Tuwaiq Club () is a Saudi Arabian

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club based in

Al Zulfi Az Zulfi (also Zulfi, Zulfy City or Al Zulfi or Az Zilfi) is a city in Riyadh Province in central Saudi Arabia, about 260 kilometres northwest of Riyadh. It is connected by Roads 418 and 535 which both link with the main Highway 65 which connect ...

and competes in the

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, the third tier of Saudi football. The club was founded in 1964 by Sulaiman Al-Saif and its first president was Ali bin Ahmed Al-Eid. The club is named after the

Tuwaiq Jabal Tuwaiq ( ar, جَبَل طُوَيْق, Tuwaiq Mountain) is a narrow escarpment that cuts through the plateau of Najd in central Arabia, running approximately from the southern border of Al-Qasim in the north, to the northern edge of the ...

mountain in

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. Tuwaiq won their second promotion to the Saudi Second Division during the 2020–21 season after reaching the semi-finals of the

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. They previously played in the first edition of the Second Division in 1976–77. The club also consists of various other departments including

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, and

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Current squad

''As of 1 August 2021:''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuwaiq Football clubs in Saudi Arabia Football clubs in Al Zulfi 1964 establishments in Saudi Arabia Association football clubs established in 1964

Current squad

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