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Al Taawoun FC

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Al Taawoun FC (Arabic: نادي التعاون لكرة القدم, romanizednādī at-Taʿāwun li-kurat al-qadam, lit.'Cooperation Football Club') is a professional multi-sports club based in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. The football team competes in the Saudi Professional League, the top tier of Saudi Football.

Al Taawoun
Full nameAl Taawoun Football Club
Nickname(s)Sukkari Al-Qasim
Al Dhiaab (The Wolves)
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
GroundKing Abdullah Sport City Stadium,
Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Capacity25,000[1]
ChairmanSaud Al-Rashoodi
Head coachRodolfo Arruabarrena
LeaguePro League
2023-24Pro League, 4th of 18
WebsiteClub website
Current season

The club play their home games at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraidah, sharing the stadium with city rivals Al-Raed with whom they contest the Qasim Derby.

History

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Al-Taawoun were founded in 1956 under the name of "Al-Shabab" by their founder Saleh Al Wabili. Four years after the founding of the club, they were officially registered as a professional club in 1960.[citation needed]

On the 25th of May 1990, Al-Taawoun reached the 1990 king cup final to face Al-Nasser but eventually lost 0–2. By reaching the final, Al-Taawoun became the second First Division side to reach the final after Al-Riyadh in 1978. In the 2009–10 season, Al-Taawoun won promotion to the Pro League for the first time in over thirteen years as runners-up in the first division. Their last appearance in the top flight was in the 1997-98 season. They have been playing consecutively in the Saudi Professional League since the 2010–2011 season.[2] On 29 May 2016, Al-Taawoun qualified to their debut AFC Champions League campaign for the first time ever by finishing fourth in the league during the 2015–16 season.[3]

Their best ever top-flight season came in the 2018–19 season when the club successfully challenged for the Asian Champions League spots, eventually finishing in third place in the Saudi Professional League, their highest ever league position to date. And to top off their season, Al-Taawoun reached the King Cup final by thrashing Al-Hilal 5–0 at the King Saud Stadium in the semi-final, and went on to defeat Al-Ittihad 2–1 in the final to claim their first-ever top-flight trophy, with the winning goal coming in the 90th minute.[4] Al-Taawoun also became the first club from Al-Qassim Region to win the King Cup.

In the following season (2019-20), Al-Taawon's performances were one of their worst in their league history. Al-Taawoun booked their spot in the 2019 super cup by winning the King Cup title the previous season. Al-Taawoun lost to Al-Nasser 4–5 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time. The club were almost relegated and needed a win in the final matchday against relegation threatened Al-Fayha, the highly tense match continued as a draw until the 91st minute when Mohammad Al-Sahlawi converted a cross with a tap in to make it 1-0 and avoid relegation in the final moments of the season. In the 2020-21 season Al-Taawoun reached their 3rd king cup final in the 2020–21 edition to face Al-Faisaly, in the end Al-Faisaly won their first title after a 3–2 win over Al-Taawoun in the final on 27 May 2021.

Al-Taawoun Qualified to the 2020 AFC Champions League as 2019 King Cup winners and 2018–19 Saudi Professional League 3rd place, Al-Taawoun finished the group as runners-up with a record of (3W,3L) to qualify to the knockout stages for the first time in their history. Al-Taawoun faced Al-Nasser in the round of 16 but eventually lost 0–1.

Honours

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King Cup

Super Cup

  • Runners-up (1): 2019

Saudi First Division (Level 2)

  • Winners (1): 1996–97
  • Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 2009–10

Saudi Second Division (Level 3)

  • Winners (1): 1977–78

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams

  • Winners (4): 1996–97, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2008–09

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Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Head coach Argentina  Rodolfo Arruabarrena
Assistant head coach Egypt  Amr Mokhtar
Goalkeeper coach Romania  Khalil Peteleu
Fitness coach Argentina  Abdulrahman Martínez
Youth Coach Egypt  Jehad Al-Hussien
Development coach Saudi Arabia  Khaled Al-Dhefiri
Performance coach Saudi Arabia  Thamer Al-Sahli
Match analysis Saudi Arabia  Hassan Al-Dossari
Doctor Saudi Arabia  Abdullah Bahusayn
Physiotherapist Saudi Arabia  Riyadh Al-Jumayah
Sporting director Argentina  Abdullah Méndez

Current squad

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As of 14 August 2023[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil  BRA Mailson
3 DF Brazil  BRA Andrei Girotto
5 MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Mohammed Mahzari (on loan from Al-Ettifaq)
6 MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Sultan Al-Farhan (on loan from Al-Ittihad)
7 MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi
8 MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Saad Al-Nasser
9 FW Saudi Arabia  KSA Abdulfattah Adam
10 MF Brazil  BRA Mateus Castro
11 FW Brazil  BRA João Pedro
13 GK Saudi Arabia  KSA Abdulquddus Atiah
14 DF Saudi Arabia  KSA Fahad Al-Jumayah
17 MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Ahmed Ashraf
18 MF Morocco  MAR Aschraf El Mahdioui
21 DF Saudi Arabia  KSA Fahad Al-Abdulrazzaq
23 DF Saudi Arabia  KSA Waleed Al-Ahmed
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF Brazil  BRA Flávio Medeiros
26 DF Saudi Arabia  KSA Ibrahim Al-Shoeil
27 MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Sultan Mandash
28 MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Turki Al-Shaifan
29 MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Ahmed Bahusayn
31 GK Saudi Arabia  KSA Mohammed Al-Dhulayfi
32 DF Saudi Arabia  KSA Muteb Al-Mufarrij
67 MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Mohammed Baker
76 MF Morocco  MAR Fayçal Fajr
90 MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Hattan Bahebri
93 DF Saudi Arabia  KSA Awn Al-Saluli
99 FW The Gambia  GAM Musa Barrow
DF Venezuela  VEN Renné Rivas (on loan from Caracas)
MF Bolivia  BOL Lucas Chávez (on loan from Bolívar)

Unregistered players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
50 GK Saudi Arabia  KSA Mohammed Al-Dossari
70 FW Saudi Arabia  KSA Rayan Al-Johani
DF Saudi Arabia  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Meblesh
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Mughais
MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Basil Al-Mehawes

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
43 DF Saudi Arabia  KSA Emad Al-Qunaian (on loan to Hajer)
91 MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Rakan Al-Tulayhi (on loan to Al-Arabi)
DF Saudi Arabia  KSA Adeeb Al-Hassan (on loan to Al-Arabi)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Saudi Arabia  KSA Abdulmalek Al-Shammeri (on loan to Al-Orobah)
MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Sattam Al-Ruqi (on loan to Al-Orobah)
FW Saudi Arabia  KSA Basim Al-Oraini (on loan to Al-Kholood)

International competitions

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Overview

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As of 26 April 2022
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
AFC Champions League 20 6 4 10 25 34
GCC Champions League 5 1 4 0 7 6
TOTAL 25 7 8 10 32 40

Record by country

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Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
  Iran 6 1 1 4 5 8 −3 016.67
  Oman 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
  Qatar 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 050.00
  Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
  Syria 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
  United Arab Emirates 5 1 2 2 3 10 −7 020.00
  Uzbekistan 4 1 1 2 9 10 −1 025.00
TOTAL 25 7 8 10 32 40 −8 028.00

International record

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Matches

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2015 GCC Champions League Group A Oman  Al-Suwaiq 1–0 2−2 2nd
Qatar  Al-Rayyan 1–1 2–2
Quarter-finals United Arab Emirates  Al-Nasr 1−1 (p) 1–1 (p)
2017 AFC Champions League Group A Uzbekistan  Lokomotiv Tashkent 1–0 4−4 3rd
Iran  Esteghlal 1–2 0−3
United Arab Emirates  Al-Ahli 1–3 0−0
2020 AFC Champions League Group C United Arab Emirates  Sharjah 0–6 1–0 2nd
Qatar  Al-Duhail 2–0 1–0
Iran  Persepolis 0–1 0–1
Round of 16 Saudi Arabia  Al-Nassr 0–1 0–1
2022 AFC Champions League Play-off round Syria  Al-Jaish 1–1 (5–4 p) 1–1 (5–4 p)
Group D Qatar  Al-Duhail 3–4 2–1 2nd
Uzbekistan  Pakhtakor 0–1 4–5
Iran  Sepahan 3–0 1–1

Domestic league timeline

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Season League Position
1985–86 Saudi First Division 3rd
1986–87 5th
1987–88 7th
1988–89 4th
1989–90 ?
1990–91 3rd
1991–92 7th
1992–93 5th
1993–94 4th
1994–95 2nd
1995–96 Saudi Premier League 11th
1996–97 Saudi First Division 1st
1997–98 Saudi Premier League 12th
1998–99 Saudi First Division 8th
1999–00 8th
2000–01 7th
2001–02 6th
2002–03 7th
2003–04 7th
2004–05 5th
2005–06 10th
2006–07 6th
2007–08 7th
2008–09 7th
2009–10 2nd
2010–11 Saudi Pro League 8th
2011–12 12th
2012–13 12th
2013–14 5th
2014–15 9th
2015–16 4th
2016–17 7th
2017–18 7th
2018–19 3rd
2019–20 12th
2020–21 4th
2021–22 12th
2022–23 5th
2023–24 4th

Managers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "King Abdullah Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ^ "التأسيس". Archived from the original on 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  3. ^ "رسمياً.. التعاون يتأهل إلى دوري أبطال آسيا".
  4. ^ "التعاون يكتب التاريخ.. ويتوج بطلاً لكأس الملك".
  5. ^ "الإنجازات". Taawoun. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2007.
  6. ^ "التعاون". kooora. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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