Association football club in Saudi Arabia
Football club
Al-Batin F.C. (Arabic :نادي الباطن لكرة القدم ) is a Saudi Arabian professionalfootball club based inHafar al-Batin ,Eastern Province , that competes in theSaudi First Division League .
Al-Batin's colours are sky blue and black. At the end of the 2007–08 season, they won their first promotion toSaudi Second Division .[ 1] [ 2] Al-Batin Club Stadium .
Position Name Manager Assistant manager Goalkeeper coach Youth coach Fitness coach Video analysis Team coordinator Doctor Physiotherapists General coordinator Kit manager
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 (July 1, 2010 – December 15, 2011)Nasser Nefzi (December 22, 2011 – February 13, 2014)Ednaldo Patricio (February 14, 2014 – April 6, 2014)Naif Al-Anezi (May 9, 2014 – August 31, 2014)Habib Ben Romdhane (September 1, 2014 – February 12, 2016)Yousri bin Kahla (February 12, 2016 – April 27, 2016)Khalid Al-Koroni (April 27, 2016 – May 27, 2016)Adel Abdel Rahman (June 8, 2016 – November 6, 2016)Khalid Al-Koroni (November 6, 2016 – May 17, 2017)Quim Machado (May 24, 2017 – February 4, 2018)Ciprian Panait (February 6, 2018 – May 31, 2018)Franky Vercauteren (July 26, 2018 – November 1, 2018)Yousef Al-Ghadeer (November 10, 2018 – February 17, 2019)Ciprian Panait (February 17, 2019 – May 31, 2019)Ridha Jeddi (July 6, 2019 – September 24, 2019)José Garrido (September 24, 2019 – March 20, 2021)Aleksandar Veselinovic (March 24, 2021 – June 1, 2021)Nenad Lalatović (June 25, 2021 — October 17, 2021)Darko Nović (caretaker) (October 17, 2021 — October 21, 2021)Alen Horvat (October 21, 2021 — February 19, 2023)Zdravko Logarušić (February 19, 2023 — June 1, 2023)Srđan Vasiljević (July 15, 2023 — September 13, 2023)Quim Machado (September 13, 2023 – March 1, 2024)Gjore Jovanovski (March 1, 2024 – May 11, 2024)Abdulaziz Nasser (caretaker) (May 11, 2024 – May 28, 2024)Rui Almeida (July 15, 2024 – October 16, 2024)Nacif Beyaoui (October 16, 2024 – February 25, 2025)Khalil Al-Masri (February 25, 2025 – June 1, 2025)Grégory Dufrennes (August 3, 2025 – )As of 12 September 2025:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Current season
Khalil Al-Masri
Gersi Arbri
Rachid Mezghiche (2002 – 2003)
Jamal El Khodary (August 1, 2005 – April 1, 2007)
Abdelhamid Salmi (July 1, 2009 – September 16, 2009)
Ednaldo Patricio (February 14, 2014 – April 6, 2014)
Quim Machado (May 24, 2017 – February 4, 2018)
Ciprian Panait (February 6, 2018 – May 31, 2018)
Franky Vercauteren (July 26, 2018 – November 1, 2018)
Aleksandar Veselinovic (March 24, 2021 – June 1, 2021)
Alen Horvat (October 21, 2021 — February 19, 2023)
Gjore Jovanovski (March 1, 2024 – May 11, 2024)
Grégory Dufrennes (August 3, 2025 – )
