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| Full name | Al-Ain Saudi Club |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | Fares Al'Hejaz (Knight ofHejaz) Fakhr Al-Baha (Pride of theAl-Bahah Province).[1] |
| Founded | 1978; 47 years ago (1978) (as Zahran) 2001; 24 years ago (2001) (as Al-Ameed) 2013; 12 years ago (2013) (as Al-Ain).[2] |
| Ground | King Saud Sport City Stadium Al-Bahah,Saudi Arabia |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Chairman | Hassan bin Dabaj |
| Manager | vacant |
| League | Saudi Second Division League |
| 2024–25 | 16th of 18 (Saudi First Division League) |
| Website | alainclub |
Al-Ain Saudi Club (Arabic:نادي العين بالأطاولة) is a Saudi Arabian professionalfootball club based in Al-Atawlah,Al-Qara andAl-Bahah. The club play their home matches at theKing Saud Sport City Stadium. The club competes in theSaudi First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football.[3]
The club was founded in 1978 under the name ofZahran Football Club. The club was named after theZahran tribe who are one of the largest tribes inAl-Bahah Province.[4] In 2001, the club changed their name toAl-Ameed Football Club before changing their name to Al-Ain in 2013.[5] The club's name is inspired by UAE teamAl Ain.
Al-Ain has won theSaudi Third Division title once in 2015–16,[6] and finished as runner-up once in 2010–11. The club has won the Al-Bahah Regional League ten times. The club spent four non-consecutive seasons in theSaudi Second Division before advancing to theMS League in the 2017–18 season. They spent two consecutive seasons in the MS League before gaining promotion to the top tier of Saudi football for the first time at the end of the2019–20 season.[7] The club plays their home games at theKing Saud Sport City Stadium inAl-Bahah, sharing the stadium with derby rivalsAl-Hejaz.[8]
As of 29 September 2021[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Jorge Paixão |
| Assistant Manager | Hugo Relvas |
| Goalkeeper Coach |  Yasser Al-Khaldi |
| Fitness Coach | Miguel Bragança |
| Video Analyst | Hussein Yaqoub |
| Sporting Director | Ziyad Al-Najei |
| Doctor | Mohammed Al-Nakhli |
| Physiotherapist | Nawaf Al-Zahrani |
| Administrative Coordinator | Abdullah Hakmi |
| Team Supervisor | Khaled Kahwaji |
Bahaa Qebsisi (August 5, 2015 – November 5, 2016)Abbas Noureddine (November 11, 2016 – February 22, 2017)Hamood Al-Saiari (June 12, 2017 – December 3, 2017)
Mohammed Dahmane (December 8, 2017 – April 1, 2018)Mohamed Al Maalej (May 3, 2018 – February 8, 2019)
Alen Horvat (February 9, 2019 – May 20, 2019)Habib Ben Romdhane (June 19, 2019 – September 22, 2020)
Michael Skibbe (October 12, 2020 – January 28, 2021)
Pablo Machín (January 31, 2021 – May 31, 2021)Hamood Al-Saiari (August 13, 2021 – October 27, 2021) Faisal Al-Ghamdi(caretaker) (October 27, 2021 – November 8, 2021)Mohamed Mkacher (November 8, 2021 – June 1, 2022)Mohammed Dahmane (August 11, 2022 – November 17, 2022)
Didier Gomes Da Rosa (November 17, 2022 – May 31, 2023)
Valeriu Tița (June 24, 2023 – November 9, 2023)
Zoran Milinković (November 9, 2023 – June 1, 2024)Ricardo Sousa (August 15, 2024 – October 28, 2024)José Moreira(caretaker) (October 28, 2024 – October 31, 2024)
Toufik Rouabah (October 31, 2024 – February 20, 2025)Jorge Paixão (February 21, 2025 – May 30, 2025)Ayman El Seraj (October 2, 2025 – )As of 1 January 2021.[10]
| No | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammed Jamhour | 1978 | 1978 |
| 2 | Salem Ahmed Al-Zahrani | 1979 | 1983 |
| 3 | Awadh Al-Hilali | 1984 | 1984 |
| 4 | Salem Ahmed Al-Zahrani | 1985 | 1990 |
| 5 | Bakheet Al-Saher | 1991 | 1991 |
| 6 | Salem Ahmed Al-Zahrani | 1992 | 1993 |
| 7 | Fahad Al-Banmi | 1994 | 1994 |
| 8 | Abdulaziz Odah | 1995 | 2006 |
| 9 | Hamdan Saeed Hamdan | 2007 | 2010 |
| 10 | Mohammed Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani | 2010 | 2018 |
| 11 | Ali Bakheet Al-Zahrani | 2018 | 2018 |
| 12 | Mazen bin Raddad Al-Zahrani | 2018 | 2021 |
| 12 | Hassan bin Dabaj Al-Zahrani | 2021 |
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