Association football club in Saudi Arabia
Football club
Al-Gottah FC (Arabic:نادي الغوطة) is a Saudi Arabianfootball club based inMawqaq,Ha'il and competes in theSaudi Second Division, the third tier ofSaudi football.[1] The club was founded in 1967 and its first president was Matar Al-Futaiman.[2] The club's current president is Saqer Al-Ghalib.
Al-Gottah spent the majority of their history between the Saudi Regional Leagues and theSaudi Third Division. In 1978–79, Al-Gottah made their first appearance in theSaudi Second Division League, as winners of the Ha'il Regional League. They once again won the Ha'il Regional League in 1982, 1983, 1987, and 1988. In 2005, Al-Gottah made their return to the Second Division after an absence of 17 years.[3] They were relegated after three consecutive years in the Second Division. In 2024, Al-Gottah once again earned promotion to the Second Division after finishing joint third in the2023–24 Saudi Third Division.[4] They returned after an absence of 16 years.
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