Al-Orobah FC

For the Omani sports club, see Al-Orouba SC.
Al-Orobah
Full nameAl Oroubah Football Club
Founded1975 (1975)
GroundAl-Orobah Club Stadium
Capacity7,000
OwnerBadr bin Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz
ChairmanMunis Al-Dhawi
Head coachSlavche Vojneski
LeagueSaudi First Division
2024–25Pro League, 17th of 18 (relegated)
Websitewww.alorobahclub.sa

Al-Orobah FC (Arabic: نادي العروبة لكرة القدم, romanized: nādī al-oroubah li-kūrāt ae-qādam, lit. 'Arabism Football Club') is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Sakakah, that will compete in the Saudi First Division.

History

They won the 2012–13 Saudi First Division and were promoted to the Saudi Pro League, the top level of Saudi Arabian football for the first time in their history.

Al-Orobah achieved a milestone by earning promotion to the Saudi Pro League in the 2013–14 season, marking its first appearance in the top tier of Saudi football.

On 18 March 2025, Al-Orobah were subject to a ban on registration of new players by FIFA after they were found to have not paid $150,000 of transfer fees and 5% interest that were owed to Welsh club The New Saints after the transfer of Brad Young.[1][2]

Honours

Current squad

As of 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  KSA Rafea Al-Ruwaili
3 DF  KSA Raed Faraj
4 DF  KSA Ziyad Al-Hunaiti
5 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Amri
6 MF  KSA Ahmed Al-Juwaid
7 MF  CIV Aboubacar Doumbia
9 FW  NGA Simy
10 MF  KSA Ayman Al-Hujaili
11 DF  KSA Hamed Al-Maqati
12 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Hazmi
14 DF  KSA Fawaz Rabee
15 FW  KSA Azzam Al-Bishi
17 MF  KSA Rayan Al-Hazmi
18 MF  KSA Farraj Al-Rashid
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  KSA Omar Al-Sharari
20 MF  VEN Darwin González
21 MF  NED Anass Najah
22 GK  KSA Saud Al-Ruwaili
23 GK  KSA Abdulbari Al-Daraan
27 FW  KSA Sultan Al-Harbi
33 DF  KSA Hussein Al-Shuwaish
34 GK  KSA Jassem Al-Ashban
44 DF  KSA Fahad Al-Munaif
66 DF  KSA Ali Al-Sultan
70 MF  KSA Abdulrahman Hindi
77 MF  TUN Ahmed Hlila
80 MF  KSA Fahad Al-Rashidi
99 FW  YEM Abdulaziz Masnoum

Notable players

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Slavche Vojneski
Assistant coach Filip Despotovski
Mohammed Al-Sharari
Goalkeeping coach Talal Rajih
Conditioning coach Sashko Poposki
Video analyst Hussain Barnawi
Head of medical Nawwaf Al-Ismaili
Team doctor Ibrahim Al-Qahtani
Physiotherapist Turki Al-Bulaihi
Masseur Saud Al-Ghanim
Sports scientist Abdullah Al-Marzouq
Nutritionist Faiz Al-Suleiman
Performance director Mohammed Al-Yusuf
Technical director Salman Al-Kaabi

Managerial history

  • Ahmed Barhoumi (1997 – 1999)
  • Ahmad Al-Ajlani (17 July 1999 – 1 May 2000)
  • Hamda Tiouiri (17 July 2000 – 30 November 2000)
  • Mohammed Al-Najdi (30 November 2000 – 15 April 2001)
  • Mimi Abdel Razek (23 June 2001 – 25 November 2001)
  • Mohammed Al-Najdi (caretaker) (25 November 2001 – 5 December 2001)
  • Nasser Nefzi (5 December 2001 – 15 January 2002)
  • Mohammed Al-Najdi (15 January 2002 – 1 May 2002)
  • Ahmed Barhoumi (1 July 2002 – 25 February 2003)
  • Mohamad Kenawi (25 February 2003 – 1 May 2003)
  • Zouhair Louati (1 July 2003 – 10 April 2004)
  • Hamoud Al-Rughayan (1 July 2004 – 1 April 2005)
  • Abdelwahab Elharaby (15 September 2005 – 23 January 2006)
  • Moncef Mcharek (7 October 2006 – 22 December 2008)
  • Moncef Chargui (22 December 2008 – 28 February 2009)
  • Makram Abdullah (28 February 2009 – 8 May 2009)
  • Najib Khouaja (29 May 2009 – 27 December 2009)
  • Anis Zorgati (27 December 2009 – 30 April 2010)
  • Makram Abdullah (23 May 2010 – 12 December 2010)
  • Abdelkader Ben Hassen (1 July 2011 – 19 February 2012)
  • Makram Abdullah (22 February 2012 – 30 May 2012)
  • Salah El Nahy (13 June 2012 – 20 October 2012)
  • Djamel Belkacem (22 October 2012 – 22 May 2014)
  • Laurent Banide (25 May 2014 – 17 December 2014)
  • Sofiane Kassabi (caretaker) (17 December 2014 – 2 January 2015)
  • Valeriu Tița (2 January 2015 – 7 April 2015)
  • Amro Anwar (7 April 2015 – 30 May 2015)
  • Hadi Ben Mokhtar (2 July 2015 – 20 September 2015)
  • Ferid Ben Belgacem (20 September 2015 – 8 March 2016)
  • Sameer Hilal (9 March 2016 – 1 May 2016)
  • Lotfi Jbara (29 June 2016 – 15 October 2016)
  • Makram Abdullah (15 October 2016 – 10 January 2017)
  • Mejdi Khouildi (caretaker) (10 January 2017 – 24 January 2017)
  • Fouad Bouali (24 January 2017 – 24 March 2017)
  • Bayrem Mokhtari (24 March 2017 – 1 June 2018)
  • Makram Abdullah (7 June 2018 – 30 October 2018)
  • Sadio Demba (30 October 2018 – 2 February 2019)
  • Ferid Ben Belgacem (2 February 2019 – 22 February 2019)
  • Bayrem Mokhtari (22 February 2019 – 27 October 2019)
  • Karim Zouaghi (9 November 2019 – 14 March 2020)
  • Mohammed Al-Sharari (caretaker) (11 July 2020 – 4 September 2020)
  • Ameur Derbal (19 September 2020 – 19 November 2021)
  • Djamel Belkacem (19 November 2021 – 1 June 2022)
  • Quim Machado (6 June 2022 – 1 June 2023)
  • Rusmir Cviko (20 June 2023 – 1 June 2024)
  • Álvaro Pacheco (21 July 2024 – 2 January 2025)
  • Mohammed Al-Sharari (caretaker) (2 January 2025 – 10 January 2025)
  • Adnan Hamad (10 January 2025 – 28 April 2025)
  • Antonio Cazorla (1 May 2025 – 1 June 2025)
  • Slavche Vojneski (1 August 2025 – )

See also

References

  1. ^ Chapman, Joseph (2025-03-18). "FIFA slap transfer ban on club that signed former Villa player". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  2. ^ "A further update regarding the transfer of Brad Young to Saudi Pro League side Al-Orobah". TNSFC. 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-03-18.


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