Al Qadsiah FC

Not to be confused with Qadsia SC.

Al-Qadsiah (Arabic: نادي القادسية لكرة القدم, romanized: nādī al-Qādisiyyah li-kūrāt ae-qādam, lit. 'al-Qadisiyyah Football Club') is a Saudi Arabian professional football club that competes in the Saudi Pro League. The team is based in the eastern city of Khobar and their home ground is the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium.^[2]

Al-Qadsiah FC

Full name	Al-Qadsiah Saudi Football Club
Nickname(s)	Fares Al Sharqiyah (Knight of the East) Fakhr Al Sharqiyah (Pride of the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia)
Founded	1967; 58 years ago (1967)
Ground	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Dammam, Saudi Arabia (Aramco Stadium planned)
Capacity	26,000[1]
Owner	Saudi Aramco
Chairman	Bader AlReziza
Head coach	Míchel
League	Saudi Pro League
2024–25	Pro League, 4th of 18
Website	alqadsiah.com
Home colours
Current season

History

Al-Qadsiah have been a regular and uninterrupted participant in the Saudi Premier League since its inception in the inaugural 1976–77 season, their best ever top-flight season came in the 1980–81 season when they finished in 3rd place. Al-Qadsiah's most successful period in their history came in the early 90's when they won the 1991-92 Crown Prince Cup against Al-Shabab 4–2 on penalties to claim their first ever top flight title. The club's cup win qualified them for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup, where they reached the final to face South China whom they beat 6–2 on aggregate to clinch the 1993–94 title. In the same season they also picked up the 1993–94 Saudi Federation Cup by beating Al-Nassr 2–0 in the final. After 21 consecutive seasons in the top flight, as well as achieving two domestic titles and one continental title the club was relegated for the first time in their history in the 1996–97 season.^{[citation needed]}

Following the club's first relegation, Al-Qadsiah have become inconsistent in their performances, yo-yoing between divisions with five promotions and relegations since the 1999–2000 season.^{[citation needed]}

In the summer of 2023 Ministry of Sports announced that Al-Qadsiah, together with 7 other clubs in Saudi Arabia, are transformed into companies and Al-Qadsiah become owned by Saudi Aramco.^[3] The team, who competes in the Saudi First Division League, invest in transfers in order to fight for promotion to Saudi Pro League.^[4]

On 6 May 2024, Al-Qadsiah was promoted to Saudi Pro League following a 2–2 draw with Ohod.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Al-Qadsiah Honours

Type	Competition	Titles	Seasons
Domestic	Crown Prince's Cup	1	1991–92
	Saudi Federation Cup	1	1993–94
	Saudi First Division League	4s	2001–02, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2023–24
Continental (AFC)	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	1	1993–94

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• ^s shared record

International Competitions

Overview

As of 1 May 2013

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Asian Cup Winners' Cup	6	4	1	1	12	5
Arab Club Champions Cup	2	1	0	1	3	3
Arab Cup Winners' Cup	6	3	1	2	10	4
TOTAL	14	8	2	4	25	12

Record by country

Country	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%
Algeria	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00
Bahrain	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	050.00
Iraq	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	066.67
Hong Kong	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	100.00
Morocco	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	000.00
Qatar	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Sudan	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
United Arab Emirates	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00

Matches

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1993–94	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	1R	Al-Wehda	4–1	0−1	4–2
		QF	New Radiant	–	–	w/o[A]
		SF	Al-Arabi	1–0	1−1	2–1
		Final	South China	2–0	4−2	6–2
	Arab Cup Winners' Cup	Group B	ASO Chlef	4–2		2nd
			Haifa	3–0
			CO Casablanca	0–1
			Al-Nasr	0–0
		SF	Al-Mourada	3–0		3–0
		Final	CO Casablanca	0–1		0–1
2005–06	Arab Champions League	R32	Al-Zawraa	3–2	0–1	3−3 (a)

Key: 1R/2R – First/Second round; R16 – Round of 16; QF – Quarter-final; SF – Semi-final;

Notes

^

New Radiant withdrew.

Players

As of 21 July 2025^[5][6]

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  BEL Koen Casteels 2 DF  KSA Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat 3 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Shammari 5 MF  ARG Equi Fernández 6 DF  ESP Nacho 7 MF  KSA Turki Al-Ammar 8 MF  URU Nahitan Nández 9 FW  BRA Guga 10 MF  KSA Musab Al-Juwayr 11 MF  KSA Ali Hazazi 12 DF  KSA Yasser Al-Shahrani 13 DF  KSA Ahmed Kaabi 14 MF  KSA Saif Rashad 15 MF  KSA Hussain Al-Qahtani 16 MF  KSA Jathob Al-Dhafieri 17 DF  URU Gastón Álvarez 18 FW  KSA Haitham Asiri 22 MF  GHA Christopher Bonsu Baah 23 DF  KSA Abdullah Hassoun 24 DF  KSA Mohammed Qassem

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 GK  KSA Ahmed Al-Kassar 30 MF  ESP Iker Almena 32 FW  ITA Mateo Retegui 33 FW  MEX Julián Quiñones 39 MF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari 40 MF  KSA Ibrahim Mahnashi 44 DF  KSA Jehad Thakri 49 DF  ESP Alejandro Vergaz 50 GK  KSA Meshari Sunyur 66 FW  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Othman 71 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Thani 77 FW  KSA Abdullah Al-Salem 80 MF  ESP Miguel Carvalho 86 MF  KSA Khalid Hazazi 87 DF  KSA Qassem Lajami 88 MF  SUI Cameron Puertas 99 GK  KSA Mohammed Ibrahim — MF  KSA Anas Al-Ahmadi — MF  BRA Gabriel Carvalho — FW  GHA Jerry Afriyie

Other players under contract

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 29 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Marri 47 MF  KSA Bader Al-Omair 55 DF  KSA Mousa Al-Harbi

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Shanqiti — DF  KSA Nawaf Al-Ansari — DF  ESP Carlos Jiménez

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP Aarón Martín (on loan to Mirandés)

Current staff

Position	Name
Chairman	Bader Al-Reziza
Chief executive officer	James Bisgrove
Head coach	Míchel
Assistant coach	Juan Carlos Mandiá Adrián González
Goalkeeper coach	Monchi José Luis Silva
Conditioning coach	Quique Sanz
Performance Department	Hani Al Haddad Miguel Ángel García Antonio Muñoz
Nutritionist	Albert Martínez Sanromà
Chief analyst	Dominic Mahoney
Youth coach	Rui Sá Lemos Rafal Kwiecien
Physiotherapist	Jesus David Arco Álvaro Astolfi Ramos Jesper Gabriels
Soft tissue therapist	Stewart Welsh
Interpreter	Mushari Al-Ghamdi
Academy manager	Carlos Hugo
Technical director	Carlos Antón
Assistant technical director	Samuel Bensley

Al-Qadsiah Awards

The Al-Qadsiah Awards is an annual award event held at the end of each season to honor exceptional performances by both the men's and women's teams of the club. The event was inaugurated in the 2024–25 season.

Season	Best Player	Best Promising Player	Top Scorer	Best Community Player	Goal of the Season	Ref.
2024–25	Koen Casteels	Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat	Julián Quiñones	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Cameron Puertas	[7]

Managerial history

Years	Name	Nationality
1969–71	Ali Sayed Ahmed Sheikh[8]	Sudan
1992–93	Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani	Saudi Arabia
1993–94	Ján Pivarník	Slovakia
1995–96	Hans-Dieter Schmidt	Germany
1997–98	Noureddine Saâdi	Algeria
1999–01	Cabralzinho	Brazil
2001–03	Ahmad Al-Ajlani	Tunisia
2003	Youssef Zouaoui	Tunisia
2003–04	Ján Pivarník	Slovakia
2004–05	Ahmad Al-Ajlani	Tunisia
2008–09	Abderrazek Chebbi	Tunisia
2009	Daniel Lanata	Argentina
2009	Ammar Souayah	Tunisia
2009	Anas Al-Zerqati (caretaker)	Tunisia
2009–11	Dimitar Dimitrov	Bulgaria
2011–13	Mariano Barreto	Portugal
2013	Mladen Frančić	Croatia
2013–14	Abderrazek Chebbi	Tunisia
2014	Omar Bakhashwain	Saudi Arabia
2014	Ayman Lajdidi	Tunisia
2014	Gjoko Hadžievski	North Macedonia
2014–15	Jameel Qassem	Tunisia
2015–16	Alexandre Gallo	Brazil
2016	Hamad Al-Dossari	Saudi Arabia
2016	Riadh Belkhir	Algeria
2016–17	Hélio dos Anjos	Brazil
2017	Bandar Basraih	Saudi Arabia
2017	Nacif Beyaoui	Tunisia
2017–18	Paulo Bonamigo	Brazil
2018	Bandar Basraih	Saudi Arabia
2018	Aleksandar Stanojević	Serbia
2018–19	Ivaylo Petev	Bulgaria
2019	Bandar Basraih	Saudi Arabia
2019	Nacif Beyaoui	Tunisia
2019–21	Yousef Al Mannai	Tunisia
2021	Mohammed Dahmane	Tunisia
2022	Aleksandar Ilić	Serbia
2022	Khaled Al-Atwi	Saudi Arabia
2022–23	Habib Ben Romdhane	Tunisia
2023	Yousef Al-Ghadeer	Saudi Arabia
2023	Robbie Fowler	England
2023–	Míchel	Spain

See also

• List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia
• Al Qadsiah FC (women)