Al Taawoun Football Club ( ar, التعاون, lit=Cooperation) is a professional

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based in

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, Saudi Arabia. The

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team competes in the

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, the top tier of Saudi Football. The club play their home games at

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in Buraidah, sharing the stadium with city rivals

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with whom they contest the Qasim Derby with.

History

Al-Taawoun were founded in the year of 1956 under the name of "Al-Shabab" by their founder Saleh Al Wabili. Four years after the founding of the club, they were officially registered as a professional club in 1960. On the 25th of May 1990 Al-Taawoun reached the

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king cup final to face Al-Nasser but eventually lost 0-2. By reaching the final Al-Taawoun became the second First Division side to reach the final after Al-Riyadh in

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. In the 2009–10 season Al-Taawoun won promotion to the Pro League for the first time in over thirteen years as runners-up in the first division, their last appearance in the top flight was in the 1997-98 season. They have been playing consecutively in the

since the 2010–2011 season. On 29 May 2016, Al-Taawoun qualified to their debut

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campaign for the first time ever by finishing fourth in the league during the 2015–16 season. Their best ever top-flight season came in the 2018–19 season when the club successfully challenged for the Asian Champions League spots, eventually finishing in third place in the

, their highest ever league position to date. And to top off their season, Al-Taawoun reached the

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final by thrashing Al-Hilal 5-0 at the King Saud Stadium in the semi-final, and went on to defeat

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2-1 in the final to claim their first-ever top-flight trophy, with the winning goal coming in the 90th minute. Al-Taawoun also became the first club from

Al-Qassim Region The Qassim Province ( ar, منطقة القصيم ' , Najdi Arabic: ), also known as the Qassim Region, is one of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia. Located at the heart of the country near the geographic center of the Arabian Peninsula, it has ...

to win the King Cup. In the following season ( 2019-20), Al-Taawon's performances were one of their worst in their league history. Al-Taawoun booked their spot in the

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super cup by winning the

title the previous season. Al-Taawoun lost to Al-Nasser 4–5 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time. The club were almost relegated and needed a win in the final matchday against relegation threatened Al-Fayha, the highly tense match continued as a draw until the 91st minute when

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converted a cross with a tap in to make it 1-0 and avoid relegation in the final moments of the season. In the 2020-21 season Al-Taawoun reached their 3rd king cup final in the

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edition to face Al-Faisaly, in the end Al-Faisaly won their first title after a 3–2 win over Al-Taawoun in the

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on 27 May 2021. Al-Taawoun Qualified to the

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winners and

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3rd place, Al-Taawoun finished the group as runners-up with a record of (3W,3D) to qualify to the knockout stages for the first time in their history. Al-Taawoun faced Al-Nasser in the round of 16 but eventually lost 0-1.

Honours

*Winners (1):

*Runners-up (2):

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*Runners-up (1):

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(Level 2) *Winners (1): 1996–97 *Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 2009–10

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(Level 3) *Winners (1): 1977–78 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams *Winners (4): 1996–97, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2008–09

Coaching Staff

Current squad

Unregistered players

Out on loan

International competitions

Overview

Record by country

International record

Matches

Managers

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References

External links

Al-Taawoun's official websiteAl-Taawoun page at goalzz.comAl-Taawoun page at slstat.com
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