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Al-Tai Football Club (Arabic: نادي الطائي, romanized: nādī aṭ-ṭāyyī, lit. 'Tayy Club') is a professional football club based in the city of Ha'il, in north-western Saudi Arabia, that plays in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football.[1] It was founded in 1961.
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| Full name | Al-Tai Sport Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Faris Al Shamal (Knight of The North) Al Hatmawi | ||
| Founded | 23 July 1961 | ||
| Ground | Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Ha'il, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Capacity | 12,250 | ||
| Owner | Ministry of Sport | ||
| Chairman | Omair Al-Omair | ||
| Manager | Mohamed Kouki | ||
| League | First Division League | ||
| 2023–24 | SPL, 17th of 18 (relegated) | ||
| Website | altai | ||
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Al-Tai have won the Saudi First Division three times, first in the 1984–85 season and last in the 2000–01 season, and have finished runners-up once in the Saudi First Division once in the 1977–78 season. Al-Tai have finished third once during the 2020–21 and earned promotion to the Pro League for the first time since 2008.[2] The club have won the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams once in the 1993–94 season and finished runners-up once in the previous season. The club also finished as runners-up in the 1997 Crown Prince Cup. The club spent 22 non-consecutive seasons in the Pro League and won their first promotion during the 1977–78 season.
The club play their home games at Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium in Ha'il, sharing the stadium with city rivals Al-Jabalain, with whom they contest the Ha'il derby.[3]
Honours
edit- Saudi First Division (Level 2)
- Winners (3): 1984–85, 1994–95, 2000–01
- Runners-up (1): 1977–78
- Third place (1): 2020–21
- Saudi Second Division (Level 3)
- Winners (1): 1976–77
- Crown Prince Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1997
- Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams
- Winners (1): 1993–94
- Runners-up (1): 1994–95
Current squad
editAs of 1 June 2024:[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Management staff
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| Doctor | |
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Managerial history
editValdeir Vieira (15 June 1999 – 20 October 1999)
Rubén Vásquez (15 December 1999 – 31 December 1999)
Ion Dumitru (1 January 2000 – 1 May 2000)
Khalil Al-Masri (5 December 2001 – 6 January 2002)
Uli Maslo (1 July 2003 – 16 September 2003)
Ahmad Al-Ajlani (17 September 2003 – 20 March 2004)
Bernard Simondi (22 June 2007 – 8 November 2007)
Tahseen Jabbary (15 August 2008 – 8 October 2008)
Abdellah Mecheri (11 October 2008 – 20 December 2008)
Bashir Abdel Samad (18 December 2013 – 29 June 2014)
Juan Rodríguez (31 May 2016 – 20 November 2016)
Dejan Arsov (30 October 2019 – 5 February 2020)
Víctor Afonso (7 September 2020 – 20 September 2020)
Dragan Talajić (26 September 2020 – 10 November 2020)
José Luis Sierra (7 November 2021 – 30 June 2022)
Pepa (19 July 2022 – 22 January 2023)