# Al Qadsiah FC

Active departments of Al Qadsiah FC :
| Football (men's) | Football (women's) |
Al-Qadsiah (Arabic: نادي القادسية لكرة القدم, romanized: nādī al-Qādisiyyah li-kūrāt ae-qādam, lit. 'al-Qadisiyyah Football Club') is a Saudi Arabian professional football club that competes in the Saudi Pro League. The team is based in the eastern city of Khobar and their home ground is the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium.

## History

Al-Qadsiah have been a regular and uninterrupted 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 Ministry of Sports announced that Al-Qadsiah, together with 7 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.
On 6 May 2024, Al-Qadsiah promoted to Saudi Pro League following a 2–2 draw with Ohod.

## Administration

The current chairman of Al-Qadsiah Club's board of directors is Bader Alreziza, and the club's CEO is James Bisgrove.

## Honours
### Domestic

* Crown Prince's Cup
** Winners (1): 1991–92
** Runners-up (1): 2004–05
* Saudi Federation Cup
** Winners (1): 1993–94
** Runners-up (2): 1989–90, 1992–93
* Saudi First Division League
** Winners (4): 2001–02, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2023-24
** Runners-up (1): 1999–00, 2019-20
* Asian Cup Winners' Cup
** Winners (1): 1993–94

### Other Sports

* Saudi Futsal League
** Winners (1): 2020

## International Competitions
### Overview

    As of 1 May 2013
| 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% |
| Algeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 066.67 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Morocco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Qatar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |

### Matches

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1993–94 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | Al-Wehda | 4–1 | 0−1 | 4–2 |
| 1993–94 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | QF | New Radiant | – | – | w/o |
| 1993–94 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | SF | Al-Arabi | 1–0 | 1−1 | 2–1 |
| 1993–94 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | Final | South China | 2–0 | 4−2 | 6–2 |
| 1993–94 | Arab Cup Winners' Cup | Group B | ASO Chlef | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2nd |
| 1993–94 | Arab Cup Winners' Cup | Group B | Haifa | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 2nd |
| 1993–94 | Arab Cup Winners' Cup | Group B | CO Casablanca | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 2nd |
| 1993–94 | Arab Cup Winners' Cup | Group B | Al-Nasr | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 2nd |
| 1993–94 | Arab Cup Winners' Cup | SF | Al-Mourada | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 1993–94 | Arab Cup Winners' Cup | Final | CO Casablanca | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 2005–06 | Arab Champions League | R32 | Al-Zawraa | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3−3 (a) |
Key: 1R/2R – First/Second round; R16 – Round of 16; QF – Quarter-final; SF – Semi-final;

#### Notes
## Players

    As of 31 January 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BEL | Koen Casteels |
| 2 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Shammari $^{U19}$ |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Jehad Thakri |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Ezequiel Fernández |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Nacho Fernández |
| 7 | FW | KSA | Turki Al-Ammar |
| 8 | MF | URU | Nahitan Nández |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Guga $^{U19}$ |
| 10 | FW | GAB | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Ali Hazazi |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Kaabi $^{U19}$ |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Saif Rashad |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Hussain Al-Qahtani |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Jathob Al-Dhafieri $^{U19}$ |
| 17 | DF | URU | Gastón Álvarez |
| 18 | FW | KSA | Haitham Asiri |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | KSA | Naif Al-Ghamdi $^{U19}$ |
| 23 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Hassoun |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Qassem |
| 25 | GK | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Awairdhi (on loan from Al-Riyadh) |
| 28 | GK | KSA | Ahmed Al-Kassar |
| 30 | MF | ESP | Iker Almena |
| 33 | FW | COL | Julián Quiñones |
| 39 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari |
| 40 | MF | KSA | Ibrahim Mahnashi |
| 49 | DF | ESP | Alejandro Vergaz $^{U19}$ |
| 66 | FW | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Othman |
| 77 | DF | KSA | Nawaf Al-Ansari $^{U19}$ |
| 86 | MF | KSA | Khalid Hazazi $^{U19}$ |
| 87 | DF | KSA | Qassem Lajami |
| 88 | MF | SUI | Cameron Puertas |
| 99 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Ibrahim $^{U19}$ |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Shanqiti (on loan to Al-Orobah) |
| 29 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Marri (on loan to Al-Tai) |
| 47 | MF | KSA | Bader Al-Omair (on loan to Al-Batin) |
| 55 | DF | KSA | Mousa Al-Harbi (on loan to Al-Jabalain) |
| — | DF | KSA | Taher Wadi (on loan to Al-Diriyah) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ESP | Carlos Jiménez (on loan to Villarreal B) |
| — | MF | KSA | Nafea Al-Sumairi (on loan to Al-Rawdhah) |
| — | MF | ESP | Miguel Carvalho (on loan to Mérida) |
| — | MF | ESP | Aarón Martín (on loan to Tenerife) |
| — | FW | GHA | Jerry Afriyie (on loan to CD Lugo) |

## Current staff

| Position | Name |
| Chairman | Bader Al-Reziza |
| Chief executive officer | James Bisgrove |
| Manager | Míchel |
| Assistant manager | Juan Carlos Mandiá Adrián González |
| Goalkeeper coach | Monchi José Luis Silva |
| Conditioning coach | Quique Sanz |
| Performance Department | Hani Al Haddad Miguel Ángel García Antonio Muñoz |
| Nutritionist | Albert Martínez Sanromà |
| Chief analyst | Dominic Mahoney |
| Youth coach | Rui Sá Lemos Rafal Kwiecien |
| Physiotherapist | 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 |

## Managerial history

* Ali Sayed Ahmed Sheikh (1969–71)
* Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani (1992–93)
* Ján Pivarník (1993–94)
* Hans-Dieter Schmidt (1995–96)
* Noureddine Saâdi (1997–98)
* Cabralzinho (1999–01)
* Ahmad Al-Ajlani (2001–03)
* Youssef Zouaoui (2003)
* Ján Pivarník (2003–04)
* Ahmad Al-Ajlani (2004–05)
* Abderrazek Chebbi (October 1, 2008 – May 12, 2009)
* Daniel Lanata (June 26, 2009 – August 29, 2009)
* Ammar Souayah (August 29, 2009 – November 27, 2009)
* Anas Al-Zerqati (caretaker) (November 27, 2009 – December 9, 2009)
* Dimitar Dimitrov (December 9, 2009 – June 1, 2011)
* Mariano Barreto (June 6, 2011 – February 11, 2013)
* Mladen Frančić (February 11, 2013 – May 4, 2013)
* Abderrazek Chebbi (August 7, 2013 – February 10, 2014)
* Omar Bakhashwain (February 13, 2014 – March 2, 2014)
* Ayman Lajdidi (March 2, 2014 – April 5, 2014)
* Gjoko Hadžievski (May 27, 2014 – October 12, 2014)
* Jameel Qassem (October 20, 2014 – October 30, 2015)
* Alexandre Gallo (October 30, 2015 – January 29, 2016)
* Hamad Al-Dossari (January 29, 2016 – October 29, 2016)
* Riadh Belkhir (October 29, 2016 – November 9, 2016)
* Hélio dos Anjos (November 9, 2016 – April 22, 2017)
* Bandar Basraih (April 22, 2017 – May 5, 2017)
* Nacif Beyaoui (June 16, 2017 – November 2, 2017)
* Paulo Bonamigo (November 2, 2017 – February 5, 2018)
* Bandar Basraih (February 5, 2018 – April 13, 2018)
* Aleksandar Stanojević (May 23, 2018 – November 4, 2018)
* Ivaylo Petev (November 5, 2018 – March 10, 2019)
* Bandar Basraih (March 10, 2019 – April 22, 2019)
* Nacif Beyaoui (April 22, 2019 – May 16, 2019)
* Yousef Al Mannai (June 30, 2019 – June 7, 2021)
* Mohammed Dahmane (July 2, 2021 – December 23, 2021)
* Aleksandar Ilić (January 8, 2022 – May 31, 2022)
* Khaled Al-Atwi (June 18, 2022 – September 22, 2022)
* Habib Ben Romdhane (September 22, 2022 – April 17, 2023)
* Yousef Al-Ghadeer (April 17, 2023 – May 31, 2023)
* Robbie Fowler (June 29, 2023 – October 26, 2023)
* Míchel (October 27, 2023 – )