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Al Fateh Sports Club ( ar, نادي الفتح الرياضي) is a Saudi Arabian multi-sports club based in
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, Al-Ahsa. It is mainly known for its professional football club. The club derives its nickname, "Al-Namothaji" (T''he Paragon''), from the fact that almost all of the club's sports play in the national top flights.


History

Al Fateh have played in the lower divisions for most of their existence, unlike rivals and city neighbours
Hajer FC Hajer Football Club (Arabic: نادي هجر) is a professional association football club based in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. The team play in the Prince Faisal bin Fahd League, the second tier of Saudi Arabian football. Established in 1950, the clu ...
who played in the top flight when they achieved promotions in the 80's, 90's and 2000's. Al Fateh hired Tunisian head coach
Fathi Al-Jabal Fathi Al-Jabal (born February 25, 1963) is a Tunisian football manager who is the current manager of Libyan club Al-Ahli Tripoli. He was the manager of Al-Fateh in the Saudi Professional League from 2008 to 2014, leading the Al-Ahsa club to i ...
in the middle of the 2007-08
Saudi First Division League 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 Sau ...
, in the 2008-09 season Al-Jabal finished as runners-up to guide Al Fateh to their first ever promotion to 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 managed to stay up 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 ...
in their first ever top flight season. In the following two seasons the club set out to build a formidable squad, with Al Fateh already possessing talented home grown players such as
Hamdan Al-Hamdan Hamdan Al-Hamdan ( ar, حمدان الحمدان; born 2 December 1984) is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder . He played for many years for Al-Fateh, with whom he won the 2012–13 Saudi Professional League title. Interna ...
and
Mohammed Al-Fuhaid Mohammed Al-Fuhaid ( ar, محمد الفهيد; born January 8, 1990) is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Fateh. Career statistics Club Honours Al-Fateh SC *Saudi Professional League: 2012–13 *Saudi Super ...
, they also acquired the services of Congolese forward
Doris Fuakumputu Doris Salomo Fuakuputu (born 18 April 1984) is a Congolese footballer who plays for Al-Ahli Manama in Bahrain.Al-Nasser Attacking midfielder Élton.


Saudi League Champions (2012–2013)

Al Fateh pulled off a surprise when on 14 April 2013, they won their first League title, with 2 games to spare, following a 1–0 home win over Al-Ahli. Al Fateh became the seventh club to win the Pro League. This is considered by many to be one of the greatest shocks in Saudi football history, especially considering that Al Fateh were promoted to the Pro League for the first time only four years earlier. This was the first time a club outside the Riyadh and Jeddah clubs to win 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 ...
since the 1986–87 season. Élton won the Player of the Season award by scoring 11 goals and bagging 10 assists, as well as
Doris Fuakumputu Doris Salomo Fuakuputu (born 18 April 1984) is a Congolese footballer who plays for Al-Ahli Manama in Bahrain.Saudi Super Cup The Saudi Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر السعودي) is an annual super cup football match organised by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation. Founded in 2013 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2022 ...
to face
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, after 90 minutes the score was a 2-2 draw and the game went into extra time. Élton scored the winning goal of the game in the 111th minute, Al Fateh defeated Al-Ittihad 3–2 after extra time to become the inaugural champions of the Saudi Super Cup. Al Fateh advanced to the
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group stage in their debut campaign as 2012–13 Saudi Professional League champions, but crashed out of the group stage with a (2D,4L) record and without winning a single match. Al Fateh qualified again to the
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due to
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, the 2015–16 Saudi Professional League 3rd place, could not participate in the AFC Champions League because of club licensing requirements problems. As a result, Al Taawoun, the league 4th place, entered the group stage instead of the qualifying play-offs, while Al Fateh, the league 5th place, entered the qualifying play-offs. Al Fateh defeated
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1-0 in the Qualifying play-offs to advance to the group stage (
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).


Honours


League

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 ...
(Level 1) *Winners (1):
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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 ...
(Level 2) *Runners-up (1): 2008-09
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(Level 3) *Winners (3): 1982–83, 1996–97, 1998–99 *Runners-up (1): 2002–03


Cup

Saudi Super Cup The Saudi Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر السعودي) is an annual super cup football match organised by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation. Founded in 2013 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2022 ...
*Winners (1):
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Current squad

''As of
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 ...
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Unregistered players


Out on loan


International Competitions


Overview


International Record


Matches


Managers

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(1997 – 1998) *
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(1998 – 1999) * Hocine Belhassen (July 1, 1999 – December 15, 2000) * Senad Kreso (December 15, 2000 – August 1, 2001) * Faruk Jusić (September 5, 2001 – December 30, 2001) *
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(caretaker) (December 30, 2001 – January 21, 2002) * Ali Boushlaibi (January 21, 2002 – May 30, 2002) * Mondher Ladhari (July 1, 2002 – May 30, 2004) * Fahad Al-Shurfa (caretaker) (July 12, 2004 – September 6, 2004) * Zouhair Louati (September 6, 2004 – May 30, 2005) * Najib Hemimo (August 1, 2005 – November 1, 2005) * Ali Bo Saleh (caretaker) (November 1, 2005 – December 23, 2005) * Rachid Ben Ammar (December 23, 2005 – March 6, 2006) * Bahaaeddine Qebisi (March 9, 2006 – January 12, 2007) * Ali Bo Saleh (caretaker) (January 12, 2007 – February 2, 2007) * Omar Meziane (February 2, 2007 – June 1, 2007) * Senad Kreso (July 31, 2007 – December 31, 2007) * Yousef Al-Sarouj (caretaker) (December 31, 2007 – January 24, 2008) *
Fathi Al-Jabal Fathi Al-Jabal (born February 25, 1963) is a Tunisian football manager who is the current manager of Libyan club Al-Ahli Tripoli. He was the manager of Al-Fateh in the Saudi Professional League from 2008 to 2014, leading the Al-Ahsa club to i ...
(January 24, 2008 – May 26, 2014) * Juan José Maqueda (May 27, 2014 – September 25, 2014) *
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(October 1, 2014 – May 29, 2016) *
Ricardo Sá Pinto Ricardo Manuel Andrade e Silva Sá Pinto (born 10 October 1972) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a forward, currently manager of Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal. He was known for his fighting spirit, best displayed in hi ...
(May 29, 2016 – September 23, 2016) *
Fathi Al-Jabal Fathi Al-Jabal (born February 25, 1963) is a Tunisian football manager who is the current manager of Libyan club Al-Ahli Tripoli. He was the manager of Al-Fateh in the Saudi Professional League from 2008 to 2014, leading the Al-Ahsa club to i ...
(October 11, 2016 – October 14, 2019) *
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(October 14, 2019 – January 9, 2022) * Georgios Donis (January 9, 2022 – )


References


External links


Al-Fateh's official website
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