Al Batin Football Club ( ar, نادي الباطن لكرة القدم) is a Saudi Arabian professional

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club based in

Hafar al-Batin Hafar al-Batin ( ar, حفر الباطن '), also frequently spelled ''Hafr al-Batin'', is a Saudi Arabian city in the Eastern Province. It is located 430 km north of Riyadh, 94.2 km from the Kuwait border, and about 74.3 from the Iraq ...

, Eastern Province, that competes 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 ...

. The club was founded in 1979. Al-Batin's colours are sky blue and black. At the end of the 2007–08 season, they won their first promotion to

Saudi Second Division The Saudi Second Division , also known as the Second Division League (SDL), is a football league that is the third tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system. The league consists of 32 teams divided into two groups and was founded in 1996. ...

. On 25 March 2011, Al-Batin won their first promotion to Saudi First Division. They play their home matches at the Al-Batin Club Stadium.

Honours

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 ...

**Winners (1): 2019–20 **Runners-up (1): 2015–16 *

**Runners-up (1): 2010–11 *

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**Runners-up (1): 2007–08

Current squad

''As of 26 June 2021:''

Unregistered players

Managerial history

* Rachid Mezghiche (2002 – 2003) * Jamal El Khodary (August 1, 2005 – April 1, 2007) * Hassan Abdelfattah (August 13, 2007 – May 1, 2008) * Abdelhamid Salmi (July 1, 2009 – September 16, 2009) * Rachid Mezghiche (September 16, 2009 – May 1, 2010) * Emad Al-Qasem (July 1, 2010 – December 15, 2011) * Nasser Nefzi (December 22, 2011 – February 13, 2014) * Ednaldo Patricio (February 14, 2014 – April 6, 2014) * Naif Al-Anezi (May 9, 2014 – August 31, 2014) *

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(September 1, 2014 – February 12, 2016) * Yousri bin Kahla (February 12, 2016 – April 27, 2016) *

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(April 27, 2016 – May 27, 2016) *

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(June 8, 2016 – November 6, 2016) *

(November 6, 2016 – May 17, 2017) *

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(May 24, 2017 – February 4, 2018) * Ciprian Panait (February 6, 2018 – May 31, 2018) *

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(July 26, 2018 – November 1, 2018) *

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(November 10, 2018 – February 17, 2019) * Ciprian Panait (February 17, 2019 – May 31, 2019) * Ridha Jeddi (July 6, 2019 – September 24, 2019) * José Garrido (September 24, 2019 – March 20, 2021) * Aleksandar Veselinovic (March 24, 2021 – June 1, 2021) *

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(June 25, 2021 — October 17, 2021) * Darko Nović (caretaker) (October 17, 2021 — October 21, 2021) *

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(October 21, 2021 — )

References

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Honours

Current squad

Unregistered players

Managerial history

See also

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