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Al-Ettifaq FC
Al-Ettifaq (logo).png
Full name Al-Ettifaq Football Club
Nickname(s) Faris Ad-Dahna (The Knight of Ad-Dahna)
The Commandos
Itti Al-Sharqiya (Itti of the Eastern Province, a nod to Al-Ittihad)
Founded 1945; 74 years ago (1945)
Ground
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Capacity 36,000
Chairman Khalid Al-Dabal
Manager
Spain Sergio Piernas
League Saudi Professional League
2017–18 Saudi Professional League, 4th
Website Club website


















Home colours














Away colours














Third colours




Current season

Al-Ettifaq Football Club (Arabic: نادي الاتفاق لكرة القدم‎) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Dammam. 'Ittifaq' is Arabic for agreement. Al Ettifaq was established after the merging of three clubs in the city of Dammam at the year 1944. Al Ettifaq is the first Saudi team to win an international title – the 1984 Arab Club Champions Cup. Al Ettifaq is also the first team to win the Saudi Premier League without any defeat. They are also the only Arab team to have won a game in England after turning Everton over in an exhibition match. Al Ettifaq is also the first side from Saudi Arabia to win the Gulf Champions Cup. Al Ettifaq have a total of 13 different titles to their name.




Contents






  • 1 Achievements


  • 2 Performance in AFC competitions


  • 3 Current squad


    • 3.1 First team squad


    • 3.2 Out on loan




  • 4 Managerial history


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Achievements




  • Saudi Premier League: 2
    • Champions: 1983, 1987



  • Crown Prince Cup: 1

    • Champions: 1965

    • Runner-up (4): 1963, 2001, 2008, 2012




  • King's Cup: 2

    • Champions: 1968, 1985

    • Runner-up (4): 1965, 1966, 1983, 1988




  • Saudi Federation cup: 3

    • Champions: 1991, 2003, 2004

    • Runner-up (4): 1987, 1995, 1996, 2005




  • Arab Champions League: 2
    • Champions: 1984, 1988



  • Gulf Club Champions Cup: 3

    • Champions: 1983, 1988, 2006

    • Runner-up (1): 2007





Performance in AFC competitions



  • Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance

    • Asian Club Championship 1989:


    • Qualifying Round: Al Ettifaq qualified to the Asian Club Championship after winning the GCC Champions League, ending top of the group that consisted of Kazma (Kuwait), Al Sharjah (UAE), Fanja (Oman), and West Riffa (Bahrain).

    • Semi-final (Group Stage): Al Ettifaq finished second in their group after losing their penultimate game against the eventual champions, Qatari side Al-Sadd (2–1) in a highly controversial game. Apart from the two clubs, the group contained April 25 SC (North Korea), Mohammedan SC (Bangladesh), and Pahang (Malaysia).[1]

  • AFC Champions League: 2 appearances


    • AFC Champions League 2009:


        • Group Stage – Round of 32: Al Ettifaq was arguably one of the best performers in the group stage after finishing top of the group with 12 points. They won 4 games, lost 2, and scored 15 goals in 6 games, recording the third best attacking stats in the continent in that round. Al Ettifaq were placed in Group D along FC Bunyodkor (led by Brazilian ace Rivaldo), Sepahan Isfahan, and Al Shabab (UAE).

        • Round of 16: Al Ettifaq were knocked from the Round of 16 against Pakhtakor (UZB). After leading 1–0 at halftime, they conceded two late goals that ended their hopes in qualifying to the quarter-final.[2]



    • AFC Champions League 2012:



        • The draw was held on 6 December 2011 in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.[3]

        • Al Ettifaq were placed in the second round of the qualifying stages, playing against the winner of the two Iranian sides: Esteghlal Tehran FC and Zob Ahan Isfahan FC.

        • Al-Ettifaq lost the one-off game played on 18 February 2012 in Iran against Esteghlal Tehran FC and eventually went directly to the group stages of the 2012 AFC Cup.


  • AFC Cup: 1 appearance



    • AFC Cup 2012:


        • After failing to qualify to the group stage of the 2012 AFC Champions League, Al-Ettifaq qualified automatically to the 2012 AFC Cup, and were drawn in Group C with Kuwait SC of Kuwait, Al Ahed of Lebanon, and VB Sports Club of the Maldives.

        • Al Ettifaq started the competition as favorites and a strong candidate to win the competition, winning 5–1 in their first group game against Kuwait SC in Kuwait. The second game was frustrating to the Saudis as they drew in their own stadium 0–0 with Al Ahed. They defeated the underdogs of the group VB Sports Club by 6–3 in the Maldives and 2–0 in the reverse fixture. Al Ettifaq sealed their promotion with a 2–2 draw against Kuwait SC before finishing the group with a 3–1 victory in Lebanon against Al Ahed.

        • Al Ettifaq finished off their season with a hard-fought 1–0 victory against Omani side Al-Suwaiq SC in the Round of 16 to progress to the quarter-finals of the tournament.



Current squad



First team squad


As of 1 February 2019:[4]
































































































































































































No
Position
Player
Nation
6

Midfielder

Hamed Al-Ghamdi

 Saudi Arabia
7

Midfielder

Mohammed Al-Kwikbi

 Saudi Arabia
9

Forward

Hazaa Al-Hazaa

 Saudi Arabia
10

Midfielder

Hassan Al-Habib

 Saudi Arabia
11

Midfielder

Ali Hazazi

 Saudi Arabia
12

Defender

Hussein Qassem

 Saudi Arabia
14

Midfielder

Filip Kiss

 Slovakia
17

Defender

Abdullah Al-Hafith (on loan to Al-Hilal)

 Saudi Arabia
19

Midfielder

Cristian Guanca (on loan from Colón)

 Argentina
21

Defender

Ramon Arias

 Uruguay
23

Midfielder

Brahian Alemán

 Uruguay
24

Midfielder

Abdurahman Al-Aboud

 Saudi Arabia
25

Defender

Saeed Al-Robeai

 Saudi Arabia
29

Midfielder

Mohammad Al-Sobiay

 Saudi Arabia
30

Goalkeeper

Abdullah Al-Saleh

 Saudi Arabia
32

Defender

Saleh Al-Qumaizi

 Saudi Arabia
33

Defender

Hussein El Sayed (on loan from Al Ahly)

 Egypt
34

Defender

Ali Al-Khaibari

 Saudi Arabia
35

Goalkeeper

Mohammed Al-Haiti

 Saudi Arabia
40

Midfielder

Ibrahim Mahnashi

 Saudi Arabia
47

Midfielder

Ahmed Al-Dohaim

 Saudi Arabia
50

Defender

Saad Al Khairi

 Saudi Arabia
66

Midfielder

Abdulaziz Al-Dossari

 Saudi Arabia
70

Defender

Omar Al-Sonain

 Saudi Arabia
72

Defender

Khalifah Al-Masrahi

 Saudi Arabia
77

Defender

Ahmed Al-Habib

 Saudi Arabia
88

Midfielder

Saad Al-Selouli

 Saudi Arabia
90

Forward

Ahmed Akaïchi

 Tunisia
92

Goalkeeper

Raïs M'Bolhi

 Algeria
99

Forward

Fakhreddine Ben Youssef

 Tunisia


Out on loan


































































No
Position
Player
Nation
4

Defender

Faisel Abu Bakr (on loan to Al-Jeel)

 Somalia
8

Midfielder

Osama Al-Khalaf (on loan to Al-Hazem)

 Saudi Arabia
13

Defender

Osama Al-Saleem (on loan to Al-Kawkab)

 Saudi Arabia
18

Midfielder

Fawaz Al-Torais (on loan to Al-Khaleej)

 Saudi Arabia
20

Midfielder

Abdulaziz Majrashi (on loan to Al-Batin)

 Saudi Arabia
22

Goalkeeper

Abdullah Al-Bahri (on loan to Abha)

 Saudi Arabia


Midfielder

Hassan Ghazwani (on loan to Al-Nahda)

 Saudi Arabia


Forward

Mohammed Al-Saiari (on loan to Al-Hazem)

 Saudi Arabia


Forward

Nawaf Bouamer (on loan to Al-Khaleej)

 Saudi Arabia


Managerial history


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1944–69


19??–69

Sudan Mohammed Hassan Kheiri

1969–76


1976–78

Saudi Arabia Khalil Al-Zayani

1979–80


1980–84

Saudi Arabia Khalil Al-Zayani
Coincided with the most successful period of the club (4 titles)
1984–86


1986–90

Saudi Arabia Khalil Al-Zayani
Won 3 titles
1990–91

Brazil Procópio Cardoso

1991–93


July 1, 1993 – June 30, 1995

Poland Wojciech Łazarek

1994–96

Saudi Arabia Khalil Al-Zayani

1996–97


1997

Brazil João Francisco

1997–99


1999–00

Saudi Arabia Khalil Al-Zayani

2003–04

Netherlands Jan Versleijen

Jan 1, 2004 – May 30, 2004

Argentina Jorge Habegger

2005–06

Brazil Ednaldo Patricio

2006–07

Tunisia Ammar Al-Suwayeh

2006 Gulf Club Champions Cup (winner)
July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008

Portugal Toni

2007 Gulf Club Champions Cup (runner-up)
Jan 8, 2009 – June 8, 2009

Romania Ioan Andone
Achieved club's best performance in the AFC Champions League (round of 16)
Oct 23, 2009 – March 23, 2011

Romania Ion Marin

March 23, 2011 – June 30, 2011

Tunisia Youssef Zouaoui

July 22, 2011 – April 30, 2012

Croatia Branko Ivanković

2012

Tunisia Ammar Al-Suwayeh

July 1, 2012 – Sept 25, 2012

Switzerland Alain Geiger

Sept 26, 2012 – June 13, 2013

Poland Maciej Skorża

July 1, 2013 – Oct 1, 2013

Germany Theo Bücker

Sept 30, 2013 – Oct 26, 2013

Romania Eusebiu Tudor

Oct 26, 2013 – Feb 13, 2014

Serbia Goran Tufegdžić

Feb 13, 2014–July, 2014

Romania Ioan Andone

July 2014 – Feb 17, 2015

Spain Beñat San José

(2015)

Romania Gheorghe Mulțescu

(2015–16)

Germany Reinhard Stumpf

(2016)

Tunisia Djamel Belkacem

2015–16 Saudi First Division
(2016)

Netherlands Eelco Schattorie



References





  1. ^ Asian Club Championship 1989 – Schedule & Results. Retrieved 21 November 2011.


  2. ^ AFC Champions League 2009 – Schedule & Results, Retrieved 21 November 2011.


  3. ^ AFC Champions League 2012 – Draw, Retrieved 9 December 2011.


  4. ^ http://ettifaq.com/first_team/




External links







  • Official Website

  • Official News Website


















Preceded by
Al-Arabi
Kuwait


GCC Champions League
Runner up: Al-Arabi

1983
Succeeded by
Al-Ahli
Saudi Arabia

Preceded by
Kazma
Kuwait


GCC Champions League
Runner up: Kazma

1988
Succeeded by
Fanja SC
Oman

Preceded by
Qadsia SC
Kuwait


GCC Champions League
Runner up: Qadsia SC

2006
Succeeded by
Al Jazira
United Arab Emirates








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