Al-Faisaly FC ( ar, نادي الفيصلي) is a Saudi Arabian football team playing 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 ...

, based in

Harmah Harmah ( ar, حَرْمَة) is a city in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia, chaired by Mr. Saud Bin Abdulaziz Almadi. It is considered one of the most important historical cities in Najd. It is located by road northwest of Riyadh, next to the cit ...

City with a population of around 15,000 people. The club is named after King Faisal (r. 1964–75); he was

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at the time of the club's founding.

History

Al-Faisaly finished as the runner-up in the 2005–06 first division season, thus becoming the first club from the

Sudair Sudair or Sudayr ( ar, سدير) is a historical region in Najd in the central of Saudi Arabia, and is located approximately 150 km north of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The region lies in a valley directly to the east of the Tweig escarpment, ...

region to achieve promotion to the top flight but went straight back down after just one season. Al-Faisaly achieved promotion for the second time to the top flight by winning the 2009-10 first division title, and have been competing in the

until they were relegated in the 2021–22 campaign after twelve consecutive seasons in the top flight. During the 2017-18 season Al-Faisaly managed to reach the

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king cup final for the first time in their history, but fell short to

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, losing 3-1 in extra time. Al-Faisaly reached their second king cup final in four years, but this time they managed to win 3-2 against

Al-Taawon Al Taawoun Football Club ( ar, التعاون, lit=Cooperation) is a professional multi-sports club based in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. The football team competes in the Saudi Professional League, the top tier of Saudi Football. The club play the ...

in the

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edition with

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scoring a hat trick to secure their first ever top flight title, as well as their first

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qualification. Al-Faisaly also qualified to the 2021 Saudi Super Cup after winning their first ever King Cup title on 27 May 2021. Al-Faisaly was defeated in the super cup by Al-Hilal (4–3) on penalties after 2–2 draw. The club's debut campaign in the

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was a massive success against all odds, Al-Faisaly pulled off a surprising upset by winning 2-1 over Qatari giants and two time

winners

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. Al-Faisaly managed to top their group (E) with (2W, 3D,1L) and by doing so have advanced to the round of 16 at the first time of asking.

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 ...

(Level 2) *Winners (1): 2009–10 *Runners-up (1): 2005–06

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(Level 3) *Winners (1): 2002–03

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(Level 4) *Runners-up (1): 2000–01 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams *Winners (1): 2005–06

King Cup The King Cup (sometimes spelled King's), officially known as The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup ( ar, كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين), is the Saudi Arabian football knockout cup competition, run by the Saudi Arabian Foot ...

*Winners (1):

*Runners-up (1):

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*Runners-up (1):

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Current squad

''As of 1 July 2022:''

Out on loan

Club staff

Managers

* Youssef Baati (1989 – 1990) * Skander Baklouti (1993 – 1996, 6 July 2001 – 1 May 2002) *

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(1998) * Taher Lamine (1 July 1999 – 6 December 1999) * Al Nasser Abou Zaid (6 December 1999 – 1 May 2000) *

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(1 August 2000 – 1 May 2001) * Zouhair Louati (1 August 2002 – 1 May 2003) * Hassine Menestiri (25 July 2003 – 15 April 2004) *

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(caretaker) (15 April 2004 – 30 May 2004) * Mohammed El Sayed (8 July 2004 – 30 March 2005, 29 March 2008 – 19 April 2008) * Mondher Ladhari (30 March 2005 – 31 May 2005) *

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(25 June 2005 – 28 November 2005) *

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(28 November 2005 – 2 March 2006) * Nasser Nefzi (2 March 2006 – 1 May 2006) *

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(17 July 2006 – 16 December 2006) * Mamdouh Ouka (caretaker) (16 December 2006 – 6 January 2007) *

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(6 January 2007 – 30 May 2007) * Carlos Dante (30 June 2007 – 10 November 2007) *

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(10 November 2007 – 16 February 2008) * Mourad Ajmi (16 February 2008 – 29 March 2008) * Nouri Rouatbi (19 April 2008 – 1 June 2008) *

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(23 July 2008 – 9 May 2010) *

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(19 May 2010 – 30 April 2012) *

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(2 June 2012 – 7 December 2013) * Issame Charaï (caretaker) (7 December 2013 – 15 December 2013) * Mohammed El Sayed (caretaker) (15 December 2013 – 27 December 2013) *

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(27 December 2013 – 1 May 2014) *

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(21 May 2014 – 14 March 2015) *

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(14 March 2015 – 22 May 2015) *

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(6 June 2015 – 17 May 2016) *

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(23 May 2016 – 9 November 2016) * Fahd Elouarga (caretaker) (9 November 2016 – 19 November 2016) * Tomislav Ivković (19 November 2016 – 19 February 2017) *

(20 February 2017 – 5 May 2017) *

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(29 May 2017 – 3 May 2018) *

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(2 July 2018 – 8 October 2018) *

Péricles Chamusca Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca (born 29 September 1965) is a Brazilian Association football, football Coach (sport), manager who is the current manager of Saudi club Al Taawoun FC, Al-Taawoun. Early and personal life Chamusca and his broth ...

(14 October 2018 – 1 June 2021) *

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(18 June 2021 – 7 October 2021) * Daniel Ramos (7 October 2021 – 24 February 2022) * Fahd Elouarga (caretaker) (24 February 2022 – 27 February 2022) *

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(27 February 2022 – 30 June 2022) *

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International Competitions

Overview

Record By Country

International Record

Matches

References

External links

Official site

Official site for Harmah City
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