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2014 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)
The 2014 King Cup, or The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 39th season of King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 7th under the current edition. Al-Ittihad was the defending champion but was eliminated by Al-Ahli in semi-finals. Unlike the previous seasons where only eight teams participated, this season's competition featured a total of 32 teams. soccerway.com 14 teams of Pro league and 16 teams of 1st Division, and 2 teams qualifying from preliminary stage. The final was held at the |
Kings Cup (Saudi Arabia)
The King Cup (sometimes spelled King's Cup) (), officially known as The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup (), is the Saudi Arabian football knockout cup competition. The King's Cup is the second-oldest knockout competition in Saudi Arabian football, following the Crown Prince's Cup. History The cup was originally created in 1957 as the His Majesty's Cup (or King's Cup) and was played annually until 1990. It was re-launched in 2008 under the name 'King Cup of Champions,' featuring only the top six finishers of the Saudi Preimer/Pro League, as well as the winners of the Crown Prince's Cup and the Federation Cup. In 2014 the competition was officially renamed the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup, and it returned to its original format. In 2025, following the completion of official documentation by Saudi football authorities, the historical records of the King’s Cup were revised. Titles that were previously recognized as King’s Cup wins were reclassified as le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Nassr FC
Al-Nassr Football Club () is a professional Association football, football club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The club competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of the Saudi football league system. Al-Nassr is List of unrelegated association football clubs#Never relegated, one of only three clubs to have participated in every season of the Saudi Pro League, highest-tier Saudi leagues since their inception. In addition to football, Al-Nassr is a multi-sports club with teams in various sports, including handball, basketball, esports, volleyball, and more, catering to both men and women of all ages. Al-Nassr has won 28 official titles across multiple competitions. In domestic competitions, they have claimed the Saudi Pro League, Saudi top tier league 9 times, three Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Crown Prince's Cup titles, and three Saudi Federation Cup titles. They have also won 6 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia), King's Cup titles and two Saudi Super Cup, Super Cup titles. At the conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Najran SC
Najran Sport Club () is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Najran Province, that competes in the Saudi Second Division League. Overview Najran SC achieved promotion to the Saudi Premier League by finishing 2nd in the Saudi First Division during the 2006–07 season. The beginning Najran Club is a new club compared to other Saudi clubs. The idea of establishing the club was first born in 1980 when a group of Najranis raised a request to the Youth Welfare office expressing their desire in establishing a club that carried the name of their city. Efforts were harnessed to achieve this quest that was just an idea till the approval of the general president of the Youth Welfare at that time, his royal highness prince Faisal bin Fahad bin Abdulaziz was issued. Accordingly, the founders of the club held a meeting to form and elect the first board of directors. Achievements The Najran team was able to reach the final match of the prince Faisal Bin Fahad cup 2005–06 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abha (football Club)
Abha Football Club () is a professional Saudi football club based in Abha that is currently playing in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football. They were first promoted to the top flight in 2005 when they finished as runners up in the First Division. However, they were relegated after just one season. They achieved their second promotion in 2008 when they also finished as runners up. During the 2018–19 season Abha won their first First Division title as well as promotion to the Pro League for the third in the club's history. Abha have won the Saudi Third Division League once, during the 1998–99 season and the Saudi Second Division League once, during the 1999–2000 season. The club play their home games at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City (also known as Al-Mahalah) in Abha. They share the stadium with rivals Damac, with whom they contest the Asir derby. History The idea of establishing a sports club in Abha started with the personal in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Ta'ee
Al-Tai Football Club () is a professional football club based in the city of Ha'il, in north-western Saudi Arabia, that plays in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football. History Al-Tai won the Saudi First Division three times, first in the 1984–85 season and last in the 2000–01 season, and have finished runners-up once in the Saudi First Division in the 1977–78 season. Al-Tai finished third during the 2020–21 and earned promotion to the Pro League for the first time since 2008. The club have won the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams once in the 1993–94 season and finished runners-up in the previous season. The club also finished as runners-up in the 1997 Crown Prince Cup. The club spent 22 non-consecutive seasons in the Pro League and won their first promotion during the 1977–78 season. The club plays their home games at Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium in Ha'il, sharing the stadium with city rivals Al-Jabala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Taawon FC
Al Taawoun FC () is a professional multi-sports club based in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. The football team competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of Saudi Football. The club plays their home games at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraidah, sharing the stadium with city rivals Al-Raed, with whom they contest the Qassim Derby. History Al-Taawoun were founded in 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 final to face Al-Nasser but eventually lost 0–2. By reaching the final, Al-Taawoun became the second First Division side to reach the final after Al-Riyadh in 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- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Batin (football Club)
Al-Batin F.C. () is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Hafar al-Batin, Eastern Province, that competes in the Saudi First Division League. History 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. 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 League (tier 2) **Winners (1): 2019–20 **Runners-up (1): 2015–16 *Saudi Second Division League (tier 3) **Runners-up (1): 2010–11 * Saudi Third Division League (tier 5) **Runners-up (1): 2007–08 Coaching Staff 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 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Faisaly FC (Harmah)
Al-Faisaly KSA FC () is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Harmah., the club currently competes in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football.. History The club is named after King Faisal (r. 1964–75), who was crown prince at the time of the club's founding. Al Faisaly finished as the runner-up in the 2005–06 first division season, thus becoming the first club from the Sudair 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 Saudi Professional League until they were relegated in the 2021–22 season after twelve consecutive seasons in the top flight. During the 2017–18 season, Al Faisaly managed to reach the 2018 King Cup Finalfor the first time in their history, but fell short to Al Ittihad, losing 3–1 in extra time. Al Faisaly reached their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ettifaq FC
Al-Ettifaq Club (), commonly known as Al-Ettifaq or simply Ettifaq, is a professional football club in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, which competes in the Saudi Pro League. The club was established by the merger of three Dammam-based clubs in 1945. Al-Ettifaq were the first Saudi team to win an international title – the 1984 Arab Club Champions Cup. They were also the first to win the Saudi Premier League without any defeats, and the first Saudi team to win the GCC Champions League. Al-Ettifaq have a total of 13 titles to their name. The club also has its own futsal section. History Humble beginning (1941–1953) Before the establishment of Al-Ettifaq as a professional sports club that also managed football, there were three clubs in the city of Dammam that were founded in 1941. Al-Taawoun (different from Al-Taawoun from Buraydah city), Al-Sha'ab and Al-Shabab. These clubs began practising their own sporting activities and gathering the people across the region; however, these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Fateh SC
Al Fateh Sports Club () is a Saudi Arabian multi-sports club based in Al-Mubarraz, Al-Ahsa Governorate, Al-Ahsa. It is mainly known for its professional Association football, football club. The club derives its nickname from the fact that almost all of its sections 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 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 in the middle of the 2007-08 Saudi First Division League, in the 2008–09 season Fathi Al-Jabal, Al-Jabal finished as runners-up to guide Al Fateh to their first ever promotion to the Saudi Professional League. The club managed to stay up in the Saudi Professional League 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Nahda Club (Saudi Arabia)
Al Nahda () is a Saudi football club based in the city of Dammam, Eastern province. Established in 1949, they currently play in the Saudi First Division. In the 2007–08 season, under the lead of the Croatian coach Dragan Talajić, Al Nahda played the finals of the Prince Faisal Cup, being the first team from the Saudi Second League to play in the final. Honours *Saudi First Division League **Winners (3): 1976–77, 1990–91, 1992–93 **Runners-up (1): 2012–13 *Saudi Second Division League **Winners (2): 1997–98, 2010–11 **Runners-up (1): 2005–06 *Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams **Winners (2): 1992–93, 1995–96 **Runners-up (1): 2007–08 Current squad ''As of Saudi Third Division:'' Managers * Dragan Talajić (2007–09) * Bahaa Aldeen Al-Qebisi (2011) * Jalel Kadri (2012–13) * Ilie Balaci (June 4, 2013 – Sept 24, 2013) * Jalal Qaderi (2013–14) * Sameer Hilal (2014–2016) * Mlade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Riyadh SC
Riyadh F.C. or Al-Riyadh () is a professional football club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It currently plays in the Saudi Pro League (the first tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia). It was established in 1953 as Ahli Al-Riyadh, then changed its name to Al-Yamamah and finally to Al-Riyadh. Best known for its football team, Al-Riyadh also have squads in other sports. Al-Riyadh have won one major title: the Crown Prince Cup in 1994. The team also finished as runners-up in the Saudi Premier League in 1994; they have never won the top league. Al-Riyadh was promoted to the Saudi Pro League in 2023. History Early history The club was founded in 1953 under the name "Ahli Al-Riyadh", before changing to "Al-Yamama" and then to "Al-Riyadh." It is currently based in west Riyadh. They reached the final of the Kings Cup in 1962 and 1978, but triumphed on neither occasion. Golden era Al-Riyadh was promoted to the Saudi Premier League at the end of the 1988/89 season after w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
