandre Gallo
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(October 30, 2015 – January 29, 2016)
* Hamad Al-Dossari (January 29, 2016 – October 29, 2016)
* Riadh Belkhir (October 29, 2016 – November 9, 2016)
* Hélio dos Anjos
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(November 9, 2016 – April 22, 2017)
* Bandar Basraih (April 22, 2017 – May 5, 2017)
* Nacif Beyaoui
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(June 16, 2017 – November 2, 2017)
* Paulo Bonamigo
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(November 2, 2017 – February 5, 2018)
* Bandar Basraih (February 5, 2018 – April 13, 2018)
* Aleksandar Stanojević
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(May 23, 2018 – November 4, 2018)
* Ivaylo Petev
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(November 5, 2018 – March 10, 2019)
* Bandar Basraih (March 10, 2019 – April 22, 2019)
* Nacif Beyaoui
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(April 22, 2019 – May 16, 2019)
* Yousef Al Mannai (June 30, 2019 – June 7, 2021)
* Mohammed Dahmane (July 2, 2021 – December 23, 2021)
* Aleksandar Ilić (January 8, 2022 – May 31, 2022)
* Khaled Al-Atwi (June 18, 2022 – September 22, 2022)
* Habib Ben Romdhane
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(September 22, 2022 – )
References
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