Al Taawoun FC

**Al Taawoun FC** is a professional multi-sport club in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. It is currently plays in the Saudi Professional League.

Al Taawoun plays home stadium at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.

## League position

|Season|League|Position||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1985–86|Saudi First Division|3rd||
|1986-87|Saudi First Division|5th||
|1987-88|Saudi First Division|7th||
|1988-89|Saudi First Division|4th||
|1989-90|Saudi First Division|Unknown||
|1990-91|Saudi First Division|3rd||
|1991-92|Saudi First Division|7th||
|1992-93|Saudi First Division|5th||
|1993-94|Saudi First Division|4th||
|1994-95|Saudi First Division|2nd||
|1995-96|Saudi Premier League|11th||
|1996-97|Saudi First Division|**1st**||
|1997-98|Saudi Premier League|12th||
|1998-99|Saudi First Division|8th||
|1999-00|Saudi First Division|8th||
|2000-01|Saudi First Division|7th||
|2001-02|Saudi First Division|6th||
|2002-03|Saudi First Division|7th||
|2003-04|Saudi First Division|7th||
|2004-05|Saudi First Division|5th||
|2005-06|Saudi First Division|10th||
|2006-07|Saudi First Division|6th||
|2007-08|Saudi First Division|7th||
|2008-09|Saudi First Division|7th||
|2009-10|Saudi First Division|2nd||
|2010-11|Saudi Professional League|7th||
|2011-12|Saudi Professional League|12th||
|2012-13|Saudi Professional League|12th||
|2013-14|Saudi Professional League|5th||
|2014-15|Saudi Professional League|9th||
|2015-16|Saudi Professional League|4th||
|2016-17|Saudi Professional League|7th||
|2017-18|Saudi Professional League|7th||
|2018-19|Saudi Professional League|3rd||
|2019-20|Saudi Professional League|12th||
|2020-21|Saudi Professional League|4th||
|2021-22|Saudi Professional League|12th||
|2022-23|Saudi Professional League|Saudi Professional League|12th|
|2022-23|Saudi Professional League|5th||
|2023-24|Saudi Professional League|4th||
|2024-25||||

## Coaching staff

|Position|Staff|
| --- | --- |
|Manager|Rodolfo Arruabarrena|
|Assistant manager|Diego Markic Juan Gobet Amr Mokhtar|
|Goalkeeper coach|Khalil Al-Ghamdi|
|Fitness coach|Abdulrahman Al-Sahli|
|Youth Coach|Jehad Al-Hussien|
|Development coach|Khaled Al-Dhefiri|
|Performance coach|Thamer Al-Sahli|
|Match analysis|Hassan Al-Dossari|
|Doctor|Abdullah Bahusayn|
|Physiotherapist|Vincenzo Buzzi|
|Sporting director|Abdullah Al-Ahmed|

## Managers

- Eoin Hand (July 1, 1987 – June 30, 1988)
- Antal Szentmihályi (1991–92)
- Marco Cunha (2004)
- Tohid Sebravî (2008–09)
- Celso Fernandes (2008–09)
- Abderrazek Chebbi (May 31, 2009 – January 1, 2010)
- Grigore Sichitiu (January 10, 2010 – May 9, 2010)
- Gheorghe Mulțescu (July 3, 2010 – December 20, 2010)
- Florin Motroc (December 22, 2010 – December 29, 2011)
- Srećko Juričić (January 1, 2012 – January 20, 2012)
- Grigore Sichitiu (January 20, 2012 – April 1, 2012)
- Khalid Kamal <small>(caretaker)</small> (April 1, 2012 – June 24, 2012)
- Gjoko Hadžievski (July 1, 2012 – February 20, 2013)
- Taoufik Rouabah (February 2013 – September 2014)
- José Gomes (September 2014 – May 29, 2016)
- Darije Kalezić (June 2, 2016 – October 16, 2016)
- Constantin Gâlcă (October 18, 2016 – March 20, 2017)
- José Gomes (March 21, 2017 – May 2, 2018)
- Pedro Emanuel (May 7, 2018 – May, 2019)
- Paulo Sérgio (May 21, 2019 – December 29, 2019)
- Abdullah Asiri <small>(caretaker)</small> (December 29, 2019 – January 15, 2020)
- Vítor Campelos (January 15, 2020 – August 30, 2020)
- Abdullah Asiri <small>(caretaker)</small> (August 30, 2020 – September 16, 2020)
- Patrice Carteron (September 16, 2020 – March 12, 2021)
- Nestor El Maestro (March 13, 2021 – August 22, 2021)
- José Gomes (August 22, 2021 – March 20, 2022)
- John van den Brom (March 31, 2022 – May 7, 2022)
- Mohammed Al-Abdali <small>(caretaker)</small> (May 7, 2022 – June 28, 2022)
- Péricles Chamusca (June 29, 2022 – June 1, 2024)
- Rodolfo Arruabarrena (July 6, 2024 – )

### Domestic

**King Cup**
- **Winners (1)**: 2019
- Runners-up (2): 1990, 2020–21
**Super Cup**
- Runners-up (1): 2019
**Saudi First Division** (Level 2)
- **Winners (1)**: 1996–97
- Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 2009–10
**Saudi Second Division** (Level 3)
- **Winners (1)**: 1977–78
**Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams**
- **Winners (4)**: 1996–97, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2008–09

## Other websites

- Official websites

## Infobox (football club)

- **clubname**: Al Taawoun
- **fullname**: Al Taawoun Football Club
- **nickname**: _Sukkari Al-Qasim_
_Al Dhiaab_ (The Wolves)
- **ground**: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium,
Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
- **capacity**: 25,000
- **chairman**: Saud Al-Rashoodi
- **manager**: Rodolfo Arruabarrena
- **league**: Saudi Professional League, Professional League
- **season**: 2024-25 Saudi Professional League, 2024-25
- **position**: Pro League, 4th of 18
- **current**: 2024–25 Al-Taawoun FC season
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- **website**: https://altaawounfc.com/
- **image**: Al-Taawoun FC 2020 Fab.jpg