Al-Ain FC (Saudi Arabia)
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| Full name | Al-Ain Saudi Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 as Zahran 2001 as Al-Ameed 2013 as Al-Ain[1] |
| Ground | King Saud Sport City Stadium Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Chairman | Hassan bin Dabaj |
| Manager | Mohamed Mkacher |
| League | First Division League |
| 2020–21 | Pro League, 16th of 16 (relegated) |
Al-Ain Saudi Football Club (Arabic: نادي العين السعودي) is a professional association football club based in Al Qara, Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia.[2] The club was founded in 1978 and play their home matches at the King Saud Sport City Stadium. The team compete in the MS League, the second tier of Saudi football. The club was founded in 1978 under the name of Zahran Football Club. The club was named after the Zahran tribe who are one of the largest tribes in Al-Bahah Province.[3] In 2001, the club changed their name to Al-Ameed Football Club before changing their name to Al-Ain in 2013.[4]
Al-Ain have won the Saudi Third Division title once in 2015–16,[5] and finished as runners-up once in 2010–11. The club have won the Al-Bahah Regional League ten times. The club spent four non-consecutive seasons in the Saudi Second Division before gaining to the MS League in the 2017–18 season. They spent two consecutive seasons in the MS League before gaining promotion to the top tier of Saudi football for the first time at the end of the 2019–20 season.[6] The club play their home games at the King Saud Sport City Stadium in Al Bahah, sharing the stadium with derby rivals Al-Hejaz.[7]
Honours[]
Domestic[]
- Saudi First Division/MS League
- Third place (1): 2019–20
- Saudi Third Division
- Winners (1): 2015–16
- Runners-up (1): 2010–11
Regional[]
- Al-Bahah Regional League
- Winners (10): 1981, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
Current squad[]
As of 29 September 2021[8]
Unregistered players[]
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Out on loan[]
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Managerial history[]
(August 5, 2015 – November 5, 2016)- (November 11, 2016 – February 22, 2017)
(June 12, 2017 – December 3, 2017)
(December 8, 2017 – April 1, 2018)- (May 3, 2018 – February 8, 2019)
Alen Horvat (February 9, 2019 – May 20, 2019)- (June 19, 2019 – September 22, 2020)
Michael Skibbe (October 12, 2020 – January 28, 2021)
Pablo Machín (January 31, 2021 – May 31, 2021)- (August 13, 2021 – October 27, 2021)
- Faisal Al-Ghamdi (caretaker) (October 27, 2021 – November 8, 2021)
- Mohamed Mkacher (November 8, 2021 – )
Presidential history[]
As of 1 January 2021.[9]
| No | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mohammed Jamhour
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1978 | 1978 |
| 2 | Salem Ahmed Al-Zahrani
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1979 | 1983 |
| 3 | Awadh Al-Hilali
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1984 | 1984 |
| 4 | Salem Ahmed Al-Zahrani
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1985 | 1990 |
| 5 | Bakheet Al-Saher
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1991 | 1991 |
| 6 | Salem Ahmed Al-Zahrani
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1992 | 1993 |
| 7 | Fahad Al-Banmi
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1994 | 1994 |
| 8 | Abdulaziz Odah
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1995 | 2006 |
| 9 | Hamdan Saeed Hamdan
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2007 | 2010 |
| 10 | Mohammed Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani
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2010 | 2018 |
| 11 | Ali Bakheet Al-Zahrani
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2018 | 2018 |
| 12 | Mazen bin Raddad Al-Zahrani
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2018 | 2021 |
| 12 | Hassan bin Dabaj Al-Zahrani
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2021 |
References[]
- ^ "العين ينعش اقتصاد الباحة".
- ^ "نادي العين".
- ^ "العين يخلص العميد من معاناة 12 عاما في ظل الاتحاد". akhbaar24.argaam.com (in Arabic). 16 December 2013.
- ^ "تغيير مسمى نادي العميد الى "نادي العين"".
- ^ "العين بطلا للثالثة ويتأهل للثانية".
- ^ "العين إلى الدوري السعودي للمرة الأولى في تاريخه". kooora.com (in Arabic). 11 September 2020.
- ^ "استاد مدينة الملك سعود الرياضية - King Saud Sport City Stadium".
- ^ "فريق: العين". www.kooora.com.
- ^ "بيان بأسماه السادة رؤساء مجالس إدارات نادي العين منذ تأسيسه". Retrieved 8 February 2021.
Coordinates: 20°4′50.3″N 41°31′22.2″E / 20.080639°N 41.522833°E
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