Hajer FC

Hajer Club were founded in the city of Hofuf part of the Al-Ahsa province in 1948 and they are the oldest professional football club in the Al-Ahsa region. The club was officially recognized as a professional football club in the year of 1950. The club was formerly called "Al-Badr" before changing their name to "Hajer".^[2]

In the 2010–11 season Hajer finished first in the Saudi First Division and were promoted to the Saudi Professional League for the first time since 1998.

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• Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams
  • Winners (1): 2004–05
  • Runners-up (2): 1995–96, 2000–01
• Saudi First Division League (tier 2)
  • Winners (4): 1987–88, 1997–98, 2010–11, 2013–14
• Saudi Second Division League (tier 3)
  • Winners (1): 2001–02

The current administration that runs the club is the club-president Hamad Al-Arifi and vice-president Osama Al-Naeem.

• Chairman: Sami Al-Melhem
• Director of football: Slobodan Ogsananovic
• Media Officer: Ali Al Saeed
• Head Coach: Abdullah Al-Janoubi

As of 7 September 2024:^[4][5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  KSA Ahmed Al-Mushawah 2 DF  KSA Salman Al-Omaish 6 MF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Hurib 7 MF  KSA Hamad Al-Quwaizani 8 MF  KSA Eid Al-Qahtani 10 MF  BRA Isael 11 MF  KSA Hussein Al-Ghasham 14 FW  KSA Hamad Al-Harbi 16 GK  KSA Mansour Jawhar 17 DF  SEN Bakary Coulibaly 18 MF  KSA Haitham Al-Khulaif 20 FW  KSA Ahmed Al-Arab 21 MF  KSA Abdullah Al-Hammad

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK  KSA Hussain Al-Sheikh 23 DF  KSA Osama Al-Saleem 24 DF  KSA Ibrahim Al-Shehri 27 MF  KSA Osama Al-Mobairik 30 FW  KSA Salman Al-Matar 46 MF  KSA Khalid Al-Ghwinem 66 DF  KSA Emad Al-Qunaian (on loan from Al-Taawoun) 77 FW  TUN Alaeddine Marzouki 80 MF  KSA Abdullah Al-Mubarak 81 DF  KSA Maitham Al-Eissa 87 DF  KSA Asaed Al-Dohailan 88 FW  KSA Karrar Al-Qanbar 99 FW  CIV Ibrahim Diomandé

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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.

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No. Pos. Nation Player 12 DF  KSA Ahmed Al-Dagher (on loan to Al-Omran) 19 FW  KSA Abdullah Al-Busailan (on loan to Al-Taraf)

No. Pos. Nation Player 82 MF  KSA Nawaf Al-Bakheet (on loan to Al-Taraf)

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• Gaúcho (2000–01)
• Luís Freire (1 August 2005 – 24 October 2005)
• Samir Sellimi (25 October 2005 – 14 March 2007)
• Fathi Al-Jabal (14 March 2007 – 30 May 2007)
• Moisés (24 September 2007 – 28 October 2007)
• Maurílio (28 October 2007 – 30 May 2008)
• Emad Soliman (11 June 2008 – 11 April 2009)
• Mohammed Al-Khalifah (caretaker) (11 April 2009 – 30 May 2009)
• Mirandinha (1 July 2009 – 22 February 2010)
• Mohammed Al-Khalifah (caretaker) (22 February 2010 – 8 March 2010)
• Zouhair Louati (8 March 2010 – 1 June 2011)
• Ednaldo Patricio (27 June 2011 – 29 September 2012)
• Luiz Neto (caretaker) (29 September 2012 – 4 October 2012)
• Tarek Yehia (4 October 2012 – 1 May 2013)
• Nacif Beyaoui (7 August 2013 – 20 September 2014)
• Abdullah Al-Janoubi (caretaker) (20 September 2014 – 27 September 2014)
• Nebojša Jovović (27 September 2014 – 30 October 2015)
• Abdullah Al-Janoubi (caretaker) (30 October 2015 – 5 November 2015)
• Stéphane Demol (5 November 2015 – 8 March 2016)
• Abdullah Al-Janoubi (8 March 2016 – 30 May 2016)
• Sameer Hilal (7 August 2016 – 4 December 2016)
• Ahmed Fathallah (caretaker) (4 December 2016 – 18 December 2016)
• Jamel Belhedi (18 December 2016 – 2 April 2017)
• Mohamed Tamri (caretaker) (2 April 2017 – 6 May 2017)
• Lotfi Sellimi (17 June 2017 – 8 February 2018)
• Abdullah Al-Janoubi (8 February 2018 – 6 February 2019)
• Mohamed Maalej (13 February 2019 – 30 May 2019)
• Mohamed Ayari (22 July 2019 – 30 May 2021)
• Gjoko Hadžievski (20 June 2021 – 31 May 2022)
• Mohamed Ayari (17 June 2022 – 30 May 2023)
• Rodion Gačanin (19 June 2023 – 30 September 2023)
• Gjoko Hadžievski (30 September 2023 – 15 April 2024)
• Abdullah Al-Janoubi (15 April 2024 – 1 June 2024)
• Afouène Gharbi (12 August 2024 – )

• List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia