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 1990 King Cup, 1990 king cup final to face Al-Nasser but eventually lost 0-2. By reaching the final Al-Taawoun became the second Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, First Division side to reach the final after Al-Riyadh in 1978 King Cup, 1978. 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 Saudi Premier League, 1997-98 season. They have been playing consecutively in the Saudi Professional League since the 2010–2011 season. On 29 May 2016, Al-Taawoun qualified to their debut AFC Champions League 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 Saudi Professional League, 2018–19 season when the club successfully challenged for the Asian Champions League spots, eventually finishing in third place in the Saudi Professional League, their highest ever league position to date. And to top off their season, Al-Taawoun reached the 2019 King Cup, King Cup final by thrashing Al Hilal SFC, Al-Hilal 5-0 at the Mrsool Park, King Saud Stadium in the semi-final, and went on to defeat Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah), Al-Ittihad 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 to win the King Cup. In the following season (2019–20 Saudi Professional League, 2019-20), Al-Taawon's performances were one of their worst in their league history. Al-Taawoun booked their spot in the 2019 Saudi Super Cup, 2019 super cup by winning the Kings Cup (Saudi Arabia), King Cup title the previous season. Al-Taawoun lost to Al Nassr FC, 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 FC, Al-Fayha, the highly tense match continued as a draw until the 91st minute when Mohammad Al-Sahlawi 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 Saudi Professional League, 2020-21 season Al-Taawoun reached their 3rd king cup final in the 2020–21 King Cup, 2020–21 edition to face Al Faisaly FC, Al-Faisaly, in the end Al Faisaly FC, Al-Faisaly won their first title after a 3–2 win over Al-Taawoun in the 2021 King Cup Final, final on 27 May 2021. Al-Taawoun Qualified to the 2020 AFC Champions League as 2019 King Cup winners and 2018–19 Saudi Professional League 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 Nassr FC, Al-Nasser in the round of 16 but eventually lost 0-1.Honours
Kings Cup (Saudi Arabia), King Cup *Winners (1): 2019 King Cup, 2019 *Runners-up (2): 1990 King Cup, 1990, 2020–21 King Cup, 2020–21 Saudi Super Cup, Super Cup *Runners-up (1): 2019 Saudi Super Cup, 2019 Saudi First Division (Level 2) *Winners (1): 1996–97 *Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 2009–10 Saudi Second Division (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, 2008–09Coaching Staff
Current squad
Unregistered players
Out on loan
International competitions
Overview
Record by country
International record
Matches
Managers
* Eoin Hand (July 1, 1987 – June 30, 1988) * Antal Szentmihályi (1991–92) * Marco Cunha (2004) * Tohid Sebravî (2008–09) * Celso Fernandes (2008–09) * Abderrazek Chebbi (May 31, 2009 – January 1, 2010) * Grigore Sichitiu (January 10, 2010 – May 9, 2010) * Gheorghe Mulțescu (July 3, 2010 – December 20, 2010) * Florin Motroc (December 22, 2010 – December 29, 2011) * Srećko Juričić (January 1, 2012 – January 20, 2012) * Grigore Sichitiu (January 20, 2012 – April 1, 2012) * Khalid Kamal (caretaker) (April 1, 2012 – June 24, 2012) * Gjoko Hadžievski (July 1, 2012 – February 20, 2013) * Taoufik Rouabah (February 2013 – September 2014) * José Manuel Gomes (September 2014 – May 29, 2016) * Darije Kalezić (June 2, 2016 – October 16, 2016) * Constantin Gâlcă (October 18, 2016 – March 20, 2017) * José Manuel Gomes (March 21, 2017 – May 2, 2018) * Pedro Emanuel (May 7, 2018 – May, 2019) * Paulo Sérgio (footballer, born 1968), Paulo Sérgio (May 21, 2019 – December 29, 2019) * Abdullah Asiri (footballer), Abdullah Asiri (caretaker) (December 29, 2019 – January 15, 2020) * Vítor Campelos (January 15, 2020 – August 30, 2020) * Abdullah Asiri (footballer), Abdullah Asiri (caretaker) (August 30, 2020 – September 16, 2020) * Patrice Carteron (September 16, 2020 – March 12, 2021) * Nestor El Maestro (March 13, 2021 – August 22, 2021) * José Manuel Gomes (August 22, 2021 – March 20, 2022) * John van den Brom (March 31, 2022 – May 7, 2022) * Mohammed Al-Abdali (caretaker) (May 7, 2022 – June 28, 2022) * Péricles Chamusca (June 29, 2022 – )References
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