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Al Qadsiah Football Club (Arabic: نادي القادسية لكرة القدم) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Khobar, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The club competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of the Saudi football league system.
History Al-Qadsiah have been a regular participant in the Saudi Premier League since its inception in the inaugural 1976–77 season, their best ever top-flight season came in the 1980–81 season when they finished in 3rd place. Al-Qadsiah's most successful period in their history came in the early 90's when they won the 1991-92 Crown Prince Cup against Al-Shabab 4–2 on penalties to claim their first ever top flight title. The club's cup win qualified them for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup, where they reached the final to face South China whom they beat 6–2 on aggregate to clinch the 1993–94 title. In the same season they also picked up the 1993–94 Saudi Federation Cup by beating Al-Nassr 2–0 in the final. After 21 consecutive seasons in the top flight, as well as achieving two domestic titles and one continental title the club was relegated for the first time in their history in the 1996–97 season.
Following the club's first relegation, Al-Qadsiah have become inconsistent in their performances, yo-yoing between divisions with five promotions and relegations since the 1999–2000 season.
In the summer of 2023, the Ministry of Sports announced that Al-Qadsiah, together with seven other clubs in Saudi Arabia, are transformed into companies and Al-Qadsiah become owned by Saudi Aramco. The team, who competes in the Saudi First Division League, invest in transfers in order to fight for promotion to Saudi Pro League.Liverpool great Robbie Fowler heads to Saudi Arabia as coach of Al-Qadisiyah
On 6 May 2024, Al-Qadsiah was promoted to Saudi Pro League following a 2–2 draw with Ohod.
Honours Al-Qadsiah Honours TypeCompetitionTitlesSeasonsDomesticCrown Prince's Cup 11991–92Saudi Federation Cup 11993–94Saudi First Division League42001–02, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2023–24Continental (AFC)Asian Cup Winners' Cup 11993–94
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International Competitions Overview
Competition Pld W D L GF GA Asian Cup Winners' Cup 6 4 1 1 12 5 Arab Club Champions Cup 2 1 0 1 3 3 Arab Cup Winners' Cup 6 3 1 2 10 4 TOTAL 14 8 2 4 25 12
Record by country Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
Matches Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1R Al-Wehda 4–1 0−14–2 QF New Radiant – –w/o SF Al-Arabi 1–0 1−12–1 Final South China 2–0 4−26–2 Arab Cup Winners' Cup Group B ASO Chlef 4–2 2nd Haifa 3–0 CO Casablanca 0–1 Al-Nasr 0–0 SF Al-Mourada 3–0 3–0 Final CO Casablanca 0–1 0–1 2005–06 Arab Champions League R32 Al-Zawraa 3–2 0–13–3 (a) Key: 1R/2R – First/Second round; R16 – Round of 16; QF – Quarter-final; SF – Semi-final;
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Current staff Position Name Chairman Bader Al-Reziza Chief executive officer James Bisgrove Head coach Brendan Rodgers Assistant coaches John Kennedy Jack Lyons Nathan Rooney Technical coach Eliot Tybebo Goalkeeper coach Hubert Auer Conditioning coach Antonio Muñoz Performance Department Hani Al-Haddad Miguel Ángel García Nutritionist Albert Martínez Sanromà Chief analyst Dominic Mahoney Match analysts Dayle Solomon Pedro Serna Youth coaches Rui Sá Lemos Rafal Kwiecien Physiotherapists Jesus David Arco Álvaro Astolfi Ramos Jesper Gabriels Soft tissue therapist Stewart Welsh Interpreter Mushari Al-Ghamdi Academy manager Carlos Hugo Technical director Carlos Antón Assistant technical director Samuel Bensley
Al-Qadsiah Awards The Al-Qadsiah Awards is an annual award event held at the end of each season to honor exceptional performances by both the men's and women's teams of the club. The event was inaugurated in the 2024–25 season. Season Best Player Best Promising Player Top Scorer Best Community Player Goal of the Season Ref. 2024–25 Koen Casteels Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat Julián Quiñones Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Cameron Puertas 2025–26 Julián Quiñones Musab Al-Juwayr Julián Quiñones N/A Musab Al-Juwayr
Managerial history Years Name Nationality 1969–71 Ali Sayed Ahmed Sheikh Sudan 1989–90 Shehta Egypt 1992–93 Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani Saudi Arabia 1993–94 Ján Pivarník Slovakia 1995–96 Hans-Dieter Schmidt Germany 1997–98 Noureddine Saâdi Algeria 1999–01 Cabralzinho Brazil 2001–03 Ahmad Al-Ajlani Tunisia 2003 Youssef Zouaoui Tunisia 2003–04 Ján Pivarník Slovakia 2004–05 Ahmad Al-Ajlani Tunisia 2008–09 Abderrazek Chebbi Tunisia 2009 Daniel Lanata Argentina 2009 Ammar Souayah Tunisia 2009 Anas Al-Zerqati (caretaker) Tunisia 2009–11 Dimitar Dimitrov Bulgaria 2011–13 Mariano Barreto Portugal 2013 Mladen Frančić Croatia 2013–14 Abderrazek Chebbi Tunisia 2014 Omar Bakhashwain Saudi Arabia 2014 Ayman Lajdidi Tunisia 2014 Gjoko Hadžievski North Macedonia 2014–15 Jameel Qassem Tunisia 2015–16 Alexandre Gallo Brazil 2016 Hamad Al-Dossari Saudi Arabia 2016 Riadh Belkhir Algeria 2016–17 Hélio dos Anjos Brazil 2017 Bandar Basraih Saudi Arabia 2017 Nacif Beyaoui Tunisia 2017–18 Paulo Bonamigo Brazil 2018 Bandar Basraih Saudi Arabia 2018 Aleksandar Stanojević Serbia 2018–19 Ivaylo Petev Bulgaria 2019 Bandar Basraih Saudi Arabia 2019 Nacif Beyaoui Tunisia 2019–21 Yousef Al Mannai Tunisia 2021 Mohammed Dahmane Tunisia 2022 Aleksandar Ilić Serbia 2022 Khaled Al-Atwi Saudi Arabia 2022–23 Habib Ben Romdhane Tunisia 2023 Yousef Al-Ghadeer Saudi Arabia 2023 Robbie Fowler England 2023–2025 Míchel Spain 2025– Brendan Rodgers Northern Ireland
See also List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia Al Qadsiah FC (women)
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